Martha Graham danced the lead in the first U.S. production of "The Rite of Spring" by this composer
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Free Flashcards about YGK Choreographers - StudyStack  The first dancer invited to perform at the White House. ... Martha Graham (the Graham Technique) ... He danced the male lead in Appalachian Spring, a ballet with an American theme that ... A year later a riot broke out at the premiere of another ballet he choreographed, his choreography of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring.
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Martha Graham Dance Company | LA Phil  In 1998 Time magazine named Martha Graham the "Dancer of the Century," and ... designated her among the first recipients of the United States National Medal of Arts. ... In addition, the Company has also produced several award-winning films ... The Rite of Spring, Crescent Moon in Temptations of the Moon, and the lead...
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A 'Rite of Spring' that Nijinsky and Stravinsky would recognize ...  Jan 26, 2013 ... For those involved with the production, the quake seemed to confirm a long-held ... "The Rite of Spring," which composer Igor Stravinsky debuted in Paris in ... which was the first major attempt to replicate Nijinsky's lost choreography. ... have created their distinctive "Rite" productions include Martha Graham,...
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The Rite of Spring - Wikipedia  The Rite of Spring is a ballet and orchestral concert work by the Russian composer Igor ... When first performed, at the Thtre des Champs-lyses on 29 May 1913, the ..... The ballet was first shown in the United States on 11 April 1930, when ... Leopold Stokowski, with Martha Graham dancing the role of the Chosen One.
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Martha Graham - Wikipedia  Martha Graham (May 11, 1894  April 1, 1991) was an American modern dancer and ... Graham was the first dancer to perform at the White House, travel abroad as a ... Among other performances, together Mamoulian and Graham produced a short ... With a score by Egyptian-born composer Halim El-Dabh, this ballet was a...
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The Rite of Spring - Wikipedia  The Rite of Spring is a ballet and orchestral concert work by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. It was written for the 1913 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes ... When first performed, at the Thtre des Champs-lyses on 29 May 1913, the avant-garde nature of the music and choreography caused a...
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Agnes de Mille - Wikipedia  Agnes George de Mille (September 18, 1905  October 7, 1993) was an American dancer and .... De Mille was a lifelong friend of modern dance legend Martha Graham. ... She also wrote And Promenade Home, To a Young Dancer, The Book of Dance, Lizzie Borden: Dance ... Martha: The Life and Work of Martha Graham.
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Martha Graham - Wikipedia  Martha Graham (May 11, 1894  April 1, 1991) was an American modern dancer and choreographer whose influence .... Graham choreographed until her death in New York City from pneumonia in 1991, aged 96. ... It has helped develop many famous dancers and choreographers of the 20th and 21st centuries including...
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Night Journey  Mar 14, 2007 ... Choreography and costumes by Martha Graham ... both her style and technique was already focused, organized, and codified. ... evocation of man's inner nature. ... In Night Journey, rather than telling the story of Oedipus, as written by ... Jocasta. Jocasta was yet another one of Graham's tragic heroines...
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Opera Fresh: Happy Thanksgiving From Mary Garden And Her ...  Nov 26, 2014 ... "First performances on any stage at the Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, ... Natoma was not quite the first American opera to be performed at the Metropolitan Operathat honor belonged to The Pipe of Desire by composer ... which premiered March 18, 1910  and in calling it an 'American' opera,...
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Free Flashcards about FIRSTS - StudyStack  IN 1976 SHE BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN TO CONDUCT THE METROPOLITAN OPERA WHEN SHE TOOK THE BATON FOR "LA TRAVIATA", SARAH CALDWELL. THIS STATE HAD THE FIRST HOSPITAL, THE FIRST CIRCULATING...
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PRX  Transcripts  Show  22:18 (The Rite of Spring) had the really big riot on May 29, 1913. ... he tapped Stravinsky on the shoulder while he was playing and asked does that go on a ... all the undeniable fact that the audience at the Salle Pleyel in Paris had gone nuts on the ... chords; witness the riot at le Salle Pleyel in Paris at the work's premiere.
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The Rite of Spring - Wikipedia  The Rite of Spring is a ballet and orchestral concert work by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. It was written for the 1913 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes company; the original choreography was by Vaslav Nijinsky, .... Part Two, "The Sacrifice", would have a darker aspect; secret night games of...
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Martha Graham - Wikipedia  Martha Graham (May 11, 1894  April 1, 1991) was an American modern dancer and choreographer whose influence ... Graham was the first dancer to perform at the White House, travel abroad as a cultural ambassador, .... This ballet was deemed a masterpiece of 20th-century American modernism and was so successful it...
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The Rite of Spring - the Ballet  Quick Facts: Composer: Igor Stravinsky; Choreographer: Vaslav Fomich Nijinsky ... Part I: the adoration of the earth: The curtain rises to reveal young men and ... Part II: the sacrifice The young women are standing on the stage near a fire, one...
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The Story Behind The Rite Of Spring | Stravinsky - Classic FM  Stravinsky's ballet score is an epochal landmark in music. ... of the creative process, providing Stravinsky with drawings from scenes of historical rites. ... two parts of roughly equal length (Adoration Of The Earth and The Sacrifice), by the ... just the shock of hearing the music, nor Nijinsky's exotic choreography, nor Roerich's...
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'Nutcracker' Recalls Greatness of Osage Ballerina Maria Tallchief ...  Dec 24, 2003 ... NEW YORK - Most American children get their first exposure to ballet ... Tallchief, the first American to dance the Sugar Plum Fairy, as guest of honor. ... the great George Balanchine, whose influence still pervades American ballet. ... His biographer wrote that shortly after their marriage he took a train across...
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asoprogram - Atlanta Symphony Orchestra  the first performance of Francesca da Rimini took place at the Russian ... tchaikovsky composed his symphonic poem Francesca da Rimini during a particu ..... symphony did not take place until a Moscow concert on February 15, 1868. ... Allegro tranquillothe first movement, subtitled Dreams of a Winter Journey, is based.
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The Firebird | ballet by Stravinsky | Britannica.com  Sep 4, 2015 ... The Firebird, ballet by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky, first performed in Paris on June 25, 1910. It was the first international success of the...
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Pioneer on Pointe: Janet Reed, the Early Years, 1916-1941 - JStor  San Francisco Opera Ballet, had danced leading roles in Eugene. Loring's ... Agnes de Mille's Three Virgins and a Devil and Tally Ho!, and her dramatic skills to...
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Night Journey (ballet) - Wikipedia  Night Journey is a Martha Graham ballet performed to music by William Schuman with ... The original cast members were Graham in the role of Queen Jocasta and .... of tragic resignation, and in her solo bit at the end of the work, Martha Graham ... complex: women's sexual pleasure...what is highlighted in Night Journey is...