Mystic Familiar

Music

Dan Deacon

Choreography

Justin Peck

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Justin Peck's Mystic Familar refracts Dan Deacon's score for orchestra, vocals, and electronic instruments into the five elements of air, earth, fire, water, and ether, creating unique surges of bold energy that culminate in a collective sense of uninhibited motion.

NYCB Resident Choreographer Justin Peck’s Mystic Familiar is his 25th work for the company. The ballet for 14 dancers in five movements features an NYCB-commissioned score from the composer, recording artist, and performer Dan Deacon, who performed vocals and electronic instruments alongside the NYCB Orchestra for all of the ballet’s Winter 2025 premiere performances. Peck previously chose Deacon’s music for his 2017 ballet The Times Are Racing, and the costume designer of that ballet, Humberto Leon, has also designed costumes for Mystic Familiar. The set is designed by Los Angeles-based visual artist Eamon Ore-Giron, whose work was featured in the 2024 Whitney Biennial, and the lighting is designed by Peck’s frequent collaborator Brandon Stirling Baker.

23 minutes

ANATOMY OF A DANCE

Gilbert Bolden III on Justin Peck's MYSTIC FAMILIAR

"It felt really fun to just exist on stage and not be so made up," says Principal Dancer Gilbert Bolden III, reflecting on Justin Peck's Mystic Familiar. Gilbert radiates effortless strength and a commanding presence in the Fire pas de deux while remaining a steady, grounded partner.

JUSTIN PECK’S MYSTIC FAMILIAR

Composer Dan Deacon performing his commissioned score live alongside the company in the world premiere of Mystic Familiar.

JUSTIN PECK’S MYSTIC FAMILIAR

Emily Kikta and Naomi Corti mirror the reflective, rippling waters amidst the saturated blues of the Water section of Mystic Familiar.

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Gilbert Bolden III on Justin Peck's MYSTIC FAMILIAR

JUSTIN PECK’S MYSTIC FAMILIAR

JUSTIN PECK’S MYSTIC FAMILIAR

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