Performance Dates
FOUR CHOREOGRAPHERS SHAPING THE LANDSCAPE OF DANCE TODAY
The ballets of four dancemakers working at the vanguard of the art form come together for an evening of fresh and fierce footwork. The program features world premieres from Toronto-born Jennifer Archibald, a choreographer “revolutionizing ballet,” per BalletX Artistic Director Christine Cox, and Alysa Pires, whose Standard Deviation marked the first company commission for a Canadian woman. Interspersed are Justin Peck’s fleet-footed interpretation of the commedia dell’arte classic Pulcinella Variations with diverting costumes by Tsumori Chisato, and Kyle Abraham’s tender epic Love Letter (on shuffle) from 2022, set to music by James Blake and costumed by designer Giles Deacon.
Ballets on this Program
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Pulcinella Variations
Exploring NYCB’s neoclassical roots in his choreography, Peck’s Pulcinella Variations features nine dancers in a series of divertissements, dressed by Japanese fashion designer Tsumori Chisato in whimsical commedia dell’arte-inspired costumes.
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Auspicy
Painting an abstract narrative of motherhood through varying life stages, the dancers in Alysa Pires's Auspicy assume avian characters, echoing birdlike musical imagery with fluttering movements, sleek feather-adorned costuming, and dramatic set elements.
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Shared Rain
Employing the body's response to falling precipitation as its departure point, Shared Rain coalesces an ensemble of eight in glimmering costumes performing a blend of dance styles, setting gestural phrases and slicing movements to an auralscape that ranges from organic to electronic sounds.
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Love Letter (on shuffle)
Building on the momentum of 2018’s The Runaway, Kyle Abraham reunites with James Blake's genre-bending sound and Giles Deacon’s elegantly flamboyant design, pushing the company to new heights in a mashup of classical bravura and contemporary swagger.
