Winning Works

Performance Details

  • Where MCA Chicago

The Grainger Academy of The Joffrey Ballet is seeking emerging artists to submit applications for the Grainger Academy's Sixteenth Annual Winning Works Choreographic Competition.

A mission-driven, access-oriented initiative, Winning Works upholds The Joffrey Ballet's core values of Joffrey for All, providing opportunities for everyone, regardless of background, to experience, support, and participate in dance. The goal of the award is to recognize talented, emerging choreographers whose unique perspectives will inspire creativity in the form of original works of dance. Through Winning Works, the Joffrey aims to broaden access for artists who have been historically excluded from the art form and empower those who embody its values to shape the future of dance. The application deadline is July 31, 2025. 

Apply to Winning Works here.

Looking Back at the 2025 Winning Works

Venue | MCA Chicago

Winning Works takes place at the MCA's Edlis Neeson Theater, located at 220 East Chicago Avenue.