The Joffrey Ballet Celebrates 50 Years!- Page 2

[kissmycookie]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 10:39am

I believe Anniversary Week starts today.

Happy 50 years to Joffrey, and here's looking to 50 years and more!

Take so much pride in your work, Glebby. You're keeping his vision alive through the beauty you maintain.

[NYadgal]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 10:42am

More congratulations. And thanks for sharing the beauty of your world with us, Glebb.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 10:59am

Book? What book?

[NYadgal]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 11:02am

The book is BEAUTIFUL!

Order one! Such beautiful pictures, memories and history...

[PalJoey]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 11:17am

I just ordered it. You can't get it thorugh Amazon--you have to go to the Joffrey website.

Maybe a certain beautiful ballet star from my youth will sign it for me next time he comes to NY...?

[NYadgal]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 11:23am

Oooh - that would be a treat!

[kissmycookie]

Posted: 6/12/06 at 11:24am

Bring your Sharpie with you!

[cturtle]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 2:41am

if my man were well enough to travel, we would TOTALLY be there!! have an awesome week

[Glebb]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 9:27am

Thanks for the well wishes everyone!
You're the best!

Tonight is free performance 1 at The Harris Theatre in Millennium Park. It's called Cool Vibrations:
Deuce Coupe - Beach Boys/Twyla Tharp
Motown Suite - Various Motown Artists/Donald Byrd
Sometimes It Snows In April (Act I of Billboards) - Prince/Laura Dean

Tomorrow night in the Pritzker - Nijinksy's L'Apre Midi D'Un Faune.

Thursday night - Joffrey rep at the Harris Theatre - works by Jiri Kylian, Robert Joffrey, Alwin Nikolais and Gerald Arpino.

Friday night - Romeo and Juliet Suite at Pritzker and Sat big Gala at Pritzker.

[NYadgal]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 9:30am

Why am I not in Chicago this week?!

Glebb, those performances sound amazing! A few of my favorites...

Enjoy every moment of this wonderful event!

[Glebb]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 9:46am

Thanks Addy!
I think the company is quite happy today. The current dancers are excited about meeting over one hundred dancers from the past fifty years. They are excited to see the actual people they've heard so many stories about.
Thursday night's program will offer PAS DES DEESSES (Dance of the Goddesses) John Feild/Robert Joffrey-1954, Mr. Joffrey's tribute to the great Romantic era Ballerinas. It's based on a real ballet (opening and closing with the actual pose from a lithograph of Pas Des Deesses), that was part of a command performance for Queen Victoria at Her Majesty's Theatre, London - July 23, 1846. The three greatest Ballerinas of that era made up the cast: Marie Taglioni (first Ballerina to dance en pointe), Lucille Grahn and Fanny Cerrito, partnered by Arthur Saint-Leon (choreographer of Coppelia and Cerrito's husband).

Pas Des Deesses is my favorite ballet of all time.

[NYadgal]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 9:55am

What a thrill for all of you!

It's living history, isn't it?

I'll have to check the Chicago newspapers for coverage of it...

(give a hug to one of my favorite dancers, please! And have him give you one back!)

[Glebb]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 9:58am

Oh yes, and I'll have him send you the latest of Buster Sue.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 9:59am

What a perfect celebration!

[NYadgal]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 10:01am

PalJoey - let's catch a flight!

[Glebb]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 10:01am

Yes PalJoey!
BTW - there are a few pictures of PAS DES DEESSES (sounds like PahDeh Dayez) in the 50th Book. :)

edit - Yes Addy!

Updated On: 6/13/06 at 10:01 AM

[NYadgal]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 10:04am

I just went to look!

My favorite pictures are on pages 42 and 69, though.

[Glebb]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 10:05am

:)

[beacon1]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 10:10am

Coppelia! That's about a puppet/marionette, right?

[BT]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 10:11am

Glebb - when I see your avatar I am immediately reminded of the ee cummings poem:

i thank You God for most this amazing
day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees
and a blue true dream of sky;and for everything
which is natural which is infinite which is yes

I hope the Joffrey has a leaping greenly week!

[Glebb]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 10:18am

Thank you BT. That is beautiful.
I will copy it and keep it.

beacon1 - Coppelia is about a girl (Swanilda) who thinks her bf (Franz) is in love with the doll (Coppelia) who sits in the window of the local doll maker's shop. Swanilda sneaks in to the shop and takes Coppelia's clothes and sits in her chair. The doll maker thinks that his doll has come to life and is left in dispair when Franz and Swanilda trash the doll shop and run off. All is forgiven at the wedding of Swanilda and Franz in Act III.

[Broadwayboobs]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 10:22am

Happy Birthday Joffrey and here's to many more...and to my friend Glebby too who keeps ballet alive. *raises glass of veuve*

[Glebb]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 10:25am

Thanks Boobs, I'll drink to that, and one for Cooper.

[NYadgal]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 10:26am

*clinks glass*

[BT]

Posted: 6/13/06 at 10:32am

Let's get Anderson Cooper in some dance wear!