This is a list of ballet premieres in the 1950s, by year.
title | choreographer | composer | company | venue or presentation | date |
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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] |
title | choreographer | composer | company | venue or presentation | date |
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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 |
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