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Margo Sappington is an American choreographer and dancer born July 30, 1947 in Baytown, Texas. She was nominated in 1975 for both a Tony Award as Best Choreographer and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography for her work on the play ''Where's Charley?''. In 1988, her ballet ''Virgin Forest'' was the subject of an award-winning documentary by PBS. In 2005 she received a Lifetime Achievement Award for choreography from the Joffrey Ballet. ==Career== Sappington joined the Joffrey Ballet in 1965 at the personal invitation of founder Robert Joffrey. 〔 In 1969 she co-wrote, choreographed, and performed in the original off-Broadway musical ''Oh! Calcutta!'' ,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Margo Sappington performances and productions )〕 and in 1971 choreographed ''Weewis'', her first ballet. 〔 〔 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Margo Stappington biography ) 〕 In 1975, in recognition of her work in the Broadway revival of the play ''Where's Charley?'', she received nominations for both a Tony Award for Best Choreographer and a Drama Desk Award 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1974-1975 21st Drama Desk Awards: Nominations for ourstanding choreography )〕 for Outstanding Choreography. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Margo Sappington awards and nominations )〕 In 1983, as the first American choreographer working with Beijing's Central Ballet of China, Sappington created their ballet ''Heliotrope''.〔 In 1988, her ballet ''Virgin Forest'', inspired by Henri Rousseau's jungle paintings, was created for the Milwaukee Ballet and was the subject of an award-winning documentary by PBS.〔〔 In 1993, as a section of the Joffrey's evening-length performance ''Billboards'', she created and danced in ''Slide'', as scored by musician Prince. 〔 〔 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Margo Sappington filmography )〕 In 2001, with the participation of the group The Indigo Girls, Sappington created a piece called ''The Indigo Girls Project'' for the Atlanta Ballet. In 2005, for ''Charles Strouse's Real Men'' at the Coconut Grove Playhouse, she created and danced a role in the premiere. 〔 Also in 2005, she received a Lifetime Achievement Award presented to her by the Joffrey Ballet in recognition of her service to the arts. 〔 In 2007 Sappington created a ballet called ''Common People'', set to William Shatner's album, ''Has Been'', which was performed by the Milwaukee Ballet. 〔 〕 〔 〕 Shatner attended the premiere and filmed the event, footage of which became ''Gonzo Ballet'', a feature film to be released in 2009. 〔 〔 〔 In the United States, her choreography has been used by companies such as the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Carolina Ballet, the Joffrey Ballet, the Houston Ballet, the Harkness Ballet, the Milwaukee Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and the Pennsylvania Ballet, and internationally by companies including Aterballetto and Nederlands Dans Theater.〔〔 She has also choreographed for many opera productions, including ''Aida'', ''Samson and Delilah'', and ''La Gioconda'' for the San Francisco Opera.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Margo Sappington」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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