Brigadoon (choreography)
E83726
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 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T673727 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Brigadoon (choreography) Context triple: [Agnes de Mille, notableWork, Brigadoon (choreography)]
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American Ballet Caravan
American Ballet Caravan was a touring ballet company founded in the 1930s by Lincoln Kirstein to present innovative American works and early collaborations with choreographer George Balanchine.
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The Dance
The Dance is a famous early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a circle of nude figures dancing against a vivid, simplified landscape, exemplifying his bold use of color and form in Fauvism.
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The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle is a 1939 biographical musical film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers that dramatizes the lives and careers of the famous early 20th-century ballroom dancing duo Vernon and Irene Castle.
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“Don Quixote” (Balanchine version)
“Don Quixote” (Balanchine version) is George Balanchine’s neoclassical ballet adaptation of Cervantes’ novel, originally created for the New York City Ballet and later performed by companies such as The Suzanne Farrell Ballet.
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Dranse
The Dranse is a river in the Haute-Savoie region of France that flows from the Alps into Lake Geneva near Thonon-les-Bains.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Brigadoon (choreography) Target entity description: 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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A.
American Ballet Caravan
American Ballet Caravan was a touring ballet company founded in the 1930s by Lincoln Kirstein to present innovative American works and early collaborations with choreographer George Balanchine.
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B.
The Dance
The Dance is a famous early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a circle of nude figures dancing against a vivid, simplified landscape, exemplifying his bold use of color and form in Fauvism.
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C.
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle is a 1939 biographical musical film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers that dramatizes the lives and careers of the famous early 20th-century ballroom dancing duo Vernon and Irene Castle.
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D.
“Don Quixote” (Balanchine version)
“Don Quixote” (Balanchine version) is George Balanchine’s neoclassical ballet adaptation of Cervantes’ novel, originally created for the New York City Ballet and later performed by companies such as The Suzanne Farrell Ballet.
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E.
Dranse
The Dranse is a river in the Haute-Savoie region of France that flows from the Alps into Lake Geneva near Thonon-les-Bains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
stage choreography
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theatrical dance work ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod | mid-20th-century American musical theatre ⓘ |
| associatedWithChoreographer | Agnes de Mille ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Brigadoon
ⓘ
surface form:
Brigadoon (musical)
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| choreographer | Agnes de Mille ⓘ |
| composerAssociated | Frederick Loewe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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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
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surface form:
Brigadoon (musical)
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| 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 ⓘ |
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Subject: Brigadoon (choreography) Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (4)
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