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his sister had dance lessons when she was younger, sparked Robbin's interest in dance. He began taking lessons in private to hide from his dad who was strictly against him dancing 

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his sister had dance lessons when she was younger, sparked Robbin's interest in dance. He began taking lessons in private to hide from his dad who was strictly against him dancing 

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His dad used to criticise him for Robbins love for dance but Robbins learnt to embrace his dance and created 'Fiddler On The Roof' that he created for his dad.

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1944- fancy free (first big choreographic moment)
1961- west side story (film version)
1972- became ballet master of New York City Ballet

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in his youth, Robbin's attended Camp Taniment where he met many different people from different cultures, exposed to the ideologies of communism, influenced his interest in how different people act and react differently in specific situation which inspired Fancy Free 1944 as he explored the different sailors and their contrasting personalities and attitudes towards the women

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in his youth, Robbin's attended Camp Taniment where he met many different people from different cultures, exposed to the ideologies of communism, influenced his interest in how different people act and react differently in specific situation which inspired Fancy Free 1944 as he explored the different sailors and their contrasting personalities and attitudes towards the women

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His Asthma stopped him from going to war, he was able to watch the sailors return with shore leave in WW2. The sailors reactions to returning home was what inspired 'Fancy Free' (1944)

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• 3 sailors- fighting for a date
• comments on society- objectification of women
• pedestrian gestures
• balletic
• humorous
• blend of styles
• inspiration- watching the sailors on shore leave

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Isadora Duncan- started to change ballet (more expressive)
Martha Graham- Graham technique
Leonard Bernstein- composer of WSS and other productions together. They had lots in common in terms of personal background and stylistic interest
George Balanchine- in influences on technique, choreographic style, music, costume, lighting, and stage design. Worked together on works like The Firebird Pulcinella
Senia Gluck- sandor- his dance teacher. Robbins became an apprentice at Sandor Contemporary dance company.

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Robbins was influenced by Graham technique, specifically her expressive style which can be seen in the dance 'cool' in WSS with their sudden claps and turns to express their growing anger 

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Robbins was influenced by Graham technique, specifically her expressive style which can be seen in the dance 'cool' in WSS with their sudden claps and turns to express their growing anger 

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1957 WSS, labelled as harsh task master, the dancers on the set of WSS burnt their knee pads outside of Robbins office in protest of dancing the prologue again after being forced to repeat it many times

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1957 WSS, labelled as harsh task master, the dancers on the set of WSS burnt their knee pads outside of Robbins office in protest of dancing the prologue again after being forced to repeat it many times

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He was influenced by Bob Fosse and Graham Technique

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robbins was interested in exploring socio-political themes, seen in WSS with his exploration of the rise of Puerto Ricans immigrating to ny after ww2 which led to NY being overpopulated and overcrowded  which led to an increase in gang violence as opposing gangs would fight for dominance, Robbins felt it was important to highlight these socio-political themes as the media was censoring what was going on and no one was talking about it

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robbins was interested in exploring socio-political themes, seen in WSS with his exploration of the rise of Puerto Ricans immigrating to ny after ww2 which led to NY being overpopulated and overcrowded  which led to an increase in gang violence as opposing gangs would fight for dominance, Robbins felt it was important to highlight these socio-political themes as the media was censoring what was going on and no one was talking about it

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Robbins combined ballet jazz and Morden together(blend of styles)

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a small-town boy who made it big in ballet and on Broadway

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studied a range of dance styles including ballet, modern, Spanish, oriental and interpretive.

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After performing in several musicals, he joined Ballet Theatre (now American Ballet Theatre) in 1940, where he made his first piece at the age of 25, with a score by the equally young and unknown Leonard Bernstein.

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his choreography encompassed contemporary neuroses, street style, urban cool and pretension-puncturing comedy.

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He integrated dance seamlessly with character, story and music
He often liked the dancing – whether jazzy or classical – to emerge naturally from walking or strolling.

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Robbins made ballet an American art becoming the first American born ballet choreograpHer

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George Balanchine was the choreographer Robbins most admired. But in terms of personal background and stylistic interest, Robbins had more in common with his contemporary Leonard Bernstein, with whom he worked several times.

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He studied a range of dance styles including ballet, modern, Spanish, oriental and interpretive.

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When Robbins finally approved the Cool routine for the West Side Story film, the dancers - trying to ensure they wouldn't have to do yet another take - burned their kneepads outside his office. It's one of countless incidents during Robbins's career that showed him to be a harsh taskmaster.

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Robbins took influence from Martha Graham

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In Fiddler on the Roof, the dynamics are a lot slower, and their movements are not as big as the moves in west side story. With balancing a bottle on your head, it is impressive. For example, the floor scene

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forward movement on their knees - requiring balance and core strength

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melded jazz, popular and classical styles

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Fiddler on the Roof was about the Jewish heritage and celebrations as over 2 million of them moved out of the country they were in

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Technique, wide open chest, leg extensions, broad shoulders

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Technique, wide open chest, leg extensions, broad shoulders

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he continued in ballet, first with Ballet Theatre and, from 1948, with New York City Ballet.

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Jerome Robbins was born in New York, with his family being Jewish and Russian

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George Balanchine was the choreographer Robbins most admired. But in terms of personal background and stylistic interest, Robbins had more in common with his contemporary Leonard Bernstein, with who he worked several times.

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After Fiddler On the Roof in 1964, Robbins left musical theatre for good. He directed some straight theatre and quit ballet in 1966, establishing the small-scale – and short-lived – American Theatre Lab to explore experimental drama.

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His style became increasingly abstract and classical, perhaps under the influence of his great idol George Balanchine

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On Balanchine's death in 1983, Robbins was appointed artistic director

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West Side Story was choreographed in 1961- Robbins separated his dancers so the tension onstage was natural

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George Balanchine was the choreographer Robbins most admired. But in terms of personal background and stylistic interest, Robbins had more in common with his contemporary Leonard Bernstein