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Which person choreographed the musical "West Side Story"?
Robbins prohibited the actors playing the Jets and Sharks from socializing during rehearsals to foster genuine tension between the rival gangs on stage.
Which artist developed the jazz style for the movie "Cabaret"?
In 1973, Fosse became the only person to win an Oscar, Tony, and Emmy in a single year, receiving the Academy Award for Best Director for his work on Cabaret.
Which woman founded the oldest modern dance company in America?
Founded in 1926, her company is the oldest modern dance company in America. She pioneered the Graham technique, based on the principles of contraction and release.
Which man co-founded the New York City Ballet?
George Balanchine co-founded the New York City Ballet with Lincoln Kirstein in 1948 and is widely considered the father of American ballet.
Which man created the stage masterpiece "Revelations"?
Ailey was 29 when he created Revelations in 1960. Inspired by his blood memories of the rural South, it is the most widely seen modern dance work in history.
Recognized for his "jazz hands" and signature bowler hats, which man won an Academy Award for the film Cabaret?
Bob Fosse is the only person to win an Oscar, Emmy, and Tony in the same year (1973).
Known for mixing ballet with athletic jazz, which choreographer created the iconic finger-snapping dances in West Side Story?
Jerome Robbins made West Side Story actors stay segregated by gang even during lunch to keep the tension real. He won an Oscar for co-directing the film he choreographed.
Often called the "Mother of Modern Dance," which woman created a technique based on the act of contraction and release?
Martha Graham's technique focused on "contraction and release," mimicking the act of breathing and sobbing. She was the first dancer to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
As a co-founder of the New York City Ballet, which Russian-born artist is widely called the "father of American ballet"?
Balanchine co-founded the New York City Ballet and created the plotless "neoclassical" style. He famously focused on the lines of the body and speed, saying "Ballet is woman."
Famous for his signature dance work Revelations, which man founded a world-class theater to celebrate African-American culture?
Alvin Ailey's Revelations tells the story of faith and grief through spirituals and blues. Celebrating the African-American experience, it is the most watched modern dance work.