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Originally created for NYCB's 1960 Salute to Italy program, George Balanchine's Donizetti Variations was intended to offset the more somber tone of the other two ballets on the program, La Sonnambula and Monumentum Pro Gesualdo. This cheerful ballet returns on the All Balanchine I program this fall: nycballet.com/allbalanchine1 Featuring Tiler Peck | New York City Ballet

"Pavane was created for a dancer magnificently able to dominate the stage completely with her virtuosity," Byron Belt wrote in the Long Island Press following the premiere of George Balanchine's Pavane in 1975. Choreographed on former Principal Dancer Patricia McBride to a serene score by Maurice Ravel, Balanchine's Pavane is six minutes of captivating elegance, defined by the presence of its sole dancer. Don't miss this seldom-seen solo on the All Ravel program this spring: nycballet.com/ravel