George Balanchine, chorégraphe emblématique, à l’Opéra Bastille. ✨ Réservez vos places. | Opéra national de Paris

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

George Balanchine, who famously choreographed multiple ballets to composer Igor Stravinsky’s scores, once said: “I like Stravinsky's music. It is so strict, so solid. It never comes apart. You cannot improvise upon it. It's built like mathematics.” See three of his ballets set to Stravinsky's music: Apollo, Orpheus, and Agon (seen here) on the Stravinsky & Balanchine program, JAN 22, 24, 26 eve & FEB 1, 2 mat: nycballet.com/stravinsky | New York City Ballet

"Words you might try to use to describe it—mysterious, reflective, contemplative, plaintive, noble, etc.—are not enough for Gluck's lyric masterpiece," George Balanchine wrote of the score for his 1976 ballet, Chaconne. Witness this nearly-impossible-to-describe work on the All Balanchine I program this spring, opening April 22: nycballet.com/balanchine1spring Featuring Adrian Danchig-Waring and Sara Mearns | New York City Ballet

George Balanchine, chorégraphe emblématique, à l’Opéra Bastille. ✨ Réservez vos places. | Opéra national de Paris