Program
Contemporary Choreography
MAY 10 eve, 13, 17 eve, 23
Performance Dates
ENCORES OF THREE CONTEMPORARY CREATIONS
The ever-growing breadth of the repertory is illustrated in this program highlighting the work of three current dancemakers. Alexei Ratmansky’s Solitude debuted in the winter of 2024 to broad acclaim. Somber in its beauty, this elegiac ensemble work, with a moving lead role depicting a grieving father, is a rare dance set to the music of Gustav Mahler. Ratmansky, Russian-born but raised in Kyiv, dedicated this singular ballet “to the children of Ukraine, victims of the war.” The program also includes ballets from Caili Quan and Justin Peck, which debuted in the fall and winter, respectively.
Ballets on this Program
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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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Solitude
Praised as a "stellar, haunting work" by The New York Times, Alexei Ratmansky's powerfully affecting exploration of grief embodies the isolation of a father following the loss of his child in the midst of the Russia-Ukraine war.
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New J. Peck 2025
NYCB Resident Choreographer Justin Peck presents his 25th dance for the Company, set to a commissioned score by Dan Deacon, the composer whose music was also featured in Peck’s 2017 hit The Times Are Racing.
