David H. Koch Theater (at Lincoln Center)

Having put The Nutcracker to bed for another year, NYCB returns to Lincoln Center for six more weeks. Principal among the offerings are the world premieres of resident choreographer Justin Peck's Mystic Familiar, set to a commissioned score by Dan Deacon, and artist in residence Alexei Ratmansky's suite of dances from Paquita. Other attractions include a centennial salute to ballerina Maria Tallchief and the return of Christopher Wheeldon's Carnival of Animals, narrated by John Lithgow; the engagement concludes with a two-week run of Peter Martins's full-length version of the Tchaikovsky classic Swan Lake (February 19–Mar 2). Also on the lineup are multiple pieces by Wheeldon and City Ballet's legendary founding choreographers, George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. The troupe's current constellation of étoiles includes Ashley Bouder—who bids farewell to the company on February 13, after 25 years, in Balanchine's Firebird—alongside Tyler Angle, Chun Wai Chan, Adrian Danchig-Waring, Megan Fairchild, Jovani Furlan, Emilie Gerrity, Joseph Gordon, Anthony Huxley, Isabella LaFreniere, Sara Mearns, Roman Mejia, Mira Nadon, Tiler Peck, Unity Phelan, Taylor Stanley, Daniel Ulbricht, Andrew Veyette, Emma Von Enck, Peter Walker and Indiana Woodward. Visit the City Ballet website for a full schedule of events. Ashley Bouder in Firebird | Photograph: Courtesy Erin Baiano