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New Combinations: Pontus Lidberg

A sneak peek at the world premiere of Pontus Lidberg's The Shimmering Asphalt, with music by David Lang. World premiere JAN 26, additional performances FEB 1, 2, and 4.

Inside NYCB

Staging The Sleeping Beauty

Ballet Master in Chief Peter Martins’ elaborate yet streamlined version of The Sleeping Beauty returns to the stage this winter. Join us for a never-before-seen look at what it takes to recreate this immense production featuring over one hundred dancers. You’ll see excerpts from the ballet before it opens to the public, and hear from the dancers and artistic staff who bring this enchanting masterpiece to life.

This program will take place on Monday, January 30 at 6:30 PM at the David H. Koch Theater.

Modern athleticism + romantic surrender

Sterling Hyltin on Stravinsky Violin Concerto

Sterling Hyltin discusses how the quiet, plotless Stravinsky Violin Concerto enables her to create her own world on stage.

See it on stage this winter JAN 22, 24, 27.

Witness creation in action

Ballet 422 Now Streaming Internationally

Now available in over 30 countries worldwide via the iTunes store. From first rehearsal to world premiere, Ballet 422 goes backstage at NYCB as Resident Choreographer and Soloist Justin Peck crafts a new work. The film illuminates the process behind the creation of a single ballet within the ongoing cycle of work at one of the world’s great ballet companies.

watch now in iTunes

A masterwork of the repertory

Adrian Danchig-Waring on The Four Temperaments

Principal dancer Adrian Danchig-Waring talks about the medieval inspiration behind Balanchine's modernist masterpiece, and how The Four Temperaments has stood the test of time.

On stage JAN 18, 19, 25, 31, FEB 4 mat, 5.

There is Only Now

2016-17 Season Subscriptions

Plan ahead and save for the 2016-17 Season with our Create Your Own Series package. Customize your own itinerary by choosing your preferred performance dates and seats.

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