纽约城市芭蕾舞团是美国最具盛名的两大芭蕾舞团之一。由二十世纪最伟大的编导大师——乔治•巴兰钦创立，堪称“最具传奇色彩和划时代意义的国际顶尖芭蕾舞团”。该团培养和汇集了大批璀璨夺目的世界芭蕾明星，由该团成功首演的许多剧目已成为世界其他芭蕾舞团保留并常演的经典作品。NCB is one of the foremost dance companies in the world which originated and founded by great choreographer of the century—George Balanchine. It boasts that NCB is the most legendary and epoch-making ballet troupe all over this world. NCB train(rain新闻,rain说吧)s and owns many world-famous ballet stars. Many dances which got debut success has been classics and regarded as repertoire by many famous ballet companies throughout the world.

　　作为第八届上海国际艺术节特邀团，尼拉斯·马丁斯将率全部由该团独舞、领舞明星组成的豪华明星阵容，在北展剧场为观众献上原汁原味的，巴兰钦等大师为纽约城市芭团度身创作的经典作品，其中不少剧目是第一次在中国登陆而且在亚洲地区也属首次。As participant ballet company to the festival, Nilas Martins will lead the group of soloists and lead dancers to fete the eyes of local audiences at Beijing Exhibition Theatre with authentic masterpieces which tailored to NCB. What’s more, most of the dances had never been performed in China even Asia.