Four Young Dancers Talk About Their Journey To The Joffrey

 A decade ago, Joffrey Ballet made a major investment in its future with the Academy of Dance, an official school and training program that feeds the company with new talent while providing open dance classes to the larger Chicago community.



  “Cathy Marston’s not afraid to tackle literature,” says Wheater. “She’s a woman who enjoys the narrative, and her production of Jane Eyre spoke to me. She’s taken a great novel and crafted a really beautiful work. Her work and the way the company is bringing it to the stage, it’s a really good fit.”



  Hyuma Kiyosawa, 18



  Miu Tanaka, 21



  Jonathan Dole, 21

10/16-10/27: Wed-Fri 7:30 PM, Sat 2 and 7:30 PM, Sun 2 PM; no performance Thu 10/17 or Wed 10/23, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells, 312-386-8905, joffrey.org, $35-$197.