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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brigadoon (choreography) canonical | 2 |
| Brigadoon (1947 Broadway musical) | 1 |
| Brigadoon (stage production) | 1 |
Statements (31)
| 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 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| firstProducedFor | original Broadway production of Brigadoon ⓘ |
| genre |
ballet-influenced choreography
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musical theatre choreography ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early example of fully integrated musical theatre choreography ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
ballet tradition
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folk dance traditions ⓘ |
| integratesWith |
book of Brigadoon (musical)
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score of Brigadoon (musical) ⓘ |
| languageOfProduction | English ⓘ |
| lyricistAssociated | Alan Jay Lerner ⓘ |
| medium | live stage performance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on later musical theatre choreography
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integrating dance into narrative storytelling ⓘ use of ballet to develop character ⓘ |
| partOf |
Brigadoon
ⓘ
surface form:
Brigadoon (musical)
|
| premieredInCity | New York City ⓘ |
| premieredOnBroadway | yes ⓘ |
| settingDepicted | mythical Scottish village of Brigadoon ⓘ |
| usesMovementStyle |
Scottish folk dance elements
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ballet ⓘ character-driven movement ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Agnes de Mille
this entity surface form:
Brigadoon (1947 Broadway musical)
this entity surface form:
Brigadoon (stage production)