List of 2008 ballet premieres
| title | choreographer | composer | company | venue or presentation | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oltremare | Mauro Bigonzetti | Bruno Moretti | New York City Ballet | New York State Theater | January 23 |
| Rococo Variations | Christopher Wheeldon | PI Tschaikovsky | New York City Ballet | New York State Theater | February 7 |
| Concerto DSCH | Alexei Ratmansky | Dmitri Shostakovich | New York City Ballet | New York State Theater | May 29 |
| Rogue and Rabbit | Twyla Tharp | Danny Elfman | American Ballet Theatre | Metropolitan Opera House | June 3 |
| Flit of Fury/The Monarch | Adam Hendrickson | Aaron Severini | New York City Ballet | Dancers' Choice benefit | June 27 |
| Commedia | Christopher Wheeldon | Igor Stravinsky | Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company | New York City Center | October 1 |
| Romeo and Juliet | Krzysztof Pastor | Sergei Prokofiev | Scottish Ballet | Edinburgh Festival Theatre | |
| Within the Golden Hour | Christopher Wheeldon | Ezio Bosso Antonio Vivaldi | San Francisco Ballet | War Memorial Opera House |
| Preceded by 2007 | 2008 ballet premieres | Succeeded by 2009 |