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2017–2018 SEASON
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“Our upcoming season marks my tenth year as Artistic Director of The Joffrey Ballet. During that time, we have worked tirelessly to redefine ballet and dance at the highest level. According to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, ‘The Joffrey…has never looked better.’” — Ashley Wheater
HERE AT THE JOFFREY BALLET, WE BELIEVE DEEPLY IN THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF DANCE.
Our 2017–2018 season celebrates love, joy, and the human spirit as only the Joffrey can— a powerful antidote to these uncertain times. Surrender to the youthful passion of Giselle, one of the Romantic era’s most beloved story ballets. Revel in the boundary-breaking of modernist pioneers. Rediscover wonder with Christopher Wheeldon’s wildly successful, Chicago-based Nutcracker. Bask in the Scandinavian midnight sun with Alexander Ekman’s Midsummer Night’s Dream, a tour de force that is seducing a new generation with the power of dance.
From timeless classics to daring world premieres, this is a season to feed your soul.
FEEL INSPIRED. FEEL JOY. FEEL HOPE.
Ashley Wheater Greg Cameron Artistic Director Executive Director
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Giselle
Staged by: Lola de Ávila
Music: Adolphe Adam
A sweeping tale of passion beyond the grave, de Ávila’s visionary Giselle elevates one of the greatest Romantic ballets to new heights. When a young peasant girl discovers her lover is betrothed to another, she dies of grief, only to be enlisted by the vengeful Wilis, a ghostly army of maidens who haunt the forests, dancing to death any male mortal who crosses their path. When her beloved wanders into their grasp, Giselle carries out the ultimate act of love to free him from his fate. An ethereal descent into madness, desire, and sublime beauty that will leave you breathless.
Joffrey Premiere
“A dramatic and moving
— Ballet Dance Magazine
Modern Masters
Kammermusik No. 2
Choreographer: George Balanchine
Music: Paul Hindemith
This iconic Balanchine gem shatters convention with furious energy and stylized movements. A true feat for dancers—and a dizzying treat for audiences. Joffrey Premiere
Body of Your Dreams
Choreographer: Myles Thatcher
Music: Jacob ter Veldhuis
A madcap play on fitness crazes, this inventive piece brings wit and whimsy to our obsession with physical perfection.
World Premiere
Choreographer: Nicolas Blanc
Music: Mason Bates
Joffrey Ballet Master Blanc transports us through five mesmerizing worlds amid Bates’ lush orchestral and electronic soundscape.
IN ADDITION, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the legendary Jerome Robbins’ birthday, we will be performing one of his signature pieces.
Modern Masters
Midsummer Night’s Dream
Choreographer: Alexander Ekman
Music: Mikael Karlsson
This is not Shakespeare’s midsummer. Swedish trailblazer Ekman astounds with this ode to the longest day of the year. Delight in joyful abandon and romance under the Scandinavian sun as dancers celebrate and let their imaginations run wild. A tour de force that took Stockholm by storm. North American Premiere
“Ekman possesses a heightened sense of theatricality, allowing him to use his movement to interpret comedic impulses in the music.”
— Houston Press
Night’s
The Nutcracker
Choreographer: ©Christopher Wheeldon Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Journey inside Chicago’s 1893 World’s Fair with Wheeldon’s critically acclaimed holiday masterpiece. When young Marie and her mother, a sculptress who is creating the fair’s iconic Statue of the Republic, host a holiday party, a surprise visit from the charming Great Impresario sets off a Christmas Eve dream of whirlwind romance and adventure. A must-see tradition boldly reimagined for a new generation.
Producing Sponsors
Margot and Josef Lakonishok
The Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust Hancher Auditorium, University of Iowa
“This extraordinarily ambitious and complex production demonstrated the highest level of artistry and inspired
immense joy.”
— Chicago Sun-Times
Joffrey Gala Performance
Come together to celebrate with our vibrant creative community at this season’s breathtaking gala performance, open exclusively to Joffrey subscribers and gala package donors.
This special one-hour, one-nightonly performance will include pieces hand selected by Artistic Director Ashley Wheater. Celebrate the end of another successful season with the Joffrey community.
HIGHLY ANTICIPATED COLLABORATION WITH LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO
IMPORTANT TICKETING INFORMATION
• Not part of Joffrey season and tickets not available through The Joffrey Ballet.
• Contact the Lyric Box office at 312.827.5600 with code JOFFREY20 to receive 20% off tickets.
• Performances take place at the Civic Opera House.
• For more information visit lyricopera.org.
Orphée et Eurydice
Fully reimagined by Director and Choreographer: John Neumeier Music: Christoph Willibald Gluck
One of opera’s most beautiful masterpieces, Gluck’s exquisite drama introduces us to Orpheus, the poet and musician whose every word and note communicate the most overwhelming love for his Eurydice. Refusing to accept her death, he courageously journeys to the Underworld to bring her back to life. Lyric presents Orphée et Eurydice in the Paris version, which contains thrilling ballet sequences that will come to vivid life under the direction and choreography of the legendary John Neumeier. This highly anticipated production marks Lyric’s first collaboration with The Joffrey Ballet.
Orphée et Eurydice
SEPTEMBER 23–OCTOBER 15, 2017
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