1st Edition Dance 101 Lecture 16 Outline of Last Lecture I Infinity Showcase II Ballet Stars of New York III Film of Gene Kelly and Jerome Robbins Outline of Current Lecture II Anges de Mille III Jerome Robbins IV 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 Scotland o Ballet and Broadway and Movie Musicals o 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 Europe These 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 o o o o o o 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 he died 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 York 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 Fiddler on the Roof Peter Pan The King and I Siamese Dance Gypsy about the end of Vaudeville 3 strippers 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 Back CATEGORIES 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 Robbins o 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 Theatre This work was originally choreographed and staged as a full length ballet by Jerome Robbins It was later developed into a hit