Saturday, October 5, 2024 - Saturday, May 31, 2025

Family Saturdays

Students wearing pink tutus and the NYCB Orchestra perform at Family Saturdays presentation. Rosalie O'Connor

Join us for these exciting one-hour interactive presentations featuring excerpts from New York City Ballet's diverse repertory performed by Company dancers and members of the NYCB Orchestra.

Megan Fairchild, Principal Dancer and Family Saturdays Creative Director, hosts the programs, offering insight on choreography, music, and dancers. Family Saturdays are the perfect introduction to NYCB and the world of classical dance!

2024-25 Season Events

October 5, 2024 
THE COMEDY OF COPPÉLIA 
The delightful tale of a toy-maker, the life-like doll he creates, and a young couple in love, Coppélia is considered to be one of the greatest comic ballets of the 19th Century. Come along as we enter Dr. Coppelius’s workshop to see what’s in store for our quirky cast of characters in this fun-filled ballet.

March 1, 2025
A SWAN STORY
The wicked sorcerer Von Rotbart has transformed Odette and her friends into swans; only at night can they return to their human form. Will Prince Siegfried be able to save Odette or will she be doomed to remain a swan forever? Join us as we adventure to the enchanted lakeside where Prince Siegfried and Odette’s heartbreaking love story unfolds in Swan Lake.

May 31, 2025
THE ABCs of NYCB
A is for arabesque, B is for ballet, C is for choreographer! Letters come alive on our Lincoln Center stage as we use the alphabet to discover the amazing, beautiful, and captivating world of New York City Ballet. 

TICKET PRICING

Orchestra and First Ring / $42 per person
Second through Fourth Ring / $29 per person
NYCB Members at the Fellow level and higher receive special pricing to Family Saturdays. Please contact members@nycballet.com to purchase tickets. 

Please note that tickets are required for infants, children, and adults.

Priority seating for American Sign Language Interpretation is available for all Family Saturdays presentations. All seats are subject to availability.

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A dancer in a black tutu and leotard and pointe shoes stands on one leg, with the other leg extended behind the body in a straight line. One arm is raised above the head and the other extended to the back parallel to the extended leg. The school director is opposite the dancer and wears a red DTH logo t-shirt and black pants and ballet slippers. She holds the hand of the arm raised above the dancer’s head with one arm and her back arm is extended and she is smiling at the student.

 

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A dancer in a black tutu and leotard and pointe shoes stands on one leg, with the other leg extended behind the body in a straight line. One arm is raised above the head and the other extended to the back parallel to the extended leg. The school director is opposite the dancer and wears a red DTH logo t-shirt and black pants and ballet slippers. She holds the hand of the arm raised above the dancer’s head with one arm and her back arm is extended and she is smiling at the student.

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