Joffrey Ballet

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.''

Gerald Arpino and Rochelle Zide perform in the Joffrey Ballet's production of ''La Fille Mal Gardee.''

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.

Dancers Rebecca Wright, Burton Taylor and Starr Danias perform in the City Center Joffrey Ballet production of Eugene Ashton's ballet ''Monotones.''

Gary Chryst, of the Joffrey Ballet, performs in Kurt Jooss' ballet ''The Green Table,'' a memorial for unknown soldiers lost in war.

Rudolf Nureyev (center) performs with Denise Jackson (left) and Christian Holder (right) as the puppet with a soul in Fokine's ''Petrouchka'' as part of the Great Performances special ''Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet in Tribute to Nijinsky'' which aired on public television stations.

Portrait of Robert Joffrey, founder and artistic director of the Joffrey Ballet.

Portrait of Robert Joffrey, the founder and artistic director of the Joffrey Ballet.

Cameron Basden and Ann Maried De Angelo, both of the Joffrey Ballet, rehearse for Gerald Arpino's ballet ''Verdi.''