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A stunning romantic tragedy, this seminal ballet is shaped by Tschaikovsky s heartbreakingly beautiful score and the central role of Odette/Odile, an interpretation that is both technically and emotionally demanding. In 1996 the Royal Danish Ballet presented Peter Martins’ new full-length version...

In a merging of art forms, the fall gala continues what is now an annual NYC event, pairing choreographers with fashion designers for uniquely collaborative creations. Preceding the premieres, Martins transforms an unused passage from Adams opera Nixon in China into a colorful display with suggesti...

Reprising last season s Here/Now Festival, this 21st-century program combines breakthrough works and recent premieres. Peck’s sneaker ballet, one of the most buzzed about ballets of 2017, and the latest from Ratmansky join two Wheeldon works: a contemplative pas de deux evoking an introspective myst...

With their fingers on the pulse of today, three of ballet s freshest creators provide evidence of the art form’s continued evolution. A fall premiere precedes Preljocaj’s take on the Salem witch trials, complete with sounds of thunder and fire, then Peck presents the corps de ballet as an ever-chang...

Three works, each stylized and rousing, exhibit Balanchine s masterful yet subtle penchant for channeling cultural sensibilities, including a distillation of square dancing into fascinating patterns and effervescent spirit, a cavernous ballroom where a young woman both horrified and fascinated by he...

An instrument of marvelous versatility, the violin has stimulated choreographers for centuries, including NYCB s three artistic leaders who contribute their interpretations of three world-famous violin concertos to this program. Inspired by the instrument’s immense range, these works convey moments ...

It is so much a part of the holidays in New York, that it is now hard to imagine a time when George Balanchine s The Nutcracker® did not call for an annual pilgrimage to the ballet. When the ballet debuted in 1954 however, it was not an immediate success. But when a televised and narrated version in...

Celebrate the season with other LC Kids families at our annual holiday party at 12:00 pm before traveling to the Land of Sweets with New York City Ballet or high up into the sky with the polar bears. Tickets for New York City Ballet s George Balanchine's The Nutcracker® are available to LC Kids $...

Although conceived as a ballet, Prokofiev s Romeo and Juliet was premiered in concert performances. Musicologist Simon Morrison and New York City Ballet corps de ballet member Silas Farley reflect on the ballet—chronicling its conception, the composer’s revisions and personal struggles, the politica...

Drawing from a canon of over 400 works, this remarkable assemblage spans the breadth of Balanchine s career. One of his earliest international successes, Apollo presents the young god as he is ushered into adulthood by the muses of poetry, mime, and dance, and Mozartiana, one of his last masterpiece...

Out of Balanchine s deep archive, these three pure dance treasures emerge to illustrate his ability to create whole worlds without using scenery or story. From regal courts to hushed expanses, sparkling classicism to commanding modernity, these works conjure narratives and settings in the imaginatio...

NYCB Founder George Balanchine famously said, “There are no new steps, only new combinations,” and each year the Company pays homage to that affirmation with a world premiere. Sharing the stage with this new work are Martins The Red Violin, set to a violin concerto at turns faint or frenzied, and R...

Exemplifying three choreographers distinct styles, this diverse program is the perfect primer on the breadth of NYCB’s unparalleled repertory. Accented by clean lines and dynamic speed, Balanchine expertly reconceives square dancing in balletic form, and Bigonzetti’s brooding and intensely physical...

In defiance of its tragic ending, Shakespeare s Romeo and Juliet remains the greatest romance of all time, demonstrating the power of love in its many forms. Peter Martins’ staging of this eternal classic, set to Prokofiev’s glorious accompaniment, embraces naïve excitement, betrayal, despair, and s...

Throughout his prolific career, Balanchine s affinity for Stravinsky’s compositions remained constant, making him one of the choreographer’s favorite collaborators. This program opens with an abstraction of a Russian fairytale set to sprightly harmonies, followed by three stunning Black & White ...

Three unequivocal masterpieces honor Balanchine s groundbreaking Black & White ballets. This modernly styled but classically grounded program displays a visual accompaniment to Bach’s double violin concerto, an athletic contest to complement Stravinsky’s dissonant sounds, and an angular explorat...

A fitting gift to Jerome Robbins, the Company will debut two world premieres animated by the master choreographer s legacy, including a Peck piece with Leonard Bernstein music. Accompanying the festivities are two lighthearted ballets: Circus Polka features a sprightly carousel of young students as ...

Two American masters converge in these high-energy story ballets. Fancy Free follows three soldiers on shore leave in the Big City, while Dybbuk delves into a mystical world with dreadful consequences. Renewing their international hit, West Side Story Suite brings audiences to the feuding streets of...

A fitting gift to Jerome Robbins, the Company will debut two world premieres animated by the master choreographer s legacy, including a Peck piece with Leonard Bernstein music. Accompanying the festivities are two lighthearted ballets: Circus Polka features a sprightly carousel of young students as ...

Robbins pays homage to two epic compositions with his grand vision and unceasing invention. The Goldberg Variations unifies the traditions of classical and modern movement in one monumental ballet to Bach s epic score, and Les Noces finds its roots in primitive, Russian folk themes, depicting a high...

A look into Robbins astonishing imagination, this collection traverses unique microcosms, unveiling vivid personalities along the way. Beginning with the lighthearted competition of a jazz-infused work, this colorful experience includes two of Robbins’ touchingly dramatic piano ballets and a plunge...

This eclectic program showcases Robbins versatility, allowing a range of emotions to pervade. Playful jazz accents suggest a chic Riviera setting, a chance encounter in a ballet studio captures two young dancers in a subtle and sensual pas de deux, and the sculptural forms of Greek antiquity inspir...

Three of Robbins most celebrated ballets unite to demonstrate his keen musical insight. Prokofiev’s feverish concerto send a male protagonist on a dreamlike search for an ethereal counterpart, and Chopin’s piano works allow the spectrum of human interaction to be distilled into the most natural of ...

The delightful tale of a mad inventor and the life-like doll he creates, The New York Times calls Coppélia “story ballet done to perfection.” Coppélia, considered one of the greatest comic ballets of the 19th Century, has remained one of the best-loved classical works in the ballet repertory. Ori...