Jazz Blog - 1st year 2019/20

Jerome Robbins Jerome Robbins was a choreographer and director of ballets as well as Broadway shows. Some of his ballets include 'Fancy Free', 'The Concert' and 'In the Night' which have been performed by New York City Ballet. 'West Side Story' and 'Fiddler on the Roof' are examples of his Broadway shows. He was very successful within his career, winning many awards such as 4 Tony awards and an Emmy award (Jerome Robbins Foundation, 2020). His Broadway shows were often very dramatic with an aim to make male dancers look masculine and using his knowledge on utilising non-dancers. One feature of his work is “electric pacing, and tense, volatile dance sequences” (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2019). This makes his work stand out as it has contrasting dynamics to how classical ballet would usually be perceived as it suggests strong sharp and quick movements. This is shown within our Billie Eilish routine as there is a lot of quick movements such as tu...