What a change for the ballet, with Robbins as the choreographer
for ABT the ballet Fancy Free really incorporated a wonderful mix of jazz and
ballet into a comedic and exciting show. Robbins chose costumes similar to what
you might see in some of his famous Broadway works. Instead tights and ballet
shoes dancers were wearing clothes that looked as if they had bought them off
of Broadway Street in New York. The women were wearing dresses that matched the
time period and the men were dancing, jumping and turning in a sailor’s outfit!
Balanchine stripped away the costumes but Robbins is making it look as if the
dancers walked off of the street and on to the stage!
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