Joffrey Ballet Coming to The Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 3/11

The Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza presents the Joffrey Ballet at the Fred Kavli Theatre on Wednesday, March 11, 2014 at 8:00 p.m.

The Joffrey Ballet which blends classically trained dancers with reconstruction of masterpieces and contemporary works is one of the most revered and recognizable arts organizations in America and one of the top dance companies in the world.

The Joffrey Ballet has been hailed as "America's Company of Firsts." The Joffrey Ballet's long list of "firsts" includes being the first dance company to perform at the White House at Jacqueline Kennedy's invitation, the first to appear on television, the first classical dance company to go multi-media, the first to commission a rock 'n' roll ballet, the first and only dance company to appear on the cover of Time magazine, the first company to have had a major motion picture based on it, Robert Altman's The Company, and the first U.S. ballet company to live stream video of a rehearsal on YouTube.

For more than a half-century, The Joffrey Ballet's commitment to taking world-class, artistically vibrant work to a broad and varied audience has created a solid foundation that continues to support the company's unprecedented capacity for achieving important "firsts." Today, the Joffrey, which has been hugely successful in its former residences in New York and Los Angeles, lives permanently in its brilliant new facility, Joffrey Tower, in the heart of America, Chicago, Illinois. The company's commitment to accessibility is met through an extensive touring schedule, an innovative and highly effective education program including the much lauded Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of The Joffrey Ballet, and collaborations with myriad other visual and performing arts organizations.

The program for Thousand Oaks will include Incantations choreographed by Val Caniparoli, Son of Chamber Symphony with choreography by Stanton Welch and Episode 31 choreographed by Alexander Ekman.

Single tickets are priced at $101, $81, $71, and $51 with group discounts available. Tickets are available from Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000, online at www.ticketmaster.com, or through the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Box Office, located at 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard. For more information call 805-449-ARTS (2787) or visit www.civicartsplaza.com.