Mercurial Son

Choreography by Kyle Abraham
Music by Grischa Lichtenberger
Costumes by Karen Young
Lighting by Dan Scully
Assistants to the Choreographer: Stephanie Terasaki and Tamisha A. Guy
Costume Design Supervision by Caitlin Rain

Running Time: 19 minutes

Kyle Abraham’s first work for American Ballet Theatre presents and highlights our dancers in his unique style, with dynamic phrase work and an interweaving of classical and contemporary vocabularies. This thoughtful, witty work propels ABT’s dancers to new realms, revealing a side to them that will surprise and excite our audiences.

The Sleeping Beauty pas de deux

Choreography after Marius Petipa
Staged by Susan Jaffe and Irina Kolpakova Marius Petipa
Music by Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky

Running Time: 10 minutes

Great Galloping Gottschalk pas de deux

Choreography by Lynne Taylor-Corbett
Music by Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Orchestrated by Jack Elliott
Costumes by Gretchen Warren
Lighting by Brad Fields
after Edward M. Greenberg

Running Time: 7 minutes

Sinatra Suite

Choreography by Twyla Tharp
Music by Frank Sinatra
Costume by Oscar de la Renta
Lighting by Jennifer Tipton

Running Time: 14 minutes

Neo

Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky
Music by Dai Fujikura
Costumes by Moritz Junge
Lighting by Brad Fields

Running Time: 10 minutes

Created in pandemic times by Alexei Ratmansky for ABT Principals James Whiteside and Isabella Boylston, Neo challenged the dancers to reclaim their stamina after months of isolation. This pas de deux is being presented in live performance for the first time. Alternately playful and daring, fevered and sensuous, the choreography is matched by the bold yet delicate sounds of the shamisen, the Japanese stringed-instrument which accompanies them in a piece by composer Dai Fujikura.

Theme and Variations

Choreography by George Balanchine
Music by Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky
Scenery and Costumes by Zack Brown
Lighting by Brad Fields

Running Time: 23 minutes

Created for Ballet Theatre in 1947, this George Balanchine classic is one of his most iconic works, requiring shimmering technique and heroic stamina. Set to Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky’s glorious score, Theme and Variations evokes the golden age of Russian classical ballet.