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Robbins, Jerome |
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Robbins, Jerome (1918–1998)US dancer and choreographer. He was co-director of the New York City Ballet 1969–83 (with George Balanchine). His ballets were internationally renowned and he was considered the greatest US-born ballet choreographer. He also choreographed the musicals The King and I (1951), West Side Story (1957), and Fiddler on the Roof (1964). First a chorus boy on Broadway, then a soloist with the newly formed American Ballet Theater 1941–46, Robbins was associate director of the New York City Ballet 1949–59. His first ballet, Fancy Free (1944), was a great success (and was adapted with Leonard Bernstein into the musical On the Town 1944). Other Robbins ballets include Dancers at a Gathering (1969), The Goldberg Variations (1971), and Glass Pieces (1983; based on W H Auden's poem). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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