Love is in the air — and in the sumptuous dance — of American Ballet Theatre in dazzling Chicago program

American Ballet Theatre dances Alexei Ratmansky’s “Songs of Bukovina.” (Rosalie O’Connor Photography)

It’s not often that a touring show, planned well in advance, seems to capture so truly the sense of our own moment in history, but the American Ballet Theatre has just about nailed it in its current visit to Chicago.

For more than half a century, the New York-based company has been a favored visitor at the Auditorium Theatre, where the sight lines for ballet are ideal, offering us not only fine acoustics but also a good sense of the stage at full depth.