Alexei Ratmansky creates a joyful new “Paquita” for New York City Ballet, giving the dancers a classical frame in which to ...

It’s not just one ballerina front and center in “Paquita.” There are four other featured women who have fiendishly complex solo variations, which Petipa insisted should be danced by ...

Paquita is far outside the Company’s wheelhouse. It is classical and rooted in a history Balanchine wished to leave behind. But this is a good thing. World premieres can be fresh and tender—taking ...