The Joffrey Ballet: Billboards - Music By Prince

Gerald Arpino
1994-02-08


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75 min

Billboards is a ballet created by the Joffrey Ballet featuring the works of Prince. The premiere was on Wednesday, January 27, 1993, at Hancher Auditorium, University of Iowa, Iowa City. No new music was used, although Prince contributed a special extended ten minute orchestrated version of "Thunder" from the Diamonds and Pearls album. A video of the performance was released on VHS in February 1994, and on Laserdisc format.

Cast

Name Character Team
Deborah Dawn Dancer Unowned
Nicole Marie Duff Dancer Unowned
Jodie Gates Dancer Unowned
Cynthia Giannini Dancer Unowned
Laura Jarrell Dancer Unowned
Suzanne Lopez Dancer Unowned
Cheryl Madeux Dancer Unowned
Valerie Madonia Dancer Unowned
Rita Martinez Dancer Unowned
Fern Miller Dancer Unowned
Elizabeth Parkinson Dancer Unowned
Beatriz Rodriquez Dancer Unowned
Kim Sagami Dancer Unowned
Lissette Salgado Dancer Unowned
Jenny Sandler Dancer Unowned
Johanna Snyder Dancer Unowned
Maia Wilkins Dancer Unowned
Kyle Ahmed Dancer Unowned
Pascal Benichou Dancer Unowned
Alexander Brady Dancer Unowned
Carl Corry Dancer Unowned
Philip Gardner Dancer Unowned
Glen Harris Dancer Unowned
Calvin Kitten Dancer Unowned
Pierre Locket Dancer Unowned
Tom Mossbrucker Dancer Unowned
Brent Phillips Dancer Unowned
Roger Plaut Dancer Unowned
Gregory Russell Dancer Unowned
Joseph Schnell Dancer Unowned
Adam Sklute Dancer Unowned
Gregory Taylor Dancer Unowned
Tyler Walters Dancer Unowned
Lin Zhen Dancer Unowned