All Stars | Joffrey Ballet

George Balanchine’s dramatic Stravinsky Violin Concerto, remembers his friend Igor with dance set to music echoing his native Tbilisi. Jerome Robbins’ The Concert (or, the Perils of Everybody) is full-on comic genius as the dancers explore an audience’s fantasies at a Chopin piano recital – and more than a little social commentary. Christopher Wheeldon’s work, After the Rain, with three duets to music by Arvo Pärt is stark, simple, spiritual and – above all – sensual. This is the program where the stars come out. 

All performances take place at The Auditorium Theatre.

Performances will feature live orchestral accompaniment performed by the Chicago Sinfonietta.

Stravinsky Violin Concerto

Choreography by George Balanchine

Music by Igor Stravinsky

A tribute, bursting with energy, to the composer who moved spirits and dancers. JOFFREY PREMIERE

After the Rain

Choreography by Christopher Wheeldon

Music by Arvo Pärt

An emotional ballet that contrasts harsh and soft movement as dancers embody relationships in three bold, sensual duets. JOFFREY PREMIERE

Tarantella

Choreography by George Balanchine

Music by Louis Gottschalk; Reconstructed by Hershy Kay

Set to the Grand Tarantelle for Piano and Orchestra, op. 67, an explosive pas de deux showcasing a profusion quick and complex movement.

The Concert (or, The Perils of Everybody)

Choreography by Jerome Robbins

Music by Frédéric Chopin

A comic masterpiece that explores an audience’s fantasies at a Chopin piano recital – and more than a little social commentary.  JOFFREY PREMIERE