Fran Lebowitz on Jerome Robbins
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KRISTIN SLOAN |
We’ve been doing a series of simple video interviews with people who knew or worked with Jerome Robbins. Some of my favorite ballets to see and to dance are his. I had so much fun understudying ballets like 2 and 3 Part Inventions and of course Dances at Gathering, and one regret I have in retiring is never having the opportunity to actually perform them (not that my body would have let me anyway). There’s something so simple about viewing many his ballets. It often feels like you are just watching people dance with each other - looking in at their experience - as opposed to being performed to.
Anyhow, hearing about his work from individuals with varying perspectives has been a treat. The bit at the end where Ms. Lebowitz discusses what it would be like if words behaved like dancers has been my favorite quote so far.
