Wendy Whelan

Dancer, artistic director, educator

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An acclaimed dancer with 30 years of experience at New York City Ballet, Wendy Whelan is currently the company’s associate artistic director. She has performed on four continents and served as a guest artist with renowned companies such as the Royal Ballet and the Kirov Ballet. Her commitment to empowering women and ending the stigma of aging is captured in the award-winning documentary Restless Creature: Wendy Whelan. At TEDNext, she will perform alongside Marc Bamuthi Joseph.

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Grow: Notes from Session 6 of TEDNext 2024

October 24, 2024

The right idea at the right time can bring people together to change the world — but only if minds are open and ready to keep learning. For the final session of TEDNext 2024, an extraordinary group of speakers and performers showed us how to get ready to reach new heights. The event: Talks from […]