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Dancers Biography of Agnes de Mille 
 Short biography of Agnes de Mille, a dancer and choreographer of Broadway hits (such as "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" in 1949 and "Paint Your Wagon" in 1951) and ballets. Covers career highlights, theaters she founded, writings, and more. From the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=showIndividual&entitY_id=3719&source_type=A Topics: Dance, Notable People: Women, Performing Arts Last updated Feb 28, 2006 Mirror Dance
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Independent Lens documentary about "Cuban-born identical twins ... who become estranged through politics when one moves to the United States and the other remains behind. Though separated for almost 40 years, both continue to share a passion for dance." The site includes information about the National Ballet of Cuba, the Cuban Revolution, and the filmmakers. Also includes links to related information. http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/mirrordance/ Topics: Dance, Families, History By Place Last updated Nov 16, 2005 Vaslav Nijinsky: Creating a New Artistic Era
This exhibition from the New York Public Library "focuses on [Vaslav Nijinsky's] career as a dancer and choreographer in a time marked by international disruptions of war as well as avant-garde collaborations and artistic energy. Nijinsky was a principal member of the Imperial Ballet in St. Petersburg and then became an international star through his performances with Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in its seasons in Western Europe, from 1908." http://www.nypl.org/research/lpa/nijinsky/ Topics: Dance, Notable People Last updated Mar 15, 2004 |
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