John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet returns to Rome at the vast Circus Maximus
From tonight at Circus Maximus – ancient Rome’s chariot-racing stadium – audiences of 6,000 can see John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet.
Joffrey Ballet
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Review: The Joffrey Ballet brings choreographer Yuri Possokhov’s Eugene Onegin thrillingly to life
Scott C Morgan sees Yuri Possokhov’s Eugene Onegin with a new lush, cinematic score by Ilya Demutsky – with dashing José Pablo Castro Cuevas and masterful Victoria Jaiani.
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Review: Winning Works – The Joffrey Ballet and The Grainger Academy present 5 world premieres
Scott C Morgan sees Winning Works in Chicago – invaluable for all the featured choreographers and their young dancers.
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The Joffrey Ballet Announces 2026–2027 Season at Lyric Opera House
Joffrey Ballet’s 2026-2027 season includes premiere of Christopher Wheeldon’s The Sleeping Beauty, and the Chicago premiere of John Neumeier’s ballet Liliom.
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Review: The Joffrey Ballet celebrates American Icons of dance with works by Arpino, Graham, Joffrey and Tetley
Scott C Morgan sees a programme of American Icons of dance with The Joffrey Ballet – this US arts institution is a global dance treasure.
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Eugene Onegin, the new ballet for San Francisco Ballet and Joffrey Ballet
A new ballet on Pushkin’s Eugene Onegin opens at San Francisco Ballet, with choreography by Yuri Possohkov, music by Ilya Demutsky, and designs by Tim Yip.
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Review: Joffrey Ballet revives Christopher Wheeldon’s Chicago-centric re-imagining of The Nutcracker
Scott C Morgan sees the Joffrey Ballet in Christopher Wheeldon’s The Nutcracker – in these uncertain times, the Joffrey’s Nutcracker has grown into the political moment.
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Interview: Kate Flatt, choreographer and movement director, on 40 years of Les Mis and Turandot
Paul Arrowsmith talks to Kate Flatt – choreographer, movement director, mentor and dance educator – on her two long-running productions, the musical Les Misérables and the opera Turandot, and a life in the theatre.
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The Joffrey Ballet celebrates the 10th Anniversary of Christopher Wheeldon’s The Nutcracker
Ten years ago, the Joffrey Ballet commissioned Christopher Wheeldon – with a $4 million budget – to create a new Nutcracker. It returns for 27 performances.
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Review: Matters of the Heart – the Joffrey Ballet’s 70th anniversary season continues with a Frida Kahlo-inspired work and a Chicago-set world premiere
Scott C Morgan sees the Joffrey Ballet in a double bill, Matters of the Heart: Chanel DaSilva’s Wabash & You and Lopez Ochoa’s Broken Wings.
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Review: US premiere of Liam Scarlett’s Carmen opens The Joffrey Ballet’s 70th anniversary season in Chicago amid a myriad of milestones
Scott C Morgan sees the US premiere of Liam Scarlett’s Carmen with the Joffrey Ballet – an impressive story ballet adaptation.
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The Joffrey + Ballet in the US – a retrospective to showcase The Joffrey Ballet
The Joffrey + Ballet in the U.S. is an exhibition celebrating 70 years of The Joffrey Ballet, running until 20 December at Wrightwood 659, Chicago.
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Photo Album 2: photos of Youth Grand Prix Europe Gala in Milan with 160 students and guest stars – part 2
Part Two: Photos of Youth America Grand Prix’s YGP Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow Gala in Milan.
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US premiere of Liam Scarlett’s Carmen opens The Joffrey Ballet’s 70th Anniversary Season
On 18 September, The Joffrey Ballet opens its 70th anniversary season with the US premiere of Liam Scarlett’s Carmen, set in 1930s Spain.
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Review: YGPE Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow Gala in Milan
Graham Spicer sees the “YGPE Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow Gala” featuring 160 young dancers from 31 countries and international guest stars.
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Review: Alice’s Big British Ballet – Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland receives US premiere
Scott C Morgan sees the Joffrey Ballet in Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland – thoughtful with impressive dance and production dazzle.
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San Francisco Ballet announces its 2025–2026 season
San Francisco Ballet has announced its 2025–2026 Season, curated by Artistic Director Tamara Rojo.
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Interview: Artistic Director Christopher Marney on reviving London City Ballet – small is beautiful
Interview with Christopher Marney, the man behind the rebirth of London City Ballet, which comes to London and New York in September on its debut tour.
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[Interview] London City Ballet reborn – talking with its new director, Christopher Marney
London City Ballet returns to theatres next year, directed by Christopher Carney, former artistic director of Joffrey Ballet Studio Company of Chicago.
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[Interview] The Collected Mr McNicol – talking to choreographer Andrew McNicol
Choreographer Andrew McNicol talks about his McNicol Ballet Collective UK tour and his flourishing career.
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[Review] Fabula Collective’s MOMENTUM at Sadler’s Wells: Daring. Unstoppable.
Fabula Collective’s MOMENTUM at Sadler’s Wells presented 7 new works with Associate Artists James Pett and Travis Clausen-Knight and guests including Mara Galeazzi.
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Miami City Ballet Previews 2022/23 Season of Dance
Miami City Ballet celebrates raising $58 million, the new season with Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet; its first Martha Graham work; and three world premieres.
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The Australian Ballet to stream three story-ballets live
The Australian Ballet, under its new Artistic Director David Hallberg, has announced three new titles for its 2022 live stream series: Live on Ballet TV.
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William Forsythe on working as a stripper – “It’s great money” – and working with dancers – “You revive their faith”
In an interview to coincide with William Forsythe‘s A Quiet Evening of Dance at Sadler’s Wells, The Sunday Times’ David Jay spoke to the choreographer about a period as a young man when he worked as ‘a club dancer’. Forsythe was quick to correct: I worked as a stripper. Why not? It’s great money. Refreshingly…
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The Bad Lad of Ballet dies at 72
Dennis Wayne, known as the ‘Bad Lad of Ballet’, has died of respiratory failure at 72. He made his name as a leading American dancer with the Harkness Ballet, the Joffrey Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. The ‘Bad Lad of Ballet’ tag arose because of a combination of film star looks and a fiery and rebellious…
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Joffrey Ballet’s Fabrice Calmels joins IMG models
Fabrice Calmels has signed up with IMG Models, so the “world’s tallest dancer”, and lead dancer with the Joffrey Ballet, adds another string to his bow. His height doesn’t go unnoticed… well 6′ 6.5″ (199cm) is tall for anyone, but for a dancer who needs to keep all those long limbs elegantly coordinated, it is especially…
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Fabrice Calmels answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? I started dancing very young, around 4, at the dance studio in Magnanville, France. Why did you start dancing? I used to wait for my sister while she was taking ballet classes. The teacher and owner of the school (Murielle Maurin) saw me, she pulled me into the class,…
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New York’s ‘Fall for Dance’ announce the lineup for 2011
Steven McRae will be donning his tap-shoes for the latest edition of Fall For Dance at New York City Center, which will run from October 27 to November 6. Twenty companies and choreographers are taking part with all tickets at only $10. For ten exhilarating days each year, feel the rush…the exuberance…the sheer joy that…
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Peace returns to the Joffrey Ballet
Joffrey Ballet dancers voted yesterday to approve an agreement that would end their labour dispute with management and attended rehearsals on schedule. The agreement now must be ratified by the national board of the dancers’ union, the American Guild of Musical Artists, who were expected to vote on the matter sometime Monday evening, according to Barbara Hillman,…
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Stalemate at Joffrey Ballet as dancers’ profiles are removed from website
On the date of a threatened lockout of the Joffrey Ballet’s dancers by company management, in an ongoing dispute over contract negotiations, it appears as if a gallery of current company members has been deactivated on the Joffrey’s website. The dispute mostly regards the company’s proposed addition of five working hours to the dancers’ work-weeks,…
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