Rococo Variations (ballet)

Rococo Variations is the last ballet made by Christopher Wheeldon during his tenure as New York City Ballet's first resident choreographer; it was made to Tschaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme for violoncello and orchestra in A major Op. 33 (1876–77). The premiere took place on Thursday, 7 February 2008 at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center, with costumes by Holly Hynes.

Original cast

• Sterling Hyltin
• Sara Mearns
• Giovanni Villalobos
• Adrian Danchig-Waring

References

• Repertory Week, NYCB, Spring season, 2008 repertory, week 5

• Playbill, New York City Ballet, Thursday, 29 May 2008

Reviews

• NY Times by Alastair Macaulay, 9 February 2008

• Village Voice by Deborah Jowitt, 5 February 2008