After the Rain (ballet)

After the Rain
ChoreographerChristopher Wheeldon
MusicArvo Pärt
Premiere22 January 2005 (2005-01-22)
New York State Theater
Original ballet companyNew York City Ballet
Created forWendy Whelan
Jock Soto
Genrecontemporary ballet

After the Rain is a ballet choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon on New York City Ballet to music of Arvo Pärt, including Tabula Rasa (first movement, Ludus) and Spiegel im Spiegel. The ballet premiered on January 22, 2005, at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center.[1] The final pas de deux is commonly performed separately from the remainder of the ballet.[2]

  1. ^ "Air and Earth Meet and Fall in Love". New York Times. January 24, 2005.
  2. ^ "Contemporary Classic: Christopher Wheeldon's After the Rain". December 20, 2010.