If you want to see American ballet at its best, there’s nothing better than the choreography of George Balanchine. The Suzanne Farrell Ballet seeks to remind the audience of that with three of his works at The Kennedy Center. They’ll perform two different all-Balanchine mixed repertory programs the company will present over the remainder of the holiday week and weekend. Often referred to as the father of American ballet, Balanchine found a muse in Suzanne…

After a weekend full of concerts, there is not much to mention this week, for obvious, turkey-related reasons. Still, if you find yourself in town this week, there will be a few things to hear, although tickets may be hard to find. >> On Monday (November 19, 7:30 p.m.), French violinist Nicolas Dautricourt will be hosted by his country’s embassy, La Maison Française. The attractive, all-modern program is bookended by the Poulenc and Debussy violin…

WEDNESDAY: >> Recently named Kennedy Center Artistic Advisor for Ballet, Suzanne Farrell knows George Balanchine’s repertory better than anyone else — she ought to, since Farrell herself is his most famous protégée. So you can expect nothing but exuberant and masterful performances, through Nov. 27, of The Suzanne Farrell Ballet’s all-Balanchine extravaganza. Tickets are $29 to $84, at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. THURSDAY: >> It’s Thanksgiving, and most of you will be gathering…

For most of us, this week will be a blur of travel, family, and tryptophan-induced holiday napping. However, if you find yourself in Washington this week, you may be surprised to learn that there will be some classical concerts for you to attend, even over the weekend, although nothing on Turkey Day itself. Hey, musicians need to have holidays, too, and this one is the last rest most of us will get before the crazed…

The only good thing about the end of summer for this DCist (sniff) is that we can hear more good music this week, and that means that your Classical Music Agenda finally has something to report. Unfortunately, if your budget is limited, most of the city’s free concert series, but not all, do not begin their fall seasons until October. Nevertheless, thanks to our tireless searching on your behalf, we still have a few free…

This DCist has tried to push dance on you people before, and since we apparently never learn from our mistakes, we are doomed to push dance on you again. Yes, this week you have a chance to see some unusual and beautiful forms of dancing, and we recommend that you take advantage of it. We frankly don’t understand the aversion of some people to ballet: what is not enjoyable about watching beautiful people with toned…