American Masters » Jerome Robbins http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters A series examining the lives, works, and creative processes of outstanding artists. Mon, 20 May 2013 14:37:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Jerome Robbins: Something To Dance About’s Peabody Win http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/jerome-robbins/something-to-dance-abouts-peabody-win/1582/ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/jerome-robbins/something-to-dance-abouts-peabody-win/1582/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 17:04:03 +0000 colin fitzpatrick http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/?p=1582 Peabody AwardAMERICAN MASTERS Jerome Robbins: Something to Dance About (premiere broadcast January 2009) has just been honored with a prestigious Peabody Award. The George Foster Peabody Awards, established in 1941 and administered by the University of Georgia, are annual, international awards for excellence, distinction and achievement in broadcast journalism – considered by many the most competitive and coveted honor in radio and television. This represents the 10th such win in the history of the AMERICAN MASTERS series and, this year, is one of five wins for public television.

Watch excerpts of interviews about Robbins from the documentary and read an interview with the Producer/Director of the film.

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]]> http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/jerome-robbins/something-to-dance-abouts-peabody-win/1582/feed/ 2 Jerome Robbins: Robbins at Work http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/jerome-robbins/robbins-at-work/1103/ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/jerome-robbins/robbins-at-work/1103/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:43:49 +0000 colin fitzpatrick http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/?p=1103 In these interview out takes, Jerome Robbins’s friends and colleagues describe the master at work. Austin Pendleton recalls Robbins as a man in turmoil constantly seeking inspiration, Charlotte d’Amboise remembers his intensely technical direction that he miraculously imbued with humanity to get his actors to “play the scene,” and Jerry Mitchell tells the story of how Robbins taught him the true meaning of committing to a scene.

]]> http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/jerome-robbins/robbins-at-work/1103/feed/ 4 Jerome Robbins: Robbins’ Collaborators http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/jerome-robbins/robbins-collaborators/1106/ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/jerome-robbins/robbins-collaborators/1106/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:42:49 +0000 daniel ross http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/?p=1106 Stephen Sondheim on Robbins’ inventiveness; Austin Pendleton on Robbins’ ability to heighten the emotions written in a script; Arthur Laurents on Robbins’ ability to build on ideas and improve them.

]]> http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/jerome-robbins/robbins-collaborators/1106/feed/ 0 Jerome Robbins: Robbins and Music http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/jerome-robbins/robbins-and-music/1107/ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/jerome-robbins/robbins-and-music/1107/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:41:05 +0000 daniel ross http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/?p=1107 Jerry Bock on Robbins’ musicality; John Kander on Robbins’ love of improvisation; Stephen Sondheim on Robbins’ ability to grasp music instantly.

]]> http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/jerome-robbins/robbins-and-music/1107/feed/ 0 Jerome Robbins: Balanchine and Robbins http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/jerome-robbins/balanchine-and-robbins/1108/ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/jerome-robbins/balanchine-and-robbins/1108/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:40:09 +0000 daniel ross http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/?p=1108 Robert Gottlieb on Robbins’ ambition; Violet Verdy on Balanchine’s tendency to move on after completing a ballet; Kay Mazzo on Robbins’ respect for Balanchine.

]]> http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/jerome-robbins/balanchine-and-robbins/1108/feed/ 0 Jerome Robbins: Robbins, the Taskmaster http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/jerome-robbins/robbins-the-taskmaster/1109/ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/jerome-robbins/robbins-the-taskmaster/1109/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:39:01 +0000 daniel ross http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/?p=1109 Carol Lawrence on Robbins’ sarcastic tone; Stephanie Saland on Robbins’ harsh criticism; Sondra Lee on Robbins’ dark mood; Austin Pendleton on Robbins’ self-criticism; Eliot Feld on how dancers knew when Robbins was pleased.

]]> http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/jerome-robbins/robbins-the-taskmaster/1109/feed/ 0 Jerome Robbins: Robbins, the Perfectionist http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/jerome-robbins/robbins-the-perfectionist/1110/ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/jerome-robbins/robbins-the-perfectionist/1110/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:38:48 +0000 daniel ross http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/?p=1110 Sheldon Harnick on Robbins’ attention to detail; Austin Pendleton on Robbins the realist.

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