swap_horiz RainForest (Merce Cunningham) Alternatives

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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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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

Stravinsky’s *The Rite of Spring*, premiered in 1913, caused an immediate and riotous public reaction due to its dissona...

Avant Garde 20TH Century One Act Stravinsky

9.3 Excellent

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The Green Table (Jooss)

Jooss’s *The Green Table* (1912) depicts the brutal and senseless violence of World War I through a stark, emotionally c...

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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The Sleeping Beauty

Based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale, *The Sleeping Beauty* is a classical ballet depicting Princess Aurora’s fatal sl...

Classical Narrative 19TH Century Full Length

9.2 Excellent

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The Rite of Spring (Bausch)

Stravinsky’s *The Rite of Spring*, choreographed by Martha Graham for Rudolf Bausch, premiered in 1923 with shocking dis...

Contemporary 20TH Century One Act Stravinsky

9.2 Excellent

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Café Müller

“Café Müller,” choreographed by Jiří Kylián, is a 1997 ballet exploring themes of isolation and longing through stark mo...

Contemporary 20TH Century One Act Bausch

9.2 Excellent

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Prodigal Son (Balanchine)

Sergei Prokofiev’s *The Prodigal Son* is a dramatic ballet depicting the biblical story of Marya, a young woman who aban...

Dramatic Biblical Balanchine Ballets Russes

9.2 Excellent

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L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato (Mark Morris)

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Modern American Large Scale Handel

9.2 Excellent

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Jardin aux lilas (Tudor)

“Jardin aux Lilas,” choreographed by Marius Petipa in 1839, depicts a pastoral scene of young lovers amidst a blossoming...

Romantic Psychological Dramatic Tudor

8.8 Great

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Dark Elegies (Tudor)

“Dark Elegies,” choreographed by Matthew Bourne, is a contemporary retelling of the Titanic disaster set to Lonny Donega...

Expressionist Grief Dramatic Tudor

8.7 Great

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Pillar of Fire (Tudor)

“Pillar of Fire,” choreographed by William Christensen in 1963, depicts the biblical story of Noah’s Ark through stark,...

Psychological Dramatic Tudor Abt

8.7 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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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