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List of 1980s ballet premieres

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This is a list of ballet premieres in the 1980s, by year.

1980

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title choreographer composer company venue date
Suite of Dances Jerome Robbins Leonard Bernstein New York City Ballet New York State Theater January 17
Gloria Kenneth MacMillan Francis Poulenc Royal Ballet Royal Opera House March 13
Walpurgisnacht George Balanchine Charles Gounod New York State Theater May 15
The Seagull Maya Plisetskaya Rodion Shchedrin Bolshoi Ballet Bolshoi Theatre May 27
Robert Schumann's Davidsbündlertänze George Balanchine Robert Schumann New York City Ballet New York State Theater June 19
Rhapsody Frederick Ashton Sergei Rachmaninoff The Royal Ballet Royal Opera House August 4

1981

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title choreographer composer company
Andantino Jerome Robbins Pyotr Ilyich Tschaikovsky New York City Ballet Tschaikovsky Festival
Mozartiana George Balanchine Pyotr Ilyich Tschaikovsky New York City Ballet Tschaikovsky Festival
Piano Pieces Jerome Robbins Pyotr Ilyich Tschaikovsky New York City Ballet Tschaikovsky Festival
Symphony No. 1 Peter Martins Pyotr Ilyich Tschaikovsky New York City Ballet Tschaikovsky Festival
Isadora Kenneth MacMillan Richard Rodney Bennett The Royal Ballet

1982

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title choreographer composer company venue date
Great Galloping Gottschalk Lynne Taylor-Corbett Louis Moreau Gottschalk American Ballet Theatre Miami Beach Theatre January 12
Gershwin Piano Concerto Jerome Robbins George Gershwin New York City Ballet New York State Theater February 6
Pas de légumes Frederick Ashton Gioachino Rossini Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet Sadler's Wells Theatre May 20
Piano-Rag-Music Peter Martins Igor Stravinsky New York City Ballet New York State Theater June 10
Tango George Balanchine Igor Stravinsky New York City Ballet New York State Theater June 10
Noah and the Flood George Balanchine Igor Stravinsky New York City Ballet New York State Theater June 11
Élégie George Balanchine Igor Stravinsky New York City Ballet New York State Theater June 13
Variations for Orchestra George Balanchine Igor Stravinsky New York State Theater Bolshoi Theatre July 2
Nine Sinatra Songs Twyla Tharp Frank Sinatra Twyla Tharp Dance Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Kënga e Rexhës Franjo Horvat Akil Mark Koci

1984

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title choreographer composer company venue or presentation date
Antique Epigraphs Jerome Robbins Claude Debussy New York City Ballet New York State Theater February 2
Brahms/Handel Jerome Robbins Johannes Brahms New York City Ballet New York State Theater June 7
Creole Giselle Frederic Franklin Adolphe Adam Dance Theatre of Harlem London Coliseum July 13
Tango Peter Martins Igor Stravinsky New York City Ballet Tivoli Concert Hall September 14

1985

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title choreographer composer company venue
In Memory of ... Jerome Robbins New York City Ballet Alban Berg New York State Theater
Valse Triste Peter Martins Jean Sibelius New York City Ballet New York State Theater

1988

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title choreographer composer company
Black and White Peter Martins Michael Torke New York City Ballet
The Chairman Dances Peter Martins John Adams New York City Ballet
Five Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux Charles Wuorinen New York City Ballet American Music Festival
Ives, Songs Jerome Robbins Charles Ives New York City Ballet
The Unanswered Question Eliot Feld Charles Ives New York City Ballet American Music Festival
The Newcomers Miriam Mahdaviani David Diamond New York City Ballet American Music Festival
Still Life at the Penguin Cafe David Bintley Simon Jeffes Royal Ballet
Woodland Sketches Robert La Fosse Edward MacDowell New York City Ballet American Music Festival
Impressing the Czar William Forsythe Thom Willems, Ludwig van Beethoven Ballet Frankfurt
Barber Violin Concerto Peter Martins Samuel Barber New York City Ballet

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