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Free Joffrey Ballet Performance Set for Pritzker Pavilion in June

The Joffrey Ballet has announced the programming for the Joffrey for All free performance, which will feature a mixed repertory program in Millennium Park by Joffrey Company Artists and students from the Joffrey Academy of Dance Community Engagement programs.
Joffrey Ballet Closes Season With Crowd Favorite, Alexander Ekman's MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

Joffrey Ballet concludes its season with a popular return of Alexander Ekman's MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM.
The Joffrey Ballet Remounts Crowd Favorite, Alexander Ekman's MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, April 25- May 5

The Joffrey Ballet concludes its 2023-24 season with the return of Alexander Ekman's acclaimed Midsummer Night's Dream. Far from a Shakespearean tale, Ekman's Midsummer Night's Dream is a mind-bending trip to a surreal realm of unearthly delights.
Joffrey Ballet to Continue 2023-24 Season With Mixed Rep Program STUDIES IN BLUE

The Joffrey Ballet continues their 2023-24 season with a mixed rep program titled 'Studies in Blue,' featuring captivating and meditative original works by Liam Scarlett and Andrew McNicol.
Joffrey Ballet to Present STUDIES IN BLUE in February

The Joffrey Ballet presents 'Studies in Blue' with original works by Liam Scarlett, Andrew McNicol, and a world premiere by Stina Quagebeur from February 15-25, 2024.
The Joffrey Ballet Opens 2023-24 Season with Chicago premiere of Liam Scarlett's FRANKENSTEIN

The Joffrey Ballet opens its 68th season with the highly anticipated Chicago premiere of Liam Scarlett's critically acclaimed interpretation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Learn more about the production and how to get tickets here!
Joffrey Ballet Mounts Chicago Premiere Of John Neumeier's THE LITTLE MERMAID

The Joffrey Ballet closes its 67th season with the long-awaited Chicago premiere of John Neumeier's beautifully haunting interpretation of The Little Mermaid. A gripping tableau of shadows and colors, Neumeier's world-renowned production of Hans Christian Andersen's 1837 tragic folktale follows the tormented mermaid heroine on a journey between the divergent worlds of land and sea—one utterly complex, the other magnificently serene.
Joffrey Ballet to Presents Chicago Premiere of John Neumeier's THE LITTLE MERMAID

The Joffrey Ballet will close its 67th season with the long-awaited Chicago premiere of John Neumeier's hauntingly beautiful interpretation of The Little Mermaid.
Joffrey Ballet Remounts Yuri Possokhov's Blockbuster ANNA KARENINA

This winter, The Joffrey Ballet remounts Yuri Possokhov's blockbuster Anna Karenina for the first time since its crowd-pleasing world premiere in 2019.
Joffrey Ballet Remounts Yuri Possokhov's Blockbuster ANNA KARENINA, February 15-26

This winter, The Joffrey Ballet remounts Yuri Possokhov's blockbuster Anna Karenina for the first time since its crowd-pleasing world premiere in 2019.
Joffrey Ballet Celebrates Return Of THE NUTCRACKER, December 3-27

This holiday season, The Joffrey Ballet celebrates the return of Tony Award-winning choreographer Christopher Wheeldon's magical production of The Nutcracker.
Joffrey Ballet Kicks Off 2022-23 Season With BEYOND BORDERS

The Joffrey Ballet has launched its 2022-23 season with Beyond Borders, a mixed repertory program that pays tribute to the Joffrey's maverick legacy with works by artists of its past and present.
The Philharmonic Society of Orange County and Irvine Barclay Theatre to Co-Present Violinist Philippe Quint

On Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at 7:00pm, multiple GRAMMY Award-nominated violinist Philippe Quint will return to Irvine Barclay Theatre in Orange County to present the West Coast premiere of his latest docu-concert experience: Astor Piazzolla at 100: Between Angels & Demons.
Joffrey Ballet Announces World Premiere OF MICE AND MEN

The Joffrey Ballet has announced its spring program which includes the world-premiere adaptation of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men by choreographer Cathy Marston and the Joffrey premiere of Serenade by dance pioneer George Balanchine.
Joffrey Reschedules DON QUIXOTE Due to Covid Surge

The Joffrey Ballet announced today the postponement of Yuri Possokhov’s Don Quixote due to the latest surge of COVID-19 cases in Chicago. The original performances slated to run February 16-27, 2022 have been rescheduled to June 2–12, 2022 at the historic Lyric Opera House in downtown Chicago at 20 North Upper Wacker Drive.
Final Week to Experience Joffrey's THE NUTCRACKER

After cancelling three performances due to a breakthrough case of COVID-19 within the company ranks, The Joffrey Ballet resumed performances on Sunday, December 19. Artists to wear protective face coverings for the final nine performances, which will resume this week as originally scheduled.
Joffrey Announces Return of DON QUIXOTE

The Joffrey Ballet will kick off 2022 with the remount of Yuri Possokhov’s fresh interpretation of Don Quixote, the classic story written by Miguel De Cervantes, presented during the Joffrey’s first-ever season at the historic Lyric Opera House in downtown Chicago at 20 North Upper Wacker Drive, in 10 performance only, February 16–27, 2022.
The Joffrey Ballet Announces Return Of THE NUTCRACKER

The Joffrey Ballet's critically-acclaimed reimagined classic, The Nutcracker, by Tony Award-winning choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, is certain to be a highlight of the Joffrey's first-ever season at the historic Lyric Opera House, 20 North Upper Wacker Drive, in 26 performances, December 4 – 26, 2021.
Joffrey's THE NUTCRACKER Returns For The Holidays

The Joffrey Ballet's reimagined holiday classic, The Nutcracker, by Tony Award-winning choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, returns to Chicago during the Joffrey's first-ever season at the historic Lyric Opera House in downtown Chicago at 20 North Upper Wacker Drive, in 28 performances, December 4 – 26, 2021.
Joffrey Ballet Opens The Holiday Season With THE NUTCRACKER

The Joffrey Ballet's critically acclaimed reimagined classic, The Nutcracker, by Tony Award-winning choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, returns to open the holiday season at the historic Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, in downtown Chicago at 50 East Congress Parkway, in 29 performances, December 1-30, 2018. 

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