JOFFREY AT THE HARRIS: MATTERS OF THE HEART to Premiere at Harris Theater

The Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance will present Joffrey at the Harris: Matters of the Heart this November as part of its 2025–26 Harris Theater Presents season. The program will feature The Joffrey Ballet performing new works by acclaimed choreographers Chanel da Silva and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa in a two-act evening exploring themes of love and resilience.

Audiences will see the World Premiere of da Silva’s Wabash & You, a Chicago-set love story featuring live on-stage accompaniment by funk band The Main Squeeze. The program will also include the Midwest debut of Lopez Ochoa’s Broken Wings (2024), inspired by the life and art of Frida Kahlo, set to a score by UK-based ballet composer Peter Salem, and performed by the Chicago Philharmonic.

Joffrey at the Harris: Matters of the Heart will run November 6–9, 2025, with five performances only at the Harris Theater, 205 E. Randolph Street:

• Thursday, Nov. 6, at 7:30 PM

• Friday, Nov. 7, at 7:30 PM

• Saturday, Nov. 8, at 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM

• Sunday, Nov. 9, at 2:00 PM

Single tickets start at $46 (including service charges) and are available at harristheaterchicago.org or by calling 312.334.7777. ASL interpretation and Audio Description will be offered at the Saturday, Nov. 8 matinee.

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