September 8
Born Today:
Justin Peck
Dancer/choreographer Justin Peck (1987-) danced with the New York City Ballet, and was appointed Resident Choreographer in 2014, a post held by only one other choreographer, Christopher Wheeldon (1973-). He has created works for companies all over the United States and for the Paris Opera Ballet. Like many other ballet choreographers with NYCB, Peck choreographs for Broadway shows and in 2018 he won a Tony Award for Best Choreography for a revival of Carousel. He also choreographed the new movie version of West Side Story (2022).
Also Born Today: Balinese dancer and doctor Bulantrisna Djelantik (1947-2021) specialized in traditional Legong dance and was also an ENT physician and lecturer at Padjadjaran University in West Java.
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Movie: Brigadoon released in 1954