Jerome Robbins : a life in dance
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New Haven : Yale University Press, [2018].
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Book
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viii, 200 pages : portrait ; 22 cm.
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Main Library - Adult
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Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2018].
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-190) and index.
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"Jerome Robbins (1918-1998) was born Jerome Wilson Rabinowitz and grew up in Weehawken, New Jersey, where his Russian-Jewish immigrant parents owned the Comfort Corset Company. Robbins, who was drawn to dance at a young age, resisted the idea of joining the family business. In 1936 he began working with Gluck Sandor, who ran a dance group and convinced him to change his name to Jerome Robbins. He went on to become a choreographer and director who worked in ballet, on Broadway, and in film. His stage productions include West Side Story, Peter Pan, and Fiddler on the Roof. In this deft biography, Wendy Lesser presents Jerome Robbins's life through his major dances, providing a sympathetic, detailed portrait of her subject."--Dust jacket.
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