The Joffrey Ballet Comes To Civic Center 9/11 For One Night Only Benefit Show
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Apr 29, 2009
The University of Iowa's Hancher Auditorium and the Civic Center are partnering to bring The Joffrey Ballet to the Civic Center on Friday, Sept. 11, 2009. The Joffrey Ballet, which has a longtime partnership with Hancher Auditorium, and the Civic Center reached out to Hancher after the devastating floods last summer offering their assistance. The result is a one-night-only benefit performance in support of Hancher Auditorium.
James Canfield Chosen As Artistic Director Of Nevada Ballet
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Jan 9, 2009
Following an international search, Nevada Ballet Theatre announced today that James Canfield has been chosen as the Company's next artistic director. Canfield had served as the Company's interim artistic director since March 2008, and was the founding artistic director of Oregon Ballet Theatre, one of Oregon's leading arts organizations, from 1989 to 2003. Since then, he has been teaching, choreographing and staging his ballets for companies across the country.
