Jerome Robbins Essay
Jerome Robbins was a New York City born and raced dancer and choreographer, born in October 11, 1918, New York. Although, before he was recognized during the 1950’s he studied the chemistry for one year in college, until the money ran. Robbins chose to start working at his parent’s corset factory, but he realized he did not like it. Moreover, Robbins decided to go back into theatre since he has always loved the arts. “Talent is really a gift from nowhere… but if you’ve got it, it doesn’t mean it will come out clear, that takes work and technique” (Jerome Robbins) Motivated by his decision he began to look for jobs and ways to pay for his dancing lessons. His first mentor was the choreographer Gluck Sandor, who took him in as an apprentice
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The influence Gluck Sandor, George Balanchine, and Antony Tudor had on Jerome Robbins is what allowed him to create his first ballet, Fancy Free. After that first ballet Jerome Robbins kept creating and writing musical plays along side with Leornard Bernstein, a music composer. On 1944, Robbins created and choreographed On the Town, a musical sequel of Fancy Free. Robbins changed the original way of the musical plays by mixing the choreographies and having up to date wardrobe. He then created Billion Dollar Baby, a jazz musical play, on 1945. By the 1947 he had won his first Tony Award for choreography thanks to his musical High Button Shoes. In 1949, he became a member of the New York City Ballet. In 1952, Robbins stops dancing to focus on choreography. He created multiple plays throughout the year, such as, Peter Pan, West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof and Gypsy. By 1996, he started to show signs of Parkinson’s disease and in 1998 he stages Les Noces; two months later Jerome Robbins died at home. A lot of people said that Robbins was a wonderful choreographer filled with innovations and dedication; although, sometimes it made it hard for people to tolerate him because he was rude. ”One of the things that lasts with me about Jerry is the disparity between the genuine goodness of the person and the impossibility of the person. Look at the institutions that he supported
The influence Gluck Sandor, George Balanchine, and Antony Tudor had on Jerome Robbins is what allowed him to create his first ballet, Fancy Free. After that first ballet Jerome Robbins kept creating and writing musical plays along side with Leornard Bernstein, a music composer. On 1944, Robbins created and choreographed On the Town, a musical sequel of Fancy Free. Robbins changed the original way of the musical plays by mixing the choreographies and having up to date wardrobe. He then created Billion Dollar Baby, a jazz musical play, on 1945. By the 1947 he had won his first Tony Award for choreography thanks to his musical High Button Shoes. In 1949, he became a member of the New York City Ballet. In 1952, Robbins stops dancing to focus on choreography. He created multiple plays throughout the year, such as, Peter Pan, West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof and Gypsy. By 1996, he started to show signs of Parkinson’s disease and in 1998 he stages Les Noces; two months later Jerome Robbins died at home. A lot of people said that Robbins was a wonderful choreographer filled with innovations and dedication; although, sometimes it made it hard for people to tolerate him because he was rude. ”One of the things that lasts with me about Jerry is the disparity between the genuine goodness of the person and the impossibility of the person. Look at the institutions that he supported