Fall River Legend

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Fall River Legend is a 1948 ballet choreographed by Agnes de Mille that dramatizes the story of Lizzie Borden through a blend of modern dance and classical ballet.

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instanceOf ballet
stage work
artForm ballet
dance
basedOn Lizzie Borden
choreographer Agnes de Mille
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Agnes de Mille
firstPerformance 1948
genre ballet
modern dance
hasTheme family conflict
guilt
justice
social repression
inception 1948
languageOfWork English
mainCharacter Lizzie Borden
movementStyle blend of modern dance and classical ballet
narrativeLocation Fall River, Massachusetts
notableFor integration of modern dance vocabulary into classical ballet structure
psychological characterization of Lizzie Borden
reinterpretation of Lizzie Borden legend on stage
portrays trial of Lizzie Borden
settingTime late 19th century
subjectMatter American crime history
Lizzie Borden murder case

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Agnes de Mille notableWork Fall River Legend