Wendy Whelan and Benjamin Millepied in the world premiere of Concerto DSCH. Photo: Paul Kolnik.

Olivier Wevers and Louise Nadeau of Pacific Northwest Ballet in George Balanchine’s Agon. Photograph: Angela Sterling.

Ashley Bouder and Jonathan Stafford in George Balanchine’s “Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto no 2”. Photograph: Paul Kolnik.

Darci Kistler as the Sleepwalker with Nikolaj Hübbe as the Poet in Balanchine’s “La Sonnambula”. Photograph: Paul Kolnik.

Maria Kowroski and Albert Evans in George Balanchine’s “Bugaku”. Photograph: Paul Kolnik.

New York City Ballet in “Everywhere We Go” at the David H. Koch Theater. Photograph: Andrea Mohin

Alexei Ratmansky’s “Russian Seasons”, danced by New York City Ballet. Photograph: Julieta Cervantes.

Nikolaj Hübbe taking applause after his farewell performance with New York City Ballet. Photograph: Paul Kolnik.

Maria Kowroski and Tyler Angle in Mauro Bigonzetti’s Oltremare. Photograph: Paul Kolnik.

Darci Kistler (the Sleepwaker) and Nikolaj Hübbe (th Poet) in George Balanchine’s La Sonnambula. Photograph: Paul Kolnik.

Damian Woetzel and Tiler Peck in Christopher Wheeldon’s Carousel (A Dance). Photograph: Paul Kolnik.

The closing image of the New York City Ballet production of George Balanchine’s production of The Nutcracker on its 2000th performance. Photograph: Paul Kolnik.

Yvonne Borree, Ashley Bouder, Megan Fairchild, with Nikolaj Hübbe as the muses and Apollo in George Balanchine’s Apollo. Photograph: Paul Kolnik.