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Additional authors

1. De Mille, Agnes
2. Chase, Lucia, 1897-1986
3. Reed, Janet, 1916-2000
4. Romanoff, Dimitri, 1907-1994
5. Kaye, Nora, 1920-1987
6. Sarry, Christine
7. Lynn, Bambi
8. Mitchell, James, 1920-
9. Marsolais, Ken
10. De Mille, Agnes
11. American Ballet Theatre

Description

1. 1 videodisc (NTSC) (17 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Agnes de Mille looks back upon her life as a dancer and choreographer. She discusses her early solo Ballet class [after Degas]; her ballets Three virgins and a devil, Fall River legend, and Rodeo; and her collaboration with Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II on Oklahoma! and other musicals. She analyzes ballet technique and her choreography for Rodeo in excerpts from the television program Omnibus, and appears as a dancer in Three virgins and a devil (with Lucia Chase and Janet Reed) and Rodeo. Also represented in dance excerpts are Carousel (Louise's solo), Fall River legend (performed by Nora Kaye, Dimitri Romanoff, and Chase), Rodeo (performed by Christine Sarry and members of American Ballet Theatre), and the film version of Oklahoma! (performed by Bambi Linn, James Mitchell, and others).

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Ken Marsolais.

Uniform title

1. Omnibus (Television program : 1951-1956)

Alternative title

1. Agnes De Mille, dancer
2. Dances of Carousel.
3. Agnes, the indomitable De Mille.

Subject

1. De Mille, Agnes
2. De Mille, Agnes > Ballet class after Degas
3. Musical comedies > Carousel
4. Musicals
5. Motion pictures > Oklahoma
6. Memorial service

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-2515

Note

1. Title from original container.
2. Comprises excerpts from WNET/Thirteen's documentary Agnes: the indomitable De Mille, edited and rearranged, with additional footage from The dances of Carousel and an unidentified performance. For a complete recording of Agnes: the indomitable De Mille, see: *MGZIC 9-238. For a complete recording of The dances of Carousel, see: *MGZIA 4-1817.

Event (note)

1. Videotape screened at a memorial for Agnes de Mille produced by Ken Marsolais at the St. James Theater, New York, on Feb. 8, 1994.

Funding (note)

1. This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

System details (note)

1. DVD.

Title

1. DeMille memorial [videorecording].

Imprint

1. 1994.

Country of producing entity

1. United States.

Event

1. Videotape screened at a memorial for Agnes de Mille produced by Ken Marsolais at the St. James Theater, New York, on Feb. 8, 1994.

Funding

1. This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

System details

1. DVD.

Local note

1. Former classmark: *MGZIC 9-4150.

Local subject

1. Musical comedies. Carousel.
2. Motion pictures. Oklahoma.

Added author

1. De Mille, Agnes, choreographer.
2. De Mille, Agnes, speaker.
3. De Mille, Agnes, dancer.
4. Chase, Lucia, 1897-1986, dancer.
5. Reed, Janet, 1916-2000, dancer.
6. Romanoff, Dimitri, 1907-1994, dancer.
7. Kaye, Nora, 1920-1987, dancer.
8. Sarry, Christine, dancer.
9. Lynn, Bambi, dancer.
10. Mitchell, James, 1920- dancer.
11. Marsolais, Ken. Producer
12. American Ballet Theatre.
13. De Mille, Agnes. Fall River legend.
14. De Mille, Agnes. Rodeo.
15. De Mille, Agnes. Three virgins and a devil.

Added title

1. Omnibus (Television program : 1951-1956)
2. Dances of Carousel.
3. Agnes, the indomitable De Mille.

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-2515