The Gerald Arpino Foundation

Harriet Ross, Managing Director

Christopher Clinton Conway, Treasurer

Charthel Arthur, Secretary

Dermot Burke
James Canfield
Tom Mossbrucker
Dennis Nahat
Dorothy E. Sander
Debra Sander
Trinette Singleton
Adam Sklute
William Whitener
Annamary Zarrell

Joffrey Tower
10 East Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60601

Phone: 312.386.8985
Fax: 312.739.0119

Harriet Ross, Managing Director, The Gerald Arpino Foundation

For their entire career both Gerald Arpino and Robert Joffrey created ballets for The Joffrey Ballet.  These wonderful works were seldom offered to other dance companies.  There were exceptions even in their early days.  Some of the archival photos below are among those exceptions.  I have included a few photos of the companies that have recently presented their ballets.

National Ballet of Canada (1974) Gerald Arpino’s  Kettentanz Dancers: Mary Jago, Stephen Greenston, Karen Kain, Frank Augustyn, Veronica Tennant and Daniel Capouch

Aspen/Santa Fe Ballet Gerald Arpino’s Light Rain pas de deux Dancers: Seth Del Grasso & Katherine Eberle

American Ballet Theatre Robert Joffrey’s  Pas Des Deesses Dancers: Amanda McKerrow, Alessandra Ferri, Julio Bocca and Yan Chen Photo: Marty Sohl

Ballet West (2008) Gerald Arpino’s  Kettentanz Dancers: Christiana Bennett Photo: Ryan Gallbraith

The Australian Ballet (1983) Gerald Arpino’s Suite Saint-Seans Dancers: Joanne Michel & Ashley Wheater Photo: Branco Gaica 1983

Ballet Met Columbus (1995, 1998) Gerald Arpino’s  Kettentanz Dancers: Elizabeth Zengara