96. RODEO
June 5, 2026
“In the famous Studio 61, now used for the classes of Ballet Arts, Agnes De Mille did the choreography for what became the stirring dances of ‘Oklahoma!’ that changed Broadway musical history.”
(Source: Schumach, Murray. 1977. “Carnegie Hall to End Its Live-In Studios for Artists.” The New York Times, November 14.)
Image: Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. “Rodeo (De Mille), no. 3” The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1950.
Image: Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. “Agnes de Mille as the Cowgirl in Rodeo (De Mille), no. 266” The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940–1949.
Image: Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. “Agnes de Mille and Frederic Franklin in Rodeo (De Mille), no. 273” The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1943.