PERFORMING ARTS
‘Le Corsaire’: American Ballet Theatre
An extravagant way to end American Ballet Theatre’s dazzling run in New York City, this ballet features 120 performers and showcases the company’s male dancers. Based on the 1814 poem by Lord Byron, the swashbuckling tale of adventure and romance culminates in a shipwreck billed as “one of the most breathtaking spectacles in all of ballet.” Choreography by Konstantin Sergeyev, after Marius Petipa. Approximately 2 hours 28 minutes.
The Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center
July 2–7, times vary
Tickets: $20–$245
www.abt.org
