Dances at a Gathering

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Dances at a Gathering is a lyrical ballet choreographed by Jerome Robbins to piano music by Frédéric Chopin, celebrated for its intimate, character-driven ensemble dances.

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Dances at a Gathering canonical 4

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instanceOf ballet
lyrical ballet
artForm ballet performance
dance
choreographer Jerome Robbins
choreographerNationality American
choreographicStyle lyrical
neoclassical ballet
composer Frédéric Chopin
composerNationality Polish-French
considered one of Jerome Robbins’s masterpieces
costumeDesigner Joe Eula
costumeStyle pastel-colored practice clothes
criticalReception highly acclaimed
features duets
five female dancers
five male dancers
larger ensemble sections
solos
trios
hasGenre neoclassical ballet
romantic
language none (wordless ballet)
lightingDesigner Jennifer Tipton
musicBy Frédéric Chopin
musicInstrumentation solo piano
musicType piano pieces by Frédéric Chopin
narrativeForm non-narrative
notableFor character-driven choreography
intimate ensemble dances
use of Chopin piano works
numberOfDancers 10
premiereCity New York City
premiereCompany New York City Ballet
premiereCountry United States
premiereDate 1969-05-22
premiereLocation New York State Theater
producedBy New York City Ballet
productionType stage work
repertoryOf New York City Ballet
The Royal Ballet
other major ballet companies
setDesign minimalist
structure plotless ballet
theme community and shared memory
human relationships
usesMusicGenre piano music
yearOfCreation 1969

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Jerome Robbins notableWork Dances at a Gathering
Wendy Whelan notableWork Dances at a Gathering
Jerome Wilson Rabinowitz choreographed Dances at a Gathering
Jenifer Ringer performerIn Dances at a Gathering