Swan Lake
Total time: 2:05
Read the program notes for Balanchine Masterworks.
Serenade
Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Choreographer: George Balanchine
Leading off this all-George Balanchine program that celebrates the choreographer’s contributions to ballet in the twentieth century, Serenade, the first original ballet Balanchine created in America, is a large-scale work for 28 dancers.
Watch a short segment from Balanchine's Serenade.
Stravinsky Violin Concerto
Composer: Igor Stravinsky
Choreographer: George Balanchine
Stravinsky Violin Concerto, one of Balanchine’s most renowned Igor Stravinsky ballets, is a striking blend of brilliant construction and expression of human relationships.
Watch a short segment from Balanchine's Stravinsky Violin Concerto.
Theme and Variations
Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Choreographer: George Balanchine
Theme and Variations evokes the great period in classical dancing when Russian ballet flourished against the backdrop of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s music.
Watch a short segment from Balanchine's Theme and Variations.
Thu Feb 11, 8pm* | Sat Feb 13, 2pm & 8pm | Tue Feb 16, 8pm | Wed Feb 17, 7:30pm· | Fri Feb 19, 8pm* | Sun Feb 21, 2pm*
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