Closing the season in glorious fashion is the long-awaited Chicago premiere of John Neumeier’s hauntingly beautiful interpretation of The Little Mermaid, soon to be the largest production ever mounted by The Joffrey Ballet, April 19–April 30, 2023.Īll season performances take place at Lyric Opera House in downtown Chicago at 20 North Upper Wacker Drive. Soon after, the Joffrey celebrates the return of Christopher Wheeldon’s magical production of The Nutcracker, December 3–27, 2022, followed by the remount of Yuri Possokhov’s blockbuster Anna Karenina, winner of the 2019 “Oscars of Dance” Benois de la Danse International Prize for Best Choreography, February 15–26, 2023. It includes an original work from choreographer Chanel DaSilva (creator of the Joffrey world premiere Swing Low, featured during the Joffrey’s 2021–2022 Season), and returning works by choreographer Liam Scarlett and Joffrey co-founder Gerald Arpino. The Joffrey Ballet begins its 67th season with Beyond Borders, October 12–23, 2022, a mixed program that pays tribute to the Joffrey’s maverick legacy with works by artists of its past and present.

Galvin Artistic Director of The Joffrey Ballet, today announces the Joffrey’s 2022–2023 Season at Lyric Opera House, featuring a world premiere from a rising choreographic star, a revival from a Joffrey icon, the return of a Joffrey blockbuster, and a full-length story ballet of such grand scale that it is rarely seen in the United States. Ma(Chicago) – Ashley Wheater MBE, The Mary B. The Return of Winning Works at the MCA Chicago In Collaboration with Chicago Symphony Orchestra New Works from Choreographers Cathy Marston and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, World Premiere of Rita Finds Home, Joffrey’s New Family-Friendly Ballet fromĬhoreographer Amy Hall Garner, Author Karla Estela Rivera, Illustrator Elisa Chavarri The Return of Yuri Possokhov’s Blockbuster Anna Karenina andĬhristopher Wheeldon’s Holiday Classic The Nutcracker Plus World Premiere from Choreographer Chanel DaSilva

The Return of Vespertine by Liam Scarlett and Suite Saint-Saëns by Gerald Arpino Chicago Premiere of John Neumeier’s The Little Mermaid

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