Viewers interested in modern cinema often explore George Balanchine's Theme & Variations because of its cast, story direction, and audience popularity.
Live 1978 performance of ABT principal dancers Gelsey Kirkland and Mikhail Baryshnikov dancing Balanchine's Theme and Variations choreographed to Orchestral Suite No. 3 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky conducted for this performance by Akira Endo