Anna Karenina

ANNA KARENINA

February 13-24, 2019

Choreographer: Yuri Possokhov

Music: Ilya Demutsky

Click here to read the Synopsis for Anna Karenina. 

Leo Tolstoy's seminal tale of passion and desire comes to life in groundbreaking fashion. Stuck in a cold marriage, the regal Anna Karenina yearns for love. But at what cost? Led by visionary choreographer Possokhov, this world premiere collaboration between The Joffrey Ballet and The Australian Ballet enlists an all-star creative team, including Possokhov; Original Score by Ilya Demutsky, 2016 Golden Mask Award recipient, Russia's most prestigious theatre honor; Emmy Award-winning designer Tom Pye; and renowned lighting designer David Finn.

WORLD PREMIERE 

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Producing Sponsors

Margot and Josef Lakonishok

NIB Foundation

Major Sponsors

Lorna Ferguson and Terry Clark

Nancy and Sanfred Koltun

Mr. and Mrs. Joel V. Williamson

Walter E. Heller Foundation

JHL Capital Group

Jane Ellen Murray Foundation

Diane and John Patience

The Poetry Foundation

Rudolf Nureyev Fund of The Joffrey Ballet

Sponsors

Mary Jo and Doug Basler

Ethel and William Gofen

Bill and Orli Staley Foundation

Australian Consulate-General in Chicago

Performance run time is approximately 2 hours, including one 20-minute intermission.

*PLEASE NOTE: There is a sound effect of a gun shot at the end of Act I.