Joffrey Ballet

Beatriz Rodriguez performs with the Joffrey Ballet Ensemble in Twyla Tharp's ballet ''As Time Goes By.''

Donna Cowen and Gary Chryst perform in the City Center Joffrey Ballet production of ''The Big City'' by choreographer Kurt Jooss.

Left to right, dancers Edward Verso, Pamela Nearhoof, Charthel Arthur and Gary Chryst, all of the City Center Joffrey Ballet, perform together in Kurt Jooss' ballet ''The Big City.''

Patricia Miller and the Joffrey Ballet ensemble perform in Gerald Arpino's ballet ''Epode.''

Jodie Gates and Glenn Edgerton, both of the Joffrey Ballet, perform in Gerald Arpino's ''Jamboree,'' a ballet commissioned by the City of San Antonio to capture the city's spirit.

Edward Morgan of the Joffrey Ballet performs in Gerald Arpino's ''Jamboree,'' a ballet commissioned by the City of San Antonio to capture the city's spirit.

David Palmer of the Joffrey Ballet performs in Gerald Arpino's ''Jamboree,'' a ballet commissioned by the City of San Antonio to capture the city's spirit.

Francesca Corkle and William Whitener perform in the City Center Joffrey Ballet production of Gerald Arpino's ''Kettentanz.''

Paul Sutherland performs with the Joffrey Ballet ensemble in the production of August Bournonville's ballet ''Konservatoriet.''

Rudolf Nureyev performs in Nijinsky's ''L'Apres-midi d'un faune'' as part of the Great Performances special ''Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet in Tribute to Nijinsky'' which aired on public television stations.