GREGORY HAMILTON · ISAIAH K. HARVEY · SHAYLIN D. WATSON
GUEST ARTISTS
KEVIN BOSEMAN · SHAYLA ALAYRE CALDWELL · KHALIA CAMPBELL GORDON CHAMBERS · VALÉRIANE LOUISY · CLARICE YOUNG
Interim Managing Director Company Manager
Technical Director &
Resident Lighting Designer
Rehearsal Director
Wardrobe Supervisor
EVIDENCE, A DANCE COMANY
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Jane Penn Kristina Varshavskaya
Tsubasa Kamei
Demetrius Burns Jorge Rosario
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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.
Generous support for this engagement has been 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.
Major support for The Joyce has been provided by Booth Ferris Foundation, The Harkness Foundation for Dance, The Jerome Robbins Foundation, and MacMillan Family Foundation.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Program A: Jan 14-15, Jan 18 at 7:30pm, Jan 19 at 2pm - Serving Nia, Order My Steps, Grace Program B: Jan 16-17, Jan 18 at 2pm - Serving Nia, Order My Steps, High Life
SERVING NIA (2001)
COMPANY PREMIERE
Choreography: Ronald K. Brown & Arcell Cabuag
Restaging Assistant: Cheryl Rowley-Gaskins
Music: Roy Brooks, Dizzy Gillespie
Original Lighting for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Brenda Dolan
Original Lighting for EVIDENCE: Tsubasa Kamei
Original Costumes for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Omotayo Wunmi Olaiya
Performed by: Demetrius Burns, Khalia Campbell, Stephanie Chronopoulos, Austin Warren Coats, Gregory Hamilton, Isaiah K. Harvey, Valériane Louisy, Shaylin D. Watson
"Serving Nia" was originally choreographed for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 2001. We are excited to revisit and share this work for EVIDENCE’s company premiere in honor of the extraordinary life of Judith Jamison
The Company Premiere of "Serving Nia" was made possible in part by funds from the Ford Foundation and the invaluable assistance of Arcell Cabuag, Cheryl Rowley Gaskins, Masazumi Chaya, Clifton Brown, Jon Taylor, Omotayo Olaiya, Pam Green, Greg Stuart, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey Dancers and the Evidence dance artists.
“Through dance, we’re as close to God as we’re going to get - until he calls us home” - Judith Jamison
Performed by: Kevin Boseman, Demetrius Burns, Shayla Alayre Caldwell, Stephanie Chronopoulos, Austin Warren Coats, Gregory Hamilton, Isaiah K. Harvey, Shaylin D. Watson, Clarice Young (Jan 19)
Music for Order My Steps appears on the Nonesuch recording Salome Dances for Peace by Terry Riley, performed by Kronos Quartet and commissioned for Kronos by IRCAM and Betty Freeman. Echoes of Primordial Time and Mongolian Winds from Salome Dances for Peace composed by Terry Riley and performed by Kronos Quartet, published by Ancient Word Music (BMI).
GRACE (1999 / 2003)
PROGRAM A
Choreography: Ronald K. Brown
Music: Duke Ellington, Roy Davis, Jr., Fela Anikulapo Kuti
Original Lighting for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: William H. Grant
Original Lighting for EVIDENCE: Brenda Gray
Lighting Re-creation: Tsubasa Kamei
Costumes: Omotayo Wunmi Olaiya
Guest Vocalist: Gordon Chambers
Performed by: Demetrius Burns, Shayla Alayre Caldwell, Khalia Campbell, Stephanie Chronopoulos, Austin Warren Coats, Gregory Hamilton, Isaiah K. Harvey, Valériane Louisy, Shaylin D. Watson, Clarice Young (Jan 19)
Originally choreographed for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1999, "Grace" became a part of the EVIDENCE repertory in 2003. "Grace" weaves the story of a Goddess' journey to Earth to spread grace among humans, ultimately welcoming them to heaven. The dance journey weaves the story of a Woman/God coming down to earth, with angels as aides, to round up those who are behaving as if they don't understand God's Grace.
Come Sunday - composed by Edward Kennedy Ellington, recorded by Jimmy McPhail – 1966; Published by G. Schirmer Inc, from the album Concert of Sacred Music released by RCA Victor. Come Sunday composed by Edward Kennedy Ellington, recorded by Jennifer Holliday – 1985; Published by G Schirmer Inc, from the album Say You Love Me released by Geffen Records. Gabriel composed by Roy Davis Jr. and Peven Everett – 1996; Published by Shelly Bay and released by Large Records. Bless It written by Paul Johnson – 1997; Published by Roy Davis Jr. Music and released by Undaground Therapy Muzik. Rock Shock written by Roy Davis Jr.–1998; Published by Roy Davis Jr. Music and released by Undaground Therapy Muzik Shakara composed and performed by Fela Kuti – 1972. Published by BMG Sapphire Songs and released by Partisan Records.
Photo by Ernesto Mancebo
HIGH LIFE (2001)
PROGRAM B
Choreography: Ronald K. Brown
Music: Oscar Brown Jr., Nikki Giovanni, James Brown, Nkengas, Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti, Wunmi (Masters at Work)
Original Lighting: Brenda Gray
Lighting Re-creation: Tsubasa Kamei
Costumes: Omotayo Wunmi Olaiya
Performed by: Demetrius Burns, Shayla Alayre Caldwell, Khalia Campbell, Stephanie Chronopoulos, Austin Warren Coats, Gregory Hamilton, Isaiah K. Harvey, Shaylin D. Watson
High Life was commissioned by Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival and 651 Arts and was made possible by the Doris Duke Fund for Dance of the National Dance Project, a program administered by the New England Foundation for the Arts with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, and the Phillip Morris Companies Inc.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Founded by Ronald K. Brown in 1985 and based in Brooklyn, NY, EVIDENCE, A DANCE COMPANY, integrates African dance with contemporary choreography, music, and spoken word. Through its work, the company provides a unique view of human struggles, tragedies, and triumphs. Brown uses movement as a way to reinforce the importance of community in African-American culture and to acquaint audiences with the beauty of African dance forms and rhythms. EVIDENCE tours to 30 communities in the United States annually, and has traveled to Cuba, Brazil, England, France, Greece, Hungary, Hawaii, Ireland, Holland, Mexico, Columbia, South Africa, Nigeria, Senegal, and the United Kingdom to perform and teach. EVIDENCE is a dance company in demand, not only for the work presented on stage, but also for the company's dance workshops, community classes, and master classes provided for dancers of all ages and levels of dance experience. Annually, the company reaches an audience of more than 30,000. EVIDENCE works in partnership with the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, The Billie Holiday Theatre, and The Joyce Theater.
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SPECIAL THANKS
I'm thrilled that we are opening the 40th anniversary of EVIDENCE at The Joyce Theater. A special thank you to Linda Shelton, The Joyce Theater staff and crew, Pam Green, Danni Gee, Reggie Van Lee, Kristin & John Montana, Amit Wadhwaney, Larry Satterfield, Zaid Abdul Aleem, Elizabeth Stoehr, Jeff Lewitzky, Michelle Cabuag Lim, the late Joyce Mullins Jackson, Ernesto Valenzuela, the hundreds of Evidence alumni, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, The Billie Holiday Theatre, the current Evidence dancers, especially our Associate Artistic Director Arcell Cabuag and Interim Managing Director Jane Penn.
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR STATEMENT
Thank you for joining us for our 2025 season. I'm excited to present a wide range of our repertoire including the Company Premiere of a reimagined Serving Nia, with assistance by my associate artistic director Arcell Cabuag, which was commissioned and first performed by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater over 20 years ago, as well as Order My Steps with text by Chadwick Boseman. Mr. Boseman and I first met and worked together while he was a student at Howard University. Once he moved to New York, we connected to discuss the paths of our artistic endeavors and in that conversation we agreed to develop Order My Steps. We are thrilled to have his brother Kevin Boseman perform this work with us, who I met while setting Grace on the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
I am excited that we are celebrating the 25th anniversary of both High Life which includes poetry by Nikki Giovanni; and also Grace which was my first commission for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater while under the direction of the late great Judith Jamison. The EVIDENCE dance artists have worked very hard and are dancing beautifully and strong. I’m happy that we are sharing the gifts of three iconic ancestors; Ms. Jamison, Ms Giovanni, and Mr. Boseman.
I love that EVIDENCE is able to illuminate the contributions of incredible artists and I believe the audience will appreciate the generous offerings during their time in the Joyce Theater. It is because of the invaluable support of many individuals and institutions that EVIDENCE has received that we are able to share the work in this current time. I thank you for being with us today. I’m grateful for the partnership with the Joyce Theater, a relationship that began with our first presentation as a part of the Altogether Different Series in 1998. It is because of the administrative and unwavering support from The Joyce Theater Foundation that we are able to look forward to our 40th year, it’s truly a blessing.
- Ronald K. Brown, Artistic Director
WHO'S WHO IN EVIDENCE
RONALD K. BROWN (Founder/Artistic Director), raised in Brooklyn, NY, founded EVIDENCE, A Dance Company in 1985. He has worked with Mary Anthony Dance Theater, Jennifer Muller/The Works, as well as other choreographers and artists. Brown has set works on Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey II, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Jennifer Muller/The Works, Jeune Ballet d’Afrique Noire, Ko-Thi Dance Company, Philadanco, Muntu Dance Theater of Chicago, Ballet Hispánico, TU Dance, and Malpaso Dance Company. He has collaborated with such artists as composer/designer Omotayo Wunmi Olaiya, the late writer Craig G. Harris, director Ernie McClintock’s Jazz Actors Theater, choreographers Patricia Hoffbauer and Rokiya Kone, composers Robert Een, Oliver Lake, Bernadette Speech, David Simons, and Don Meissner, and musicians Jason Moran, Arturo O'Farrill and Meshell Ndegeocello.
Brown is the recipient of the 2020 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award. His other awards and recognitions include the AUDELCO Award for his choreography in Regina Taylor’s award-winning play Crowns, two Black Theater Alliance Awards, and a Fred & Adele Astaire Award for Outstanding Choreography in the Tony Award winning Broadway and national touring production of The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, adapted by Suzan Lori Parks, arranged by Diedre Murray, and directed by Diane Paulus. Brown was named Def Dance Jam Workshop 2000 Mentor of the Year and has received a Doris Duke Artist Award, New York City Center Fellowship, Joyce Theater Artist Residency Center Fellowship, Scripps/ADF Award, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts Choreographers Fellowship, New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, United States Artists Fellowship, a New York Dance and Performance “Bessie” Award, Dance Magazine Award, and The Ailey Apex Award. Ronald K. Brown was a Creative Administration Research artist at NCCAkro, and along with Arcell Cabuag is a 2023 Dance Teacher Magazine Awardee of Distinction recipeint. Brown is Co-Artistic Director of the Restoration Dance Youth Ensemble and a member of Stage Directors & Choreographers Society.
Photo by Julieta Cervantes
ARCELL CABUAG (Associate Artistic Director/Dancer) is a firstgeneration Filipino-American from San Jose, CA. He moved to New York City in 1996 to attend the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, where he was introduced to Ronald K. Brown. Soon after, he joined EVIDENCE, A Dance Company as its first apprentice, became a company member one year later, and has served as its Associate Artistic Director since 2004. He is thrilled to be the newly appointed Billie Holiday Theatre’s Youth Arts Academy Director of Education. Performance credits include: dancing with Camille A. Brown, Mekeda Thomas, Rock the House for Paramount Pictures; The Shoji Tabuchi Show (Branson, MO); the Richard Rodgers Centennial Production of The King and I; and dance festivals worldwide. Arcell taught classes and performed with EVIDENCE throughout Africa as a US Ambassador with Dance Motion USA and throughout Japan for the D.I.P JIKEI COM Internationa lCenter. TV Credits include: Law & Order: SVU "Choreographed" and Codorniu Cava commercial with PILOBOLUS shot in Barcelona and aired on Spanish television. He has assisted Mr. Brown in creating repertory on Philadanco Dance Company; MUNTU Drum and Dance Company; TU Dance; Ballet Hispánico; Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater; Cuba’s Malpaso Dance Company and served as associate choreographer for the Tony Award winning Broadway and national touring productions of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess. Mr. Cabuag is proud to serve the dance community as a long standing educator and advocate nationally and abroad. Education, advocacy, and teaching EVIDENCE repertory work include: Professor of Dance at Long Island University (Brooklyn Campus); a guest instructor at NYU TISCH; University of Massachusetts; Peridance Certificate Program, The Ailey Fordham BFA and Certificate Programs; University of Washington, University of the Arts, Marymount Manhattan College, Ohio State, Princeton University, Boston Conservatory, among others. Arcell received a 2004 New York Dance and Performance "Bessie" Award, an Abundance Dance Award as a Leader of the Path Honoree and along with Ronald K. Brown is a 2024 Dance Teacher Magazine Awardee of Distinction recipient.
Photo by Ellen Crane
DEMETRIUS BURNS (Rehearsal Director/Dancer) was born in Anniston, AL, and grew up in Boston, MA. He received his MFA in Dance from Hollins University and his BFA with an emphasis in Choreography from Boston Conservatory where he performed repertoire by Karole Armitage, Mark Morris, Darrel Moultrie, and many more as well as choreographing Urinetown in the Musical Theatre department. He spent several summers at the Earl Mosley Institute of the Arts as a student, intern, and instructor. He attended the Bates Dance Festival, and Sidra Bell Modules. Demetrius also attended Jacob’s Pillow Social dance program with the American Dance Guild Scholarship under the direction of Camille A. Brown and Moncell Durden and returned the following summer for the Improvisation Traditions and Innovation program under the direction of Jawole Willa Jo Zollar. Demetrius is a recipient of the EVIDENCE Dance Workshop Series Beth Young Scholarship and became a company member of EVIDENCE in 2016.
SHAYLA ALAYRE CALDWELL (Guest Artist) is a third-generation native of New Haven, Connecticut. She began dancing at a very young age with mother and dance teacher, Shari Caldwell. She became heavily influenced by traditional West African dance after being introduced to Guinean culture by her parents and dance mentor, Aly “Tatchol” Camara. She was further introduced to various styles of dance and a plethora of choreographers and performing artists while attending Educational Center for the Arts and Earl Mosley Institute of the Arts in CT. She was accepted into the B.F.A. program at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia in 2007. After studying briefly at the institution, she landed a dream position as a performing artist in Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE, A Dance Company. She was promoted to rehearsal director and proudly served in the company for twelve years. A few highlights of her dance career include representing the USA at the International Festival of Ballet held in Cali, Colombia, performing at the infamous Joyce Theater, Delacorte Theater in Central Park, The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. and being featured in The New York Times courtesy of Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE, A Dance Company. She has taught and assisted dance classes at various theaters, performing arts schools and universities as community outreach and fitness awareness. She was elated to become an adjunct dance professor at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts with a focus in hip hop, modern contemporary and West African inspired styles from 2021-2023. She was thrilled to have been a part of the ensemble in the Broadway revival of The Wiz
KHALIA CAMPBELL (Guest Artist), hailing from The Bronx, NY, is a professional dancer with over ten years of experience. As a former dancer with the world-renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Ms. Campbell has performed on stages throughout the world, including in countries such as France, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, London, Greece, and Israel. Ms. Campbell graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in 2011. She started her formal dance training at Uptown Dance Academy (UDA) and continued her professional studies at the Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH), Complexions Contemporary Ballet, and the Ailey School. In 2012, Ms. Campbell joined the International Taiwan tour of the award-winning musical Aida She has performed with companies including Kymera Dance, Dance Iquail, and Ailey II, the junior company of Alvin Ailey. Ms. Campbell appeared in a featured role in the 40th anniversary of The Wiz and has guested with Richard Siegal’s Ballet of Difference in Munich, Germany. In addition to performing, she has assisted the
legendary Ms. Judith Jamison and featured in Ms. Jamison’s segment of Katie Couric’s Thank You Notes special. In 2020, after just two seasons with Ailey, Ms. Campbell was recognized as one of Dance Magazine’s “Top 25 to Watch.” In 2021, she was the dance fellowship recipient of the Princess Grace Foundation. And just last year, Ms. Campbell was listed in Crain’s 40 under 40 list. As she continues her dance career and legacy, Ms. Campbell desires to be purposeful with her Godgiven gifts to inspire the next generation to change the world.
STEPHANIE CHRONOPOULOS (Dancer) is a first-generation Greek American, born and raised in New York City. She graduated Cum Laude with a B.S. in Dance from LIU Brooklyn where she had the privilege of performing works by choreographers Khaleah London, Frederick Earl Mosley, Erika Pujic, Doug Varone, and Ronald K. Brown. In 2015, she became a company member of Forces of Nature Dance Theater under the Direction of Abdel Salaam. During her time with the company, she performed in the Bessie Award winning Healing Sevens at BAM's DanceAfrica, and in the revival of Terrestrial Wombs at the Apollo Theater. Stephanie has also apprenticed with Jennifer Muller / The Works and is the recipient of the EVIDENCE Dance Workshop Series Beth Young Scholarship. Stephanie became a company member of EVIDENCE in 2019.
AUSTIN WARREN COATS (Dancer) is an interdisciplinary artist with a Magna Cum Laude Bachelor’s degree in Dance Studies from Kent State University and a Master of Fine Arts degree from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Originally from Reynoldsburg, OH, he has had the honor to work with artists such as Silvana Cardell, Angela Luem, Catherine Meredith, Jess Pretty, and Jamal White. He has attended summer intensives at The Joffrey Ballet School, Ruth Page Center of the Performing Arts, and Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE on scholarship. Austin has many interests in the arts including fine art, dance, and fashion design. He is a published illustrator in college publications and illustrates for various dancers’ projects. His life goal is to become a choreographer and artistic director. Austin became a company member of EVIDENCE in 2021.
ISAIAH K. HARVEY (Dancer) began his early dance training at Innervisions Theater Arts Center in his hometown Queens, NY. Following high school, he pursued his Bachelor’s in Fine Arts in Dance at Montclair State University (MSU), graduating in 2018. Beyond MSU, he honed his skills at the Earl Mosley Institute of the Arts, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and The Ailey School, where he was honored with the Bob Fosse Gwen Verdon Scholarship. Harvey has graced the stage alongside singer/actress Andra Day and played a significant role in Rashaad Newsome’s Bessie award-winning production Assembly. His performance portfolio includes Earl Mosley Diversity of Dance, Black Iris Project: Vibrant Voices, and serving as a backup dancer for RuPaul’s Drag Race Contestant Olivia Lux. Throughout his training and career, Harvey has performed works by iconic choreographers such as Alvin Ailey, Ulysses Dove, Camille A. Brown, Norbert De La Cruz, and danced professionally with Deeply Rooted Dance Theater. In addition to his professional dance endeavors, he imparts his dance expertise through teaching in various venues across New York City and the country as a certified Lester Horton Technique Instructor. In 2023, he represented EVIDENCE as a faculty member at the New Orleans Ballet Associations dance intensive. Presently, Harvey is a member of Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE and is on staff at the Youth Arts Academy and the Innervisions Theater Arts Center.
VALÉRIANE LOUISY (Guest Artist) is a first-generation artist hailing from Martinique and was raised in Paris, France. She graduated from The Ailey School in 2018, showcasing her talents in works by choreographers such as Darrell Moultrie, Ephrat Asherie, Darshan Singh Bhuller, Amy Hall, Earl Mosley, and Chester Whitmore, among others. Valériane furthered her career as a dance ensemble member in the Broadway production of The Lion King in Paris. Notable performances include her role in the play MALVOLIO with the Classical Theatre of Harlem, a lead position in Dreams of Dracula with Nevermore Immersive, and a performance in a work by Christopher Huggins with Opus Dance Theatre. Currently, she actively works with Creative Outlet and RudduR Dance. Her recent endeavors include appearing in singer-songwriter Omah Lay’s SOSO music video and performing in singer-songwriter Asake's sold-out concert at Barclays Center, choreographed by Izzy Odigie. A former member of Ronald K. Brown's EVIDENCE Dance Company, Valériane now joins the company as a guest for their Joyce Theater season.
GREGORY HAMILTON (Dancer), a native of High Point, NC, embarked on his dance journey at Penn-Griffin School for the Arts during high school. His dedication led him to the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA), where he honed his skills in various dance forms and composition. Holding a BFA degree, Gregory has showcased his talent with companies like Gaspard and Dancers and the Limón Dance Company. He’s also collaborated with choreographers such as Francesca Harper, Helen Simoneu, and Joanna Kotze. Fueled by a profound connection to humanity and a genuine love for his craft, Gregory is grateful to be able to contribute his passion to the endeavors of EVIDENCE.
SHAYLIN D. WATSON (Dancer), born in Prince George's County, MD, Shaylin Watson is a dedicated dancer and choreographer who found her artistic voice at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts under the inspiring guidance of Charles Augins and Katherine Smith. She earned her BFA in Dance with a focus on choreography and performance from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2019. During her time there, her choreography was featured at the National Black Theater Festival in Winston-Salem, an experience that deeply enriched her artistic journey. Shaylin is proud to be a recipient of the Evidence Dance Workshop Series Beth Young Scholarship. She has performed works by renowned choreographers including Clarice Young, Ronald K. Brown, Donald McKayle, T Lang, Christopher Huggins, Marcus White, and Shen Wei. In 2021, she had the incredible opportunity to assist in setting repertory for EVIDENCE on students at the New Orleans Ballet Association. Since 2019, Shaylin has been an integral part of the Youth Arts Academy in Brooklyn, NY, where she serves on faculty and passionately contributes her expertise. Currently, Shaylin brings her passion for dance to Montclair State University as an adjunct professor while pursuing her MFA in Dance. Since joining Ronald K. Brown EVIDENCE in 2019, she has embraced the power of storytelling through movement, eager to inspire others on and off the stage.
KEVIN BOSEMAN (Guest Artist) is a NYC-based actor, singer, dancer and choreographer. A former featured dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and the Martha Graham Dance Company, Mr. Boseman made his Broadway debut in the revival of Equus, and his other theatrical credits include Broadway National Tours of The Lion King, Shrek the Musical, and The Color Purple, among others. His choreography has been featured in productions at Barrington Stage Company, South Coast Repertory Theatre, Ojai Playwrights Festival, and most recently at the Archbold Theatre at Syracuse Stage/ Syracuse Drama. Mr. Boseman is thrilled to make his debut on The Joyce stage and is deeply grateful to Ron, Arcell, and the entire Evidence family for the tremendous gift of speaking the words of his brother, Chadwick Boseman.
CLARICE YOUNG (Guest Artist) is an artist researching the intersection of African diasporic dance and contemporary modern dance. She received her BFA in Dance from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and her MFA in Dance from Hollins University. A Louisiana native, Young was a member of Artistic Director Camille A. Brown's company Camille A. Brown & Dancers and served as an assistant. She was also an apprentice and member of Evidence, A Dance Company, from 2003-2017, acting as the first rehearsal director. Young is an Associate Professor of Dance and serves as the Director of Undergraduate Studies at UNC Greensboro.
GORDON CHAMBERS (Guest Vocalist) is singer-songwriter-producer and recording artist who is no stranger to the music industry. His hits as a lyricist include Anita Baker's Grammy-winning hit I Apologize, Brownstone's Grammy-nominated If You Love Me, Angie Stone's No More Rain (In This Cloud), the Grammy-nominated theme of Set It Off, the Grammy-nominated Missing You (performed by Brandy, Tamia, Gladys Knight and Chaka Khan). Yolanda Adams' Someone Watching Over Me and The Isley Brothers' comeback smash Just Came Here To Chill. In fact, he has written for over 75 recording artists, including household names Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Beyonce, Brandy, Trey Songz, Usher, Jamie Foxx, Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle and Marc Anthony. He is the winner of 10 ASCAP songwriting awards and four Dove nominations. Since 2005, Chambers has been performing up a storm in all over the world promoting his debut album Introducing Gordon Chambers (which features special guests Carl Thomas, Glenn Lewis, Roy Hargrove and Mike Phillips), his sophomore CD Love Stories (which features Grammy winner Ledisi), his third album Sincere (which includes tributes to his idols and mentors Donny Hathaway, Phyllis Hyman and Gerald Levert) and new album Surrender (which features duets with 5-time Grammy winner Lalah Hathaway and Grammy nominee Eric Roberson. His prestigious U.S. appearances included The White House, The Essence Music Festival, The Congressional Black Caucus, The Apollo Theater, Constitution Hall, Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center and B.B. Kings—as well as South African, European and Japanese tours.
TSUBASA KAMEI (Technical Director/Resident Lighting Designer) has toured with EVIDENCE to more than 65 venues globally and internationally. Credits include: Scene and lighting for Mercy (World Premiere), lighting for Four Corners; Dancing Spirit (Company Premiere); New Conversations: Iron Meets Water (World Premiere), Percussion Bitter Sweet: Tender Warriors (Company Premiere) for Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE. He has also designed The Call (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater) and Where The Light Shines Through (TU Dance), all choreographed by Ronald K. Brown.
Heartfelt Thanks and Appreciation for Supporting RONALD K. BROWN / EVIDENCE
Ronald K Brown/ EVIDENCE’s programs are made possible thanks to leadership support from the Mellon Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund and SHS Foundation Major funding provided by Bloomberg Philanthropies, HSBC, Joseph and Joan Cullman Foundation for the Arts, The Harkness Foundation for Dance and FB Heron Foundation
Additional generous support has been provided by Francine Alagappan, Monica F Azare, Kenneth Foster, Nina Lesavoy, Reginald Van Lee, Amber Chenevert, Judy Chambers, Carla Harris, Elizabeth Stoehr / Marcia Brady Tucker Foundation, Kathleen Tait, Susan L. Taylor and Amit Wadhwaney.
EVIDENCE, A Dance Company, works in partnership with Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation / The Billie Holiday Theatre, and The Joyce Theater
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 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:
Booth Ferris Foundation
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
Executive Assistant and DEIJ Program Manager...................................
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ADMINISTRATION
General Manager Huong Hoang
Associate General Manager................................................Katy Myers
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
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.
Producer
JOYCE THEATER PRODUCTIONS
Ross LeClair
FRONT-OF-HOUSE
FOH Operations Manager Samantha Fernandez House Manager .Drew O'Bryan
Assistant House Managers.........Gilbert Balasa, Chikako Iwahori, Di’Shai Oquendo, Utafumi Takemura, Nicholas Thomas
BOX OFFICE
Box Office Manager Lisa Gendell Supervisors.............................................................Beth Miller, Vanessa Moton
Box Office Associates.......................................................................Imu Aghahowa, Valencia Lombardi-Chisholm, Kelly Collins, Robert Craddock, Tatiana Gomez, Yulidal Hernandez-Kin, Ashley Kail, Roy Odom, Jeremy Scharf, Kate Thackaberry
OPERATIONS
Director of Operations Lou Albruzzese
Studio Operations Manager (NYCC&D)............................Tamika Daniels
Studio Operations Rentals Associate...............................Lauren Marcolus
Studio Operations Associates (NYCC&D)....................Kristin Maugeri, Calvin Osorio, Cameron Pelache
Studio Facilities................................................Stephon Bines, Daniel Hartnett, Ricardo Hernandez, Lori Write-Huertas
FACILITIES
Facilities Manager
Jimmy Ortiz Maintenance Staff...............................................................Madelin Estrella, Pablo Rodriguez, Jonathan Singh, Brandon Tejada
Sara E. Solfanelli (Special Counsel for Pro Bono Initiatives), Debra R. Anisman (Special Counsel), Howard B. Epstein (Of Counsel), Gregory P. Pressman, Esq. (Of Counsel), Cristina Giappone, Esq., Andrew B. Lowy, Esq., Sabrina Singh, Esq, Steven M. Appel, Esq., Gordon W. VanWieren III, Lance M. Kodish............................................................................................................. Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC................................................................ ................................................................................Kimberly M. Maynard, Esq. Stephanie Grassi, Esq. P.C...........………..Stephanie Grassi, Counsel Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP............................................... .........................................................Aaron Abraham, Matthew Giacobbe Hogan Lovells………..................................................................Ross Moskowitz
& Carr
Zavelson
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 November 20, 2024
Platinum Benefactors
($500,000 and above)
Howard Gilman Foundation
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
Melina Fisher
*Jane E. Goldberg
Ronald Gumbaz & Juliet Cozzi
*Elysabeth Kleinhans
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
Monica Voldstad
Cathy Weinroth
Madelyn & Steven Wils
President's Circle
($15,000 and above)
Sylvia Ablon
Andrea Holbrook
Nancy Sands
Kathleen A. Scott
Johanna Weber
Impresario’s Circle
($10,000 and above)
Anonymous (3)
Jen Ablon
Alpern Family Foundation
John Basnage de Beauval
Andrew & Froma Benerofe
Ajay Bhandaram
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Torrence Boone
Robert Brenner
Con Edison
John & Margaret Falk
Nancy & Michael Feller
*Brandon Fradd
Gregg & Jean Frankel
Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation
Elzbieta Grove
Sharon B. Gurwitz
Randall & Mary Hack
Judith M. Hoffman
In Honor of Karen Brooks Hopkins
The Ivill-Weiner Family
Christopher Jones & Deborah McAlister
The Kingsley Foundation
*LeConte Moore
*Nō Studios of Milwaukee
Tatiana Piankova Foundation
Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation
Rajika & Anupam Puri
Nina B. Quigley
*Betty P. & Michael H. Rauch
*Karen Roth
Linda Shelton
*Leslie Siegel
Jean & Gene Stark
*Vicente Wolf
*Ralph Womble & Ashley Edwards
Producer’s Circle
($7,500 and above)
Rick & Nurit Amdur
Donna B. Case
*Andrew & Claire-Marine Ferguson
Elizabeth Anne Hartman
*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)
*Joel & Rhela Aragona
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
Linda Ellis
Martin & Linda Fell
*Judith & Alan Fishman
FUSED
French U.S. Exchange in Dance
Paul Feuerman & Bruce Grivetti
*Thomas von Foerster
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Goodman
Illuminated Foundation
*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.
In loving memory of Bill Perlmuth, Patricia Dugan Perlmuth
*Warrie Price & James David Prince
Theresa Alessandro Russo Foundation
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
Judi Rappoport Blitzer & David Blitzer
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
*Bart Friedman & Wendy Stein
*Emi Gittleman
*Dorothy Goodman
The Harold K. Gross Family Charitable Trust
Susan Ross Green
Ronald E. Hellman & Stephen B. Roberts
Val Holley & Joseph Plocek
*Deborah Kaye
*Joe Lanteri, New York City
Dance Alliance Inc.
Elaine & Howard Leventhal
Mark Littman & Johnny Mendoza
In Memory of John MacDonald
Uttara P. Marti
Karen & Martin McDonald
Mutual of America Foundation
Omomuki Foundation
Philip W. Riskin
Charitable Foundation
Wes Schafer & Carlos Galtier
Susan & Arnie Scharf
Xiomara & Charles Scheidt
Alex & Wendy Stanton
Marianna Vaidman Stone & Eric Stone
Consulate General of Sweden in New York
*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
*Neme Alperstein
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
*Christina Back
Alison Baum
Cheryl Bergenfeld
*Barbara Berliner
Dorothy Black
Nissan Boury
Barbara & Gary Brandt
*Jonathan Brecht
*Joan Breibart
Edward Brill
Madeline Brine
Matt Brodile
Jeffrey Bruce & Ingrid Steffensen
Joanna Bueche
*Rachael Venner & Michael Byars
Ralph & Martine Calder
*Doug & Lisa Caldwell
Linda & Joseph Camardo
*Jeff & Susan Campbell
*Karen Carozza
Woody & Janice Collins
Caroline & Paul Cronson
Barbara Dau
Irene Rosner David, in Memory of Dr. Raphael David
David H. De Weese & Anne Heller
Ms. Beth Rudin DeWoody
The Cory & Bob Donnalley
Charitable Foundation
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
Peter C. Friedman
Veronique Bogliolo Friedman & Mark Friedman
Ania Fryszkowska & Alex Louizos
*Jeffrey Olund & Silvia Furia
*Tom & Nina Geller
Barrie Gillies & William Drummy
Mason & Kim Granger
Patric & Patricia Gregory
*Glen & Paula Gunsalus
Maya Hamlet
*Catherine Hartnett
Alexandra L. Harper
*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
Mary & David Iles
Derek Johnson
I. Michael Kadish
Kenneth S. Kail & Ivy Hwang
Margaret Kaplen
*Murray & Sylvana Klein
Diana Korsh
Kathy Krall
George & Liz Krupp
Sondra Kurtin Robinson
Drs. Benjamin Natelson & Gudrun Lange
LDJ Productions
Reginald van Lee
Mickey Lemle
Martin & Rosanne Leshner
Robert & Dorina Link
*Tina Liu
David Lovett & Meg Ruley
Sharon Luckman & Paul Shapiro
Elizabeth A. Maher
Joseph M. Marger
Lynn C. Mautner
Wendy McCain
*Israel Meir & Steve Rivera
*Lorraine Meeker
Miller Khoshkish Foundation
Mr. Wayne & Mrs. Barbara Miller
David & Diana Milich
Michael Mulligan
Jane & Michael Murphy
*Judith Musiker
Joyce O’Brien
Aaron Singer & Bart Oosterveld
Trisha Ostergaard
*John Owen
David Parsons
David Pasterski
Peck Foundation, Milwaukee LTD
Amy Pennington
Doug & Teresa Peterson
The Plimpton Shattuck Fund
Douglas & Barbara Pitsch
Madeleine Plonsker
Judith J. Plows
Carole Postal
Donna & James Pressman
*Frances A. Resheske
Mary Jo Robertiello
Ann Sahid Rosche
Donald J. Rose & Victoria Lasdon Rose
Ellen Rosen
Diana & Michael Rothenberg
Marilyn & Alan Rothstein
Deborah Sales & Ted Striggles
Alessandro & Fe Saracino-Fendi
Fran Schulman
Jesse & Carol Schwartz
Rena Shagan
Irene Shen
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
Ken Tabachnick & Yael Mandelstam
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
*Zen & Barbara Yankovig
*Malin Yhr
Carol Yorke & Gerard Conn
Eloise Zeller
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
Diana Cagle
Jennifer Kornreich Cahn & Andrew Cahn
*Nishka Chandrasoma
Jason Chuang
*Maciej Chociej
Matthew C. Cluney
*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
*Lawrence W. Green
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
*Alicia Dhyana House
Ralph & Lynn Huber
David H. Hughes, Jr.
*Daphne Hurford & Sanford Padwe
Laura J. Illich
Walter Jaffe & Paul King
*Ann Rosalind Jones
Robert & Marcy Katz
H. David Kaplan
Jan S. Keithly
Jennifer Aley Kenney
Robert & Elaine Klein
Valarie Koch
*Eric & Sandra Krasnoff
*Sanford Krieger
Arthur & Jane Lane
Stephen B. Lane
Kenneth M. LeClair
*Rosanne Legrand
Phyllis & Cary Lemkowitz
Elizabeth & Durwood Littlefield
*David Long
Jennifer & Gideon Malherbe
Joseph M. Marger
*Jennifer Markowitz
Margaret Mastrianni
Victoria Melendez
Tanya Melich & Noel Silverman
Joe Morra
Victoria Morris
Deb Murnin
Barry Nalebuff
Amanda Lee Neville
*The Carol & Melvin Newman
Family Foundation
Stuart Nordheimer
& Barbara Miller
Peter J. Occolowitz
Katherine Ogg
Rachel Ostry, MD
Bob Ouimette
The L.E. Phillips Family Foundation, Inc.
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
*Tara Sherman & Tony Weiss
Lindy Shuttleworth & Arthur Reichstetter
*Katherine Sinnott
Andrew & Jennifer Smith
Joan & Laurence Sorkin
Jason Spiro
Michael Stanley
Jessica E. Stack
Helen Sullivan
Dr. Pavur R. Sundaresan
*Esther Tan
Pamela Tatge
William Tomai & John Eric Sebesta
TPU Local One IATSE
*Dana Troetel & George Papageorge
Frank Troutman
Ellie Tweedy
Thomas Van Winkle
Ernie Vickroy
Thomas Allen Walker
Charles Walker
Louise Washer & Mary Clay Fields
Gregory Ward
Sedgwick & Pamela Ward
Chris Watson
Carol A. Weil
Kate Weil
Sara Weinheimer
George S. Werner & Li Werner
*Kathy M. Wojtas
*The Winkler Prins Charitable Fund
Gregory Youdan
Sponsors
($350 and above)
Anonymous (4)
Patricia Adell
*Fred & Sarah Allilaire
Elaine & Theodossios Athanassiades
Joan & Ira Berkowitz
Paul Brohan
Leslie Buckland
Anita Cabrera
Galois Cohen
Richard & Mary Ann Cohen
Robert Conkey
Dr. & Mrs. Frederiick Corio
John Coulter
Mr. John A. Crawford III
Judy Cunningham
Diana Davies
Jacqueline Z. Davis
Mr. Anthony DePersia
Rodney Durso
Jo Ann Engelhardt
Ellen Estes
Martha Evenson & Daniel Hoffman
Ronald Gilliam & Akram Hélil
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
Richard J. Moylan
*Mildred Munich
*Brigitte and Jeff Myhre
Aaron & Marcia Naveh
Madeleine Nichols
Phillip J. Pena
*Marisa Anne Pierson
Posner-Wallace Foundation
The Pulse Performing Arts Studio
Jonathan Raskin
*Richard & Rachel Robbins
Lainie & John Ross
*Gregg Passin & Andy Schmidt
Sherry Barron-Seabrook
Martha Sherman
*Elizabeth Sledge
*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
* 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
Kyle Abraham^
Robert Allyn
Patricia Arellano
*Rebecca Aronson
Chellis Baird
Erin Barnes
Alison Baum
Lisa Bonifacic
Isabella Boylston^
Camille A. Brown^
*Scott Caplan
Victor M. Castillo & Blake Wiedenhoeft
Alejandro Cerrudo^
*Julia Chambers
*Nishka Chandrasoma
Dr. Jason Chuang
Mary Craig
Debora Domass
Michelle Dorrance^
Robert Fairchild^
Davalois Fearon^
Andrew & Claire-Marine Ferguson
Erica Forrence
*Ania Fryszkowska
Tiger Gao
Ronald Gilliam & Akram Hélil
Amita Goyal
Jessica Halper
Mingtong Han
Alexandra Harper, Co-Chair
*Emma Hood
Kile Hotchkiss^
Alixandra Hornyan, Co-Chair
Audrey Hourse
Laura Hsu
Kristen Irby
Amanda Krische
Jean-François Kowalski
Audrey Lam
Debra Levin
Stephanie Lichtinger
Camilla Liou
Mitch Lowenthal
Michelle K. Marck
Katherine Maxwell^
Sara Mearns^
*Katie Mues
*Leah Nelson
*Abigail Nintzel
Justin Peck^
Tiler Peck^
*Abigail Richards
Vanessa Rojas
Setpheap San^
Bette Ann Schlossberg, Co-Chair
Daniil Simkin^
*Madelyn Sirbu
Elisa Smilovitz
*Margaret Stephens
Evan Strain
Mark & Oni Strawn
Sara Strope
*Myriam Varjacques
*Lucy Vasserman & Brendan Finnegan
Alexander Wang
Douglas Weiss
Miss Inga Wells
James Whiteside^
Emma Winder
*LeeAna Wolfman
*Sangeeta Yesley
*Malin Yhr
^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.
Photo Credit: Alain “Hurrikane” Lauture in I AM. Photo by Whitney Browne.
