Giant Steps: A Musical Biography of New York City Ballet

Darci Kistler and Nilas Martins in Orpheus, choreographed by George Balanchine
Darci Kistler and Nilas Martins in Orpheus, choreographed by George Balanchine (Photo: Paul Kolnik)
Wendy Whelan and Albert Evans in <em>Agon</em>, choreographed by George Balanchine
Wendy Whelan and Albert Evans in Agon, choreographed by George Balanchine (Photo: Paul Kolnik)
Abi Stafford, Nilas Martins and Company in <em>Western Symphony</em>, choreographed by George Balanchine
Abi Stafford, Nilas Martins and Company in Western Symphony, choreographed by George Balanchine (Photo: Paul Kolnik)
New York City Ballet in <em>The Four Temperaments</em>, choreographed by George Balanchine
New York City Ballet in The Four Temperaments, choreographed by George Balanchine (Photo: Paul Kolnik)
Jennifer Ringer, Benjamin Millepied and company in <em>Dybbuk</em>, choreographed by Jerome Robbins
Jennifer Ringer, Benjamin Millepied and company in Dybbuk, choreographed by Jerome Robbins (Photo: Paul Kolnik)
Janie Taylor and Sebastien Marcovici in <em>Purple</em> from  <em>Ecstatic Orange</em>, choreographed by Peter Martins
Janie Taylor and Sebastien Marcovici in Purple from Ecstatic Orange, choreographed by Peter Martins (Photo: Paul Kolnik)
Sara Mearns and Tyler Angle in <em>The Nightingale and the Rose</em>, choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon
Sara Mearns and Tyler Angle in The Nightingale and the Rose, choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon (Photo: Paul Kolnik)
Edwaard Liang (left), Jennie Somogyi (center) and Peter Hansen (right) in <em>Urban Dances</em>, choreographed by Miriam Mahdaviani
Edwaard Liang (left), Jennie Somogyi (center) and Peter Hansen (right) in Urban Dances, choreographed by Miriam Mahdaviani (Photo: Paul Kolnik)
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