12 Facts About Joffrey Ballet School

1.

Joffrey Ballet is one of the premier dance companies and training institutions in the world today.

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Many choreographers have worked with the Joffrey Ballet School, including Paul Taylor, Twyla Tharp, and George Balanchine.

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3.

Arpino's 1970 rock ballet Trinity was well received; Joffrey revived Kurt Jooss's The Green Table in 1967, followed by revivals of Ashton's Facade, Cranko's Pineapple Poll, Fokine's Petrushka, Nijinsky's Afternoon of a Faun, with Nureyev, and Massine's Le Tricorne, Le Beau Danube and Parade.

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4.

In 1973 Joffrey asked Twyla Tharp to create her first commissioned ballet, Deuce Coupe.

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5.

Joffrey Ballet School continued as City Center Joffrey Ballet until 1977.

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6.

In 2005 the Joffrey Ballet celebrated its 10th anniversary in Chicago and in 2007 concluded a two-season-long 50th-anniversary celebration, including a "River to River" tour of free, outdoor performances across Iowa, sponsored by Hancher Auditorium at the University of Iowa.

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Joffrey Ballet was the first dance company to perform at the White House at Jacqueline Kennedy's invitation, the first to appear on American television, the first classical dance company to use multi-media, the first to create a ballet set to rock music, the first to appear on the cover of TIME magazine, and the first company to have had a major motion picture based on it, Robert Altman's The Company.

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Joffrey Ballet appeared in the motion picture Save the Last Dance, when the two protagonists of the story saw the company perform Sea Shadow and Les Presages in Chicago.

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9.

In fall 1987 the Joffrey Ballet premiered a reconstructed version of Igor Stravinsky's seminal ballet The Rite of Spring in the city of Los Angeles.

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10.

Joffrey Ballet School is located in Joffrey Ballet School Tower, at 10 East Randolph Street in downtown Chicago.

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11.

Joffrey Ballet School has an extensive touring schedule, an education program including the Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of The Joffrey Ballet, Community Engagement program, and collaborations with other visual and performing arts organizations.

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12.

In 2020, the Joffrey Ballet School moved from the Auditorium theater and begin a performance partnership with the Lyric Opera of Chicago.

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