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Ravel, at the peak of fame and popularity, had just returned from a triumphant tour of the United States when he began this concerto, which has been seen as a reflection on Gershwin and American musical comedy.
Ravel wrote that the work was written in the spirit of Mozart and Saint-Saëns.
“ I attended to call this concerto a ‘Divertissement’, then it occurred to me that there was no need to do so because the very title Concerto should be sufficiently clear… My concerto uses certain effects borrowed from jazz”.

In the choreographies of Jerome Robbins, the movement is fluid, the portés often perilous, and elegance and naturalness are omnipresent. His scathing humour and the meaning contained in his dance are in parallel found on Broadway where he was one of the first to combine the functions of choreographer and
director simultaneously and where he contributed to the birth of a new genre of artist : the dancer-singer-actor. Refinement, invention and the fluid and irresistible energy of his work place him amongst the greatest creators in the history of dance. A passionate perfectionist plagued with self-doubt, he proved to be a profound analyst of human behaviour with a critical but more often than not lenient eye.

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		CHOREOGRAPHY Jerome ROBBINS staged for the Ballet National de Marseille by Aleth FRANCILLON MUSIC Piano Concerto in G Major of Maurice RAVEL PREMIERE on May 15th 1975 by the New-York City Ballet at the New-York State Theater Ballet for 14 dancers 25 mn Ravel, at the peak of fame and popularity, had just returned from a triumphant tour of the United States when he began this concerto, which has been seen as a reflection on Gershwin and American musical comedy. Ravel wrote that the work was written in the spirit of Mozart and Saint-Saëns. “ I attended to call this concerto a ‘Divertissement’, then it occurred to me that there was no need to do so because the very title Concerto should be sufficiently clear… My concerto uses certain effects borrowed from jazz”. In the choreographies of Jerome Robbins, the movement is fluid, the portés often perilous, and elegance and naturalness are omnipresent. His scathing humour and the meaning contained in his dance are in parallel found on Broadway where he was one of the first to combine the functions of choreographer and director simultaneously and where he contributed to the birth of a new genre of artist : the dancer-singer-actor. Refinement, invention and the fluid and irresistible energy of his work place him amongst the greatest creators in the history of dance. A passionate perfectionist plagued with self-doubt, he proved to be a profound analyst of human behaviour with a critical but more often than not lenient eye. Pictures gallery