Dances at A Gathering

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 Thomas Skelton. 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.

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