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Chicago’s Joffrey Ballet will show us when it stages the U.S. premiere of Atonement, a dance adaptation of the Ian McEwan novel–turned–Oscar-winning film, at the Lyric Opera House (October ...
The Joffrey Ballet eventually settled down in New York City, under the name the Robert Joffrey Theatre Ballet. In 1962, modern choreographer Alvin Ailey was invited to make a work for the company. Rebekah Harkness was an important early benefactor and she made international touring possible (Soviet Union, 1963), but in 1964 she and Joffrey ...
Robert Joffrey/Gerald Arpino (1987) — In 1987, Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino created a version of the ballet for the Joffrey Ballet set in Currier and Ives America. The production has been performed in cities nationwide, including New York City , Washington, D.C. , Los Angeles , and ultimately in Chicago where the company established its ...
Robert Joffrey (December 24, 1930 – March 25, 1988) was an American dancer, teacher, producer, choreographer, and co-founder of the Joffrey Ballet, known for his highly imaginative modern ballets.
After joining the Joffrey Ballet, Wilkins became a leading dancer [4] (Joffrey is officially an unranked company). She went on to dance the lead in many of Joffrey and Arpino's works. She has appeared in both Save the Last Dance [5] and The Company. [6] The Los Angeles Times praised her dancing in a performance of Kettentanz in 1997. [7]
Morgan was a principal dancer of The Joffrey Ballet for ten years. [5] In 1977, he notably performed "Touch Me", a male solo. [6] The solo was revived in 1989, when the Los Angeles Times wrote that it "showed Morgan to be a dancer of great power and versatility", and that "Morgan's performance gave the borrowed dance-rhetoric superb immediacy". [7]
Twyla Tharp (/ ˈ t w aɪ l ə ˈ θ ɑːr p /; born July 1, 1941) is an American dancer, choreographer, and author who lives and works in New York City.In 1965 she formed the company Twyla Tharp Dance, which merged with American Ballet Theatre in 1988.
Company City State Years active Web site Ajkun Ballet Theatre: New York: New York: 2000–present: www.ajkunbt.org: Alabama Ballet: Birmingham: Alabama: 1981–present