Review: The Joffrey Ballet Performs a Superb Eugene Onegin
The Joffrey Ballet is concluding its 70th season with a superb production of Eugene Onegin, based on Alexander Pushkin’s 1833 novel of the same name. This is a premiere in […]
Review: Winning Works by Joffrey Ballet’s Grainger Academy Brilliantly Transcends the Ordinary
At Joffrey Ballet’s Grainger Academy, the best of the best train to become part of dance companies worldwide. The academy’s four programs are the Joffrey Studio Company, the Ballet Trainee […]
Review: Joffrey’s Sparkling Nutcracker Delivers Sugar Plums, Magic, and Spectacle
Let us now consider the sugar plum. For years, I thought it was an artisan plum rolled in silver sugar. I was this many years old when I discovered that […]
Review: The Joffrey Ballet Delivers Classical and Soul/Funk Ballet in Matters of the Heart
One of the things I love most about humanity is that there are so many paths in tune with spiritual matters. I am not talking about religion. I am thinking […]
Review: Wrightwood 659 Displays Three Diverse Exhibits That Play With Space and How We Exist in Space
Three new exhibits at Wrightwood 659 explore a variety of approaches to space and spatial impressions. Scott Burton: Shape Shifts may at first appear to be an exhibit of furniture […]
Review: Burning Passion and Untamed Hearts in New Production of Carmen by Joffrey Ballet
There are not many names that bring such vivid memories as Carmen. Georges Bizet’s scandalous and groundbreaking opera marked the beginning of a movement in opera that emphasized realism. The […]
Review: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Is a Gorgeous and Trippy Journey by Joffrey Ballet
The Joffrey Ballet is known for its full-scale productions, which are cinematic in their staging. Atonement combined film noir with period piece drama. Studies in Blue was filled with dreamy […]
Review: Joffrey’s Winning Works Presents a Thrilling Glimpse of the Future
Being present at the beginning of a burgeoning career in the arts is a privilege. The Grainger Academy is a training program exclusively operated by the Joffrey Ballet. Winning Works […]
Review: Joffrey Ballet’s Nutcracker Is a Sparkling Tradition for a Chicago Christmas
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Review: Joffrey Ballet Stages a Literary Masterpiece with Marston’s Atonement, Adapted from Ian McEwan’s Novel
I’ve often said that a film retelling will destroy a brilliant literary work and a mediocre book can make a great film. My example [of the latter] is Mario Puzo’s […]
Review: Dance for Life Fills the Auditorium Theatre with Exuberance, Love and Life
Summer weekends are always an adventure in Chicago. Last weekend was the Air and Water Show, Bud Billiken Parade, White Sox vs the Cubs, and several neighborhood festivals. The best […]
Review: A Midsummer Journey to the Subconscious with the Joffrey Ballet
I was not exactly expecting Puck and the other fairies when I sat down to watch the new production by the Joffrey Ballet. This Midsummer Night’s Dream is Sweden’s celebration […]