Joffrey Ballet Receives $5M Gift From Grainger Foundation To Endow & Rename Joffrey Academy Of Dance
The Joffrey Ballet has received a historic $5 million gift from Lake Forest-based Grainger Foundation to support the next generation of ballet and endow and rename the Joffrey Academy of Dance, the Official School of The Joffrey Ballet; announced today by The Joffrey Ballet Board of Directors. Effective immediately, the Joffrey Academy of Dance will assume the name of Grainger Academy of The Joffrey Ballet.
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Launches Joffrey Ballet Exhibition
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center will soon present a new large-scale exhibition, The Joffrey + Ballet in the U.S. Despite The Joffrey Ballet's size and cultural impact, it has received scant scholarly attention to date. However, in 2017, the Jerome Robbins Dance Division acquired the entire Joffrey archive—the largest acquisition for The New York Public Library in a decade.
Joffrey Concert Group Offers Opportunities to Choreographers
The New York-based Joffrey Concert Group has announced the third annual Creative Movers Choreographic Initiative (CMCI), offering an opportunity to two choreographers to create a work for the Joffrey Concert Group, to be performed at the Company's February 2025 New York concert season.
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.