Background
Whitener, William Garnett was born on August 17, 1951 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Warren G. and Virginia Louise (Garnett) Whitener.
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William Garnett Whitener
Edit ProfileEducation
Student, Cornish School Allied Arts, Seattle, 1958-1969.
Career
Dancer, New York City Opera, 1969;
dancer, Joffrey Ballet, New York City, 1969-1977;
dancer, Twyla Tharp Dance, New York City, 1978-1987;
assistant to choreographer, Jerome Robbins for Robbins' Broadway, New York City, 1988;
artistic director, Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal, 1991-1993;
artistic director, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, 1993-1995;
artistic director, State Ballet of Missouri, since 1996. Coordinator dance department Concord Academy, Massachusetts, 1988. Visiting artist U. Washington, 1989-1991.
Teacher Harvard University Summer Dance, 1989-1990, New York University, 1985.
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Membership
Member Actor's Equity, American Guild Museum Artists.
