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George Balanchine

A Russian-born American choreographer and co-founder of New York City Ballet, George Balanchine helped shape modern ball...

Ballet Neoclassical 20TH Century Nycb

9.15 Excellent

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Martha Graham

Martha Graham was a pivotal 20th-century American choreographer. Her innovative technique, developed in the 1920s, remai...

Modern American 20TH Century Pioneer

9.13 Excellent

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Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire was an American choreographer renowned for his innovative and elegant dance style. His work defined ballroo...

American 20TH Century Film Ballroom

9.06 Excellent

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Pina Bausch

At Tanztheater Wuppertal, German choreographer Pina Bausch developed a form of dance theater that brought movement into...

German 20TH Century Experimental Tanztheater

8.92 Great

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Merce Cunningham

Chance procedures helped Merce Cunningham rethink how twentieth-century dance could be made. The American choreographer...

Modern American 20TH Century Experimental

8.91 Great

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Mary Wigman

Mary Wigman (1883-1973) was a German dancer and choreographer closely associated with Ausdruckstanz, or expressionist da...

German 20TH Century Expressionist Pioneer

8.88 Great

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Frederick Ashton

Frederick Ashton (1904-1989) was a prominent British choreographer whose work significantly influenced ballet. He develo...

Ballet Royal Ballet 20TH Century Lyrical

8.83 Great

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Kazuo Ohno

Japanese dancer and choreographer Kazuo Ohno was a formative figure in butoh, a performance tradition associated with ex...

Japanese 20TH Century Expressionist Pioneer

8.83 Great

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Tatsumi Hijikata

Tatsumi Hijikata was a pivotal Japanese choreographer and theatre practitioner. He is most recognized as a foundational...

Avant Garde Japanese 20TH Century Founder

8.83 Great

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Jiří Kylián

Jiří Kylián was a twentieth-century choreographer renowned for his innovative and emotionally resonant works within cont...

Ballet Contemporary Ballet 20TH Century Czech

8.56 Great

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Angelin Preljocaj

Angelin Preljocaj is a choreographer born in Albania but working primarily in France. He established Ballet Preljocaj in...

Contemporary Ballet 20TH Century Lyrical Political

8.19 Great

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Nacho Duato

Nacho Duato is a prominent choreographer recognized for his innovative approach to ballet and contemporary dance. His wo...

Ballet Contemporary Ballet Spanish 20TH Century

8.10 Great

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Birgit Cullberg

Birgit Cullberg was a significant 20th-century Swedish choreographer known for her innovative approach to ballet. She de...

Ballet Narrative 20TH Century Dramatic

8.10 Great

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Johan Inger

Johan Inger is a prominent Swedish choreographer known for his innovative work in contemporary ballet. His choreography...

Contemporary Ballet Narrative 21ST Century Swedish

8.00 Great

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Alexander Ekman

Alexander Ekman is a prominent Swedish choreographer recognized for innovative work blending contemporary ballet with th...

Contemporary Ballet 21ST Century Theatrical Swedish

8.00 Great

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Eleo Pomare

Eleo Pomare was a Colombian-American modern dance choreographer known for his expressionist works addressing social just...

Modern 20TH Century Expressionist Social Justice

7.64 Good

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Pontus Lidberg

Pontus Lidberg is a Swedish choreographer, dancer, and filmmaker whose work combines contemporary dance with visual stor...

Contemporary Ballet 21ST Century Film Lyrical

7.45 Good

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John Alleyne

John Alleyne is a Barbadian-Canadian choreographer who served as the artistic director of Ballet British Columbia from 1...

Contemporary Ballet 20TH Century Lyrical Barbadian Canadian

7.18 Good

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Susanne Linke

Susanne Linke is a prominent German choreographer and a central figure in the development of Tanztheater (dance theater)...

German Solo 20TH Century Expressionist

7.18 Good

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Reinhild Hoffmann

Reinhild Hoffmann is a German choreographer, dancer, and director associated with the development of Tanztheater, a form...

German 20TH Century Expressionist Political

6.39 Fair