Joffrey Ballet Chicago Short Videos Collection (playlist 1)
Academy of Dance, Official School of The Joffrey Ballet (playlist 2)
Community Engagement (playlist 3)
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The Joffrey is a world-class, Chicago-based ballet company and dance education organ
ization committed to artistic excellence and innovation, presenting a unique repertoire encompassing masterpieces of the past and cutting-edge works. The Joffrey is committed to providing arts education and accessible dance training through its Joffrey Academy of Dance and Community Engagement programs.
The Joffrey Ballet’s long list of “firsts” includes being the first dance company to perform at the White House at Jacqueline Kennedy’s invitation, the first to appear on television, the first American company to visit Russia, the first classical dance company to go multi-media, the first to commission a rock ‘n’ roll ballet, the first and only dance company 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.
Ashley C. Wheater, Artistic Director
Christopher Clinton Conway, Executive Director
Scott Speck, Music Director
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