Jerome Robbins
Jerome Robbins
Jerome Robbinswas a Jewish-American choreographer, director, dancer, and theater producer who worked in classical ballet, on Broadway, and in films and television. Among his numerous stage productions he worked on were On the Town, Peter Pan, High Button Shoes, The King And I, The Pajama Game, Bells Are Ringing, West Side Story, Gypsy: A Musical Fable, and Fiddler on the Roof; Robbins was a five time Tony award winner and a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors. He received two...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth11 October 1918
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
We were all novices. We really were. We didn't know a goddamn thing about doing a show.
There's no secret to working with kids. They either charm you and you can work with them, or they don't charm you and you feel you're stuck with them.
Dance is low on the totem pole of the arts, because you're not left with a painting... a book that will stay there, a score you can read.
Give me something to dance about and I'll dance it.
Dance is like life. It exists as you are flitting through it, and when it's over, it's done.
I told you to sell it, not give it away.