Articles liés à No Intermissions: The Life of Agnes de Mille
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The first comprehensive biography of the woman who changed the world of dance. Pioneering a distinctive American style that combined elements of mdoern dance & ballet with a traditional folk idiom, Agnes de Mille popularized what had been an elitist art & irrevocably changed the American musical theater with her dances for Oklahoma!, Carousel, Brigadoon, & other smash Broadway musicals. Two of her ballets, Rodeo, & Fall River Legend, are timeless classics. Drawing on unpublished papers & extensive interviews with friends, colleagues, relatives, & de Mille herself, Easton takes us behind the scenes with Agnes. ''Absorbing, enjoyable & thought-provoking.'' B&W photos.
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About the Author :
Carol Easton has written acclaimed biographies of Agnes de Mille, Stan Kenton, and Sam Goldwyn. She lives in California.
From Publishers Weekly :
"Agnes is a very demanding person, she eats up the air," said a friend of choreographer, writer and cultural whirlwind Agnes de Mille. This biography is equally daunting. Easton, biographer of Sam Goldwyn, Jacqueline du Pre and Stan Keaton, has evaluated almost every dance movement, artistic exchange and tantrum of de Mille's 88 years. But far from being irksome, the detailed chronology gathers strength as its subject careens from wild success (Oklahoma and Rodeo) to chaotic failure (Sebastian lasted one night, and Come Summer closed after seven performances). Along the way, Easton doesn't neglect de Mille's equally unpredictable emotional life. Daughter of playwright William de Mille, niece of Hollywood's larger-than-life Cecil B. de Mille, she had a torturous relationship with her mother, Anna, that dominated her early career. Later, her 45-year marriage to Walter Prude, an executive of the Sol Hurok Agency, held together despite internal competition and marked divergence of personalities. The account of their last years together is deeply moving. Nor does Easton forget de Mille's almost accidental writing career. Her Dance to the Piper was a 1952 bestseller, and throughout her career, she always had a literary project under way. Her major life of Martha Graham was published in 1991, only two years before her death. This skillful portrait assumes a deep interest in the world of dance and musical theater. Photos not seen by PW.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- ÉditeurLittle, Brown & Co.
- Date d'édition1996
- ISBN 10 0788193775
- ISBN 13 9780788193774
- ReliurePaperback
- Nombre de pages548
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