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New York CityMasters at Work I – New York City Ballet

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Delibes, Hindemith, Chopin
George Balanchine; Jerome Robbins; New York City Ballet; Barbara Karinska; Ronald Bates; New York City Ballet Orchestra

New York CityContemporary Choreography I – New York City Ballet

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Stravinsky, Blake
Alysa Pires; Justin Peck; Jennifer Archibald; Kyle Abraham; New York City Ballet; New York City Ballet Orchestra

New York CityEclectic NYCB I – New York City Ballet

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Ligeti, Mahler, Chabrier
Christopher Wheeldon; Alexei Ratmansky; George Balanchine; New York City Ballet; Holly Hynes; Mark Stanley; New York City Ballet Orchestra

New York CityAll Balanchine I

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Rieti, Xenakis, Ives, Tchaikovsky
George Balanchine; New York City Ballet; John Taras; Marc Happel; Mark Stanley; New York City Ballet Orchestra

New York CityAdrian Danchig-Waring Farewell – New York City Ballet

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Hindemith, Brahms, Stravinsky
George Balanchine; Lar Lubovitch; Pam Tanowitz; New York City Ballet; David Hays; Barbara Karinska; Mark Stanley; New York City Ballet Orchestra

New York CityThe Nutcracker – New York City Ballet

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Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Marius Petipa; Lev Ivanov; George Balanchine; New York City Ballet; Rouben Ter-Arutunian; Barbara Karinska; Jean Rosenthal; New York City Ballet Orchestra
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Jewels endures: New York City Ballet’s fall season opens

Adrian Danchig-Waring and Emilie Gerrity in George Balanchine’s Emeralds from Jewels © Erin Baiano
Despite its gaudy sets and stretches of ho-hum choreography, Balanchine’s Jewels remains a triumph for New York City Ballet. 
****1
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Mary, Queen of Scots: a Scottish martyr in New York

Madeline Squire and Roseanna Leney in Sophie Laplane’s  Mary, Queen of Scots © Steven Pisano
Centuries after her beheading by her English cousin, Mary Stuart remains a potent symbol of Scottish exceptionalism and historical grievance. Weak production design weighs down Sophie Laplane's imaginative choreography for Scottish Ballet.  
***11
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At NYCB, Fairchild bids adieu in her final performances of Coppélia

Megan Fairchild as Swanilda and Robert La Fosse as Dr Coppélius in Balanchine’s Coppélia © Erin Baiano
Megan Fairchild pours her heart into her final performances of Coppélia at New York City Ballet.
*****
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Good vibrations: Robbins, Balanchine and Bach at New York City Ballet

Emilie Gerrity and Unity Phelan in George Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco © Erin Baiano
Concerto Barocco and The Goldberg Variations make an unbeatable, timeless pairing at New York City Ballet. 
*****
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Tiler Peck’s Symphonie Espagnole for NYCB is sprawling and ambitious

Kloe Walker and Mira Nadon with the Company in Tiler Peck’s Symphonie Espagnole © Erin Baiano
A triple bill including Tiler Peck’s newest ballet for NYCB, does not entirely work. Too much blue light and sadness for one program.
***11
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Contemporary escapism at New York City Ballet

Chun Wai Chan and Ruby Lister in Edwaard Liang’s Distant Cries © Erin Baiano
A longtime NYCB fan favorite, Concerto DSCH  by Alexei Ratmansky, meets the New York premiere of Christopher Wheeldon's Continuum. But the evening belonged to corps dancer Ruby Lister in Edwaard Liang’s Distant Cries.
****1
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