He was associate … He began his dance career in the late 1930s when he performed as a dancer in Broadway shows. One of Broadway and Hollywood's greatest choreographers, Jerome Robbins helped change the face of modern dance with his breathtaking ballets and spectacular stage productions. Jerome Robbins is world renowned for his work as a choreographer of ballets as well as his work as a director and choreographer in theater, movies and television. He received equal kudos for his work in commercial theater — Broadway. Biography Jerome Robbins choreography / Broadway musicals / New York City Ballet (1918-1998) Jerome Robbins was a prolific American choreographer.

For admirers of Jerome Robbins — or of Amanda Vaill, the author of a well-received biography of Gerald and Sara Murphy — the other shoe, or … Jerome Robbins. Jerome Robbins received world renown as a choreographer of ballets created for the New York City Ballet, Ballets U.S.A., American Ballet Theatre, and other international companies. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) This article is more than 1 year old. Born Jerome Rabinowitz in Weehawken, NJ, his passion for dance began after …

His Broadway shows include On the Town, Billion Dollar Baby, High Button Shoes, West Side Story, The King and I, Gypsy, Peter Pan, Miss Liberty, Call Me Madam, and Fiddler on the Roof. Robbins was the second first-time director to win the award and is the only one to win for his sole film. Biography. Dances like the elegantly "rumbling" teenagers in … Jerome Robbins (October 11, 1918 – July 29, 1998), was an American theater producer, director, and dance choreographer known primarily for Broadway Theater and Ballet/Dance, but who also occasionally directed films and directed/produced for television. Donated heavily to the Dance Collection (since renamed the Jerome Robbins Dance Division) of the New York Public Library, which still receives a percentage of the profits from Fiddler on the Roof. He was associate artistic director of the New York City Ballet (1949–59). Jerome Robbins (1918-1998) received world renown as a choreographer of ballets created for New York City Ballet, Ballets U.S.A., American Ballet Theatre and other international companies. Jerome Robbinschoreographer, dancerBorn: 10/11/1918Birthplace: New York City Academy and Tony Award-winning choreographer and dancer. "Jerome Robbins: A Life In Dance," by Wendy Lesser. Short Biography.

In this authoritative biography, Deborah Jowitt explores the life, works, and creative processes of the complex Jerome Robbins (1918-1998), who redefined the role of dance in musical theater and is also considered, by many, America's greatest native-born ballet choreographer. He was a director of musicals, plays, movies, and television programs. choreographer, dancer Born: 10/11/1918 Birthplace: New York City Academy and Tony Award-winning choreographer and dancer. His artistic dexterity provided him with a career in both musical theatre and ballet. He choreographed the musicals The King and I (1951), West Side Story (1957) and Fiddler on the Roof (1964) and co-directed the film West Side Story (1961).