1. When did you first see The Joffrey Ballet perform?It was in the 70s here in Chicago, probably to see The Nutcracker. We always went to see The Joffrey when they were in Chicago. Ruth Levy, my wife’s mother, was close friends with Bob and Jerry; whenever they came to town they paid her a visit.2. How often did The Joffrey Ballet perform in Chicago before the company moved here?The company performed in Chicago more than in any other city in America.
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Newsweb's Eychaner taking helm of Joffrey Posted by Shia K. at 6/15/2009 6:30 AM CDT on Chicago Business Newsweb Corporation Chairman Fred Eychaner will be named chairman of the board of the Joffrey Ballet at Monday's annual meeting... Read Post
Robert Joffrey got just about everything marvelously right in his 1987 “Nutcracker,” the last ballet he directed before his death. And the Joffrey Ballet did just about perfectly as well on Thursday, when the company returned with t... Read Post