Description
Dance polymath Tiler Peck joins Alistair Spalding to discuss her extraordinary career. Ballet has been part of Tiler’s life since she can remember, growing up in California where her mother ran a dance studio. Alistair talks to Tiler about her remarkable journey to principal dancer at New York City Ballet when she was just 19 years old, as well as her flourishing career as a choreographer, which started at Vail Festival where she was offered her first commission by Damian Woetzel and Heather Watts.
In this conversation, Tiler reflects on her evolution as a dancer and choreographer, revealing the creative ideas and collaborations behind her choreographic work.
This episode is part of Choreographer Conversations, a series where Sadler’s Wells speaks to some of the most influential choreographers working in dance today to find out their inspirations and motivations.
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TIMESTAMPS:
01:16 The beginning of ballet for Tiler Peck
03:12 Tiler’s relationship with her mom
04:43 Starting out on Broadway
07:00 When Tiler fell in love with ballet
07:41 Joining the School of American Ballet
09:41 Joining the Corps de Ballet at New York City Ballet
11:35 Ballet as a form
12:44 An average day for Tiler Peck as a performer
16:09 Choreographers that Tiler has worked with
22:38 Tiler Peck as a choreographer
25:39 Working with New York City Ballet as a choreographer
27:26 The choice of music within Tiler’s choreography
29:22 Tiler’s approach to choreography
31:05 Creating ‘Turn It Out’ and The Barre Project
37:52 Writing children’s books
41:35 Tiler’s relationship with social media
43:47 What does the future hold?
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Confessions of a Ballet Star: Tiler Peck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJebAfmHZAo&list=PLAC0ZTI5pkuxKC0kKA84zw7patzWY5KxP&index=21
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Credits:
Featuring – Tiler Peck and Sir Alistair Spalding
Director of Photography & Editor – Ben Williams
Camera Operator – Onkar Ghume
Camera Operator – Wilfred Wong
Editor – Anna Vialova
Film Commissioned and Produced by Sadler’s Wells Digital Stage & Studio
Director of Digital Stage & Studio – Bia Oliveira
Senior Content Manager – Eithne Kane
Producer – Martina Ryholt
Video & Digital Specialist – Anna Vialova
Senior Digital & Content Officer – Angharad Mainwaring
Junior Videographers – James Hedgecock, Pearl Salamon-White
Digital & Content Apprentice – Queensley Osemwengie
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