Jerome Robbins Overview

Jerome Robbins was a choreographer and director. He choreographed more than 60 ballets, including "Other Dances," "Glass Pieces," and "Ives Songs," which are in the repetories of the New York City Ballet and other dance companies throughout the world. He also... [more]

Jerome Robbins was a choreographer and director.  He choreographed more than 60 ballets, including "Other Dances," "Glass Pieces," and "Ives Songs," which are in the repetories of the New York City Ballet and other dance companies throughout the world.  He also worked on musicals such as "The King and I," "Peter Pan" and "Fiddler on the Roof." His last Broadway production, "Jerome Robbins=Broadway," won six Tony Awards, including best director, in 1989.

He won two Academy Awards for the film "West Side Story," and also received four Tony Awards, five Donaldson Awards, two Emmy Awards, the Screen Directors' Guild Award, and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. Mr. Robbins was a 1981 Kennedy Center Honors Recipient and was awarded the French Chevalier dans l'Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur. 

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