Seven Sonatas, which premiered in 2009 with American Ballet Theatre, is set to seven keyboard sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti, performed live on stage by a pianist. The ballet features three couples in a series of intimate duets and ensemble dances that explore the emotional spectrum of human relationships — tenderness, playfulness, longing, and tension. Rather than telling a linear narrative, Ratmansky uses the mercurial energy of Scarlatti’s music to illuminate fleeting emotional moments, blending classical ballet vocabulary with spontaneity and wit.