Program
Innovators & Icons II
MAY 1, 2, 3 mat & eve, 6, 7
Performance Dates
A WORLD PREMIERE AND CONTEMPORARY PAS DE DEUX MEET TWO ROBBINS CLASSICS
A pair of Jerome Robbins ballets set to the music of Bach are featured alongside works by Alexei Ratmansky and Christopher Wheeldon. Robbins’ A Suite of Dances features a single male dancer—Mikhail Baryshnikov originated the role—interacting with the onstage cellist, creating a mood of friendly companionship. Brandenburg, Robbins’ final ballet, danced to four of the famed concertos of the title, is a series of pas de deux that evoke strikingly contrasting moods. Wheeldon’s After the Rain Pas de Deux has become one of his signature works, a transfixing dance that contains hints of spirituality and transcendence despite its seeming simplicity. And the program kicks off with the latest work from Alexei Ratmansky.
Ballets on this Program
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New Ratmansky
Following his acclaimed Winter 2024 ballet Solitude, NYCB Artist in Residence Alexei Ratmansky choreographs his eighth ballet for the Company, set to music by Léon Minkus.
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A Suite of Dances
Performed with an onstage cellist, A Suite of Dances is a solo tour de force for a male dancer that is at once witty and pensive.
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After the Rain Pas de Deux
Full of heartfelt emotion, this simple yet stirring pas de deux leaves audiences in silent awe.
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Brandenburg
Inspired by Bach's ever-popular Brandenburg Concertos, Robbins’ last ballet for NYCB presents a spectrum of atmospheres, from sheer ebullience to quiet mystery.
