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

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

20K views · 507 reactions | 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 | Facebook

16K views · 1.1K reactions | On Thursday, Lauren King, Tyler Angle, Adrian Danchig-Waring, Megan Fairchild, Peter Walker, and Unity Phelan performed in Jerome Robbins’ charming Dances at a Gathering, a ballet that revels in humanity, community, and love. See Dances at a Gathering again on the Robbins + Peck program alongside Everywhere We Go this afternoon, OCT 8, 9, 11: nycballet.com/robbinspeck | New York City Ballet | Facebook

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