Agnes de Mille

Zusatztext Exhibiting meticulous scholarship built upon the examination of previously untapped source materials, Kara Gardner's new study offers genuinely groundbreaking research and keen insights. Consequently, our understanding of de Mille's innovative contributions can now be seen in an entirely new light. Written in a refreshingly lucid manner, Gardner's book will surely appeal not only to scholars but also to those general readers interested in Broadway's evolution. Informationen zum Autor Kara Gardner has spent two decades writing, teaching, and leading innovative programs in higher education. She completed a Ph.D. in music and humanities and a postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University. She led classes on popular music, music of the Americas, music and gender, and dance history at the University of San Francisco and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. In 2013 she joined the founding team for Minerva, a new university created to equip students with adaptable skills using an innovative curriculum and immersive global travel. As the owner of Kara Gardner, Learning consultant, she designs meaningful and engaging learning experiences for students and professionals. Klappentext This book explores the Broadway legacy of choreographer Agnes de Mille. Six 1940s musicals are discussed in depth - Oklahoma!, One Touch of Venus, Bloomer Girl, Carousel, Brigadoon, and Allegro. Drawing on interviews with cast members, letters, sketches, and videos, the book describes Mille's unique contributions to original Broadway productions. Zusammenfassung This book explores the Broadway legacy of choreographer Agnes de Mille. Six 1940s musicals are discussed in depth - Oklahoma!, One Touch of Venus, Bloomer Girl, Carousel, Brigadoon, and Allegro. Drawing on interviews with cast members, letters, sketches, and videos, the book describes Mille's unique contributions to original Broadway productions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Foreword by Geoffrey Block Preface: The Choreographer as Playwright Acknowledgments Note on Sources Chapter 1: Bringing Ballet to Broadway Chapter 2: The Dances of Oklahoma!: An Authorship, or Work for Hire? Chapter 3: One Touch of Venus: Love Among Strangers with Forty Minutes for Lunch Chapter 4: Fitting the "Civil War Ballet" into Bloomer Girl Chapter 5: Playwriting Through Movement: de Mille's dances for Carousel Chapter 6: Shaping the Story of Brigadoon Chapter 7: Staging Allegro Chapter 8: De Mille's Broadway Decline and Her Activist Legacy Bibliography Index ...

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Kara Gardner has spent two decades writing, teaching, and leading innovative programs in higher education. She completed a Ph.D. in music and humanities and a postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University. She led classes on popular music, music of the Americas, music and gender, and dance history at the University of San Francisco and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. In 2013 she joined the founding team for Minerva, a new university created to equip students with adaptable skills using an innovative curriculum and immersive global travel. As the owner of Kara Gardner, Learning consultant, she designs meaningful and engaging learning experiences for students and professionals.

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This book explores the Broadway legacy of choreographer Agnes de Mille. Six 1940s musicals are discussed in depth - Oklahoma!, One Touch of Venus, Bloomer Girl, Carousel, Brigadoon, and Allegro. Drawing on interviews with cast members, letters, sketches, and videos, the book describes Mille's unique contributions to original Broadway productions.

Contenu

• Contents

• Foreword by Geoffrey Block

• Preface: The Choreographer as Playwright

• Acknowledgments

• Note on Sources

• Chapter 1: Bringing Ballet to Broadway

• Chapter 2: The Dances of Oklahoma!: An Authorship, or Work for Hire?

• Chapter 3: One Touch of Venus: Love Among Strangers with Forty Minutes for Lunch

• Chapter 4: Fitting the "Civil War Ballet" into Bloomer Girl

• Chapter 5: Playwriting Through Movement: de Mille's dances for Carousel

• Chapter 6: Shaping the Story of Brigadoon

• Chapter 7: Staging Allegro

• Chapter 8: De Mille's Broadway Decline and Her Activist Legacy

• Bibliography

• Index