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Dancers
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Agnes de Mille Dances 
 Brief illustrated biography of this dancer and choreographer and details about some of her featured dances. Includes photos, summary, description of cast, and composer for dances such as "Rodeo" and "Fall River Legend." Also includes images of dances for musicals such as "Oklahoma!" and "Brigadoon," and a complete danceography with a list of theater, film, ballet, and television choreography. http://www.agnesdemilledances.com/ Topics: Dance, Notable People Last updated Sep 6, 2007 Free to Dance
Explores "the crucial role that African-American choreographers and dancers have played in the development of modern dance as an American art form." Includes a timeline (1619-2001), historical and thematic essays, biographies of African-American dancers, recommended resources, and lesson plans. Online companion to PBS film of the same title, this site also contains transcripts of interviews with those featured in the program. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/freetodance/ Topics: Black Resources, Dance, Lesson Plans, Notable People Last updated Mar 15, 2004 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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