All Balanchine IV New York Performances

At New York City Ballet, **All Balanchine IV** brings together a set of George Balanchine ballets in one program, danced by the company he helped define. The evening foregrounds his stripped-down approach: steps built from the score outward, with little narrative and few theatrical distractions. Balanchine’s New York legacy is inseparable from City Center and Lincoln Center, where his repertory helped set an American standard for classical ballet. One clear takeaway is how the choreography treats musical structure as the main dramatic engine.