by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
The Joffrey’s Anastacia Holden is more than just a dancer; she’s a force in her community. In 2010, she co-founded EMBARC, Inc, a non-profit that offers cultural experiences for high school students in Chicago’s historically underserved...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Good news for the ballet world: The Joffrey just added three new dancers to its roster for the 2012-13 season, bringing its total number of company members up to 45. South Carolina native Cara Marie Gary joins after dancing with ABT II and as an apprentice with...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
What would it be like to dance with The Joffrey Ballet? Get an inside look with “Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance.” The first documentary of the legendary company is a treasure trove of archival footage and images. It will have a week-long run at...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago recently hired nine new dancers—and they’re a notably diverse group, hailing from Cuba, Venezuela and Brazil, as well as the U.S. “I want the company to reflect Chicago’s diversity, and I was conscious of the...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
For anyone interested in dancing with The Joffrey, the important thing to understand is that we are a non-ranked company—every dancer must be willing to do everything. Of course there are always leading dancers, but we couldn’t do something like The Rite...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
For our Whole Dancer Issue, Pointe looked at how dancers nurture who they are both inside and outside the studio. We found that dancers in companies all over the country spend much of their time off supporting worthy causes in their communities. In addition to giving...