description The Concert Overview
“The Concert” is a 20th-century ballet choreographed by Jiří Kylián. It portrays the focused yet strained atmosphere of a string quartet rehearsal featuring music by Chopin. The work’s notable precision and minimalist staging capture subtle emotional dynamics. It is primarily for dance audiences and those interested in contemporary ballet, particularly works exploring human interaction and musical interpretation.
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Is The Concert a serious rehearsal ballet?
No, The Concert is a comic ballet by Jerome Robbins, not a minimalist quartet drama. It shows eccentric audience members at a Chopin piano recital and turns their daydreams into jokes.
What music is used in Jerome Robbins' The Concert?
The Concert is set to piano pieces by Frederic Chopin, including waltzes, preludes, and a ballade. The ballet premiered at New York City Center on March 6, 1956.
Why is The Concert subtitled The Perils of Everybody?
The subtitle points to the ballet's joke that everyone in the audience brings private anxieties, fantasies, and irritations to a concert. Robbins uses exaggerated timing and character comedy rather than a conventional story.
Who designed the original look of The Concert?
The decor was by Saul Steinberg and the costumes were by Irene Sharaff. Their designs help make the ballet feel like a New Yorker cartoon brought onto the New York City Ballet stage.
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