Program
21st Century Choreography I
MAY 2, 11, 13 eve, 17, 18
Approximately 2 hr
Performance Dates
ILLUMINATING THE STAGE WITH DYNAMIC NEW DANCES
Justin Peck’s fondness for putting sneakers on classical dancers returns with Partita, a dynamic ballet for eight dancers. The dance rests upon an unusual score, a Pulitzer Prize-winning a cappella composition by Caroline Shaw, as well as a vibrant but simple setting by Eva LeWitt, the daughter of acclaimed artist Sol LeWitt (one of whose works, in turn, inspired Shaw’s music). This program is rounded out by recent new works, fresh from their sold-out fall premieres, by choreographers Gianna Reisen, to a commissioned free jazz score by Solange Knowles, and Kyle Abraham, featuring an intoxicating series of electronic R&B songs by James Blake.
Ballets on this Program
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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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Play Time
Remarking on her first piece for NYCB in 2017, The New York Times praised Gianna Reisen as an artist who “repeatedly shows a marvelously arresting theatrical instinct.” Just five years later, she returns to create another new work—her third for NYCB—premiering at the 2022 Fall Fashion Gala.
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Love Letter (on shuffle)
Following his two previous acclaimed works for NYCB, The Runaway from 2018’s Fall Fashion Gala and his digital creations Ces noms que nous portons and When We Fell, Kyle Abraham returns to create his second main stage work for the Company, premiering in Fall 2022.
