Rococo Variations is the last ballet made by Christopher Wheeldon during his tenure as New York City Ballet's first resident choreographer; it was made to Tschaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme for violoncello and orchestra in A major Op. 33 (1876–77). The premiere took place on Thursday, 7 February 2008 at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center, with costumes by Holly Hynes.
Original cast Sterling Hyltin Sara Mearns Giovanni Villalobos Adrian Danchig-Waring
References
Repertory Week, NYCB, Spring season, 2008 repertory, week 5
Playbill, New York City Ballet, Thursday, 29 May 2008
Reviews
NY Times by Alastair Macaulay, 9 February 2008
Village Voice by Deborah Jowitt, 5 February 2008