Joffrey Ballet

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.

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

Close up of Francesca Corkle and Paul Sutherland, both of the City Center Jofrey Ballet, performing in Joffrey's ballet ''Remembrances.''

Denise Jackson and Paul Sutherland perform in the City Center Joffrey Ballet production of Robert Joffrey's ballet ''Remembrances.''

Patricia Miller and James Canfield, both of the Joffrey Ballet, perform together in Gerald Arpino's dance elegy ''Round of Angels.''