Joffrey Ballet
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Dance Style |
Ballet
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Founder/Artistic director |
Gerald Arpino |
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Active |
1956 - Present |
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City |
Chicago |
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Region |
Illinois |
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Country |
United States |
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Company Detail |
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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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origin of Ballet
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