NY Export: Opus Jazz

Director: Henry Joost, Jody Lee Lipes
Writer: Jody Lee Lipes
Cast: Dancers with New York City Ballet, Jerome Robbins.
Theatrical Release Date: November 5, 2010 5:48 AM
Criticwire: B+
On The Web Film Website IMDB Entry

Synopsis: This scripted adaptation of a 1958 jazz ballet by Jerome Robbins (West Side Story) takes the original choreography and returns it to the streets that inspired it in this tale of disaffected urban youth. Shot on 35mm on location all over New York City with dancers from the New York City Ballet. [Synopsis of SXSW]

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