Jerome Robbins was an American choreographer, ballet dancer and dancer, born in 1918 in New York City, who died in 1998. This page lists 27 works credited to Robbins as choreographer, including Requiem Canticles, The Concert and The Goldberg Variations. Award record: 5 choreography nominations and 3 wins.
Biography
Jerome Robbins (born Jerome Wilson Rabinowitz; October 11, 1918 – July 29, 1998) was an American dancer, choreographer, film director, theatre director and producer who worked in classical ballet, and on stage, film, and television.
Among his numerous stage productions were On the Town, Peter Pan, High Button Shoes, The King and I, The Pajama Game, Bells Are Ringing, West Side Story, Gypsy, and Fiddler on the Roof. Robbins was a five-time Tony Award-winner and a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors. He received two Academy Awards, including the 1961 Academy Award for Best Director with Robert Wise for West Side Story and a special Academy Honorary Award for his choreographic achievements on film.
A documentary about Robbins's life and work, Something to Dance About, featuring excerpts from his journals, archival performance and rehearsal footage, and interviews with Robbins and his colleagues, premiered on PBS in 2009 and won both an Emmy and a Peabody Award the same year.
Works choreographed by Jerome Robbins
| Title | Type | Premiere |
|---|---|---|
| A Suite of Dances | ballet | 1994 |
| Andantino | ballet | 1981 |
| Antique Epigraphs | ballet | 1984 |
| Brahms/Handel | ballet | 1984 |
| Brandenburg | ballet | — |
| Concertino | ballet | 1982 |
| Dybbuk | ballet | — |
| Eight Lines | ballet | — |
| Fancy Free | dramatico-musical work | — |
| Fiddler on the Roof | film | 1971 |
| Fiddler on the Roof | film | 1971 |
| Four Bagatelles | choreographic work | 1974 |
| Glass Pieces | ballet | 1983 |
| I'm Old Fashioned | ballet | 1983 |
| In Memory Of ... | ballet | — |
| Ma Mère L'Oye (Mother Goose) | ballet | — |
| Moves | ballet | 1959 |
| On the Town | film | 1949 |
| Requiem Canticles | ballet | — |
| Something to Dance About | ballet | — |
| The Concert | ballet | 1956 |
| The Goldberg Variations | ballet | 1971 |
| The Guests | ballet | 1949 |
| West Side Story | film | 1961 |
| West Side Story | film | 1961 |
| West Side Story | film | 1962 |
| West Side Story | dramatico-musical work | — |
Choreography awards
- 1948 Tony Award — High Button Shoes
- 1957 Tony Award — Bells Are Ringing
- 1958 Tony Award — West Side Story
- 1965 Tony Award — Fiddler on the Roof
- 2020 Olivier Award — Fiddler on the Roof
Films
- On the Town (1949)
- West Side Story (1961)
- Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Contemporaries
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