Spotlight on
Jerome Robbins
In 1948 Robbins joined the newly founded New York City Ballet as a dancer and choreographer; the following year he joined forces with George Balanchine as the ballet’s associate artistic director. While at the New York City Ballet, Robbins created many important and innovative works such as The Cage (1951), Afternoon of a Faun (1953), and The Concert (1956). For the Broadway stage, Robbins choreographed numerous musicals, including Billion Dollar Baby (1946), High Button Shoes (1947), Look Ma, I'm Dancin' (1948), Call Me Madam (1950), Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I (1951), The Pajama Game (1954); and along with his choreography, he also directed a musical version of Peter Pan (1954). In 1948, Robbins won the Tony Award for best choreographer for High Button Shoes and in 1955, he won an Emmy Award for the adapted television version of Peter Pan.
In 1957, Robbins made a significant impact on Broadway with his work on West Side Story.
Jerome Robbins
In 1948 Robbins joined the newly founded New York City Ballet as a dancer and choreographer; the following year he joined forces with George Balanchine as the ballet’s associate artistic director. While at the New York City Ballet, Robbins created many important and innovative works such as The Cage (1951), Afternoon of a Faun (1953), and The Concert (1956). For the Broadway stage, Robbins choreographed numerous musicals, including Billion Dollar Baby (1946), High Button Shoes (1947), Look Ma, I'm Dancin' (1948), Call Me Madam (1950), Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I (1951), The Pajama Game (1954); and along with his choreography, he also directed a musical version of Peter Pan (1954). In 1948, Robbins won the Tony Award for best choreographer for High Button Shoes and in 1955, he won an Emmy Award for the adapted television version of Peter Pan.
In 1957, Robbins made a significant impact on Broadway with his work on West Side Story.
