NYCB Presents: Eclectic NYCB III

Jerome Robbins’ Opus 19/The Dreamer has held a prominent place in the repertory since its debut more than four decades ago. Set to a drama-inflected Prokofiev violin concerto, this enticingly enigmatic ballet features a male soloist—the “dreamer” of the title—moving through a nightscape rich in mystery. Standard Deviation, the first dance created for the company by the Canadian choreographer Alysa Pires, reflects a close collaboration between Pires and the composer Jack Frerer. A complex, multifaceted dance for three featured dancers and an ensemble, the ballet mirrors the quicksilver shifts in the music, an eclectic blend of neoclassical symphonic sounds and contemporary jazz. The program concludes with the premiere of the second ballet commissioned by the company from longtime Principal Dancer Tiler Peck.