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	AllRefer.com - Joffrey Ballet (Dance) - Encyclopedia
		It was founded in New York City in 1954 by the dancer-choreographer Robert Joffrey.
		The company was dissolved in 1964 and then revived in 1965 by Joffrey, Alex Ewing, and Gerald Arpino.
		Robert Joffrey died in 1988 and, after severe financial crises in New York, the company reorganized, resettled, and under Arpino's direction became (1995) the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, where it has flourished.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/J/JoffreyB.html (237 words)

	Kennedy Center: Information about The Joffrey Ballet
		Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino's uniquely American vision of dance first took form in 1956 with an ensemble of six strong, individual dancers who toured the country on a series of one-night stands with a repertoire of original ballets by their artistic director Robert Joffrey.
		From the beginning, The Joffrey Ballet brought a new American approach to ballet, setting itself apart from other small touring companies of the time, which were, for the most part, performing reduced versions of the classics.
		Joffrey co-founder and current artistic director Gerald Arpino, who was a leading dancer with the company in the early years before becoming its resident choreographer, remembers the companyâs debut performance on October 2, 1956 at a 10:00 a.m.
	www.kennedy-center.org /calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=offsiteDetails&entity_id=9337&source_type=O (763 words)

	The Joffery Ballet - Nutcracker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Joffrey Nutcracker, a one-hour special, is set to Tchaikovsky's beloved score and includes highlights from The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago's sparkling 1998 performance, which was taped at Chicago's historic Auditorium Theatre.
		Ballet highlights include excerpts from The Party in the Victorian Parlor, The Waltz of the Sugar Plum Fairy, The Land of Snow and The Kingdom of Sweets, among others, and Waltz of the Flowers and Waltz of the Snowflakes, as choreographed by The Joffrey's Artistic Director, Gerald Arpino.
		With a repertoire of original ballets by their artistic director, Robert Joffrey, the troupe brought a new American approach to ballet, setting itself apart from other small touring companies of the time, which were, for the most part, performing reduced versions of the classics.
	net.unl.edu /hp_nutcracker.html (717 words)

	glbtq >> arts >> Joffrey, Robert
		Joffrey was born Anver Bey Abdullah Jaffa Khan Joffrey on December 24, 1928 in Seattle, the only child of a loveless marriage between a Pakhtun Afghani father and an Italian mother.
		Joffrey later studied at the High School of Performing Arts in New York, and in 1949 and 1950 he danced with Roland Petit's Ballets de Paris.
		Joffrey's emphasis on male virtuosity was an attempt to redress the gender imbalance that had developed in ballet, in part as a result of Balanchine's famous dictum that "Ballet is woman." Joffrey's commitment to improving the status of male dancers influenced both his teaching and his and Arpino's choreography.
	www.glbtq.com /arts/joffrey_r.html (1013 words)

	Joffrey Ballet of Chicago returns to UI Hancher Auditorium for performances April 13-14
		The ballet expresses the drama of a young woman who must say farewell to her lover on the eve of her arranged marriage to a man she does not love.
		Founded in 1956 by Robert Joffrey and Arpino, the Joffrey Ballet was the prototype of the distinctly "American" ballet company -- rooted in high standards of classical technique, but adventurously open to contemporary styles of music and movement.
		The Joffrey Ballet was firmly established as one of the "big three" ballet companies in the United States (the other two being American Ballet Theater and the New York City Ballet) when a National Endowment for the Arts touring program enabled Hancher to present the company at the UI for the first time in 1974.
	www.uiowa.edu /~ournews/2001/march/0323joffrey.html (884 words)

	Dance Magazine: Joffrey may try to go solo in Chi.(Joffrey Ballet in Chicago, IL)@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ballet Chicago claimed that Joffrey was being too artistically dictatorial in management of the two companies.
		Joffrey is temporarily located in Chicago and renamed Arpino Ballet of Illinois.
		CHICAGO--MERGER talks between Ballet Chicago and the Joffrey Ballet collapsed in late July, as the two companies reached an impasse regarding the proposed company's budget, artistic direction, and administration.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:17507859&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (220 words)

	Dance St. Louis presents Joffrey Ballet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Fox Theatre is presenting the ever-popular Joffrey Ballet of Chicago at 8 p.m.
		Joffrey Ballet of Chicago is an American classic and is a St. Louis favorite.
		The Joffrey Ballet was founded in 1956 in New York by Robert Joffrey and Arpino.
	www.siue.edu /ALESTLE/library/SPRING2001/mar20/ballet.html (293 words)

	Dance Magazine: Joffrey generations: expanding the territory - former members of the Joffrey Ballet
		Burke spent eleven years dancing with the Joffrey, from 1965 to 1976, the period he believes was definitive in the history of that company.
		Burke believes their 1965-76 period with the Joffrey was definitive because both Joffrey and Gerald Arpino were working in the studio at that time.
		Joffrey and Arpino's encouragement paid off--not only for their company but eventually for ballet in general.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1083/is_n5_v70/ai_18237485 (1233 words)

	UI's Thompson Reconstructs 'Petrouchka' For Joffrey Ballet Nureyev Tribute
		So when the Joffrey Ballet wanted to authentically restage the Michael Fokine/Igor Stravinsky 1911 classic, "Petrouchka," for their Oct. 13-24 Nureyev Tribute in Chicago's Auditorium Theater, they knew exactly who to call: University of Iowa dance faculty member Basil Thompson, the company's former ballet master and later the artistic director of the Milwaukee Ballet.
		Nureyev, who has been described as "a dear friend" of the Joffrey Ballet, was one of the most influential dancers of the 20th century and has been credited with revolutionizing the role of the male dancer.
		In 1981 Thompson was invited to join Milwaukee Ballet as ballet master and for the next 19 years played a significant part in the artistic development of the company.
	www.uiowa.edu /~ournews/2004/october/101104thompson.html (1042 words)

	the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago
		Ballet companies no longer tour so frequently and when they do, they don't come as often to San Francisco, as the Opera House is not available due to expanded opera and ballet seasons.
		While I applaud the Flint Center for bringing the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, and with such a powerful program of "L'Apres-midi d'une Faune," "Le Sacre du Printemps," and Bronislava Nijinska's "Les Noces," I am disappointed that live music could not be arranged, especially given the historical importance of these ballets.
		The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago is important for trying to keep this legacy alive; it has done the same with the works of Frederick Ashton.
	www.danceinsider.com /f2003/f0624_2.html (800 words)

	Ballet-Dance Magazine - Joffrey Ballet - Reno, Nevada
		Joffrey's "Pas des Déesses," I was quickly reminded what a masterful choreographer he was.
		Joffrey fills each solo and mini-grouping with steps that seemed lifted right from the Romantic era of ballet.
		The Joffrey Ballet is one of the largest, if not the largest, repository of Ashton works in North America, and it is most pleasing to know that these works are being cared for and performed in a loving, respectful, and relevant way.
	www.ballet-dance.com /200408/articles/Joffrey20040722.html (1138 words)

	American Ballet & Conditioning Studios- Staff (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In 1990, she received a full scholarship to study in New York at the Joffrey Ballet American Ballet Center as an advanced trainee for the Joffrey Ballet.
		Day is certified to teach ballet through and is an active member of Dance Masters of America where she enjoys drawing even more insights on teaching from the many experienced members throughout the nation.
		Known for her fun and challenging stretch/conditioning and ballet classes, Anna is a favorite guest of ABAC students.
	www.dayballet.org /staff (920 words)

	Los Angeles Philharmonic Association - Performer Details
		Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino's uniquely American vision of dance first took form in 1956 with an ensemble of six strong, individual dancers who toured the country with a repertoire of Joffrey's original ballets.
		From the beginning, the JOFFREY BALLET brought a new American approach to ballet, with innovations that have influenced ballet companies across the United States and internationally.
		On September 7, 1995, Joffrey artistic director Gerald Arpino established The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago to carry on the traditions and legacy of The Joffrey Ballet.
	www.laphil.org /resources/performer_detail.cfm?id=1723 (211 words)

	Classical Ballet Academy - Faculty Bios (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		After graduating from the Washington Ballet Academic School, she was awarded a full scholarship to the Joffrey Ballet where she studied and performed.
		Rudorfer has taught ballet for many years, including the Milwaukee Ballet School, the Louisville Ballet School, the Dayton Ballet School, and the University of Maryland, where she earned a BS degree in Kinesiology.
		She holds a BFA in Ballet from Texas Christian University and an MFA in Theatre and Dance from the University of Hawaii.
	www.cbanva.com /faculty.asp (1662 words)

	Dance Magazine: The Joffrey Ballet School at fifty
		Joffrey was known for his enthusiasm in the classroom, remembers Dermot Burke, the executive and artistic director of Dayton Ballet, who began his career in 1965 as a scholarship student at the Joffrey School.
		Her generosity extended to Joffrey's students: She contributed toward the electricity bills of many teenage scholarship students and often steered them patiently through the terrors of living in New York," she writes.
		AS EVIDENCE, Joffrey School alumni can be found in the ranks of dance companies throughout the world, and the school has attracted such illustrious teachers as Francoise Martinet, Lillian Moore, Scott Douglas, Richard Thomas, Violette Verdy, and Hector Zaraspe.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1083/is_7_78/ai_n6145255 (933 words)

	Amazon.com: The Joffrey Ballet School's Ballet-Fit: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ballet dancers are different from you and me. They start taking class in childhood and continue throughout their professional careers and often into retirement.
		The language of ballet is translated into lay terms and the movements are described in words and photographs.
		It describes a typical ballet class and physical requirements, it addresses concerns adults may have such as fear of ridicule, prior sports injuries, costs and outfits involved, use of French terminology, etc. It also shows that ballet is not only for the fit 25-year-old woman, but equally beneficial to a 50-year-old.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0312194706?v=glance (2374 words)

	Joffrey Ballet -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Joffrey Ballet -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		In 1956, Ballet teacher Robert Joffrey and choreographer Gerald Arpino formed a six-dancer ensemble that toured the country performing original ballets during a time when most touring companies performed mere reduced versions of ballet classics.
		The ensemble's first performance in a major city as the "Joffrey Ballet" occurred in (Largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan) Chicago in 1957.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/jo/joffrey_ballet.htm (80 words)

	Ballet Academy Info
		In 1967 she was featured as a solo dancer in the Elvis Presley film, “Clambake.” As a soloist and principal dancer with the Joffrey Ballet from 1974 – 1979 she performed solo roles in ballets by Gerald Arpino, Flemming Flindt, Sir Frederick Ashton, Agnes de Mille and others.
		In the early 1980’s she was a soloist with the Ballet du Grande Theatre de Geneve in Switzerland, and a frequent guest artist for regional companies throughout the Southwest.
		She has been a master teacher at the Burklyn Ballet Theatre in Vermont and will be a master teacher at the Joffrey San Antonio Workshop in 2004.
	www.balletacademyoftexas.com /BATinfo.htm (713 words)

	MSN Encarta - Multimedia - Joffrey Ballet School
		Training for classical ballet dancers must begin when the students are very young.
		Here, teacher Dorothy Lister works with her pre-ballet class of six-year-olds at the Joffrey Ballet School.
		These students are learning the five basic positions of classical ballet.
	encarta.msn.com /media_461533093_761554933_-1_1/Joffrey_Ballet_School.html (48 words)

	criticaldance.com: interview with Joffrey Ballet's Mark Goldweber
		I like to know a ballet inside and out, so the time spent in doing this is often a challenge, as we frequently have several ballets being rehearsed at once and I'd prefer one thing at a time!
		Joffrey always seemed to be very “in tune” and I always liked him, even as a 12-year old.
		The model of the ballet master used to be that of a dictator.
	www.criticaldance.com /interviews/2002/mgoldweber020611.html (1074 words)

	Biblio: Joffrey Ballet by Anawalt, Anna: Details (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Dance critic Sasha Anawalt tells how Robert Joffrey built a distinctly American ballet troupe at a time when most thought only Russians could master the form, and she explores the profound impact of the Joffrey, which came of age during the Vietnam era.
		But as is common in any long-term relationship, she discerns flaws and complexities at close range, and they fill her lively account of Robert Joffrey and the amazing vicissitudes of his career....Ms.
		A comprehensive history of the quintessential American dance troupe and a textured portrait of Robert Joffrey, the creative maverick who led and inspired it, this broadly researched, richly anecdotal, and elegantly written book probes the complex relationship that exists between a culture and its artisans through the prism of this company's story.
	www.biblio.com /books/22246441.html (369 words)

	PAS DES DEESSES - ABT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The ballet is choreographed as a period piece and shows the languorous Grahn, the darting Cerrito, and the floating Taglioni as partnered by the gallant Saint-Léon.
		Ballet Rambert performed the ballet on its 1957 tour of China making it the first American ballet to be seen behind the Bamboo Curtain.
		Pas des Déesses was premiered by The Joffrey Ballet on October 2, 1956 at the State Teachers College, Frostburg, Maryland, danced by Glen Tetley (Arthur Saint-Léon), Diane Consoer (Lucile Grahn), Brunilda Ruiz (Fanny Cerrito), and Beatrice Tompkins (Marie Taglioni).
	www.abt.org /education/archive/ballets/pas_des_deesses.html (386 words)

	The Estate Project
		Edward Stierle was a leading dancer with the Joffrey Ballet and, at the time of his death, a choreographer of notable promise.
		The Joffrey maintains a company archive that is now split among warehouse space in Chicago, the Joffrey school in New York, Gerald Arpino's Chicago apartment, and the company's studios in Chicago.
		Additionally, pictures of his ballets, performances, and medals are in the student lounge and library at North Carolina School of the Arts.
	www.artistswithaids.org /artforms/dance/catalogue/stierle.html (913 words)

	Joffrey Ballet to dance at Artown fest (printable version)
		The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, which was featured in the 2003 movie “The Company,” will perform three shows between July 21 and 22 as part of the 2004 Artown, festival organizers said.
		The Joffrey Ballet was formed in 1956 and toured the country.
		Joffrey members also plan to participate in master classes and outreach activities while in town, Macmillan said.
	www.rgj.com /news/printstory.php?id=71125 (396 words)

	Joffrey Ballet on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Joffrey Ballet rebounds with the work that made its reputation.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
		Chicago Park District, Joffrey Ballet of Chicago to co-host dance workshops for Tuley Park youth
		Pamela B. Strobel, Chief Executive Officer, Exelon Energy Delivery Company, Elected as Chair of the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/J/JoffreyB1.asp (364 words)

	Joffrey Ballet School - 50th Anniversary Celebration (1953-2003)
		Robertson, the choreographer of this work, is famous for his role as The Faun in Nijinsky's ballet, recreated by the Joffrey Ballet, for which he danced for the past ten years.
		The audience of students and families of The Joffrey Ballet School were quite vocal in their appreciation of their teachers, as face after face of familiar dance coaches appeared on screen.
		Congratulations to The Joffrey Ballet School, to Gerald Arpino, to Edith D'Addario, to Elie Lazar, and to all the guest speakers, hosts, and performers of tonight's 50th Anniversary Gala.
	www.exploredance.com /joffrey112403.html (1191 words)

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