The National Center for Performing Arts' annual ballet gala will host performances by eight of the top dancers from the American Ballet Theater, Suttgarter Ballet, Bavarian State Ballet and the National Ballet of China in celebration of the Lunar New Year.

7:30 pm, Jan 19-20. National Center for the Performing Arts. 2 Xichang'an Jie, west of Tian'anmen Square. 400-610-3721.