Global Visionaries

Overview
Global Visionaries
April 26-May 7, 2017
Global Visionaries Presenting Sponsor
Margot and Josef Lakonishok
Global Visionaries Production Sponsor
Jane Ellen Murray Foundation
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The Miraculous Mandarin
Choreographer: Yuri Possokhov
Music: Béla Bartók
Master of invention Possokhov brings his gift of powerful narrative and wild imagination to Bartók's dramatic post-World War I tableau. Celebrated as a "reliably unpredictable choreographer" by the San Francisco Chronicle.
Chicago Premiere
The Miraculous Mandarin Production Sponsor
The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation
Joy
Choreographer: Alexander Ekman
Music: Brad Mehldau Trio, Django Django, Tiga, Moby
Celebrated around the globe for his originality and humor, Swedish choreographer Ekman returns to the Joffrey with his unique cinematic vision. "An inspired joker and true man of the theater," says the Chicago Sun-Times.
World Premiere
Joy Production Sponsor
Mammatus
Choreographer: Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
Music: Michael Gordon
Renowned for her improvisational skill, Lopez Ochoa returns to the Joffrey with her spellbinding take on a turbulent cloud formation. "Sexy in an ambient way, embodying the impersonal attractions and repulsions that drive nature's never-ending churning," says the Chicago Tribune.
Mammatus Production Sponsor
Denise Littlefield Sobel
Live Music Sponsors
The Marina and Arnold Tatar Fund for Live Music
Cheryle and Joel V. Williamson
ALL PERFORMANCES TAKE PLACE AT THE AUDITORIUM THEATRE OF ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY LOCATED AT 50 E CONGRESS PARKWAY.
The performance runs approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes including 2 intermissions.
Casting
Casting
*ALL CASTING SUBJECT TO CHANGE!
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