| Source | WBEZ |
|---|---|
| Original Load Date | June 2, 2026, 7:01 a.m. |
| Last Updated | June 2, 2026, 7:01 a.m. |
| Original URL | https://www.wbez.org/dance/2026/06/02/joffrey-ballet-chicago-eugene-onegin-lyric-opera-victoria-jaiani |
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Victoria Jaiani, a principal dancer at the Joffrey Ballet, first met the
choreographer Yuri Possokhov in her native country of Georgia. He was a
principal dancer with the eminent, Moscow-based Bolshoi Ballet, and she was a
child of maybe 10 or 11.
“I vividly remember when he used to tour to Georgia...