Program
Sensory-Friendly Performance
MAY 17
Performance Dates
A RELAXED THEATERGOING EXPERIENCE
This specially curated performance is designed to provide a relaxed, inclusive environment where individuals with sensory processing challenges, including autism, can experience New York City Ballet. Slight modifications will include a relaxed entry/exit policy, adjustments to lighting and sound levels, designated break areas throughout the Theater, additional event staffing to assist with audience needs, and pre-visit resources, including a visual schedule. This one-time-only performance opens with George Balanchine’s Divertimento No. 15, featuring a regal cast of dancers and a sparkling Mozart score. Alexei Ratmansky’s energetic Concerto DSCH follows, invigorating audiences with spirited choreography and a thrilling piano concerto by Shostakovich.
While the Spring 2026 Sensory-Friendly Performance is not available on subscription packages, 25-26 Season subscribers will have priority access to purchase add-on single tickets for this performance before sales open to the general public.
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Divertimento No. 15
Balanchine considered Mozart’s Divertimento No. 15 the finest ever written and to compliment the sparkling score, he created a work of prodigious ingenuity featuring a regal cast of dancers.
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Concerto DSCH
With its thrilling Shostakovich score and dramatic texture, Ratmansky’s acclaimed 2008 creation excels with classical ingenuity and contemporary stylishness.
