title | choreographer | composer | company | venue or presentation | date | Notes |
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La fille mal gardée | Frederick Ashton | Peter Ludwig Hertel, Ferdinand Hérold, John Lanchbery | The Royal Ballet | Royal Opera House | January 28 | [1] |
Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux | George Balanchine | Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky | New York City Ballet | City Center of Music and Drama | March 29 | [2] |
The Invitation | Kenneth MacMillan | Mátyás Seiber | The Royal Ballet | New Theatre Oxford | November 10 | [3] |
Monumentum pro Gesualdo | George Balanchine | Igor Stravinsky | New York City Ballet | City Center of Music and Drama | November 16 | [4] |
Liebeslieder Walzer | George Balanchine | Johannes Brahms | New York City Ballet | City Center of Music and Drama | November 22 | [5] |
Preceded by 1959 | 1960 ballet premieres | Succeeded by 1961 |
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