Program
Visionary Voices
APR 22, 23 eve, 24, 29, MAY 1
Performance Dates
The State of the Art from a Broad Spectrum of Groundbreaking Perspectives
Fresh approaches to contemporary dance share the stage here. Two winter premieres return: Justin Peck’s newest work for the Company and Jamar Roberts’ first main stage NYCB commission, which premiered in February. Pam Tanowitz’s Gustave le Gray No. 1, set to a piano score from Caroline Shaw and hailed for its “wit and whimsy,” joins the repertory for the first time, featuring guest artists from the Dance Theatre of Harlem reprising their original roles. Alongside this NYCB debut, Tanowitz introduces her second commissioned main stage work for the Company: a world premiere set to Ted Hearne’s string score Law of Mosaics.
Ballets on this Program
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Emanon - In Two Movements
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Resident Choreographer Jamar Roberts makes his highly anticipated debut on NYCB’s main stage with a new work set to selections for orchestra and jazz quartet from saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter’s album Emanon.
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Partita
Partita embodies the voices of Caroline Shaw's Pulitzer Prize-winning a capella composition as eight dancers in sneakers oscillate between solo and unison movements, taking inspiration from the striking set design by Eva LeWitt.
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Law of Mosaics
Adding to her growing presence in the Company’s repertory, NYC-based postmodern choreographer Pam Tanowitz follows her recent digital work Solo for Russell: Sites 1-5 with her second main stage commission, a new ballet set to Ted Hearne’s sonic patchwork for string ensemble, Law of Mosaics.
