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The Naked King

Music
Jean Françaix
Choreography
Alexei Ratmansky

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Artist in Residence Alexei Ratmansky's The Naked King, his ninth ballet for NYCB as well as the company’s 500th commission, is set to French neoclassical composer Jean Françaix’s Le Roi Nu, a score based on the Hans Christian Andersen folktale “The Emperor’s New Clothes.”

27 minutes

THE NAKED KING

Miriam Miller and Peter Walker serving up a dose of humor and a dash of the Charleston in this pas de deux from Alexei Ratmansky's The Naked King.

THE NAKED KING

Daniel Ulbricht, David Gabriel, and KJ Takahashi catching some serious airtime during the world premiere of Artist in Residence Alexei Ratmansky's The Naked King.

Mary Elizabeth Sell, Jules Mabie, Ruby Lister, and Preston Chamblee

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Andrew Veyette

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Miriam Miller and Peter Walker

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Miriam Miller

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David Gabriel, KJ Takahashi, and Daniel Ulbricht

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Preston Chamblee, Owen Flacke, Andrew Veyette, Peter Walker, and Jules Mabie

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Jules Mabie, Andrew Veyette, Preston Chamblee, and Owen Flacke

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