DANCE Filmmaker and Choreographer Discuss Upcoming Joffrey Ballet Documentary

A new PBS documentary shows the intensity and heart behind the Joffrey Ballet's ‘Winning Works’ competition

A new documentary captures the discipline, creativity and heart behind the Joffrey Ballet’s trailblazing “Winning Works” program for emerging artists historically excluded from ballet.“Joffrey Ballet: The Next Movement” premieres Friday at 9 p.m. Eastern (8 p.m. Central) on PBS, PBS.org and the PBS app. The film was produced by Chicago-based Kartemquin Films and directed by South Sider Cam Be. It follows five choreographers over two weeks as the…

DANCE Filmmaker and choreographer discuss upcoming Joffrey Ballet documentary

On Friday, Sept. 18, at 8 p.m. CT, PBS will premiere Joffrey Ballet: The Next Movement, a new documentary produced by Kartemquin Films that follows the winners of the 14th annual Joffrey Ballet’s Grainger Academy of Dance’s Winning Works program. (The program showcases emerging minority choreographers and provides them with a platform to showcase their […]