Joffrey Ballet Archives - Page 2 of 3 - Dance Informa Magazine

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New York Dance Project bridges the gap between student and professional

There are certainly places to be a student, and there are venues in which to be a professional, but what about that...

Sarah Chun in Michael Pink's 'Dracula' at Kansas City Ballet. Photo by Jessica Kelly.

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Sarah Chun goes overseas to Northern Ballet

Sarah Chun already has an impressively decorated resume. After her initial training at Northwest Ballet Academy and the Faubourg School of Ballet...

Margaret Mullin and Nel Shelby filming 'Laura's Women'. Photo by Christopher Duggan.

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‘No Dominion’: Celebrating the remarkable life of Ian Horvath

Imagine yourself in the seventh grade. Got the picture? Now try to recall your greatest dreams from that time and the people...

Elisa Monte Dance Company. Photo by Matthew Murphy

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After 35 Years, Elisa Monte Dance Will Embrace New Artistic Leadership

The number 35 holds great significance for New York choreographer Elisa Monte. “I was 35 when I started the company in 1981,”...

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For world’s tallest dancer, Fabrice Calmels, height is only a number

If you asked a very young Fabrice Calmels what he wanted to do when he grew up, the answer may be surprising....

Dancers in Joffrey Ballet School's hip hop program.

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Joffrey Ballet School’s Summer of Hip Hop Dance Intensive

Ever dream of dancing in a music video, or of touring as a back-up dancer with your favorite artist? Or how about...

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The Joffrey Ballet presents John Neumeier’s ‘Sylvia’

Auditorium Theatre, Chicago. October 17, 2015. I had never seen The Joffrey Ballet perform live before so I entered the gorgeous, historic...

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Hubbard Street honors William Forsythe in ‘Fall Series’

Harris Theater for Music and Dance, Chicago. October 16, 2015. Hubbard Street Dance Chicago is a company synonymous to daring, audacity and...

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Catching Up with Beckanne Sisk of Ballet West

Dance Informa recently caught up with Ballet West’s gorgeous Beckanne Sisk, the company’s newest principal artist, to hear about her latest endeavors...

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10 Ballet Dancers to Follow on Social Media

For as long as the camera has existed, photographers have been drawn to dancers. Like a moth to the flame, they are...

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Pros Share Favorite ‘Nutcracker’ Roles

By Laura Di Orio of Dance Informa. Performing The Nutcracker becomes just another of the many yearly traditions that dancers may look...

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Chatting with Jenny Winton from ‘Dirty Dancing’ Tour

By Emily Yewell Volin of Dance Informa. Dirty Dancing is a classic dance movie with a popular reputation among generations of dancers...

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Joffrey Ballet in Christopher Wheeldon’s ‘Swan Lake’

Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL October 18, 2014 By Chelsea Thomas of Dance Informa. Celebrating 20 years in Chicago, Joffrey Ballet recently premiered...

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Ballet West celebrates its 50th anniversary

By Chelsea Thomas of Dance Informa. For half a century Utah-based Ballet West has been presenting great art to its home state...

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Maurice Brandon Curry brings together a dazzling array of artists

Stories from the Night Before What happens when you bring together some of the best dance artists from the worlds of ballet,...

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Thrill dance moms and solve the cash flow problem with a “Nutcracker Project”

By Paul Henderson. Every dance studio I’ve ever come into contact with has a cash flow problem that rears its ugly head...

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Terra Firma Dance Theatre settles down and heats up in New York City

By Leah Gerstenlauer. How does where an artist is affect what he creates? While location isn’t everything to dance impresario Stuart Loungway,...

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ABT soloist branches out to start own company

By Chelsea Thomas. For some dancers that first claim to fame is enough to satisfy. Just making it into the rankings of...

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Dwight Rhoden – looking back and leaping forward

By Chelsea Thomas. At 17 years old, Ohio native Dwight Rhoden was playing the clarinet, flute and drums in his high school’s...

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Meg Howrey’s The Cranes Dance

Book Review By Leah Gerstenlauer. Since the psychological dance thriller Black Swan hit movie theaters in 2010, ballet has slipped into the entertainment mainstream more...