Choreographers & ballets
Choreographers and the ballets they made
Seven thousand choreographers, a thousand ballets by year of premiere, and the theatres where they opened.
By country
United States 1,101France 695Canada 560Belgium 308Japan 303Soviet Union 303Spain 282Germany 277India 234Hungary 225United Kingdom 208Russia 185Greece 175Sweden 171Israel 164Italy 161Estonia 141Czechoslovakia 139Russian Empire 134Finland 129Poland 129Argentina 125Czech Republic 123Kingdom of the Netherlands 123Switzerland 107Norway 101Australia 95Brazil 92Austria 87Kingdom of Denmark 81Kingdom of Italy 74Romania 63Slovenia 59Ukraine 55New Zealand 54Uruguay 51
Birthplaces
Paris 139Prague 119New York City 99Budapest 96Moscow 90Saint Petersburg 84Vienna 67Buenos Aires 60Brno 53London 52Berlin 48Warsaw 45Copenhagen 43Milan 41Tokyo 41Los Angeles 39Barcelona 37Athens 34Brooklyn 34Rome 32Montevideo 30Chicago 28Helsinki 27Montreal 26Stockholm 26Tallinn 26Chennai 25Toronto 25Rio de Janeiro 24Madrid 23Amsterdam 22Ljubljana 22Marseille 22Mumbai 22Tbilisi 22Bucharest 21
Awards
Guggenheim Fellowship 250Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres 73Knight of the Legion of Honour 65Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres 64People's Artist of the USSR 61American Choreography Awards 52Honored Artist of the RSFSR 52Padma Shri in Art 44Officer of Arts and Letters 43Bessie Awards 42People's Artist of the RSFSR 42Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 42Capezio Dance Award 38Meritorius Artist of Hungary 38Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland 38Order of the Red Banner of Labour 36Harangozó Gyula Award 35Order of the Badge of Honour 34Order of Lenin 33Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic 30Merited Artist of Czechoslovakia 30Merited Artist of Russia 30Pew Fellowship in the Arts 30Kossuth Prize 29Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts 28Commander of the Order of the British Empire 27Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" 26Golden Mask 25Kennedy Center Honors 25MacArthur Fellows Program 25National Medal of Arts 25Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award 25National Dance Award 24Stalin Prize 24Knight of the National Order of Merit 23Member of the Order of the British Empire 23
Choreographers
- 7StarrCitizenship: CanadaBorn: April 3, 1986
- A HarshaCitizenship: IndiaBorn: August 24, 1980
- Aage Thordal-ChristensenCitizenship: Kingdom of DenmarkBorn: October 30, 1965
- Aakash OdedraCitizenship: United KingdomBorn: July 13, 1984
- Aare RanderCitizenship: EstoniaBorn: July 9, 1970
- Aaricia Laperrière RoyCitizenship: CanadaOccupations: choreographer
- Aaron CoplandCitizenship: United StatesBorn: November 14, 1900
- Aaron SelissenCitizenship: United StatesPlace of birth: Green Bay
- Aaron SillisCitizenship: United KingdomBorn: August 1983
- Aaron TolsonCitizenship: United StatesPlace of birth: Manchester
- Aaron WilliamsonCitizenship: United KingdomOccupations: choreographer, writer, artist
- Aart VerstegenCitizenship: Kingdom of the NetherlandsBorn: August 23, 1920
Ballets
- Ballet Comique de la ReinePremiere: October 25, 1581Country: France
- Il ballo delle ingratePremiere: June 4, 1608Music: Claudio Monteverdi
- Tirsi e CloriPremiere: 1616Music: Claudio Monteverdi
- Ballet de la MerlaisonPremiere: March 15, 1635Choreography: Louis XIII of France
- Ballet Royal de la NuitPremiere: February 23, 1653Choreography: Pierre Beauchamp
- Les Noces de Pelée et de ThetisPremiere: April 14, 1654Music: Carlo Caproli
- Les FâcheuxPremiere: 1662Choreography: Pierre Beauchamp
- The Fountain of YouthPremiere: September 17, 1754Choreography: Jean-Georges Noverre
- Les Réjouissances flamandesPremiere: August 11, 1755Choreography: Jean-Georges Noverre
- Renaud and ArmidePremiere: 1760Choreography: Jean-Georges Noverre
- Jason et MédéePremiere: February 11, 1763Music: Jean-Joseph Rodolphe
- The Horatii and the CuriatiiPremiere: June 1772Premiere venue: Vienna