- Dances at a Gathering
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Dances at a Gathering is a ballet made by New York City Ballet balletmaster Jerome Robbins to the music of 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, May 22, 1969, at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center, with costumes by Joe Eula and lighting by Jennifer Tipton. Robbins made three other ballets to Chopin's music: The Concert, 1956; In the Night, 1970; and Other Dances, 1976, made on Mikhail Baryshnikov and Natalia Makarova.
Contents
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
- Yvonne Borree
- Rachel Rutherford
- Ashley Bouder
- Sara Mearns
- Abi Stafford
- Benjamin Millepied
- Jared Angle
- Amar Ramasar
- Antonio Carmena
- Jonathan Stafford
- Yvonne Borree
- Rachel Rutherford
- Ashley Bouder
- Sara Mearns
- Abi Stafford
- Damian Woetzel
- Jared Angle
- Amar Ramasar
- Antonio Carmena
- Jonathan Stafford
- Yvonne Borree
- Rachel Rutherford
- Ashley Bouder
- Sara Mearns
- Abi Stafford
- Joaquín De Luz[1][2]
- Jared Angle
- Amar Ramasar
- Antonio Carmena
- Jonathan Stafford
2008 Spring Dancers' Choice
- Megan Fairchild
- Amanda Hankes[1]
- Rachel Rutherford[1]
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
- Yvonne Borree
- Rebecca Krohn[1]
- Ashley Bouder
- Maria Kowroski
- Abi Stafford
- Benjamin Millepied
- Jared Angle
- Sébastien Marcovici
- Antonio Carmena
- Jonathan Stafford
- Yvonne Borree
- Rebecca Krohn
- Ashley Bouder
- Maria Kowroski
- Abi Stafford
- Joaquín De Luz
- Jared Angle
- Sébastien Marcovici
- Antonio Carmena
- Jonathan Stafford
- Yvonne Borree
- Jenifer Ringer
- Megan Fairchild
- Sara Mearns
- Abi Stafford
- Benjamin Millepied
- Jared Angle
- Amar Ramasar
- Adam Hendrickson
- Jonathan Stafford
2009 Winter week four
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- 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[3]
- David Prottas[3]
2009 Fall tour to Japan
- Yvonne Borree
- Jenifer Ringer
- Megan Fairchild
- Sara Mearns
- Kathryn Morgan
- Joaquín De Luz
- Jared Angle
- Sébastien Marcovici
- Antonio Carmena
- Jonathan Stafford
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2010 Winter
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Footnotes
References
- Playbill, New York City Ballet, Wednesday and Friday, June 4th and 6th, 2008
- Repertory Week, New York City Ballet, Spring season, 2008 repertory, week 6
Articles
- Sunday New York Times by Clive Barnes, May 18th, 1969
Reviews
- NY Times by Clive Barnes, May 23rd, 1969
- NY Times, June 4th, 1977
- NY Times by Jack Anderson, May 8th, 1981
- NY Times by Jennifer Dunning, January 13th, 1991
- NY Times by Alastair Macaulay, June 6th, 2008
- NY Times by Alastair Macaulay, June 30th, 2008
External links
Categories:- 1969 ballet premieres
- Ballets by Jerome Robbins
- Ballets designed by Jennifer Tipton
- Ballets to the music of Frédéric Chopin
- New York City Ballet repertory
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