A thrilling fusion of artistry unfolded in Orchestra Hall as Chicago’s premier orchestra and ballet company ignited the stage with two world premiere choreographies on Thursday. The two stunning new ballets co-presented by the @joffreyballet — ‘Second Nature,’ set to Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson’s Sinfonietta No. 1 with choreography by @amyhallgarner, and ‘Les Bœufoons,’ set to Milhaud’s Le Bœuf sur le toit with choreography by @nic.blanc — anchored the evening’s concert. Guest conductor @harry_bicket opened the performance with the Chevalier de Saint-Georges’ First Symphony and Haydn’s Farewell Symphony — in which musicians gradually parted ways from the stage one-by-one. 📷: @toddrphoto