Fall 1: Celebrating Copland’s Centennial
October 19 – 22, 2000
APPALACHIAN SPRING
(Graham/Copland) (JBC Premiere) Martha Graham’s masterpiece pays homage
to the strength of  the
American pioneers’ spirit and their glorious and inspirational
landscape.
COPLAND MOTETS (Duncan/Copland) A
trio of two men and one woman take turns lifting each other as they ascend
to heaven. Featuring the Oriana Singers.
LYRIC DISCOURSE
(Powell/Powell) (World Premiere) Tony Powell choreographed and composed
this original score, inspired by his love of Copland’s music.
BILLY THE KID (Loring/Copland)
(Revival) The life, loves, retribution and fall of a handsome young
badlands desperado. Loring’s
groundbreaking choreography ignites, through dance, a piece of American
folklore.
1)
7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 19, 2000
2) 7:30
p.m. Friday, October 20, 2000
3) 2:00
p.m. Saturday, October 21, 2000
4) 7:30
p.m. Saturday, October 21, 2000
5) 2:00
p.m. Sunday, October 22, 2000
Fall 2: All-Arpino Program
October 26 – 29, 2000
REFLECTIONS (Arpino/Tchaikovsky)
(Revival) Arpino’s ultimate expression using neoclassical movement to
create a ballet rich in the essence of romance.
 FOOTNOTES
FOR RJ (Arpino/Macero) Gerald Arpino’s reflections on Robert Joffrey’s
regard for neo-classical style. The
driving score melds with the choreography, creating a sense of abstract
expressionism combined with minimalism.
SECRET PLACES (Arpino/Mozart)
(Revival) This pas de deux is infused with a poetic and pure romantic
beauty.
SUITE SAINT-SAËNS
(Arpino/Saint-Saëns) “Like
standing in a flight of meteors” — Agnes de Mille
1)
2:00 p.m. Thursday, October 26, 2000
2) 7:30
p.m. Thursday, October 26, 2000
3) 7:30
p.m. Friday, October 27, 2000
4) 2:00
p.m. Saturday, October 28, 2000
5) 7:30
p.m. Saturday, October 28, 2000
6) 2:00
p.m. Sunday, October 29, 2000
The Chicago Tribune
Presents
Robert Joffrey’s
Production of THE NUTCRACKER
November 30 – December 30, 2000
A Gift to Chicago from The Joffrey
Ballet of Chicago, the Auditorium Theatre Council, and the Chicago
Tribune. A portion of the proceeds benefits Chicago Tribune Charities,
a fund of the McCormick Tribune Foundation.
Spring 1: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
(Cranko/Stolze after Scarlatti)
March 15 – 18, 2001
Stuttgart Ballet master
choreographer John Cranko captures Shakespeare’s comedy in a full
evening of classical ballet in which lust, humor, and a politically
incorrect battle of the sexes between a reluctant Kate and her dashing
suitor, Petruchio, unfold with Renaissance beauty and comical high jinks.
1)
7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 15, 2001
2) 6:30
p.m. Friday, March 16, 2001
3) 2:00
p.m. Saturday, March 17, 2001
4) 7:30
p.m. Saturday, March 17, 2001
5) 2:00
p.m. Sunday, March 18, 2000
Spring 2: Season Finale
March 22 – 25, 2001
VIVA VIVALDI (Arpino/Vivaldi)
Set to Vivaldi’s staccato rhythms for classical guitar, this soulful,
romantic ballet explodes with a finale of dueling virtuosity.
LILAC GARDEN (Tudor/Chausson)
(JBC Premiere) Anthony Tudor’s masterwork reveals the power of dance by
unveiling a theatrical, climactic love story.
LES PRESAGES (Massine/Tchaikovsky) An epic
20th century master-feast of dance, music, and art.
1)
2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 22, 2001
2) 7:30
p.m. Thursday, March 22, 2001
3) 7:30
p.m. Friday, March 23, 2001
4) 2:00
p.m. Saturday, March 24, 2001
5) 7:30
p.m. Saturday, March 24, 2001
6) 2:00 p.m. Sunday, March 25, 2001
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