New York City Ballet

10/13/2026

Bring the magic of the stage into your home this holiday season with our Meri Meri collaboration celebrating the timeless charm of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®.

Embellish sweets with cute cupcake toppers. Count down the days with the beautifully designed Advent calendar*, marking the season with special charms inspired by the ballet. Or add a statement Nutcracker-inspired garland to your seasonal decor.

From snowflakes to soldiers, angels, and more, there’s something to delight ballet-lovers of all ages!

Visit https://merimeri.com/collections/the-new-york-city-ballet-collection?utm_source=social&utm_medium=instagram&utm_campaign=NYCB-launch to browse the collection. Purchase remaining tickets for this year’s production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® at nycballet.com/nutcracker

*Please note the Advent calendar is available in the US only.

10/13/2026

There's still time to book tickets with your Mastercard and experience George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® with prime views. Mastercard cardholders can choose from a selection of Best Seats for all Friday, Saturday, and Sunday performances when booking at nycballet.com/mcnutcracker, while tickets last.

George Balanchine's The Nutcracker® is generously sponsored by The Travelers Companies, Inc.

10/12/2026

Onstage This Week: Our final week of fall performances comes to a close with three programs showcasing the breadth and artistry of our dancers. Four distinctive works by our co-founder George Balanchine, including Pithoprakta, following its revival last week, offers audiences a glimpse into the many facets of Balanchine's choreographic voice. Both the Contemporary Choreography I and Eclectic NYCB I programs highlight recent additions to the repertory from today's choreographers, including two works commissioned for this year's Fall Fashion Gala by Alysa Pires and Jennifer Archibald.

We bid farewell to fall performances on Sunday, October 18, as we celebrate Principal Dancer Adrian Danchig-Waring's illustrious 24-year career with the company. His farewell will be marked by a mixed-repertory program featuring a world premiere by Pam Tanowitz.

Reserve tickets for the final week of fall at nycballet.com/fall. We will be back before long on Friday, November 27, for six weeks of our timeless holiday classic: George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®.

ALL BALANCHINE I
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October 13 and 17 mat & eve

CONTEMPORARY CHOREOGRAPHY I
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October 14

ECLECTIC NYCB I
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October 15 and 16

ADRIAN DANCHIG-WARING FAREWELL
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October 18

10/11/2026

There's still time to register for this week's Education programs happening this Saturday, October 17. Our Family Saturdays program at 11AM explores how dance can express moods through music, movement, and costumes. Learn more and register at nycballet.com/educate/public-programs/family-saturdays

At 12:30PM, our Children's Workshop dives into the world of ballet with the help of costumes and props, culminating in a lively performance for accompanying family
and friends. Learn more and register at nycballet.com/educate/public-programs/childrens-workshops

10/10/2026

Flash Footage: The third and final movement of George Balanchine's Bo***ée Fantasque finishes the ballet with a lively waltz. Soloist Alexa Maxwell spends more time airborne than grounded as Soloist Victor Abreu whisks her across the stage.

Experience Balanchine's signature blend of comedy and classical choreography as Bo***ée Fantasque closes the Eclectic NYCB I program, now through October 14: nycballet.com/eclecticnycb1

Featuring India Bradley, Jules Mabie, Mary Thomas MacKinnon, and Davide Riccardo.

10/09/2026

Flash Footage: George Balanchine's Pithoprakta returned to the NYCB stage last night for the first time since 1969, staged by former Principal Dancer Suzanne Farrell, for whom Balanchine originally choreographed the role danced here by Principal Dancer Mira Nadon. Watch Nadon and fellow Principal Dancer Davide Riccardo make their debut in the rarely seen ballet, navigating Iannis Xenakis' eerie score with striking intensity and abandon.

Reserve tickets for remaining All Balanchine I programs at nycballet.com/allbalanchine1 to experience this modernist work alongside La Sonnambula, The Unanswered Question, and Theme and Variations.

10/09/2026

After a 57-year hiatus from the New York stage, George Balanchine’s most notorious ballet, Pithoprakta, makes its return. Read the article by former NYCB dancer Faye Arthurs for Air Mail News:

Unseen since 1969, the choreographer's most notorious ballet, made for his muse Suzanne Farrell and set to a score by Iannis Xenakis, makes a bold return.

10/09/2026

It has been just over a week since this year's Fall Fashion Gala, yet the snapshots of this extraordinary night continue to resonate in our memory. A recent article in Vogue recapped the event, documenting the incredible highlights from the red carpet, the performance, and subsequent dinner and dancing.

In the 14 years since Sarah Jessica Parker established the New York City Ballet’s Fall Fashion Gala, the benefit consistently draws the biggest names across the arts, fashion, and entertainment together in support of NYCB. After nearly a decade and a half presiding over the ballet’s most glamorous night, Parker told Vogue, she finds it all the more thrilling.

“It’s about revisiting something that, in your mind’s eye, is extraordinary,” the multi-hyphenate and NYCB Board Vice Chair said of the occasion: a glittering night of collaboration between some of the most prominent designers and choreographers of our time. “You watch supremely talented people come together to offer New York City one of the great, great nights at the theater.”

Read the full article and see more pictures from the event at vogue.com/slideshow/nyc-ballet-fall-fashion-gala-2026

Photos: Andrew Tess