Joffrey: The Green Table Rehearsal (1967)
Clip: 12/28/2012 | 25m 57s
Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance premieres Friday, December 28, 2012 on PBS
The Green Table is a pacifist work depicting the inhumanities and corruption of war. It was created in 1932 for the International Competition of Choreography in Paris, where it won first prize. In 1967 The Joffrey Ballet became the first American company to present this anti-war masterpiece, and it quickly became a signature work for the company.
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Joffrey: The Green Table Rehearsal (1967)
Clip: 12/28/2012 | 25m 57s
The Green Table is a pacifist work depicting the inhumanities and corruption of war. It was created in 1932 for the International Competition of Choreography in Paris, where it won first prize. In 1967 The Joffrey Ballet became the first American company to present this anti-war masterpiece, and it quickly became a signature work for the company.
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Joffrey: Film Excerpt - Astarte
Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance premieres Friday, December 28, 2012 on PBS (5m 16s)
Joffrey: Film Excerpt - Parade
Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance premieres Friday, December 28, 2012 on PBS (4m 7s)
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Trailer: Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance
JOFFREY: MAVERICKS OF AMERICAN DANCE premieres Friday, Dec. 28, 2012 on PBS. (2m 21s)
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