Joffrey Ballet

The Joffrey Ballet
The Joffrey Ballet
General information
Name	The Joffrey Ballet
Year founded	1956
Founders	Robert Joffrey; Gerald Arpino;
Location	Joffrey Tower; 10 East Randolph Street, Chicago, IL 60601
Website	joffrey.org
Artistic staff
Artistic Director	Ashley Wheater MBE
Music Director	Scott Speck, Chicago Philharmonic
Other
Official school	The Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of The Joffrey Ballet

The Joffrey Ballet is an American dance company and training institution in Chicago, Illinois. The Joffrey regularly performs classical and contemporary ballets during its annual performance season at the Civic Opera House, including its annual presentation of The Nutcracker.

Founded in 1956 by dance pioneers Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino, the company has earned a reputation for boundary-breaking performances, including its 1987 presentation of Vaslav Nijinsky's The Rite of Spring, which reconstructed the original choreography from the 1913 premiere that was thought to be lost. Many choreographers have worked with the Joffrey, including Paul Taylor, Twyla Tharp, and George Balanchine.