♦ Location: New York, New York – United States
♦ Artistic Director: Jonathan Stafford
♦ Associate Artistic Director: Wendy Whelan
♦ Orchestra: The New York City Ballet Orchestra
♦ Affiliated School: School of American Ballet
♦ Founded in 1948 by George Balanchine & Lincoln Kirstein
New York City Ballet 2026-2027 Season
The New York City Ballet 2026-2027 season at the David H Koch Theater at Lincoln Center highlights the 60th anniversary of George Balanchine’s Jewels, plus five world premieres by sought-after choreographers Jennifer Archibald, Justin Peck, Tiler Peck, Alysa Pires, and Pam Tanowitz.
It also sees the retirement of two of the company’s Principal Dancers; Adrian Danchig-Waring and Taylor Stanley will take their final bows on October 18, 2026 and February 28, 2027, respectively.
Alexei Ratmansky’s Romeo & Juliet and Fandango will have their company premieres.
New York City Ballet 2025-2026 Season
Serenade. Photo by Erin Baiano.
The New York City Ballet 2025-2026 season is highlighted by world premieres by Justin Peck and Alexei Ratmansky, the company’s Resident Choreographer and Artist in Residence, respectively, as well as Principal Dancer Megan Fairchild’s farewell performance.
Principal Dancer Tiler Peck’s second ballet for NYCB will appear during the Spring Gala in May 2026 along with Jerome Robbins’ Opus 19/The Dreamer.
Christopher Wheeldon’s Continuum, made for San Francisco Ballet in 2002, will see its New York City Ballet debut in the Spring 2026 season.
Three full-length ballets are scheduled for the season:
- George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®
- Peter Martins’ The Sleeping Beauty
- Balanchine and Danilova’s Coppélia
It is on May 24, 2026 when Fairchild will take her final bow in the role of Swanhilda in Coppélia. Farichild joined NYCB as an apprentice in 2001, one year after moving to New York from Salt Lake City to study at the School of American Ballet (where she is currently a faculty member). She quickly rose through the ranks, arriving at Principal Dancer status in January of 2005.
While with the company, Fairchild has danced featured roles in ballets by Balanchine, Robbins, Martins, Justin Peck, Ratmansky, Susan Stroman, and Wheeldon, and others. She also appeared in the 2014 Broadway production of On the Town as Ivy Smith, AKA Miss Turnstiles.
Ryan Tomash, currently a Principal Dancer with Royal Danish Ballet, will join the company for the 2025 Fall Season as a Soloist.
For complete program details, please see the NYCB performance listings below.
Source: New York City Ballet
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