The New York City Ballet Fall 2023 Season presents “Jewels” and other repertory gems by Balanchine.
The 75th Anniversary Season continues with Winter and Spring showcases of Jerome Robbins and other choreographers who follow in the masters’ footsteps.
New York City Ballet Fall 2023 Season
New York City Ballet’s Fall 2023 Season opens its 75th anniversary year with “Jewels,” early Balanchine masterworks “Symphony in C” and “Serenade, and more;” at the David H Koch Theater in Lincoln Center; from Tuesday, September 19 – October 15, 2023. From $40.
This Season’s Latin Dancers
Latin Principals:
- Jovani Furlan is a Principal from Joinville, Brazil. @jovani.furlan 🇧🇷
- Roman Mejia is a Principal from Fort Worth, Texas. @roman.julian.mejia 🇺🇸
Latin Soloists:
- Erica Pereira is a Soloist from Northport, New York. @peanutica 🇺🇸
- Aarón Sanz is a Soloist from Madrid, Spain. @aaronsmadrid 🇪🇸
- Sebastian Villarini-Velez is a Soloist from San Juan, Puerto Rico. @el_vinyl_seb 🇵🇷
Opening Night
The Opening Night Celebration features “Jewels” and a tribute to the dancers of New York City Ballet with over 250 alumni dancers in attendance. The theater will be filled with ballet royalty. It’s going to be one of those “I can’t believe I’m standing next to…” kind of nights.
Jewels
“Jewels” is considered the first abstract ballet. Though story-less, Balanchine’s “Jewels” (1967) tells a story of ballet’s influences from French “Emeralds,” to American “Rubies,” to Russian “Diamonds.” Inspired by a visit to Van Cleef & Arpels on Fifth Avenue and 57th St, Balanchine seems to be saying that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, but to see that, you have to know the parts.
SlowDancing/NYCB
Artist David Michalek is projecting a large-scale video installation on the David H Koch Theater facade, from September 18 – October 1, from 7-11:30pm nightly. FREE.
The artist draws on 50 slow-motion images of New York City Ballet dancers performing iconic moments from the company’s unparalleled repertory.
Fall Gala
The New York City Ballet 2023 Fall Gala features Jerome Robbins’ “Glass Pieces” and excerpts from Balanchine’s “Who Cares?” with new costumes by Wes Gordon for Carolina Herrera; on Thursday, October 5, 2023.
Recreation of NYCB’s First Performance on October 11, 1948
New York City Ballet looks back with a performance of Balanchine’s “Concerto Barocco,” “Orpheus,” and “Symphony in C” on Wednesday, October 11.
New York City Ballet 75th Anniversary
The 75th Anniversary celebration is Saturday, September 30. It features an onstage Company Class led by Repertory Director Gonzalo Garcia (Spain), so the audience can see what a dancer’s life is like. There is also a lecture demonstration about City Ballet’s repertory. The 8pm evening performance is specially priced at $19.48 to commemorate the Company’s founding year.
When George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein started New York City Ballet in residence at New York City Center in 1948, few could have foreseen the impact they would have on American ballet – and the ballet world at large.
Kirstein wanted Balanchine to be able to do his thing, and Mr. B did. He continued the development of neoclassical ballet which he started as a choreographer at Ballets Russes in Paris. Mr B led the transition into contemporary ballet, by shedding costume, staging, and even story to leave the elegance of pure dance.
He transformed an obscure ballet, “The Nutcracker,” into the world’s most popular ballet, and an annual means of support for ballet companies around the world.
Balanchine carried on the Ballets Russes tradition of collaborating with the best artists of the day. He also helped plant the seeds for Dance Theatre of Harlem. His technique dominates the East Coast with Julie Kent at Washington Ballet and Lourdes Lopez at Miami City Ballet.
There are a few great ballet companies, but none like this. After some turbulence during the generational change at Artistic Director, New York City Ballet has found its footing in the new generation. The main question is what will they do next?
Get Tickets
Single tickets go on sale on Monday, August 7, 2023 at nycballet.com