"Technically, there is nothing she can't do, and she does it with panache, contagious joy of dancing, intense musicality and, when required, vertiginous, almost superhuman speed. An opportunity to see her dance, then, feels like a privilege. Turn It Out with Tiler Peck and Friends, a personal project that keeps her dancing when New York City Ballet (NYCB), where she is a principal, is not in season, offers just such an opportunity."
"Created on Zoom during lockdown, and set to a score by the electronic musician and Forsythe favourite James Blake, with a ballet barre as its only prop, it riffs on dancers' class work, but with Fortysthe's typical distortions, humorous twists and breathtaking virtuosity. Led by Tiler Peck, four dancers come on one by one, do a few fast exercises at the barre before abandoning it to perform freely."
"Choreographed in 2019 when Peck was injured and unable to move, it is set to the eponymous musical score by Caroline Shaw, played live on stage by a pianist and a string trio. The composer and subsequently Peck herself were inspired by an orange's intricate structure."
Turn It Out with Tiler Peck and Friends is a touring dance project featuring four diverse pieces performed by a 15-member cast. The show opens with William Forsythe's The Barre Project, Blake Works II, created during lockdown with an electronic score by James Blake. This piece deconstructs ballet class work through Forsythe's characteristic distortions and humor, featuring Peck alongside her husband Roman Mejia and freelance dancers Brooklyn Mac and Lex Ishimoto. Peck's own choreography, Thousandth Orange, follows, created in 2019 while she was injured. Set to Caroline Shaw's original score performed live by a pianist and string trio, the piece draws inspiration from an orange's intricate structure. The production has been refined over three years of touring.
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