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Dances at a Gathering

George Balanchine's *Dances at a Gathering* is a ballet set to Maurice Ravel’s "La Valse." Created in 1957, it portrays...

20TH Century Abstract One Act Chopin

9.0 Excellent

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Song of the Earth

Jiří Kylián's "Song of the Earth" is a significant one-act ballet from the 20th century. The work uses abstract movement...

20TH Century Abstract One Act Macmillan

8.8 Great

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Goldberg Variations

George Balanchine created *Goldberg Variations*, a one-act ballet set to J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations. The work is no...

20TH Century Abstract Bach One Act

8.8 Great

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Petite Mort

Petite Mort is a one-act ballet by Christopher Wheeldon drawing on Mozart’s Requiem. The work presents an abstract narra...

20TH Century Abstract Mozart One Act

8.8 Great

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Bella Figura

Jiří Kylián’s Bella Figura is a striking one-act ballet created in 2006. The work utilizes Vivaldi's music to depict abs...

20TH Century Abstract One Act Kylian

8.8 Great

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Symphonic Variations

George Balanchine’s Symphonic Variations is a groundbreaking ballet composed in 1942. It combines music by Igor Stravins...

20TH Century Abstract One Act Ashton

8.8 Great

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Les Noces

*Les Noces*, choreographed by Bronislava Nijinska for Igor Stravinsky’s 1923 ballet, presents a strikingly abstract depi...

20TH Century Abstract One Act Stravinsky

8.5 Great

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One Flat Thing, reproduced

“One Flat Thing” is a contemporary ballet by Wayne McGregor using an IKEA catalog image as its foundation. The work expl...

Contemporary 21ST Century One Act Forsythe

8.5 Great

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In the Night

Matthew Bourne’s *In the Night* is a groundbreaking one-act ballet blending classical dance with abstract expressionism....

20TH Century Abstract One Act Chopin

8.3 Great

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Glass Pieces

Glass Pieces is a ballet choreographed by Wayne McGregor for Philip Glass’s music. The work utilizes abstract movement a...

20TH Century Abstract One Act Robbins

8.3 Great

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Sinfonietta

Kilian’s *Sinfonietta* is a ballet composed by George Balanchine in 1931. It features sections of Janacek's Fifth Sympho...

20TH Century Abstract One Act Kylian

8.3 Great

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Forgotten Land

“Forgotten Land,” choreographed by Kylian, is a 20th-century ballet based on Benjamin Britten’s opera of the same name....

20TH Century Abstract One Act Kylian

8.3 Great

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Chroma

Chroma is a contemporary ballet created by Matthew Bernstein. The work utilizes dramatic lighting and complex movement t...

Contemporary 21ST Century One Act Mcgregor

8.3 Great

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Shostakovich Trilogy

The Shostakovich Trilogy presents three full-length ballets inspired by Dmitri Shostakovich’s music and choreographed by...

21ST Century Abstract Full Length Ratmansky

8.3 Great

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The Bright Stream

“The Bright Stream” is a full-length ballet choreographed by Jiří Kylián. It features music by Shostakovich and Arvo Pär...

21ST Century Comedy Full Length Ratmansky

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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Artifact Suite

Matthew Neenan’s Artifact Suite is a one-act ballet for contemporary dancers. The work investigates themes of memory and...

Contemporary 21ST Century Bach One Act

8.3 Great

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Concerto DSCH

The Concerto DSCH is a one-act ballet commissioned in 2006 by Alexei Ratmansky. Based on Shostakovich’s notoriously diss...

21ST Century Abstract One Act Ratmansky

8.2 Great

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DGV: Danse à Grande Vitesse

Danse à Grande Vitesse is a contemporary ballet created by Jiří Kylián in 1997, notable for its intensely athletic movem...

21ST Century Abstract One Act Wheeldon

7.8 Good

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Seven Sonatas

Seven Sonatas is a contemporary ballet choreographed by Jiří Kylián, primarily featuring male dancers and exploring them...

21ST Century Abstract One Act Ratmansky

7.5 Good