Wayne Mcgregor

Wayne McGregor is a multi-award-winning British choreographer and director, internationally renowned for his collaborations across dance, film, music, visual art, technology, and science. In 1992 McGregor founded Random Dance, which has grown into Studio Wayne McGregor to encompass his extensive creative output in fields both beyond and in dialogue with dance. Company Wayne McGregor, his ensemble of highly skilled dancers, was the original instrument through which he evolved his distinctive visual style. McGregor has made over 30 works for the company, and today it continues to be his laboratory for ambitious and experimental new choreography. Company Wayne McGregor is the Resident Company at Sadler’s Wells, London. Since 2006, he also has been Resident Choreographer at The Royal Ballet, the first choreographer from a contemporary dance background to be invited into the role.   

 
McGregor has created new works for Paris Opera Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, New York City Ballet, The Australian Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theater, and Rambert, among others. His works are also in the repertories of the world’s leading ballet companies, including the Bolshoi, Royal Danish Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, and Joffrey Ballet. 
 
McGregor's work has earned him numerous awards including two Olivier Awards, a prix Benois de la Danse and a Critics’ Prize at the Golden Mask Awards. In 2011, McGregor was awarded a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) for Services to Dance and in 2021 was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Prix de Lausanne.