New York Theater Ballet: Dance/Speak: the Life of Agnes De Mille April 17, 2009

New York Theatre Ballet celebrates its 30th Anniversary season with the premiere of 'Dance/Speak: The Life of Agnes de Mille,' a dance-drama which tells the story of choreographer Agnes de Mille's struggle for success in the American theater. Through the use of narration, dramatic interpretation and de Mille dances, 'Dance/Speak' reveals Miss de Mille's childhood influences, early attempts as a solo artist, and her eventual success as a groundbreaking theatrical innovator known throughout the world for her choreography during the golden age of musical theater, along with her incalculable contribution to ballet.