Ballet West Saddles Up as “Rodeo” Turns 80

Ballet West Saddles Up as “Rodeo” Turns 80

In 1942, Agnes de Mille premiered her cowboy-themed ballet, Rodeo, with Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo at New York City’s Metropolitan Opera House. Eighty years later, Ballet West celebrates the work’s anniversary this November, featuring the ballet in a triple bill...
Dancing on Water

Dancing on Water

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of Rodeo, Agnes de Mille’s landmark Western Ballet, dancers from American Ballet Theatre have taken the ballet to the New York City streets—and rivers. On Wednesday, a New York Water Taxi filled with the costumed cast took off...