by Amy Brandt | Sep 30, 2024 | News, The Latest
Today, the Joffrey Ballet is among the 10 largest and most financially robust companies in the U.S., and very much associated with its home city of Chicago. But many young dancers may not know much about its founder, Robert Joffrey, the company’s long tenure in New...
by Lydia Murray | May 25, 2023 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
The Tony Award–winning costume designer Willa Kim crafted bold, innovative looks for ballet and Broadway for almost seven decades, and pioneered the use of stretch fabrics in dance costumes. Her designs for the PBS “Great Performances: Dance in America” broadcasts of...