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2014–2015 Season
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A New York City Ballet season is unlike any other. “This quantity alone should be the envy of the dance
world, but it is also of a quality unmatched anywhere.” – The New York Times
Like the photography within these pages, dance is every bit a visual medium as it is a performing art.
Our works are living, with a beauty that is fleeting and of the moment. They breathe and sweat—mere gestures touch to the core.
Driven by music and the innate desire to move, we guard and honor the masterpieces that came before us,
and take inspiration from them to create the new.
Each piece is curated in a single frame – the proscenium arch – within a gallery revered as the house that Balanchine built.
The combination of music and movement may be the highest form of art.
But to us it is simply life’s existence.
2014—1 5 S E AS O N
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Art In Motion
The CompanyCorps de BalletSara AdamsDevin AlberdaMarika AndersonDaniel ApplebaumFaye ArthursAustin BachmanHarrison Ball†
Olivia BoissonLikolani BrownStephanie ChrosniakHarrison CollCameron DieckAlina DronovaMeaghan Dutton-O’HaraSilas FarleyEmilie GerrityJoseph GordonAshley HodSpartak HoxhaRalph IppolitoAshly IsaacsDana JacobsonRussell JanzenMegan JohnsonGhaleb KayaliEmily KiktaClaire KretzschmarAustin LaurentOlivia MacKinnonMeagan MannJenelle ManziAlexa MaxwellGwyneth MullerLars NelsonAllen PeifferUnity PhelanDavid ProttasAaron SanzTroy SchumacherAndrew ScordatoKristen SeginMary Elizabeth SellGretchen SmithJoshua ThewLara TongGiovanni VillalobosSebastian Villarini-VelezSarah VillwockClaire Von EnckPeter WalkerLydia WellingtonIndiana Woodward
† Janice Levin Dancer Honoree
FoundersGeorge BalanchineLincoln Kirstein
Founding ChoreographersGeorge BalanchineJerome Robbins
Ballet Master in ChiefPeter Martins
PrincipalsJared AngleTyler AngleAshley BouderAdrian Danchig-WaringJoaquin De LuzMegan FairchildRobert FairchildChase FinlayGonzalo GarciaSterling HyltinMaria KowroskiRebecca KrohnAsk la CourSara MearnsTiler PeckAmar RamasarTeresa ReichlenAna Sophia SchellerJennie SomogyiAbi StaffordDaniel UlbrichtAndrew VeyetteWendy Whelan
SoloistsAntonio CarmenaZachary CatazaroCraig HallAnthony HuxleyLauren KingAshley LaraceyMegan LeCroneLauren LovetteSavannah LoweryGeorgina PazcoguinJustin PeckErica PereiraBrittany PollackTaylor StanleySean Suozzi
S E P T E M B E R 2 3 — O C TO B E R 1 9
The New York Times has lauded the “unequaled richness” and “terrific density of New York City Ballet’s repertory,” and the 2014–15 Season stands up to this praise with 56 ballets, featuring a Balanchine Black & White festival, two iconic Shakespeare full-lengths, and an impressive seven premieres including La Sylphide. Celebrat-ing our rich musical legacy and named after Founder George Balanchine’s famous quote “See the music and hear the danc-ing,” new Hear the Dance programs focus on composers of the same national origin, offering a framed perspective for exploring our extensive repertory.
The season opens with the 2014 Fall Gala, highlighting the Company’s unwavering commitment to creative innovation with new works from NYCB’s own Justin Peck and
Troy Schumacher and The Royal Ballet’s Liam Scarlett, along with guest costume designers from the fashion world. Only a week later, a fourth world premiere will arrive on stage from Alexei Ratmansky.
Nowhere are Balanchine’s ballets performed with the authority of the NYCB dancers, and 14 fall performances on three programs are devoted to his treasured repertory.
Four additional programs complete the fall, including encore performances of the Spring 2014 collaboration from Peck and Sufjan Stevens, the NY premiere of Ballet Master and former Soloist Jean-Pierre Frohlich’s Varied Trio, and the NYCB farewell performance of beloved Principal Dancer Wendy Whelan.
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Fall
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Mozartiana Apollo
FirebirdTschaikovsky Suite No. 3
SEPT 25, 27 Eve, OCT 1, 3, 12——
STRAviNSky & BAlANChiNE hEAR ThE dANCE: RuSSiA
Apollo — Monumentum pro Gesualdo — Movements for Piano and Orchestra — Duo Concertant — Agon
The pairing of Balanchine and Stravinsky forged one of the
most prolific artistic collaborations in history, producing
works that demand to be viewed over and over. Their first,
Apollo, depicts the young god as he is inspired into adulthood
by the muses of poetry, mime, and dance. Although created
separately, Monumentum pro Gesualdo and Movements
for Piano and Orchestra have been coupled since 1966, the
former arresting with its simple beauty and refinement and
the latter sweeping on a wave of exacting precision. Set to
onstage piano and violin accompaniment, Duo Concertant is
a lively dance for two, ending with a poignant play on light
and shadow. A landmark work that has long been consider-
ed a masterpiece, Agon remains ever contemporary in its
athletic competitiveness.
SEPT 26, 27 Mat, OCT 4 Eve, 5 ——
All BAlANChiNE
Donizetti Variations (Donizetti) — La Sonnambula (Rieti, themes by Bellini) — Firebird (Stravinsky/Balanchine, Robbins)
Balanchine’s inspirations were profoundly diverse and these
three ballets show the breadth of his creative mastery. Feats
of bravura dancing take center stage in the exhilarating
Donizetti Variations. Deceit, desire, and death shadow
La Sonnambula's aristocratic masked ball, haunting with
the image of a beautiful sleepwalker. Dressed in Chagall’s
exquisite sets and costumes, Firebird illustrates an enchant-
ing Russian fairytale and the fantastical creatures of its
strange world.
SEPT 23 at 7 PM ——
2014 FAll GAlA
Morgen (R. Strauss/Martins) — New Scarlett - World Premiere — New Schumacher – World Premiere — This Bitter Earth (Washington, Richter/Wheeldon) — New Franck/Peck – World Premiere
Drawing attention to New York City Ballet’s distinction as the
“foremost creative ballet troupe in the world” (The New York
Times), this benefit evening will include three world premieres
alongside Peter Martins' Morgen and Christopher Wheeldon’s
This Bitter Earth. As a special highlight, each premiere is paired
with a fashion designer to continue what has become a NYC fall
fashion event.
SEPT 24, 28, 30, OCT 4 Mat, 19——
TSChAikOvSky & BAlANChiNE hEAR ThE dANCE: RuSSiA
Serenade — Mozartiana — Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux — Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3
Balanchine adored the legendary Russian composer, once
saying, “In everything that I did to Tschaikovsky’s music,
I sensed his help.” Serenade, the first ballet Balanchine
choreographed in America, is a timeless piece that evokes a
solemn spirituality. Mozartiana’s prayerful opening will touch
your heart and the succeeding theme and variations is pure
exhilarating elegance. Set to music originally composed for
Swan Lake, Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux is a brief, beautiful, and
beloved rush of adrenaline. Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3 begins
on a romantic note and swells with ardor in each movement,
culminating in a magnificent finale.
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The Concert
In CreasesInterplay
This Bitter Earth
OCT 10, 16, 18 Mat ——
MASTERS AT WORk
Square Dance (Vivaldi, Corelli/Balanchine) — The Steadfast Tin Soldier (Bizet/Balanchine) — Le Tombeau de Couperin (Ravel/Balanchine) — The Concert (Chopin/Robbins)
Together Balanchine and Robbins created a repertoire that
remains the standard for choreographers worldwide. Known
for his love of all things American, Balanchine distilled square
dancing to fit his neoclassical minimalism, retaining its
effervescent joy in Square Dance. Based on Hans Christian
Andersen's charming fairytale, The Steadfast Tin Soldier
finds bittersweet romance between a paper doll ballerina
and a smitten toy soldier. The eight couples of Le Tombeau
de Couperin delight with their symmetrical patterns and play-
ful interactions, and The Concert, a one-of-a-kind comedic
ballet, concludes with a cast of quirky characters and their
laugh-out-loud antics.
OCT 15 CHAMBER PROGRAM ——
21ST CENTuRy ChOREOGRAPhERS II
New Scarlett — New Schumacher — Varied Trio – NY Premiere (Harrison/Frohlich) — After the Rain Pas de Deux (Pärt/Wheeldon) — Todo Buenos Aires (Piazzolla, arr. by Wasserman/Martins) — In Creases (Glass/Peck)
Six contemporary dance makers take the stage in a pro-
gram with an equally differing array of styles. New works from
Liam Scarlett and NYCB's Troy Schumacher, whose own
BalletCollective was recently deemed a “real discovery”
by The New York Times, precede the NY premiere of Ballet
Master Jean-Pierre Frohlich’s Varied Trio, a collection of short
dances for a single couple. Wheeldon’s After the Rain pas de
deux and the season’s only performances of Martins’ tango-
inflected Todo Buenos Aires and Peck’s puzzle of shifting
shapes In Creases complete the evening.
OCT 2, 7, 9, 11 Eve ——
21ST CENTuRy ChOREOGRAPhERS I
Morgen (R. Strauss/Martins) — New Scarlett — New Schumacher — This Bitter Earth (Washington, Richter/Wheeldon) — New Franck/Peck — New Ratmansky – World Premiere
New choreography is the lifeblood of NYCB, and 21st
Century Choreographers matches the three premieres from
our fall gala with a world premiere by Alexei Ratmansky in his
return to NYCB after four years. Also choreographing are: Liam
Scarlett returning on the heels of Winter 2014's Acheron, Corps
de Ballet Member Troy Schumacher with his first main stage
ballet for the Company, and Soloist Justin Peck adding the
first César Franck composition to our vast musical repertory.
Martins' Morgen, with its romantic couples and lakeside
scene, and Wheeldon’s This Bitter Earth, exploring Max
Richter’s electronic remix of the popular song by the same
name, complete the program.
OCT 8, 11 Mat, 14, 17 ——
ClASSiC NyCB
Chaconne (Gluck/Balanchine) — Interplay (Gould/Robbins) — After the Rain Pas de Deux (Pärt/Wheeldon) — Everywhere We Go (Stevens/Peck)
A diverse selection to satisfy every desire, classics by
Balanchine and Robbins share the stage with two ballets
from the new generation. Chaconne is by turns elegiac and
courtly, beginning with a dreamlike prologue and concluding
with a grand series of classical dances, while Interplay is
distinctly American and youthful in spirit. Wheeldon’s land-
mark After the Rain pas de deux is full of heartfelt emotion
that leaves audiences in awe. Everywhere We Go features
Peck's distinctive use of the corps de ballet and is high-
lighted by a commissioned score by American composer
Sufjan Stevens.
Fall
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OCT 18 Eve ——
WENdy WhElAN FAREWEll
NYCB bids farewell to Principal Dancer Wendy Whelan, who
during a 30-year career has touched the lives of countless
audiences with her breathtaking physicality and heartfelt
performances.
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JA N uA Ry 2 0 — M A RC h 1
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The winter begins with a power packed program featuring three Balanchine master- works, soon followed by another all- Balanchine program of cherished ballets, each with its own unique tone. Both programs will be featured on our January 24 Saturday at the Ballet with George annual event, a full day of activities and performances celebrating our founder.
Supporting our tradition of new choreogra-phy, this year’s New Combinations program features a world premiere by Soloist Justin Peck, who contributes an astounding eighth ballet for the Company in less than four years.
Last performed in 2008 and required viewing for dance aficionados, Robbins’ The Goldberg Variations makes a welcome appearance alongside another Bach must-see, Concerto Barocco. After a ten year absence, Balanchine’s two-act story ballet Harlequinade also returns to the repertory, bringing along its larger-than-life characters and one-of-a-kind humor.
Rounding out the winter is Peter Martins’ Romeo + Juliet, just in time for Valentine’s Day, as well as Hear the Dance programs focusing on America, Germany, Italy, and Russia.
Donizetti Variations
Serenade
The Cage
WinterJAN 20, 24 Eve, 25, 31 Mat, FEB 12 ——
All BAlANChiNE I ClASSiC COMBiNATiON
Serenade (Tschaikovsky) — Agon (Stravinsky) — Symphony in C (Bizet)
Uncontested masterworks, these three ballets present
vastly differing styles for a Balanchine experience that
simply cannot be missed. Originally crafted as a train-
ing exercise for the School of American Ballet and now
performed by companies the world over, Serenade is a
romantic work of immense sweep with a transcendent score.
A wonder of propulsive angularity, the Black & White ballet
Agon balances structural symmetry with choreographic
ingenuity. Symphony in C concludes, a classical ballet
that sparkles with over 50 dancers covered in Swarovski
elements and a spectacular finale with the full cast onstage.
JAN 21, 23, 27, 30, FEB 1 ——
hEAR ThE dANCE: RuSSiA
Symphonic Dances (Rachmaninoff/Martins) — The Cage (Stravinsky/Robbins) — Andantino (Tschaikovsky/Robbins) — Cortège Hongrois (Glazounov/Balanchine)
Despite the bitter climate, Russia has long been a hotbed
of great composers. Grounded by Rachmaninoff’s color-
ful melodies, Symphonic Dances (last performed in 2003)
alternates between powerful ensemble sections and wistful
pas de deux for its lead couple. The Cage plunges into the
world of natural selection, using Stravinsky’s daring score to
depict the feral instinct compelling the female of an insect
species to consider its male counterpart as prey. Set to the
lilting second movement of Tschaikovsky’s Piano Concerto
No. 1, Andantino is infused with a sense of sweetness
and unforced drama. Mirroring Glazounov’s melding of
nationalistic and classical idioms, Cortège Hongrois
develops from a folk-stylized processional to a classical
grand pas de deux.
JAN 22, 24 Mat, 28, FEB 3, 28 Eve ——
All BAlANChiNE I I
Donizetti Variations (Donizetti) — La Valse (Ravel) — Chaconne (Gluck)
Drawn from over 400 works in the Balanchine canon, to-
gether these three ballets are ever more impactful for their
individual uniqueness. The cheerful 26-minute Donizetti
Variations sets a series of effervescent dances to music
from the opera Don Sebastien, offering choice but techni-
cally challenging roles for two bravura dancers and three
supporting trios. Within a cavernous ballroom, La Valse
presents a young woman at once horrified and fascinated
by her own vanity, seduced by the figure of Death. A work of
contrasting styles, Chaconne’s lyrical opening occurs as if
in a drift of clouds, giving way to classical divertissements
that build to a grand finale.
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Hallelujah Junction
Glass Pieces
Concerto Barocco
Mercurial Manoeuvres
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WinterJAN 29, 31 Eve, FEB 5, 7 Eve ——
All BACh hEAR ThE dANCE: GERMANy
Concerto Barocco (Balanchine) — The Goldberg Variations (Robbins)
Renowned for his impressively prolific Baroque compositions,
two prominent Bach scores provide the setting for two
of NYCB’s most prominent ballets. One of Balanchine’s
greatest masterpieces, Concerto Barocco is music made
visible as two elegant yet dynamic lead ballerinas each
depict one of the instrumental soloists in a virtuosic double
violin concerto. A testament to Robbins’ unceasing invention,
The Goldberg Variations is a choreographic tour de force that
pays homage to Bach’s epic score by unifying the traditions of
classical and modern movements in one monumental ballet.
FEB 4, 8, 10, 11, 27 ——
NEW COMBiNATiONS
New Ratmansky — New Copland/Peck – World Premiere — Mercurial Manoeuvres (Shostakovich/Wheeldon)
Balanchine founded New York City Ballet as a creative
institution where the vast majority of works are created on
its own dancers, and each winter we honor this guiding
principle with a program featuring a world premiere. As the
centerpiece, Soloist Justin Peck will craft his own interpre-
tation of Aaron Copland’s iconic Americana score Rodeo.
Completing the program are Alexei Ratmansky’s fall pre-
miere, his fifth ballet for the Company, and Christopher
Wheeldon’s 2000 Mercurial Manoeuvres, which transforms
Shostakovich’s first piano concerto into a rapidly-changing
kaleidoscope.
FEB 6 CHAMBER PROGRAM ——
ClASSiC NyCB
Hallelujah Junction (Adams/Martins) — A Place for Us (Previn, Bernstein/Wheeldon) — The Goldberg Variations (Bach/Robbins)
Returning after a seven-year hiatus, The Goldberg Variations
is preceded by two acclaimed contemporary works for
one night only. Hallelujah Junction, one of Martins’ most
popular works, sends its dancers across the stage in waves
punctuated by the gently hovering pas de deux at its
center. Wheeldon’s A Place for Us highlights the inter-
personal charisma of its two dancers who at one point dart
around and interact with shifting patterns of light. Robbins’
take on The Goldberg Variations pays homage to the
architectural keyboard score of its namesake, seamlessly
transitioning from formal dance and gesture to modern
movements and attire, and then inversing the relationship.
FEB 7 Mat, 17, 19, 26 ——
hEAR ThE dANCE: AMERiCA
Hallelujah Junction (Adams/Martins) — A Place for Us (Previn, Bernstein/Wheeldon) — Interplay (Gould/Robbins) — Glass Pieces (Glass/Robbins)
Multifaceted like our great nation, this selection of diverse
American music provides the springboard for an energiz-
ing program. Hallelujah Junction is a living locomotive of
driving energy, set to a pulsing John Adams score played
by two onstage pianists. Danced beside onstage clarinet
and piano accompaniment, A Place for Us finds its two
dancers in a playfully spontaneous pas de deux, then
Interplay’s young dancers take part in lighthearted competi-
tion as they revel in the exuberant but cool melodies of the
ballet's jazz-infused score. Expansive in scope and stream-
lined in style, Glass Pieces captures the heartbeat of
metropolitan life with its charged, urban choreography.
Harlequinade
Romeo + Juliet
Square Dance
Winter
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FEB 13, 14 Mat & Eve, 15 Mat & Eve*, 20, 21 Mat & Eve, 22 ——
ROMEO + JuliET
Prokofiev/Martins
Peter Martins’ bold staging of Romeo + Juliet returns for
nine performances around the Valentine’s Day holiday. The
Bard’s immortal tale of tragic love translates into a power-
fully moving full-length ballet, captivating neophytes and
balletomanes alike, with a famed climax that never fails to
affect audiences. Featuring Prokofiev’s masterful score
and dressed in designs by contemporary artist Per Kirkeby,
the crushing forces of familial feud confront the unyielding
passion of predestined love, making this the most famous
romantic tragedy of all time.
*Specially added Sunday evening performance on Feb 15 begins at 7:30 PM.
FEB 18, 24, 25, 28 Mat, MAR 1 ——
All BAlANChiNE IIIhEAR ThE dANCE: iTAly
Square Dance (Vivaldi, Corelli) — Harlequinade (Drigo)
Two outwardly disparate Balanchine works are united on
one program by the commonality of their Italian musical
heritage and upbeat aftereffect. Noting the shared emphasis
on structure and ebullient spirit, Balanchine married
American folk dance and classical ballet for Square Dance.
At the opposite end of the spectrum is Harlequinade, a
two-act story ballet in the commedia dell’arte style offer-
ing something for every dancegoer: a charming story with
the moral of prevailing love, a variety of fanciful and funny
characters, vivid sets and costumes, and a slew of support-
ing roles for students from the School of American Ballet.
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A P R i l 2 8 — J u N E 7
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Our final weeks of the season kick off with a festival of Balanchine’s Black & White ballets, including 11 performances of these streamlined marvels. While individually performed elsewhere, only at New York City Ballet can you see 12 of these iconic ballets in such a short span of time.
The 2015 Spring Gala will be cause for cel-ebration indeed as the Company premieres Ballet Master in Chief Peter Martins’ staging of Bournonville’s La Sylphide, an opportunity for audiences to view one of the great roman-tic story ballets on the NYCB stage. Paired on the occasion is Bournonville Divertissements, aptly returning for the first time since 1999 for an immersive Bournonville experience.
The diverse spring repertory includes pop-ular works, such as West Side Story Suite and Symphony in C, as well as ballets seen less frequently, Balanchine’s Sonatine pas de deux and Martins’ boldly rhythmic Symphonic Dances, on programs ranging from Founding Choreographer favorites to evenings of contemporary choreography.
Bringing the 2014-15 Season to a festive conclusion is Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, its magic and wonder the perfect send-off for the summer.
The Four Temperaments
Episodes Symphony in Three Movements
Stravinsky Violin Concerto
Spring
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Black & White FestivalForegoing elaborate sets and costumes to focus on movement and music alone, Balanchine’s signature style was born. From his first foray into new territory to the last of the Black & Whites, we present 12 pivotal works in his stunning, minimalist vision.
APR 28, MAY 1*, 2 Mat, 6* ——
BAlANChiNE BlACk & WhiTE I
Monumentum pro Gesualdo (Stravinsky) — Movements for Piano and Orchestra (Stravinsky) — Concerto Barocco (Bach) — Episodes (Webern) — The Four Temperaments (Hindemith)
Ranging from understated classicism to the bold and con-
temporary, these five works comprise some of Balanchine’s
earliest Black & White ballets. Though similar in structure and
brevity, Monumentum pro Gesualdo is known for its plush
refinement while Movements for Piano and Orchestra excels
with calculated attack. One of his first masterpieces, Concerto
Barocco is the dance distillation of its elegant and colorful
Bach score. Perhaps the most avant-garde, Episodes uses
Webern's edgy tones as the basis for a series of four arresting
scenes. Referencing the medieval concept of psychological
humors, The Four Temperaments is classically grounded but
definitively modern movement.
*Please note: Monumentum pro Gesualdo and Movements for Piano and Orchestra will not be performed on May 1 and 6.
APR 29, MAY 3, 5, 9 Mat ——
STRAviNSky/BAlANChiNE BlACk & WhiTE IIhEAR ThE dANCE: RuSSiA
Apollo — Agon — Duo Concertant — Symphony in Three Movements
Spanning more than four decades, Black & White II begins
with the first work in Balanchine’s new style and ends with
two of his last – all to music by Stravinsky. A sensation at its
premiere and an international success, Apollo represents
Balanchine’s artistic coming of age. For Agon, the two
consulted on every detail from musical timings to the basic
movements, resulting in an encounter with extreme
athleticism that was way ahead of its time. Alternating
buoyant dancing with restful passages, the dancers in Duo
Concertant stop to listen to the musicians onstage before a
dramatic scene with a lone circle of light. Bold and breath-
takingly jet-propelled, Symphony in Three Movements is a
kinetic achievement, striking for its confidence and power.
APR 30, MAY 2 Eve, 9 Eve ——
BAlANChiNE BlACk & WhiTE III
Square Dance (Vivaldi, Corelli) — Le Tombeau de Couperin (Ravel) — Stravinsky Violin Concerto (Stravinsky)
Balanchine's Black & White ballets are anything but one-
noted and this program demonstrates the versatility of his
streamlined style. Balanchine layered classical ballet over
square dancing to illustrate a shared regard for order and
high spirits in Square Dance. Le Tombeau de Couperin is
a favorite amongst the corps de ballet as they cheerfully
perform in unison and mirror opposites. The outer sections
of Stravinsky Violin Concerto are carefully-woven master-
pieces of symmetry that peel away to reveal two of
Balanchine's most ingenious and unique pas de deux.
Bournonville Divertissements
Symphony in C
La Valse
Spring
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MAY 7 at 7 PM ——
2015 SPRiNG GAlA
La Sylphide - NYCB Premiere (Løvenskjold/Martins aft. Bournonville) — Bournonville Divertissements (Paulli, Lumbye, E. Helsted/Bournonville)
Generously sponsored by Vacheron Constantin for a
third year, the 2015 Spring Gala will feature the premiere
of Peter Martins’ La Sylphide, adding to the Company’s
roster of story ballets. Originally created for Pennsylvania
Ballet, Martin's staging of this famous romantic ballet presents
a classic story of fairies and forsaken love. Coinciding with
the occasion is the return of Bournonville Divertissements, a
series of the Danish choreographer’s most popular dances
excerpted from their original settings.
MAY 8, 10, 15, 19 ——
All BAlANChiNE hEAR ThE dANCE: FRANCE
Walpurgisnacht Ballet (Gounod) — Sonatine (Ravel) — La Valse (Ravel) — Symphony in C (Bizet)
From colorfully impressionistic to bright and precise,
Balanchine was drawn to impassioned French music.
Walpurgisnacht Ballet is a rippling of neoclassical
choreography, ending with a surging climax that sends its
ballerinas soaring across the stage. More demure is the
refined simplicity and emotional interactions of the rarely-
seen Sonatine, evoking the elegance of the French artists
on which it was made. In his notes on La Valse Ravel wrote,
"We are dancing on the edge of a volcano," and Balanchine
fashioned a moody and mysterious world to compliment the
composer's seductive melodies. Upon discovering a long-lost
Bizet score, Balanchine took only two weeks to choreograph
the neoclassical masterpiece Symphony in C, which dazzles
with dozens of dancers.
MAY 12, 16 Mat & Eve, 17, 23 Mat & Eve, 24 ——
lA SylPhidE hEAR ThE dANCE: dENMARk
La Sylphide (Løvenskjold/Martins aft. Bournonville) — Bournonville Divertissements (Paulli, Lumbye, E. Helsted/Bournonville)
19th-century dancer/choreographer August Bournonville
created a national tradition of ballet in his native Denmark,
leaving several of the world’s most famous works and a
style of dance known for its sheer joy. The Dane’s romantic
classic La Sylphide is a story of passion and unrequited
love featuring an alluring fairy and a diabolical witch. A
collection of highlights from the fleet-footed Bournonville
repertoire, Bournonville Divertissements follows, providing
a parade of principal roles, including the famous Flower
Festival pas de deux.
La Sylphide set design
N.Y. Export: Opus Jazz
West Side Story Suite
Symphonic Dances
Spring
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MAY 13, 20, 26 ——
All ROBBiNS
The Goldberg Variations (Bach/Robbins) — West Side Story Suite (Bernstein/Robbins)
From ballet to Broadway, Jerome Robbins is one of the most
revered choreographers this country has ever produced
and this all-Robbins program brings masterpieces from
opposite corners of his creative mind. Juxtaposing courtly
dances and costuming with modern movements and dress,
The Goldberg Variations is a profound study on the limitless
possibilities of choreography. With its crackling energy and
heart-rending poignancy, West Side Story Suite hardly needs
any introduction – this collection of dances and songs from
the smash international musical never fails to fulfill.
MAY 14, 21, 30 Mat & Eve ——
21ST CENTuRy ChOREOGRAPhERS
Symphonic Dances (Rachmaninoff/Martins) — New Copland/Peck — Mercurial Manoeuvres (Shostakovich/Wheeldon)
Ballet Master in Chief Peter Martins leads a program of
contemporary ballet with two talents whose early careers
he fostered through their many NYCB commissions.
Returning to Rachmaninoff’s expressive score ten years
after first listening to it, Martins fused classical technique
with contemporary execution for his Symphonic Dances.
The last ballet Christopher Wheeldon choreographed while
still a dancer, Mercurial Manoeuvres accents the wit in
Shostakovich’s concerto, pairing dramatic movements with
the peaks and valleys of the composer’s dynamic music.
Also, if you miss the winter premiere, this is your opportunity
to catch the new Aaron Copland/Justin Peck work.
MAY 22, 27, 28, 31 ——
ClASSiC NyCB I
Raymonda Variations (Glazounov/Balanchine) — Morgen (R. Strauss/Martins) — N.Y. Export: Opus Jazz (Prince/Robbins)
This quintessential program features works by the three
choreographers that are most closely associated with
NYCB's celebrated repertory. Raymonda Variations is a flurry
of ballet technique featuring a series of impressive solos at
its center. Morgen's three couples drift through a lakeside
scene dancing a series of romantic pas de deux accented
by complex turns and daring lifts, while exchanging partners
in their search for romance. The dancers take off their pointe
shoes and don sneakers for N.Y. Export: Opus Jazz, a reflec-
tion of the post-war era when city streets were bustling with
teens moving to cool jazz and angst-ridden beats.
The Goldberg Variations The Goldberg Variations
Spring
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Mendelssohn/Balanchine
Pull back the ivied curtain of A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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MAY 29 CHAMBER PROGRAM ——
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Combining contemporary works with a Robbins classic,
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SEE THE MUSIC... includes an orchestral demonstration
Fall 2014 SEPTEMBER 23 — OCTOBER 19
at 7:30 PM at 7:30 PM at 7:30 PM at 8 PM at 2 PM at 8 PM at 3 PM
Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sat Sun
FAll GAlA at 7 PM
Morgen ——
New Scarlett (World Premiere)
—— New Schumacher (World Premiere)
——This Bitter Earth
—— New Franck/Peck (World Premiere)
TSChAikOvSky & BAlANChiNE
hEAR ThE dANCE: RuSSiA
Serenade——
Mozartiana——
Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux ——
Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3
STRAviNSky & BAlANChiNE
hEAR ThE dANCE: RuSSiA
Apollo——
Monumentum pro Gesualdo
——Movements for Piano
and Orchestra——
Duo Concertant ——
Agon
All BAlANChiNE
Donizetti Variations——
La Sonnambula——
Firebird
All BAlANChiNE
Donizetti Variations——
La Sonnambula——
Firebird
STRAviNSky & BAlANChiNE
hEAR ThE dANCE: RuSSiA
Apollo——
Monumentum pro Gesualdo
——Movements for Piano
and Orchestra——
Duo Concertant ——
Agon
TSChAikOvSky & BAlANChiNE
hEAR ThE dANCE: RuSSiA
Serenade——
Mozartiana——
Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux ——
Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3
SEPTEMBER 23 SEPTEMBER 24 † SEPTEMBER 25 SEPTEMBER 26 † SEPTEMBER 27 SEPTEMBER 27 † SEPTEMBER 28
TSChAikOvSky & BAlANChiNE
hEAR ThE dANCE: RuSSiA
Serenade——
Mozartiana——
Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux ——
Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3
STRAviNSky & BAlANChiNE
hEAR ThE dANCE: RuSSiA
Apollo——
Monumentum pro Gesualdo
——Movements for Piano
and Orchestra——
Duo Concertant ——
Agon
21ST CENTuRy ChOREOGRAPhERS I
Morgen ——
New Scarlett ——
New Schumacher ——
This Bitter Earth ——
New Franck/Peck ——
New Ratmansky(World Premiere)
STRAviNSky & BAlANChiNE
hEAR ThE dANCE: RuSSiA
Apollo——
Monumentum pro Gesualdo
——Movements for Piano
and Orchestra——
Duo Concertant ——
Agon
TSChAikOvSky & BAlANChiNE
hEAR ThE dANCE: RuSSiA
Serenade——
Mozartiana——
Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux ——
Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3
All BAlANChiNE
Donizetti Variations——
La Sonnambula——
Firebird
All BAlANChiNE
Donizetti Variations——
La Sonnambula——
Firebird
SEPTEMBER 30 † OCTOBER 1 OCTOBER 2 † OCTOBER 3 OCTOBER 4 † OCTOBER 4 OCTOBER 5 †
21ST CENTuRy ChOREOGRAPhERS I
Morgen ——
New Scarlett ——
New Schumacher ——
This Bitter Earth ——
New Franck/Peck ——
New Ratmansky
ClASSiC NyCB
Chaconne——
Interplay——
After the Rain Pas de Deux ——
Everywhere We Go
Gluck 300th
21ST CENTuRy ChOREOGRAPhERS I
Morgen ——
New Scarlett ——
New Schumacher ——
This Bitter Earth ——
New Franck/Peck ——
New Ratmansky
MASTERS AT WORk
Square Dance——
The Steadfast Tin Soldier——
Le Tombeau de Couperin——
The Concert
ClASSiC NyCB
Chaconne——
Interplay——
After the Rain Pas de Deux ——
Everywhere We Go
Gluck 300th
21ST CENTuRy ChOREOGRAPhERS I
Morgen ——
New Scarlett ——
New Schumacher ——
This Bitter Earth ——
New Franck/Peck ——
New Ratmansky
STRAviNSky & BAlANChiNE
hEAR ThE dANCE: RuSSiA
Apollo——
Monumentum pro Gesualdo
——Movements for Piano
and Orchestra——
Duo Concertant ——
Agon
OCTOBER 7 † OCTOBER 8 OCTOBER 9 † OCTOBER 10 OCTOBER 11 † OCTOBER 11 OCTOBER 12 †
ClASSiC NyCB
Chaconne——
Interplay——
After the Rain Pas de Deux ——
Everywhere We Go
Gluck 300th
21ST CENTuRy ChOREOGRAPhERS I I
New Scarlett——
New Schumacher——
varied Trio - Ny Premiere (New harrison/Frohlich)
——After the Rain Pas de Deux
——Todo Buenos Aires
——In Creases
SEE ThE MuSiC... MASTERS AT WORk
Square Dance——
The Steadfast Tin Soldier——
Le Tombeau de Couperin——
The Concert
ClASSiC NyCB
Chaconne——
Interplay——
After the Rain Pas de Deux ——
Everywhere We Go
Gluck 300th
MASTERS AT WORk
Square Dance——
The Steadfast Tin Soldier——
Le Tombeau de Couperin——
The Concert
WENdy WhElAN FAREWEll
Program To Be
Announced
This performance is not available for subscription.
TSChAikOvSky & BAlANChiNE
hEAR ThE dANCE: RuSSiA
Serenade——
Mozartiana——
Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux ——
Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3
OCTOBER 14 OCTOBER 15 † OCTOBER 16 † OCTOBER 17 † OCTOBER 18 OCTOBER 18 OCTOBER 19 †
Winter 2015 JANuARy 20 — MARCh 1
at 7:30 PM at 7:30 PM at 7:30 PM at 8 PM at 2 PM at 8 PM at 3 PM
Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sat Sun
All BAlANChiNE I ClASSiC COMBiNATiON
Serenade ——
Agon ——
Symphony in C
hEAR ThE dANCE: RuSSiA
Symphonic Dances——
The Cage——
Andantino ——
Cortège Hongrois
Glazounov 150th
All BAlANChiNE II
Donizetti Variations——
La Valse——
Chaconne
hEAR ThE dANCE: RuSSiA
Symphonic Dances——
The Cage——
Andantino ——
Cortège Hongrois
Glazounov 150th
All BAlANChiNE II
Donizetti Variations——
La Valse——
Chaconne
All BAlANChiNE I ClASSiC COMBiNATiON
Serenade ——
Agon ——
Symphony in C
All BAlANChiNE I ClASSiC COMBiNATiON
Serenade ——
Agon ——
Symphony in C
JANuARy 20 † JANuARy 21 JANuARy 22 † JANuARy 23 JANuARy 24 JANuARy 24 † JANuARy 25 †
hEAR ThE dANCE: RuSSiA
Symphonic Dances——
The Cage——
Andantino ——
Cortège Hongrois
Glazounov 150th
All BAlANChiNE II
Donizetti Variations——
La Valse——
Chaconne
All BACh hEAR ThE dANCE:
GERMANy
Concerto Barocco——
The Goldberg Variations
Bach 330th
SEE ThE MuSiC... hEAR ThE dANCE:
RuSSiA
Symphonic Dances——
The Cage——
Andantino ——
Cortège Hongrois
Glazounov 150th
All BAlANChiNE I ClASSiC COMBiNATiON
Serenade ——
Agon ——
Symphony in C
All BACh hEAR ThE dANCE:
GERMANy
Concerto Barocco——
The Goldberg Variations
Bach 330th
hEAR ThE dANCE: RuSSiA
Symphonic Dances——
The Cage——
Andantino ——
Cortège Hongrois
Glazounov 150th
JANuARy 27 JANuARy 28 † JANuARy 29 † JANuARy 30 JANuARy 31 JANuARy 31 † FEBRuARy 1 †
All BAlANChiNE II
Donizetti Variations——
La Valse——
Chaconne
SEE ThE MuSiC... NEW COMBiNATiONS
New Ratmansky——
New Copland/Peck (World Premiere)
——Mercurial Manoeuvres
All BACh hEAR ThE dANCE:
GERMANy
Concerto Barocco——
The Goldberg Variations
Bach 330th
ClASSiC NyCB
Hallelujah Junction——
A Place for Us——
The Goldberg Variations
hEAR ThE dANCE: AMERiCA
Hallelujah Junction——
A Place for Us——
Interplay——
Glass Pieces
All BACh hEAR ThE dANCE:
GERMANy
Concerto Barocco——
The Goldberg Variations
Bach 330th
NEW COMBiNATiONS
New Ratmansky——
New Copland/Peck——
Mercurial Manoeuvres
FEBRuARy 3 † FEBRuARy 4 FEBRuARy 5 † FEBRuARy 6 FEBRuARy 7 † FEBRuARy 7 FEBRuARy 8 †
NEW COMBiNATiONS
New Ratmansky——
New Copland/Peck——
Mercurial Manoeuvres
NEW COMBiNATiONS
New Ratmansky——
New Copland/Peck——
Mercurial Manoeuvres
All BAlANChiNE I ClASSiC COMBiNATiON
Serenade ——
Agon ——
Symphony in C
ROMEO + JuliET ROMEO + JuliET ROMEO + JuliET ROMEO + JuliET 3 PM † & 7:30 PM
hEAR ThE dANCE: AMERiCA
Hallelujah Junction——
A Place for Us——
Interplay——
Glass Pieces
All BAlANChiNE I I I
hEAR ThE dANCE: iTAly
Square Dance——
Harlequinade
hEAR ThE dANCE: AMERiCA
Hallelujah Junction——
A Place for Us——
Interplay——
Glass Pieces
ROMEO + JuliET ROMEO + JuliET ROMEO + JuliET ROMEO + JuliET
All BAlANChiNE I I I
hEAR ThE dANCE: iTAly
Square Dance——
Harlequinade
All BAlANChiNE I I I
hEAR ThE dANCE: iTAly
Square Dance——
Harlequinade
hEAR ThE dANCE: AMERiCA
Hallelujah Junction——
A Place for Us——
Interplay——
Glass Pieces
NEW COMBiNATiONS
New Ratmansky——
New Copland/Peck——
Mercurial Manoeuvres
All BAlANChiNE I I I
hEAR ThE dANCE: iTAly
Square Dance——
Harlequinade
All BAlANChiNE II
Donizetti Variations——
La Valse——
Chaconne
All BAlANChiNE I I I
hEAR ThE dANCE: iTAly
Square Dance——
Harlequinade
FEBRuARy 10 † FEBRuARy 11 FEBRuARy 12 FEBRuARy 13 † FEBRuARy 14 FEBRuARy 14 † FEBRuARy 15
FEBRuARy 17 FEBRuARy 18 † FEBRuARy 19 FEBRuARy 20 † FEBRuARy 21 † FEBRuARy 21 FEBRuARy 22 †
FEBRuARy 24 FEBRuARy 25 † FEBRuARy 26 † FEBRuARy 27 FEBRuARy 28 † FEBRuARy 28 MARCh 1 †
Spring 2015 APRil 28 — JuNE 7
at 7:30 PM at 7:30 PM at 7:30 PM at 8 PM at 2 PM at 8 PM at 3 PM
Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sat Sun
BAlANChiNE BlACk & WhiTE I
Monumentum pro Gesualdo
——Movements for Piano
and Orchestra ——
Concerto Barocco ——
Episodes ——
The Four Temperaments
STRAviNSky/ BAlANChiNE
BlACk & WhiTE I I hEAR ThE dANCE:
RuSSiA
Apollo——
Agon——
Duo Concertant ——
Symphony in Three Movements
SEE ThE MuSiC... BAlANChiNE
BlACk & WhiTE I I I
Square Dance——
Le Tombeau de Couperin——
Stravinsky Violin Concerto
BAlANChiNE BlACk & WhiTE IConcerto Barocco
—— Episodes
—— The Four Temperaments
BAlANChiNE BlACk & WhiTE I
Monumentum pro Gesualdo
——Movements for Piano
and Orchestra ——
Concerto Barocco ——
Episodes ——
The Four Temperaments
BAlANChiNE BlACk & WhiTE I I I
Square Dance——
Le Tombeau de Couperin——
Stravinsky Violin Concerto
STRAviNSky/ BAlANChiNE
BlACk & WhiTE I I hEAR ThE dANCE:
RuSSiA
Apollo——
Agon——
Duo Concertant ——
Symphony in Three Movements
APRil 28 † APRil 29 APRil 30 † MAy 1 MAy 2 † MAy 2 MAy 3†
STRAviNSky/ BAlANChiNE
BlACk & WhiTE I I hEAR ThE dANCE:
RuSSiA
Apollo——
Agon——
Duo Concertant ——
Symphony in Three Movements
SEE ThE MuSiC... BAlANChiNE
BlACk & WhiTE IConcerto Barocco
—— Episodes
—— The Four Temperaments
SPRiNG GAlAat 7 PM
la Sylphide (NyCB Premiere)
——Bournonville
Divertissements
All BAlANChiNE hEAR ThE dANCE:
FRANCE
Walpurgisnacht Ballet——
Sonatine ——
La Valse ——
Symphony in C
STRAviNSky/ BAlANChiNE
BlACk & WhiTE I I hEAR ThE dANCE:
RuSSiA
Apollo——
Agon——
Duo Concertant ——
Symphony in Three Movements
BAlANChiNE BlACk & WhiTE I I I
Square Dance——
Le Tombeau de Couperin——
Stravinsky Violin Concerto
All BAlANChiNE hEAR ThE dANCE:
FRANCE
Walpurgisnacht Ballet——
Sonatine ——
La Valse ——
Symphony in C
MAy 5 MAy 6 † MAy 7 MAy 8 † MAy 9 MAy 9 † MAy 10
lA SylPhidE hEAR ThE dANCE:
dENMARk
la Sylphide——
Bournonville Divertissements
All ROBBiNS
The Goldberg Variations——
West Side Story Suite
21ST CENTuRy ChOREOGRAPhERS
Symphonic Dances——
New Copland/Peck——
Mercurial Manoeuvres
All BAlANChiNE hEAR ThE dANCE:
FRANCE
Walpurgisnacht Ballet——
Sonatine ——
La Valse ——
Symphony in C
lA SylPhidE hEAR ThE dANCE:
dENMARk
la Sylphide——
Bournonville Divertissements
lA SylPhidE hEAR ThE dANCE:
dENMARk
la Sylphide——
Bournonville Divertissements
lA SylPhidE hEAR ThE dANCE:
dENMARk
la Sylphide——
Bournonville Divertissements
MAy 12 MAy 13 MAy 14 † MAy 15 MAy 16 † MAy 16 MAy 17 †
All BAlANChiNE hEAR ThE dANCE:
FRANCE
Walpurgisnacht Ballet——
Sonatine ——
La Valse ——
Symphony in C
All ROBBiNS
The Goldberg Variations——
West Side Story Suite
21ST CENTuRy ChOREOGRAPhERS
Symphonic Dances——
New Copland/Peck——
Mercurial Manoeuvres
ClASSiC NyCB I
Raymonda Variations——
Morgen——
N.Y. Export: Opus Jazz
lA SylPhidE hEAR ThE dANCE:
dENMARk
la Sylphide——
Bournonville Divertissements
lA SylPhidE hEAR ThE dANCE:
dENMARk
la Sylphide——
Bournonville Divertissements
lA SylPhidE hEAR ThE dANCE:
dENMARk
la Sylphide——
Bournonville Divertissements
All ROBBiNS
The Goldberg Variations——
West Side Story Suite
ClASSiC NyCB I
Raymonda Variations——
Morgen——
N.Y. Export: Opus Jazz
ClASSiC NyCB I
Raymonda Variations——
Morgen——
N.Y. Export: Opus Jazz
ClASSiC NyCB I I
New Scarlett——
New Schumacher——
varied Trio——
This Bitter Earth——
The Goldberg Variations
21ST CENTuRy ChOREOGRAPhERS
Symphonic Dances——
New Copland/Peck——
Mercurial Manoeuvres
21ST CENTuRy ChOREOGRAPhERS
Symphonic Dances——
New Copland/Peck——
Mercurial Manoeuvres
ClASSiC NyCB I
Raymonda Variations——
Morgen——
N.Y. Export: Opus Jazz
A MidSuMMERNiGhT’S dREAM
A MidSuMMERNiGhT’S dREAM
A MidSuMMERNiGhT’S dREAM
A MidSuMMERNiGhT’S dREAM
A MidSuMMERNiGhT’S dREAM
A MidSuMMERNiGhT’S dREAM
A MidSuMMERNiGhT’S dREAM
MAy 19 † MAy 20 MAy 21 † MAy 22 MAy 23 † MAy 23 MAy 24
MAy 26 MAy 27 † MAy 28 MAy 29 † MAy 30 MAy 30 † MAy 31 †
JuNE 2 JuNE 3 † JuNE 4 JuNE 5 JuNE 6 † JuNE 6 JuNE 7 †
Special Events
Public Programs
Save the date for these events celebrating and supporting New York City Ballet.
Get closer to the stage with activities and opportunities to interact with Company members and more. Tickets for these public programs go on sale August 11, 2014, and must be purchased separately from subscription packages.
For more information about New York City Ballet’s Special Events, please call (212) 870-5585 or email [email protected].
2014 Fall Gala Tuesday, September 23 at 7 PM
See PAGE 11 for details.
2014 The Nutcracker Family Benefit Saturday, December 13 at 2 PM
2015 Annual luncheonTuesday, February 10 at 11:15 AM
2015 Spring GalaThursday, May 7 at 7 PM
See PAGE 27 for details.
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dancer Chats45-Minute Pre-Performance Chats with NYCB Dancers, free with online or phone (212-870–5666) reservation
Friday, September 26 at 6:45 PM Friday, October 10 at 6:45 PM Friday, January 23 at 6:45 PM Friday, January 30 at 6:45 PM Friday, February 20 at 6:45 PM Friday, May 1 at 6:45 PM Friday, May 15 at 6:45 PM
Seminars90-Minute Onstage Panel Discussions $15 per person, free for NYCB Donors
Monday, October 6 at 6 PM Monday, January 26 at 6 PM Monday, February 9 at 6 PM Monday, May 18 at 6 PM Monday, June 1 at 6 PM
Family Saturdays (Ages 5+)$20 per person See NYCB dancers on their home stage at this one-hour presentation crafted specially for children and families. Principal Dancer Daniel Ulbricht will lead you through the program of short works and excerpts from NYCB’s diverse repertory.
Saturday, October 11 at 11 AM Saturday, February 7 at 11 AM Saturday, May 16 at 11 AM
Children’s Workshops(Ages 5-8)45-Minute Movement Workshops $12 per person (children and adults)
Saturday, September 27 at 12:45 PM Saturday, October 18 at 12:45 PM Saturday, December 6 at 12:45 PM Sunday, December 14 at 11:45 AM Saturday, December 20 at 12:45 PM Tuesday, December 30 at 12:45 PM Saturday, January 24 at 12:45 PM Saturday, January 31 at 12:45 PM Sunday, February 15 at 12:30 PM Saturday, February 28 at 12:45 PM Saturday, June 6 at 12:45 PM Sunday, June 7 at 12:30 PM
First Position discussionsInformal pre-performance chats on the following program, beginning 20 minutes before curtain on select dates. Free for all ticket holders; see calen-dars for specific dates.
in Motion Workshop (Ages 9-12)45-Minute Movement Workshops$12 per person (children and adults)
Saturday, October 18 at 11:30 AM Sunday, December 7 at 11:45 AM Sunday, January 25 at 1:45 PM Sunday, February 15 at 1:45 PM Sunday, May 31 at 1:45 PM Sunday, June 7 at 1:45 PM
Ballet Essentials with NyCB (Ages 21+)75-Minute Movement Workshops for Adults, taught by NYCB Dancers$22 per person
Saturday, October 4 at 10:30 AM Saturday, January 24 at 10:30 AM Saturday, February 14 at 10:30 AM Saturday, February 28 at 10:30 AM Saturday, May 2 at 10:30 AM
The Eye of New York City BalletThe campaign photography featured in this brochure is by 2014 Art Series collaborator JR, whose Winter 2014
floor mural of 81 Company dancers started a social media sensation. The Eye of New York City Ballet special
edition poster print is available exclusively at the NYCB Gift Shops and nycballetshop.com.