Exploring NYCB’s neoclassical roots in his choreography, Peck’s Pulcinella Variations features nine dancers in a series of divertissements, dressed by Japanese fashion designer Tsumori Chisato in whimsical commedia dell’arte-inspired costumes.

Liturgy, this contemplative pas de deux has a hushed, mystical quality as two dancers separate and return to one another with ever increasing intensity before disappearing into the darkness together. 

Arvo Pärt, an Estonian composer born in 1935, has created several versions of Fratres, including this one, for violin, strings, and percussion. The title of the piece, which means “Brothers,” and the religious solemnity of the music bring to mind services in a medieval monastery. Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon has frequently been drawn to the music of contemporary composers. He used Pärt’s music for another piece, After the Rain, and created a trio of ballets set to music by György Ligeti, a Hungarian composer who died in 2006. Like these composers, Wheeldon uses a classical foundation to create works that are firmly modern in their feel and resonance.

Blending the precision of classical ballet with the pulse and athleticism of hip-hop, Jennifer Archibald brings her bold, genre-defying voice to the company for the first time. Known for her dynamic musicality and striking physicality, Archibald crafts a work that challenges traditional boundaries, inviting dancers to explore a movement language that is both grounded and explosive. Her choreography creates a vivid dialogue between form and freedom, redefining what contemporary ballet can be.

Exploring the tension between the natural world’s beauty and the سرعت of technological change, Jamar Roberts’ Foreseeable Future juxtaposes organic and futuristic elements. Sculptural costumes with mesmerizing, wing-like forms support fluid, grounded movement, while sharply angled, iridescent designs evoke a sleek, otherworldly collective moving through deep tilts and spiraling patterns.

Foreseeable Future marks Roberts’ third creation for New York City Ballet, following the film Water Rite (2020) and the ballet Emanon – In Two Movements (2022). The work features costumes by Dutch designer Iris van Herpen, a score by Venezuelan artist and producer Arca, and lighting by Tony Award–nominated designer Brandon Stirling Baker.