Program
Eclectic NYCB
MAY 16, 17 mat, 21, 24 mat
Performance Dates
FOUR DISTINCT WORKS FORM A SINGULARLY COMPELLING DANCE OFFERING
A program distinguished by its variety opens with Balanchine’s Divertimento from ‘Le Baiser de la Fée,’ choreographed to a Stravinsky symphonic suite. Kyle Abraham’s When We Fell was originally filmed and streamed during the pandemic, and here makes its live debut. Lynne Taylor-Corbett’s Chiaroscuro, a ballet for six dancers from 1994, evokes the artistic term of its title through the interaction of light and shadow as well as diverging tempos, while Alexei Ratmansky’s Odesa features three couples, their interplay infused with hints of drama, and a corps de ballet, and is set to incidental music from the Russian film Sketches to Sunset that alternates between the ruminative and the rambunctious.
Ballets on this Program
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Divertimento from 'Le Baiser de la Fée'
An abstraction of a Hans Christian Andersen fairytale, Stravinsky’s colorfully playful yet foreboding divertimento sets the stage for Balanchine’s fleet-footed choreography.
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When We Fell
Originally created as a dance film in 2021, Kyle Abraham’s movingly contemplative When We Fell embodies a collective sense of isolation in a seamless blend of classical and contemporary choreography set to distinct piano works by American composers Nico Muhly, Morton Feldman, and Jason Moran.
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Chiaroscuro
Chiaroscuro locates its six cast members between light and shadow as their weaving patterns unfold in complex interactions.
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Odesa
Ratmansky’s fifth NYCB work is set to “Sketches to Sunset,” a collection of incidental pieces composed by fellow Russian Leonid Desyatnikov for the 1990 film Sunset, including a mix of tango and klezmer music.
