jerome robbins Flashcards
where was jerome robbins born and what was his upbringing like
he was born in new york
grew up in new jersey
he dad owned a corset shop and they were a working class family
where did robbins spend his summers and when
tamunment for 1936-1940 doing dancing and choreography
how did robbins get into dancing and when
his sister got him an apprentership at Gluck Sandors centre in 1936 because he could not afford to go to uni
what style was Gluck Sandor
he was a hybrid choreographer
vaudville , latin , jazz , ballet , MT, hummor
when did robbins join Ballet Theatre (ABT)
1940
what was robbins ballet training like
Balanchine
Neoclassical
anthony tudor who was a british choreographer that did romeo and juliet
ella dagonova gave him free classes from 1936-1940 because he cleaned her windows
what is robbins dance style
hummor
characterisation
gritty
social dance
latin
naturalisum
ballet
jazz
musical theatre
how did robbins work with NYCB
he helped revive it when balanchine died in 1983
how did robbins impact the industry
he created the need for a triple threat
he developed a hybrid jazz style