Great Performances
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GREAT PERFORMANCES continues to guarantee a national primetime television audience the finest in the performing arts with a diverse range of cultural programming. Regardless of geographic or economic limitations, GREAT PERFORMANCES ensures America’s national television audience “the best seats in the house” and continues to serve as one of the nation’s premier performing arts institutions.
Sample Programs
Chess In Concert
Set during the Cold War intrigue of international chess tournaments, the musical dramatizes the romantic checkmate between an American chess champion, his lover and a Russian opponent secretly planning to defect to the West.
Harlem in Montmartre
“Harlem in Montmartre” tells the story of the jazz age in Paris between the First and Second World Wars, exploring a fascinating yet often neglected era in African-American cultural history. After peace was signed at Versailles, many black Americans remained in Europe rather than return to the brutal segregation and racism of America; over the next two decades, they created an expatriate community of musicians, entertainers and entrepreneurs, primarily congregating in Paris’ hilly Montmartre neighborhood. Some achieved enduring fame, while others faded into history.
Sample Programs
Chess In Concert
Set during the Cold War intrigue of international chess tournaments, the musical dramatizes the romantic checkmate between an American chess champion, his lover and a Russian opponent secretly planning to defect to the West.
Harlem in Montmartre
“Harlem in Montmartre” tells the story of the jazz age in Paris between the First and Second World Wars, exploring a fascinating yet often neglected era in African-American cultural history. After peace was signed at Versailles, many black Americans remained in Europe rather than return to the brutal segregation and racism of America; over the next two decades, they created an expatriate community of musicians, entertainers and entrepreneurs, primarily congregating in Paris’ hilly Montmartre neighborhood. Some achieved enduring fame, while others faded into history.
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