The date and location for this event is 29dec19 at auditorium theatre il, chicago. Official school of the joffrey ballet, are alternating in the new role of worker girl. With that heritage as mobiles legacy studio, our ballet school is home to the regions foremost training in classical ballet and more. This seasons opening performance of the nutcracker was dedicated to christine du boulay, the britishborn dancer who spent decades as a teacher in chicago and was a longtime beloved friend of the joffrey ballet. The joffrey ballet school is the only ballet school in new york city that offers a wellrounded dance curriculum that includes serious training in both classical ballet technique, pointe, variations, adagio, mens classes and contemporary ballet technique, improvisation, partnering, as well as modern, character, choreography, dance history, music, pilates and yoga. Flower lead are performing in queen city ballet s nutcracker. When joffrey ballet s nutcracker was revised for chicago, artistic director ashley wheater, choreographer christopher wheeldon and storyteller brian selznick choose to set it. A radiant moment in chicago history key to magic of.
With gratitude to the nutcracker commissioning sponsors. Joffrey academy of dance, official school of the joffrey ballet, is committed to providing a worldclass education built on a foundation of classical ballet to students of all ages, levels and. The joffrey ballet has announced their 20202021 season. The joffrey ballet schools production of the nutcracker is a traditional holiday classic you wont want to miss. We are honored to celebrate your commitment and sacrifice to our country by offering halfpriced tickets to select joffrey performances to thank you for your service.
The twoact ballet had its premiere at the maryinsky theatre in street petersburg, russia, on december 17, 1892. Joffrey ballet s nutcracker, new this year by choreographer christopher wheeldon, tells its story from the chicago worlds fair of 1893. Margot and josef lakonishok, searle funds at the chicago community trust, hancher auditorium, university of iowa, and the many believers, as well as 2017 the nutcracker production sponsor jewell events catering. It was a sixdancer ensemble that traveled from one place to another to spread the beauty of dance and ballet. For 28 years in chicago, the joffrey ballet s nutcracker, created by founder robert joffrey, was the gold standard for the traditional version of the ballet set in a beautiful mansion with a. Anais bueno and greig matthews in the joffrey ballet production of the nutcracker. Suffuse with vitality, impressive dance and true joy of the season this ballet is a.
Fabrice calmels on his decision to leave the joffrey. Beneath the beautiful ballet, a brutal toll on the body. Kierra leads a weekly 5rhythms class that encourages dancers to move and be moved she had expanded her offerings to include femme experience. The splendor, invention in joffreys nutcracker grows. Nutcracker, from joffrey ballet and moscow ballet the. M obile ballet has been the common barre for generations of dancers. For 28 years, chicagos joffrey ballet s nutcracker, created by founder robert joffrey, was the gold standard for the traditional version of the ballet set in a beautiful mansion with a. Cinderella, the merry widow, romeo and juliet, and the nutcracker. Nothing at all looked original nutcracker with beautiful scenery, costumes, and dreamy feel. The joffrey ballet tickets the joffrey ballet tickets the joffrey ballet started as the robert joffrey theater dancers in 1956. The joffrey ballet performs christopher wheeldons chicagothemed reinvention of the nutcracker. Join narrator neve campbell and the creative team behind the joffrey ballet s new production of chirstopher wheeldons the nutcracker, a bold reimagining of the christmas classic that.
Pbs documentary of wheeldons nutcracker at joffrey. We recommend this production for children ages 5 and up. Photo by cheryl mann now in its third season, the joffrey ballet s radiant and altogether ingenious production of choreographer christopher wheeldons chicagothemed reinvention of the nutcracker is more luminous than ever. Now in its second season with the kinks worked out, choreographer christopher wheeldons revisionist holiday ballet is wonderfully alive. The joffrey ballet launches its 63rd season with christopher wheeldons modern retelling of swan lake october 1728, 2018, followed by his reimagined the nutcracker december, 2018. Jeraldine mendoza of the joffrey ballet performs christopher wheeldons chicagothemed reinvention of the nutcracker.
Director, ashley wheater brings a unique, inclusive perspective on dance, proudly reflecting the diversity of america with its company, audiences, and repertoire. Dance with me, baby ballerinas, demi soloists, pre ballet 1 and pre ballet 2. After nearly 19 years, joffrey ballet dancer fabrice calmels announced monday that hell take his final bow with the company after a performance of nutcracker on december 29. How the joffreys new nutcracker chose chicagos worlds.
A new pbs documentary, making a new american nutcracker, follows the joffrey ballet, wheeldon and his stellar creative team as they build the ballet from the ground up. Joffrey artistic director ashley wheater, music director scott speck and dancers amanda assucena and yoshihisa arai discuss what makes robert joffrey s the nutcracker magical. Friday, december th, 2019 at 7pm saturday, december 14th, 2019 at 2pm and 7pm sunday, december 15th, 2019 at 12. Yet wheeldons ballet does radically redefine what an american nutcracker can be, in a version quite unlike robert joffrey s exemplar of middleclass opulence, set in 19thcentury new york. Emma lookatch and larke johnson, both dancers in the adaptive dance program at joffrey academy of dance. Of the first two on my nutcracker marathon tour, which will keep me busy up till and including new years eve, the joffrey ballet s production is closer to the story told in the 1892 st. Jonathan takes us to the place where the soul of hip hop, the catharsis of rock and roll, the trance of. I was so excited when my boyfriend bought me tickets. Having retired cofounder robert joffrey s production of the nutcracker after nearly 30 years, the joffrey ballet debuted a brandnew version in 2016, set in. Our commitment has always been to provide superior dance education, present quality performances, and promote the ballet to the community as an expression of the human spirit. He is a ballet west trainee and former student of san francisco ballet. The nutcracker runs approximately 2 hours including one 20minute intermission. Wheater brings a unique, inclusive perspective on dance, proudly reflecting the diversity of america with its company, audiences, and repertoire. Tickets are no longer available online for this event.
Joffrey ballets reimagined nutcracker continues to dazzle and. The joffrey ballets nutcracker has a new role for dancers. In this class we dance hard, we dance bold, we dance deep. A fulllength story ballet usually follows a narrative storyline, and tells a tale from beginning to end in a number of acts ie. The joffrey ballet long had a traditional nutcracker by its founderchoreographer, robert joffrey, which it continued to perform after moving to chicago from new york in 1995. Students from the joffrey ballet schools ballet trainee, childrens and youth ballet program will present the full two act holiday tradition, the nutcracker. The joffrey ballet long had a traditional nutcracker by its founder choreographer, robert joffrey, which it continued to perform after moving to. The joffrey is grateful to the nutcracker commissioning sponsors. This ones set at the worlds fair choreographer christopher wheeldon has a fresh take on the classic christmas tale.
The art deco nutcracker is a fabulously fun frolic of an evening. Christopher wheeldons allnew production of the nutcracker for the joffrey ballet of chicago is shaping up to be quite a broadwaystyle extravaganza. It is a permanent part created specifically for students with disabilities in christopher wheeldons version of the nutcracker at the joffrey ballet. The joffrey ballet unveiled a daringly new chicagocentric version of the nutcracker in 2016, moving the action to five months before the. Shaking spirit waves, joffrey ballet school, 434 6th ave, new york, ny 2020. Shaking spirit waves, joffrey ballet school, 434 6th ave. Click here to view the nutcracker calendar of performance dates. While the documentary is full of the kind of behindthescenes footage dancers love, it also reveals the important reasoning behind the revamped story. Christopher wheeldon forges a nutcracker that dreams for. The joffrey ballet long had a traditional nutcracker by its founderchoreographer, robert joffrey, which it continued to perform after moving to. Shes also performed with the joffrey ballet in san antonio, san francisco ballet and. Inside the brave new world of the joffreys nutcracker. The girls auditioned and were accepted to the following elite programs across the united states.
And watching this years opening performance of the. Almost 30 years ago, hancher first commissioned the nutcracker from the joffrey, a chicagobased dance company and one of the premier companies in the world. A mixed repertory program of ballets often consists of three or four shorter ballets in one performance. Galvin artistic director of the joffrey ballet, has announced the companys 20202021 inaugural season at lyric opera house, featuring a ballet masterpiece from. Joffreys chicagoset nutcracker has become truly alive.