BALLET TECH KIDS DANCE MAY 30 - JUNE 2, 2024
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Ballet Tech Foundation Inc. in association with The Joyce Theater Foundation Inc. presents,
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
DIONNE FIGGINS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
MAGGIE CHRIST
DIRECTOR OF DANCE FACULTY
ASHLEY TUTTLE
ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTORS
JOE GREGORI & JANEL RAYOME
PRODUCTION MANAGER
ZAIRE BAPTISTE
DANCERS
STUDENTS OF BALLET TECH THE NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR DANCE
GUEST ARTIST
TAMISHA A. GUY
FOUNDER
ELIOT FELD
Ballet Tech offers special thanks to the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust for its enduring assistance.
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 Ford Foundation, The Harkness Foundation for Dance, MacMillan Family Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels. Major support for this engagement was provided through a grant from The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation to encourage the performance of New York City-based companies at The Joyce Theater. The Joyce acknowledges the Doris Duke Foundation for its generous endowment to support dance performances at The Joyce Theater.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
BLUE CAST: 5/30 AT 7PM, 6/1 AT 7PM, 6/2 AT 2PM
RED CAST: 5/31 AT 7PM, 6/1 AT 2PM
HOMELAND
WORLD PREMIERE
Conceived by Dionne Figgins
Lighting by Aaron Copp
Set Design by Jessica Cancino
"Homeland" is a ballet in six parts that dances around the world and back again. We follow our graduates on their class trip, as they visit the continents of their ancestral origins and gain a new appreciation for their culture and the cultures of their classmates. This work is a reclamation and celebration of our cultural identities - an invitation and a challenge to embrace something new and unfamiliar as a means of uniting us as a global community.
Each section is choreographed by a “native speaker” of that dance genre.
MAPS
Choreography by Dionne Figgins with the Class of 2024 Music by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Costumes by Vernon Ross
PERFORMED BY
(Blue Cast) KENNEDY KITSON MICAH LEVY-LYONS NICKOLE LI MAEBEL MILLS
ADDIS PACE MINA PRASTOWO SOPHIA ROSADO
SOFIA ZEVAKINA CLAIRE ZHU VIOLET ZUGEL
(Red Cast) ALEXIS BETTIS ERIC CAO ZHUOXI CHEN TIMOTHY DIYANOV
JEMMA EGNER VALENTINA ELIZONDO BOGDANA KUZMENKO
JOANNA LEE CHLOE PANNESE SOFIA ZEVAKINA
Music: Maps, used by permission of BMG. All Rights Reserved.
الفجر / DAWNING
Choreography by Karisma Jay and Men Ca Music by Ludwig Göransson and Uncle Waffles Costumes by Vernon Ross
PERFORMED BY
ALEXIS BETTIS ZHUOXI CHEN MIA CORONA TIMOTHY DIYANOV
KADEJAH DONATIEN VALENTINA ELIZONDO CLARA ENTEL
CAROLINA FADDA-ALESSI GRACE IACOVELLA PEIWEN JIANG
COSMO KATAGAS JOANNA LEE VALERIA LUNA JASLYN MARSHALL
FRIDAY MATHEWS AARON MEIGHOO MAEBEL MILLS CHLOE PANNESE AYDEN RIOS SOPHIA ROSADO SULLIVAN SAUNDERS
SERENA WANG SOFIA ZEVAKINA CLAIRE ZHU VIOLET ZUGEL
PERCUSSION BY NEZIH ANTAKLI
Music: Warrior Falls, The Jabari, and Killmonger by Ludwig Goransson, used by permission of Disney Music Publishing. Tanzania by Uncle Waffles. Used by permission. All Rights Reserved.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
面向东 / FACING EAST
Choreography by Kathy Xia
Music by 萨顶顶 and 储金罐
Costumes by Michael Krass
PERFORMED BY (Blue Cast) ESTELLE ALLEN IVY ALMODOVAR KENNEDY GODFREY
YU YING GU AMI ON PERSEY SONDERUP VIRGINIE WALLACE
(Red Cast) ESTELLE ALLEN VERA BRUGUERAS KELSEY GEORGE AMI ON OTONO PARLÁ NIKO SIRAISI CORAL TORRES-HARA
SOLOIST
AMI ON
NORDLICHTER / NORTHERN LIGHTS
Choreography by Brian Reeder
Music by Adolphe Adam
Costumes by Michael Krass
PERFORMED BY
(Blue Cast) ERIC CAO SEBASTIAN CLINE JEMMA EGNER KENNEDY KITSON
BOGDANA KUZMENKO MICAH LEVY-LYONS NICKOLE LI
AVA MUÑOZ ADDIS PACE MINA PRASTOWO
(Red Cast) NOAH BENAYOUN LIZZIE COHEN LORENZO FADDA-ALESSI CLARA GRAF KURUMI KOTANI MICAH LEVY-LYONS JULIA MIRANDA
ADDIS PACE MANOA SAKURADA SELINA TAN
CRUCE / CROSSING
Choreography by Ximena Salgado
Music by Colonizados, Grupo Niche, Celia Cruz
Costumes by Vernon Ross
PERFORMED BY
(Blue Cast) MALEYA BEAUBRUN MEMPHIS HAAS LEAH HATHAWAY
LILI MINNICK LEO PATEL ADRIANNA SENCION
SHAYE STEWART ISABELLA TAVERAS
(Red Cast) DANIELLE DAVIS MEMPHIS HAAS LILI MINNICK CARLA MUSZYNSKI LEO PATEL SHAYE STEWART ISABELLA TAVERAS LOYAL WATFORD
Music: Me Sabe a Peru and La Vida es Un Carnaval used by permission of Sony Music Publishing. Las Hojas Muertas used by permission of UME. Cali Pachanguero used by permission of Downtown Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.
THE JOURNEY
Choreography by Dionne Figgins with the Class of 2024
Music by Andy Grammer Costumes by Vernon Ross
PERFORMED BY
ALEXIS BETTIS ERIC CAO ZHUOXI CHEN TIMOTHY DIYANOV
JEMMA EGNER VALENTINA ELIZONDO KENNEDY KITSON
BOGDANA KUZMENKO JOANNA LEE MICAH LEVY-LYONS NICKOLE LI
MAEBEL MILLS ADDIS PACE CHLOE PANNESE MINA PRASTOWO SOPHIA ROSADO SOFIA ZEVAKINA CLAIRE ZHU VIOLET ZUGEL
Music Don’t Give Up On Me by Andy Grammer used by permission of BMG and Warner Chappell Music.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
- INTERMISSION -
RAIN (1989)
Choreography and Visual Design by Bebe Miller Original Music by Hearn Gadbois; Jay Bolotin & Rich Franko (vocals), Robert Een (cello) Additional Music by Heitor Villa-Lobos; Salli Terry (voice), Laurindo Almeida (guitar)
Lighting Design by Ken Tabachnick
PERFORMED BY TAMISHA A. GUY
Tamisha A. Guy is a Ballet Tech Alumna, and a member of A.I.M by Kyle Abraham. Rain explores the nuanced relationship between physical energies and moral character. The choreography, set to a haunting score, takes audiences on a journey of resilience and hope. Rain continues to captivate audiences well after its premiere in 1989, showcasing Bebe Miller's artistry and cementing its place as an impactful work within the repertoire of A.I.M by Kyle Abraham. Music: Bachianas Brasileiras #5 composed by Heitor Villa-Lobos, presented under license from Associated Music Publishers, Inc., copyright owner. Original music by Hearn Gadbois, used with permission.
- PAUSE -
APPLE PIE (1999)
Choreography by Eliot Feld
Staged by Asia Yiu, Megan Eng, Zuzu Park-Stettner Music by Béla Fleck and Joe McCracken
Lighting by Aaron Copp
Costumes by Michael Krass
PERFORMED BY
(Blue Cast) NOAH BENAYOUN ERIC CAO ZHUOXI CHEN SEBASTIAN CLINE
LIZZIE COHEN TIMOTHY DIYANOV KURUMI KOTANI MICAH LEVY-LYONS
NICKOLE LI ADDIS PACE MINA PRASTOWO AYDEN RIOS
SULLIVAN SAUNDERS SELINA TAN VIOLET ZUGEL
(Red Cast) NOAH BENAYOUN ALEXIS BETTIS ERIC CAO SEBASTIAN CLINE
TIMOTHY DIYANOV JEMMA EGNER KENNEDY KITSON BOGDANA KUZMENKO
MICAH LEVY-LYONS ADDIS PACE AYDEN RIOS MANOA SAKURADA
SULLIVAN SAUNDERS SELINA TAN VIOLET ZUGEL
DANCE ONE: TWELVE DANCERS
DANCE TWO: SIX COUPLES
DANCE THREE: TWO DANCERS
DANCE FOUR: SEVEN DANCERS
DANCE FIVE: EIGHT DANCERS
DANCE SIX AND SEVEN: ALL DANCERS
Music: Double Play, The Bullfrog Shuffle, Growling Old Man and the Grumbling Old Woman and Snakes Alive by Bela Fleck used by permission of Concord. Tell Her Lies (And Feed Her Candy) by Joe McCracken used by permission of Sony Music Publishing. Crucial County Breakdown and Down in the Swamp written by Bela Fleck. Published by Fleck Music (BMI), administered by Downtown Music Services. Used by permission. All Rights Reserved.
ABOUT BALLET TECH FOUNDATION, INC.
MISSION AND ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND
Ballet Tech Foundation is committed to introducing New York City public school children to the beauty, integrity, and joy of dance. Annually, we provide the rigorous dance training necessary to fulfill and nurture students' intrinsic dance talents, tuition free. We develop dancers and leaders of tomorrow by offering young people, who reflect the rich diversity of our city, a world class dance education that encompasses a wide variety of genres of movement and choreography, alongside an academic education in collaboration with the NYC Department of Education. Since its founding in 1978 by choreographer Eliot Feld, Ballet Tech's programming has reached almost 943,000 children in 668 public elementary schools in NYC for its tuition-free ballet training program. Of those children, more than 27,000 have been invited to participate in Ballet Tech’s Introduction to Ballet classes. Students with a strong aptitude and enthusiasm for dance are invited to Ballet Tech’s full-time school where the 4th8th graders receive intensive tuition-free dance training at our studios at 890 Broadway, and since 1995, a strong academic education on site as well by the NYC Department of Education.
BALLET TECH ACROSS NEW YORK ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
Through Ballet Tech Across New York (BTANY), Ballet Tech offers two new in-school enrichment programs to our partner schools: Dance for EveryBODY introduces students to the various dance techniques taught at Ballet Tech; and BT Ballet Basics introduces students to the basic tenets of ballet. These tuition-free programs, tailored for 2nd and 3rd grade, are intended for students of all abilities. Ballet Tech also provides open auditions at its studios at 890 Broadway throughout the year.
INTRODUCTION TO BALLET
Students participating in the tuition-free Enrichment programs that demonstrate an aptitude and enthusiasm for dance are invited to participate in the Introduction to Ballet program. The Intro students are bused by the NYC Department of Education from their local elementary schools to BT one morning a week for a 75-minute class for six weeks. Beginning the following fall, qualifying students from the Introduction to Ballet are invited to apply for full-time enrollment at the New York City Public School for Dance.
NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR DANCE: GRADES 4-8
A joint venture with the NYC Department of Education, the NYC Public School for Dance (NYCPSD) provides an onsite academic curriculum integrated with intensive dance training at 890 Broadway. The DOE provides the academic faculty and curriculum; Ballet Tech Foundation provides the intensive dance training, dancewear, and transportation. The NYCPSD follows the public school calendar. In addition to Ballet Technique, the dance curriculum includes Allegro, Horton, Modern Techniques, Jazz, Contemporary, Pilates, Repertory, Tap, and Composition.
KIDS DANCE
Created in 1994, Kids Dance, BT’s annual season at The Joyce Theater, provides the students with the opportunity to learn choreography, develop performance skills, and learn about stagecraft. In preparation for The Joyce season, students learn ballets created especially for them by dance faculty members and guest artists.
IMPACT
Through the scaffolding approach to learning from the beginning classes to advanced, the five years of rigorous dance training serve as both the bedrock and springboard for the students’ future pursuits, whether in dance or another field. Ballet Tech tracks its graduates through their high school careers and beyond in order to provide support and guidance as alumni grow into their respective career paths. Ballet Tech is a community consisting of faculty, staff, parents, alumni, and donors. The entire community is united with the goal of ensuring that our students (the heart of our community), develop the values – creativity, discipline, perseverance, confidence, critical thinking, and courage – and skills necessary to become leaders of tomorrow.
Find out more about Ballet Tech at www.ballettech.org. If you would like to be on our mailing list, or are inspired to support Ballet Tech, please contact us at 890 Broadway, New York, NY 10003, (212) 777-7710, or at questions@ballettech.org.
ABOUT BALLET TECH FOUNDATION, INC.
BALLET TECH'S COMMISSIONING PROJECT
The Commissioning Project was begun by founder Eliot Feld, who described it as follows:
For aspiring piano students there are Bach’s two and three-part inventions sensibilities. With that model in mind, Ballet Tech has resolved to build a library of new choreography imagined for and designed on emerging dancers. This will be a repertory of original dances, dreamed up and composed by boffo dance makers, for fledgling dancers to hone their skills and whet their imaginations. And, of course, intended to delight the eye and enchant the fancy of audiences of all ages.
Our 2024 additions include Homeland (by Dionne Figgins), Dawning (by Karisma Jay and Men Ca), Facing East (by Kathy Xia), Northern Lights (by Brian Reeder), and Crossing (by Ximena Salgado).
The library includes works by Dionne Figgins, Men Ca, Brian Reeder, Robert LaFosse, Curtis Holland, Michael Snipe, John Heginbotham, Julia Eichten, Brian Brooks, Stephanie Terasaki, Conner Bormann, and Riley O’Flynn, Laura Careless, and Eliot Feld.
Photo by Whitney Browne.
WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY
ELIOT FELD (Choreographer/Founder of Ballet Tech) was born in Brooklyn, NY, and studied dance at the School of American Ballet, New Dance Group, High School of Performing Arts, and with Richard Thomas. At age eleven he danced with the New York City Ballet as the "Child Prince" in Balanchine's original production of The Nutcracker as well as with the companies of Donald McKayle, Pearl Lang, Sophie Maslow, and Mary Anthony. At sixteen he joined the Broadway cast of West Side Story and appeared as Baby John in the movie version, and later danced on Broadway in I Can Get It for You Wholesale and Fiddler on the Roof. Mr. Feld danced with American Ballet Theatre, American Ballet Company, and Feld Ballets/NY. Eliot Feld has choreographed 149 ballets since 1967, creating dances for American Ballet Theatre, American Ballet Company, Royal Danish Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, John Curry Skating Company, The Juilliard School, The National Ballet of Canada, Royal Swedish Ballet, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, London Festival Ballet, Boston Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Richmond Ballet, New York City Opera, New York City Ballet, Ballet Tech, and Kids Dance, among others.
DIONNE FIGGINS (Choreographer/Artistic Director of Ballet Tech) was born in Memphis, TN, and grew up in Washington D.C., training at Jones-Haywood School of Ballet and the Dance Institute of Washington. She briefly attended Goucher College, where she was cast as the lead Russian girl in Balanchine’s Serenade by NYCB soloist Zippora Karz. Ms. Karz encouraged Ms. Figgins to audition for Dance Theatre of Harlem and in 2000, Ms. Figgins joined DTH’s corps de ballet. With DTH, Figgins performed leading roles in Agon, Serenade, Four Temperaments, and Concerto Barocco. Ms. Figgins has also performed with Complexions Contemporary Ballet and Forces of Nature Dance Company. In 2004, Ms. Figgins turned her sights to Broadway during a hiatus at Dance Theatre of Harlem, and was cast in the original Broadway company of Hot Feet. She has also appeared in the original casts of Memphis the Musical (2010 Tony winner for Best Musical), Motown: the Musical (Diana Ross understudy and dance captain), and served as assistant choreographer for Leap of Faith on Broadway. Ms. Figgins’ work in the musical Smokey Joe’s Cafe has garnered her an Ovation Award Nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical, Chita Rivera Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actress in an Off-Broadway Musical, and a Chita Rivera Award for Best Ensemble in an Off-Broadway Musical. She is the co-founder of Broadway Serves, an affiliate organization of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, and an active member of the Tony Nominating Committee.
TAMISHA A. GUY (Guest Artist) is a native of Trinidad and Tobago who began her formal ballet technique training at Ballet Tech, under the direction of Eliot Feld. Later she attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, and SUNY Purchase College as a double major in dance and arts management. In 2013, Guy graduated with honors from SUNY Purchase College and joined the Martha Graham Dance Company shortly after. In 2016, Guy was selected as one of Dance Magazine's Top 25 to Watch, and she also received the 2016 Princess Grace Award. In 2017, she was named one of the Best Dancers of the Year by Dance Europe. In 2021, she received the 2022 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Dance. Tamisha currently dances with A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, and she is a current Lecturer in Dance at Barnard College.
KARISMA JAY (Choreographer), MFA, is a Brooklyn-native and, true to her name, the epitome of a Multi-Hyphenate. Dancer, Actress, Singer, Director, Playwright, Choreographer, Wellness Coach, Teacher, Entrepreneur, and Host, she has been featured On and Off Broadway and in programs aired on Netflix, Lifetime, BET, MTV, NBC, and VH1. In 2013, Karisma joined STOMP. In 2016, Family Circle magazine coined her a “Local Hero” and Lifetime TV featured her as a Female Entrepreneur to Watch. Annually, she writes, directs, produces, and co-stars in musicals that her organization, AbunDance Academy, presents. Currently, she is teaching West African and diasporic forms at The Juilliard School, Ballet Tech, Broadway Dance Center, and LaGuardia HS. She is a Dance Teacher Magazine’s 2021 Dance Teacher Awardee and a recipient of Assembly member Brian Cunningham’s 2023 Woman of Distinction Award. In May 2023, she premiered CROWN, a short film she co-directed and co-wrote. With a mission to lead by example, she helps everyone who crosses paths with her to flourish Abundantly. www.karismajay.com
MEN CA (Choreographer). The bio-kemet-cal essence of Men Ca is in his name: mata is energy from the nucleus of the ca’nscious atam. A practitioner of defining that which he does through that which he is (i.e. Men Ca), his absolute Art and Science is to be conscious at all times in all times. Thus, deepen the life force energy of love and understanding. A third
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generation Lester Horton educator (educated by the unrivaled Dr. Elana Denise Anderson, who studied from James Truite), Men Ca resourcefully uses the technique as a medium for learners to actualize their Art & Science — Art, the Science of expressing; Science, the Art of knowing — aid their body to further activate the heart and mind. The Artist & Scientist.
BEBE MILLER (Choreographer)’s vision of dance and performance resides in her faith in the moving body as a record of thought, experience, and sheer beauty. She has collaborated with artists, composers, writers, and designers, along with the dancers who share her studio practice and from whom she’s learned what dancing can reveal. A native New Yorker, she formed Bebe Miller Company in 1985. Since then, the Company has been commissioned by Brooklyn Academy of Music’s NEXT WAVE Festival, The Joyce Theater, Wexner Center for the Arts, On The Boards, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Theater Artaud, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Bates Dance Festival, Dance Theater Workshop, New York Live Arts, and Danspace Project, and has performed worldwide. The Company’s work encompasses choreography, writing, and film, along with digital archive products that share their creative practice. Bebe is a Professor Emerita at Ohio State University, and though her home is in Columbus, OH, she is spending a year in a forest on Vashon Island, WA.
BRIAN REEDER (Choreographer)’s performance years existed mainly within the exciting repertories of three major dance companies: New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and William Forsythe’s Ballet Frankfurt. His choreographic career sprung up in the early 2000’s, with creative commissions coming from national and regional dance companies like ABT, Washington Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Colorado Ballet, as well as universities, colleges, and dance academies alike. He’s also had the opportunity over the years to work outside the dance concert forum with collaborations in movement for music video, independent film, commercial, fashion assignments, and musical theater. Brian has been invited to teach as either an adjunct professor or guest at several prestigious colleges, universities, dance schools, and companies throughout the years, such as Juilliard, Vassar, Brown, Barnard, Princeton, Ballet Hispanico, and Ailey II. Reeder has served as a coordinating director for summer dance programs internationally, as well as rehearsal director for Cedar Lake Ballet, acted as resident choreographer for Ballet Next, and currently is for Manhattan Youth Ballet. He is presently a part of the teaching faculties at Manhattan Youth Ballet, Eglevsky Ballet, and Ballet Tech.
XIMENA SALGADO (Choreographer) is an international performing artist from Lima, Peru, where she earned the title of National Salsa Champion as a Professional Soloist in 2015. She is the Founder and Director of Rumbamena Dance Company, a company dedicated to entertainment and Latin dance training since 2019. Her Awards include: first place in the Samba Team Division at the World Salsa Summit 2020 with Rumbamena, first place in Salsa Pro Heats and second place as a Soloist at Salsa Con Fuego, Pittsburgh 2017, third place as Samba Soloist at the World Salsa Summit 2017. She has performed in arenas such as the Madison Square Garden, METLife Stadium, and Peruvian National Stadium among iconic artists such as Tito Puente Jr. and La India, to mention a few. Her Musical and Theater credits include: In the Heights at Gala Hispanic Theatre, Hairspray, Disney’s High School Musical (Sharpay), Beauty and the Beast, The Wizard of Oz, Hamlet (Ophelia), and Don Juan Tenorio (Ana). She has also played plenty of roles in TV series and soap operas in Lima.
KATHY XIA (Choreographer) began studying Chinese Folk dance at the age of four. Over the years, she has attended numerous performances and competitions, and has won many awards for her work in Chinese Folk Dance. Kathy has performed at Lincoln Center, The Joyce Theater, and Kaye Playhouse, among other venues. She began dancing at Ballet Tech’s Intro to Ballet program in 2012, and continued to train and perform at Ballet Tech for the next ten years. Her passion for performing and teaching has led her to pursue studies in Early Childhood Education and Dance Education. She has been teaching dance at Star Ray Dance Studio for the last two years.
JESSICA ALEXANDRA CANCINO (Scenic Designer) is a Venezuelan multidisciplinary artist with a background in scenic design, scenic art, sculpture, and art installation. Select design credits: Amid Falling Walls (National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene - Off-Broadway), Beauty and the Beast (American Stage), On Your Feet! (The John W. Engeman Theater), The Last Match (1st Stage), A Chorus Within Her (Theatre Alliance), Daddy Long Legs (Monumental Theatre Co. - Helen Hayes nominated), Once on this Island (Constellation Theatre Company), Associate Designer to Beowulf Boritt: Avaaz (Olney Theatre Center & South Coast Rep), Murder on the
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Orient Express (Paper Mill Playhouse), Fiddler on the Roof, in Yiddish (Off-Broadway), Assistant Designer: Harmony (Broadway). Inaugural recipient of the 1/52 Project grant. Former Scenic Design Kenan Fellow at the Kennedy Center. USA829 scenic designer and scenic artist based in NYC. www.jessicacancino.com
AARON COPP (Lighting Designer)’s recent design projects include the Broadway productions of The Old Man And The Pool and The New One, Mass at the Kennedy Center (scenic and lighting designs), Red State Blue State for Colin Quinn at the Minetta Lane, Candide at Tanglewood Music Center, One Line Drawn by Brian Brooks for Miami City Ballet, Newsies at Village Theater, and Shahrazad for The Royal Ballet of Flanders. Music projects include designs for The Silk Road Ensemble, Natalie Merchant, The Goat Rodeo Sessions, SO Percussion, Maya Beiser and the Bang On A Can All-Stars. Aaron has designed for The Old Globe, The Kennedy Center, Dallas Theater Center, and other major theaters around the country. He has worked extensively in the dance world, and in 2008 received his second Bessie Award for Jonah Bokaer’s The Invention Of Minus One. He had a long association with Merce Cunningham, designing such pieces as Ground Level Overlay, Windows, and Biped, for which he also won a Bessie.
MICHAEL KRASS (Costume Designer). BALLET TECH: The Jig Is Up, The Wild Current, Panorama, Monsieur, A Yankee Doodle, KYDZNY, Meshugana Dance, Sleep Study, 3 Commedia Dances BROADWAY: Hadestown (** TONY AWARD NOMINATION), What the Constitution Means To Me, The Cherry Orchard, Heisenberg, Noises Off (Tony award nomination), Living on Love, Machinal (Tony award nomination), The Lyons, The Constant Wife (Tony award nomination), Twelve Angry Men, After the Fall, Hedda Gabler, Charlie Brown, The Rehearsal. NATIONAL TOURS: **HADESTOWN, Angels in America, Full Gallop. OFF-BROADWAY: world premieres by Will Eno, Martin Sherman, the Debate Society, Edward Albee, John Guare, Christopher Durang, Simon Stephens, Kenny Lonergan, Theresa Rebeck, Keith Bunin, David Rabe, and many more. Kennedy Center’s Sondheim Festival; Boston's Huntington; Williamstown; Hangar Theatre; Ahmanson; Old Globe; Arena Stage; Chicago Shakespeare, etc. FILM: Campbell Scott’s Hamlet. OPERA: Pelléas and Mélisande in St Petersburg, Russia. TEACHING: NYU, Brown Graduate School.
VERNON ROSS (Costume Designer) began his professional career at Dance Theatre of Harlem in 1981 and worked with the professional dance company until 2004. His work in various areas of production ultimately led to his becoming the company’s wardrobe supervisor in 1991. In this role, he was responsible for overseeing and supervising the costume shop, dying of fleshtone tights, working with the designers on new and existing productions, coordinating, and organizing all touring logistics, as well as fittings, repairs, cleaning, storage, and cataloging of all costumes. Throughout his career, Mr. Ross has toured extensively both nationally and internationally. Some of his noted accomplishments are designing costumes for Dance Theatre of Harlem’s school and Summer Intensive performances. From 1991 through 1999, he designed costumes for Dance Institute of Washington, formerly known as Reflections Dance Company. He designed the costumes for DIW’s inaugural Kwanzaa performance, which is still one of the company’s signature productions. He gives continuous gratitude and recognition for having the opportunity to work firsthand with Ms. Zelda Wynn, renowned African American fashion and costume designer who was the first wardrobe supervisor for Dance Theatre of Harlem. Mr. Ross currently works with the American Ballet Theatre as a wardrobe assistant supervisor for the principal and soloist male dancers.
KEN TABACHNICK (Lighting Designer) is currently the Executive Director of the Merce Cunningham Trust, where he oversees all operations and long-term planning. Prior to that, Ken worked as a Senior Associate at AEA Consulting. From 2013-2016, he was Deputy Dean at the Tisch School of the Arts, NYU, and prior to joining Tisch, he was the first Dean of the School of the Arts at Purchase College. Before joining academia, Ken was the General Manager for New York City Ballet (NYCB), where, in addition to overseeing administrative aspects of operations, he supervised the renovation of the David H. Koch Theater. He began his career as a lighting designer and is a Bessie Award winner for his work with Stephen Petronio. He has worked with artists such as Trisha Brown, Robert Wilson, and the Met, the Kirov, and Bolshoi organizations. Ken earned his J. D. from Fordham Law School in 1996. He is a third degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do.
ABOUT BALLET TECH FOUNDATION, INC.
DANCE FACULTY & STAFF
Artistic Director
Director of Faculty
Adminstrative Directors
Director of Body Conditioning
Administrative Coordinator
Program Coordinators
Dance Faculty
Dionne Figgins
Ashley Tuttle
Joe Gregori
Janel Rayome
Cathy Rhodes
Zoe Padden
Debbie Mausner
Darren Thomas
Rashel Orellana
Max Azaro, Janelle Barry, Lanette Costas, Megan Eng, Dionne Figgins, Mary Lyn Graves, Curtis Holland, Men Ca, Zuzu Park-Stettner, Brian Reeder, Cathy Rhodes, Danielle Thomas, Ashley Tuttle, Asia Yiu
Feld Repetiteurs
Class and Rehearsal Assistants
Pianists/Accompanists
BTANY Manager
BTANY Staff
Megan Eng, Zuzu Park-Stettner, Asia Yiu
Mailynn Arias, Max Azaro, Jaya Collins, Basia Lamy, Jullianne Lao, Michael Miles, Rashel Orellana, Sofia Villa, Jaheem Wilson, Asia Yiu
Nezih Antakli, John Epperson, Allan Greene, Ai Isshiki, George Lykogiannis, Ben Pawlak, Dmitry Polischuk, Mihoko Suzuki
Janelle Barry
Max Azaro, Janelle Barry, Annastasia Confrey, Lisa Clementi, Jessica Karcz, Basia Lamy, Mary Lyn Graves, Elleigh McClelland, Men Ca, Laura Mead, Michael Miles, Janel Rayome, Katherine Shamdin, Claire van Bever, Sofia Villa, Alice Wu, Asia Yiu, Josh Zacher
ADMINISTRATION
Executive Director
Director of External Affairs
Development & Communications Assistant Finance Manager
Building Manager
People & Culture Manager Archivists
Maggie Christ
Andrew Ennis
Helen Hill
Russell Murphy
Jason Walters
Joshua Palmer
Marie Lascu
Jennifer Marck Moran
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PRODUCTION STAFF
Production Manager
Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager
Costume Liaison
Wardrobe Supervisor
Wardrobe Assistants
Assistant Lighting Designer
SERVICES
Graphic Design Publicity Auditor
Insurance
Principal Counsel
Video Production
Photo Documentation
Roads To Success (After-School Program)
ACADEMIC FACULTY & STAFF
Principal, I.A.
Class 401
Class 501
Fifth Grade Science
Middle School Social Studies and ENL
Middle School Science
Middle School ELA
Middle School Math
Spanish
Teaching Artist, Visual Art
Health & Physical Education
Special Education
Guidance Counselor
Secretary
Parent Coordinator
Social Worker
School Aide
School Nurse
School Safety Officer
Zaire Baptiste
Jacob Wexler
Morgan Lemos
Janelle Barry
Margarita R. Herrera
Camille Wyatt
Olivia Colley
Sasha Finley
Linda Zacks
Blake Zidell & Associates
Fred Martens, Lutz & Carr
Bob Middleton, Maury, Donnelly, & Parr Mark Dorfman, ODI
John Sare, Patterson Belknap
Webb & Tyler LLP
Nel Shelby Productions
Stephanie Berger
Ellen Crane
Ciriaco Watson
Veronica York
Tamara Rubakha
Michelle Lum
Cari Sobolewski
Alexandra Barbosa
Jeannie Herlihy
Jared Van Zweeden
Hassim Mohammed
Mariana Fernandez
Richela Morgan
Ezra Benson
Anastasiya Karpova
Jennifer Kaufman
Sherri Montgomery
Meredith Lubben
Dana Gelles
Jason Rivera
Melody Castro
Natalie Phillips
CREDITS
Leotards, tights, and shoes by Freed, Second Skin Shop, Keds, Capezio, and Body Wrappers. Lighting equipment provided by 4-Wall Entertainment. Scenery production by Prop N Spoon. Costume construction by Timberlake. Additional costume construction by Lisa Isley, Mattia Davis, Clara Alta, and Dyenamix Inc.
TAKING OF PHOTOGRAPHS IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
**THE
BALLET TECH FOUNDATION, INC.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Patricia Crown Glenn K. Davis Laurel Durst
Jilian Cahan Gersten Suk Han Bill Heinzen
Carol Zerbe Hurford
Rachel Moreno
Cora Cahan
Karen Levinson Mimi Lien
Patricia Tuthill Pazner
TRUSTEES EMERITI
Edgar Peterson
Gregory Hines* Howard Klein* LuEsther T. Mertz* *in memoriam
HEARTFELT THANKS TO OUR DONORS!
The Ballet Tech School’s extensive outreach, tuition-free dance training, and Kids Dance are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Ballet Tech extends deep appreciation to the following individuals, corporations, foundations, and government agencies whose generosity supports the tuition-free Ballet Tech School.
Corporations, Foundations, and Government Agencies
Arts Insurance Program
Rose M. Badgeley Charitable Trust
Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation
Bank of America Foundation
The John N. Blackman Sr. Foundation
The Bluthenthal-Toff Family Foundation in honor of Ruth B. Toff
Capezio/Ballet Makers Dance Foundation, Inc.
Capital Supply Company
Chancy Memorial Foundation
Con Edison
Joseph and Joan Cullman Foundation for the Arts, Inc.
DA Davidson & Co.
The Dammann Fund, Inc.
Dance Media Publications LLC
The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.
Dube Charitable Fund
Freed of London
The Marshall Frankel Foundation
Nancy Friday Foundation
The Harkness Foundation for Dance
The Hyde and Watson Foundation
J&M Hardware & Locksmiths
Stephen and May Cavin Leeman Foundation, Inc.
The Malkin Fund in honor of Eliot Feld
John L. McHugh Foundation
LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust
The Morrison & Foerster Foundation
Nasdaq Matching Gifts Program
National Endowment for the Arts
New York State Council on the Arts
New York City Department of Education
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
The New York Community Trust Van Lier Fellowships
Nordstrom
Oberlander Dorfman, Inc.
Oxford University Press
PagerDuty
Posner-Wallace Foundation
Prometheus Charitable Trust
The Philip W. Riskin Charitable Foundation
Jerome Robbins Foundation
Seventh District Foundation
The Shubert Foundation, Inc.
Dr. Robert C. & Tina Sohn Foundation
Tiger Baron Foundation
Michael Tuch Foundation, Inc.
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Yorke Construction Corp.
Anonymous
Individuals
Philip E. Aarons & Shelley Fox Aarons
Camille Acampora
Randy Adams
Warren Adams
Deborah & Charles Adelman
Leah C. Aden in honor of Doris Jones
Sarah Adut
Carlos A. Aguilar
Janice K. Allen
Nancy Alpert & Gwen Marcus in honor of Karen Levinson
Charlotte Attah
Julia Johnson Attaway
John H. M. Austin
Conrad Axelrod
Eliza M. Baird
Neil Baldwin
Ballet Tech Mom in honor of Elsie Aponte
Ellen Bar & Jody Lee Lipes
Brandi Barber
Kelly Bare
Allison Bartella
Steven H. & Eda J. Baruch
Ms. Martha Bedrosian
Franck Benayoun
Nancy & Mark Bender
Ingrid Benezra
Joan & John Beranbaum
Diane Bernstein
Janet Bernstein
Amanda Birk in memory of Marcella Pawlowski
Emily Bloom
Marian Bluestein
Ruth Botwinik in memory of Beatrice Blasi
Braginsky Family
Tricia Brouk
Stephanie Browner & Richard Hamlin
Francisco & Marie Brugueras
Fred Busch
Cora Cahan
Judith Cain in memory of Moses & Esther Hirschkowitz
Paul & Yvette Carrington
Peter & Virginia Carry
Ann F. Chamberlain
Myrna Changar
Wallace & Shanel Cheatham
Karen Choi in honor of Suk Han
Donald C. Christ
Maggie Christ & Will Wedge
Sarah Christ
Susan Church
David & Dorothy Clair
Cari Clement
Jessica Cline
Bill & Patti Cooke
Sadé Council
Ms. Lucinda Myatt Cravenho & Dr. Mitchell Rubinoff
Patricia Crown & Tony Radice
Deborah B. Daniels
Janet Dash
Jim & Diana Davies
Patrick Davison
Peter Dopsch
M’Liss & Anson Dorrance
Ellen Eanet
Lenore Eggleston-Herbst
James Engel
Nicolas Entel
Ellen G. Estes
Rebecca & Yehuda Even-Zohar
Stephen Facey
Francesco Fadda & Laura Alessi
Lynn W. L. Fahey
Joyce Farnsworth & Cliff Young
Sandy Fink
Robert Fish in honor of Patricia Crown
Katherine J. Flack
Jane Flax
Khamelah Ford
Dr. Mary Murphy Fox
Debra & Robert Freedman
William & Mary Fryar
Marissa Galizia
Paula Galowitz
Sandy Geis
Robin Gelburd
Danielle Geni
Maxine L. Gerson
Jenny Gersten
Jilian Cahan Gersten & Brian Shuman
Teresa Gilman
Russell & Lindsay Giroux
Judy Glassman
Judith M. Glick
Michael Graf
Deborah Grayson
Ekaterina Grigoryeva
Lawrence & Alberta Grossman
Kristine Haag
Lewis I. Haber Charitable Trust
Marilyn Hahn
Richard M. Halford M.D.
Suk Han
Sherry A. Hanratty
Ilene Haspel
Leigh Haus
Robert-Kristoffer Haynes
Wilma Heckler
Bill Heinzen
Olivia Herman & David Nuzum
Elke B. Herold
Susan Hood
Joy Howard in honor of Maggie Christ
Elizabeth Howe
Allen Lee Hughes
PC Hurewitz & Harriet Kirk
Carol Zerbe Hurford & Thomas W. McEnerney
Carolyn Hutchinson in honor of Robert La Fosse
Kimberly Iacovella
Mariue Iuengo in memory of
Kelly Cross
Martin Izquierdo
Mei Yu Jiang
Elizabeth Johnson
Elaine Kane in honor of James Kane
Margaret & David Kaplan
Tracy Kelly & Joseph Radice in honor of Patricia Crown
David & Arleen Kemler
Barbara Kennedy
Susan Kirschner
Judith E. Klein
Elysabeth Kleinhans
Rachel Rutherford Knapp in honor of Eliot Feld
Joanna Knobler
David A. Korman
Ed & Terry Kornbluh
Nora J. Krieger
Mariya Kuzmenko
Alexandra La Paglia
Jean Marie Lane
Jeffrey Larris & Mindy Duitz
Elma Lee
Terrel Lefferts
Cary & Phyllis Lemkowitz
Anabella Lenzu
Martin & Roseanne Leshner
Karen Levinson
Jeffrey Levy-Lyons
Susan Lichter
Mimi Lien & Alec Duffy
Roseanne Lind
Mr. Carl Hanline Loewenson Jr. & Ms. Susan Elizabeth Brune in honor of Patricia Crown
Nina Loory
Winnie Luk
Jeronimo Luna
Gerard E. Lynch & Karen Marisak
Barbara MacCallum
Patricia Maher
David T. Mansy
George & Irene Mantas
Joseph M. Marger
Mary Ellen Martin
William Martin in honor of Linda Mosley & Gwen Matthews
Doris L. Master
Kate Mattingly
Lynn C. Mautner
Maureen W. McCarthy
Molly McEneny
Benjamin & Jan Miller
Anne Mills in memory of
James Hanbury
Daniel & Luciana Miranda
Cathy & Glen Miranker
Claire Moise
Katherine Moore
Jose & Giselle Morales in honor of Ashley Tuttle
Rachel Moreno
Martha Morenstein in honor of
Patricia Crown
Stephen Mullins
Elizabeth A. Mullins
Russell Murphy
Amy Murray
Leila Mustachi
Panya Narintaraphan
Susan Oher in honor of Maggie Christ
Cynthia Okrent & Alan Fox
Harold Overweg & Fumiko Nozaki
Luca Pannese
Isabel Parenti
The Parent’s Fund
Rey Parla in honor of Mika Parla
Jane Parver
David Patterson
Tenzin Pelyang in honor of Anne Gerstman
Jeanette Pertz
Edgar Peterson
Ellen Potenza
Khadija Prowell
Dr. Renee Queen
Celia T. Radek & Larry Engelstein
Dolores A. Rasalas
Jonathan D. Reichman
Susan K. Reiter
Steven Resnick
Molly & Tracey Revenson & Edward Seidman
Jane Rigney
Liz & Barry Ritter
Joan Rock
Vernon Ross
Alice & Larry Rothbaum
Elena Ryabova & Sergey Diyanov
Mayumi Sakurada
Gabrielle Salvatto
Janet M. Salzer
Wendy Sasser
Jessie & Johnny Saunders
Adina Schecter in honor of Karen Levinson
Elizabeth Schneider
Michael E. Schnur, Ph.D.
Lorraine Schramm
Norma Schwab
Juliet Elgart Semp
Joseph Sherman
Natalie & Kent Shinbach
Nikki Shomer & John Buchbinder in honor of Patricia Crown
Joan & Larry Sorkin
Joyce Stansell-Wong* & Stanley Wong
Mr. & Mrs. James Stothers
Carole Straus
Patricia Sullivan
Stephanie Sweda
Michael & Bryna Sweedler
Kristen Swenson
Danielle Synborski in honor of
Joanne Rinaldo
Susan Tabor
Peng Lai Tan
Jane Tate
Amy & Albert Taylor Family Fund
Ann Stevens Teichmeier
Rachel Terte
Pue Pue Then
Pam Thornton
Helle Tondro
Barbara & Bruce Travins
Patricia Tuthill Pazner
Catherine Ulissey
Ronald A. Valiente
Ruby Vogelfanger
Thomas von Foerster
Andre & Yoko Wallace
Bi Lian Wang
Carol A. Weil
Kathleen Wells & Donald Dillport
Jacqueline Williams
Valerie Wohlfeld
Melinda Wolfe & Ken Inadomi
Liz Woodburn
Jane Worden
Susan Wright
Carmen Wu
The Zevakina Family
Minghan Zhu & Qixiao Wang
Susan Zolla-Pazner in honor of Patricia Pazner
Eden Zugel
Pauline Zwaans
Anonymous (34)
*in memoriam
As of 5/14/24
Seth Shulman
Maxine & Joel Siegel
Robin & David Sigman
Bernice Silverman
Michael J. Sinder
Katherine Skelley
Susan Sonders
We would like to acknowledge the many public elementary schools located throughout New York City that are our partners. Without their cooperation, our programs would not be possible. We salute and thank you!
The Ballet Tech Across New York (BTANY) Dance Enrichment Program is our primary outreach program for NYC public schools. The BTANY program provides all participating students with an accessible and engaging dance enrichment class, allowing students of all different skill levels and capabilities to enjoy the beauty and joy of dance.
Students are also able to audition for Ballet Tech through our Open Audition process, held at Ballet Tech studios throughout the year.
If you or someone you know may be interested in booking the BTANY Dance Enrichment Program, please contact our Co-Administrative Director Janel Rayome at (212)777-7710 ext. 304 or jrayome@ballettech.org.
ABOUT THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION
The Joyce Theater Foundation ("The Joyce," Executive Director, Linda Shelton), a nonprofit organization, has proudly served the dance community for more than four decades. Under the direction of founders Cora Cahan and Eliot Feld, Ballet Tech Foundation acquired and The Joyce renovated the Elgin Theater in Chelsea. Opening as The Joyce Theater in 1982, it 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. The theater is one of the only theaters built by dancers for dance and has provided an intimate and elegant home for over 475 U.S.-based and international companies. The Joyce has also expanded its reach beyond its Chelsea home through off-site presentations at venues ranging in scope from Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater, to Brooklyn’s Invisible Dog Art Center, and to outdoor programming in spaces such as Hudson River Park. To further support the creation of new work, The Joyce maintains longstanding commissioning and residency programs. Local students and teachers (1st–12th grade) benefit from its school program, and family and adult audiences get closer to dance with access to artists. The Joyce’s annual season of about 48 weeks of dance now includes over 300 performances for audiences of over 100,000. Visit Joyce.org for more information.
FUNDERS
Many Thanks to The Joyce's Institutional Funders for Keeping Us Moving Forward
An abundance of gratitude to Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Representative Jerrold Nadler, and Representative Nydia M. Velázquez for their visionary leadership that established the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program, which made the reopening of The Joyce Theater in 2021 and the reemergence of many dance companies possible.
Leadership support for The Joyce's year-round programs and services:
LuEsther T. Mertz
Charitable Trust
Season Sponsor:
Champion support for The Joyce's Dance Residencies:
Champion support for The Joyce's annual programming:
Major support for The Joyce’s American Dance Platform and Harkness First debuts:
Major support for The Joyce's operations and special initiatives:
The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation
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.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
LINDA SHELTON
Assistant to the Executive Director................Ayo Janeen Jackson
ADMINISTRATION
General Manager Huong Hoang
Associate General Manager................................................Katy Myers
Human Resources Manager Sharonica Williams
Office Manager.......................................................................Christine Guglia
Director of Development Kirsten Munro
Director of Institutional Giving...........................................Jean M. Ross
Director of Individual Giving..................................................Meg White
Associate Director of Special Events.................................Jesse Chin
Individual Giving Manager...............................................Catherine Eng
Institutional Giving Manager...................................................................OPEN
Special Events Associate......................................................Maeve Brady
Development Associate.........................................................Hannah Berry
Development Intern................................................Carol SeungWon Lee
Director of Programming Danni Gee
Programming Manager.............................................Noa Rui-Piin Weiss
Artist Services Manager.........................................................Barb Domue
Programming Intern....................................................................Lane Pigford
Director of Dance Education & Family Programs
Heather McCartney
Dance Education & Family Programs Manager..............................
.............................................................................................................Joyce Laoagan
Dance Education & Family Programs Intern.....................................
...............................................................................................................Daniel Orozco
Director of Marketing Andy Sheagren
Associate Director of Marketing Strategy.................Anjali Amin
Digital Marketing Manager................................................Olivia James
Marketing Manager....................................................................Nadia Halim
Marketing Assistant........................................................................Annie Marx
Marketing Intern..............................................................Mikayla Weissberg
Director of Finance Margaret Hollenbeck
Finance Associate.............................................................Savá M. B. Martin
Finance Clerk..............................................................................Xavier DelValle
Database Administrator..........................................................Jim Seggelink
Director of Information Tech Patricia A. Yost
PRODUCTION
Director of Production
Jeff Segal
Lighting Supervisor..........................................................................Kelly Atallah
Assistant Production Manager...........................................Olivia Brown
Head Audio........................................................................................Sean Mullins
Lighting Board Operator..........................................................................OPEN
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
Associate Producer.............................................................Bridget Caston
FRONT-OF-HOUSE
Senior House Manager................................Samantha Fernandez House Manager........................................................................Drew O'Bryan
Assistant House Managers..............................................Joseph Burke, Lily Cole, Kenneth Harlin, Chikako Iwahori, Di’Shai Oquendo, Utafumi Takemura, Nicholas Thomas
BOX OFFICE
Box Office Manager Lisa Gendell Supervisors.............................................................Beth Miller, Vanessa Moton Box Office/JoyceCharge Staff........................................................Kelly Collins, Robert Craddock, Tatiana Gomez, Yulidal Hernandez Kin, Valencia Lombardi-Chisholm, Roy Odom, Jeremy Scharf, Jasmine Webb
OPERATIONS
Director of Operations Lou Albruzzese Studio Manager (NYCC&D)............................................Tamika Daniels Studio Operations (NYCC&D).......................................................Julia Dunne, Lauren Marcolus, Mak Thornquest
FACILITIES
Facilities Manager Jimmy Ortiz Maintenance Staff...............................................................Madelin Estrella, Yohanna Hernandez, Pablo Rodriguez
SPECIAL SERVICES FOR THE JOYCE THEATER Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP............Sara E. Solfanelli (Special Counsel for Pro Bono Initiatives), Howard B. Epstein (Of Counsel), Gregory P. Pressman, Esq. (Of Counsel), Susan E. Bernstein, Esq. (Special Counsel), Cristina Giappone, Esq., Andrew B. Lowy, Esq., Ann K. Young, Esq., Sabrina Singh, Esq,, Steven M. Appel, Esq., Gordon W. VanWieren III, Lance M. Kodish......................................... Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC................................................................ ................................................................................Kimberly M. Maynard, Esq. Glick and Weintraub PC......................Harry H. Weintraub, Counsel Hogan Lovells………..................................................................Ross Moskowitz Accounting...........................................................................................Lutz & Carr Digital Marketing Firm...............................................Capacity Interactive Publicity.................................................................................................Billy Zavelson Printer...........................................................Direct Printing Impressions Inc. Insurance.................................................................Risk Strategies Company Architects.............................................................................................................H3 General Contractor.........................Yorke Construction Corporation
Gym U NYC is the Official Gym Sponsor of The Joyce Theater.
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 OF TRUSTEES
Amit Wadhwaney, Chair
Charles M. Adelman, Vice Chair
Stephanie R. Breslow, Treasurer
Jane E. Goldberg, Secretary
Kerry Clayton, Chair Emeritus
Virginia A. Millhiser, Chair Emerita
R. Richard Ablon
Rob Ashford
Monica F. Azare
John M. Basnage de Beauval
Ajay Bhandaram
Keane Ehsani
Michael Feller
Ronald Gumbaz
Toni Hoover
Robert Musiker
IN MEMORIAM
Theodore S. Bartwink (Trustee 1993-2014)
Tracy Brown (Trustee 2020-2023)
R. Britton Fisher (Trustee 1990-2020)
David D. Holbrook (Trustee 1994-2023)
Richard Lukins (Trustee 1998-2011)
Anh-Tuyet Nguyen (Trustee 2007-2020)
Richard Shea (Trustee 2015-2022)
Monica B. Volstad (Trustee 2016-2023)
Stephen D. Weinroth (Trustee 1996-2022)
Steven M. Pesner
Meryl Rosofsky
Saul Sanders
Linda Shelton
Lauren E. Shortt
Cathy Weinroth
Madelyn Wils
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 April 8, 2024.
Platinum Benefactors
($500,000 and above)
Howard Gilman Foundation
Elysabeth Kleinhans
LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust
Gold Benefactors
($100,000 and above)
Catskill Mountain Foundation
Kerry Clayton & Paige Royer
Ford Foundation
The Harkness Foundation for Dance
MacMillan Family Foundation
Mellon Foundation
Virginia & Timothy Millhiser
New York City Department Cultural Affairs
Robert Pollock
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation
The Shubert Foundation
Denise Littlefield Sobel
Silver Benefactors
($50,000 and above)
Jody & John Arnhold | Arnhold Foundation
*Ann & George Colony
GKV Charitable Foundation
*Leanne Lachman
National Endowment for the Arts
New York State Council on the Arts
Michèle & Steve Pesner
Meryl Rosofsky & Stuart Coleman
Lauren E. Shortt
The SHS Foundation
Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels
Amit Wadhwaney
Benefactor's Circle
($25,000 and above)
Anonymous (2)
Deborah & Charles Adelman
Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation
Stephanie R. Breslow & Paul Watterson
The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
Keane Ehsani
Jamshid & Mahsid Ehsani
*Nancy & Michael Feller
Melina Fisher
*Jane E. Goldberg
Ronald Gumbaz & Juliet Cozzi
Heartfelt Wings Foundation
Mertz Gilmore Foundation
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
Henry and Lucy Moses Fund
Bob & Sharon Musiker
National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts
Susan & Greg Pappajohn
The Jerome Robbins Foundation
Saul & Mary Sanders
TD Bank
Cathy Weinroth
Madelyn & Steven Wils
President's Circle
($15,000 and above)
Jen Ablon
Andrea Holbrook
Sharon L. Patrick
Tatiana Piankova Foundation
Barbro Osher Pro
Suecia Foundation
Nancy Sands
Kathleen A. Scott
Impresario’s Circle
($10,000 and above)
Anonymous (3)
Alpern Family Foundation
John Basnage de Beauval
Andrew & Froma Benerofe
Ajay Bhandaram
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Torrence Boone
Con Edison
Leslie & Richard Curtis
John & Margaret Falk
Linda & Martin Fell
FGK Foundation
Gregg & Jean Frankel
Charles and Joan Gross
Family Foundation
Elzbieta Grove
Judith M. Hoffman
In Honor of Karen Brooks Hopkins
Illuminated Foundation
The Ivill-Weiner Family
Andrew Martin-Weber
*LeConte Moore
*Nō Studios of Milwaukee
*Betty P. & Michael H. Rauch
*Karen Roth
Linda Shelton
Irene Shen
*Leslie Siegel
Jean & Gene Stark
Johanna Weber
*Vicente Wolf
*Ralph Womble & Ashley Edwards
Producer’s Circle
($7,500 and above)
Rick & Nurit Amdur
Judi Rappoport Blitzer & David M. Blitzer
Robert Brenner
Donna B. Case
Elizabeth Anne Hartman
Val Holley & Joseph Plocek
*Alan & Gail Koss
Jonathan Levinson
Cherrie Nanninga
Mr. Stephen Kroll Reidy
Michael Sekus & Bianca Russo
*Ms. Patricia E. Vance
Advocates
($5,000 and above)
Anonymous (2)
Alpern Family Foundation
Neme Alperstein
Sarah Arison
Rob Ashford
Monica Azare
*Sandra Berger
*Marty & Louise Bickman
*Dr. John Bonavita-Goldman
Office of City Council Member
Erik Bottcher
The Barbara Bell Cumming
Charitable Trust
Chubb LTD
*Cathleen Collins
*Melanie Coronetz & Bruce G. Miller
Jeffrey Davis & Michael T. Miller
Dancers Responding to AIDS
Carol Davis & Joel Marcus, M.D.
Susan Dickler & Sig Van Raan
Ania Fryszkowska
*Judith & Alan Fishman
FUSED
French U.S. Exchange in Dance
Paul Feuerman & Bruce Grivetti
*Thomas von Foerster
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Goodman
Sharon B. Gurwitz
Randall & Mary Hack
Olivia Howard & Greg Griffith
Christopher Jones & Deborah McAlister
*Jane Kendall
Christine Knuth
Elizabeth & Neil Kurtz
*Jayne Lipman & Robert Goodman
Robert R. Littman & Sully Bonnelly
*Joyce F. Menschel
Ronay & Richard Menschel/ Charina Foundation, Inc.
Owls Fund at the Triangle Community Foundation
In loving memory of Bill Perlmuth, Patricia Dugan Perlmuth
*Warrie Price & James David Prince
Rajika & Anupam Puri
Nina B. Quigly
Theresa Alessandro Russo Foundation
Lawrence Safran & Romulo Aromin, Jr.
Margaret E. Selby
*Robert A. Schulman
Barbara Madsen Smith
Christopher Soule
Linda B. Strumpf
*Irving & Elaine Wolbrom
Barbara Wybraniec
Director’s Circle
($2,750 and above)
Anonymous (2)
R. Richard Ablon
Joel & Rhela Aragona
Capezio/Ballet Makers Dance Foundation
Jane Comer
*Chris Coulthrust
The Cowles Charitable Trust
Mary Sharp Cronson
Jan, Dick & Nora Demenus
*Paul S. Engler
Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in New York
Andrew & Claire-Marine Ferguson
*Bart Friedman & Wendy Stein
*Emi Gittleman
*Dorothy Goodman
The Harold K. Gross Family Charitable Trust
Susan Ross Green
Ronald E. Hellman & Stephen B. Roberts
*Deborah Kaye
*Vasili Krishnamurti
*Joe Lanteri, New York City Dance Alliance Inc.
Elaine & Howard Leventhal
Mark Littman & Johnny Mendoza
In Memory of John MacDonald
Karen & Martin McDonald
Mutual of America Foundation
Omomuki Foundation
Philip W. Riskin
Charitable Foundation
Wes Schafer & Carlos Galtier
Susan & Arnie Scharf
Xiomara & Charles Scheidt
*Fran Schulman
Alex & Wendy Stanton
Marianna Vaidman Stone & Eric Stone
*Temple St Clair LLC
Michelle D. & Claude L. Winfield
Billy F.B. Wong & Stephanie Gordon
In honor of Billy Zavelson
Leaders
($1,000 and above)
Anonymous (10)
Adrienne Albert
Robert Allyn
Gerry & Hank Alpert
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
*Christina Back
Alison Baum
Harvey & Stephanie Benjamin
Cheryl Bergenfeld
*Barbara Berliner
Dorothy Black
Nissan Boury
Barbara & Gary Brandt
*Jonathan Brecht
*Joan Breibart
Edward Brill
Madeline Brine
Gerri Brioso
Matt Brodile
Jeffrey Bruce & Ingrid Steffensen
Joanna Bueche
*Rachael Venner & Michael Byars
Lisa Jo Reimer-Byrne
Ralph & Martine Calder
*Doug & Lisa Caldwell
Linda & Joseph Camardo
*Jeff & Susan Campbell
*Karen Carozza
Peri & David Clark
Mike Coffin
Woody & Janice Collins
Pamela Cook
Caroline & Paul Cronson
Irene Rosner David, in Memory of Dr. Raphael David
Diana Davies
David H. De Weese & Anne Heller
Ms. Beth Rudin DeWoody
The Cory & Bob Donnalley
Charitable Foundation
Domitilia Dos Santos
The Donut Pub
*The Dorothy Fund
Jack & Eleanor Dunn
Trisha & Patrick Duval
Christopher M. Elmore
Suzanne B. Engel
Mr. Richard Erstad & Dr. Gladys Fenichel
David L. Fanger & Martin Wechsler
Erin Feeley-Nahem & Isaac Nahem
*Marion Ilene Fischer
Brian Fitzpatrick
*Judith & Walter Flamenbaum
Pamela Frankel
Dr. Peter & Mrs. Eszter Friedman
Veronique Bogliolo Friedman & Mark Friedman
Tony & Carol Friscia
*Jeffrey Olund & Silvia Furia
*Tom & Nina Geller
Barrie Gillies & William Drummy
Carole Gottlieb
Minda Gralnek
Mason & Kim Granger
Lawrence Greene
Patric & Patricia Gregory
*Glen & Paula Gunsalus
Maya Hamlet
*Catherine Hartnett
Alexandra L. Harper
Aimee Haydinger
*Shelia Heimbinder
Dr. Elisabeth Hefti
Laurie & Jack Helfin
Janet L. Henner
Edward Henry & Susan Monk
Ellen Hirsch
In Honor of the Weinroths
Lynn Hopkins
George C. Howell, III
William Houlihan
David H. Hughes Jr.
Mary & David Iles
Derek Johnson
I. Michael Kadish
Kenneth S. Kail & Ivy Hwang
Margaret Kaplen
Matthew Karas
John Kirby
*Murray & Sylvana Klein
Diana Korsh
Kathy Krall
George & Liz Krupp
Sondra Kurtin Robinson
Bette Lacombe
Drs. Benjamin Natelson & Gudrun Lange
Reginald van Lee
Mickey Lemle
Rosanne Leshner
Dorothy Lichtenstein
TJ & Laura Lim - In Memory of Monica Voldstad
Robert & Dorina Link
*Tina Liu
David Lovett & Meg Ruley
Sharon Luckman & Paul Shapiro
Elizabeth A. Maher
Joseph M. Marger
Lynn C. Mautner
The McNamee McHugh Family Fund
*Israel Meir & Steve Rivera
*Lorraine Meeker
Miller Khoshkish Foundation
Mr. Wayne & Mrs. Barbara Miller
David & Diana Milich
Linda & Ed Morse
Michael Mulligan
Jane & Michael Murphy
*Judith Musiker
Jonathan M. Nadler
Kate Nguyen & Tom Eastwick
Aaron Singer & Bart Oosterveld
Trisha Ostergaard
*John Owen
Mercedes Paratje
David Parsons
David Pasterski
Peck Foundation, Milwaukee LTD
Amy Pennington
Edith C. Penty
Roxanne Permesly
Doug & Teresa Peterson
The Plimpton Shattuck Fund
Douglas & Barbara Pitsch
Madeleine Plonsker
Judith J. Plows
Carole Postal
Donna & James Pressman
*Frances A. Resheske
Philip W. Riskin Foundation
Mary Jo Robertiello
Ann Sahid Rosche
Donald J. Rose & Victoria Lasdon Rose
Ellen Rosen
Diana & Michael Rothenberg
Marilyn & Alan Rothstein
Ty Rugman
Deborah Sales & Ted Striggles
Alessandro & Fe Saracino-Fendi
Jesse & Carol Schwartz
Rena Shagan
Irene Shen
Susan Sillins
Barbara Jean Sinclair
Elizabeth Sledge
Joseph Smith & Leslie Hendrix
Marilyn Sobel
Leon Sokol
*Michael Solomon
Ellen Sorrin & David York
*Margaret Stern
*William L. Stern
Mamie and Justin Stewart
Linda Stocknoff
Roger Stoltz & Shauna Stoltz-Laurie
Abbie M. Strassler
William Sussman & Jane Steele
Consulate General of Sweden in New York
Ken Tabachnick & Yael Mandelstam
Jon Teeuwissen & Welz Kauffman
Pamela van Zandt & Gina Gibney
George Vanderploeg
*Lucy Vasserman & Brendan Finnegan
Merna Villarejo
David E. Vogel
Michael & Carol Weiss
Alexandra Wheeler & Rocky Rukan
Elly Karp Wong
Cora Yamamoto
Carol Yorke & Gerard Conn
Christian Zimmermann
Bonnie Zamosky-Roth
Investors ($500 and above)
Anonymous (13)
*Peggy Adams
LaRue Allen & Ebonya Washington
Debra R. Anisman
Maria Cristina Anzola
Paul Asman & Jill Lenoble
Joan Brooks Baker & Margeaux Klein
Clay H. Barr
Joan & Ira Berkowitz
*Stan & Abby Bloch
*Maria M. Branco
*Dr. Andrea Brandon & Black Rubee
Carol & Bob Braun
Jeffrey B. Bruce
Carol Bryce Buchanan
Amy Buchman & Vicki Haupt
Diana Cagle
Robert Calderisi
Jennifer Kornreich Cahn & Andrew Cahn
Julia Chambers
*Nishka Chandrasoma
Andrea Chernyk
Jason Chuang
*Maciej Chociej
Matthew C. Cluney
Eileen & Michael Cohen
*Kenneth Cole & Maria Cuomo Cole
Bradley Collins
Betsy Cornwall
William Cosper
Duke Dang & Charles E. Rosen
*Mary Craig
*Greg Darnieder
Duane Devries
Debora Domass
Michael Eizenberg
Robert Elder & Jacqueline Fox Elder
David & Ingrid Ellen
*Melissa Elstein & Eric Katzman
Dr. Sarah Fox & Mr. Steven Lochie
*Steven Fox
*The Frazza Foundation
Eileen & Cono Fusco
Karen Gershowitz
Elise Larrabure Girasole
Geraldine Glassman
Prof. James A. Glazier
Virginia Gold
Nita & Chuck Goodgal
Katherine Goodman
Lenore & Edward Grabowski
*Jeffrey Gracer
Grant Family Charitable Fund
Bruce Greenwald
Charles & Carol Grossman Family Fund
Jane Groveman
Gina Harman
Charles & Elaine Harris
*Tali Herman
Mr. Michael D. Herskovitz
Elizabeth Levitt Hirsch
Mr. Gregory Ho & Ms. Linda Sanchez
Cheri Hoff
Emma Hood
*Alicia Dhyana House
Ralph & Lynn Huber
*Daphne Hurford & Sanford Padwe
Laura J. Illich
Walter Jaffe & Paul King
*Ann Rosalind Jones
H. David Kaplan
Ethelle Katz
Robert & Marcy Katz
Jan S. Keithly
Jennifer Aley Kenney
Robert & Elaine Klein
Valarie Koch
*Eric & Sandra Krasnoff
*Sanford Krieger
Arthur & Jane Lane
Stephen B. Lane
Nancy Lashine
Kenneth M. LeClair
*Rosanne Legrand
Phyllis & Cary Lemkowitz
Elizabeth & Durwood Littlefield
*David Long
Jennifer & Gideon Malherbe
Joseph M. Marger
*Jennifer Markowitz
Margaret Mastrianni
Judy Mauer
Wendy A. McCain
Victoria Melendez
Tanya Melich & Noel Silverman
Joe Morra
Victoria Morris
Richard J. Moylan
Deb Murnin
Barry Nalebuff
Amanda Lee Neville
*The Carol & Melvin Newman
Family Foundation
John Kalish & Susan Niederman
Stuart Nordheimer & Barbara Miller
Joyce O’Brien
Peter J. Occolowitz
Katherine Ogg
Rachel Ostry, MD
Bob Ouimette
Flora Perskie
The L.E. Phillips Family Foundation, Inc.
Toniann Pitassi
The Marshall Franklin Foundation
Stephanie M. Goldson & Stephen Rappaport
Charles Ragland
Donald W. Roeske, Jr.
*Ellen & Mike Rosenberg
*Felicia Rosenfeld
Jean M. Ross
Elsa Ross-Greifinger
Jennifer Goodale & Mark Russell
Prince & Petar Sanders
*Lies Sapp
Dr. Carol Ann Satler
In Memory of Tracy Scherman
Marva & Florian Schodel
Deborah Selch
Elizabeth Shapiro
Neal Sheorey
*Tara Sherman & Tony Weiss
Sheetal & Tokumbo Shobowale
Lindy Shuttleworth & Arthur Reichstetter
*Katherine Sinnott
Andrew & Jennifer Smith
Joan & Laurence Sorkin
Michael Stanley
Jessica E. Stack
Helen Sullivan
Dr. Pavur R. Sundaresan
*Esther Tan
Pamela Tatge
Jennifer Tipton
William Tomai & John Eric Sebesta
TPU Local One IATSE
*Dana Troetel & George Papageorge
Frank Troutman
Ellie Tweedy
Thomas Van Winkle
Ernie Vickroy
Ronald Walcott
Thomas Allen Walker
Charles Walker
Louise Washer & Mary Clay Fields
Gregory Ward
Sedgwick & Pamela Ward
Chris Watson
Michael Wehman
Carol A. Weil
Kate Weil
Sara Weinheimer
George S. Werner & Li Werner
*Kathy M. Wojtas
*The Winkler Prins
Charitable Fund
Gregory Youdan
Eloise Zeller
Sponsors ($350 and above)
Anonymous (4)
Patricia Adell
*Fred & Sarah Allilaire
Elaine & Theodossios Athanassiades
Kenneth Berk & Anne Serrell
Joan & Ira Berkowitz
Eugene Black
Paul Brohan
Leslie Buckland
Anita Cabrera
Gia Carifo
Amy Cho
Galois Cohen
Richard & Mary Ann Cohen
Robert Conkey
Dr. & Mrs. Frederiick Corio
John Coulter
Mr. John A. Crawford III
Judy Cunningham
Jacqueline Z. Davis
Mr. Anthony DePersia
*Nicole Dietrich & Jack Kraska
Rodney Durso
Jo Ann Engelhardt
Ellen Estes
Martha Evenson & Daniel Hoffman
Susan E. Green
Eric Hemel & Barbara Morgen
Herman & Jacquelyn Heinemann
Mrs. Ruth W. Heuman
*Jerry Heymann
George & Linda Hiltzik
Huong Hoang
Sherrilyn Ifill
Ronald Jacquart
Bond Koga
Susan & Peter Kopple
Angela de Lara
*Emanuel Lewis
*Cynthia Low
Judy Mauer
Doug & Regina McCorkle
Cynthia Adler McKee
Alan Mendelsohn
Carol and Frank Messineo
*Mildred Munich
*Brigitte and Jeff Myhre
Aaron & Marcia Naveh
Madeleine Nichols
Phillip J. Pena
*Marisa Anne Pierson
Posner-Wallace Foundation
Terry Prahl
The Pulse Performing Arts Studio
Jonathan Raskin
*Richard & Rachel Robbins
Eileen Robert
Lainie & John Ross
Paul de Sa
*Gregg Passin & Andy Schmidt
Phillip Schmiedl
Sherry Barron-Seabrook
Martha Sherman
*Joseph Small
Robin Smith & Bill Plante
Margaret Stern
Jos Stumpe
Mr. Lars Rosager & Mr. Donald Troise
Ms. Donna Tatro
Tonic Physical Therapy & Wellness
Dana A. Troetel
Dick & Carolyn Wallach
*Irmgard Wieland
*Jeanette Williams
Jawole Willa Jo Zollar
* Denotes Joyce Rising Stars, The Joyce's new or increased donors.
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
Rebecca Aronson
Chellis Baird
Emerald Layne Baker
Alison Baum
Lisa Bonifacic
Scott Caplan
Victor M. Castillo & Blake Wiedenhoeft
Julia Chambers
Nishka Chandrasoma
Ellen Chen
Dr. Jason Chuang
Mary Craig
Debora Domass
Ayesha Pirbhai Fardell
Andrew & Claire-Marine Ferguson
Bette Ann Fialkov, Co-Chair
Erica Forrence
Ania Fryszkowska
Tiger Gao
Swapna Ghanta
Ronald Gilliam & Akram Hélil
Amita Goyal
Alexandra Harper, Co-Chair
Molly Hensrud
Madison Hicks
Alixandra Holloway, Co-Chair
Emma Hood
Kristen Irby
Amanda Knight
Jeremy Lentz
Jacob Levy
Stephanie Lichtinger
Camilla Liou
Mitch Lowenthal
Kyle Marshall
Katherine Maxwell
Christopher Morales
Katie Mues
Leah Nelson
Abigail Nintzel
Abigail Richards
Setpheap San
Rafi Sahanoor Sarkar
Ariane Schaffer
Elisa Smilovitz
Andrea Nicole Smith
Daniel Spence
Margaret Stephens
J. Mark & Oni Strawn
Myriam Varjacques
Lucy Vasserman
Alexander Wang
Douglas Weiss
Ricke Williams
Emma Winder
LeeAna Wolfman
^Artist Committee members to join The Joyce’s Young Leaders Circle, please contact the Development office at 347-856-5828.
JOYCE PROGRAMS ARE MADE POSSIBLE WITH PUBLIC FUNDS FROM:
Joyce programs are made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts; 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 with special thanks to Council Member Erik Bottcher.
FACILITIES & SERVICES
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-
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.
