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Swan Lake

Swan Lake is a full-length ballet composed primarily by Tchaikovsky, featuring music and choreography largely attributed...

Classical Narrative 19TH Century Full Length

9.5 Brilliant

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The Sleeping Beauty

*The Sleeping Beauty* is a cornerstone of classical ballet choreography primarily attributed to Marius Petipa. This full...

Classical Narrative 19TH Century Full Length

9.2 Excellent

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The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker is a full-length ballet originally choreographed by Marius Petipa based on E.T.A. Hoffmann’s story. It te...

Classical Narrative 19TH Century Full Length

9.1 Excellent

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Giselle

*Giselle* is a full-length ballet exploring a poignant romantic narrative set in 19th century rural France. The story ce...

Romantic Narrative 19TH Century Full Length

9.0 Excellent

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Romeo and Juliet (Cranko)

Sergei Cranko's Romeo and Juliet is a full-length ballet adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy. Noted for its stri...

Narrative 20TH Century Full Length Prokofiev

9.0 Excellent

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Eugene Onegin (Cranko)

“Eugene Onegin” is a full-length ballet based on Pushkin’s novel. Choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, it tell...

Russia Narrative 20TH Century Full Length

9.0 Excellent

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L'Histoire de Manon

L’Histoire de Manon is a full-length ballet based on Massenet's opera. It tells the tragic narrative of Manon Leprévé an...

Narrative 20TH Century Full Length Macmillan

9.0 Excellent

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The Lady of the Camellias

*La Dame aux Camélias* is a full-length ballet adapted from Alexandre Dumas’s novel. It portrays the tragic romance of M...

Narrative 20TH Century Full Length Chopin

8.5 Great

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A Midsummer Night's Dream (Neumeier)

Hans Neumeier’s *A Midsummer Night’s Dream* is a full-length ballet based on Shakespeare's comedy. The production is not...

Narrative 20TH Century Full Length Neumeier

8.3 Great

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Spartacus (Jacobson)

Matthew Jacobson’s “Spartacus” is a full-length ballet adapted from the historical rebellion led by Spartacus. The work...

Narrative 20TH Century Full Length Khachaturian

8.3 Great

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Ondine

Ondine is a three-act ballet choreographed by Frederick Ashton to a score by Hans Werner Henze, with a scenario based on...

Narrative 20TH Century Full Length Ashton

7.9 Good

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Illusions – like Swan Lake

Swan Lake is a classical ballet renowned for its elaborate staging, intricate choreography, and evocative music, creatin...

Russia Narrative 20TH Century Full Length

7.8 Good

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Manfred

Manfred, choreographed by Jiří Kylián in 1988, is a stark and emotionally intense ballet exploring themes of betrayal an...

Russia Narrative 20TH Century Full Length

7.7 Good

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The Two Pigeons

“The Two Pigeons,” choreographed by Jiří Kylián in 1995, is a stark and emotionally resonant ballet set to Arvo Pärt’s m...

Narrative 20TH Century Full Length Ashton

7.6 Good

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The Legend of Love

“The Legend of Love,” choreographed by Matthew Bourne, is a contemporary retelling of Leo Tolstoy’s *Anna Karenina*, set...

Narrative 20TH Century Full Length Grigorovich

7.5 Good

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The Fountain of Bakhchisarai

Staging the tragic love story of Shirvan Shah and Gulnara within the opulent setting of the Crimean Khanate’s capital, *...

Narrative 20TH Century Full Length Zakharov

7.5 Good

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The Stone Flower

Benjamin Britten’s *The Stone Flower*, choreographed by Derek Bullock, depicts a tragic love story set in rural China du...

Narrative 20TH Century Full Length Grigorovich

7.0 Good

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The Bronze Horseman

Alexander Pushkin’s epic poem *Eugene Onegin* inspired Mikhail Glinka’s ballet, *The Bronze Horseman*, which depicts the...

Narrative 20TH Century Full Length Zakharov

7.0 Good

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Flames of Paris

The Flames of Paris is a full-length ballet with music by Boris Asafyev and original choreography by Vasily Vainonen. Se...

Narrative 20TH Century Full Length Vainonen

7.0 Good

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Shurale

Lev Ivanov’s *Shurale*, first performed in 1887, is a Russian Imperial Ballet based on a story about a Cossack warrior w...

Narrative 20TH Century Full Length Yakobson

6.8 Fair