Plot
From first rehearsal to world premiere, Ballet 422 takes us backstage at New York City Ballet as emerging choreographer Justin Peck crafts a new work.
Release Year: 2014
Rating: 6.3/10 (42 voted)
Critic's Score: /100
Director: Jody Lee Lipes
Stars: Justin Peck, Tiler Peck, Sterling Hyltin
Storyline
From first rehearsal to world premiere, Ballet 422 takes us backstage at New York City Ballet as emerging choreographer Justin Peck crafts a new work.
A look at the creation of a new dance (number 422) for the New York
City Ballet by choreographer and dancer Jonathan Peck. We watch as Peck
goes from commission through creation to performance.
How much you like the nuts and bolts of dance will determine how much
you like the film. Personally I'm not a ballet fan so much of the
creation segments bored me. I had no idea what they were talking about
and watching some things over and over again wore on me.
At the same time seeing the completed piece was magical as was the
kicker of seeing how Peck had to create the dance while at the same
time maintaining his training as a dancer for the Ballet- his piece
premieres as part of an evening of dance and he then had to race to get
into costume to dance.
I know many dance fans who saw this, like I did at Tribeca, who loved
it. I know just as many people like me who liked bits.
Worth a shot for the dance fans out there, all others its up to you.
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