Review: At City Ballet, Tiler Peck Shows Shimmering Restraint
The New York Times • • entertainment
Key Points:
- The New York City Ballet's spring gala featured a major premiere by star ballerina and choreographer Tiler Peck, showcasing her growing influence in ballet choreography.
- Peck's new work, "Symphonie Espagnole," is a larger and more ambitious ballet than her 2024 debut, "Concerto for Two Pianos," and maintains a classical style reminiscent of George Balanchine's choreography.
- The ballet features a cast of 40 dancers and is structured around the movements of Édouard Lalo’s concerto, with different lead dancers highlighted in each movement and a full cast finale.
- Peck incorporates unique elements such as contrasting costumes designed by Robert Perdziola and innovative formations, including spatial separation of leads and corps dancers and choreographic echoes within the corps.
- The gala also included notable moments like Jimmy Fallon impersonating Mick Jagger with the musician present and star violinist Hilary Hahn performing in the orchestra pit.
