Celebrated French composer Camille Saint-Saëns was born on this day in 1835 🎈 So it’s the perfect moment to revisit our performance of his Carnival of the Animals with superstar piano duo Lang Lang and Gina Alice from last season! 🎹 | Shanghai Symphony Orchestra - 上海交响乐团

Award-winning actor John Lithgow returns to NYCB, appearing as a guest artist in Christopher Wheeldon's Carnival of the Animals, a family-friendly ballet featuring an array of outlandish museum residents who come to life in a young student's dream. Dive into this imaginative story on Balanchine Wheeldon, FEB 12–16. | New York City Ballet

Flash Footage: John Lithgow performing his original narration for Christopher Wheeldon's Carnival of the Animals. Did you know Lithgow performed the narration (and as Nurse Buntz!) in the original NYCB production in 2003? Don't miss Wheeldon's After the Rain Pas de Deux this spring on the Innovators & Icons II program: nycballet.com/innovatorsandicons2 | New York City Ballet

5K views · 83 reactions | Did you know award-winning actor John Lithgow wrote the narration in Christopher Wheeldon's Carnival of the Animals? Don't miss Lithgow in person narrating Carnival of the Animals on the Balanchine + Wheeldon program: nycballet.com/balanchinewheeldon Featuring Chun Wai Chan | New York City Ballet | Facebook