The ballet in this century has experienced drastic and huge changes one after another, which can be said to be a modernization process. After the change, ballet has a completely new look and appears in front of the world with a new modern look. The speed, scope and depth of changes in the past hundred years are unmatched by the history of the previous four hundred years. I think modern ballet has the following basic artistic characteristics.

1. Abandon or downplay the dramatic plot

On the one hand, there are a large number of ballet works without Sui Festival, on the other hand, the choreographers who have transformed from dramatic ballet to symphonic ballet are trying their best to downplay the plot as much as possible , only grasp the key main plots and exaggerate them to promote the development of drama contradictions and conflicts.

2. There are also some ballet works that seem to be there but not at all, which I call "hidden Sui Festival". This may be created by the directors based on fuzzy logic principles.

Form and structure in contemporary ballet productions have developed into a language in themselves. ) Choreographers use various dance forms like architects designing scattered high-rise buildings - solo dance (monologue), duet (duet), trio dance, quartet dance, group dance and various polyphonic intersections between them. Create the artistic conception and atmospheric image of the dance and express the relationship between the characters, so that the form and structure themselves can not only directly express the director's feelings, but also assume the function of expressing a certain dramatic plot.

3. Freely handle the transition of time and space

Perhaps influenced by Cubist art and stream-of-consciousness literature, modern ballet choreographers have learned to handle the transition of time and space as they wish, and play with time and space. Playing with space has also become a hobby for them.

Symbolism has become a distinctive symbol of Western culture in the twentieth century. Paul Gauguin, the great representative of Symbolism in the art world and the Impressionist painter, once said: Don't imitate nature too much. Art is an abstraction. Later Expressionist art placed more emphasis on symbolism and abstraction. The characters in paintings could have no facial features, and the characters in plays could have no names and become men, women, individuals, and mass types of people.

Modern ballet choreographers use a large number of symbolic, general and abstract artistic techniques to create.

In many works, classical ballet represents past history, or represents conservative forces, or represents purity, naivety, or indifference, while modern ballet represents today, the spiritual outlook of modern people, and modern life.

Symbolism has become a distinctive symbol of Western culture in the twentieth century. The great representative of Symbolism in the art world and the Impressionist painter Paul Gauguin once said a famous saying: Don't imitate nature too much, art is an abstraction. Later expressionist art emphasized symbolism and abstraction. The characters in paintings could have no facial features, and the characters in plays could have no names and become men, women, individuals, and mass types of people.

Modern ballet choreographers use a large number of symbolic, general and abstract artistic techniques to create.

In many works, classical ballet represents past history, or represents conservative forces, or represents purity, naivety, or indifference, while modern ballet represents today, the spiritual outlook of modern people, and modern life.

For example, "Twilight" by Hans Van Manen. The male actors wore tight-fitting vests and exercise pants, while the female actors wore miniskirts and high heels. The work consists of four dance sections: opening, adagio, solo section and ending. The opening was a classical ballet pas de deux, but because the actress was wearing high heels, the two of them obviously felt awkward and uncoordinated, so the actress finally took off the obstructive high heels. The adagio follows, a modern pas de deux with a strong sensuality, in which the two seem to manage to get closer to each other and adapt to each other.