Nightcrawlers

Nightcrawlers can be viewed as a sequel to Yes, Virginia, Another Piano Ballet, one of the early successes of the Trocks, choreographed in the 1970s by founding artistic director Peter Anastos.

Since Yes Virginia… is a parody of Jerome Robbins’ Dances at a Gathering, it is only fitting that a parody of In the Night, his other great Chopin ballet, would surface someday, as it did with Nightcrawlers. While Yes, Virginia… is a sunny extroverted daytime ballet, Nightcrawlers is more nocturnal, moody and introspective.

Since both ballets center on the foibles and mishaps dancers undergo, Mr. Anastos has explained his reason for following up with a sequel. He asks “Why shouldn’t they suffer during the evening as much as they do during the day?”