Dance 101 1st Edition Lecture 16Outline of Last Lecture I. Infinity ShowcaseII. Ballet Stars of New YorkIII. Film of Gene Kelly and Jerome RobbinsOutline of Current Lecture II.Anges de MilleIII. Jerome RobbinsIV. “West Side Story”Current Lecture- Agnes de Mille (1905-1993) Dance should tell the story and help further the plot Did ‘dream ballets’ All ballets are set in Scotlando Ballet and Broadway and Movie Musicalso “Rodeo”, o “Oklahoma”o “Brigadoon”, o “Carousel”Gower Champion (1921-1980)o Did 1st revival of ‘42nd St.’- “42nd Street”, - “Hello Dolly”, - “Bye, Bye Birdie”, - “Carnival”, - “I Do! I Do!”- Jerome Robbins (1918-1998) Didn’t start dancing until he was 19; natural and talented; the ‘best of the best’ Choreographer and came up with the original story of ballet/ movie Ballet and contemporary dance Son of Jewish immigrants in Eastern EuropeThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute. The ‘comfort corset company’ Dropped out of college because he couldn’t afford it So, he followed his sister in the show business when he was 19 Associated with NYC ballet- George Balanchine put him in charge of his company after hedied Used movement to tell the story; expressed story through dance American Ballet Theatre was where he made his 1st ballet Ballet about 3 sailors on a day in New Yorko “West Side Story” Best known for this piece of work Broadway musical Says that anything can be used as musical theatre Best example of American Musical- 1st a stage musical then a motion picture musical based on Shakespeares ‘Romeo and Juliet” 2 Gangs- sharks (Puerto Ricans) and Jets (Caucasian)o “Fiddler on the Roof”o “Peter Pan”o “The King and I” Siamese Danceo “Gypsy” about the end of Vaudeville; 3 stripperso “Fancy Free” American Ballet Theatre was where he made his 1st ballet (ever performed by a major company) Turned into a Broadway musical and a movie Ballet about 3 sailors on a day in New York Sense of humor; pedestrian movement Jean Kelly, Frank Sinatra created a musical ballet based on this ballet in Hollywood Called ‘On the Town’- Ballet to Broadway and BackCATEGORIES:- Entertainers/ Performers:- Choreographers:- Directors:- Choreographer and directs: Busby Berkeley- Performer, choreographer, AND director: Gene Kelly- Crossovers (people that were in other eras we’ve studied)-o From Ballet world: George Balanchine, Jerome Robbinso From contemporary world:- Which wel- known and prestigious balletcompany was Jerome robbins assocated with? He was the co-artistic director of this company for a few years. – NYC ballet and American Ballet TheatreThis work was originally choreographed and staged as a full length ballet by Jerome Robbins. It was later developed into a
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