10/28/16 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: The Concert- Jerome Robbins/ Frédéric Chopin

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The Concert (or The Perils of Everybody), by choreographer Jerome Robbins with music by Frédéric Chopin portrays a cast of quirky characters at a piano recital and their laugh-out-loud antics.  The premiere took place at City Center of Music and Drama, New York, on Tuesday, 6 March 1956.

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The décor was by Saul Steinberg, the costumes by Irene Sharaff and the lighting by Ronald Bates. The cast included Tanaquil LeClercq, Todd Bolender, Yvonne Mounsey, Robert Barnett and Richard Thomas.

The Concert (Jerome Robbins/ Chopin)

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