[1][2] Christopher Wheeldon had previously choreographed to Bernstein's Serenade after Plato's "Symposium" in a piece titled Corybantic Ecstasies, created for the Boston Ballet and premiered in 1999.
The title is a reference to Corybants, which according to Greek mythology, were the armed and crested dancers who worshipped the Phrygian goddess Cybele with drumming and dancing.
[8] Moralıoğlu himself had seen several Royal Ballet performances, including Wheeldon's After the Rain and The Winter's Tale.
"[2] Roslyn Sulcas of The New York Times wrote, "[i]t’s not perfect... but it’s exhilaratingly full of creative force.
"[10] The Daily Telegraph's dance critic Mark Monahan criticised the costumes and called it "gaffer-tape chic.