The Joffrey/Arpino Celebration

The year 2018 marks the 10th anniversary of Gerald Arpino’s passing and the 30th anniversary of Robert Joffrey’s passing. The Foundation is honoring these two renowned innovators in American dance by having organizations nationally and internationally perform their works. Performances scheduled to happen during the 2018-2019 dance season will receive a very significant reduction in the licensing fee.

The Foundation is kicking off the celebration at the USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, MS. This year’s competition is honoring Robert Joffrey, the IBC’s first jury chair, and USAIBC has invited the foundation to participate in lectures, panel discussions, and master classes pertaining to Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino. The Joffrey Ballet will also be participating in the festivities and will be performing Arpino’s ‘Round of Angels‘.  USAIBC

We hope your organization will take this opportunity to be a part of this important celebration. Please consider honoring the legacies of these two men by licensing one of their many works from the Foundation.

To view some of the many ballets of Arpino and Joffrey, please click here.  Video excerpts can also be found on YouTube and Vimeo.  Please refer to the top right corner and click icons for access. For more information or if you have any questions, please feel free to contact us: info@arpinofoundation.org

Participating companies include:

Joffrey Ballet

Ballet West

American Repertory Ballet

Complexions Contemporary Ballet

Dayton Ballet

Dimensions Dance Theatre of Miami

Oklahoma City Ballet

Franklin School for the Performing Arts

City Ballet of Boston

Fort Wayne Ballet

Eugene Ballet

Eglevsky Ballet

Joffrey Texas Workshop

Marymount Manhattan College

NY Dance Project

St Louis Ballet

Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati

Wayne State University

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Gamelan & Viva Vivaldi

at 92nd St Y

Photography: Herbert Migdoll

Robert Joffrey’s ‘Gamelan‘ makes its revival on the stage at the 92nd St Y with New York Dance Project!  Many thanks to repetiteur, Trinette Singleton Washer, for bringing the choreography back to the stage. She danced with the Joffrey Ballet and was in the original cast when it premiered in 1965.  And special thanks to co-founders of NY Dance Project, Nicole Duffy Robertson​ and Davis Robertson for their artistic vision in honoring the legacy of Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino.  Also on the program is Arpino’s classic work ‘Viva Vivaldi‘ and Paul Taylor’s, ‘Tracer’ and ‘Party Mix’ danced by Paul Taylor 2.  For more information: click here.

Light Rain, pas de deux

Dimensions Dance Theatre of Miami will be performing Gerald Arpino’s Light Rain pas de deux as part of the XXIII International Ballet Festival in Miami on August 18, 2018.  Founding artistic directors, Carlos Guerrera and Jennifer Kronenberg draw from their years of experience in offering audiences a fresh and diverse view of ballet through their direction and collaborations.

Light Rain and Pas de Deesses

Photography: Tim Anderson

Fort Wayne Ballet will feature two works from The Gerald Arpino Foundation on September 28-29, 2018 at the Arts United Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  Gerald Arpino’s Light Rain is returning by popular demand.  Last season, this iconic and mesmerizing ballet was a clear favorite for  audiences.  Robert Joffrey’s classic nod to 19th century ballerinas, Pas de Deesses, will make its premiere this fall.  This is artistic director, Karen Gibbons-Brown’s eighth season in presenting Arpino and Joffrey works to the stage.  Thank you Fort Wayne Ballet for your continued support.