Monday, 09 December 2013 21:24
Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice; The Joffrey Ballet’s Annual Production of Robert Joffrey’s The Nutcracker
Written by Kendall Royzen
Twas a cold winter evening, In Chicagoland, On the way to the Auditorium theatre, For a performance quite grand. The guests took their seats, The stage decked in splendor, Anxiously awaiting their journey, Expecting ballerinas so tender. Then up went the music, And down went the lights, As we were…
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Friday, 20 September 2013 14:34
Hot and Heavy: Joffrey Ballet's "Russian Masters" Sizzles
Written by Kendall Royzen
You could attribute this week’s hot and humid temps to Chicago’s ever changing fall weather, but anyone who saw the Joffrey Ballet’s performance of “Russian Masters” will definitively tell you it was this performance that brought the heat wave into the Chicago city limits. “Russian Masters” featured four pieces: “Allegro…
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Friday, 15 February 2013 17:38
A Tall Tale; American Legends falls short of legendary for Joffrey
Written by Kendall Royzen
Inevitably, in every ballet review, you’ll find some keys words: genius, perfection, flawless. Throw in a few lines about choreography, music, and storyline and you’ve got yourself a puffed up piece that radiates with fabulosity about the performance. Unfortunately, I don’t think I can use any of those words or…
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Friday, 26 October 2012 16:32
A Show With a View :: Human Landscapes at the Joffrey
Written by Kendall Royzen
Something interesting is showing at Auditorium Theater this weekend. I say interesting because it’s one of the few words I can think of to sum up the Joffrey ballet’s fall program ‘Human Landscapes.’ Comprised of three pieces, Forgotten Land, Pretty BALLET and The Green Table, Human Landscapes explores the human…
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