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APRIL 2017 | SCENE 51 arts&culture “De Valois, Balanchine & Robbins” will perform April 28-30 at the Sarasota Opera House, 61 N. Pineapple Ave. in Sarasota. Ticket prices range from $30-$110. For show times or to order tickets, call 941-359-0099 or visit sarasotaballet.org. follows the story of sailors on leave in New York City on a summer night, where they spawn romantic mischief competing over the attentions of a girl. The musical was made into a movie in 1949, starring Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra and is considered a landmark in cinematic history. The Sarasota Orchestra will accompany the Sarasota Ballet’s version of “Fancy Free.” “What makes Robbins’ ballet different from others at that time is the dancers are playing characters relating to one another on stage rather than projecting out to the audience,” Neal said. “At the time he choreographed ‘Fancy Free,’ Robbins was very active with the Actors Studio in New York, surrounding himself with ‘Method’ actors. This made his approach to dance more natural and realistic.” Logan Learned, Ricardo Graziano & Ricardo Rhodes in Jerome Robbins’ Fancy Free. Photo Frank Atura Neal likened his work as a répétiteur to that of one who restores paintings in a museum. “Paintings need to be touched up from time to time,” he said. “With ballet, it’s a living, breathing thing. To maintain the integrity of the piece is why trusts like the Jerome Robbins Trust were established and why répétiteur were assigned to maintain the integrity of a piece after his death.”


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