Balanchine and Wheeldon
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Balanchine and Wheeldon
Enjoy this program of gleaming, high-spirited, and delightfully imaginative works—featuring two plotless Balanchine classics and a narrative ballet from Christopher Wheeldon comprise this program.
$44
New York City Ballet - David H. Koch Theater
February 15, 2025 | 7:30 pm

Tickets go on sale Friday 12/6 at 11:00am

Program

Divertimento No. 15
Choreography by George Balanchine
Tschaikovsky Pas de Duex
Choreography by George Balanchine
Carnival of the Animals
Choreography by Christopher Wheeldon

Music

This program features music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky, and Camille Saint-Saëns.

Location

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

About The Performance

Gleaming, high-spirited, and delightfully imaginative.

Two plotless Balanchine classics and a narrative ballet from Christopher Wheeldon comprise this program. Divertimento No. 15 is a bravura series of variations marked by complex and captivating classical steps, while the ebullient Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux is a thrilling dance that showcases Balanchine’s ability to evoke a world of romance with just two dancers and less than ten minutes of music. For Carnival of the Animals, Wheeldon, employing a scenario written by the actor John Lithgow, was inspired by New York’s Museum of Natural History to create a delightful fantasy in which a young boy dreams that his family and friends have all been transformed into fauna.

For more information, please visit the event website.

Image: New York City Ballet performs Carnival of the Animals / courtesy of New York City Ballet