Rodeo (ballet)

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American ballet ballet stage work

Rodeo (ballet) is a 1942 American ballet choreographed by Agnes de Mille to music by Aaron Copland, celebrated for its blend of classical dance with American Western themes and folk-inspired movement.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American ballet → ballet → stage work →
alsoKnownAs	Rodeo: The Courting at Burnt Ranch →
balletInActs	1 →
balletInScenes	5 →
choreographer	Agnes de Mille →
commissionedBy	Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo →
composer	Aaron Copland →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
featuresCharacter	Champion Roper → Cowgirl → Head Wrangler →
firstPerformedBy	Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo →
genre	American Western → ballet → classical ballet → folk-inspired dance →
hasChoreographicInnovation	use of vernacular American movement in ballet vocabulary →
hasOrchestralSuite	Rodeo (Copland orchestral suite) →
hasPart	“Buckaroo Holiday” → “Corral Nocturne” → “Hoe-Down” → “Ranch House Party” → “Saturday Night Waltz” →
influencedBy	American cowboy culture → American folk dance →
language	none (wordless ballet) →
movementStyle	blend of classical ballet and American folk dance →
musicPublisher	Boosey & Hawkes →
musicStyle	American folk-influenced orchestral music →
notableFor	integration of American Western themes into classical ballet → strong narrative role for a female protagonist →
notableSection	“Hoe-Down” →
originalChoreographyBy	Agnes de Mille →
originalCompany	Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo →
originalCostumeDesigner	Lucinda Ballard →
originalMusicBy	Aaron Copland →
originalSceneryDesigner	Oliver Smith →
premiereCity	New York City NERFINISHED →
premiereCountry	United States →
premiereDate	1942-10-16 →
premiereLocation	Metropolitan Opera House →
premiereYear	1942 →
setting	American West →
subjectMatter	romantic rivalry and self-discovery of a cowgirl in the American West →
typicalDuration	about 25 minutes →
usesMelodyFrom	American folk tunes →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Agnes de Mille → Agnes de Mille →	notableWork