Mercurial Manoeuvres is a ballet made by New York City Ballet's first Artist in Residence Christopher Wheeldon to Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, op. 35 for City Ballet's Diamond Project. The premiere took place on Friday, April 28th, 2000, at New York State Theater, Lincoln Center with costumes by Carole Divet and lighting by Mark Stanley.