Robbins

Japanese: ロビンズ
Robbins
American dancer and choreographer. Born in New York. Studied ballet with Tudor and theater with Kazan. Joined Ballet Theatre (now American Ballet Theatre) in 1940, choreographed Fancy Free to music by Bernstein in 1944, and achieved great success. From 1949 to 1959, he served as assistant artistic director of the New York City Ballet at the invitation of Balanchine, and presented many works. During this time, he also choreographed for Broadway musicals, producing hits such as The King and I (1951), Peter Pan (1954), and West Side Story (1957). He formed his own ballet company, Ballet USA, but it did not last long, and he returned to the New York City Ballet in 1969. After Balanchine's death, he served as artistic director with Peter Martins (1946-), but retired in 1989. His major works include "The Cage" (1951, Stravinsky), "Afternoon of a Faun" (1953, Debussy), "Concert" (1956, Chopin), and "Glass Pieces" (1983, Philip Glass).

Robbins

American medical scientist. Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. Working under Enders and together with Weller, he perfected the tissue culture method for poliovirus, making it possible to produce a vaccine. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1954 with the previous two.
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Japanese:
米国の舞踊家,振付家。ニューヨーク生れ。バレエをチューダーらに,演劇をカザンに学ぶ。1940年バレエ・シアター(現アメリカン・バレエ・シアター)に参加,1944年バーンスタイン音楽で《ファンシー・フリー》を振り付け大成功を収める。1949年―1959年バランチンの招きでニューヨーク・シティ・バレエ団の芸術監督補佐を務め,数々の作品を発表。この間ブロードウェーのミュージカルの振付にも進出,《王様と私》(1951年),《ピーター・パン》(1954年),《ウェスト・サイド物語》(1957年)などのヒット作を生み出した。自身のバレエ団〈バレエUSA〉を組織するが長続きせず,1969年ニューヨーク・シティ・バレエ団に復帰,バランチン亡きあとはピーター・マーティンス〔1946-〕とともに芸術監督の座にあったが,1989年引退。おもな作品は《檻》(1951年,ストラビンスキー曲),《牧神の午後》(1953年,ドビュッシー曲),《演奏会(コンサート)》(1956年,ショパン曲),《グラス・ピーシズ》(1983年,フィリップ・グラス曲)など。

ロビンズ

米国の医学者。ハーバード大学医学部小児科教授。エンダーズのもとで,ウェラーとともにポリオウイルスの組織培養法を完成し,ワクチン製造を可能にした。前2者とともに1954年ノーベル生理医学賞。
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