LINCOLN CENTER

David Koch Theater
New York City Ballet

Here/Now No. 5

New work abounds in encore performances of season premieres from Principal Lauren Lovette, Corps Member Peter Walker, and Alexei Ratmansky, accompanied by the return of Peter Martins’ fleet-footed game of cards and Christopher Wheeldon’s touching pas de deux.

Jeu de Cartes

• Music by: Igor Stravinsky
• Choreography by: Peter Martins
• Principal Casting: MAY 4, 6 mat: Megan Fairchild, Joseph Gordon*, Harrison Ball*, Aaron Sanz*
  
  MAY 6 eve, 7: Erica Pereira*, Harrison Coll*, Sebastian Villarini-Velez*, Alec Knight* (*First time in role)
  

With a poker table backdrop for dancers dressed as playing cards, the whimsical Jeu de Cartespairs fleet-footed choreography with Stravinsky's boisterous and wildly rhythmic score.

After the Rain Pas de Deux

• Music by: Arvo Pärt
• Choreography by: Christopher Wheeldon
• Principal Casting: MAY 4, 6 mat & eve, 7: Maria Kowroski**, Ask la Cour** (**NYC Debut)
  

Full of heartfelt emotion, this simple yet stirring pas de deux leaves audiences in silent awe.

For Clara

• Music by: Robert Schumann
• Choreography by: Lauren Lovette
• Principal Casting: MAY 6 mat & eve, 7: Emilie Gerrity, Unity Phelan, Indiana Woodward, Andrew Veyette* (replaces Zachary Catazaro), Chase Finlay
  

Invigorated by Schumann’s grand composition, For Clara celebrates movement through a clean, linear style by marrying the precision of classical ballet with ideas of uninhibited expression.

ten in seven

• Music by: Thomas Kikta
• Choreography by: Peter Walker
• Principal Casting: MAY 6 mat & eve, 7: Emily Kikta, Ashly Isaacs, Sarah Villwock, Rachel Hutsell, Indiana Woodward* (replaces Gretchen Smith), Russell Janzen, Taylor Stanley, Spartak Hoxha, Daniel Applebaum, Sean Suozzi (*first time in role)
  

Imbued with a sense of community, ten in seven features a high-energy ensemble of dancers and an on-stage guitar-centric band that unify to create moments of tenderness and impulse.

New Ratmansky (Desyatnikov)

• Music by: Leonid Desyatnikov
• Choreography by: Alexei Ratmansky
• Principal Casting: MAY 4, 6 mat: Sara Mearns*, Tiler Peck*, Sterling Hyltin*, Amar Ramasar*, Taylor Stanley* (replaces Anthony Huxley), Joaquin De Luz*
  
  MAY 6 eve, 7: Unity Phelan*, Ashley Bouder*, Megan Fairchild*, Tyler Angle*, Taylor Stanley, Daniel Ulbricht* (*First time in role)
  

Ratmansky’s fifth NYCB work is set to “Sketches to Sunset,” a collection of incidental pieces composed by fellow Russian Leonid Desyatnikov for the 1990 film Sunset, including a mix of tango and klezmer music.