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Three choreographies – three visions for a contemporary ballet. Visionary Dances brings together dance artists who have each found an individual approach to the academic dance and have taken classical ballet into new dimensions.

Visionary Dances

Vienna State Opera

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.

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Contemporary Choreography

Lincoln Center

Inspired by a Company engagement at the Edinburgh Festival and set to an evocative Mendelssohn score, Balanchine’s Scotch Symphony, for a lead couple and a corps de ballet, is a nod to the romantic tradition of ballet. Jerome Robbins’ enthralling Glass Pieces, a perennial favorite in the repertory, moves through moods to rise to a galvanizingly energetic finale. And while Justin Peck is celebrated for his high-energy ensemble works, Belles-Lettres reveals another aspect of his voice, with its series of gently lyrical pas de deux and solos steeped in an air of reflective romanticism.

Innovators & Icons I

The annual program celebrating Balanchine’s birthday traditionally features a world premiere, in this case the 25th dance from Resident Choreographer and Artistic Advisor Justin Peck, for which Dan Deacon will be providing a commissioned score. The program opens with Christopher Wheeldon’s From You Within Me, set to Arnold Schoenberg’s early work Verkläkte Nacht, featuring a cast of a dozen dancers and painter Kylie Manning’s atmospheric drops at the front and back of the stage. Balanchine is represented by one of his most strikingly enigmatic works, Variations pour une Porte et un Soupir, a pas de deux for a woman swathed in a huge, billowing skirt, personifying the “door” of the title, and a man as the “sigh,” illustrating the otherworldly Pierre Henry score.

New Combinations

Step into the world of contemporary ballet with three spectacular choreographers.
Jessica Lang will debut a brand-new work, her first contribution as PNB’s new Resident Choreographer. Add the color and vibrancy of both Edwaard Liang’s The Veil Between Worlds and Justin Peck’s The Times Are Racing and you’ve got a recipe for an invigorating trio of ballets.

The Times Are Racing

Seattle Center

NYCB marks Justin Peck’s tenth year as resident choreographer with this selection of some of his finest works, displaying both his versatility and his musicality. The program includes his first dance for the Company, In Creases, from 2012, an ensemble piece set to music by Philip Glass. As its title indicates, Solo was choreographed for a single dancer, and made its debut as a short film directed by Sofia Coppola during the pandemic.

All Peck

Experience the future of ballet at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center with the "Contemporary Choreography" event, featuring the New York City Ballet. This captivating showcase is scheduled for Thursday, July 11, 2024, and Saturday, July 13, 2024, both performances beginning at 7:30 pm. This event promises to be a highlight of the season, presenting a blend of modern voices and innovative works that signal the forward direction of the company.

The program includes a world premiere by Amy Hall Garner, set to debut as part of NYCB's 2024 spring season. Garner, known for her commissions with prestigious dance companies and choreography for Beyoncé’s The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour, brings her unique vision to NYCB for the first time. The evening also features "Gustave le Gray No. 1," a SPAC debut choreographed by Pam Tanowitz and set to Caroline Shaw's music, alongside Ulysses Dove's "Red Angels," a dynamically charged abstract work, and Justin Peck’s "The Times Are Racing," a sneaker ballet that has been an audience and critic favorite since its premiere in 2017.

The program highlights include:
- "Underneath, There Is Light" by Dove, Gordon, Respighi, Romero, Still/Garner
- "Red Angels" by Einhorn/Dove
- "Gustave le Gray No. 1" by Shaw/Tanowitz
- "The Times Are Racing" by Deacon/Peck

This event is not just a performance but an exploration of ballet's future, showcasing the athleticism, power, and emotional depth of its dancers through bold choreography and innovative music. The SPAC Amphitheater, with its capacity for 25,000 people, offers both sheltered seats and a sloping lawn, providing a variety of viewing experiences for attendees.

Don't miss this opportunity to witness the evolution of ballet at one of the most anticipated events of the season. Tickets are available now, but be advised that prices may fluctuate with demand. Join us at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center for an unforgettable evening of contemporary ballet.

Saratoga Performing Arts Center

The 2024 Spring Gala turns the spotlight on NYCB’s future through our commitment to new work, featuring world premieres from Resident Choreographer Justin Peck and renowned choreographer Amy Hall Garner, whose work has been seen on a wide array of dance and theater stages. This celebratory event opens with George Balanchine’s Rubies, which epitomizes the distinct energy and athleticism that are hallmarks of the Company to this day.

Spring Gala

Belles-Lettres showcases Justin Peck’s exceptional choreographic talent as he weaves together a tapestry of emotions and stories. Frank Bridge Variations embodies the sensual style Hans van Manen is known for, and Melissa Barak brings another world premiere to the stage with a work set to music by American film and tv composer Kris Bowers of When They See Us and Bridgerton fame.

Next Steps

Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center

With inclusion on several reviewer’s “best of the decade” lists when it was released including those of Paste, NPR, and Rolling Stone, Sufjan Stevens‘s acclaimed 2005 concept album Illinois enjoys cult status for its lush orchestrations and wildly inventive portrayal of the state’s people, landscapes, and history, complete with UFOs, zombies, and predatory wasps. This musically ambitious work, which weaves together cinematic orchestral anthems, jazz riffs, and other musical influences to explore wide-ranging narratives about blossoming queerness and self-exploration is expanded upon through a mix of live music and impressionistic choreography to revisit the beloved album’s themes of self-discovery.

Illinoise

Park Avenue Armory

Ballets from three choreographers closely associated with the Company are gathered here. Christopher Wheeldon’s Polyphonia ranks among his most distinctive and popular works, with its thrillingly spiky choreography set to the modernist music of György Ligeti. Peter Martins’s Barber Violin Concerto is the rare dance in the repertory that combines elements of both ballet and modern dance, with one couple barefoot and another sporting traditional ballet footwear. And Justin Peck’s The Times Are Racing, a galvanizingly energetic audience favorite since its debut in 2017, finds the dancers in footwear of yet another kind: sneakers.

Wheeldon + Martins + Peck

Over the course of his illustrious career, renowned composer Philip Glass conceived The Etudes as a set of solo piano works to expand his piano technique. Now amongst Glass’ most popular works, The Etudes have inspired performances and interpretations from artists worldwide. In Dancing with Glass: The Piano Etudes, five new choreographic perspectives on The Etudes will be presented alongside a performance by guest pianist Maki Namekawa, one of the world’s foremost interpreters of Glass’ music. The evening will feature works by post-modern innovator Lucinda Childs, Chanon Judson of Urban Bush Women, Justin Peck of New York City Ballet, Brazilian tap artist Leonardo Sandoval, and Los Angeles-based choreographers Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber

Dancing with Glass: the Piano Etudes

The Joyce Theater

The groundbreaking Complexions Contemporary Ballet celebrates its 29th season under the direction of co-founding Artistic Directors, Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson. The program includes works by guest choreographers Justin Peck, Ricardo Amarante, and Jenn Freeman. A premiere by Complexions Principal Choreographer Dwight Rhoden, set to the raw acoustic music of U2, rounds out the program. MacArthur “Genius” Fellow and celebrated poetjournalist, Aaron Dworkin will make his debut as Complexions’ Poet-in-Residence during the engagement

Complexions Contemporary Ballet

While Twyla Tharp was one of the first to unite the classical and modern worlds and whose In the Upper Room celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2026, Justin Peck and Wayne McGregor are currently among the most important and sought-after choreographers.

This season's Giant Steps consists of three works that span a wide range. Together, the three choreographers explore all corners of the emotional register — from unbridled gaiety to the deepest seriousness.

Giant Steps

The Royal Danish Theatre

Famous orchestral scores by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Benjamin Britten, and Bohuslav Martinů form the musical heart of this three-part ballet evening. "See the music, hear the dance"—this was the motto of George Balanchine, the founder of the New York City Ballet and a grand master of neoclassical dance. For him, dance was visual music and should lead the audience to hear it in a new and different way. With pure beauty and perfectly choreographed formations of dancers, Balanchine's legendary piece "Serenade" is breathtaking. Cathy Marston's choreography "Against the Tide" was created for London's Royal Ballet. For this piece, she explored Benjamin Britten's Violin Concerto and the background of its creation in 2025. Ballet Zurich will perform a piece by Justin Peck for the first time. In his "Paz de la Jolla," developed entirely in the spirit of Balanchine and set to music by Bohuslav Martinů, the resident choreographer of the New York City Ballet celebrates a Californian beach atmosphere.

Costume Designer, Director, Choreographer

Justin Peck

Events

Upcoming events

Mar 13 - Apr 5, 2027

Visionary Dances · Wiener Staatsoper

May 22 - Jun 5, 2027

Giant Steps · Det Kongelige Teater

May 22 - Jun 27, 2027

See the music, hear the dance · Opernhaus Zürich

Past events

Mar 27 - Apr 17, 2026

Visionary Dances · Wiener Staatsoper

10 - 23 May, 2025

Contemporary Choreography · New York City Ballet

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