Ashley Wheater Celebrates 10 Years as Joffrey Ballet Artistic Director

WDCB's Gary Zidek sits down with Joffrey Ballet Artistic Director Ashley Wheater for wide ranging discussion of his past, present and future.

WDCB's Gary Zidek sits down with Joffrey Ballet artistic director Ashley Wheater to look back at his career and ahead to his future goals for the Joffrey.

Ashley Wheater in rehearsal. Photo credit Cheryl Mann.

A look back at some photos of Wheater during his dancing days.

Ashley Wheater dancing with Muriel Maffrein in Bugaku. Photo Credit Marty Sohl

Ashley Wheater dancing with Joanna Berman in Dance House. Photo credit Marty Sohl

WDCB's Gary Zidek and Joffrey Ballet artistic director Ashley Wheater

The Joffrey Ballet opened its 2017-18 season with new production of the classic ballet, GISELLE. It runs through 10/29.