In Rehearsal
Choreographer
Tiler Peck
Tiler Peck was born in Bakersfield, California where she began her dance training at the age of two at her mom's dance studio. At the age of 14, she entered the School of American Ballet, the official school of New York City Ballet, full time.
The same year, she became an apprentice with the New York City Ballet and in a few short months was asked to join the Company as a member of the corps de ballet. Tiler was promoted to Soloist in 2006 and to Principal Dancer in 2009 where she remains to this day.
Regarded as a "dance luminary" (The Washington Post), "pure joy in toe shoes" (The Los Angeles Times) and "the ballerina who can stop time (and re-start it too)" (The New York Times), Tiler Peck is widely recognized as one of the top American Ballerinas of our time. A Principal Dancer with the New York City Ballet, an actress, choreographer, author and designer, Tiler continues to evolve as an artist and add to her extensive repertoire. She added the title of curator when she launched and starred in the Los Angeles Music Center’s presentation of BalletNOW, a part of the Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center program. Tiler was the subject of the Hulu feature documentary, Ballet Now from Paul Allen’s Vulcan Productions with executive producer, Elisabeth Moss and director, Steven Cantor. She also had the honor of choreographing the box office smash action movie, John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum.
Creative Team
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Choreography
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Tiler Peck
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Music
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Franz Liszt – Grandes Études de Paganini
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Live Piano
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Rose McLachlan
Pianist
Rose McLachlan
Rose McLachlan, from a family of musicians, began studying piano with her father at age seven before attending Chetham’s School of Music and later the Royal Northern College of Music. She now studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Charles Owen, Martin Roscoe, and Ronan O’Hora.
A frequent concerto soloist, Rose made her orchestral debut at 13 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She has since performed with the BBC Concert Orchestra under Barry Wordsworth, with broadcasts on BBC Radio 3, and appeared with the Fort Worth Symphony after winning the PianoTexas Festival Concerto Competition. Highlights include performing Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals with the Hallé Orchestra at the Bridgewater Hall, and Mozart’s Triple Piano Concerto alongside Jean-Efflam Bavouzet and Andrea Nemecz with the Manchester Camerata under Gábor Takács-Nagy, later broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and released on the Chandos label.
Rose has earned major national and international competition successes, including the Scottish International Youth Prize, the EPTA UK Yamaha Prize, the Beethoven Piano Society of Europe Competition, and the Dora Pejačević Competition in Croatia. She was also awarded the RNCM Chopin Prize and the Musicians’ Company Silver Medal.
An accomplished recording and chamber artist, Rose has released recordings on Divine Art and Naxos, including world premiere recordings of piano duets by Edward Gregson. In 2024, she performed the complete 22 Nocturnes for Chopin at King’s Place during the London Piano Festival. She is supported by The Caird Trust, the Leverhulme Trust, and is a Talent Unlimited Artist.
All photos from creation and rehearsals in 2026, taken by Emily Spencer. Tiler Peck's biography photo taken by George Liang. Rose McLachlan photo artist's own.