A Fine Romance: RKO, Fred & Ginger, and the Masters
Schedule
Wed Jul 31 2024 at 07:30 pm to 09:00 pm
Location
The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts | Eugene, OR
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The Shedd Institute's 33rd annual Oregon Festival of American Music, WORDS & MUSIC - The Poets of Tin Pan Alley, opens in Eugene Wednesday July 31st with A FINE ROMANCE: Fred & Ginger at RKO. This concert repeats Saturday August 10th at 1:30 pm.In 1933, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers touched foreheads on the set of a Broadway-style production dance number for RKO Radio Picture's new musical, Flying Down To Rio, and, in the course of 8 additional musicals over the next 6 years, danced and sang their way into Hollywood history. Certainly Astaire's and Hermes Pan's superb choreography had a lot to do with the magic of those films; as did the chemistry between Astaire and Rogers; and RKO's innovative approach to the film musical during those years. But just as importantly was due to the studio's determination to engage the top Broadway songwriters of the day: Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, George & Ira Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields, Oscar Hammerstein and more. Chuck Redd and company offer up a fine selection of gems from these peerless films.
A Fine Romance is one of 7 OFAM 2024 Summer concerts presented twice:
Evening: Wed, July 31, 7:30 pm
Matinee: Sat, Aug 10, 1:30 pm
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Where is it happening?
The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts, 285 E Broadway, Eugene, OR 97401, United States,Eugene, OregonEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
