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Les répétitions pour ce ballet sont de moins en moins épuisantes.

Les répétitions pour ce ballet sont de moins en moins épuisantes.
The rehearsals for this ballet are less and less exhausting.
From Lesson 247:Progressive comparison (de plus en plus, de moins en moins)·French

Questions & Answers about Les répétitions pour ce ballet sont de moins en moins épuisantes.

How does de moins en moins work here, and does it change depending on the noun?
De moins en moins means "less and less." It is a fixed phrase, so it never changes its spelling to match the noun. Here, it modifies the adjective épuisantes to show a progressive decrease in how exhausting the rehearsals are.
Why does épuisantes end in -es?
Because it describes les répétitions (the rehearsals), which is a feminine plural noun. Even though the phrase de moins en moins separates the noun from the adjective, the adjective still has to agree with the noun it describes.
Does répétitions just mean "repeating" things?
It can, but in the context of theater, music, or dance (like a ballet), une répétition specifically translates to "a rehearsal."
Why is it ce ballet and not cet ballet?
Ce is the masculine singular word for "this" or "that." You only use cet before a masculine singular noun that starts with a vowel or a mute H (like cet acteur). Since ballet starts with a consonant, we use ce.

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