WINNING WORKS 2022

For Edson Barbosa, We’re All in This Together

On a recent sunny afternoon, a group of young dancers released their grips and sprung from a tender embrace. The movements that followed were determined but soft, graceful yet commanding. The same could be said about their creator, Edson Barbosa, a Company Artist with the Joffrey since 2014 and now a 2022 Winning Works Choreographer.  

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WINNING WORKS 2022

Taylor Carrasco Runs From—and Toward—the Unknown

What started as a melencholy vision of a post-COVID world has morphed into a playful take on the anxieties of today and the hope of tomorrow. Carrasco has the dancers of the Joffrey Studio Company and Academy Trainees to thank for that. 

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JUST RELEASED

The Joffrey’s 2020–2021 Impact Report

The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic ended our season prematurely and brought untold challenges to our day-to-day operations. Nevertheless, the Joffrey persevered with historic results.

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LEAN INTO YOUR VOICE

Tell Congress: Artists Need Help

Congressional negotiations are currently ongoing for a package that funds the federal government for the remainder of the congressional fiscal year, ending September 30, 2022, with deadlines fast approaching. Urge your elected officials to support and pass important legislation that directly impacts organizations like The Joffrey Ballet. You can find more information below and an easy process for lending your voice to the arts and artists everywhere. 

→ Support Increased Appropriations for the National Endowment for the Arts

→ Reinstate and Extend the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) Program

→ Urge Increased Support for the Arts and Cultural Sector in the 2022 Fiscal Year Appropriations Package