The Concert

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The Concert is a comedic ballet choreographed by Jerome Robbins that humorously portrays the fantasies and foibles of a group of concertgoers.

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The Concert canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ballet
comic ballet
balletCompanyInRepertoire American Ballet Theatre
National Ballet of Canada
New York City Ballet
Pacific Northwest Ballet
Paris Opera Ballet
Royal New Zealand Ballet
San Francisco Ballet
The Royal Ballet
choreographer Jerome Robbins
choreographicApproach integration of character acting and classical technique
use of mime and exaggerated gesture
composer Frédéric Chopin
createdBy Jerome Robbins
createdFor New York City Ballet
criticalReception considered a classic of comic ballet repertoire
widely praised for its humor
depicts audience behavior
concertgoers
daydreams and fantasies
social foibles
genre comedy
comic ballet
hasCharacterType assorted eccentric audience members
ballet dancers as concertgoers
domineering wife
dreamy audience member
pianist
timid husband
hasSection fantasy sequences of audience members
mistake waltz
umbrella scene
hasStyle neoclassical ballet
language none (wordless ballet)
notableFeature character-based comedy
parody of classical ballet conventions
slapstick humor
parodies ballet corps de ballet formations
concert etiquette
romantic ballet stereotypes
premiereCity New York City
premiereCompany New York City Ballet
premiereCountry United States
premiereDate 1956
premiereVenue New York City Center
structure series of comic vignettes
usesMusicBy Frédéric Chopin

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Jerome Robbins notableWork The Concert