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Known as Misha, Mikhail Baryshnikov became internationally prominent after defecting from the Soviet Union during a tour in Canada in 1974. His dancing combined controlled jumps and fast, precise turns with a clear classical line. Roles in Giselle demonstrated his classical background, while work wi...

Margot Fonteyn was a British prima ballerina whose unparalleled artistry and technical mastery cemented her legacy as one of ballets greatest dancers. Known for her lyrical style and graceful movements, she dominated the ballet world for decades, winning nine Benois de la Danse awards.

Appalachian Spring is a ballet composed by Aaron Copland in 1944 for choreographer Martha Graham. The original orchestration was for a thirteen-piece chamber ensemble. The score incorporates the Shaker hymn 'Simple Gifts' and evokes a rural Pennsylvania setting. An orchestral suite drawn from the ba...

The Red Shoes is a 1948 British film directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. It centers on Victoria Page’s struggle with her artistic ambitions at Ballet Lermontov, alongside her romantic involvement with Julian Craster. The narrative draws upon Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale and inc...

"Waltz of the Flowers" is an orchestral piece from the second act of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's 1892 ballet, The Nutcracker. Written in a standard triple meter, the composition serves as the grand finale to the ballet's land of sweets sequence. It features complex, sweeping melodies led by the strin...

Anna Pavlova was a Russian ballerina whose performances and international touring helped bring ballet to audiences beyond its established centers. Her dancing became associated with expressive grace and a delicate stage presence, supported by the technical discipline of classical ballet. She remains...

Created by Alvin Ailey in 1960, Revelations draws on African American spiritual traditions and memories of his childhood in Texas. Its music includes spirituals and gospel songs, while the choreography moves through experiences of sorrow and faith toward communal joy. The work belongs to modern danc...

Tchaikovsky's score gives Swan Lake its musical identity, while the influential classical staging draws on choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov. This full-length, nineteenth-century ballet follows Prince Siegfried and Odette, a princess transformed into a swan by the sorcerer Rothbart. Their...

The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, is a ballet scored by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, with choreography by Marius Petipa. Premiering at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg in 1890, the production is adapted from Charles Perrault's 1697 fairy tale "La Belle au bois dormant." The composition is recognized...

An extended harp cadenza introduces the Waltz of the Flowers, an orchestral dance from the second act of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's 1892 ballet The Nutcracker. In the ballet, it accompanies the Flowers in the Land of Sweets, reached by Clara and the Prince after their journey through the snow. Expan...

As America's first major prima ballerina, Maria Tallchief broke barriers and brought Native American heritage to the forefront of ballet. Her powerful performances and innovative spirit reshaped the landscape of American dance.

Sweeping melodies and richly colored orchestration define the waltz from Tchaikovsky's ballet The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66. The ballet premiered in 1890, and the waltz appears in its first act during the festivities surrounding Princess Aurora's birthday. Its broad triple-time movement supports an en...

Composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1876 for the ballet Swan Lake, this orchestral waltz is prominently featured in the first act's ballroom scene. The piece is characterized by its distinct Romantic melodies and complex orchestration, typical of 19th-century Russian ballet music. It is frequent...

The Sleeping Beauty Waltz is a major orchestral piece from the 1889 ballet The Sleeping Beauty, composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Formally known as "The Garland Waltz," it opens the first act of the ballet, celebrating the christening of Princess Aurora with grand, sweeping Romantic melodies. Th...

A central figure at the Bolshoi Ballet for decades, Maya Plisetskaya was known for powerful jumps and a stage presence marked by dramatic intensity. Her long career extended from the Soviet era into the late twentieth century. Classical roles such as Kitri in Don Quixote and Odile in Swan Lake gave...

Kurt Jooss created The Green Table in 1932 as an anti-war ballet with music by Fritz Cohen. Its expressionist staging opens with diplomats gathered around a green-covered table, then follows the human consequences of their decisions through a sequence of wartime scenes. The figure of Death moves thr...

First performed in 1913, The Rite of Spring brought together Igor Stravinsky's music and Vaslav Nijinsky's choreography for the Ballets Russes. Its imagined pagan rituals culminate in the sacrifice of a chosen young woman. The score's dissonance and forceful rhythms support a movement language that...

The Royal Opera House, located in Covent Garden, London, is a world-renowned venue for opera and ballet performances. Established in 1898, it houses both The Royal Opera and The Royal Ballet companies. It provides a significant stage for internationally acclaimed productions and training programs, p...

Swan Lake, Op. 20 is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's first ballet, composed between 1875 and 1876 and premiered at Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre in 1877 with choreography by Julius Reisinger. The initial production received mixed reception, but after Tchaikovsky's death, the 1895 revival choreographed by Mari...

Daphnis et Chloé is a ballet composed by Maurice Ravel between 1909 and 1912. Commissioned by Sergei Diaghilev for the Ballets Russes, the work premiered at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris in 1912 with choreography by Michel Fokine. Ravel described the piece as a symphonie chorégraphique, drawing o...

Trained in the Imperial Russian ballet tradition, Tamara Karsavina became a leading ballerina with Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. Her principal performing career belongs to the early twentieth century, rather than the late nineteenth century. She combined classical training with expressive chara...

The Nutcracker, Op. 71 is an 1892 two-act classical ballet composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, with original choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov. The narrative is adapted from E.T.A. Hoffmann's 1816 story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King," following a young girl who journeys into a magi...

Igor Stravinsky’s Petrushka is a groundbreaking orchestral composition notable for its innovative use of shifting musical styles reflecting scenes from a Russian puppet show. The work blends elements of Russian folk music with modernist techniques creating a unique and influential piece. Primarily i...

Ravel’s *Daphnis et Chloé* is a significant orchestral composition from 1912. Commissioned by Sergei Diaghilev for the Ballets Russes, it showcases Ravel's mastery of impressionistic orchestration and harmonic language. The work blends Greek mythology with musical color to create a rich and evocativ...

The Bolshoi Theatre is a world-renowned performing arts venue located in Moscow, Russia. Originally founded in 1776, it’s celebrated globally for its rich history of ballet and opera performances. The theatre has undergone significant reconstruction, most notably completed in 2010, maintaining its s...

Mark Morris’s *L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato* is a large-scale modern ballet choreographed to music by Handel. The work explores contrasting moods – joyous celebration, thoughtful reflection, and tranquil moderation – through intricate movement and expressive storytelling. It's notable for...

George Balanchine's Prodigal Son sets the biblical parable of a wayward son to music by Sergei Prokofiev. Created for the Ballets Russes in 1929, it follows a young man's departure from his family, his downfall and his repentant return. Reconciliation with his father gives the ending its emotional f...

Jiří Kylián’s Café Müller, created in 1997, is a one-act ballet exploring themes of isolation and yearning. The work features a largely male company performing within a stark café environment inspired by the music of Henry Purcell and fragments from John Banville's *Georgio*. It is notable for its m...

Pina Bausch's interpretation of The Rite of Spring uses Stravinsky's score to examine ritual sacrifice through physically demanding contemporary dance. Created in 1975, the work places its dancers on a stage covered with soil. That surface becomes part of the action, marking bodies and clothing as t...