Born on June 23 1927 in Chicago Father Cyril Mother Sara Alice Stanton Fosse was the fifth of six children Background information Born into a starstruck family fosse started dancing at age 9 ID: 411012
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BOB FOSSESlide2
Born on June 23, 1927 in Chicago
Father: Cyril Mother: Sara Alice StantonFosse was the fifth of six children
Background information Slide3
Born into a star-struck family
fosse started dancing at age 9 He began studying dance at a small neighborhood institution but soon moved on to the Frederick Weaver Ballet School In 1940 he formed a night-club team with Charles Gross called the Riff Brothers and began choreographing for amateur productions Joined the navy after high schoo
l serving his country in an entertainment unit.
Early lifeSlide4
After serving he returned home working as a performer, with his wife and fellow dancer Mary Allen Niles choreographing all of their dances
Started appearing on Broadway and in film. (Never experienced great success in the movies, he returned to his roots)After meeting his second wife, dancer Joan McCracken in 1950 Fosse began studying acting and dancing at the American Theater Wing
Spotted by a talent scout for MGM in 1952, Fosse headed to Hollywood to become a musical star. He made his debut as a Broadway dancer and established himself as a professional choreographer with the musical The Pajama Game His breakthrough moment as a choreographer came in 1954 when he was given a chance to work on The Pajama Game
Big breakthroughSlide5
Musicals
The Pajama GameRedhead
Big deal
Little
Me
Sweet Charity
Chicago
Pippin
Dancin'CabaretDamn YankeesNew Girl in TownHow to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingLennyAll That JazzStar 80Fosse
Awards Sant Jordi AwardNational Board of ReviewNew York Film Critics Circle AwardsDirectors Guild of AmericaDavid di Donatello AwardCannes Film FestivalBodil AwardBlue Ribbon AwardBerlin International Film FestivalAmerican Choreography AwardBAFTA AwardsPrimetime Emmy AwardsGolden GlobesAcademy Awards
Achievements Slide6
Fosse hardly fit the dance ideal so he focused more on rhythm and style to make up for what he lacked
physicallyHis choreography is said to be highly stylized, and sexualIn most of his choreographed sequences, you will see him or his protégés wearing a
hat, gloves, and net stockings, vests and black pantsFinger snapping, turned in knees and toes, shoulder rolls, hip rolls and isolations
CHARACTERISICS OF FOSSE’S STYLESlide7Slide8
BOB FOSSE choreography - " The Rich Man's
Frug " - YouTubeSWEET CHARITYSlide9
His non-stop work schedule and smoking, drinking, and drugs eventually caught up to him in the form of heart trouble in 1970
In 1979 he created the film All That Jazz Despite cutting back on some of his well-known addictions Fosse died in 1987 from a heart attack at the age of 60He brought a sexual style to jazz and a new look
The end of his careerSlide10
“Live
like you'll die tomorrow, work like you don't need the money, and dance like nobody's watching”
“Don't dance for the audience; dance for yourself”
“I
thank God that I wasn't born
perfect”
QUOTESSlide11
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