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Joffrey Ballet
 
           Joffrey Ballet
  Dance Style Ballet
 
     
  Founder/Artistic director Gerald Arpino  
       
  Active 1956 - Present  
       
  City Chicago  
       
  Region Illinois  
       
  Country United States  
       
  Company Detail
  The Joffrey Ballet is a dance company founded in 1956. From 1995 to 2004, the company was known as The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago. It is considered one of the foremost ballet companies in the world. The company regularly performs classical ballets such as Romeo & Juliet and The Nutcracker, while balancing those classics with pioneering modern dance pieces. Many prolific choreographers have worked with the Joffrey including Paul Taylor, Twyla Tharp, George Balanchine, and founders Gerald Arpino and Robert Joffrey.  
 
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