JOFFREY: MAVERICKS OF AMERICAN DANCE takes a look at the Joffrey Ballet, the groundbreaking cultural treasure known as the first truly American dance company. Narrated by Tony® and Emmy® Award winner Mandy Patinkin and directed by Bob Hercules (Bill T. Jones: A Good Man), the film documents how the Joffrey revolutionized American ballet by daringly combining modern dance with traditional ballet technique, combining art with social statement and setting ballets to pop and rock music scores. The film features rare excerpts from many seminal Joffrey works including Astarte, Trinity and Billboards.
SCREENING SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE FILM’S WORLD PREMIERE AT FILM SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER IN NEW YORK CITY, INCLUDING A LIVE, INTERACTIVE PANEL/Q&A WITH TALENT FROM THE JOFFREY. This event marks the first time that a film has simulcast its world premiere out of a major festival.

Bob Hercules | Not Rated | 90 min