'Swan Lake' is the ballet everyone knows and loves — and the Joffrey is bringing it back

"Swan Lake" opens Wednesday at the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago. This is the ballet that everyone knows — and keeps showing up in movies from "Billy Elliot" to "Black Swan." And the Joffrey's is choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon. No wonder they're bringing it back.

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