The Joffrey Ballet March 13, 2007

Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino's uniquely American vision of dance first took form in 1956. The original company consisted of six dynamic and highly individual dancers. While Joffrey stayed in New York to teach ballet classes and earn money to pay the dancers' salaries, Arpino led the troupe as they crossed the American heartland (every night a different venue) in a station wagon. They would unload the car, rosin the stage, set the lights, iron the costumes, and get everything ready for the evening performance. Yet what really set them apart was their repertoire of original ballets by Joffrey.

Wharton Center for Performing Arts
Cobb Great Hall
Show Time: 7:30pm
Tickets: $38, $32, $25, $20
1-800-WHARTON
www.whartoncenter.com

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