Ballet – Page 2 – Clef Notes Chicagoland Journal for the Arts

The Joffrey Ballet opens its 69th season with the North American premiere of Cathy Marston’s poignant interpretation of Ian McEwan’s 2001 novel-turned-Academy Award®-winning film Atonement. The full-length narrative ballet follows Briony Tallis, revealed in the book as its author and now portrayed as a celebrated choreographer, as she grapples with the haunting echoes of her past through a breathtaking dance of redemption. Atonement will be presented at the historic Lyric Opera House, in ten performances only, from October 17–27, 2024. Tickets are on sale starting August 1.

Visions of Spain

January 3, 2024 Fred Cummings Auditorium Theatre

Chicago audiences are in for a treat this winter when Auditorium Theatre introduces them to the world renowned Madrid-based Compañía

Ballet Dance

The Joffrey Ballet Performs Liam Scarlett’s “Frankenstein”

August 10, 2023 Fred Cummings Joffrey Ballet

The Joffrey Ballet opens its 68th season with the anticipated Chicago premiere of Liam Scarlett’s critically acclaimed interpretation of Mary

Ballet Dance

Joffrey Academy of Dance 14th Annual Winning Works Choreographic Competition

July 10, 2023 Fred Cummings Joffrey Academy of Dance

The Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of The Joffrey Ballet, is seeking ALAANA (African, Latinx, Asian, Arab, and Native

Ballet Dance Spring 2023

Joffrey Ballet Mounts Chicago Premiere of John Neumeier’s “The Little Mermaid”

April 1, 2023 Fred Cummings Joffrey Ballet, John Neumeier

Chicago dance enthusiasts have an embarrassment of riches in the wealth of world renowned dance companies gracing our city’s stages.

Ballet Dance Summer 2022

Voice of Resistance

August 1, 2022 Fred Cummings Auditorium Theatre, Kyiv City Ballet

One sleepy evening this past February, the full company of the Kyiv City Ballet boarded a flight out of its home city of Ukraine to embark upon a long-planned European tour. Little did anyone know at the time that it would be one of the last flights out of the country as Russia would invade its borders the very next day. That flight made its way to Paris, a city and its country that would adopt the ballet company in the wake of the Russian invasion. There and throughout Europe, the Kyiv City Ballet has performed since and now embarks upon a US tour that will bring them to the landmark Auditorium Theatre stage this fall.

Ballet Dance Summer 2022

Joffrey Ballet’s free family-friendly “Rita Finds a Home” tours the city.

June 28, 2022 Patrick Curran

The Joffrey Ballet will present the world premiere of Rita Finds Home, a family-friendly program and collaborative project between the Joffrey and Miami City Ballet, which will make its debut at the Navy Pier Lake Stage, July 9–10, 2022. Rita Finds Home is conceived by a nationally recognized, women-led creative team including Amy Hall Garner, a featured choreographer of the Joffrey’s Winning Works Choreographic Competition in 2011; Karla Estela Rivera, the Chicago-based author and executive director of Free Street Theater (West Town); as well as award-winning children’s book author Elisa Chavarri, and will be danced by the Joffrey Studio Company and Academy Trainees of the Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of The Joffrey Ballet.

Arts Ballet Chicago Arts and Culture Summer 2022 Theater

Joffrey’s Sets World Premiere for ‘Rita Finds Home’

April 22, 2022 Patrick Curran

The Joffrey Ballet has announced the world premiere of Rita Finds Home, a family-friendly program and collaborative project between the Joffrey and Miami City Ballet, which will make its debut at the Navy Pier Lake Stage this July.

Ballet Dance

Ballet Hispánico Presents “Doña Perón” at Auditorium Theatre March 26 & 27

March 23, 2022 Fred Cummings

The Auditorium Theatre (50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive) will present the long-awaited return of Ballet Hispánico, the nation’s renowned Latinx dance organization, with the Chicago Premiere of Doña Perón.

Ballet Dance

Joffrey Ballet Bringing “Of Mice and Men” to Lyric Opera House

February 23, 2022 Patrick Curran Joffrey Ballet

The Joffrey Ballet has announced its spring program, which includes the world-premiere adaptation of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men by choreographer Cathy Marston (featuring an original composition by Academy Award-nominated composer Thomas Newman), and the Joffrey premiere of Serenade by dance pioneer George Balanchine, presented during the Joffrey’s first-ever season at the historic Lyric Opera House in downtown Chicago.