Everything about Gemze De Lappe totally explained
Gemze de Lappe (born
February 28,
1925, in
Portsmouth, Virginia) is an American
dancer who worked very closely with
Agnes de Mille and was frequently partnered by de Mille's favorite male dancer,
James Mitchell. Originally trained by
Irma Duncan and
Michel Fokine, de Lappe began her career in Fokine's company. Her musical theater credits include the original
Broadway productions of
The King and I (and the film version) and
Paint Your Wagon (Donaldson Award), as well as the
West End and first national companies of
Oklahoma!. In the early 1950s, she briefly formed part of a dance team with
Dean Crane. De Lappe's long concert dance career included engagements with
American Ballet Theatre and the
Agnes de Mille Dance Theatre.
De Lappe remains active as a choreographer and teacher, but is especially well-known for reconstructing the work of both de Mille and
Isadora Duncan. She recreated de Mille's choreography for the 1979 Broadway revival of
Oklahoma! and herself choreographed
Abe Lincoln in Illinois.
For several years, she was a professor of dance at
Smith College, and has held a number of visiting appointments since her nominal retirement. In
1989,
Niagara University awarded her an honorary doctorate. In 2007, she was presented with an honorary
Tony Award for a lifetime of excellence in the theatre.
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