NY export, opus jazz / a Bar/Suozzi production in association with Thirteen for WNET.ORG ; adapted from the ballet NY export, opus jazz ; music by Robert Prince ; produced by Kyle Martin & Melody Roscher ; directed by Henry Joost & Jody Lee Lipes ; choreography by Jerome Robbins.
N.Y. export, opus jazz (Choreographic work : Robbins) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97824310 Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86730619
Notes:
The New York City Ballet. Originally broadcast on television as part of the PBS series Great performances. Extras: documentary, A ballet in sneakers : Jerome Robbins and Opus jazz, directed by Anna Farrell and Matt Wolf (approximately 15 min.); Jerome Robbins' ballets, USA, a documentary commissioned by the State Department in 1958 (approximately 15 min.).
Summary:
Shot on location in New York City and starring an ensemble cast of New York City Ballet dancers, NY export, opus jazz takes Jerome Robbins' 1958 "ballet in sneakers" and reimagines it for a new generation in this scripted adaptation. Along with the dance film is a documentary where dance luminaries speak to the extraordinary history of the piece.
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