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Coppelia

6 upcoming performances in New York

At New York City Ballet, *Coppélia* returns as a 19th‑century story ballet built on mistaken identity and a toymaker’s lifelike doll, where comedy and unease share the same stage. The company founded by George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein in 1948 frames this traditional narrative inside a repertory shaped by neoclassical clarity. The ballet’s cultural reach extends beyond the theater; its name even travels to Havana’s state-run “Coppelia” ice cream parlors, a reminder of how canonical works leak into public life. One thing holds: the technique is precise, but the plot keeps arguing with human desire.

New York City Ballet - Lincoln Center, NYC