NYC BALLET TO RETURN AFTER 12 YEARS

Repertory has been announced for New York City Ballet’s Oct. 15-19 engagement at the new Orange County Performing Arts Center--the company’s first Southern California visit in 12 years.

The Orange County run is the last stop on a three-city tour that includes Berkeley (Oct. 1-5) and Seattle (Oct. 8-11) for the New York company, which will be traveling with a 170-member contingent, including 98 dancers.

The programs are as follows:

Oct. 15: “Symphony in Three Movements” (Balanchine/Stravinsky); “Tzigane” (Balanchine/Ravel); “Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux” (Balanchine/Tchaikovsky); “The Four Seasons” (Robbins/Verdi).

Oct. 16: “Mozartiana” (Balanchine/Tchaikovsky); “In the Night” (Robbins/Chopin); “Who Cares?” (Balanchine/Gershwin).

Oct. 17: “Serenade” (Balanchine/Tchaikovsky); “Agon” (Balanchine/Stravinsky); “Symphony in C” (Balanchine/Bizet).

Oct. 18 (matinee): “Mozartiana,” “In the Night,” “Symphony in C.”

Oct. 18 (evening): “Symphony in Three Movements”; “Songs of the Auvergne” (Martins/Canteloube); “Glass Pieces” (Robbins/Glass).

Oct. 19 (matinee): “Songs of the Auvergne”; “Glass Pieces”; “Who Cares?”

Oct. 19 (evening): “Serenade,” “Agon,” “The Four Seasons.”