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This leading U.S. troupe began as a small endeavor in 1956, a handful of dancers touring the country with station wagon and a U-Haul trailer, led by co-founders Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino. For the next four decades, the Joffrey emerged as one of America's preeminent ballet troupes. By the 1980s, the troupe easily ranked third after the New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theatre in terms of international prominence. In 1988, Joffrey died of AIDS. Arpino continued alone, although hard times nearly shut down the organization. Arpino re-located the troupe in the mid-1990s to Chicago, where it flourished and endures as a top arts organization.
This leading U.S. troupe began as a small endeavor in 1956, a handful of dancers touring the country with station wagon and a U-Haul trailer, led by co-founders Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino. For the next four decades, the Joffrey emerged as one of America's preeminent ballet troupes. By the 1980s, the troupe easily ranked third after the New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theatre in terms of international prominence. In 1988, Joffrey died of AIDS. Arpino continued alone, although hard times nearly shut down the organization. Arpino re-located the troupe in the mid-1990s to Chicago, where it flourished and endures as a top arts organization.
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Winter dance season promises to sizzle
Special to the TribuneThe winter dance season, cold weather notwithstanding, is shaping up to be a hot one. Here are some highlights: • CDI Concert Dance Inc.: Artistic director Venetia Stifler and troupe explore 21st Century communications in this program titled...Tags: Dancing, Cinderella, George Balanchine, Dance, Theater
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Herewith, we resolve to:
Help introduce or re-introduce children to the wonderful cultural arts and entertainment Chicago has to offer. But parental units, you'll have to do your part: turn off the iPod, Disney Channel and Guitar Hero.
Here's a start:
The Sunday Salon series at...Tags: Classical Music, Trips and Vacations, Fred Astaire, House of Blues Chicago, Arts
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Play in the snow
Special to the TribuneMany kids today only come into contact with snow when they dash to and from the school bus or run from the car to their after-school activities. They might also catch a glimpse of it through the window while they're watching TV, playing video games or...Tags: Morton Arboretum, Game Playing, Iowa
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Chicago firm finalist for Eisenhower memorial
Tribune criticIt's always dangerous, but irresistible, to handicap architecture competitions as you would a horse race. So I can't help but wonder whether Chicago architects Ron Krueck and Mark Sexton are simply part of the pack running behind odds-on favorite Frank...Tags: Architecture, Dancing, Dance, Dwight D. Eisenhower
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A look back at traditions of Chicago Christmases
Tribune senior correspondent++++++++++++++++++++ || The Apollo Chorus of Chicago performs Handel's "Messiah" in December 2007. The tradition started in 1879. || ++++++++++++++++++++ Tribune senior correspondent On Dec. 31, 1879, the Chicago Tribune reviewed a debut...Tags: Religious Festivals, Cinnamon, George Balanchine, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Theater
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Dancers that made the year great
Special to the Tribune++++++++++++++++++++ || || || || || Back from an injury in 2008, Jamy Meek brings speed, poetry and authority to his performances for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. He next appears in the company's Spring Series in April at the Harris Theater. || || ||...Tags: Jim Vincent, Dancing, Twyla Tharp, Millennium Park, Jerome Robbins
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'WALTZ' BLOSSOMS IN LAKE
Mount Dora School of Ballet dancers performed 'Waltz of the Flowers' alongside the Florida Lakes Symphony Orchestra last week at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Mount Dora. In front are (from left) Connor Jenkins, Vara Shivah Reom and Hannah Frady. In...Tags: Dancing, Dance
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Music and dance figures
Music and dance figures Leona Wood, 86; painter, teacher and dancer who co-founded the Aman Folk Ensemble (Feb. 7) Natalia Bessmertnova, 66; Soviet-era prima ballerina who danced with the Bolshoi Ballet for decades (Feb. 19) Dorothy Stone, 49, award-...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Opera, Theater, Placido Domingo, Dancing
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Best dance of 2008
Special to the TribuneEvery year's worth of dance is a bonanza of immeasurable beauty. 2008 was also one of incalculable loss. Gerald Arpino and Gus Giordano died after careers that influenced the evolution of the art as we know it, robbing the local scene of two of its most...Tags: Martha Graham, Arts, Theater, Dancing, Palace Theater
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Somebody forgot about Baby's songs in "Dirty Dancing"
Chicago Tribune criticBaby, you fans of the movie "Dirty Dancing" might recall, has a rich summer of '63 in the Catskills. She learns to dance. She has a fight with her daddy. She loses her virginity. In fact, she learns to do just about everything except sing. Which would be...Tags: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Broadway, Australia (movie), Palace Theater
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Gerald Arpino dies at 85; dancer and choreographer co-founded Joffrey Ballet
Times Staff And Wire ReportsGerald Arpino, who co-founded the acclaimed Joffrey Ballet and oversaw its move from New York to Chicago, died Wednesday at his home in Chicago. He was 85. Arpino, a dancer and choreographer when he established the troupe in 1956 with its namesake, the...Tags: Dancing, Death and Dying, Armed Forces, George Balanchine, Dance
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Emanuel's 'Rahmbo' image
Associated PressRahm Emanuel combines political instincts, White House experience and a Chicago tough-guy attitude - traits he's likely to need as President-elect Obama's new chief of staff. His combative style as political director in the early days of the Clinton...Tags: Arkansas, Rahm Emanuel , Chicago Housing Authority, Housing and Urban Planning, Wilmette
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