Mercurial Manoeuvres

Mercurial Manoeuvres is a ballet made by New York City Ballet's first Artist in Residence Christopher Wheeldon to Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, op. 35 for City Ballet's Diamond Project. The premiere took place on Friday, April 28th, 2000, at New York State Theater, Lincoln Center with costumes by Carole Divet and lighting by Mark Stanley.

Casts

original

NYCB revivals

2009 Winter tour to Kennedy Center

2009 Spring

first cast

second cast

2009 Saratoga Springs

Footnotes

References

• Playbill, New York City Ballet, Friday, June 27, 2008

Reviews

External links

• NYCB website

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