George Chakiris | arts•meme - Part 2

3 May 2011

Movie musical talk with George Chakiris

Category: Dance, Film | Tags: damn yankees, george chakiris, gilda, gwen verdon, rita hayworth, tcm classic film festival, tcm fest, tcm fest 2011, west side story

A few leftover quotes from my L.A. Times interview with actor/dancer George Chakiris. The conversation took place on April 30, 2011. [...]

30 April 2011

Chatting with Chakiris today …

Category: Dance, Film | Tags: george chakiris, hollywood history, tcm classic film festival, tcm fest, tcm fest 2011, west side story

I’m interviewing Academy Award winning actor/dancer George Chakiris, famous for West Side Story and so much more. [...]

13 February 2009

Jerome Robbins in your living room

Category: Dance, Film | Tags: balanchine, george chakiris, jerome robbins, leonard bernstein, violette verdy, west side story

Celebrating the choreography of Jerome Robbins and ballet dancers Violette Verdy and Edward Villella. [...]