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Costa, David
Costa, David (d. 1873), choreographer.After beginning his dancing career in the early 1840s in his native Italy, he turned to choreography about 1853 and soon was in demand in Rome, Florence, Naples, and other major cities. He came to America in 1866, and his ballets that year for The Black Crook were credited with a large measure of the musical's phenomenal success. For the next several seasons, Costa was indisputably the leading Broadway choreographer, his dances seen in such musicals as The White Fawn (1868), Humpty Dumpty (1868), Hiccory Diccory Dock (1869), and The Twelve Temptations (1870). He also served as dance director for the Globe Theatre, an early vaudeville house. Costa's work was totally in the classical romantic tradition, employing huge corps of dancers and using startling scenic effects to heighten its theatricality.
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Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Costa, David." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Costa, David." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-CostaDavid.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Costa, David." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-CostaDavid.html |
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David
David , city (1990 pop. 102,678), capital of Chiriquí prov., SW Panama. It is a regional commercial and processing center and is Panama's fourth largest city. Cattle raising is the principal occupation in the region, but tropical fruits, coffee, cacao, and sugar are also produced. David is surrounded by the picturesque highlands of Chiriquí. |
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"David." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "David." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-DavidPan.html "David." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-DavidPan.html |
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