de Mille

As de Mille created "Rodeo" for the international dancers of the Ballets Russes, schooling them in cowboy moves, Ratmansky had to tutor ABT's dancers in the mannerisms of Russian peasants.

A 'Bright Stream' to channel fun Sarah Kaufman 2011

When one critic praised Bill as “the subtle and intelligent member of the de Mille family,” Bill told his daughter Agnes, “I wish they would not use me as a hammer with which to whack Cecil.”

Empire of Dreams Scott Eyman 2010

* As will be clear in these pages, there are variations on the spelling of the family name—deMille, de Mille, DeMille, De Mille, etc.

Empire of Dreams Scott Eyman 2010

By the time de Mille began choreographing ballets, in her 30s, she was fascinated by the human dimension that most choreographers ignored in favor of sheer technique.

The Lady Is A Champ 2008

Happily, a new project is underway to document the choreography for "Oklahoma!" and "Carousel" on video, with de Mille on screen analyzing the dances.

The Lady Is A Champ 2008

"Rodeo" (1942), with its cowboys jauntily loping across the stage as if on horseback, and its tomboy heroine danced by de Mille herself, became an instant classic.

Transition 2008

When the occasion warranted, de Mille has said, her mother would send a-note to school: "Gloria Swanson is being thrown to the lions and Agnes has to be excused from her classes."

The Lady Is A Champ 2008

I do know that the pithy American choreographer Agnes de Mille -- for whom Tudor choreographed when de Mille was starting out as a dancer -- stated unequivocally that Tudor knew that he "was a cold-blooded s.o.b. but that his characters never are."

ABT Celebrates Antony Tudor, the King of Pointework 2008

New project: Today de Mille spends much of her time in bed at her Greenwich Village apartment, surrounded by books and papers.

The Lady Is A Champ 2008

Long one of our greatest dance writers, de Mille is also at work on a new book-her 14th.

The Lady Is A Champ 2008