2 & 3 Part Inventions
Bach/Robbins

This inventive study shines with optimism and youthful spirit while highlighting the interplay of musical and rhythmic counterpoint.


Tuesdays at 7:30 PM, Series 16
Thursdays at 8 PM, Series   3
Fridays at 8 PM, Series  5
Saturdays at 8 PM, Series 8
Balanchine/Robbins Series, May 11

The apex of the
Stravinsky/Balanchine
collaboration, Agon is a stunning
masterpiece, ever contemporary
in its athletic competitiveness.

Wednesdays at 7:30 PM, Series 2
Thursdays at 8 PM, Series 3
Thursdays at 8 PM, Series   4
Sundays at 3 PM, Series 17

The Concert
Chopin/Robbins

A piano recital with quirky
characters and loads of comic
antics, this Robbins classic will
have you rolling with laughter.



Wednesday at 7:30 PM, Series 1
Wednesday at 7:30 PM, Series 2
Saturdays at 2 PM, Series 7
Saturdays at 8 PM, Series 9

Concerto Barocco
Bach/Balanchine

One of Balanchine’s greatest
masterpieces, Concerto
Barocco embodies Bach’s
double violin concerto with
brilliant and understated
virtuosity.

Tuesdays at 7:30 PM, Series 15
Wednesday at 7:30 PM, Series 1
Thursdays at 8 PM, Series 3
Thursdays at 8 PM, Series 4
Sundays at 3 PM, Series 11

Cortège Hongrois
Glazounov/Balanchine

A spectacular exhibition, Cortège Hongrois develops from a folk-stylized processional to a grand pas de deux in the classical tradition.


Tuesdays at 7:30 PM, Series 15
Fridays at 8 PM, Series 6
Saturdays at 8 PM, Series 10
Sundays at 3 PM, Series 11
En Poine Series, May 14
Festival Premieres Series, May 14

Danses Concertantes
Stravinsky/Balanchine

The mercurial movements of this intoxicating ballet feature a series of witty pas de trois that are simultaneously fanciful and invigorating.

Tuesdays at 7:30 PM, Series 15
Saturdays at 8 PM, Series 10
Sundays at 3 PM, Series 12
Fridays at 8 PM, Series 6
Festival Premieres Series, May 29
 

Divertimento No. 15
Mozart/Balanchine

Balanchine creates a regal court of dancers to compliment Mozart’s sparkling score in this glorious work.


Wednesdays at 7:30 PM, Series 2
Saturdays at 2 PM, Series 7
Saturdays at 8 PM, Series 9
Sundays at 3 PM, Series 11
Festival Premieres Series, May 5
 

Donizetti Variations
Donizetti/Balanchine

Feats of bravura dancing are
brought center stage in this
exhilarating series of classical
dances in the Bournonville style.


Tuesdays at 7:30 PM, Series 16
Thursdays at 8 PM, Series 4
Fridays at 8 PM, Series 6
Saturdays at 2 PM, Series 7
Balanchine/Robbins Series, May 25
 

Duo Concertant
Stravinsky/Balanchine

This lively dance for a neoclassical couple, set to onstage piano and violin accompaniment, ends with a poignant play.


Tuesdays at 7:30 PM, Series 15
Wednesdays at 7:30 PM, Series 1
Thursdays at 8 PM, Series 3
Thursdays at 8 PM, Series 4
Sundays at 3 PM, Series 11

 

Fancy Free
Bernstein/Robbins

Precursor to Broadway and the silver screen’s On the Town, Fancy Free presents three sailors and their escapades on shore leave in Manhattan.

Wednesdays at 7:30, Series 1
Thursdays at 8 PM, Series 4
Saturdays at 2 PM, Series 7
Saturdays at 8 PM, Series 9
Festivan Premieres Series, May 22

 

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.

Tuesdays at 7:30 PM, Series 15
Thursdays at 8 PM, Series 4
Fridays at 8 PM, Series 5
Saturdays at 8 PM, Series 10
Sundays at 3 PM, Series 11
Sundays at 3 PM, Series 12
 

I’m Old Fashioned
Gould, based on a theme by Kern/Robbins

I'm Old Fashioned, Robbins’ delightful tribute to Fred Astaire, is America at the height of its love affair with the silver screen.


Tuesdays at 7:30 PM, Series 16
Thursdays at 8 PM, Series 4
Fridays at 8 PM, Series 5
Saturdays at 2 PM, Series 8
Sundays at 3 PM, Series 12
Balanchine/Robbins Series, May 11
 

Interplay
Gould/Robbins


Distinctly American and youthful
in spirit, Interplay discovers the
best of jazz and boogie woogie
in the rousing grips of
competitive showmanship.

Tuesdays at 7:30 PM, Series 16
Wednesdays at 7:30 PM, Series 1
Thursdays at 8 PM, Series 4
Saturdays at 8 PM, Series 9
Festival Premieres Series, June 5

 

The Lady with The Little Dog
Shchedrin/Miroshnichenko


The Kirov Ballet’s Alexey Miroshnichenko introduced a new story to NYCB’s repertory, based on Chekov’s The Lady with a Lapdog.


Wednesday at 7:30 PM, Series 2
Fridays at 8 PM, Series 6
Saturdays at 8 PM, Series 9
Sundays at 3 PM, Series 12

Monumentum pro Gesualdo
Stravinsky/Balanchine

Coupled with Movements for
Piano and Orchestra, this
streamlined leotard ballet
arrests viewers with its formal
beauty and simplicity.

Tuesdays at 7:30 PM, Series 15
Wednesdays at 7:30 PM, Series 2
Fridays at 8 PM, Series 5
Saturdays at 2 PM, Series 7
Balanchine/Robbins Series, June 15
 

Morgen
R. Strauss/Martins

Three couples drift through a
pastoral setting, dancing a series
of romantic pas de deux
punctuated by complex turns and
daring lifts.

Wednesdays at 7:30 PM, Series 2
Thursdays a 8 PM, Series 3
Saturdays at 2 PM, Series 8
Sundays at 3 PM, Series 17

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.

Tuesdays at 7:30 PM, Series 15
Wednesdays at 7:30 PM, Series 2
Fridays at 8 PM, Series 5
Saturdays at 2 PM, Series 7
Balanchine/Robbins Series, June 15
 

N.Y. Export: Opus Jazz
Prince/Robbins



With 1950s inflections at its core,
N.Y. Export: Opus Jazz is a
reflection of the post-war era
when city streets were bustling
with teens moving to cool jazz
and angst-ridden beats.




Tuesdays at 7:30 PM, Series 16
Fridays at 8 PM, Series 5
Fridays at 8 PM, Series 6
Saturdays at 2 PM, Series 8
Balanchine/Robbins Series, May 25
En Pointe Series, June 4
 

New Bigonzetti Ballet
Moretti/Bigonzetti

Calatrava Collaboration

Italy's most celebrated
choreographer, Mauro Bigonzetti’s
bold brand of Italian dance is
rooted in the neoclassical idiom.
For his fourth NYCB commission,
he will work with a commissioned
score by longtime collaborator
Bruno Moretti.


Thursdays at 8 PM, Series 3
Fridays at 8 PM, Series 5
Saturdays at 2 PM, Series 7
Saturdays at 2 PM, Series 8
Saturdays at 8 PM, Series 10
Festival Premieres Series, June 10

 

New Millepied Ballet
Escaich/Millepied

Calatrava Collaboration

NYCB's own Benjamin Millepied is quickly becoming one of contemporary ballets most sought after choreographers. His second creation for the Company will be paired with a commissioned score by fellow Frenchman Thierry Escaich. 



Wednesday at 7:30 PM, Series 1
Thursday at 8 PM, Series 3
Thursdays at 8 PM, Series 4
Saturdays at 2 PM, Series 7
Saturdays at 8 PM, Series 9
Festival Premieres Series, May 22

 

Alexei Ratmansky’s dancing
took him through Europe and
North America, before he
reinvigorated the Bolshoi Ballet
during his tenure as Artistic Director.
His illustrious resume includes two
acclaimed pieces for NYCB, and he
returns to choreograph Édouard
Lalo’s ballet Namouna.


Wednesdays at 7:30 PM, Series 1
Wednesdays at 7:30 PM, Series 2
Saturdays at 8 PM, Series 9
Sundays at 3 PM, Series 12
Festival Premieres Series, May 5

New Wheeldon Ballet
Ginastera/Wheeldon

Calatrava Collaboration

Wheeldon adds to his extensive
repertoire, choreographing Alberto
Ginastera’s lost score Estancia.
Originally commissioned by
Co-Founder Lincoln Kirstein
during a tour of South America
by NYCB precursor Ballet Caravan,
the company disbanded before
Estancia could be staged by
Balanchine.

Tuesdays at 7:30 PM, Series 15
Fridays at 8 PM, Series 5
Fridays at 8 PM, Series 6
Saturdays at 8 PM, Series 10
Sundays at 3 PM, Series 11
Festival Premieres Series, May 29
En Pointe Series, June 4
 

Opus 19/The Dreamer
Prokofiev/Robbins

Set to Prokofiev’s feverish concerto, Opus 19/The Dreamer focuses on a male protagonist’s elusive interactions with his ethereal counterpart.

Tuesdays at 7:30 PM, Series 16
Fridays at 8 PM, Series 5
Saturdays at  2 PM, Series 7
Sundays at 3 PM, Series 11
Balanchine/Robbins Series, May 11

 

Prodigal Son
Prokofiev/Balanchine

Prodigal Son swells with powerful characterizations as a beguiling Siren lures a capricious young man down a trail of loss and forgiveness.


Tuesdays at 7:30 PM, Series 16
Wednesday at 7:30 PM, Series 1
Saturdays at 2 PM, Series 8
Festival Premieres Series, June 22


 

Scotch Symphony
Mendelssohn/Balanchine

A scenic escapade in the Scottish Highlands, this charming Balanchine ballet features brisk footwork and a wistfully romantic pas de deux.

Tuesdays at 7:30 PM, Series 15
Wednesdays at 7:30 PM, Series 1
Thursdays at 8 PM, Series 4
Saturdays at 8 PM, Series 9
Balanchine/Robbins Series, June 15
Festival Premieres Series, June 5
 

Serenade
Tschaikovsky/Balanchine

The first ballet Balanchine choreographed in America is a romantic work of immense sweep, set to a transcendent Tschaikovsky score.

Tuesdays at 7:30 PM, Series 15
Fridays at 8 PM, Series 5
Fridays at 8 PM, Series 6
Saturdays at 2 PM, Series 8
Sundays at 3 PM, Series 17
En Pointe Series, May 14
Festival Premieres Series, May 4
 

La Source
Delibes/Balanchine

A frothy classical wonder, La Source combines thrilling ensemble work with virtuoso pas de deux.



Wednesdays at 7:30 PM, Series 2
Saturdays at 8 PM, Series 9
Saturdays at 8 PM, Series 10
Sundays at 3 PM, Series 12



 

Stravinsky Violin Concerto
Stravinsky/Balanchine         

Balanchine’s ingenious choreography for this signature black and white ballet underscores the symmetries within Stravinsky’s brilliant score.

Tuesdays at 7:30 PM, Series 16
Fridays at 8 PM, Series 6
Satrurdays at 2 PM, Series 8
Sundays at 3 PM, Series 12
Balanchine/Robbins Series, May 25


 

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.


Tuesdays at 7:30 PM, Series 15
Thursdays at 8 PM, Series 3
Thursdays at 8 PM, Series 4
Saturdays at 2 PM, Series 7
Saturdays at 8 PM, Series 9
 

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.

Tuesdays at 7:30 PM, Series 16
Wednesdays at 7:30 PM, Series 2
Saturdays at 2 PM, Series 7
Saturdays at 2 PM, Series 8

 

Walpurgisnacht Ballet
Gounod/Balanchine

Set to a passionate score by Gounod, Walpurgisnacht Ballet is an elegant work that ends with a swooning climax.


Wednesdays at 7:30 PM, Series 1
Thursdays at 8 PM, Series 4
Saturdays at 2 PM, Series 7
Saturdays at 2 PM, Series 8