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“… the Joffrey was collectively committed to a heroically maximal rendition of fantastic, frothy fun”

“… delivers abundant spectacle and high-voltage dancing while simultaneously conveying the core of Don Quixote’s heartwarming and timeless story”

“… an ideal showcase for the company’s superb dancers”

“Under the artistic direction of Ashley Wheater, The Joffrey Ballet has developed one of the most exciting programs for contemporary choreography in the world.”

“There is something eminently satisfying and reassuring about watching ['Serenade'], where every gesture, every step feels just right. That is a definition of a classic, which this work most definitely is.”

“… Marston’s terrific choreography is a spectacular blend of rough and tumble Americana and elegant ballet technique.”

“tour de force”

“exquisitely danced program....that found the company in absolutely stellar form.”

“Ballet dancers lift each other all the time. But the elevation achieved in ‘Beyond the Shore,’ the glowing highlight of the Joffrey Ballet’s weekend repertory at Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall, seemed to untether one dancer from gravity itself.”

“... a masterful homage to an epic novel”

“... it stands to reason that history might remember Possokhov’s Anna Karenina among the canon of what will, one day, be deemed 21st century classics” 

“A magnificent classical ballet in the guise of a great work of modern cinema”