10K views · 341 reactions | The Wild West is alive again in New York City. George Balanchine’s energetic Western Symphony provides a little yee-haw to the Classic NYCB I program this May. The ballet features a lively score of classic American folk songs, including “Red River Valley,” “Good Night Ladies,” and “Oh Dem Golden Slippers” orchestrated by Hershy Kay. See Western Symphony MAY 4 eve, 9, 11 mat, 12: nycballet.com/classicnycb1 | New York City Ballet | Facebook

George Balanchine's Symphony in C originally premiered on the Paris Opéra Ballet in 1947 as Le Palais de Cristal before being re-staged under its current title for New York City Ballet the following year. Revisit Principal Dancer Joseph Gordon's Anatomy of a Dance feature for his insights on working with the namesake score, which Georges Bizet composed when he was just 17 years old: youtube.com/watch?v=mH1SqXx9A5g Experience this dazzling neoclassical work on the All Balanchine program this spri

18K views · 1.1K reactions | One of George Balanchine’s most iconic and opulent works, Symphony in C is composed of four movements, each memorable in its own way. Here, soloists Indiana Woodward and Sebastian Villarini-Velez lead the energetic third movement of this glistening ballet. Catch Symphony in C this fall: nycballet.com/fall | New York City Ballet | Facebook