The neoclassical ballet "Eglė The Serpent Queen" is the most popular national work in this genre. In composing it, the composer Eduardas Balsys relied on the poem by Salomėja Neris, further highlighting the mythological beginnings of the tale and intensively developing the drama of Eglė and Žilvinas human feelings. Ballet is characterized by colorful instrumentation, striking contrasts of moods, recognizable motifs of folk music.