LINCOLN CENTER

David Koch Theater
New York City Ballet

"The Danish choreographer August Bournonville’s La Sylphide, a love story of ethereal and enduring beauty, joined the repertory in 2015, in a version staged by Peter Martins that retains much of Bournonville’s revered choreography. It leads a program that encompasses Balanchine’s scintillating Allegro Brillante, Christopher Wheeldon’s romantic Carousel (A Dance), and Justin Peck’s tribute to Leonard Bernstein on the occasion of the centenary of his birth."

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  Allegro Brillante

  • Music by: Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky
  • Choreography by: George Balanchine 
  • Principal Casting: SEPT 29 mat, 30 mat: Sara Mearns, Tyler Angle
    SEPT 29 eve, OCT 7: Tiler Peck, Roman Mejia* (*first time in role)
    OCT 2: Erica Pereira, Anthony Huxley (*first time in role)
    
     

  George Balanchine called the exuberant Allegro Brillante “everything I know about classical ballet in thirteen minutes.”

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  Easy

  • Music by: Leonard Bernstein
  • Choreography by: Justin Peck
  • Principal Casting: SEPT 29 mat & eve, 30 mat, OCT 2, 3:  Unity Phelan, Claire Kretzschmar, Indiana Woodward, Peter Walker* (replaces Christopher Grant), Sean Suozzi, Preston Chamblee (*first time in role)
     

  Celebrating Jerome Robbins’ and Leonard Bernstein’s centennials, Justin Peck’s Easy is an energetic and colorful tribute to Robbins’ playful choreography and Bernstein’s jazzy music, utilizing a cast of six dancers with a vintage-inspired backdrop by Stephen Powers.

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  Carousel (A Dance)

  • Music by: Richard Rodgers, arranged and orchestrated by William David Brohn
  • Choreography by: Christopher Wheeldon
  • Principal Casting: SEPT 29 mat, 30 mat, OCT 2: Tiler Peck, Tyler Angle* (replaces Adrian Danchig-Waring), Emilie Gerrity, Peter Walker*, Kristen Segin, Ralph Ippolito* (*first time in role)
    SEPT 29 EVE, OCT 3: Lauren Lovette, Tyler Angle, Emilie Gerrity, Peter Walker, Kristen Segin, Ralph Ippolito
    OCT 2: Tiler Peck, Adrian Danchig-Waring, Emilie Gerrity, Peter Walker, Kristen Segin, Ralph Ippolito
     

  This charming distillation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic Carousel recalls the poignant romance and thrilling drama of the celebrated Broadway production.

  
  

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  La Sylphide

  • Music by: Herman Severin Løvenskjold
  • Choreography by: August Bournonville, staged by Peter Martins
  • Principal Casting: SEPT 29 mat, 30 mat, OCT 3: Sterling Hyltin, Joaquin De Luz, Lauren King, Daniel Ulbricht, Marika Anderson, Meaghan Dutton-O’Hara* (*first time in role)
    SEPT 29 EVE, OCT 4: Ashley Bouder, Anthony Huxley (replaces Andrew Veyette), Megan LeCrone, Harrison Ball, Marika Anderson, Meaghan Dutton-O’Hara
    
     

  The most recent of the enduring classical story ballets to enter NYCB’s repertory, Peter Martins’ staging of August Bournonville’s La Sylphide is filled with passion and elusive love.