Dances at a Gathering

Dances at a Gathering is a ballet made by New York City Ballet ballet master Jerome Robbins to the music of Frédéric Chopin:

Mazurka, Op. 63, No. 3

Waltz, Op. 69, No. 2

Mazurka, Op. 33, No. 3

Mazurka, Op. 6, No. 4

Mazurka, Op. 7, No. 5

Mazurka, Op. 7, No. 4

Mazurka, Op. 24, No. 2

Mazurka, Op. 6, No. 2

Waltz, Op. 42

Waltz, Op. 34, No. 2

Mazurka, Op. 56, No. 2

Etude, Op. 25, No. 4

Waltz, Op. 34, No. 1

Waltz, Op. 70, No. 2

Etude, Op. 25, No. 5

Etude, Op. 10, No. 2

Scherzo, Op. 20

Nocturne, Op. 15, No. 1

The premiere took place on Thursday, 22 May 1969 at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center, with costumes by Joe Eula and lighting by Thomas Skelton. Robbins made three other ballets to Chopin's music: The Concert, 1956; In the Night, 1970; and Other Dances, 1976, made for Mikhail Baryshnikov and Natalia Makarova.

Casts

original

• Allegra Kent
• Sara Leland
• Kay Mazzo
• Patricia McBride
• Violette Verdy

• Anthony Blum
• John Clifford
• Robert Maiorano
• John Prinz
• Edward Villella

NYCB revivals

2008 Spring – Jerome Robbins celebration

first cast

• Yvonne Borree
• Rachel Rutherford
• Ashley Bouder
• Sara Mearns
• Abi Stafford

• Benjamin Millepied
• Jared Angle
• Amar Ramasar
• Antonio Carmena
• Jonathan Stafford

second cast

• Yvonne Borree
• Rachel Rutherford
• Ashley Bouder
• Sara Mearns
• Abi Stafford

• Damian Woetzel
• Jared Angle
• Amar Ramasar
• Antonio Carmena
• Jonathan Stafford

third cast

• Yvonne Borree
• Rachel Rutherford
• Ashley Bouder
• Sara Mearns
• Abi Stafford

• Joaquín De Luz
• Jared Angle
• Amar Ramasar
• Antonio Carmena
• Jonathan Stafford

2008 Spring Dancers' Choice

• Megan Fairchild
• Amanda Hankes
• Rachel Rutherford

• Jared Angle
• Tyler Angle
• Austin Laurent
• Amar Ramasar

2008 Summer tour to Copenhagen and Paris

Copenhagen

• Yvonne Borree
• Rachel Rutherford
• Megan Fairchild
• Sara Mearns
• Abi Stafford

• Joaquín De Luz
• Jared Angle
• Amar Ramasar
• Adam Hendrickson
• Jonathan Stafford

Paris

first cast

• Yvonne Borree
• Rebecca Krohn
• Ashley Bouder
• Maria Kowroski
• Abi Stafford

• Benjamin Millepied
• Jared Angle
• Sébastien Marcovici
• Antonio Carmena
• Jonathan Stafford

second cast

• Yvonne Borree
• Rebecca Krohn
• Ashley Bouder
• Maria Kowroski
• Abi Stafford

• Joaquín De Luz
• Jared Angle
• Sébastien Marcovici
• Antonio Carmena
• Jonathan Stafford

third cast

• Yvonne Borree
• Jenifer Ringer
• Megan Fairchild
• Sara Mearns
• Abi Stafford

• Benjamin Millepied
• Jared Angle
• Amar Ramasar
• Adam Hendrickson
• Jonathan Stafford

2009 Winter week four

first cast

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second cast

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third cast

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2009 Spring Dancers' Choice benefit

• Stephanie Zungre

• David Prottas

2009 Fall tour to Japan

first cast

• Yvonne Borree
• Jenifer Ringer
• Megan Fairchild
• Sara Mearns
• Kathryn Morgan

• Joaquín De Luz
• Jared Angle
• Sébastien Marcovici
• Antonio Carmena
• Jonathan Stafford

second cast

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2010 Winter

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References

• Playbill, New York City Ballet, Wednesday and Friday, June 4 and 6th, 2008

• Repertory Week, New York City Ballet, Spring season, 2008 repertory, week 6

Articles

• Sunday New York Times by Clive Barnes, May 18, 1969

Reviews

• NY Times by Clive Barnes, May 23, 1969
• NY Times, June 4th, 1977
• NY Times by Jack Anderson, May 8, 1981

• NY Times by Jennifer Dunning, January 13, 1991
• NY Times by Alastair Macaulay, June 6, 2008
• NY Times by Alastair Macaulay, June 30, 2008

External links

• Jerome Robbins Foundation and Trust website

• NYCB website