Fancy Free returns for a spring encore in May during the Masters at Work: Balanchine & Robbins III program, after the revival of Robbins' Brandenburg and Balanchine's Black & White masterpiece, Agon. Reserve your seats today at nycballet.com/balanchinerobbins3spring | New York City Ballet

FLASH FOOTAGE // It's Jerome Robbins' 100th birthday today and what better way to celebrate than with his very first ballet, Fancy Free? In this footage from our Short Stories performance, Joseph Gordon takes a solo turn as one of the footloose sailors on shore leave. There's one more chance to see Fancy Free on our Short Stories program along with West Side Story Suite and George Balanchine's Prodigal Son OCT 13: nycballet.com/season-tickets/18-19-season/fall/oct-13-2018-eve-short-stories.aspx.

Fancy Free: the first of many sensations caused by Jerome Robbins, established in 1944. Nearly 80 years later, the sensation is still a-stir on our stage during this coming week's remaining Classic NYCB II programs: nycballet.com/classicnycb2winter | New York City Ballet

Admirers of Jerome Robbins are no strangers to a jazzy interlude for two—could this pas de deux from Fancy Free, his choreographic debut, have been the fountainhead of this signature? See the seminal sensation this winter on the Classic NYCB II program beginning January 31: nycballet.com/classicnycb2winter It's not too late to bundle performances and save on tickets. Learn about subscription options at nycballet.com/subscribe23 | New York City Ballet

Stephanie Saland and Joseph Duell, “Fancy Free”, 1986 broadcast. Choreography: Jerome Robbins. | Vanessa Carlton