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A young woman in a light dress and a man in a red jacket stand together on stage, smiling and holding up a red shoe, with other actors seated in the background during a theatrical performance.

by Sharon Hoyer | December 9, 2025

Maximalism and Magic at the Joffrey Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” The Chicago-centric version of the holiday classic, set the winter before the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, turns ten.

by Sharon Hoyer | November 25, 2025

Dance Top 5: December 2025

by Sharon Hoyer | September 10, 2025

A Force Of Movement: The Joffrey Ballet’s Seventy Years of Pushing Boundaries

by Sharon Hoyer | June 3, 2025

Bridging Ballet and Broadway: The Joffrey Ballet Goes Down the Rabbit Hole in Christopher Wheeldon’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”

by Sharon Hoyer | May 27, 2025

Dance Top 5: June 2025

by Hugh Iglarsh | December 11, 2024

Glittering Dreamworld: A Review of the Joffrey Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” at the Lyric Opera House

by Sharon Hoyer | July 3, 2024

Every Fiber Of Her Being: An Interview with Joffrey Ballet Artist Victoria Jaiani

by Sharon Hoyer | March 20, 2024

A Legend Returns: A Preview of New York City Ballet at the Harris Theater

by Sharon Hoyer | November 29, 2023

Dance Top 5: December 2023

by Hugh Iglarsh | December 8, 2021

Sheer Wonderment: A Review of The Joffrey Ballet’s The Nutcracker at The Lyric Opera House

by Sharon Hoyer | November 24, 2021

Dance Top 5: December 2021

by Sharon Hoyer | February 12, 2020

Whole and Connected: The Joffrey Ballet presents Justin Peck’s “The Times Are Racing”

by Alyssa Motter | December 3, 2018

Tradition Reimagined: A Review of the Joffrey Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” at the Auditorium Theatre

by Sharon Hoyer | November 29, 2018

Dance Top 5: December 2018

by Irene Hsiao | February 25, 2018

Flash and Flourish: A Review of ABT at the Harris

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