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Gerald Arpino (January 14, 1923 – October 29, 2008) was an American dancer and choreographer. He was the co-founder of the Joffrey Ballet and succeeded Robert Joffrey as its artistic director in 1988. [1] Life and career.
- 1950–2007
- Robert Joffrey
- Genarro Peter Arpino, January 14, 1923, Staten Island, New York, U.S.
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30 ott 2008 · Gerald Arpino, a founder of the Joffrey Ballet and a distinctly American choreographer whose works popularized dance with their trendy finger on the nation’s pulse, died on Wednesday at his...
Gerald Arpino (born January 14, 1928, Staten Island, New York, U.S.—died October 29, 2008, Chicago, Illinois) was an American ballet choreographer, a leader of the Joffrey Ballet from its founding in 1956 until 2007. Joffrey, Robert; Arpino, Gerald. Robert Joffrey (rear) and Gerald Arpino.
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Gerald Arpino was born in Staten Island, New York in 1923 and died in Chicago in 2008. He co-founded The Joffrey Ballet with Robert Joffrey in 1956 and served as Associate Director. Upon Joffrey’s death in 1988, Mr. Arpino succeeded him as Artistic Director.
Gerald Arpino created this ballet to showcase the new young dancers of the company. “It is my gift to these talented youngsters…I am inspired by their modes and rituals, their passions.” Light Rain, with its accent on youth, its American artists, and its original music, continues The Joffrey traditions begun in 1956.
Contact. The Arpino Centennial Celebration. On January 14, 1923, Gerald Arpino, the visionary choreographer and co-founder of the Joffrey Ballet, was born in Staten Island, NY. He, along with Robert Joffrey, created both a ballet company and a body of work that has had a singular and enduring impact on American ballet.
