Joffrey : mavericks of American dance
(DVD) 

Documentary.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2012.

"The first film to tell the story of the groundbreaking dance company"--Container.

Directors of photography, Michael Swanson, Keith Walker ; editor, Melissa Sterne ; music composer, Mark Bandy.

Narrator, Mandy Patinkin ; participants, Kevin McKenzie, Helgi Tomasson, Lar Lubovitch, Ashley C. Wheater, Gary Chryst, Trinette Singleton, Anna Kisselgoff, Adam Sklute, Christian Holder, Dermot Burke, Paul Sutherland, Françoise Martinet, Brunilda Ruiz, Jonathan Watts, Diane Consoer, Charthel Arthur, Maia Wilkins, Fabrice Calmels, Sasha Anawalt, Hedy Weiss.

Chronicles the story of the Joffrey Ballet, from its founding in 1956 to the present. The film describes how the company repeatedly resurrected itself after devastating financial and artistic setbacks and how the company introduced cutting-edge choreographers such as Twyla Tharp, Laura Dean, and Margo Sappington to a larger audience. Featuring excerpts from Joffrey's seminal works Astarte, Trinity and Billboards and their breakthrough collaborations.

DVD format; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation; Dolby digital stereo or Dolby digital 5.1 surround.

In English with optional subtitles in Spanish, German, and French; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.

Talking Pictures Film Festival, official selection; San Francisco Dance Film Festival, closing night; Dance on Camera Film Festival, opening night; Sarasota Film Festival, official selection.