We All Speak Dance by The Joffrey Ballet

WE ALL SPEAK

DANCE S P R I N G

G A L A

F R IDAY, APR IL 25, 20 1 4

I remember reading that gesture most likely preceded language as a form of communication. Even today, in a world ﬁlled with words, we recognize joy and sadness merely by the expression on a person’s face. I am a reader. I appreciate the power of words. But if I am in another country, and do not speak the language, I still understand the dance. I think of dance as a universal language. It is possible to speak volumes, without words. There is a reason that humans, all humans, move to music. I suspect both music and dance are “hard-wired.” This is the source of a child’s smile when participating in our Community Engagement programs. This impulse motivates Academy students to perfect their technique and Company dancers to reﬁne their artistry. Perhaps this is the spark for you, as supporters of The Joffrey Ballet, to be a part of our family. Today, we celebrate the power of music and dance.

ASHLEY WHEATER, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR After the Rain Choreographer: Christopher Wheeldon / Music: Arvo Pärt January 22, 2005, New York City Ballet New York State Theater, New York, NY World Premiere Ashley Wheater, Dancers: Victoria Jaiani, Fabrice Calmels / Photo by: Temur Suluashvili

OF WHAT DOES DANCE SPEAK? Dance speaks of inclusion. At the heart of the Joffrey’s mission is a commitment to bringing arts education and accessible dance training to all – to present the joy, the beauty and the discipline of dance to our committed and growing audience. Your generosity allows us to touch the lives of thousands of people each year. Thank you for making Chicago a better place to live, work, learn, play and dance.

GREG CAMERON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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Continuum Choreographer: Christopher Wheeldon / Music: Gyorgi Ligeti April 6, 2002, The San Francisco Ballet San Francisco, CA World Premiere Dancer: Mahallia Ward / Photo by: Cheryl Mann

CHAIRS

WE ALL SPEAK

Elisabeth Adams & Dana Hokin Garvey

DANCE

COMMEMORATIVE PHOTO BOOK COMMITTEE CHAIRS

SPRING

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Kelly Dettmann, Sheryl Dyer & Maggie Scheyer

EVENING SPONSOR Mr. Fred Eychaner

PRESENTING SPONSOR

PREMIER GRAND BENEFACTOR SPONSORS Abbott Daniel and Pamella DeVos Foundation Natoma Partners, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Townsend Mr. and Mrs. Joel V. Williamson with Mayer Brown LLP

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ReďŹ&#x201A;ections Choreographer: Gerald Arpino / Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky February 3, 1971, The Joffrey Ballet Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL World Premiere Dancers: Yumelia Garcia, Temur Suluashvili / Photo by: Herbert Migdoll

DANCE SPEAKS OF LIFE.

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Othello Choreographer: Lar Lubovitch / Music: Elliot B. Goldenthal May 23, 1997, American Ballet Theatre Metropolitan Opera House, New York, NY World Premiere Dancers: Christine Rocas, Dylan Gutierrez, Victoria Jaiani / Photo by: Cheryl Mann

Not only is The Green Table recognized as one of the most important works of German Expressionism, it was the ďŹ rst ballet Robert Joffrey saw as an audience member when he was 11 years old. The impact of that experience prompted him to restage the ballet in 1967. DANCE SPEAKS OF DEATH.

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The Green Table Choreographer: Kurt Jooss / Music: F. A. Cohen Ballets Jooss, Grand Concours International de Choregraphie des Archives Internationales de la Danse, Paris July 3, 1932 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; First Prize World Premiere Dancers: Rory Hohenstein and Christine Rocas / Photo by: Herbert Migdoll

...he took the mask off and found his real self behind preening histrionics. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Guillermo Perez, Dance Magazine DANCE SPEAKS OF SOLITUDE.

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Aria Choreographer: Val Caniparoli / Music: George Frederic Handel 1998, San Francisco Ballet World Premiere Dancer: Matthew Adamczyk / Photo by: Michael Smith

Lie with her? Lie on her? – We say lie on her, when they Belie her. –Lie with her! That’s fulsome. – Handkerchief – confessions – handkerchief! Othello (IV.i.35-40)

DANCE SPEAKS OF RAGE.

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Othello Choreographer: Lar Lubovitch / Music: Elliot B. Goldenthal May 23, 1997, American Ballet Theatre Metropolitan Opera House, New York, NY World Premiere Dancer: Fabrice Calmels / Photo by: Cheryl Mann

I had no narrative idea for the work, only wishing to have the dancers complement the music as best I could. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; George Balanchine WE USE DANCE TO SPEAK OF MUSIC.

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Allegro Brillante Choreographer: George Balanchine / Music: Peter llyich Tchaikovsky March 1, 1956, New York City Ballet City Center, New York, NY World Premiere Dancer: April Daly / Photo by: Cheryl Mann

I want to explore the ideas and questions of how much are we truly connected to one another through dreams, and what is dreaming and what is truly awake… – Edwaard Liang DANCE SPEAKS OF DREAMS THAT WE SHARE.

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Woven Dreams Choreographer: Edwaard Liang / Music: Maurice Ravel, Michael Galasso, Benjamin Britten and Henryk Gorecki May 4, 2011, The Joffrey Ballet Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, Chicago IL World Premiere Dancers: Christine Rocas and Temur Suluashvili / Photo by: Cheryl Mann

The choreography is considered to be the ﬁrst expression of grand scale symphonism in dance. – Arlene Croce, New Yorker DANCE SPEAKS OF ETERNITY.

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La Bayadère Choreographer: Stanton Welch after Marius Petipa Music: Ludwig Minkus arranged by John Lanchbery February 4, 1877, Imperial Ballet Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia World Premiere Photo by: Cheryl Mann

Wheeldon shows how experimentation begins and ends with the body...that one is leaving an old world and entering a new one. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Gia Kourlas, New York Times

DANCE SPEAKS OF MATHEMATICAL ORDER AND MUSICAL DISCOVERY.

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Continuum Choreographer: Christopher Wheeldon / Music: Gyorgi Ligeti April 6, 2002, The San Francisco Ballet San Francisco, CA World Premiere Photo by: Cheryl Mann

DANCE SPEAKS OF THE HUMAN BODY.

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Crossing Ashland Choreographer: Brock Clawson / Music: John Adams, Michele McLaughlin, Martin Tillman, M83, Jeremy Limb February 16, 2012, Milwaukee Ballet The Pabst Theater, Milwaukee, WI World Premiere Dancer: John Mark Giragosian / Photo by: Cheryl Mann

Marius Petipa used Don Quixote as an occasion to explore the folk roots of classical steps and show off in his adopted Russian home the Spanish dances he loved. DANCE SPEAKS THROUGH TIME AND ACROSS CONTINENTS.

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Don Quixote Choreographer: Yuri Possokhov / Music: Ludwig Minkus October 12, 2011, The Joffrey Ballet The Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University World Premiere Dancer: Alexis Polito / Photo by: Herbert Migdoll

…the difﬁculty, the exhilaration of facing and sharing change. DANCE SPEAKS OF BOUNDARIES AND CONNECTIONS, VULNERABILITY AND CHANGE.

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Episode 31 expresses the performersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; individual and collective relationships with dance. DANCE SPEAKS OF SURPRISE. DANCE SPEAKS OF MOVEMENT ON THE STREET OR ON THE STAGE.

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Episode 31 Choreographer: Alexander Ekman / Music: Mikael Karlsson, Ane Brun & Erik Satie December 14, 2011 Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, New York, NY World Premiere Top Photo by: James Dunn / Bottom Photo by: Cheryl Mann

Exploiting the vestiges of academic virtuosity that still signify ‘the Classical,’ it extends and accelerates these traditional ﬁgures of ballet. By shifting the alignment and emphasis of essentially vertical transitions, the affected enchainements receive an unexpected force and drive that makes them appear foreign to their own origins. DANCE SPEAKS OF RIVALRY IN FRIENDSHIP.

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In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated Choreographer: William Forsythe / Music: Thom Willems in collaboration with Leslie Stuck May 30, 1987, Ballet de l’Opera National, Paris World Premiere Dancers: Victoria Jaiani and Rory Hohenstein / Photo by: Herbert Migdoll

Like a kinetic kaleidoscope, lines, diagonals, circles, squares and more complex patterns continually evolve from each other. DANCE SPEAKS OF FORMS. DANCE SPEAKS OF PLAY.

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Interplay Choreographer: Jerome Robbins / Music: Morton Gould June 1, 1945 Ziegfeld Theatre, New York, NY World Premiere Dancers: John Mark Giragosian, Alberto Velazquez, Lucas Segovia / Photo by: Herbert Migdoll

I am accused of a crime against grace…one must wait a long time before the public becomes accustomed to our language. – Nijinsky DANCE SPEAKS OF BREAKING ARTISTIC BARRIERS.

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Le Sacre du Printemps Choreographer: after Vaslav Nijinsky, Reconstructed and Staged By: Millicent Hodson Music: Igor Stravinsky and Nicholas Roerich May 29, 1913, Ballets Russes Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris, France World Premiere Photo by: Roger Mastroianni

Thoughts so strong that judgment cannot cure. Othello (II. i. 296)

DANCE SPEAKS OF DESIRE AND DESPERATE LOVE.

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Othello Choreographer: Lar Lubovitch / Music: Elliot B. Goldenthal May 23, 1997, American Ballet Theatre Metropolitan Opera House, New York, NY World Premiere Dancers: April Daly and Fabrice Calmels / Photo by: Cheryl Mann

The importance of this ballet to America has become a phenomenon that surely says as much about this country as it does about this work of art. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Alastair Macauley, dance critic for The New York Times DANCE SPEAKS OF MAGIC.

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The Nutcracker Original choreography by: Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov Conceived and directed by: Robert Joffrey / Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky December 10, 1987, The Joffrey Ballet Hancher Auditorium, the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. World Premiere Photos by: Cheryl Mann

This ballet set out to deconstruct ballet by discovering new interpretations of old traditions. DANCE SPEAKS HONESTLY. DANCE REVEALS.

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DANCE SPEAKS IN POETRY OF MEMORY AND TIME.

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La BayadĂ¨re Choreographer: Stanton Welch after Marius Petipa Music: Ludwig Minkus arranged by John Lanchbery February 4, 1877, Imperial Ballet Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia World Premiere Dancer: Erica Lynette Edwards / Photo by: Cheryl Mann

DANCE SPEAKS OF WORK.

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La BayadĂ¨re Rehearsal Choreographer: Stanton Welch after Marius Petipa Music: Ludwig Minkus arranged by John Lanchbery February 4, 1877, Imperial Ballet Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia Dancers: Christine Rocas and Olgucan Borova / Photo by: Herbert Migdoll

The best dancers remain inquisitive about their art throughout their careers and are always willing to explore new areas of growth and discovery. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Robert Joffrey DANCE SPEAKS OF INQUIRY.

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Dancers: Joffrey Academy of Dance Trainees / Photo by: Herbert Migdoll

DANCE SPEAKS OF POSSIBILITY.

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Pictured: Joffrey Academy Artistic Director Anna Reznik and Academy Students Photos by: Herbert Migdoll

DANCE SPEAKS OF DEDICATION.

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Photo by: Herbert Migdoll

You are stronger when you can speak all.

â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Stefanie Batten Bland

DANCE SPEAKS MANY LANGUAGES.

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Dancers: Joffrey Academy of Dance Trainees / Photo by: Cheryl Mann

DANCE SPEAKS OF COMMUNITY.

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Rise/Rebuild to the Occasion Choreographer: William B. McClellan, Jr. Dancers: Joffrey Academy of Dance Trainees / Photo by: Herbert Migdoll

DANCE SPEAKS OF CONNECTIONS.

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Community Engagement Dancers: Students from Middle School Dance Clubs Extension Program Photo by: Olu Akintorin

I like dancing because when I dance I feel something like a sparkle.

â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Khaliah, age 7

DANCE SPEAKS OF GROWTH.

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Community Engagement Dancers: Students from Lemonis Bridge Program

This program has taught our children stability, drive and determination–key elements they will use later in life. With this program it has taught my daughter that she can do anything she puts her mind to…I love the look on my child’s face when she’s dancing and actually loves what she’s doing. – Chloe Jones, parent

DANCE SPEAKS OF CHARACTER.

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Community Engagement Top Photo: Students from Lemonis Bridge Program Bottom Photo: Students from Middle School Dance Clubs Program

DANCE SPEAKS OF JOY.

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Dancers: Joffrey Academy Trainees, Staff and Faculty Photo by: Cheryl Mann

DANCE SPEAKS OF PROCESS.

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Dancer: Alexis Polito / Photo by: Herbert Migdoll

A SPECIAL TRIBUTE In loving memory of our dear friend, colleague, mentor, director, co-chair and conďŹ dant Chris M. Long

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DONORS

THANK YOU TO OUR COMMEMORATIVE PHOTO BOOK PATRONS SPONSORS (500+) Melissa M. Babcock Bitter End Yacht Club Kelly and Brian Dettmann Deborah and Cody Engle Fabbri Furs Sue-Gray Goller Joffrey Academy Parents’ Association Members of the Joffrey Circle Committee Kehoe Designs Laudi Vidni The Law Ofﬁces of Elizabeth D. Sharp, PC Zachary and Anne Lazar Ms. Leslie A. Logsdon and Mr. Duncan S. Bourne Cheryl Tama Oblander and Scott Oblander Paul Rehder Salon The Peninsula Chicago Judith Pierpont Courtney Rosen Salon Buzz Mr. and Mrs. Eric Scheyer Carolyn A. Sheridan

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