Question

This choreographer set a Boccaccio-inspired libretto to music from Respighi’s Ancient Airs and Dances for a ballet in which this choreographer played a “priggish” virgin who meets the Devil. (-5[1])In the premiere of a ballet by this choreographer, Alicia Alonso danced a pas de deux as a woman called the “Accused.” After watching this choreographer receive 22 curtain (10[1])calls at a ballet’s premiere, a songwriting duo invited this dancer to choreograph a “dream (-5[1])ballet” in which (10[1])Laurey (10[1])“Makes Up Her Mind.” This (10[1])choreographer (10[1])adapted the (10[1])tale of Lizzie Borden in her (10[1])ballet Fall (-5[1])River Legend. (10[2])This (10[1])choreographer asked the composer of Billy (-5[1])the Kid to score (-5[1])a ballet (-5[4])in (-5[1])which a (10[1])“Hoe-Down” (-5[1])is danced (10[1]-5[2])by cowgirls. (10[1]-5[2])For (10[1])10 points, Aaron Copland scored (-5[1])what (10[1])choreographer’s ballet Rodeo (10[1])■END■ (10[1]0[10])

ANSWER: Agnes de Mille [or Agnes George de Mille] (The first ballet is Three Virgins and a Devil. The “dream ballet” is from Oklahoma!.)
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Justin WytmarIllinois AIllinois C28-5
Paige CrawleyOxford BNYU C5710
Catherine WelchUW AAlberta72-5
Elizabeth BowlingIndiana BMissouri7510
Kevin ParkClaremont AUCLA7610
Arvin BoraghiCambridge CCambridge A8110
Lewis StrachanCambridge EDurham8210
Nathan EasowManchesterImperial A8410
Justin HawkinsIndiana AMissoui S&T9010
Sophie LymanWashU AChicago B92-5
Jacob PuthipirojNorthwestern BNorthwestern A9410
Beckett GilmoreLouisville AGeorgia Tech B9410
Claire JonesChicago AIllinois B9510
Alan FanUW BUBC101-5
Rachel EzrielevGeorgetown ANotre Dame C105-5
Tiffany ZhouFlorida AUCF B107-5
Samarth RamChicago CWashU B107-5
Karan GurazadaTexas AASU107-5
Samir SarmaGeorgia Tech DBruin A107-5
Ryan FangStanford BNotre Dame B108-5
Jacob FinleyNotre Dame APurdue11010
Andrew FisherSheffieldOxford C111-5
Eve FleisigUC Berkeley AClaremont B11310
Cormac BeirneLSEOxford A113-5
Andrei HuiCambridge BBristol113-5
Henry KeatingUCF CValencia A115-5
John Luke BroussardTAMUTexas B115-5
Jack LewisBruin AGeorgia Tech D11510
Chris LevesleyWarwick ASouthampton B11610
Harris BecknerAlabama ATennessee A121-5
Ryan SunUC Berkeley BUCSD12210
Ethan SkolnickWashU BChicago C12510
Roan DowlingIowaGeorgetown B1260
Ben KoberleinNotre Dame BStanford B1260
Anne FjeldAlbertaUW A1260
Russell NipUBCUW B12610
Bryan UgazASUTexas A1260
Parker McCoigTennessee AAlabama A1260
Lily MorrisBristolCambridge B1260
Arya KarthikOxford ALSE1260
Josh HowarthWarwick BSouthampton A1260
Percy YuenCambridge DImperial B1260
Benjamin WatsonOxford CSheffield1260