Wayne McGregor, CBE

Sir Wayne McGregor CBE is a multi-award-winning British choreographer, director, curator and author. He is Artistic Director of Studio Wayne McGregor, encompassing creative collaborations in dance, film, music, visual art, technology and science; a touring company of dancers Company Wayne McGregor; and learning and research programmes. Wayne is also Resident Choreographer at The Royal Ballet, Director of Dance for the Venice Biennale and is regularly commissioned by and has works in the repertories of the most important dance companies around the world. In 2022, he choreographed ABBA Voyage, the revolutionary concert that launched the Swedish pop sensations back onstage in an outstanding avatar performance.

Wayne is Professor of Choreography at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, has Honorary Doctorates from The Royal College of Art London, Plymouth University, University of Leeds, University of Chester and University of the Arts London and is an Honorary Fellow of the British Science Association. He has won four Critics' Circle National Dance Awards, two Time Out Awards, three South Bank Show Awards, three Olivier Awards, a Prix Benois de la Danse and two Golden Mask Awards. In 2011, he was awarded a CBE for Services to Dance and in 2021 was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Prix de Lausanne. His Majesty The King Charles III appointed Wayne a Knighthood in the 2024 Birthday Honours List.