Swan Lake presented by The Joffrey Ballet at Auditorium Theatre

Chicago Tribune - Highly Recommended

"...The Joffrey achieves its own transformation in its first-ever staging of this most wonderful of classical ballets, through Oct. 26 at the Auditorium Theatre. On opening night, conductor Scott Speck and the Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra outdid themselves, delivering Tchaikovsky's score in vivid strokes. And though Chicago has seen "Swan Lake" before, witnessing our home troupe's sensitive performance - in which the perfect was never the enemy of the great - in our hometown produced a thunderclap of civic pride."

Stage and Cinema - Highly Recommended

"...Finally and fully, there's the dancing, the ultimate transformations in this fairy tale. Literally jumping for joy, Jaiani's polished performance waxes hot and wanes cold, sometimes simultaneously. Her turns and twirls come so quickly you almost imagine the unseen help of a third leg. Gutierrez partners her to perfection, his tall grace and astounding leaps virtual forces of nature. The Joffrey ensemble literally rises to every occasion and Swan Lake casts a whole new spell."