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The Joyce Theater Foundation, in association with PHILADANCO!, presents
“PHILADANCO! is definitely an imaginative, gorgeous and thrilling dance company who showcases some of the best African American traditions in dance that really enhance their heritage”. - Carpe Diem Emmie /Leicester, England
Joan Myers Brown – Founder/Artistic Advisor, DFA, DHL, DA
PERFORMANCES BY
KAYLAH ARIELLE • ERIN BANKS • ANDREW BRYANT
WILLIAM E. BURDEN • ALIYAH CLAY • MIKAELA FENTON ADDISON HILL • ISRAEL HILTON • YASIR JONES
FLOYD MCLEAN JR • NATHAN MCNATT JR • KIRI MOORE
L. JAMES O’GILVIE • KALEB SMITH • BRITTANY WRIGHT
FEATURING WORKS BY Thang Dao * Rennie Harris * Tommie-Waheed Evans * Christopher Huggins
Leadership support for The Joyce Theater Foundation has been received from the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust.
Champion support for The Joyce’s annual programming has been provided by Howard Gilman Foundation and The Shubert Foundation.
Major support for The Joyce has been provided by The Harkness Foundation for Dance, The Jerome Robbins Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation.
Key support for The Joyce has been provided by The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, The Hearst Foundations, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, Henry and Lucy Moses Fund, and The SHS Foundation.
The Joyce gratefully acknowledges Doris Duke Foundation for its generous endowment funding to support dance performances at The Joyce Theater. Additional support has been provided by the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Endowment Fund to encourage the performances of out-of-town companies.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
WITHOUT WITNESS (2021)
New York premiere
Choreography: Thang Dao
Music Compilation: Ezio Bosso, Les Sin, Shye Ben Tzur, Johnny Greenwood
Lighting Design: Nick Kolin
Costumes Execution: Martha Chamberlain
Kaylah Arielle, Erin Banks, William E. Burden, Andrew Bryant, Aliyah Clay, Addison Hill, Yasir Jones, Floyd McLean Jr, Nathan E. McNatt Jr, Kiri Moore
WITHOUT WITNESS is a contemporary dance work that traces a quiet liberation from inherited constraints, moving from collective searching toward embodied freedom through rhythm, breath, and awakened presence. The choreography listens more than it declares, allowing movement to emerge without demand or display. What remains is a shared return to motion as truth—unmeasured, unguarded, and alive.
Original support for this ballet was made by generous grants from the New England Foundation for the Arts, PNC Arts Alive, the National Endowment for the Arts, the William Penn Foundation, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, the Lincoln Financial Group, Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation, and the Doris Duke Foundation.
- PAUSE -
‘TO PHILLY, LOVE, RENNIE’
World Premiere
Choreography: Rennie Harris
Music: Sounds of Philadelphia, The O’Jays and Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes Remixed, Composed and Produced by Darrin Ross
Lighting Design: Nick Kolin Costumes Imagined by: Rennie Harris
Kaylah Arielle, Erin Banks, William E. Burden, Aliyah Clay, Addison Hill, Israel Hilton, Yasir Jones, Floyd McLean Jr, Nathan E. McNatt Jr, Kiri Moore, L. James O’Gilvie, Kaleb K. Smith, Brittany Wright
'TO PHILLY….LOVE, RENNIE' is an artistic celebration of the diverse fabric that defines Philadelphia, illuminating its struggles, triumphs, and the unwavering spirit of its people. At the core of this creation, Gamble and Huff captured the heart and pulse of Philadelphia with their transformative music, inspiring not only my vision for this work but also echoing the very essence of our story. Their melodies became a mirror for our voice and message of love, intertwining with the themes we seek to convey.
'To Philly...Love, Rennie' is part of the "For the Love of Philly" project to premiere in Philadelphia in December with lead support from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, and Mayor Cherelle L. Parker & the City of Philadelphia.
“The views expressed are those of the choreographer and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, The Pew Charitable Trusts, or the Barnes Foundation."
- INTERMISSION -
PROMISE ME YOU WON’T CALL (2025)
Choreography: Tommie-Waheed Evans in collaboration with the dancers
Music: Pattie Labelle, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes featuring Teddy Pendergrass
Sound Design: Uwazi Zamani
Costumes Design & Execution: Anna-Alisa Belous
Lighting Design: Nick Kolin
Erin Banks, Andrew Bryant, William E. Burden, Aliyah Clay, Addison Hill, Israel Hilton, Floyd McLean Jr, Nathan E. McNatt Jr, Kaleb Smith, Brittany Wright
This is not bitterness. This is not resentment. This is not an attempt to be seen. This is a release. A quiet turning away. A soft letting go. What remains after the end? A pulse. A memory. A trace of something once held close. This work moves through that space - between ache and acceptance, between silence and sound, between what was felt and what was never said. I offer it gently, honestly - a dance toward freedom.
This ballet was commissioned by Ensemble Arts Philly with additional support by PECO, PNC and the Ayco Foundation.
- PAUSE -
ENEMY BEHIND THE GATES (2002)
Choreography: Christopher Huggins
Music: Steve Reich
Original Lighting Design: William H. Grant, III
Costume Design: Christopher Huggins
Costume Execution: Natasha Guruleva
Kaylah Arielle, Erin Banks, Andrew Bryant, William E. Burden, Aliyah Clay, Mikaela Fenton, Addison Hill, Israel Hilton Yasir Jones, Floyd McLean Jr, Nathan E. McNatt Jr, Kiri Moore, L. James O’Gilvie, Kaleb K. Smith, Brittany Wright
ENEMY BEHIND THE GATES, a work that was inspired by enemies that live within our midst. THEY LOOK LIKE YOU…THEY ACT LIKE YOU…THEY LIVE LIKE YOU BUT, THEY ARE NOT ONE OF YOU. The Gate is not invincible but it’s yours to secure. Set to a burning music score this work will undoubtedly be danced in the explosive energy that was PHILADANCO!
This ballet was originally sponsored by Altria Group, Inc. with additional funding from Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation and an Anonymous Donor.
Program Subject to Change!
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Celebrating 56 Years of Artistic Excellence
"PHILADANCO's dancers are a miracle of skill and energy. They work in a range of idioms most companies don't even try to possess… A company that can do more than just anything. It can represent the possibilities of human spirit through dance." - Dance Magazine
The Internationally award-winning Philadelphia Dance Company (PHILADANCO!) is the resident Modern Dance company of The Kimmel Cultural Campus. Moving gracefully into the next decade, PHILADANCO! Celebrates 56 years of providing exceptional dance performances and training to dancers and audiences throughout the US and around the world in its 26th season at the Kimmel Center – Ensemble Arts Philly.
Since inception (1970) The Philadelphia Dance Company (PHILADANCO!) has made a significant impact on the dance world. As a cultural ambassador representing the United States, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the City of Philadelphia, etc. Its artistic direction and renowned national and international D.E.I. guest choreographers have developed a reputation of producing a dance repertory with passion, power, skill, and diversity. A stellar
faculty (handpicked by Joan Myers Brown, Founder of PHILADANCO! has trained over 4,500 dancers in a comprehensive program achieving the highest level of technical skills in dance and performance. The unique blend of dance styles of PHILADANCO, and its roster often of 50-60 concert performances and 45 residencies most years has made them one of the most soughtafter modern dance companies in the United States.
PHILADANCO! has received many significant grants of support, an NEA Fellowship and the prestigious National Choreography Planning Grant and organized the historic first two International Conferences for Black Dance Companies in Philadelphia (1988). It annually assembles thousands for the International Conference on Black Dance; headed by the now International Association of Blacks in Dance (1991). Collaborations for the company include the Apollo Theater, Rennie Harris Puremovement. The company is committed to engaging with the community and frequently with Drexel University, String Theory, The University of Pennsylvania, Next Move concerts, Living Arts, Breaking Barriers and others. More importantly, PHILADANCO! believes in and continues to provide quality arts instruction to young people with authentic learning experiences that engage their minds, hearts, and bodies. Its record of performing opportunities, commissioned works and life-changing experiences is un-equaled. Recent significant funding by the Mellon Foundation, the Wallace Foundation, the Doris Duke Foundation and others ensures the continuum for years to come.
WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY?
JOAN MYERS BROWN, DFA, DHL, DA (Founder), the Visionary Founder of the International Conference of Black Dance Companies in 1988, is also the founder and honorary chairwoman for the International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) an organization she established in 1991. In 2013, she received the prestigious National Medal of Arts Award from President Barak Obama and in 2023 President Joe Biden presented Brown, who was representing (IABD) with the National Medal of Arts, making Brown the first American to receive two National Medal of Arts awards, from two different sitting Presidents. Brown’s global recognition includes the Ambassador’s Award for Cultural Diplomacy from the American Embassy in Skopje, Macedonia and awarded the MENADA Award for Exceptional Achievements in the field of dance, by Dance Fest Skopje, the first American to receive such an honor. In 2024, Brown received the Martha Hill Lifetime Achievement Award. Most recently, Brown was honored by the Kimmel Center and the Philadelphia Orchestra, at the prestigious 2025 ‘Great Stages Gala’ for her vision and leadership that made a transformative impact on Philadelphia’s arts and culture community.
Choreographers
THANG DAO (Without Witness) is an award-winning choreographer whose work explores movement as language, memory, and embodied resistance. His choreography has been commissioned and presented by leading dance companies and institutions across the United States, Europe, and Asia, including Ballet Austin, Ailey II, Philadanco, BalletX, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Sacramento Ballet, and Jacob’s Pillow. Dao’s work is known for its physical rigor, musical sensitivity, and philosophical depth, often examining how bodies navigate systems of power, identity, and belonging. A Princess Grace Fellow and Vilcek Award finalist, he is also a dedicated educator who has taught internationally at universities and conservatories, including University of Arizona, Kennesaw State University, Troy University, Rutgers University. Through dance, Dao seeks to create spaces where movement becomes a site of listening, awakening, and quiet transformation.
RENNIE HARRIS ('To Philly...Love, Rennie') is a leading ambassador for Hip-hop. Harris grew up entrenched in Hip-hop culture and was immersed in all its forms — music, dance, language. Throughout his career, he has embraced the culture and sought to honor its legacy. He believes Hip-hop and Street Dance is the purest form of movement in that it honors both its heritage from African and African American-Latino culture. His life has been devoted to bringing Hip-hop
and Street dance to all people. Harris’s artistic philosophy reflects a deeper understanding of people that extends beyond racial, religious, and economic boundaries. He believes that Hiphop, because of its cross-racial and transnational popularity, can help bridge these divisions. Harris’s work encompasses the diverse and rich traditions of the past, while simultaneously presenting the voice of a new generation through its ever-evolving interpretations of dance. Harris has been awarded three Bessie Awards, four Alvin Ailey Black Choreographers Award for Rome & Jewels, a Guggenheim Fellowship, PEW Fellowship, USA Artist of the Year Fellowship as well as the coveted “Philadelphia Rocky” Award, and Governor’s Artist of the year to name just a few. Harris received an honorary doctorate from Bates College and Columbia College. The first choreographer (street dancer) to set a sixty-minute work on Alvin American Dance Theater Harris received a Dance Magazine's Legend Award, Palm Desert Festivals LifeTime Achievement Award and is the recent recipient of the Doris Duke Artist Award.
TOMMIE-WAHEED EVANS (Co-Artistic Director/ Promise me You Won't Call), a 2021 Guggenheim Fellow, is a dance maker from Los Angeles. He trained with Karen McDonald, earned a fellowship at The Ailey School, and received an MFA in Choreography from Jacksonville University. A former company member of Lula Washington Dance Theatre, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, and PHILADANCO, he has choreographed over 50 works for companies including BalletX, Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, PHILADANCO, and Louisville Ballet. As the founder of Waheedworks, he created bold, gospel-infused contemporary works presented by Jacob’s Pillow, The Joyce Theater, and SummerStage NYC. A former assistant professor at The University of the Arts, he has received honors, including the Princess Grace Honoraria Award, Howard Gilman Foundation Fellowship, Joffrey Ballet Winning Works, and the Dance Research Fellowship at NYPL for the Performing Arts.
CHRISTOPHER L. HUGGINS (Enemy Behind the Gates), a 2021 Guggenheim Choreography Fellow, is a visionary, dance innovator. He is an Alvin Ailey disciple, and historian; developing multilayered, storytelling through dance. Christopher attended Purchase University, the Juilliard School and was a merit scholar at the Ailey School. He’s a former soloist of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Aterballetto of Reggio Emilia, Italy. His work is rooted in research that memorializes our darkest history. This is found in his ballet THE LIST, a story about the systemic genocide of a Jewish family and those in concentration camps. His ballet NEW FRUIT, inspired by Nina Simone’s music, documents terror lynching. Through his dance initiative, he provides access to emerging dancers and choreographers to study abroad with him. He works around the globe and held residencies at over 25 universities and colleges. Christopher is a multi-award winner including: two Alvin Ailey Awards from Black Theater Alliance, a Walt Disney Diversity award, a Critics Choice award and silver medalist of the International Dance Competition in Seoul, Korea. He holds the distinction of being “repetiteur” of Mr. Ailey’s ballets. As he continues his dance legacy, Christopher wants his work to heal, entertain and inspire mankind.
KAYLAH ARIELLE (Baltimore, Maryland) studied at Baltimore School for the Arts, Dance Theatre of Harlem and the Ailey School as well as graduated from Spelman College with her BA in Dance Performance and Choreography. Kaylah also performed with the Atlanta Dance Connection. She is currently the Artistic Director of our D/3 Youth Ensemble at Philadanco.
ERIN BANKS (Atlanta, Georgia) began training at Eagles Landing Dance Center, then preprofessionally at Anthony Burrell Center for Dance. She trained at American Ballet Theatre, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and Complexions Contemporary Ballet. Erin has worked commercially in movies, televised award shows, and on networks. She earned her BFA from Texas Christian University in 2024.
ANDREW BRYANT (Miami, Florida) began his training at the Young Contemporary Dance Theatre. He received his BFA from Towson University studying works by Linda-Denise FisherHarrell and Darrell Grand Moultrie. He trained at The Ailey School then joined Ailey II, performing works by William Forsythe, Alvin Ailey, and Francesca Harper.
WILLIAM E. BURDEN (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) trained at the Creative & Performing Arts H.S., The Rock School of Dance Education and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. He trained with Tap Team Two & Company and was a member with Eleone’s Dance Connection, Dance Theater and Spectrum Dance Theatre. William received his BFA from the University of the Arts.
ALIYAH CLAY (Newark, Delaware) studied at Christina Cultural Arts Center, Dance4Life School of The Arts, Jacob’s Pillow Contemporary Program, Lines Ballet, and Complexions Contemporary
Andrew Bryant
Erin Banks Kaylah Arielle
William E. Burden Aliyah Clay
Israel Hilton
Addison Hill
Mikaela Fenton
Yasir Jones Floyd McLean Jr
L. James O'Gilvie
Kiri Moore
Nathan E. McNatt Jr.
Kaleb K. Smith
Brittany Wright
Ballet. She is a 2022 BFA graduate with a minor in Business from the University of the Arts, and has performed works by choreographers Ulysses Dove and Helen Pickett.
MIKAELA FENTON (Sicklerville, New Jersey) graduated with a BFA in Dance from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia. She was a member of D/2 Apprentice Company, later joining PHILADANCO! for seven seasons. Mikaela works as the Contemporary Division Program Coordinator at The School of Philadelphia Ballet and is also an Adjudicator and Educator with Sheer Elite amongst other artistic endeavors.
ADDISON HILL (Los Angeles, California) joined Edge Performing Arts Center Teen Company at an early age. She has performed works by Ohad Naharin, Jìřì Kylián and others. She was a dance trainee with Zeitgeist Dance Theater, later continuing her training at Ailey School where she performed Ailey’s Night Creatures.
ISRAEL HILTON (Tuscaloosa, Alabama) studied multiple dance styles as well as Musical Theatre at The Dance Centre. He is a BFA graduate from Alabama State University receiving the WareSpencer Best Male Ballet Dancer Award, and worked with choreographers, Ja’Morris Rivers, James Atkinson, and more.
YASIR JONES (Newark, New Jersey) began studying dance at Newark School of the Arts and the AileyCamp on Scholarship in the Junior Division. He received a BFA in Dance at Johns Hopkins University and completed the Certificate Program at Ailey. He performed as a guest artist with Dance Theatre of Harlem in Dougla and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Memoria
FLOYD MCLEAN JR (East Orange, New Jersey) trained at Sharon Miller’s Academy for the Performing Arts, and The Dance Theatre of Harlem. He received his Bachelor’s of Fine Arts from Point Park University on scholarship. He later joined the Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s: DBDT Encore prior to PHILADANCO! He has performed works by Rennie Harris, Ulysses Dove, Talley Beatty and many more.
NATHAN E. MCNATT JR. (Washington, DC) received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Dance from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA with minors in Music Business, Entrepreneurship, and Technology. His professional credentials include Eleone’ Dance Theater and Garth Fagan Dance Company.
KIRI MOORE (Culpeper, Virginia) trained at the Orange School of Performing Arts and at The Rock School for Dance Education. A graduate of The Ailey School Certificate Program, she later became a member of Ailey II, where she had the opportunity to tour nationally and internationally.
L. JAMES O'GILVIE (Boston, Massachusetts) began his dance education with Boston Ballet’s City Dance and Pre-professional Programs as well as The Ailey School. He received his BFA from University of Hartford studying Ballet, Limon, Graham and Contemporary. During collage he traveled abroad to study Gaga and Crystal Site Rep at the Henny Jurriëns Studio in Amsterdam.
KALEB K. SMITH (Dallas, Texas) began his dance training at Dallas Black Dance Theatre Academy and at Dance Theatre of Harlem as a scholarship student. He graduated from Booker T. Washington High School for Performing and Visual Arts and recently completed the Certificate Program at The Ailey School.
BRITTANY WRIGHT (Shady Grove, Maryland) trained at the Olney Ballet Center, Hope Garden Ballet and City Dance. She continued her training at Towson University, receiving her BFA in Dance Performance under professors including Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell and Catherine Horta-Hayden to name a few.
MARLISA BROWN-SWINT (Managing Director) is currently managing operations for PHILADANCO! and Special Events where she supervises over 20 dancers and staff members. She is a part of every aspect of the management team at PHILADANCO! including working with Ms. Joan Myers Brown daily. Mrs. Brown Swint partners and collaborates with the development team, marketing, finance, artistic, touring, and production departments. Along with her many duties, she also enjoys fundraising and event planning, which are two of her stand-out achievements. She created the Legacy Conversations in the newly renovated Danco Theater and The Joanie Awards. These programs ensure that PHILADANCO!’s strong history of holding the integrity of dance is sustained and preserved through conversations with legendary and emerging artists. Marlisa also oversees PHILADANCO!’s youth ensemble with organizing classes, rehearsals, developmental programs, and performance schedules.
KIM Y. BEARS-BAILEY (Co-Artistic Director), a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) graduate of The University of Arts, joined PHILADANCO! in 1981. A 1992 "Bessie" Award recipient, (The New York Dance and Performance Award), Kim represented PHILADANCO! at the 1988 American Dance Festival performing works of Dr. Pearl Primus and appeared in the movie Beloved. Bears-Bailey was an Associate Professor of Dance at the University of the Arts for twenty-three years where she received the Mary Louise Beitzel Award for Distinguished Teaching and the Silver Star Alumni Award. Kim is one of the few artists granted permission to remount the works of many world-renowned choreographers including Talley Beatty, Milton Myers, Pearl Primus, Gene Hill Sagan and Louis Johnson. Kim’s likeness is immortalized in an artists’ mural located in the heart of Center City Philadelphia. She has taught at Howard University, Spelman College, Swarthmore College, Temple University, University of Massachusetts, in Bermuda and Beijing China to name a few. The key to PHILADANCO’S many successful productions is due to her diligence.
TRACY VOGT (Rehearsal Director/Coach) received scholarships to the PA Governor’s School for the Arts, Jacob’s Pillow Modern Intensive, Point Park and attended the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA. At the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, she demonstrated the Graham technique. For 12 years, Ms. Vogt was a principal dancer and Assistant Rehearsal Director with PHILADANCO! She was Rehearsal Director and principal dancer with the Wylliams Henry Contemporary Dance Company and Cleveland Contemporary Dance Theater. Vogt also danced with Verb Ballet. She received the Philadelphia Rocky Award for Dance Excellence and has performed works by several world-renowned choreographers. Vogt taught in Uganda, Rwanda, and Guinea, Africa, for the NGO MindLeaps. In 2023, Vogt received her Master’s Degree in Dance from Hollins University.
NICK KOLIN (Lighting Designer) Previous works for the company include collaborations with Christopher Huggins, Nijawwon Matthews, Tommy Waheed-Evans, Dawn Marie Bazemore, Rennie Harris, Ephrat Asherie, Bernard Gaddis, Thang Dao, Ray Mercer, Francisco Gella, Dianne McIntyre, and Sonia Dawkins. Nick is also Lighting Director and Lighting Designer for the Philadelphia Ballet, with designs for recent new works by Angel Corella, Matthew Neenan, and Juliano Nunes. Other work includes Lighting Designer for the Mark Morris Dance Group, with over a dozen works in the repertory including the full evening Pepperland; previous work as Lighting Supervisor for the Trisha Brown Dance Company, Daniil Simpkin’s Intensio, Wendy Whelan’s Restless Creature, Dance Heginbotham, NY City Center’s Fall for Dance Festival, and Lincoln Center Festival. Additional projects include collaborations with the New York City Ballet Choreographic Institute, English National Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Assistant Professor and Lighting Area Coordinator, Department of Theatre and Dance, Montclair State University. MFA, New York University Tisch School of the Arts.
PAMELA M. HOBSON (Production Manager/Lighting Director), a native of Up-State New York, found her passion for the Arts at Howard University. Pamela has been honored to be featured in Dance Magazine as a Lighting Designer to watch and interviewed on Soul of a Nation Presents as one of the few women of color Tour Managers in the music industry. Over the past 35 years, she has had the privilege to be the Production Manager, Lighting Designer, and/or
Tour Manager for over 50 shows including Rennie Harris PureMovement, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Cyndi Lauper, Patti LaBelle, Stevie Wonder, Reframing the Narrative (Kennedy Center 2020 & 2024), Donald Byrd, Porgy and Bess directed by Hope Clark, Pope Fransis's visit to Philadelphia among others. Pamela is extremely excited to be working with Philadanco.
PHILADANCO! - THE PHILADELPHIA DANCE COMPANY STAFF
9 North Preston Street PHILADANCO Way Philadelphia, PA 19104-2210 ph: 215-387-8200 fax: 215-387-8203 www.philadanco.org
ABOUT THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION
The Joyce Theater Foundation (“The Joyce,” Executive Director, Linda Shelton), a non-profit organization, has served the dance community for more than four decades. Under the direction of founders Cora Cahan and Eliot Feld, Ballet Tech Foundation acquired and renovated the Elgin Theater in Chelsea. Opening as The Joyce Theater in 1982, the theater was named in honor of Joyce Mertz, beloved daughter of LuEsther T. Mertz. It was LuEsther’s clear, undaunted vision and abundant generosity that made it imaginable and ultimately possible to build the theater. Ownership was secured by The Joyce in 2015. As one of the only theaters built by dancers for dance, The Joyce Theater has provided a performance home for over 500 U.S.-based and international dance companies. Beyond the stage, The Joyce supports dance artists through longstanding commissioning and creative residency programs and Joyce Theater Productions, helping to bring artist-driven projects to life from early development to the premiere and touring. In addition, The Joyce owns and operates the New York Center for Creativity & Dance in Manhattan’s East Village, providing affordable rehearsal and workspace for dance artists. Local students and teachers (1st–12th grade) benefit from The Joyce’s Dance Education Program for Schools, audiences gain insight into the creative process through Curtain Chats, and Family Matinees introduce children to dance and offer opportunities to meet the artists. The Joyce Theater’s annual season of 46 to 48 weeks of dance includes more than 300 performances featuring a broad range of dance forms, styles, and traditions for audiences of over 120,000. Visit Joyce.org for more information.
FUNDERS
Many Thanks to The Joyce's Institutional Funders for Keeping Us Moving Forward
Leadership support for The Joyce's year-round programs and services:
LuEsther T. Mertz
Charitable Trust
Season Sponsor:
Champion support for The Joyce's annual programming:
Major support for The Joyce's operations and special projects:
THE FAN FOX & LESLIE R. SAMUELS FOUNDATION
JOYCE PROGRAMS ARE MADE POSSIBLE WITH PUBLIC FUNDS FROM:
Joyce programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.
ABOUT THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION
VISION STATEMENT
The Joyce Theater Foundation is committed to fostering and supporting a diverse and inclusive environment, both on and off stage. We embrace and celebrate diversity in all its forms, and value the rich experiences and perspectives that arise from differences in race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and cognitive and physical ability.
We strive to counteract the social injustices and racism that exist within our communities, our nation, and our world. Our aim as an organization is to embody the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice.
To achieve this, we will:
• Create and implement proactive diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice initiatives;
• Establish and maintain a culture of safe sharing, intentional listening, learning, and growth;
• Engage with and support disenfranchised communities by sharing information and resources and ensuring accessibility;
• Develop metrics and conduct regular reviews of our programs and policies to hold ourselves accountable and shift as neededs.
With these goals in place and our Vision Statement in mind, we are dedicated to the continued learning and growth needed to foster an inclusive environment for all. This is an ongoing process and by nature will be an evolving statement.
Senior Director of Development................................Kirsten Munro
Director of Institutional Giving.........................................Jean M. Ross
Director of Individual Giving and Development Operations ... .........................................................................................................................Meg White
Director of Special Events and Board Relations............Jesse Chin
Individual Giving Manager.................................................Catherine Eng
Institutional Giving Manager................................................Marisa Davis
Special Events Associate........................................................Maeve Brady
Development Coordinator...............................................Rachel Fontenot
Director of Programming Danni Gee
Artist Services Manager..........................................................Barb Domue
Programming Manager.....................................................................Kate Ross
Head Carpenter.......................................................................Web Crittenden
Head Electrician..................................................................Brittany Spencer
Stage Technicians.......................................Fabrizio Caputo, Edward Hill
The Joyce Theater is a member of APAP, Dance/NYC, and Dance/USA.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Joyce Theater operates on the Lenape island of Manhahtaan (Mannahatta) and acknowledges that it was founded upon the stolen land and erasure of many Indigenous communities. This acknowledgement demonstrates our institution’s commitment to the process of dismantling the legacies of colonialism and cultural imperialism.
We acknowledge the ongoing violence towards Indigenous people through systemic inequality. We pay our respect to the Indigenous peoples who lived and continue to live upon this land, and whose rich history, artistic practices, and spirituality are tied to this land. It is within our responsibility as a cultural institution and our commitment to diversity and inclusion to embody a commitment to Indigenous rights and cultural equity.
We sincerely invite you as an audience member to take a moment to reflect on the history and legacy of displacement, migration, and settlement.
It is our intention to work with local Native American arts councils to better inform our land acknowledgment practices and anticipate that it will evolve over time.
JOYCE THEATER PRODUCTIONS
Producer Ross LeClair
Producing Assistant...........................................................................Kate Ross
Box Office Manager Lisa Gendell Supervisors.............................................................Beth Miller, Vanessa Moton
Box Office Associates.......................................................................Imu Aghahowa, Jessica Braidwood, Crystal Rae Holmes Colon, Valencia Lombardi-Chisholm, Robert Craddock, Tatiana Gomez, Adeline Grimmett, Rachel Halmrast, Yulidal Hernandez-Kin, Calley Luman, Roy Odom,
OPERATIONS
Director of Operations Lou Albruzzese Facilities Manager.....................................................................................Jimmy Ortiz Maintenance/Security...................Pablo Rodriguez, Travis Segarra, Jonathan Singh, Khloyei Galloway
NYCC&D STUDIO STAFF
Studio Operations Manager (NYCC&D).....................Tamika Daniels
Studio Operations Rentals Associate............................Salonee Shatagar
Studio Operations Associates..............Kristin Maugeri, Calvin Osorio, Matt Del Rosario Studio Facilities....................................................Lamont Barnett, Carolyn Best, Stephon Bines, Ricardo Hernandez
SPECIAL SERVICES FOR THE JOYCE THEATER
McDermott Will & Schulte....................................................................................
Sara E. Solfanelli (Special Counsel for Pro Bono initiatives), Debra R. Anisman (Special Counsel), Ari Aranda, Howard B. Epstein (Of Counsel), Andrew B. Lowry, Esq., Michelle M. Orge, Esq., Samuel F. Thomas Hogan Lovells……….........................Ross Moskowitz, Thomas Zampino Gibson Dunn.......................................................................Andrew Lance, Esq. Troutman Pepper Locke LLP........Daniel Towns, Aaron Abraham Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC..........Kimberly M. Maynard, Esq. Stephanie Grassi, Esq. PC..........................Stephanie Grassi, Counsel
Digital Marketing Firm...............................................Capacity Interactive Publicity.................................................................................................Billy Zavelson Printer...........................................................Direct Printing Impressions Inc.
Insurance........................................................................................Brown & Brown
Donald J. Rose, MD Director, Harkness Center for Dance Injuries at NYU Langone Health is the orthopedic and dance medicine consultant for The Joyce Theater Foundation.
THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION, INC. BOARD
Charles M. Adelman, Chair
Madelyn Wils, Vice Chair
Monica F. Azare, Vice Chair
Stephanie R. Breslow, Treasurer
Jane E. Goldberg, Secretary
Kerry Clayton, Chair Emeritus
Virginia A. Millhiser, Chair Emerita
Amit Wadhwaney, Chair Emeritus
OF TRUSTEES
R. Richard Ablon
Rob Ashford
Ajay Bhandaram
Alan Cumming
Keane Ehsani
John Philip Falk
Michael Feller
Melina Fisher
Ronald Gumbaz
IN MEMORIAM
Theodore S. Bartwink (Trustee 1993-2014)
Tracy Brown (Trustee 2020-2023)
R. Britton Fisher (Trustee 1999-2020)
David D. Holbrook (Trustee 1994-2023)
Richard Lukins (Trustee 1998-2011)
Robert Musiker (Trustee 2019-2025)
Anh-Tuyet Nguyen (Trustee 2007–2020)
Richard Shea (Trustee 2015-2022)
Monica B. Voldstad (Trustee 2016-2023)
Stephen D. Weinroth (Trustee 1996-2022)
Toni Hoover
Leslie Jameson
James I. McLaren
Meryl Rosofsky
Saul Sanders
Kathleen A. Scott
Linda Shelton
Lauren E. Shortt
Martin Wechsler
Founders and Trustees Emeriti: Cora Cahan and Eliot Feld
ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN
The Joyce honors the following individuals, corporations, and foundations for their visionary support of our mission of advancing the vibrant and extraordinary art of dance. Funds contributed to the endowment campaign will allow The Joyce to continue its support of the dance community and to commission new work.
$1 Million and above
LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust
Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Endowment Fund
Stephen and Cathy Weinroth Charitable Trust
$500,000 and above
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Richard B. Fisher and Family
R. Britton Fisher and Family Rockefeller Brothers Fund
$250,000 and above
David & Andrea Holbrook
Richard A. Lukins & Karen Fry
Saul & Mary Sanders
Susan Fawcett Sosin
$100,000 and above
Anonymous (1)
Alphawood Foundation
Kerry Clayton & Paige Royer
The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation
The Estate of Dorothy Lefkof
The William Randolph Hearst Foundations
Lynne & Richard Pasculano
Michèle & Steve Pesner
The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation
The Starr Foundation
$50,000 and above
R. Richard & Margery Ablon
Apollo Management, L.P.
Stephanie Breslow & Paul Watterson
The Coca-Cola Foundation
Ronald Gumbaz & Juliet A. Cozzi
JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Jerome A. and Estelle R.
Newman Assistance Fund, Inc.
Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation
$25,000 and above
Jane E. Goldberg
Cecilia & Jim Herbert
Jane Kendall & David Dietz
Elysabeth Kleinhans
Arnie & Susan Scharf
Richard Shea
Jennifer & Jonathan Allan Soros
Fiona J. Tilley & Gürhan Orhan
Dave Waks & Sandy Teger
Chris & Lonna Yegen
Carol Yorke & Gerard Conn
$5,000 and above
Anonymous (3)
Barbara & Robert Berkley
Philanthropic Fund
Barbara Berliner & Sol D. Rymer
The Cory & Bob Donnalley
Charitable Foundation
Jim & Linda Ellis
Mr. & Mrs. Ira Haupt, II
The Lawton W. Fitt & James I. McLaren Foundation
James H. Ottaway, Jr.
Kathleen A. Scott
Linda Shelton
Ferne Goldberg Sperling & Allan Sperling
JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION DONORS
The Joyce Theater appreciates the generosity of its supporters listed below as well as its many other supporters too numerous to include on these pages. List as of January 6, 2026.
Platinum Benefactors
($500,000 and above)
Jody & John Arnhold
Elysabeth Kleinhans
LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust
Virginia & Timothy Millhiser
Rajika Puri
Denise Littlefield Sobel
Gold Benefactors
($100,000 and above)
Anonymous
Deborah & Charles Adelman
Ms. Maria-Cristina Anzola
Kerry Clayton & Paige Royer
Howard Gilman Foundation
Ronald Gumbaz & Juliet Cozzi
The Harkness Foundation for Dance
Leanne Lachman
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
Sharon Patrick
Robert Pollock
The Jerome Robbins Foundation
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation
Saul & Mary Sanders
The Shubert Foundation
Amit Wadhwaney
Madelyn & Steven Wils
Silver Benefactors
($50,000 and above)
Anonymous
Stephanie R. Breslow & Paul Watterson
Barbara Broccoli
Margaret & John Falk
Nancy & Michael Feller
The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation
Henry and Lucy Moses Fund
National Endowment for the Arts
New York State Council on the Arts
Meryl Rosofsky & Stuart Coleman
Lauren E. Shortt
SHS Foundation
TD Bank/TD Charitable Foundation
Conrad Voldstad
Cathy Weinroth
Benefactor's Circle
($25,000 and above)
Anonymous
Sarah Arison
Jeff and Susan Campbell
Catskill Mountain Foundation
The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
Melina Fisher
Gregg & Jean Frankel
Jane E. Goldberg
Elzbieta Grove
Heartfelt Wings Foundation
Mr. James McLaren & Ms. Lawton Fitt
Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels
President's Circle
($15,000 and above)
Anonymous
Jen Ablon
Barbara Berliner and Sol Rymer
Citizens Private Bank
Henry Luce Foundation
Sharon B. Gurwitz
Tatiana Piankova Foundation
Karen Roth
Kathleen A. Scott
The Joseph Leroy and Ann C. Warner Fund
Vicente Wolf
Impresario’s Circle
($10,000 and above)
Anonymous
Rick & Nurit Amdur
Ms. Monica Azare
Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Dr. John Bonavita-Goldman
Mr. Torrence Boone
Edward Brill
Leslie & Richard Curtis
Ms. Susan Dickler & Mr. Sig Van Raan
Mr. Keane Ehsani
Linda & Martin Fell
Anderson-Rogers Foundation Inc.
Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation
Ms. Elizabeth Haynes
Judith M. Hoffman
Toni Hoover
Illuminated Foundation
The Ivill-Weiner Family
Christine Knuth
Eric & Sandra Krasnoff
Ms. Alexis Le-Quoc
The McNamee McHugh Family Fund
Linda and Edward Morse
Nō Studios of Milwaukee
Steve Pesner & Setpheap (“Peace”) San in memory of Michèle Pesner
Ellen Rosen
The Scripps Family Fund for Education & the Arts
Linda Shelton
Irene Shen
Leslie Siegel
Barbara Madsen Smith
Emiko Terasaki
Johanna Weber
Producer’s Circle
($7,500 and above)
Neme Alperstein
Office of City Council Member Erik Bottcher
Ms. Nancy Burstein
The FGK Foundation
Dr. Peter and Mrs. Eszter Friedman
Suzanne Hall & Valentino Carlotti
Melanie Coronetz & Bruce G. Miller
Cherrie Nanninga
Robert A. Schulman
Ted & Mary Jo Shen
Margaret Stern
Advocates
($5,000 and above)
Anonymous (3)
R. Richard Ablon
Adrienne Albert
Alpern Family Foundation
Ms. Takako Asakawa
Rob Ashford
Anne-Victoire Auriault
The Barbara Bell Cumming
Charitable Trust
Andrew & Froma Benerofe
Jan Berris
Ajay Bhandaram
Marty and Louise Bickman
Judi Rappoport Blitzer & David M. Blitzer
Robert Brenner
Donna B. Case
Chris Coulthrust
Creeggan Hill Family
Ms. Georgina Cullman
Carol Davis and Joel Marcus, M.D.
Jeffrey Davis & Michael T. Miller
Ms. Patricia Dugan, in memory of William Perlmuth
Judith R. & Alan H. Fishman
Owls Fund at the Triangle Community Foundation
Jane Gilbert
Emi Gittleman
Mr. Robert Greenberg & Ms. Linda Novak
The Randall and Mary Hack Foundation
Elizabeth Anne Hartman
Christopher Jones & Deborah McAlister
David Kernahan
Alan & Gail Koss
Jonathan Levinson
Mr. Robert Littman & Mr. Sully Bonnelly
William Lockwood
Uttara P. Marti
Andrew Martin-Weber
Ronay & Richard Menschel
Val Holley & Joseph Plocek
Nina B. Quigley
Mr. Stephen Kroll Reidy
Patricia C. Reifel
Ms. Anya Royce
Michael Sekus & Bianca Russo
Ms. Theresa Russo
Lawrence Safran & Romulo Aromin, Jr.
Nancy Sands
Mrs. Denise Saul
Susan Scharf
Fran Schulman
Deborah Selch
Christopher Soule
Mr. David Steele
Linda Strumpf
Angel Shine Foundation/Allyson Tang
Theresa Alessandra Russo Foundation
Ms. Patricia E. Vance
Ms. Barbara Zuckerberg
Director’s Circle
($2,750 and above)
Anonymous (2)
Joel & Rhela Aragona
Barbash Family Fund
Sandra Berger
Jeffrey Bruce & Ingrid Steffensen
David Bruson
Doug & Lisa Caldwell
Capezio/Ballet Makers
Dance Foundation
Cathleen Collins
Jane Comer
The Cowles Charitable Trust
Allison Cromwell
Ms. Cecile de Lardemelle
Trisha & Patrick Duval
Christopher M Elmore
Suzanne B. Engel
Phillip Fairweather, MD and Mr. Diego Lopez
David L. Fanger & Martin Wechsler
Andrew and Claire-Marine Ferguson
Kenneth Foster
Ania Fryszkowska
Jeffrey Olund & Silvia Furia
A. Stephanie Gittleman
Mrs. Barbara Goldstein Amster
Dorothy Goodman
Elisabeth Hefti
Carolina Hernandez
Jonathan Kanovsky
Colin King
Diana Korsh
Kathy Krall
Stephen Lane & Vanessa Hicks
Joe Lanteri, New York City Dance Alliance Inc.
Mr. Julius Leiman-Carbia
Ms. Myla Lerner
Rosanne Leshner
Jayne Lipman & Robert Goodman
Johnny Mendoza & Mark Littman
In memory of John MacDonald
William J. Marraccini
Lynn C. Mautner
Karen & Martin McDonald
Mr. Conte Moore & Ms. Barbara Jones
James Musiker
Rachel Ostry, MD
Warrie Price & James David Price
Donald J. Rose & Victoria Lasdon Rose
Mr. Donald Roth
Mr. Vernon Scott
Rena Shagan
Mr. Craig Snyder
Susan Ulick
Alex Z. Wang
Ms. Arlene Weinberg
Alexandra Wheeler & Rocky Rukan
Mr. Kip Wicke
Michelle D. and Claude L. Winfield
Irving & Elaine Wolbrom
Ralph Womble & Ashley Edwards
Billy F.B. Wong & Stephanie Gordon
Carol Yorke & Gerard Conn
Yavitz Cypen Foundation in honor of Billy Zavelson
Leaders ($1,000 and above)
Anonymous (7)
Robert Allyn
Gerry & Hank Alpert
Mr. Michael Alster
Roger and Aida Anderson
Mr. Gerald Appelstein
Aybars Asci
Mr. & Mrs. Ira Asherman
Christina Back
Ms. Sherrie Barr
Ali Baum
Harvey & Stephanie Benjamin
Cheryl Bergenfeld
Mr. Robert Boblitt
Ms. Lisa Bonifacic
Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon Bonovitz
Nissan Boury
Barbara & Gary Brandt
Carol & Bob Braun
Ms. Joan Breibart
Madeline Brine
Ms. Beth Brinkman
Gerri Brioso
Mr. Matthew Brodlie
Daniel & Elaine Brownstein
Dr. Amy Buchman & Ms. Vicki Haupt
Lisa Jo Reimer-Byrne
Ralph & Martine Calder
Joseph and Linda Camardo
Mr. William J. Campbell
Mr. Scott Caplan
Karen Carozza
Ms. Jennifer Chaitman
Julia Chambers
Ms. Yvonne Chen
Peri & David Clark
Millard F Coffin, PhD
Pamela Cook
Ms. Edrie Cote
Ms. Janet Cox
Mary Craig & Gerard Dages
Paul and Caroline Cronson
Greg Darnieder
Irene Rosner David, in Memory of Dr. Raphael David
Diana Davies
Christopher Delong
Nicole Dietrich & Jack Kraska
Julia DiNapoli
The Cory & Bob Donnalley
Charitable Foundation
Miriam & David Donoho
The Dorothy Fund
Ms. Domitilia M. Dos Santos
Ms. Deborah Doyle
Benjamin Duster
Ms. Bonnie Erickson
Warren Feder
Erin Feely-Nahem & Isaac Nahem
Thomas Finch MD
Marion Ilene Fischer
Judith & Walter Flamenbaum
Mr. Charles Forma
Pamela Frankel
Lauren Frazza
Judith Z. Friedman
Mark Friedman and Veronique Bogliolo Friedman
Clio Garland
Swapna Ghanta
Ronald Gilliam & Akram Hélil
Barrie Gillies & William Drummy
David Glaser
Ms. Diane Gooch
Carole Gottlieb
Minda Gralnek
Mason & Kim Granger
Pam Green
Ms. Jennifer Greiner
Mr. & Mrs. Glen Gunsalus
Jenny Haid & Zohaib Rathore
Alexandra L. Harper
Ms. Vilia Hayes
Laurie and Jack Heflin
Sheila Heimbinder
Ron Hellman & Stephen Roberts
Janet L. Henner
Mr. Edward Henry & Ms. Susan Monk
Ms. L. Kathy Herre
Mr. Arthur Hill
Emma Hood
Karen Brooks Hopkins
Lynn Hopkins
David H Hughes Jr
Alexandra Hylton
Mary & David Iles
Jasteka Foundation
Rebecca Josue
Gloria & Michael Kadish
Kenneth S. Kail & Ivy Hwang
John Kalish & Susan Niederman
Margaret Kaplen
Ms. Jane Karol
Dennis & Sharon Karr
Jane Kendall
John Kirby
Ed Krugman & Ethel Klein
Murray & Sylvana Klein
Vasili Krishnamurti
Ms. Natalie Kuhn
Bette Lacombe
Mr. David Lakari
Ilene H. Lang
Nancy Lashine
Dr. Dennis Leach Sr.
Jean Lee
Mr. Peter Leffman
Mr. Michael Lemle
Howard & Elaine Leventhal Charitable Fund
Ms. Anne Levy
Judith Lewis
William Lewis
Dorothy Lichtenstein
Ms. Yvette Lin
Robert & Dorina Link
David Long
Jonna Mackin
Mr. & Ms. Mangini
Joseph Marger
Edwin Maynard
Wendy A. McCain
Lorraine J. Meeker
Jeff Melvin
Joyce F. Menschel
Ms. Mary Meyer
Diana and David Milich
Miller Khoshkish Foundation
Mr. Wayne & Mrs. Barbara Miller
Mr. Vincent Mirrione
Mr. Gerald Morin
Mr. Michael Mulligan
Judith Musiker
Judy Musiker
Mr. Jonathan M. Nadler
James Neisloss
Ms. Maryam Newman
Mr. Conor O'Neil
Aaron Singer and Bart Oosterveld
Mrs. Trisha Ostergaard
John Owen
Joseph Pabst
Leonard Pack & Adele Weisman
Mercedes Paratje
David Pasterski
Edith C. Penty
Flora Perskie
Doug and Teresa Peterson
Carl Pforzheimer III
Meixi Piao
Mr. Peter Pileski
Larry & Barbara Pitsch
The Plimpton-Shattuck Fund
Judith J Plows
Donna & James Pressman
Ms. Karen Provost
Rainbow Sandals Foundation
Betty P. & Michael H. Rauch
Frances A. Resheske
Philip W. Riskin Charitable Foundation
Mary Jo Robertiello
Ann Sahid Rosche
Felicia Rosenfeld
Mr. Peter Rossbach
Mrs. Elsa Ross-Greifinger
Jane K Royal and John C Lantis II
Alina Roytberg
Mrs. Nazak Savitt
Xiomara & Charles Scheidt
Mr. Robert Schoenthal & Ms. Barbara Katz
Mark Schumer
Jesse & Carol Schwartz
Kathy and Joel Segall
Margaret E. Selby
Martha Sherman
Julie Simpson
Barbara Jean Sinclair
Mr. Irving Sitnick
Elizabeth Sledge
Joseph Small
Ms. Christine Smith
Ms. Elizabeth Smith
Marilyn Sobel
Leon Sokol
Michael Solomon
Daniel Spence and Marcelo Mesquita
Temple St. Clair LLC
Marianne Stegeland
Karen Steinberg
William Stern
Mr. & Ms. Justin Stewart
Linda Stocknoff
Abbie M. Strassler
Yael Mandelstam & Ken Tabachnick
Jon Teeuwissen & Welz Kauffman
Ms. Kimberley Thacker
Jim Tharp
Deirdre Towers
Lucy Vasserman and Brendan Finnegan
Mr. Carlos Victoria
Ms. Cheryl L. Wade
Peter & Deborah Winograd
Julien Wolfe
Elly Karp Wong
AnneAdare Wood
Migs Woodside
Cora Yamamoto
Mr. Christian Zimmermann
Investors ($500 and above)
Anonymous (10)
Mohamed Abdirahman
Dr. LaRue Allen & Ebonya Washington
Debra R. Anisman
Rebecca Aronson
Mrs. Susan Babbitt
Jane Barr
Mr. Al Bartosic
Joan & Ira Berkowitz
Barbara Blank and Barry Shapiro
Bloomberg LP
Ms. Helga Borck
Ms. Valerie Jo Bradley
Maria M Branco
Lize Burr
Robert Calderisi
Lynn Canaan
Mark Carbone
Ms. Cheryl Carruthers
Andrea Chernyk
Amy Cho
Nikolaus Christmann
Dr. Jason Chuang
Citizens Committee For New York City
David & Dorothy Clair
Galois Cohen
Robert Conkey
Ms. Victoria Cowles
Bray Creech
Barbara Cromer
John and Nada Culver
Mrs. Eileen Davidson
Paul de Sa
David de Weese
The DiChristina Family
Antonio Dinkins, Sr.
Richard G. Dudley, Jr.
Jorge Durand
Mr. Michael Eizenberg
Ms. Leslie Farrar
Ms. Susan Feder
Bette Ann Fialkov
Ms. Isabelle Fisher
Ms. Rita Fishman
Heather Flock
Mr. Leroy Fortcher
Sarah Fox and Steven Lofchie
Steven Fox
Pierre Frinault
Nicia Fullwood
Toni Gantz
Mr. Elan Garonzik
Ms. Marie Claire Ged
Tom & Nina Geller
Samara Gerard
Karen Gershowitz
Ms. Geraldine Glassman
Ms. Gabrielle Goldman
Mark Evan Goldman
Nita & Chuck Goodgal
Maneesh Goyal
Ms. Nancye Green
Dr. Susan Ross Green
Lawrence W. Greene
Jane Gross
Charles & Carol Grossman Family Fund
Jane Groveman
Elaine and Charles Harris
Laurie Hart
Paul Hastings
Jonathan Hiltz
Thomas Hollingsworth
Mrs. Alixandra Holloway
Alicia Dhyana House
Ralph & Lynn Huber
Daphne Hurford & Sanford Padwe
Linette S. Hwu
Bethany Jankunis
Stephanie Joel
Miles Johnson and Tim Anderson
Laura Jones
Scot Karr
Jay Kesslen
Nalani Kopp
A.M. LaVey
Ms. Kate Lear
Ms. Julia Levy
Sydnie Liggett
Mitch Lowenthal
Susanna Lowy and Victor Davis
Waiming Man
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Marcon
Jennifer & Michael Markovitz
Mrs. Barbara Marwell
Ellice Matsil
Judy Mauer
Linda and Max Maxwell
Mrs. Rachel Meidan
Grete Meilman
Israel Meir & Steve Rivera
Victoria Melendez
Tanya Melich & Noel Silverman
Holly and William Mensching
Robert Mihalik
Barbara Miller & Stuart Nordheimer
Jessica Mindnich
Bertram Moody
Dot Morgan
Joe Morra
Richard J. Moylan
Deb Murnin
Lawrence Murphy
Jane & Michael Murphy
Jake Musiker
Drs. Benjamin Natelson & Gudrun Lange
The New York Community Trust
Joyce O'Brien
Ms. Diane Oshin
Ms. Kendra Osterman
Olivier Pechou
The L.E. Phillips Family Foundation, Inc.
Brian H. Polovoy
Stephanie Goldson & Stephen Rappaport
Lindy Shuttleworth & Arthur Reichstetter
Linda and Norman Reimer
Sallie Gouverneur & John Riley
Ms. Andrea Rogers
M Felicity Rogers-Chapman
Edward S Rosenfeld and Karyn Grossman Gershon
Jean M. Ross
Lainie and John Ross
Marilyn & Alan Rothstein
Lori Rotskoff
Scott Rudin
Sally and Peter Rudoy
Deborah Sale and Ted Striggles
Ariane Schaffer
Phillip Schmiedl
Amy Schulman
Dr. Dorry Segev
Neal Sheorey
Sheethal & Tokumbo Shobowale
Nancy Sibell
Edward Siegel
Andrew & Jennifer Smith
Robin Smith
Jeanne Smythe
Catharine and Jeffrey Soros
Ms. Ellen Sorrin & Mr. David York
Doug Steiner
Ms. Christina Sterner
Harriet Stollman
Mr. Seth Stuhl
Greg Sullivan
Dr. Pavur Sundaresan
Gary Tannenbaum & Helen J. Mills
The Winkler Prins Charitable Fund
Rachel Theilheimer
Lisa Tillinghast
Dana Troetel & George Papageorge
Ms. Marianna Vaidman Stone & Mr. Eric Stone
Ronald Walcott
Gregory V Ward
Joan Waricha
Michael Wehman
Carol Weil
Kate Weil
Elisabeth Brivic and Alexander Weindling
Jacqueline Welch
George S. Werner & Li Werner
Mai Yee
Gregory Youdan Jr.
Evan Zazula
Eloise Zeller
Sponsors
($350 and above)
Anonymous (3)
Dr. Leonid Agranat
Mr. Ronald Alexander
Jane and Stephen Alpert
John Angiolillo, MD
Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble
Elaine Athanassiades
Avery-Denyse Family Charitable Fund
Clay H Barr
Mr. John Barrie & Ms. Elizabeth Smith
Kenneth Berk & Anne Serrell
Stan & Abby Bloch
Andrew Burgie
Dr. J Caldwell
Raymond Cerabone
Margaret Coady
Helen & William Covington
Terri Cox
Ashlee Crawford
Mr. & Ms. John Crawford III
Ms. Jacqueline Davis
Rodney Durso
Ms. Susan Eisenhauer
Jo Ann Engelhardt and George Elder
Pepi Ertag
Ellen Estes
Peter Farrell
Lloyd Jay Fass
Miss Valerie Ferrier
Dr. Karen Fiester
Darrell George
Lydia Gilbert
James A. Glazier and James A. Ferguson
Susan E Green
Ms. Maxine Groffsky
Herman & Jacquelyn Heinemann
Brian and Anita Heinz
Jerry Heymann
Huong Hoang
Ms. Sherrilyn Ifill
Ethelle Katz
Salvatore LaRussa, Jr.
David Later and Nancy Eklund
In loving memory of Hing K Lee
Lawrence Levine
Ellen Levitt
Mr. Peter Lijoi
Robert McGowan
Cynthia A McKee
Mary and Alan Mendelsohn
Mr. Christopher Morales
Mildred Munich
Aaron & Marcia Naveh
Madeleine Nichols
Greg Piccininno
Marisa Anne Pierson
Alex Tsirkin & Victoria Portnoy
Posner-Wallace Family Foundation
Carole Postal
Terry Prahl
Liz Gerring Radke
Jonathan Raskin
Ms. Eileen Robert
Donald W. Roeseke Jr.
Victoria Rosen
Ellen Rosenberg
Ms. Marcia Savin
Mrs. Karen Schader
Ms. Rose Schwartz
Eleanor Sebastian
Virginia Seidel
Mary and John Seward
Tony Weiss and Tara Sherman
Gautham Sridharan
Deborah Stone
Mr. Evan Strain
Mr. & Ms. J. Mark Strawn
Jos Stumpe & Karen van Bergen
Catherine Tolchin
Andrew A. Vitale CPA
Dick and Carolyn Wallach
Anne Walsh
Ms. Doreen Weisfuse
Dr. Timothy Whiteside MD
Ms. Toya Williford
Mr. John Wright
Richard Zemel
Jawole Willa Jo Zollar
The Rudolf Nureyev Prize for New Dance and Ballet Festival Commissions
The Joyce Theater Foundation thanks the Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation for its invaluable partnership in commissioning new works from both established and emerging ballet companies, and enabling these companies to perform on the Joyce stage. The Joyce gratefully recognizes the donors listed below for their generous matching support that has made this effort possible.
Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation
R. Richard Ablon
Deborah & Charles Adelman
Gerald M. Appelstein
Rob Ashford
Stephen M. Baldini
Theodore S. Bartwink
The Harkness Foundation for Dance
Mick Beekhuizen
Evan Behrens & Dara Stern
Ajay Bhandaram
Torrence Boone
Stephanie R. Breslow & Paul Watterson
Madeline Brine
Richard & Martha Byrne
Kerry Clayton & Paige Royer
Rodney S. Cohen
Alan & Chi Colberg
Arlene Cooper
Pamela Crutchfield
Trisha & Patrick Duval
Jamshid & Mahshid Ehsani
Augie K. Fabela II
Britton & Melina Fisher
Kim Friedman
J. Eric Gambrell
Jane E. Goldberg
Ronald Gumbaz & Juliet Cozzi
David Haines
John & Judith Hannan
Rex S. Heinke
Cecilia & Jim Herbert
David & Andrea Holbrook
Toni Hoover
Kim Koopersmith
Allen Kovac/ Tenth Street Entertainment
Ronald & Stephanie Kramer
Ronald S. Lauder
Jim Leary
Alec & Sarah Machiels
Joyce F. Menschel
David & Diana Milich
Virginia & Timothy Millhiser
Karyl Nairn
Abby McCormick O'Neil & Carroll Joynes
Anh-Tuyet Nguyen & Robert Pollock
Susan & Gregory Pappajohn
Michèle & Steven Pesner
Tatiana Piankova Foundation
Betty P. & Michael H. Rauch
Gregg Rechler/ Lisa & Gregg Rechler
Charitable Trust
The Jerome Robbins Foundation
Ann Sahid Rosche
Meryl Rosofsky & Stuart H. Coleman
Rowan Family Foundation Inc.
Saul & Mary Sanders
Fran Schulman
Kathleen A. Scott
Frederic & Robin Seegal
Richard Shea
Howard L. Shecter
Linda Shelton
Irene Shen
Henry R. Silverman
Susan Fawcett Sosin
Allan Sperling & Ferne Goldberg
Wendy & Alex Stanton
Justin A. Stevens
Raymond & Margaret Vandenberg
Monica B. Voldstad
Amit Wadhwaney
Daniel Walsh
Stephen & Cathy Weinroth
Steven M. Zagar
Richard Kielar & Christian Zimmermann
The Young Leaders Circle
Anonymous
Robert Allyn
Chellis Baird
Stacy & Jordan Barr
Alison Baum
Amanda Beebe
Ms. Lisa Bonifacic
Dr. Reed Caldwell and Mr. Anthony Hird
Scott Caplan
Victor M. Castillo & Blake Wiedenhoeft
Cengiz Cemaloglu
Julia Chambers
Ellen Chen
Jason Chuang
Marin Correa
Mary Craig
MJ Edwards
Andrew & Claire-Marine Ferguson
Bette Ann Fialkov, Co-Chair
Swapna Ghanta
Ronald Gilliam & Akram Hélil
Gabrielle Goldman
Amita Goyal
Jessica Greenberg
Alexandra Harper, Co-Chair
Madison Hicks
Alixandra Holloway, Co-Chair
Emma Hood
Kristen Irby
Nalani Kopp
Jeremy Lentz
Jacob Levy
Mitch Lowenthal
Kyle Marshall
Katherine Maxwell
Jame McCray
FACILITIES & SERVICES
Robert McGowan
Christopher Morales
Terrence Poplar
Abigal Richards
Tamar Rothstein
Setpheap San
Ariane Schaffer
Elisa Smilovitz
Daniel Spence & Marcelo Mesquita
Niko Stahl
Evan Strain
Lucy Vasserman & Brendan Finnegan
Alex Z. Wang
Ricke Williams
Emma Winder
Julien Wolfe
LeeAna Wolfman
To join the Joyce's Young Leader's Circle, please contact the Development office at 212-691-9740 ext. 327
Box Office (212-242-0800): Open Monday thru Sunday, 12pm - 6pm. On days when there is a performance, the box office is open through curtain time; advance sales stop ½ hour prior to curtain time (including matinees). Closed on major holidays. For Hearing Impaired call (TDD) 212-245-2904. To report Lost & Found items, please see an usher or call 212-691-9740.
EMERGENCY RESUSCITATION EQUIPMENT
Resuscitation masks and latex gloves are located in the closet next to the drinking fountain in the Upper Lobby. AED is located downstairs in the reception area. LEARN CPR. For more information, contact the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association.
FIRE NOTICE: The exit indicated by a red light and sign nearest to the seat you occupy is the shortest route to the street. In the event of fire or other emergency, please walk —do not run— to that exit. WARNING: The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited within the auditorium. Violators will be punished with confiscation of recording device or ejection from the theater, and may be held liable for money damages.
