george balanchine re-choreographed the piece for a one-time performance by students from the school of american ballet, which took place on 5 november 1945 at carnegie hall, directed by lincoln kirstein. after jerome robbins became ballet master at city ballet in 1972, he created a new ballet to stravinsky's music featuring young dance students and an adult ringmaster for their stravinsky festival. since, it has become a regular piece, often with a guest ringmaster, most notably mikhail baryshnikov and most recently with robert la fosse.