Work: Western Symphony

NYCB's triple bill that harks back to the 1950s proves a love letter to an America that never was.

An evening of George Balanchine’s joyous, kitschy send-ups, with clever parodies of Petipa ballets.

Several important firsts at New York City Ballet: two female choreographers; the first black female choreographer; the first collaboration between a female choreographer and female composer. But the longstanding practice of pairing choreographers with fashion designers continues to prove problematic.