René Mogensen composed the score of Waves for the modern dance production of the same title by choreographer Louise Klixbüll. The hour long performance piece Waves was produced by the Klixbull Dance Co., was premiered in 1996 i New York City and later toured in Europe. The score for Waves was designed to accompany, and also interact as a partner to the choreography. Waves tells a story of struggle, through many past ages. The different segments of the music in Waves refer, or give associations to, various time periods in western history, presented in a linear chronology, from past to present.