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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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La Bayadère

La Bayadère is a full-length classical ballet originating in 19th-century Russia. It tells a tragic narrative centered o...

Classical Narrative 19TH Century Full Length

8.6 Great

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Don Quixote (Nureyev)

Kenneth MacMillan's “Don Quixote” is a full-length ballet based on Cervantes’ novel. The production, created in 1965, vi...

Classical 20TH Century Full Length Nureyev

8.5 Great

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Swan Lake (Nureyev)

Sergei Nureyev’s *Swan Lake*, performed in 1965, remains a pivotal interpretation of this classical ballet. The producti...

Classical Russia 20TH Century Full Length

8.5 Great

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La Fille mal gardée

*La Fille Mal Gardée*, choreographed by Ludwig Minkus, is a cornerstone of classical ballet. This 19th-century full-leng...

Classical Narrative 19TH Century Full Length

8.4 Great

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The Sleeping Beauty (Nureyev)

“The Sleeping Beauty” is a cornerstone of classical ballet. Choreographed by Marius Petipa to Tchaikovsky’s iconic score...

Classical Russia 20TH Century Full Length

8.3 Great

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The Nutcracker (Ratmansky)

“The Nutcracker, choreographed by Marco Ratmansky, is a full-length ballet based on Tchaikovsky’s score. It presents a f...

Classical Russia 21ST Century Full Length

8.3 Great

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Napoli

Napoli, choreographed by Kenneth MacMillan, portrays the tumultuous and passionate love story of Don Abbondio and Counte...

Classical Narrative 19TH Century Bournonville

7.9 Good

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Coppélia

Choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, *Coppélia* is a romantic ballet set in 19th-century France that tells the...

Classical Narrative 19TH Century Full Length

7.8 Good

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Don Quixote (Petipa/Gorsky)

Petipa’s and Gorsky’s *Don Quixote* portrays the delusional knight’s tilting at windmills, showcasing a passionate love...

Classical 19TH Century Bolshoi Full Length

7.8 Good

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Sylvia (Ashton)

Sylvia Ashton’s choreography for *The Winter's Tale* utilizes a predominantly male corps de ballet to depict the shepher...

Classical Royal Ballet Full Length Ashton

7.8 Good

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Raymonda

Raymonda is a late 19th-century French ballet composed by Minkowski, notable for its expansive narrative drawing on the...

Classical Narrative 19TH Century Full Length

7.7 Good

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Paquita

Paquita, composed by Ludwig Minkus and orchestrated by Franz Berwald, is a vibrant Romantic ballet premiered in 1846, de...

Classical Narrative 19TH Century Full Length

7.5 Good

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Le Corsaire

Georges Bizet’s opera *Le Corsaire*, adapted into a ballet by Ubaldo Santuccio in 1855, tells the story of a pirate capt...

Classical Narrative 19TH Century Full Length

7.4 Good

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The Humpbacked Horse

“The Humpbacked Horse,” choreographed by Marius Petipa in 1896, is a comedic ballet centered around the absurd antics of...

Narrative 19TH Century Full Length Saint Leon

7.2 Good

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La Fille du Pharaon (Petipa)

La Fille du Pharaon, choreographed by Marius Petipa in 1859, tells the story of a peasant girl mistaken for an Egyptian...

Classical 19TH Century Imperial Full Length

6.8 Fair

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Le Roi Candaule (Petipa)

Le Corsaire, choreographed by Marius Petipa, is a vibrant Romantic ballet set in Algiers featuring a daring pirate capta...

Classical 19TH Century Imperial Full Length

5.5 Mediocre