Joffrey’s 71st season and its sixth at the Lyric Opera House will feature John Neumeier’s landmark narrative ballet “Liliom" and culminate with the North American premiere of Wheeldon’s take on the ...

There’s little new in this 2026 program. Instead, the Joffrey has dug up a range of works showcasing 20th century innovation ...

Discover how the iconic Joffrey Ballet prepares to return to Hancher Auditorium for its show, "American Icons." This institution has a longstanding relationship with the University of Iowa dating back ...

Liliom” choreographer John Neumeier adapts the same play that inspired Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Carousel.” The work opens the Joffrey’s 2026-27 season at the Lyric Opera House.

The Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director Ashley Wheater has added three dancers to the Joffrey roster for the 2025-26 season: Dayla Bowman (Tasmania, Australia), Seehyun Kim (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), ...

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The Joffrey Ballet holds open auditions for the Children's Cast of Christopher Wheeldon’s The Nutcracker at its downtown studios in Joffrey Tower, 10 East Randolph Street, Sunday, September 12. All ...

Stepping into the Lyric Opera House last fall, choreographer Chanel DaSilva felt gobsmacked. The 36-year-old artist was about to witness her first commission for the Joffrey Ballet, "Swing Low," ...

CHICAGO — Gerald Arpino, artistic director of the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, smiles a little when asked to compare his own highly theatrical style of choreography -- and, indeed, of being -- to that ...

Bradley W. Renner, director of development at Chicago’s Joffrey Ballet, will be the next executive director of Orlando Ballet, the Central Florida nonprofit announced Monday evening. “Brad was a clear ...

Choreographer Krzysztof Pastor’s version of “Romeo and Juliet,” which the Joffrey Ballet performed Friday night at the Music Center, inspires this thorny question: Does a ballet company really need an ...

As the new Artistic Advisor for Dance, I’m excited to lead the dance direction of Michigan Opera Theatre and continue to bring some of the world’s best dance companies to the Detroit Opera House stage ...