In an outline for the ballet circa 1943 excerpted in “Jerome Robbins: By Himself” (affiliate link) edited by @mizvaill, Robbins wrote:...

"The world premiere given by Ballet Theater last night at the Metropolitan, was so big a hit that the young participants all looked a...

On the opening night of Fancy Free: “[Harold] Lang’s bravura solo, in which he vaulted on and off the bar and ended one air turn in a...

Baryshnikov dancing the 2nd solo in Robbins’ Fancy Free. Photo by Martha Swope, 1979 Video from “Dance in America” dir. Emile Ardolino, 1981

Jerome Robbins: "One should feel immediately that the three are good friends, used to bumming around together, used to each other’s...

An excerpt from the outline that Jerome Robbins wrote for Fancy Free circa 1943: “Three sailors explode onto the stage. They are out on...

"To get right to the point without any ifs, ands, or buts, Jerome Robbins’ ‘Fancy Free,’ which the American Ballet Theatre premiered last...