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New York City Ballet's Fall 2018 Season

New York City Ballet's Fall 2018 Season

Company:

New York City Ballet

Location:

David H. Koch Theater, 20 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY

Dates:

Tuesday, September 18, 2018 - 7:30pm daily through October 14, 2018

Tickets:

https://www.nycballet.com/Season-Tickets/18-19-Season-Page/Fall-2018.aspx

Company:
New York City Ballet

JEWELS

SEPT 18-20, 22-23, 25
Emeralds (Fauré)
Rubies (Stravinsky)
Diamonds (Tschaikovsky)

A cherished staple of the repertory since its debut in 1967, Jewels was inspired by a visit George Balanchine made to the jewelers Van Cleef & Arpels.


ALL BALANCHINE

SEPT 21-22, 26

Concerto Barocco (Bach)
Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux (Tschaikovsky)
Stravinsky Violin Concerto (Stravinsky)
Symphony in C (Bizet)

Four classic works by our Founder, showcasing the wonderful variety of Balanchine’s neoclassical style.
 


21ST CENTURY CHOREOGRAPHERS I

SEPT 27-28, OCT 4 & 6

New Neenan (Dvorák) – World Premiere
In Vento (Moretti/Bigonzetti)
New Abraham – World Premiere
New Reisen (Adams) – World Premiere

Dance and design converge for our annual fall fashion gala, this year featuring three world premieres along with the return of the shadow-strewn In Vento.

*In Vento will not be performed at the Fall Gala


LA SYLPHIDE

SEPT 29-30, OCT 2-3

Allegro Brillante (Tschaikovsky/Balanchine)
Easy (Bernstein/Peck)
Carousel (A Dance) (Rodgers/Wheeldon)
La Sylphide (Løvenskjold/Martins after Bournonville)

La Sylphide, a love story of ethereal and enduring beauty, returns along with Allegro Brillante, a brief but scintillating neoclassical work; Carousel (A Dance), a distillation of the romantic Broadway classic; and Easy, a Spring 2018 premiere honoring the centenaries of Jerome Robbins and Leonard Bernstein.


21ST CENTURY CHOREOGRAPHERS II

OCT 5-7, 9

Pulcinella Variations (Stravinsky/Peck)
This Bitter Earth (Richter, Otis/Wheeldon)
Concerto DSCH (Shostakovich/Ratmansky)
Fearful Symmetries (Adams/Martins)

Ballet thrives on constant renewal and discovery, and this program collects some of the most exciting contemporary works in recent years.


SHORT STORIES

OCT 10, 13
Fancy Free (Bernstein/Robbins)
Prodigal Son (Prokofiev/Balanchine)
West Side Story Suite (Bernstein/Robbins)

Dance is wedded to story and character in this trio of classics.


ROBBINS 100

OCT 11-13

Afternoon of a Faun (Debussy)
Other Dances (Chopin)
Moves
SOMETHING TO DANCE ABOUT Jerome Robbins, Broadway at the Ballet (Bernstein, Bock, Gould, Rodgers, Styne/Robbins, direction and musical staging by Carlyle)

Celebrating the centenary of Jerome Robbins’ birth with three beloved ballets and a medley of songs and dances from some of his most celebrated Broadway musicals.


JOAQUIN DE LUZ FAREWELL

OCT 14

Theme and Variations (Tschaikovsky/Balanchine)
Concerto Barocco (Bach/Balanchine)
A Suite of Dances (Bach/Robbins)
Todo Buenos Aires (Piazzolla/Martins)

This fall, Principal Dancer Joaquin De Luz marks his retirement from New York City Ballet at a one-time-only event  celebrating his 15-year career with the Company.

 

Photo: NYC Ballet in "Jewels." Credit: Paul Kolnik.

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