Brigadoon (choreography)

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Brigadoon (choreography) is Agnes de Mille’s acclaimed dance staging for the 1947 Lerner and Loewe musical, noted for integrating ballet and character-driven movement into the storytelling.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf stage choreography
theatrical dance work
associatedPeriod mid-20th-century American musical theatre
associatedWithChoreographer Agnes de Mille
basedOn Brigadoon
surface form: Brigadoon (musical)
choreographer Agnes de Mille
composerAssociated Frederick Loewe NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception acclaimed
firstPerformanceYear 1947
firstProducedFor original Broadway production of Brigadoon
genre ballet-influenced choreography
musical theatre choreography
historicalSignificance early example of fully integrated musical theatre choreography
influencedBy ballet tradition
folk dance traditions
integratesWith book of Brigadoon (musical)
score of Brigadoon (musical)
languageOfProduction English
lyricistAssociated Alan Jay Lerner NERFINISHED
medium live stage performance
notableFor influence on later musical theatre choreography
integrating dance into narrative storytelling
use of ballet to develop character
partOf Brigadoon
surface form: Brigadoon (musical)
premieredInCity New York City NERFINISHED
premieredOnBroadway yes
settingDepicted mythical Scottish village of Brigadoon
usesMovementStyle Scottish folk dance elements
ballet
character-driven movement

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Agnes de Mille notableWork Brigadoon (choreography)
de Mille notableWork Brigadoon (choreography)
subject surface form: Agnes de Mille