The Golden Age or The Age of Gold (Russian: Золотой век, Zolotoi vek), Op. 22, is a ballet in three acts and six scenes by Dmitri Shostakovich to a libretto by Alexander Ivanovsky. Choreographed by Vasili Vainonen (first act),[1] Leonid Jacobson (second act),[2] and V. Chesnakov (third act), it premiered on 26 October 1930 at the Kirov Theatre.[3]
The work was performed eighteen times[4] and was initially censored due to its inclusion of modern European dance styles.[5]