Get to know a little more about our founder George Balanchine every Friday with Balanchine Basics. This week, we focus on the enormous breadth of ballets that he created in his lifetime: some 465 works, ranging from the plotless black & white ballet Agon to the full-length story ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. “The word choreographer is too fancy for what I do,” he once said. “Dance supplier is better. Dance does not exist unless someone provides it.” | 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

21K views · 2.2K reactions | THEME AND VARIATIONS is one of George Balanchine's most iconic ballets, requiring shimmering technique and heroic stamina. Set to Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky’s glorious score, this classic work evokes the golden age of classical ballet. On stage July 7–9 at the Metropolitan Opera House ✨ : https://bit.ly/ABTSummerSeason22_ThemeAndVariations | American Ballet Theatre | Facebook