Millepied's ballet for 12 dancers is set to a commissioned score by young American composer Nico Muhly, and features costumes designed by Millepied and lighting by Roderick Murray. Millepied, a principal dancer with New York City Ballet, choreographed Capriccio in 2006 for NYCB and Circular Motion (2005) for the ABT Studio Company; this is Millepied's first work for the full company.
ABT's new season also includes two company premieres. George Balanchine's 1978 Ballo della Regina, set to music from Verdi's Don Carlos, will have its first ABT performance on the season's opening night, October 23. Also receiving its ABT premiere is Twyla Tharp's 1979 Baker's Dozen. Choreographed for 12 dancers in five sections, the work is set to music by Willie "The Lion" Smith and features costumes by Santo Loquasto and lighting by Jennifer Tipton. The ballet will be staged for ABT by Elaine Kudo.
Revivals planned for the company's fall season in New York include Antony Tudor's The Leaves Are Fading, last performed by ABT in 1997, and Agnes de Mille's Fall River Legend, last performed in 1999. Repertory returning this season includes Lar Lubovitch's Meadow, Stanton Welch's Clear and Jerome Robbins's Fancy Free.
American Ballet Theatre's 2007 fall season at New York City Center runs from October 23 through November 4.
