Balanchine + Wheeldon
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Balanchine + Wheeldon
A delightfully imaginative and brilliantly charming set of high-spirited works.
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David H. Koch Theater
March 02, 2024 | 8:00 pm

Program

Carnival of the Animals
Choreography by Christopher Wheeldon
Tarantella
Choreography by George Balanchine
Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux
Choreography by George Balanchine
Stars and Stripes
Choreography by George Balanchine

Music

This program features music by Camille Saint-Saëns, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky, and John Philip Sousa.

Location

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

About The Performance

A delightfully imaginative and brilliantly charming set of high-spirited works.

Christopher Wheeldon’s Carnival of the Animals makes a welcome return to the repertory. An engagingly whimsical tale, with a libretto by the actor John Lithgow, the dance depicts a young boy who falls asleep in the Museum of Natural History, only to dream that the people in his life have taken animal shapes. Three varied Balanchine classics complete this family-friendly program: the lively pas de deux Tarantella; the effervescent Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux, which showcases its dancers’ virtuosic technique; and the jubilant Stars and Stripes, Balanchine’s danced celebration of America and the march-master John Philip Sousa.

For more information, please visit the event website.

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