Joffrey Ballet | Art Intercepts

Second ‘Evening of Ballet Stars’ a mix of contemporary and classic pas de deux

ST. LOUIS—With their second edition of “An Evening of Ballet Stars,” Dance St. Louis aimed to find out if lighting does, indeed, strike twice in…

Pas de Queer: Am I (Midsummer Night) Dreaming?

CHICAGO — In April, my partner and I attended the Joffrey Ballet’s performance of Alexander Ekman’s Midsummer Night’s Dream. We loved it. Neither of us…

Abundant Eye Candy in Joffrey’s ‘Bold Moves’ (review)

The contemporary works on Joffrey’s latest (through Feb. 21 at the Auditorium Theatre) have little in common, once again showing off the company’s versatility in a…

Choreographer Ashley Page Premieres Joffrey Work in ‘Bold Moves’

CHICAGO — After nearly three decades dancing and choreographing with the Royal Ballet in his native London, and another in Glasgow as the director of…

Joffrey’s ‘Sylvia’ breaks from tradition, just like it used to

Following a highly successful pre-season weekend last month featuring up-and-coming choreographers, the official opening night of the Joffrey Ballet’s 60th anniversary season threw many of…

A New Lens for Dance: Pros and Cons of Live Streaming Performance

CHICAGO — Dance for the camera is nothing new, but with idevices, YouTube and the Internet literally everywhere, broadcasting dance to living room sofas is…

Highlights to look for in 2014-15 (and tickets on the cheap)

Season announcements for the big venues have been trickling into my inbox, and this is actually the time to think about loading your dance calendar….

Cloud Gate approaches….

In what may be the most comprehensive marketing campaign I’ve ever seen, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan’s visit to Chicago next week might be…

Joffrey tests its boundaries in ‘Contemporary Choreographers’ (preview)

“Choreography is where dance makes sense to me,” says Chicago-based choreographer Brock Clawson. Amidst the polar vortex, Clawson joined the Joffrey Ballet for a few…