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2011

   
November 9, 2011    New York City Ballet Presents "George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™  
   
November 3, 2011  

Renowned New York City Ballet To Bring “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™” With Special Guest Host Kelly Ripa Live To Movie Theaters This Holiday Season   

     
October 26, 2011   Benjamin Millepied Retires as Principal Dancer After 16 Years With New York City Ballet 
     
August 4, 2011   New York City Ballet Presents 2011 Fall Performances September 12 – October 9 
     
July 16, 2011  

Chase Finlay and Anthony Huxley Promoted to Soloist at New York City Ballet 

     
June 1, 2011  

New York City Ballet Dancers Paint The Town Red 

     
May 27, 2011   New York City Ballet To Present Third Dancers’ Choice Program On Sunday, June 12 
     
May 24, 2011   New York City Ballet Announces 2011-2012 Season Featuring World Premiere Ballets By Peter Martins, Benjamin Millepied, and Christopher Wheeldon
     
May 13, 2011   New York City Ballet Appoints Ellen Bar Director Of Media Projects
     
April 19, 2011   New York City Ballet to Present Six Weeks of Repertory Performances May 3 – June 12, 2011
     
April 19, 2011   New York City Ballet Presents Balanchine Black & White Week May 3 - 10, 2011
     
February 24, 2011     Sir Paul McCartney and Peter Martins to Collaborate on World Premiere Ballet For New York City Ballet's 2011-2012 Season 
     
February 15, 2011   NYCB Principal Dancer Jenifer Ringer To Appear On The Oprah Winfrey Show 
     
January 28, 2011   New York City Ballet Adds Performance of Swan Lake Due to Overwhelming Demand
     
January 7, 2011   New York City Ballet Launcehes New York City Ballet Moves A New Performance Group Featuring NYCB Dancers and Musicians

  



 


2010    
December 16, 2010   New York City Ballet's Sugarplum Fairy and Friends to Ring New York Stock Exchange Opening Bell Thursday, December 23, 2010 at 9:30 AM 
     
October 4, 2010   New York City Ballet Presents Annual Dance Wellness Workshop October 16, 2010 
     
September 27, 2010   New York City Ballet Presents Its 2010 Fall Gala Featuring A New York Premiere By Benjamin Millepied On Thursday, October 6 At Lincoln Center 
     
August 25, 2010   New York City Ballet Launches New Fall Performance Schedule with a Special Opening Week of Activities September 14 Through 19, 2010 
     
May 28, 2010   New York City Ballet Announces 2010 - 2011 Season Featuring NYCB’S First-Ever Fall Season At Lincoln Center 
     
May 11, 2010   New York City Ballet Presents Ballet For Young People Saturday, June 5 at 11 AM 
     
April 7, 2010   New York City Ballet Announces Program for 2010 Spring Gala Performance
     
January 12, 2010   New York City Ballet Announces 2010 Spring Season Featuring Architecture of Dance New Choreography and Music Festival 
     
2009    
December 24, 2009   Erica Pereira Promoted To Soloist At New York City Ballet 
     
November 16, 2009   New York City Ballet Names Katherine Brown Executive Director
     
November 10, 2009   New York City Ballet and Paris Opera Ballet to Honor 25th Anniversary of the American Friends of the Paris Opera & Ballet 
     
November 5, 2009   New York City Ballet Announces Program For Opening Night Benefit On Tuesday, November 24 
     
October 27, 2009   New York City Ballet Announces Six Promotions 
     
October 22, 2009   New York City Ballet and New York City Opera Unveil The Completed Renovations of Their Shared Home, The David H. Koch Theater 
     
August 12, 2009   New York City Ballet Announces 2009/2010 Season 
     
April 21, 2009   New York City Ballet 2009 Spring Season To Begin Tuesday, 
     
March 18, 2009   New York City Ballet and New York City Opera Expand Scope of David H. Koch Theater Renovation to Include Additional Aisles on the Orchestra Level  
     
February 6, 2009   Adrian Danchig-Waring Promoted To Soloist At New York City Ballet
     
February 5, 2009   Darci Kistler To Retire From New York City Ballet During the 2010 Season 
     
January 26, 2009   Two World Premiere Ballets To Highlight 2009 Spring Season At New York City Ballet 
     
January 16, 2009   New York City Ballet Close-Up Programs For 2009 Winter Season
     
2008    
December 31, 2008   New York City Ballet Announces $25 Orchestra Seats For 2009 Winter Season
     
December 31, 2008   New York City Ballet Announces Guest Artists To Perform As Part Of Tribute To The School Of American Ballet's 75th Anniversery
     
October 28, 2008   New York City Ballet’s Opening Night Benefit On Tuesday, November 25 To Mark First Performance In Newly Named David H. Koch Theater 
     
September 24, 2008   New York City Ballet Presents Annual Dance Wellness Workshop 
     
August 4, 2008   Three World Premiere Ballets To Highlight 2009 Winter Season at New York City Ballet 
     
July 10, 2008   New York City Ballet and New York City Opera Capital Campaign for New York State Theater Receives $100 Million Lead Gift From David H. Koch
     
July 1, 2008   Sara Mearns Promoted to Principal Dancer at New York City Ballet 
     
June 16, 2008   Opéra National de Paris To Present New York City Ballet For The First Time Since 1965 
     
May 7, 2008   New York City Ballet To Present First Annual Dancers' Choice Program On Friday, June 27
     
February 19, 2008   New York City Ballet Launches YouTube Channel 
     
January 29, 2008   New York City Ballet Announces Programming For Jerome Robbins Celebration
     
2007    
December 17, 2007   New York City Ballet Promotes Three Dancers
     
December 15, 2007   New York City Ballet And New York City Opera Agree To Improvements In The New York State Theater
     
December 7, 2007   New York City Ballet Presents The 2000th Performance of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker™
   
September 28, 2007   New York City Ballet Opens Its 2007-2008 Season on Tuesday, November 20, with Dancing For Lincoln: A Centennial Celebration
     
July 30, 2007   Gonzalo Garcia to Join New York City Ballet as a Principal Dancer
     
July 16, 2007   New York City Ballet Announces 2008 Winter Repertory Season and Annual Holiday Engagement of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker™
   
May 8, 2007   New York City Ballet Announces Eight Promotions
     
March 5, 2007   A Centennial Celebration of Lincoln Kirstein Featuring Dance, Art, Writing, And Exhibition
     
2006    
December 29, 2006   New York City Ballet Promotes Tiler Peck And Ana Sophia Scheller To Soloist
   
December 15, 2006   New York City Ballet's 2007 Winter Repertory Season To Open January 3
     
November 17, 2006   New York City Ballet To Present The World Premiere Of A Full-Length Production Of Romeo and Juliet
     
November 3, 2006   Christoper Wheeldon To Conclude His Residency With New York City Ballet Following The 2008 Winter Season
   
September 19, 2006   Opening Night Benefit on Tuesday, November 21 to Feature an American Premiere by Alexei Ratmansky
     
August 24, 2006   New York City Ballet Presents Second Annual Dance Wellness Workshop
     
August 1, 2006   New York City Ballet Announces 2007 Winter Repertory Season and Annual Holiday Engagement of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™
   
July 17, 2006   New York City Ballet Appoints Fayçal Karoui Music Director
     
May 9, 2006   New York City Ballet Promotes Nine Dancers
     
January 3, 2006   New York City Ballet Names Bright Sheng First-Ever Composer in Residence
   
2005    
December 15, 2005   New York City Ballet’s 2006 Spring Season to Feature Seven World Premiere Ballets as Part of the Diamond Project Festival
     
November 16, 2005   New York City Ballet Promotes Jared Angle to Principal Dancer
     
July 27, 2005   New York City Ballet Announces Winter 2005-2006 Season
   
July 12, 2005   New York City Ballet Announces Final Performances of Principal Dancer James Fayette
     
May 4, 2005   Carla Körbes and Ask la Cour Promoted to Soloist at New York City Ballet
     
April 19, 2005   New York City Ballet Adds Fifth Premiere to Spring 2005 Season
     
January 22, 2005   New York City Ballet Announces Spring 2005 Season
     
January 22, 2005   New York City Ballet Promotes Eight Dancers
     
2004    
December 21, 2004   All-New Staging of Peter Martins’ Todo Buenos Aires to Feature Guest Artist Julio Bocca
     
December 21, 2004   New York City Ballet to Present a Special One-Time-Only Performance of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™ Featuring 15 of the Company’s Principal Dancers
     
December 8, 2004   Peter Boal to Perform Role of Herr Drosselmeier at New York City Ballet
     
September 20, 2004   New York City Ballet Announces Program for Opening Night Benefit on Tuesday, November 23rd
     
September 20, 2004   Julio Bocca to Appear As Guest Artist with New York City Ballet in January 2005
     
August 12, 2004   Kenneth Tabachnick Named General Manager of New York City Ballet
     
August 5, 2004   New York City Ballet Announces Winter 2004-2005 Season
     
August 5, 2004   New York City Ballet Presents The 50th Anniversary Season Of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™
     
April 19, 2004   New York City Ballet Adds Fourth World Premiere To Spring 2004 Season
     
April 19, 2004   New York City Ballet to Name Hugo Fiorato Conductor Emeritus
     
April 19, 2004   New York City Ballet to Pay Tribute to Its Alumni on Saturday, May 1 at 8pm
     
April 8, 2004    New York City Ballet Continues Balanchine 100 Celebration with the Spring 2004 Season, beginning Tuesday, April 27
     
February 14, 2004   New York City Ballet Announces Three Promotions
     
2003    
December 31, 2003   Caroline Cavallo Principal Dancer with the Royal Danish Ballet to Appear with New York City Ballet This Week
     
 December 31, 2003   New York City Ballet Announces Guest Artists for 2004 Winter Repertory Season
     
December 22, 2003   New York City Ballet to Present World Premiere of Susan Stroman’s First-Ever Full-Length Ballet
     
 October 30, 2003   New York City Ballet Announces Opening Night of Balanchine 100: The Centennial Celebration
     
October 30, 2003   New York City Ballet Presents George Balanchine's The Nutcracker
     
July 14, 2003   Sofiane Sylve and Joaquin de Luz to Join New York City Ballet
     
May 25, 2003   New York City Ballet Announces Grand Celebration of Co-Founder George Balanchine to Mark His Centennial Year
     
May 25, 2003    Alexandra Ansanelli Promoted to Principal Dancer
     
April 17, 2003   Two New York City Ballet Seminars to Focus on World Premiere Ballets
     
 April 14, 2003   New York City Ballet Adds Third World Premiere to Spring 2003 Repertory Season
     
February 25, 2003   New York Choreographic Institute Announces Spring 2003 Session
     
February 10, 2003   New York City Ballet's Spring Repertory Season Opens Tuesday, April 29, 2003
     
January 7, 2003   Igor Zelensky, Principal Dancer with The Kirov Ballet, to Dance With New York City Ballet As Guest ArtistRobert Tewsley to Join New York City Ballet as Principal Dancer
     
2002    
November 8, 2002    New York City Ballet 2002 Opening Night Benefit to Celebrate the Richard Rodgers Centennial
     
October 17, 2002   Sofiane Sylve of Het Nationale Ballet to Appear with NYCB as a Guest Artist for the 2002/2003 Winter Season
     
October 1, 2002   Robert La Fosse to Become Guest Artist with New York City Ballet
     
August 12, 2002   New York City Ballet Announces 2002-2003 Winter Season
     
 June 3, 2002   New York City Ballet Promotes Four Dancers
     
April 26, 2002   New York City Ballet Spring Season Presentation Programs Begin Friday, May 3, 2002
     
April 26, 2002   New York City Ballet Appoints Manager of Press Relations
     
April 11, 2002   Heléne Alexopoulos to Dance Farewell Performance with New York City Ballet on Saturday, May 18, 2002
     
April 9, 2002   Tenth Anniversary of the Diamond Project Highlights 2002 Spring Season at New York City Ballet
     
March 22, 2002   New York City Ballet Appoints Six Costume Designers as Artists in Residence
     
February 14, 2002   New York City Ballet 2002 Spring Repertory Season Opens Tuesday, April 30
     
January 22, 2002   Abi Stafford Promoted To Soloist At New York City Ballet
     
January 16, 2002   Carla Körbes Named Janice Levin Dancer at New York City Ballet
     
January 11, 2002   New York City Ballet to Present New York Premiere of Peter Martins' Hallelujah Junction
     
2001    
December 14, 2001   New York City Ballet Winter Season Presentation Programs Begin January 10, 2002
     
November 8, 2001   Danskin & New York City Ballet Debut Innovative New Line of Dance Apparel
     
November 7, 2001   New York City Ballet to Present Free Performance of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker™ for Families Affected by the Events of September 11
     
November 7, 2001   New York City Ballet Presents George Balanchine's The Nutcracker™
     
October 31, 2001   New York City Ballet Presents a Tribute to the Spirit of New York
     
August 2, 2001   New York City Ballet Opens 2001-2002 Season November 20
     
 June 14, 2001   New York City Ballet to Perform in Arts Festivals in Scotland, Greece and Italy during August and September 2001
     
May 28, 2001   New York City Ballet to Present a World Premiere by Richard Tanner on June 14
     
May 4, 2001   A Celebration of the Life of Tanaquil Le Clercq to Take Place on Sunday, May 20
     
May 1, 2001   Christopher Wheeldon named Resident Choreographer for New York City Ballet
     
April 16, 2001   New York City Ballet's Spring Gala 2001 Features an Evening of World Premiere Ballets
     
March 19, 2001   New York City Ballet Workout Available Nationwide Beginning March 27
     
February 15, 2001   New York City Ballet 2001 Spring Repertory Seasons Opens May 1
     
February 14, 2001   Janie Taylor and Jared Angle Promoted to Soloist at New York City Ballet
     
January 19, 2001   Bravo Profiles: Peter Martins
     
January 2, 2001   New York City Ballet Announces Special Winter Season Presentations
     
2000    
December 28, 2000   Jennie Somogyi Promoted to Principal Dancer
     
December 20, 2000   New York City Ballet 2001 Winter Repertory Season opens on Tuesday, January 2
     
December 4, 2000   Svetlana Zakharova and Igor Zelensky to Dance George Balanchine's The Nutcracker™ at New York City Ballet
     
November 28, 2000   Abi Stafford Named First Annual Janice Levin Dancer at New York City Ballet
     
November 28, 2000    Palm Pictures in Association with New York City Ballet to Release NYCB "Workout" on DVD and VHS
     
October 16, 2000   New York City Ballet Presents Looking at Love... a Special One-Night-Only Gala Performance
     
October 5, 2000   New York City Ballet Presents George Balanchine's The Nutcracker™
     
August 4, 2000   New York City Ballet Opens 2000-2001 Season November 21
     
June 30, 2000   New York City Ballet to Perform in Saratoga Springs (New York), Scotland and Japan During Summer 2000
     
June 12, 2000   New York City Ballet Appoints Andrea Quinn Music Director
     
May 17, 2000   New York City Ballet Announces Spring 2000 Seminar and Insights Programs
     
May 5, 2000   Jenifer Ringer Promoted to Principal Dancer
     
April 24, 2000   New York City Ballet Announces Largest Endowment Campaign in Dance History
     
April 13, 2000   New York City Ballet Spring 2000 Season to Include Nine Diamond Project World Premieres
     
January 28, 2000   New York City Ballet Spring 2000 Season Opens April 25
     
January 13, 2000   Silja Schandorff Principal Dancer for the Royal Danish Ballet to Dance Swan Lake at New York City Ballet
     
January 7, 2000   New York City Ballet and King Louis XIV of France to Introduce Children to Ballet
     
1999    
December 23, 1999   New York City Ballet Winter 2000 Seminar Series Features Discussions with Suki Schorer, Twyla Tharp, Peter Martins and Wynton Marsalis
     
December 23, 1999   New York City Ballet's Winter Repertory Season Opens on January 4, 2000
     
December 7, 1999   Agreement Reached Between NYCB and Musicians' Local 802 on New Three-Year Contract
     
October 21, 1999   New York City Ballet Presents A Millennium Tribute To The Dancers Featuring Highlights From Great Moments In NYCB's Rich Repertory
     
August 23, 1999   New York City Ballet opens 1999-2000 Season November 23
     
June 16, 1999   New York City Ballet Announced Promotions
     
May 24, 1999   New York City Ballet & Jazz at Lincoln Center Present Two World Premieres
     
May 14, 1999   Two Senior Staff Appointments Announced at New York City Ballet
     
May 13, 1999   World Premiere of Christopher Wheeldon's Scènes de Ballet
     
April 30, 1999   Tschaikovsky's Swan Lake -- Per Kirkeby
     
April 27, 1999   NYCB Presents the American Premiere of Tschaikovsky's Swan Lake
     
March 26, 1999   New York City Ballet Spring Gala -- Tschaikovsky's Swan Lake
     
January 8, 1999   New York City Ballet Announces Pre-Performance Programs
     
January 7, 1999   World Premiere of Walton Cello Concerto
     
1998    
December 10, 1998   New York City Ballet: A Celebration in Photographs
     
November 19, 1998   New York City Ballet Announces Promotions
     
September 29, 1998   The Nutcracker Family Benefit
     
September 29, 1998   New York City Ballet's Opening Night Benefit
     
September 29, 1998   New York City Ballet's Spring Gala
     
June 23, 1998   New York City Ballet Announces 50th Anniversary Celebration
     
June 1, 1998   River of Light: World Premiere
     
May 12, 1998   New York City Ballet Premiere of Jerome Robbins' Les Noces
     
January 6, 1998   New York City Ballet Presents Three World Premieres for 1997-98 Winter Repertory Season
     
1997  
December 31, 1997   Yvonne Borree Promoted to Principal
     
September 17, 1997   New York City Ballet to Visit Three Cities in Brazil and The Pacific Rim
     
August 22, 1997   Merrill Ashley to Dance Final Performance
     
June 17, 1997   New York City Ballet Promotes Four Dancers
     
March 20, 1997   T.R.H. Crown Prince and Princess Pavlos of Greece to Host New York City Ballet Spring Gala
     
January 10, 1997   Samantha Allen Promoted to Soloist
     
1996    
May 9. 1996    The Diamond Project 1997