" Speechless " was performed for the first time at the 30th anniversary celebration for the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art on November 14 , 2009 . Gaga performed the song on and at a pink Steinway & Sons piano decorated with painted-on butterflies . The song was performed while ballet dancers from the Bolshoi Theatre , who danced alongside Gaga in a performance art number directed by artist Francesco Vezzoli and members of Russia 's Bolshoi Ballet Academy , titled " The Shortest Musical You Will Never See Again . " It was performed at the 2009 American Music Awards . She coupled it with " Bad Romance " from '' The Fame Monster '' . Gaga was dressed in a flesh-colored bodysuit wrapped with white piping , embedded with flashing lights imitating ribs and a spine . The performance started with " Bad Romance " ; then she segued into " Speechless " by using her microphone stand to break open a glass box with a piano inside . She sat on the piano bench and began the performance , while her piano caught on fire . Throughout the song , she continued to smash liquor bottles on the piano . Both " Bad Romance " and " Speechless " were performed at '' The Ellen DeGeneres Show '' on November 25 , 2009 . Gaga performed the song at the '' Royal Variety Performance '' , which was attended by Queen Elizabeth II . Gaga wore a red latex dress inspired by the Elizabethan era , and played a piano suspended ten feet in the air that was supported by stilts
2009 American Music Awards
American Music Awards of 2009
Speechless (Lady Gaga song)