Posts by Kathleen Leary

Barnard rising junior, Amelia Haynes, a political science major, diligently investigated the photo collection of Lisa Miller to clear the copyright for digitization. Through this process, she learned about the larger relationship between the Dance Division and rightsholders.

Barnard rising Junior, Maya Weiss, an architecture and dance double major, learned informal education theory to create a fixed education curriculum to be shared with students in the New York City public school system.

Dancer-choreographer Vasudevan tells of the fascinating connection observed between her contemporary work (and Indian background) and the work of Merce Cunningham.

The Jerome Robbins Dance Division Research Fellow examines the visual design elements of select works from dancer and choreographer, Merce Cunningham.

Dance practitioner, educator, and NYPL Research Fellow Justin Tornow discusses how groundbreaking choreographer Merce Cunningham integrated Zen principles into his work.

While researching the work of Merce Cunningham, author and professor Claire Bishop discovered Cunningham's openness to new technology and keen interest in television, and the connection drawn between TV spectatorship and the decentralization of stage space.

Former New York City Ballet dancer Ellen Bar recalls seeing her first Robbins ballet, bringing one to film, and then sharing dance with her young daughter.

In anticipation of her upcoming book, "The World Opened Up: Selected Writings of Jerome Robbins," the bestselling author details her look into Robbins' life and work.

Hear from the curator of the upcoming exhibit, "Voice of My City: Jerome Robbins and New York," on how she addressed the life of a brilliant and complicated artist.

A 2017-2018 Jerome Robbins Dance Research Fellow shares her experiences merging photography and dance to a group of third graders.

Adrian Danchig-Waring, principal dancer for the New York City Ballet and a 2017-2018 Jerome Robbins Dance Research Fellow, discusses Robbins, Balanchine, and philosophies of ballet.

49 years later, Robert Greskovic remembers the premiere of the ballet Dances at a Gathering—and the intricate details of its construction which lend to its timelessness.

Editor-in-Chief of the Jerome Robbins Foundation newsletter Gregory Victor has spent many years writing in specific detail about under-reported areas of Robbins' life and career.  In this guest blog, he writes about Robbins' relationship with television.  Robbins studied the medium technically, not passively in his role as audience, and gave much thought to its capacity and its limitations as producer.

Director/choreographer Jerome Robbins resisted working in television. Robbins had three main objections: the challenge in collapsing three-dimensional 

A good friend and frequent dinner guest of Jerome Robbins shares his thoughts on the world-famous choreographer's friends and good times (and love of the NYPL), in this guest post.

A Jerome Robbins Dance Research Fellow reflects on Robbins' life and archives, from a January 2018 symposium.

Alastair Macaulay, chief dance critic for The New York Times, investigates connections between Vaslav Nijinsky’s "L'Après-midi d'un Faune" and Jerome Robbins’s "Afternoon of a Faun."

Intern Lexa Armstrong shares what she learned while working in the Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

Intern Juliana DeVaan shares what she learned while working in the Jerome Robbins Dance Division.