Program
Fall Fashion Gala
OCT 1
Approx. 1 hr 5 min
Performance Dates
AN EVENING OF CONTEMPORARY CHOREOGRAPHY & COUTURE
Visionary voices from the worlds of choreography and couture converse during the company’s annual Fall Fashion Gala. Celebrated for her work’s singular blend of classical and hip-hop styles, choreographer Jennifer Archibald, founder and artistic director of the Arch Dance Company, takes on her first commission for the company in collaboration with designer Robert Wun, while Alysa Pires returns with her second piece for NYCB, created in partnership with Viktor&Rolf, following 2023’s jazz-inflected Standard Deviation. Between these works, Resident Choreographer Justin Peck will premiere a new pas de deux with costumes by Simone Rocha for this festive occasion.
The 2026 Fall Fashion Gala is generously sponsored by Wells Fargo. The Red Carpet is sponsored by Mikimoto.
Visit nycballet.com/fallgala or email specialevents@nycballet.com for more information, to reserve gala dinner or cocktail reception tickets, or make a contribution in honor of this celebration.
Ballets on this Program
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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.
