Artists Talk Series: Yuri Possokhov, Ashley C. Wheater and Glen Carman

Posted on Monday, September 26

Yuri Possokhov in conversation with Ashley C. Wheater and Glen Carman

This fall explore the world of music and dance by joining our intimate roundtable conversations with celebrated musicians, choreographers, scholars and critics. Gain a deeper understanding of the works’ themes, and of the processes of production, before their live presentation in Chicago.

Russian choreographer Yuri Possokhov will present a special preview of his fresh interpretation of the enduring Cervantes classic, Don Quixote. Mr. Possokhov will discuss with Joffrey Artistic Director, Ashley C. Wheater, and dance critic, Hedy Weiss, the universal themes of Don Quixote and his unique approach to the choreography of the ballet. The roundtable will be moderated by Cervantes scholar and DePaul University professor, Glen Carman.

Organized in collaboration with the Joffrey Ballet

Thursday, October 6
6:00 p.m.

Instituto Cervantes Auditorium
31 W. Ohio St.
Free and open to the public
Wine reception to follow

The Joffrey Ballet – Don Quixote
October 12 through 23

Possokhov pulls out all the stops in this world premiere: bullfights, gypsies, windmills and an unlikely hero in a marriage of Bolshoi ballet and earthy Spanish dance. This is a passionate ballet filled with heat and texture, flash and color, firelight and fantasy. The alluring, classical score takes on added drama as the romance and humor of the story unfold. Possokhov’s choreography explodes with new ways to delight, entrance and make your heart melt. Performed with the Chicago Sinfonietta.