STEALING time out of Justin Peck’s day is a tricky feat. Dialling in to an early morning interview with the New York choreographer, the publicist facilitating the call reminds me, politely but efficiently, that our time is limited. Our interview is just one of several booked this morning; a small queue of journalists is lining up to catch a few minutes with one of the dance world’s fastest rising stars.
A brief survey of Peck’s résumé offers ample justification for the hype. At the age of just 34 (he turns 35 in September), the choreographer has made over 50 works, both inside and outside the classical canon, spanning everything from original pieces for major companies like the Paris Opera Ballet, to mainstage Broadway revivals, to Steven
