The Joffrey Ballet is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. The current offering is called Icons. What a gift to the audience. I don’t know if Robert Joffrey had any idea what his company has become. Icons recreate 4 different ballets from different decades over the 20th Century.
MTI Concert Dance, a division of Music Theatre International, has announced that the company has entered an agreement to exclusively license a series of works created by renowned choreographer José Limón to professional companies, the second choreographer's works to be included in the MTI catalogue.
The Joffrey Concert Group will showcase a series of performances at the Ailey Citigroup Theater on February 20-21, featuring a blend of classical and contemporary ballet.
The Joffrey Ballet will present AMERICAN ICONS, a celebration of 20th century dance legends, from February 19 to March 1. This performance series highlights the influential works of renowned choreographers and their impact on modern dance.
This holiday season, The Joffrey Ballet celebrates the 10th anniversary of two-time Tony Award®-winning choreographer Christopher Wheeldon’s The Nutcracker. Learn more about when to see it how to get tickets!
Wrightwood 659 will present The Joffrey + Ballet in the U.S. October 3–December 20, 2025. The exhibition celebrates The Joffrey Ballet’s 70th Anniversary with rare archival footage, costumes, and documents, tracing the company’s role as a model for American ballet.
The Joyce Theater Foundation will continue its fall season with the Arpino Dance Festival, a stirring tribute to choreographer Gerald Arpino, whose creative force helped shape the course of American ballet.
The Joffrey Ballet has announced the appointment of Mary Rose Alexander to its Board of Directors for the 2025–2028 term. The announcement was made jointly by Board Chair Jim McDonough and President and CEO Greg Cameron.
Lyric Opera of Chicago and The Joffrey Ballet have announced a seven-year extension of their partnership, officially securing the Joffrey’s residency at the historic Lyric Opera House through June 30, 2034.
The Joffrey Ballet opens its 70th anniversary season with the U.S. Premiere of Liam Scarlett’s Carmen, a tale of love, betrayal, and defiance set within the gritty confines of a cigarette factory in 1930s Spain.
The Joyce Theater Foundation has unveiled the Fall 2025/Winter 2026 season: a ineup that brings together legendary choreographers, next-generation visionaries, and more.
The Joffrey Ballet has announced the appointment of Christine Rocas, former Joffrey Company Artist, as Rehearsal Director of The Joffrey Ballet. Rocas steps into the role following twenty years as a Company Artist and one year serving as Interim Rehearsal Director.
Anne L. Kaplan, Joffrey Board Chair, and Greg Cameron, President and CEO, have announced the appointment of Rahm Emanuel and Jason Kalajainen to the Joffrey Board of Directors for the 2025–2028 term.
The Joffrey Ballet has welcomed Minjoo Kim (lncheon, South Korea), as the Joffrey's newest Company Artist for the remaining 2024–25 season.
BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Christian Holder, noted as a dancer, choreographer, actor, teacher, costume designer, writer, painter and singer, has died at age 75.
The Joffrey’s 2025-2026 season at Lyric Opera House has been revealed, featuring U.S. and Chicago premieres by Liam Scarlett and Yuri Possokhov, and a celebration of dance legends Martha Graham, Glen Tetley and more. Learn more!
The Joffrey Concert Group will appear February 14 & 15 (3 performances) at the Ailey Citigroup Theater in a program of new works by Company Artistic Director Bradley Shelver, and Ms. Tsai Hsi Hung and Mr. Thang Dao.
This winter, The Joffrey Ballet will present Golden Hour, a radiant mixed repertoire program featuring world premieres by Yuri Possokhov and Dani Rowe, the return of Cathy Marston, and an audience favorite by Nicolas Blanc.
The Joffrey Ballet has received a historic $5 million gift from Lake Forest-based Grainger Foundation to support the next generation of ballet and endow and rename the Joffrey Academy of Dance, the Official School of The Joffrey Ballet; announced today by The Joffrey Ballet Board of Directors. Effective immediately, the Joffrey Academy of Dance will assume the name of Grainger Academy of The Joffrey Ballet.
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center is now presenting a fabulous new large-scale exhibition, 'The Joffrey + Ballet in the U.S.' through March 1st.
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