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Joffrey Ballet, one of the major American dance companies. It was founded in New York City in 1954 by the dancer-choreographer Robert Joffrey. From 1956 to 1964 it made yearly tours of the United States. The company was dissolved in 1964 and then revived in 1965 by Joffrey, Alex Ewing, and Gerald Arpino. In 1966 it became affiliated with the New York City Center as the City Center Joffrey Ballet. Extremely popular, the company toured worldwide. Robert Joffrey died in 1988 and, after severe financial crises in New York, the company reorganized, resettled, and under Arpino's direction became (1995) the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, where it has flourished. The company's modern repertory has featured the work of outstanding choreographers, including George Balanchine Balanchine, George (băl`ənshēn'), 1904–83, American choreographer and ballet dancer, b. St. ..... Click the link for more information. , Antony Tudor Tudor, Antony, 1909–87, English choreographer and dancer. Tudor went to the United States at the invitation of the Ballet Theatre, New York City (1939); he danced leading roles and created ballets for several English and American companies and was later the ..... Click the link for more information. , and Alvin Ailey Ailey, Alvin, Jr. (ā`lē), 1931–89, American modern dancer and choreographer, b. Rogers, Tex. ..... Click the link for more information. , as well as of less established figures. BibliographySee S. Anawalt, The Joffrey Ballet (1996). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The Joffrey Ballet premieres its first-ever production of the canonical Giselle this month. For more than 50 years, the Joffrey Ballet has been pushing the envelope of American dance. After training at the Washington School of Ballet and the School of American Ballet in New York, Corbin joined the Joffrey Ballet, where on his first day in rehearsal he fatefully began learning Taylor's ballet Arden Court. |
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