Variations (ballet)

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This article is about George Balanchine's 1966 ballet. For ballet terminology, see Variation (ballet). For Balanchine's 1982 revision of this ballet, see Variations for Orchestra (Balanchine).

Variations is a ballet made by New York City Ballet co-founder and founding choreographer George Balanchine to Stravinsky's Variations: Aldous Huxley in memoriam (1963–64). The premiere took place on Thursday, 31 March 1966 at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center; Balanchine made a new version for City Ballet's 1982 Stravinsky Centennial Celebration.