News Summary

• Each season artistic director Mikko Nissinen has to program a series of performances that will thrill longtime fans and enchant new ones.
• “Jewels” highlights three of the neoclassical styles Balanchine pioneered.
• ‘After’ will sit on a program with Jerome Robbins’ “Dances at a Gathering” and William Forsythe’s “Herman Schmerman.” Both Boston debuts will combine with Lia Cirio”s for a night of bold leaps forward.