(Photo by Todd Rosenberg) Pure winter magic. This is the first year at the Lyric for the Joffrey’s annual holiday favorite, choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon and set at the 1893 World’s Fair. The Joffrey Ballet ensemble in The Nutcracker. The production had already experienced a previous COVID-related shutdown and had introduced masks for dancers onstage. Ticket holders will have the option to transfer the value their ticket purchase to a subscription or future production, make a tax-deductible donation for The Joffrey Ballet Annual Fund, or receive a refund. Following the guidelines set forth by the CDC, the State of Illinois, and public health experts, during the 2022-2023 Season, the Joffrey will no longer require patrons attending performances to provide proof of vaccination upon entrance to the theater. The decision was made as part of Joffrey’s commitment to full transparency and to the health and safety of our company artists, musicians, students, production crew and audience members.” We look forward to welcoming you to Joffrey performances at the Lyric Opera House.

26, according to the announcement, “due to breakthrough cases of COVID-19 within the company ranks. The Joffrey Ballet announced Thursday that it was canceling the remainder of its performances of “The Nutcracker” at the Lyric Opera House because of COVID-19.Īffected performances are Dec.

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