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The Joffrey Ballet is an American dance company and training institution in Chicago, Illinois. The Joffrey regularly performs classical and contemporary ballets during its annual performance season at the Civic Opera House , including its annual presentation of The Nutcracker .
He prided himself on creating a dynamic and diverse repertory, bringing modern dance choreographers such as Tharp and Ailey to ballet audiences for the first time, the restaging of classic Ballets Russes ballets, and The Joffrey Ballet was the first American company to perform the work of Danish choreographer August Bournonville. [8]
Pages in category "Joffrey Ballet dancers" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Fabrice Calmels; D.
Edward Morgan is an American dancer and choreographer. Morgan was a principal dancer at The Joffrey Ballet, and then a director of Joffrey II (1995-1997). He founded the MorganScott Ballet company with Daniel Scott in 1997; [1] [2] it became The EdwardMorgan Ballet in 2007.
He went on to enrol as a student at the High School of Performing Arts in New York City, [4] where he was spotted by Robert Joffrey. [5] Joining the Joffrey Ballet, Holder remained with the company from 1966 to 1979, [8] becoming one of their most acclaimed principal dancers, performing as a soloist with choreographers including Kurt Jooss (who ...
In 2004, Calmels became a lead dancer at the Joffrey Ballet, markedly through his Principal role as Apollo. He was also coached by Sir Anthony Dowell for the title role of Oberon in Frederick Ashton's A Midsummer Night’s Dream. In 2009, he performed the title role in the Joffrey Ballet's premiere of Lar Lubovitch's Othello, which he reprised ...
Tina LeBlanc (born October 17, 1966) is an American ballet dancer, teacher and ballet master. She joined the Joffrey Ballet in 1988. In 1992, she joined the San Francisco Ballet as a principal dancer. She retired in 2009, then joined the faculty of the San Francisco Ballet School, before returning to the San Francisco Ballet as a ballet master ...
Laura Dean (born December 3, 1945) is an American dancer, choreographer and composer. [1] [2] She is known for her collaborations with Steve Reich, [3] a number of commissioned works for the Joffrey Ballet, [4] and works for her own dance companies.