List of 1980s ballet premieres

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

1980 title choreographer composer company venue date Suite of DancesJerome RobbinsLeonard BernsteinNew York City BalletNew York State TheaterJanuary 17 GloriaKenneth MacMillanFrancis PoulencRoyal BalletRoyal Opera HouseMarch 13 WalpurgisnachtGeorge BalanchineCharles GounodNew York State TheaterMay 15 The SeagullMaya PlisetskayaRodion ShchedrinBolshoi BalletBolshoi TheatreMay 27 Robert Schumann's DavidsbündlertänzeGeorge BalanchineRobert SchumannNew York City BalletNew York State TheaterJune 19 RhapsodyFrederick AshtonSergei RachmaninoffThe Royal BalletRoyal Opera House August 4

1981 title choreographer composer company AndantinoJerome RobbinsPyotr Ilyich TschaikovskyNew York City Ballet Tschaikovsky Festival MozartianaGeorge BalanchinePyotr Ilyich TschaikovskyNew York City Ballet Tschaikovsky Festival Piano PiecesJerome RobbinsPyotr Ilyich TschaikovskyNew York City Ballet Tschaikovsky Festival Symphony No. 1Peter MartinsPyotr Ilyich TschaikovskyNew York City Ballet Tschaikovsky Festival IsadoraKenneth MacMillanRichard Rodney BennettThe Royal Ballet

1982 title choreographer composer company venue date Great Galloping GottschalkLynne Taylor-CorbettLouis Moreau GottschalkAmerican Ballet TheatreMiami Beach TheatreJanuary 12 Gershwin Piano ConcertoJerome RobbinsGeorge GershwinNew York City BalletNew York State TheaterFebruary 6 Pas de légumesFrederick AshtonGioachino RossiniSadler's Wells Royal BalletSadler's Wells TheatreMay 20 Piano-Rag-MusicPeter MartinsIgor StravinskyNew York City BalletNew York State TheaterJune 10 TangoGeorge BalanchineIgor StravinskyNew York City BalletNew York State TheaterJune 10 Noah and the FloodGeorge BalanchineIgor StravinskyNew York City BalletNew York State TheaterJune 11 ÉlégieGeorge BalanchineIgor StravinskyNew York City BalletNew York State TheaterJune 13 Variations for OrchestraGeorge BalanchineIgor StravinskyNew York State TheaterBolshoi TheatreJuly 2 Nine Sinatra SongsTwyla TharpFrank SinatraTwyla Tharp DanceQueen Elizabeth Theatre Kënga e RexhësFranjo HorvatAkil Mark Koci

1984 title choreographer composer company venue or presentation date Antique EpigraphsJerome RobbinsClaude DebussyNew York City BalletNew York State TheaterFebruary 2 Brahms/HandelJerome RobbinsJohannes BrahmsNew York City BalletNew York State TheaterJune 7 Creole GiselleFrederic FranklinAdolphe AdamDance Theatre of HarlemLondon ColiseumJuly 13 TangoPeter MartinsIgor StravinskyNew York City BalletTivoli Concert HallSeptember 14

1985 title choreographer composer company venue In Memory of ...Jerome RobbinsNew York City BalletAlban BergNew York State Theater Valse TristePeter MartinsJean SibeliusNew York City BalletNew York State Theater

1988 title choreographer composer company Black and WhitePeter MartinsMichael TorkeNew York City Ballet The Chairman DancesPeter MartinsJohn AdamsNew York City Ballet FiveJean-Pierre BonnefouxCharles WuorinenNew York City Ballet American Music Festival Ives, SongsJerome RobbinsCharles IvesNew York City Ballet The Unanswered QuestionEliot FeldCharles IvesNew York City Ballet American Music Festival The NewcomersMiriam MahdavianiDavid DiamondNew York City Ballet American Music Festival Still Life at the Penguin CafeDavid BintleySimon JeffesRoyal Ballet Woodland SketchesRobert La Fosse Edward MacDowellNew York City Ballet American Music Festival Impressing the CzarWilliam ForsytheThom Willems, Ludwig van BeethovenBallet Frankfurt Barber Violin ConcertoPeter MartinsSamuel BarberNew York City Ballet

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