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Diaghilev treasured Les Noces as the most beautiful ballet ever created under his aegis. Four – yes, four! – grand pianos accompany this vibrant interpretation of the rituals and revelry of an ancient Russian peasant wedding. |
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This charming circus-themed ballet – a particular favorite of the King Alfonso XIII of Spain! – is the product of an unprecedented collaboration by three of the most visionary and revolutionary artists of the Twentieth Century. |
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Its first performance incited riots in the streets of Paris. Although we cannot promise civil disobedience, we do guarantee that by its frenzied, thundering climax, audiences will most definitely be on their feet! Don’t miss this “lost” Diaghilev masterpiece, meticulously resurrected to its original soul-shattering brilliance. |
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We couldn’t think of a more magnificent season finale than a full program of all-time favorite Arpino classics – and a band new work by our beloved founder and artistic director! |
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This lush, lyrical, classically inspired showcase for 17 of The Joffrey’s world-class performers is as fresh and delightful today as it was at its New York and Los Angeles debuts 20 years ago. |
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New York Times critic Anna Kisselgoff has declared, “I have often seen newcomers to the ballet seduced into loving the entire art form simply because Mr. Arpino’s accessibility seizes their imagination.” We know just how she feels! |
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“I wish I could have lifted her to the sky and left her there suspended with the stars in heaven, for a star on earth she surely was” said a favorite partner of the exalted Russian ballerina Olga Spéssivtzeva. Mr. Arpino pays tribute in his own unique way with this breathtakingly lovely pas de deux. |
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The irreverent, irrepressible and wildly popular American Broadway and concert dance maker Agnes de Mille pronounced Suite Saint-Saëns “straight bravura dancing and bravura choreography…watching is like standing in a flight of meteors.” |
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The single most-requested work of the hundreds that comprise The Joffrey’s repertoire, Light Rain is quintessential Arpino: Inventive, youthful, passionate, and hot, hot, hot! |
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Programs and artists are subject to change. |
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