Joffrey’s 71st season and its sixth at the Lyric Opera House will feature John Neumeier’s landmark narrative ballet “Liliom" and culminate with the North American premiere of Wheeldon’s take on the ...

Joffrey Ballet artistic director Ashley Wheater has been doing “The Nutcracker” for six decades. He performed in the ballet for the first time at age 6, dancing in the children’s cast of Rudolph ...

Anyone who has been to the Joffrey Ballet’s Nutcracker in the last decade has seen choreographer Christopher Wheeldon’s work in full artistic force. Now, the prolific English dancemaker, who is known ...

Last year, we surveyed the city’s largest cultural players on diversity of their full-time staff and boards. Fresh data from ...

The Joffrey Ballet will conclude its 2025–26 season with the Chicago premiere of Eugene Onegin, choreographed by Yuri Possokhov. The full-length work will run for 10 performances only, June 4–14, 2026 ...

The 2025-26 dance season around Chicago is full of notable milestones and anniversaries. There are several premieres and revivals among the Windy City’s famed dance companies that specialize in ballet ...

Arts organizations often have money problems and the cuts flowing from President Donald Trump’s administration have only made them more acute. Dance companies typically struggle more than most. But in ...

Dance companies throughout the Chicago area are staging their versions of Tchaikovsky’s beloved ballet. Here's where you can catch this holiday favorite: Thursday, Dec. 4 “The Nutcracker”: 7 p.m.

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New data provided by three major arts groups show some progress diversifying staff, boards and programs, though leaders say more needs to be done. The Joffrey Ballet, Chicago Architecture Center and ...