🎉 Dances at a Gathering premiered on this day in 1969! At times playful, at times meditative, Dances at a Gathering is a superb distillation of dance into pure and fluid form. The piece was created for New York City Ballet by choreographer Jerome Robbins, with music by Frédéric Chopin, it was performed the following year by The Royal Ballet in London to great acclaim. Here's a snippet of the 2020 performance, featuring Francesca Hayward and William Bracewell. You can enjoy the full performance

Jerome Robbins' Dances at a Gathering returns this spring for the first time in nearly five years. Get lost in the piano melodies and pastel chiffon that both define and transcend an era in neoclassical dance from April 26–May 12 on the Masters at Work program: nycballet.com/mastersatwork | New York City Ballet

Following his 13-year absence from the company, Jerome Robbins' Dances at Gathering premiered in 1969. This classic piano ballet evolved from its initial 25 minutes into a luscious hour-long masterpiece per a request from George Balanchine to keep it going. Dances at a Gathering joins Balanchine's Diamonds this winter on the Masters at Work III program: nycballet.com/mastersatwork3 Featuring Tyler Angle and Tiler Peck | New York City Ballet

After a 13-year absence from the Company, Jerome Robbins returned with his lauded Dances at a Gathering in 1969, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this May. “The ballet stays and exists in the time of the music and its work,” Robbins once wrote. “Nothing is out of it, I believe; all gestures and moods, steps, etc. are part of the fabric of the music’s time and its meaning to me.” | New York City Ballet

Jerome Robbins' Dances at a Gathering draws on the sense of community extant among its performers. Built on interaction and relationships, the work conveys inherently human emotions. Catch Dances at a Gathering this spring on Masters at Work: nycballet.com/mastersatwork | New York City Ballet