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11 unusual facts about Joffrey Ballet


Brent Michael Davids

He has composed for Zeitgeist, the Kronos Quartet, Joffrey Ballet, the National Symphony Orchestra, and Chanticleer.

Charles Coles

Coles placed tap in the world of concert art when he performed in the Joffrey Ballet's production of Agnes de Mille's Conversations about the Dance.

Dennis Wayne's Dancers

The dancers came from a variety of different companies, including Joffrey Ballet and American Ballet Theatre.

Deuce Coupe

Deuce Coupe is a ballet by choreographer Twyla Tharp, set to music by the Beach Boys, for the Joffrey Ballet.

Laura Dean

Dean has created ballets including two works for The Royal Danish Ballet with the first work DELTA with a commissioned orchestral score from the composer Gary Brooker of Procol Harum, The New York City Ballet SPACE with an orchestral score The Four Sections by Steve Reich, eight ballets for The Joffrey Ballet including CREATIVE FORCE with a commissioned score Ray One by John Zeretzke.

Michele Wiles

She studied at the Kirov from 1991 to 1997, during which time she also participated in summer programs at the Joffrey Ballet and The Royal Ballet.

New York Percussion Trio

In addition to their work with the trio, Goldberg and Gould served for many years as members of the New York City Ballet Orchestra and the orchestras of the Martha Graham Dance Company and Joffrey Ballet; Gould retired from his post with the New York City Ballet Orchestra in 2005 and Goldberg remains with the orchestra as timpanist and orchestra manager.

Newtown High School of the Performing Arts

Alexander Stuart - (2009) Dancer with The Joffrey Ballet in Chicago, USA & Graduate of The Joffrey Ballet School in New York City, USA

Norman Pearson

Prior to his appointment with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Norman Pearson was a freelance musician in the Los Angeles area and performed regularly with the Pacific Symphony, Joffrey Ballet, Los Angeles Music Center Opera and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra.

Padmasree Warrior

Warrior serves on the boards of Chicago’s Joffrey Ballet and Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago Mayor’s Technology Council, Cornell University Engineering Council and advisory council of Indian Institute of Technology.

William Barbini

While in New York, Mr. Barbini also served as concertmaster for the Joffrey Ballet and soloist with the Festival Orchestra at the Norwalk Performing Arts Festival.


American National Ballet

After completing that season he earned a contract dancing principle roles with the Oregon Ballet Theatreunder the direction of James Canfield, former principle with the Joffrey Ballet.

Bay Area Houston Ballet and Theatre

The group's home is the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Webster (in the Clear Lake Area near Houston), whose faculty résumés include the Houston Ballet, the Joffrey Ballet, and American Ballet Theatre, and Broadway.

Complexions Contemporary Ballet

Dwight Rhoden has created over 90 ballets for Complexions, as well as numerous other companies, including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the Arizona Ballet, the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Company, the Dance Theater of Harlem, Pittsburgh Ballet Theater, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, the Joffrey Ballet and New York City Ballet.

Dayton Ballet

Dermot Burke was a star principal dancer with the Joffrey Ballet in New York, and had been artistic director of the American Repertory Ballet in New Jersey for 10 years.

Frank Sinatra School of the Arts

Students have also attended competitive pre-college summer arts programs at The Joffrey Ballet School, The Stella Adler Studio of Acting, Parsons The New School for Design, Fashion Institute of Technology, NYU's Tisch School of the Arts: New Studio on Broadway, and Carnegie Mellon's Musical Theater.

Goh Choo San

Goh’s demanding schedule in the 1980s included ballets with Bat Dor Dance Company, the Paris Opera Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, Joffrey Ballet and the Royal Swedish Ballet.

Joffrey Tower

The placement of the Joffrey Ballet in this building appears to have involved political dealings with the Mayor of Chicago, Richard M. Daley and his brother, William M. Daley, a co-chairman of the Joffrey board of trustees.