List of 1950s ballet premieres

This is a list of ballet premieres in the 1950s, by year.

1951

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title choreographer composer company venue or presentation date
La Valse George Balanchine Maurice Ravel New York City Ballet City Center of Music and Drama February 20[1]
Pineapple Poll John Cranko Arthur Sullivan Sadler's Wells Ballet Sadler's Wells Theatre March 13[2]
The Cage Jerome Robbins Igor Stravinsky New York City Ballet City Center of Music and Drama June 10[3]
Tiresias Frederick Ashton Constant Lambert Royal Ballet Royal Opera House July 9[4]
Swan Lake George Balanchine Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky New York City Ballet City Center of Music and Drama November 20[5]

1957

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title choreographer composer company venue or presentation date
The Prince of the Pagodas John Cranko Benjamin Britten The Royal Ballet Royal Opera House January 1
Square Dance George Balanchine Antonio Vivaldi New York City Ballet New York City Center November 21
Agon George Balanchine Igor Stravinsky New York City Ballet New York City Center December 1

References

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  1. ^ "La Valse | New York City Ballet". www.nycballet.com. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  2. ^ "Pineapple Poll". gsarchive.net. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  3. ^ "Five things about The Cage". English National Ballet. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  4. ^ "Lambert: Tiresias & Pomona". Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  5. ^ "Swan Lake (Balanchine) | New York City Ballet". www.nycballet.com. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
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