Program
Contemporary Choreography
OCT 11, 12 mat
Performance Dates
DANCEMAKERS ON THE CUTTING-EDGE OF BALLET
The first ballet created for the Company by Principal Dancer Tiler Peck, Concerto for Two Pianos, named after the melodic Poulenc score, delighted audiences at its premiere in the winter of 2024 with its sweeping energy and effortless elegance. The dance returns accompanied by two pieces new to the repertory, notably comprising NYCB’s first program of ballets all choreographed by women. Signs was created by Gianna Reisen for the School of American Ballet’s annual Workshop Performances in 2022 to selections of music from Philip Glass. Completing the program is the world premiere of a ballet by Caili Quan, a former BalletX dancer whose work draws on her heritage as a Filipina and a member of the Chamorro people of the Mariana Islands, which include Guam, where Quan grew up.
Ballets on this Program
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Signs
Gianna Reisen’s 2022 commission for the School of American Ballet reveals rippling rows of dancers unleashing bursts of refreshing energy in solos and duets before the swelling waves of the ensemble’s current absorb them once again.
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New Quan
Caili Quan, a New York-based choreographer and former BalletX dancer, creates her first work for the NYCB stage, set to Camille Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No. 1.
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Concerto for Two Pianos
Tiler Peck, a longtime principal dancer known for her astute sense of musicality, creates her first commission for NYCB after choreographing for Boston Ballet, Vail Dance Festival, and her self-curated Turn It Out with Tiler Peck & Friends program at New York City Center, among an array of other projects.
