For Immediate Release

Contact: Randal Fippinger - (413) 597-4808

rfippinger@williams.edu

Dancers from the

New York City Ballet

perform

Jerome Robbins’

Dances at a Gathering

[WILLIAMSTOWN, MA, September 25, 2009] – The ’62 Center for Theatre and Dance will present principal dancers from the New York City Ballet for a special performance of Jerome Robbins’ masterpiece Dancers at a Gathering. As in the original production, the work will be performed with a solo pianist onstage. Performances will be October 19^th 7:30 PM on the ’62 Center MainStage, located at 1000 Main Street, in Williamstown, MA.

Thanks to the support of the Lipp Family Fund and the Williams College Department of Dance the dancers will be in Williamstown for one day to teach a master class and the performance. (For reservations for the master class email Isabelle.M.Holmes@williams.edu)

Continuing its mission to contextualize arts within scholarly inquiry, the Center presents an impressive body of work that sets student work side-by-side with that of professional artists. We strive to challenge traditional forms, engage with a larger political dialogue and allow our audiences to explore diverse modes of expression. Not content merely to present popular work, the Center’s professional performances, workshops and student productions are designed to invite the entire community to engage, debate, and celebrate the experience of both witnessing and creating live art.

Dancers at a Gathering will be performed on Monday, October 19, at 7:30 pm on the ’62 Center MainStage, located at 1000 Main Street, in Williamstown, MA. Tickets are $3 with valid student ID & $10 for all others.

For tickets, visit the Williams ’62 Center Box Office Tues-Sat, 1-5 pm or call (413) 597-2425. For more information, please visit http://62center.williams.edu