Soloists Daniel Applebaum and Brittany Pollack's exuberant duet in George Balanchine's Danses Concertantes. Originally choreographed for the Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo in 1944, the rendition performed today is the version Balanchine re-choreographed for the 1972 Stravinsky Festival. See it this winter on the All Stravinsky program: nycballet.com/stravinsky | New York City Ballet

After studying under George Balanchine at The School of American Ballet, Myrna Galle was handpicked to join his newly-formed company in New York. Galle waylaid her plans to resume touring with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and began her career with New York City Ballet as a soloist in its inaugural performance of Symphony in C. The Travelers Companies, Inc. is the generous sponsor of 75 Years of the Extraordinary. | New York City Ballet

This week, American Ballet Theatre paid tribute to the transformative and incomparable ballerina, Misty Copeland, as she danced her final performance as a principal with the company. Her 2023 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award celebrated a career that redefined the field, from her breakthrough as the first Black female principal at ABT to the way her presence expanded who ballet is for. Her influence will live on in the artists she opened doors for and the institutions she transformed for generations to

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On this day in 1942, Aaron Copland’s ballet “Rodeo” premiered at The Metropolitan Opera House. The original ballet was choreographed by Agnes de Mille for the the Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo. De Mille herself played the lead, and the premiere received 22 curtain calls. In what is considered one of the earliest examples of a truly American ballet, “Rodeo” combines the exuberance of a Broadway musical with the disciplines of classical ballet. Copland arranged the music as a symphonic suite for orc