117 reactions · 53 shares | In 1964, Stravinsky recommended Schoenberg's orchestration of a Brahms' quartet to Balanchine who was looking for new scores to choreograph and a beloved classic was born. See it on Balanchine + Peck FEB 1 through 13 | New York City Ballet | Facebook

In 1964, Balanchine premiered his 8-minute homage to Italian folk dancing, Tarantella. Based on a common folklore story, the ballet involves only two dancers who, after being bitten by a tarantula, are forced to quickly step out the poison. See Tarantella on the Symphonic & Electronic program MAY 25 mat and 26 only: nycballet.com/symphonicelectronic | New York City Ballet

2.4K views · 5.1K reactions | Hopeless romantic, pure classicist, intellectual modernist — find out how George Balanchine's many different sides come across in his extraordinary body of work, and how he established the first truly American ballet company. | New York City Ballet | Facebook

31K views · 471 reactions | A distillation of square dancing into fascinating patterns, a cavernous ballroom where a young woman is seduced by the figure of Death, and a grand procession of classical dance come together in an All Balanchine program. OCT 14 mat, 15 | New York City Ballet | Facebook

527 reactions · 91 shares | George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® at Lincoln Center, the production that originated the beloved American holiday tradition, is onstage now through DEC 31. George Balanchine's The Nutcracker® is generously sponsored by The Travelers Companies, Inc. | New York City Ballet | Facebook