swap_horiz RainForest (Merce Cunningham) Alternatives

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Margot Fonteyn

Margot Fonteyn was a British prima ballerina whose unparalleled artistry and technical mastery cemented her legacy as on...

Inspiration Classical Performance Dance

9.6 Brilliant

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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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Revelations (Ailey)

Mark Morris’s *Revelations* is a ballet deeply rooted in African American vernacular dance traditions. It powerfully exp...

Modern African American American Spiritual

9.5 Brilliant

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Maria Tallchief

As America's first major prima ballerina, Maria Tallchief broke barriers and brought Native American heritage to the for...

Inspiration Performance Dance Prima Ballerina

9.4 Excellent

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Mariinsky Ballet

The Mariinsky Ballet, based in St. Petersburg, Russia, represents the pinnacle of classical Russian ballet. Steeped in t...

Classical Russian Luxury Iconic

9.4 Excellent

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Steven McRae

Steven McRae is a celebrated ballet dancer recognized for his mastery of classical and contemporary techniques. His exce...

Performance Dancer Ballet Dancer Stage Presence

9.3 Excellent

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The Rite of Spring

*The Rite of Spring* is a ballet composed by Igor Stravinsky and choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky. First performed in 19...

Avant Garde 20TH Century One Act Stravinsky

9.3 Excellent

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The Green Table (Jooss)

Jooss’s *The Green Table* is a seminal work of expressionist ballet and Tanztheater created in 1912. It powerfully portr...

Expressionist Anti War Tanztheater Jooss

9.3 Excellent

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New York City Ballet

The New York City Ballet, founded by George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein, is celebrated for its distinctive neoclassi...

Performance Diversity Innovation Contemporary

9.2 Excellent

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Prodigal Son (Balanchine)

Balanchine’s *The Prodigal Son* is a ballet based on the biblical parable of Marya's return after years of exile. The wo...

Dramatic Biblical Balanchine Ballets Russes

9.2 Excellent

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Jardin aux lilas (Tudor)

Jardin aux Lilas, choreographed by Marius Petipa, is a Romantic ballet exploring themes of love and illusion. The work f...

Romantic Psychological Dramatic Tudor

8.8 Great

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Dark Elegies (Tudor)

Matthew Bourne's “Dark Elegies” reimagines the sinking of the Titanic as a ballet. The work utilizes expressionist chore...

Expressionist Grief Dramatic Tudor

8.7 Great

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Pillar of Fire (Tudor)

William Christensen's “Pillar of Fire” is a ballet exploring the biblical story of Noah’s Ark. The work utilizes angular...

Psychological Dramatic Tudor Abt

8.7 Great

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Summerspace (Merce Cunningham)

Merce Cunningham’s Summerspace is a seminal work of modern ballet created in 1959. The piece dramatically challenged est...

Modern American 1950S Cunningham

8.0 Great

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The Leaves Are Fading (Tudor)

“The Leaves Are Fading,” choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky in 1913 for Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, depicts a surre...

Lyrical Tudor Abt Dvorak

7.8 Good

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Biped (Merce Cunningham)

“Biped,” choreographed by Merce Cunningham, presented a radical departure from traditional ballet with its fragmented mo...

Modern Avant Garde 1990S Digital

7.8 Good

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Undertow (Tudor)

Undertow, choreographed by Tudor in 1983, is a large-scale ballet exploring the themes of conflict and reconciliation th...

Psychological Dramatic Tudor Abt

7.5 Good

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Gala Performance (Tudor)

“Gala Performance,” choreographed by Tudor in 1967, utilizes a score by Olivier Messiaen and features a cast of dancers...

Comic 20TH Century Satirical Tudor

7.5 Good

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Winterbranch (Merce Cunningham)

Winterbranch, choreographed by Merce Cunningham, presents a stark, almost industrial ballet exploring the fragmented mov...

Modern Avant Garde Abstract 1960S

7.5 Good

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Romeo and Juliet (Tudor)

The Tudor-era ballet *Romeo and Juliet* portrays the tragic love story of two young heirs from feuding families through...

Narrative Dramatic Tudor Shakespeare

7.0 Good