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EVENT 6:
THE JOFFREY REPERTORY AT THE AUDITORIUM THEATRE
MARCH 24-26, 1999


LA VIVANDIERE PAS DE SIX (Revival)

(Arthur Saint-Leon/Jean-Baptiste Nadaud)
A captivating, evanescent, French romantic excerpt from LA VIVANDIERE (1844) is a divertissement for five women and one man, by the legendary Arthur Saint-Leon.

TCHAIKOVSKY PAS DE DEUX

( George Balanchine/Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky)
A dazzling, vintage Balanchine showcase pas de deux set to music originally intended for Act III of Swan Lake.

MONOTONES I & II (Revival)

(Sir Frederick Ashton/Erik Satie)
A Neo-Classical, exotic ballet, choreographed as back-to-back pas des trois, was created for The Royal Ballet and received its American Premiere by The Joffrey Ballet in 1974.

CLOSURE (JBC Premiere)

( David Parsons/Tony Powell)
David Parsons joins our distinguished roster of choreographers with CLOSURE, featuring fast-shifting bodies glimpsed through rays of dazzling light set to a stylish original score.

The Complete 1998/99 Repertory