2 & 3 Part Inventions
Bach/Robbins
This inventive work shines with
optimism and youthful spirit as
its eight dancers move to eleven touching Bach piano studies.
June 1 at 7:30 PM
June 4 at 2 PM
June 9 at 8 PM
June 10 at 8 PM
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Afternoon of a Faun
Debussy/Robbins
Subtle, sensual, and narcissistic, Afternoon of a Faun depicts a chance encounter between two
young dancers in a studio.
May 18 at 7:30 PM
May 19 at 8 PM
May 21 at 8 PM
May 24 at 7:30 PM
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Agon
Stravinsky/Balanchine
The apex of the Stravinsky/
Balanchine collaboration, Agon
is an intense masterpiece, ever
contemporary in its athletic
competitiveness.
May 3 at 7:30 PM
May 7 at 2 PM
May 10 at 7:30 PM
June 12 at 3 PM
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Antique Epigraphs
Debussy/Robbins
An all-female cast performs this
dramatic and introspective piece, alluding to the earthy fervor and sculptural forms of Greek antiquity.
May 18 at 7:30 PM
May 19 8 PM
May 21 at 8 PM
May 24 at7:30 PM
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Apollo
Stravinsky/Balanchine
Balanchine's first collaboration
with Stravinsky and one of his
most popular masterpieces,
Apollo presents the young god
as he is inspired into adulthood
by the muses of poetry, mime,
and dance.
May 5 at 8 PM
May 7 at 2 PM
May 18 at 7:30 PM
June 12 at 3 PM
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The Concert
Chopin/Robbins
A piano recital with quirky
characters and loads of comic
antics, this Robbins classic will
have you rolling with laughter.
May 19 at 8 PM
May 21 at 8 PM
May 24 at 7:30 PM
June 4 at 2 PM
June 5 at 3 PM
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Concerto Barocco
Bach/Balanchine
One of Balanchine’s greatest
masterpieces, Concerto Barocco embodies Bach’s double violin concerto with brilliant but understated virtuosity.
May 7 at 8 PM
May 8 at 3 PM
May 13 at 8 PM
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Divertimento No. 15
Mozart/Balanchine
A work of prodigious invention,
Balanchine creates a regal court of dancers to compliment
Mozart’s sparkling score.
May 17 at 7:30 PM
May 20 at 8 PM
May 21 at 2 PM
June 1 at 7:30 PM
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Donizetti Variations
Donizetti/Balanchine
Feats of bravura dancing are
brought center stage in this
exhilarating series of classical
dances in the Bournonville style.
May 27 at 8 PM
May 31 at 7:30 PM
June 9 at 8 PM
June 11 at 8 PM
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Duo Concertant
Stravinsky/Balanchine
This lively dance for a couple,
set to onstage piano and violin
accompaniment, ends with a
poignant play on light and
shadow.
May 6 at 8 PM
May 8 at 3 PM
May 14 at 8 PM
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Episodes
Webern/Balanchine
Perhaps the most avant-garde
of Balanchine's “black and white” ballets, this work uses Webern's edgy tones as the basis for a series of four striking neoclassical episodes.
May 4 at 7:30 PM
May 7 at 8 PM
May 10 at 7:30 PM
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Fearful Symmetries
Adams/Martins
Fearful Symmetries is an ever-
changing cascade of dancers
costumed in vibrant tones of red
with a racing score by
celebrated American composer
John Adams.
May 17 at 7:30 PM
May 19 at 8 PM
May 22 at 3 PM
May 27 at 8 PM
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The Four Temperaments
Hindemith/Balanchine
The Four Temperaments, with
its references to the medieval
concept of psychological
humors, is classically grounded
but definitively modern movement.
May 5 at 8 PM
May 7 at 8 PM
May 14 at 2 PM
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Interplay
Gould/Robbins
Distinctly American and youthful
in spirit, Interplay reveals the
best of jazz and boogie-woogie
while its dancers take part in
playful competition.
May 21 at 8 PM
May 24 at 7:30 PM
May 27 at 8 PM
June 5 at 3 PM
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Jewels
Fauré, Stravinsky,
Tschaikovsky/Balanchine
Emeralds moves at a
mesmerizing pace, while Rubies races like lightning and
Diamonds sparkles with classical brilliance.
June 2 at 8 PM
June 3 at 8 PM
June 4 at 8 PM
June 7 at 7:30 PM
June 8 at 7:30 PM
June 11 at 2 PM
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Mercurial Manoeuvres
Shostakovich/Wheeldon
A dynamic work suggesting
militaristic patterns, Mercurial
Manoeuvres distills
Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto
No. 1 into a rapidly-changing,
geometric kaleidoscope.
June 1 at 7:30 PM
June 9 at 8 PM
June 10 at 8 PM
June 11 at 8 PM
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Monumentum pro Gesualdo
Stravinsky/Balanchine
Coupled with Movements for
Piano and Orchestra in
performance, this streamlined
leotard ballet arrests viewers
with its formal beauty and
simplicity.
May 5 at 8 PM
May 8 at 3 PM
May 12 at 8 PM
June 12 at 3 PM
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Movements for Piano
and Orchestra
Stravinsky/Balanchine
A signature leotard ballet,
Movements for Piano and
Orchestra's dissonance and
electric currents sweep on a
wave of exacting precision.
May 5 at 8 PM
May 8 at 3 PM
May 12 at 8 PM
June 12 at 3 PM
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For The Love of Duke
(New Stroman)
Ellington/Stroman
Susan Stroman returns to New York City Ballet. For her new work, Stroman will create a companion piece for the 1999 hit Blossom Got Kissed with music by Duke Ellington.
May 25 at 7:30 PM
May 28 at 2 PM & 8 PM
May 29 at 3 PM
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Opus 19/The Dreamer
Prokofiev/Robbins
Set to Prokofiev’s feverish concerto, Opus 19/The Dreamer focuses on a male protagonist’s interactions with his ethereal counterpart.
May 17 at 7:30 PM
May 22 at 3 PM
May 26 at 8 PM
June 4 at 2 PM
June 5 at 3 PM
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Polyphonia
Ligeti/Wheeldon
Regarded by many as a breakthrough contemporary work, Polyphonia’s four couples wind their way through ten eerily melodious Ligeti selections.
May 20 at at 8 PM
May 21 at 2 PM
May 26 at 8 PM
May 31at 7:30 PM
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The Seven Deadly Sins
Weill/Taylor-Corbett
At the Spring Gala on May 11, the Company will premiere a new production of Kurt Weill's The Seven Deadly Sins by theater, dance, and film choreographer Lynne Taylor-Corbett. All six performances of this thrilling and theatrical dance piece will feature acclaimed stage and screen star Patti LuPone.
May 11 at 7 PM
May 12 at3 PM 8 PM
May 13 at 8 PM
May 14 at 2 PM & 8 PM
May 15 at 3 PM
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Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
Rodgers/Balanchine
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue is a vampy Broadway ballet about a jealous Russian premier danseur and his hoofing American rival.
May 25 at 7:30 PM
May 28 at 2 PM & 8 PM
May 29 at 3 PM
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La Sonnambula
Rieti, based on themes by Bellini/Balanchine
Deceit, desire, and death shadow La Sonnambula's aristocratic masked ball, entertaining with its fanciful divertissements and haunting the imagination with its poignant story.
May 18 at 7:30 PM
May 20 at 8 PM
May 21 at 2 PM
May 22 at 3 PM
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Square Dance
Vivaldi, Corelli/Balanchine
The fiddlers remain in Balanchine's square dance-inspired ballet, but he pared the design elements down to focus attention on the choreography's handsome patterns, spirited invention, and effervescent spirit.
May 3 at 7:30 PM
May 7 at 2 PM
May 10 at 7:30 PM
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Stravinsky Violin Concerto
Stravinsky/Balanchine
Balanchine’s ingenious choreography for this signature “black and white” ballet underscores the symmetries within Stravinsky’s brilliant score.
May 3 at 7:30 PM
May 6 at 8 PM
May 15 at 3 PM
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Symphony in Three Movements
Stravinsky/Balanchine
Bold and breathtakingly jet-propelled, Symphony in Three Movements is a kinetic tour de force, striking for its simplicity and power.
May 4 at 7:30 PM
May 6 at 8 PM
May 8 at 3 PM
June 12 at 3 PM
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Thou Swell
Rodgers/Martins
Thou Swell embodies all the glamour of early-20th-century café society with its glittering décor, sumptuous fashion, and romantic Rodgers songs.
May 26 at 8 PM
May 31 at 7:30 PM
June 10 at 8 PM
June 11 at 8 PM
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Le Tombeau de Couperin
Ravel/Balanchine
Rooted in the court dances of 18th-century France, Le Tombeau de Couperin mesmerizes with its seamless patterns and symmetrical groupings of dancers.
May 4 at 7:30 PM
May 6 at 8 PM
May 14 at 8 PM
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Vienna Waltzes
J. Strauss II, Lehár, R. Strauss/Balanchine
A work of monumental scale with a magnificent finale, Vienna Waltzes is set in the moonlit forests of Austria and regal ballrooms of Vienna.
May 11 at 7 PM
May 12 at 8 PM
May 13 at 8 PM
May 14 at 2 PM & 8 PM
May 15 at 3 PM
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West Side Story Suite
Bernstein/Robbins
A modern love story based on
Shakespeare’s Romeo and
Juliet, West Side Story Suite
brings audiences to the feuding
streets of 1950s New York City
with heart-rending poignancy.
May 25 at 7:30 PM
May 28 at 2 PM & 8 PM
May 29 at 3 PM
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