Bibliograph

Jerome Robbins., something to dance about, written by Amanda Vaill ; produced & directed by Judy Kinberg ; produced by Thirteen/WNET, Widescreen

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Label

Jerome Robbins., something to dance about, written by Amanda Vaill ; produced & directed by Judy Kinberg ; produced by Thirteen/WNET, Widescreen

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Jerome Robbins.

Oclc number

311097187

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Originally broadcast on PBS on Feb. 18, 2009 as an episode of the television program American masters

Responsibility statement

written by Amanda Vaill ; produced & directed by Judy Kinberg ; produced by Thirteen/WNET

Runtime

130

Sub title

something to dance about

Summary

Examines the life of the controversial master of the Broadway musical and ballet choreographer Jerome Robbins. Features excerpts from Robbins' work, including never-before-seen rehearsal footage, and interviews with Mikhail Baryshnikov, Jacques d'Amboise, Suzanne Farrell, Arthur Laurents, Peter Martins, Frank Rich, Chita Rivera, Stephen Sondheim, Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harrick, Joseph Stein, and others

Table Of Contents

Jerome Rabinowitz -- Life-changing revelations -- Camp Tamiment -- Ballet Theatre -- Fancy free -- On the town -- The playful side and the darker side -- Love and loss -- Autobiographical material -- Broadway's rising star -- Balanchine and the New York City Ballet -- The king and I -- The House Un-American Activities Committee -- Robbins' muse, Tanaquil Le Clercq -- Pete Pan -- West Side story -- Ballets U.S.A. -- Gypsy -- Challenges and fixes -- Fiddler on the roof -- Les noces -- Dances at a gathering -- The Goldberg variations -- Watermill -- Robbins and Balanchine -- Dybbuk -- Other dances -- Glass pieces and Antique epigraphs -- In memory of-- -- Jerome Robbins' Broadway -- Dancing until the end

Technique

live action

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Something to dance about

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Widescreen

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