Program
21st Century Choreography II
MAY 4, 6 mat, 9, 13 mat, 16
Approximately 1 hr 54 min
Performance Dates
A PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTING NEW CHOREOGRAPHY CONCLUDES WITH THE ELECTRIFYING STYLINGS OF A FAN FAVORITE
Join us for the 2023 Spring Gala on May 4 at 7 PM. Performance-only tickets go on sale to the public on August 8 at 12 PM. To attend gala cocktails, reserve dinner tickets, or to support the event with a donation, email specialevents@nycballet.com.
Constant repertory renewal has always been a tradition at New York City Ballet, as this program of new and recent works illustrates. Alysa Pires, a Canadian choreographer who has been called “a dancemaker to watch,” creates her first ballet for the Company. Christopher Wheeldon’s long history with the Company continues as he makes his 23rd ballet for a new generation of dancers. Rounding out the evening is The Times Are Racing, Justin Peck’s sneaker ballet, which features innovative gender-neutral choreography for several roles and is set to Dan Deacon’s propulsive electronic score, with music and dance combining to capture the exuberance of urban life.
Ballets on this Program
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Standard Deviation
Canadian-based choreographer Alysa Pires—who has held the title of Choreographic Associate with the National Ballet of Canada and has been called “a dancemaker to watch”—makes her NYCB choreographic debut with a new ballet premiering at the 2023 Spring Gala.
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From You Within Me
Long familiar to NYCB audiences from his tenure as the Company’s first Resident Choreographer, creating favorites such as After the Rain Pas de Deux and Polyphonia, Christopher Wheeldon returns with a new piece after recently directing and choreographing his second Broadway production.
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The Times Are Racing
One of the most buzzed about premieres of 2017, The Times Are Racing is a sneaker ballet that sees its dancers in streetwear designed by Opening Ceremony, drawing inspiration from a variety of dance styles while matching Dan Deacon’s electronic score with youthful impulse and vigor.
