The first ballet version of the play was Maurice Béjart's La mégère apprivoisée. Using the music of Alessandro Scarlatti, it was originally performed by the Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris in 1954. The best known ballet adaptation is John Cranko's The Taming of the Shrew, first performed by the Stuttgart Ballet at the Staatsoper Stuttgart in 1969. Another ballet adaptation is Louis Falco's Kate's Rag, first performed by the Louis Falco Dance Company at the Akademie der Künste in 1980. In 1988, Aleksandre Machavariani composed a ballet suite, but it was not performed until 2009, when his son, conductor Vakhtang Machavariani, gave a concert at the Georgian National Music Center featuring music by Modest Mussorgsky, Sergei Prokofiev and some of his father's pieces.
the first ballet VeRsiON Of thE Play was mAUrIce bÉjart's la mégÈre apprivoisée. usIng THe MUsiC Of alesSaNDrO sCarLATti, it was orIGinallY PerforMed By tHe BaLlet DE l'OpérA DE ParIS IN 1954. ThE bEST known ballET adaPtatiOn iS JoHn cranKo's the taminG Of THE shrew, first pErformed bY the sTUttgArT baLleT at THe sTaatsoper stUttgArt iN 1969. AnoTher bALlet adapTaTiOn IS LouiS falcO'S kate's RaG, FIrSt PErfoRmeD by THE loUIs FAlCo dance company at tHE akaDemie dEr kÜnSte In 1980. IN 1988, AleksaNDre maCHavariani CoMPosed a balleT SuITE, buT it Was not perFoRmed until 2009, wHen hiS son, coNductoR VakhTang mAchavarIAni, Gave a conCert AT the gEoRgian NatIonal musiC center FeaTurinG MUSiC by MODest mUssorGsky, serGei pROKofieV anD some Of his FAther'S Pieces.