RAkU (ballet)
| RAkU | |
|---|---|
| Choreographer | Yuri Possokhov |
| Music | Shinji Eshima |
| Libretto | Gary Wang |
| Premiere | 3 February 2011 War Memorial Opera House |
| Original ballet company | San Francisco Ballet |
| Design | Alexander V. Nichols (sets and projection design), Christopher Dennis (lighting design), and Mark Zappone (costume design) |
RAkU is a 37-minute ballet choreographed by Yuri Possokhov that was commissioned by San Francisco Ballet (Possokhov's 13th work for the company) and set to original music composed by Shinji Eshima. The première took place on Thursday, 3 February 2011 at the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco.