About
New York City Ballet opens its 2027 Spring Season with two all-Balanchine programs — Serenade, Symphony in C-era classics and more — at the David H. Koch Theater.
Balanchine is the reason NYCB exists and the spring opening weeks are the purest dose: Serenade, the company's founding ballet, and the sweeping Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet on alternating nights. Koch Theater's fourth ring is the best cheap seat in New York performing arts. If you see one ballet program all year, an all-Balanchine bill is the one.
What to expect
Mixed bills of three ballets with two intermissions, about two and a half hours. Evenings 7:30pm; weekend matinees 2pm. Live orchestra.
Good to know
- Two rotating programs — check which ballets play on your date
- Fourth Ring seats are the budget pick; $30 for 30 rush program for under-30s
- David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center — 1 train to 66th St
- The season continues with Masters at Work (Apr 27–May 7) and the May 6 Spring Gala
- Casting is posted about a week ahead on nycballet.com
Going? Keep it.
Common questions
Which program should I pick?
All Balanchine V has Serenade, the company's signature work; IV has the grand Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet.
How long is a performance?
Roughly two and a half hours with two intermissions.