‘Serenade’ is one of the ballet world’s most iconic and timeless works. Created by George Balanchine and first performed in 1934 by students of the School of American Ballet, ‘Serenade’ was Balanchine’s first original ballet in America, later being performed countless times around the world. Set to Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings, the ballet’s includes sweeping blue costumes, shifting formations, and striking integration of chance events from rehearsal into choreography. Originally a lesson i