New York City Ballet’s Illuminating Program Of Black And White

As women were tearing off their bras in the 1960s and ’70s, George Balanchine was tearing off their tutus. You can get a full dose of the effect at the Kennedy Center Opera House this week, where the New York City Ballet is performing a series of Balanchine’s black-and-white ballets — so called because the dancers, liberated from the staid trappings of classical dance, wear little more than the tights and leotards of their daily workouts.

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