REFLECTIONS
Choreographer: Justin Peck
Music: Sufjan Stevens
Created on Houston Ballet in 2019 and returning for the first time, Justin Peck’s Reflections is an intimate, abstract work set to a commissioned two-piano score by Grammy-nominated Sufjan Stevens. One of today’s most sought-after choreographers, the Tony Award–winning Peck balances athleticism with symmetry and beauty in a ballet grounded in classical technique.
WORLD PREMIERE
Choreographer: Jacquelyn Long
Houston Ballet Soloist and Academy alumna Jacquelyn Long makes her mainstage choreographic debut with a world premiere, her first one-act ballet for the Company. Following the bright, joyous success of Illuminate—created for the Margaret Alkek Williams Jubilee of Dance and returning last season—Long brings a fresh, imaginative voice and a deep connection to Houston Ballet.
THE RITE OF SPRING
Choreographer: Stanton Welch AM
Music: Igor Stravinsky
Stanton Welch’s visceral, pulse-pounding interpretation of Stravinsky’s iconic and widely celebrated score, The Rite of Spring fuses ritual, power, and raw physicality. Featuring paintings by Australian Aboriginal artist Rosella Namok, the work amplifies the music’s explosive energy, creating a striking visual world that heightens the ballet’s elemental force.
