Apollon Musagéte 1928
Choreography by George Balanchine
© The George Balanchine Trust
Alice Nikitina, Felia Doubrovska, Lubov Tchernichev, Serge Lifar
Photo uncredited


Apollo 2005
Choreography by George Balanchine
© The George Balanchine Trust
Wendy Whelan, Nikolaj Hubbe
Photo © Paul Kolnik






Ballet of the Elephants 1942
Choreography by George Balanchine
George Balanchine, Madoc
Photo courtesy of the NYCB Archives


Circus Polka 2004
Choreography by Jerome Robbins
Children from the School of American Ballet, Robert La Fosse
Photo © Paul Kolnik






Concerto Barocco 1949
Choreography by George Balanchine
© The George Balanchine Trust
Janet Reed, Frank Hobi
Photo © Walter E. Owen


Concerto Barocco 2004
Choreography by George Balanchine
© The George Balanchine Trust
Wendy Whelan, Nilas Martins
Photo © Paul Kolnik






Firebird early 1950s
Choreography by George Balanchine
© The George Balanchine Trust
Maria Tallchief
Photo © George Platt Lynes


Firebird 2005
Choreography by George Balanchine
© The George Balanchine Trust
Charles Askegard, Maria Kowroski
Photo © Paul Kolnik






The Four Temperaments early 1950s
Choreography by George Balanchine
© The George Balanchine Trust
Nicholas Magallanes, Maria Tallchief
Photo © George Platt Lynes


The Four Temperaments 2005
Choreography by George Balanchine
© The George Balanchine Trust
Charles Askegard, Miranda Weese
Photo © Paul Kolnik






Liebeslieder Walzer 1960
Choreography by George Balanchine
© The George Balanchine Trust
Conrad Ludlow, Jillana, Nicholas Magallanes, Violette Verdy, Melissa Hayden, Jonathan Watts, Diana Adams, William Carter
Photo © Martha Swope


Liebeslieder Walzer 2004
Choreography by George Balanchine
© The George Balanchine Trust
Jock Soto, Kyra Nichols, Jared Angle, Miranda Weese, Darci Kistler, Charles Askegard, Wendy Whelan, Nilas Martins
Photo © Paul Kolnik






Mozartiana 1935
Choreography by George Balanchine
© The George Balanchine Trust
American Ballet Ensemble
Photo courtesy of the NYCB Archives


Mozartiana 2004
Choreography by George Balanchine
© The George Balanchine Trust
Wendy Whelan, Students from the School of American Ballet
Photo © Paul Kolnik






Prodigal Son early 1950s
Choreography by George Balanchine
© The George Balanchine Trust
Hugh Laing, Yvonne Mounsey
Photo © Walter E. Owen


Prodigal Son 2004
Choreography by George Balanchine
© The George Balanchine Trust
Maria Kowroski, Damian Woetzel
Photo © Paul Kolnik






Scotch Symphony early 1950s
Choreography by George Balanchine
© The George Balanchine Trust
Maria Tallchief
Photo © Walter E. Owen


Scotch Symphony 2003
Choreography by George Balanchine
© The George Balanchine Trust
Kyra Nichols, NYCB Ensemble
Photo © Paul Kolnik






Swan Lake (Balanchine) 2005
Choreography by George Balanchine (after Ivanov)
© The George Balanchine Trust
Maria Kowroski, NYCB Ensemble
Photo © Paul Kolnik


Swan Lake (Martins) 2004
Choreography by Peter Martins after Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov and George Balanchine
Wendy Whelan, NYCB Ensemble
Photo © Paul Kolnik






Ballet Imperial 1941
Choreography by George Balanchine
© The George Balanchine Trust
American Ballet Caravan Ensemble
Photo courtesy of NYCB Archives


Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2 2006
Choreography by George Balanchine
© The George Balanchine Trust
Teresa Reichlen, NYCB Ensemble
Photo © Paul Kolnik






Western Symphony early 1950s
Choreography by George Balanchine
© The George Balanchine Trust
Todd Bolender, Patricia Wilde
Photo uncredited, courtesy of NYCB Archives


Western Symphony 2003
Choreography by George Balanchine
© The George Balanchine Trust
Maria Kowroski, NYCB Ensemble
Photo © Paul Kolnik