By Steve Sucato The Joffrey Ballet, co-founded in 1956 by Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino, is proudly described on the company website as “America’s Company of Firsts.” It was the first dance company to appear on American television, the first to grace the cover of Time magazine, the first to perform at the White House, and
By Holly Harris All season long, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet eagerly danced toward the zenith of its milestone 80th anniversary season, a retrospective slated to run at the Centennial Concert Hall in May. The mixed bill would have featured a trio of the company’s signature works chosen to celebrate the vision and legacy of three