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Tour of "The Joffrey + Ballet in the U.S." exhibition at New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

  • Saturday, March 01, 2025
  • 1:15 PM
  • The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023 (located between the Met Opera building and Lincoln Center Theater)
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Ballet dancers in a studio with promotional text for the Joffrey Ballet.

Event Title: Tour of "The Joffrey + Ballet in the U.S." exhibition at New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Date & Time: Saturday, March 1st, 2025, at 1:15PM (Tour begins promptly at 1:30PM)

Duration: ~2 hours

Capacity: 30

Admission: Free! (open to A.R.T. Members & Non-Members)

Location: The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023 (located between the Met Opera building and Lincoln Center Theater)


Abdullah Jaffa Bey Khan had little reason to believe that ballet was for people like him. Ballet came from a distinctly elite tradition, formed in European courts and solidified in the 19th century as an art form for the pleasure and consumption of the upper classes. Khan–who took the name Robert Joffrey by high school in Seattle–knew he wanted to be a dancer. It was from this vantage point that Joffrey and his co-founder Gerald Arpino started a ballet company with a primary doctrine: that ballet was for everyone.

Despite The Joffrey Ballet’s significant cultural impact, its story has received scant attention until now. In 2017, the Jerome Robbins Dance Division acquired the entire Joffrey archive—the largest acquisition for the Library in a decade. The Joffrey + Ballet in the U.S., the first large-scale retrospective of the company, offers an unparalleled opportunity to delve into the history and legacy of The Joffrey Ballet through its archival materials. On the final day of this exhibition, join Dance Division staff for a tour of the exhibition The Joffrey + Ballet in the U.S. to discover the challenges, ingenuity, and dedication that it took to build a ballet company in the United States.


This is an in-person event limited to 30 people. Registration is non-transferable. Please note that you MUST reserve a ticket in advance online in order to attend this event.

On the occasion that the event is sold out, we highly recommend joining the waitlist. A member of the A.R.T. staff will reach out to you if a spot becomes available. Unless you've been given permission, please do not show up at the event without registering.


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The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, one of NYPL’s renowned research libraries, houses one of the world's most extensive research collections in the fields of theater, film, dance, music, and recorded sound, as well as a wide array of circulating and reference materials.

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