by Julia Guiheen | Apr 14, 2021 | TBT
In Jerome Robbins’s 1944 ballet Fancy Free, three sailors on leave spend the day at a bar, attempting to woo two young women by out-dancing and out-charming one another. In this clip from 1981, Mikhail Baryshnikov, who was then both the artistic director of...
by Suzannah Friscia | Jan 9, 2020 | Career, Instagram, News
In 1983, at New York City Ballet, Jerome Robbins decided to create a tribute to the great Fred Astaire, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. Astaire dazzled audiences on the silver screen, making an unmistakable impact on dance in film. Robbins...
by Emma Love Suddarth | Nov 11, 2018 | Career, Company Life, Profiles
It’s Monday, June 25. Armed with neck pillows, compression socks and loads of coffee, we are ready for our flight to Paris! Les Étés de la Danse, a French festival held at the beautiful La Seine Musicale theater, invited Pacific Northwest Ballet...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Oct 23, 2018 | News
Since news that Steven Spielberg was directing a remake of West Side Story was released last winter, we’ve been eagerly awaiting any and all updates. Last month, Justin Peck was brought on board as choreographer, joining famed playwright Tony Kushner,...
by Madeline Schrock For Dance Magazine | Sep 30, 2018 | News
Justin Peck has been tapped to choreograph Steven Spielberg’s upcoming Hollywood reboot of West Side Story. And we ask, Can you think of anyone better suited for that job than the dancemaker who’s been following in many of Jerome Robbins’ footsteps?...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Sep 24, 2018 | News, Profiles
For the past year, companies worldwide have been celebrating Jerome Robbins’ centennial; he was born on October 11, 1918. Starting September 26, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center opens an exhibition celebrating Robbins which...
by Gavin Larsen | Sep 13, 2018 | Profiles, Technique
Tricia Albertson, as told to Gavin Larsen. I like to make people laugh, so I was excited to be cast as the Mad Ballerina in Jerome Robbins’ The Concert. But the character herself didn’t feel like me. She’s so bubbly and excited, and I’m a bit...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Aug 19, 2018 | News
Wonder what’s going on in ballet? We’ve pulled together some highlights. Stars of American Ballet Closes Jacob’s Pillow Season with an All-Robbins Program Summer’s winding down, and with it some of the dance world’s most beloved...