When We Fell
About the Performance
Kyle Abraham’s movingly contemplative When We Fell embodies a collective sense of isolation in a seamless blend of classical and contemporary choreography.
When We Fell was originally created as a short film, made in collaboration with co-director Ryan Marie Helfant, as part of an NYCB residency at the Kaatsbaan Cultural Park in Rhinebeck, New York, and filmed on location at the David H. Koch Theater, in 2021. The work was later transferred to the stage in 2025. The ballet is set to music by composers Morton Feldman, Jason Moran, and Nico Muhly, and features costume design by Karen Young and lighting design by Dan Scully. When We Fell is one of four works Abraham has created for New York City Ballet; the others are Love Letter (on shuffle) from 2022, the film Ces noms que nous portons, a co-production with Lincoln Center, from 2020, and The Runaway from 2018.
- Choreography
- Kyle Abraham
- Commissioned by
New York City Ballet
- Lighting Design (Stage)
Dan Scully
- Costume Design
Karen Young, Supervised by Marc Happel
- Music
Nico Muhly, Morton Feldman, and Jason Moran, Falling Berceuse, Piece for Four Pianos, and All Hammers and Chains
- Premiere Cast (Film)
India Bradley, Jonathan Fahoury, KJ Takahashi, Sebastián Villarini-Vélez
- Premiere Cast (Stage)
India Bradley, David Gabriel, Jules Mabie, Unity Phelan, Taylor Stanley, KJ Takahashi, Sebastián Villarini-Vélez, Indiana Woodward
- Duration
- 15 minutes
- Premiere
- Film - New York City Ballet 2020-21 Digital Season, Stage - David H. Koch Theater, New York, NY (2025)
