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

Reviews

 * NY Times by Alastair Macaulay, 9 February 2008


 * Village Voice by Deborah Jowitt, 5 February 2008