Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Program Book

HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO

FEBRUARY 14 - 19, 2023

Season Sponsor:

The Joyce Theater Foundation presents

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

LINDA-DENISE FISHER-HARRELL

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

DAVID MCDERMOTT

FOUNDER

LOU CONTE

THE COMPANY

ALEXANDRIA BEST • JACQUELINE BURNETT* • AARON CHOATE

MORGAN CLUNE • MICHELE DOOLEY • ABDIEL FIGUEROA REYES*

ELLIOT HAMMANS • JACK HENDERSON • ALYSIA JOHNSON*

SHOTA MIYOSHI • DAVID SCHULTZ* • SIMONE STEVENS

CYRIE TOPETE • MATT WENCKOWSKI

SENIOR REHEARSAL DIRECTOR & DIRECTOR OF SUMMER INTENSIVES

JONATHAN E. ALSBERRY

REHEARSAL DIRECTOR

CRAIG D. BLACK, JR.*

CHOREOGRAPHERS

KYLE ABRAHAM* • ASZURE BARTON • AMY HALL GARNER

OHAD NAHARIN • SPENSER THEBERGE*

*Denotes Princess Grace Award Recipient

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.

Champion support for The Joyce’s Creative Residencies Program supporting choreographers and dance companies has been provided by Mellon Foundation. Major support for The Joyce has been provided by Ford Foundation, MacMillan Family Foundation, The Harkness Foundation for Dance, The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, and The SHS Foundation.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

AS THE WIND BLOWS (2022)

Choreography: Amy Hall Garner

Music: Carl Craig, Aaron Copland, Claude Debussy, Francesco Tristano**

Costume Design: Nathan Rohrer

Lighting Design: Harrison Pearse Burke

PERFORMED BY THE COMPANY

- INTERMISSION -

SHOW PONY (2018)

Choreography: Kyle Abraham

Music: Hatsheput, written and performed by Jlin

Costume Design: Fritz Masten*

Lighting Design: Dan Scully*

PERFORMED BY

ABDIEL FIGUEROA REYES (2/14 + 2/16), ALYSIA JOHNSON (2/15, 2/17, + 2/18eve), CYRIE TOPETE (2/18mat), SHOTA MIYOSHI (2/19)

- PAUSE -

NE ME QUITTE PAS (2022)

Choreography: Spenser Theberge

Music: Ne Me Quitte Pas by Jacques Brel, performed by Nina Simone, produced by Hal Mooney

Costume Design: Spenser Theberge with Tyler Wilson

Lighting Design: Harrison Pearse Burke

PERFORMED BY JACQUELINE BURNETT & ELLIOT HAMMANS (2/14, 2/16, + 2/19),

ABDIEL FIGUEROA REYES & MICHELE DOOLEY (2/15, 2/17, + 2/18eve), AARON CHOATE & JACK HENDERSON (2/18mat)

Ne Me Quitte Pas has been with me for over ten years now, and getting the chance to revisit and reimagine it with HSDC has been a total honor. The chance to work on this piece again reminds me that process is something we have to fall in love with as dancers. My goal in this iteration of Ne Me Quitte Pas was to create a frame where the dancers can perform the act of process, and where the audience can witness the dancers caring for their work and for each other in real time. - Spenser Theberge

**Music: Syrinx, for solo flute, L. 129 by Claude Debussy, performed by Laura Nashman; Technology by Carl Craig, performed by Carl Craig, Francesco Tristano, François-Xavier Roth, Les Siècles; Four Piano Blues: III. For William Kapell by Aaron Copland, performed by Mark Anderson; A Soft Shell Groove by Francesco Tristano, performed by Alice Sara Ott, Francesco Tristano, produced by Friedemann Engelbrecht.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

- PAUSEB/OLERO (2008)

Choreography: Ohad Naharin

Music: Bolero by Maurice Ravel, arranged and performed by Isao Tomita

Costume Design: Rakefet Levy

Lighting Design: Avi Yona Bueno

Assistant: Rachael Osborne

PERFORMED BY

MICHELE DOOLEY & ALEXANDRIA BEST (2/14 + 2/18mat), JACQUELINE BURNETT & SIMONE STEVENS (2/15, 2/17, + 2/18eve), ALYSIA JOHNSON & CYRIE TOPETE (2/16 + 2/19)

- INTERMISSIONBUSK (2009)

Choreography & Direction: Aszure Barton

Stager: Jonathan E. Alsberry

Music: V. de Moraes, August Söderman, Ljova, Moondog, Daniel Belanger, Camille Saint-Saëns, David Wikander**

Musical Arrangement & Editing: Aszure Barton with Jonathan E. Alsberry

Costume Design: Michelle Jank

Lighting & Stage Design: Nicole Pearce*

PERFORMED BY THE COMPANY

Originally created by Aszure Barton & Artists, BUSK was conceived at The Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara during a residency hosted by Dianne Vapnek’s DANCEworks. The work was further developed in residency at The Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. BUSK was made possible by generous support from DANCEworks, The Banff Centre for Arts, and the Ringling International Arts Festival, John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in association with the Baryshnikov Arts Center. Additional support also provided by White Oak Conservation Center, the Howard Gilman Foundation, and The Canada Council for the Arts. BUSK, in its original form, is a full evening length work.

Official premiere: Aszure Barton & Artists, October 8th, 2009, Ringling International Arts Festival.

**Music: Euridice composed by V. de Moraes, performed by Slava Grigoryan, courtesy of SME Australia Pty Ltd, by arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment (Canada), published by Universal Music Publishing Canada on behalf of Universal Music Corp. Ett Bondbrollop composed by August Soderman and performed by Orphei Drangär & Eric Ericson, performed with kind permission by BIS Records, Sweden. Plume composed and performed by Ljova. Queen Elizabeth Whistle composed and performed by Moondog, courtesy of Concord; these selections are used by special arrangement with Concord Music Group, Incl, on behalf of Prestige Music. All is Loneliness composed and performed by Moondog, courtesy of Concord; these selections are used by special arrangement with Concord Music Group, Incl, on behalf of Prestige Music. Amusements composed and performed by Daniel Belanger, (p) 2007 Daniel Bélanger (exclusive licensed to Audiogram). Love Potion Expired composed by Ljova, performed by Ljova and the Kontraband. Saltarelle composed by Camille Saint-Saëns and performed by Orphei Drangär & Eric Ericson, performed with kind permission by BIS Records, Sweden. Kung Liljekonvalje composed by David Wikander and performed by Orphei Drangär & Eric Ericson, performed with kind permission by BIS Records, Sweden ©Nordiska Musikförlaget/2007 Gerhrmans Musikförlag AB.

*United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829 of the IATSE is the union representing Scenic, Costume, Lighting, Sound, and Projection designers in Live Performance.

ABOUT HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO

The mission of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago is to bring artists, art, and audiences together to enrich, engage, educate, and change lives through the experience of dance. Hubbard Street Dance Chicago grew out of the Lou Conte Dance Studio at LaSalle and Hubbard Streets in 1977, when Lou Conte gathered an ensemble of four dancers to perform in senior centers across Chicago. Barbara G. Cohen soon joined the company as its first Executive Director. Conte continued to direct the company for 23 years, during which he initiated and grew relationships with both emerging and established artists including Nacho Duato, Daniel Ezralow, Jiří Kylián, Ohad Naharin, Lynne Taylor-Corbett, and Twyla Tharp.

Conte’s successor Jim Vincent widened Hubbard Street’s international focus, began Hubbard Street’s collaboration with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and cultivated growth from within, launching the Inside/Out Choreographic Workshop and inviting Resident Choreographer Alejandro Cerrudo to make his first work. Gail Kalver’s 23 years of executive leadership provided continuity from 1984 through the 2006–07 season, when Executive Director Jason Palmquist joined the organization. Glenn Edgerton became Artistic Director in 2009, and, together with Palmquist, moved this legacy forward on multiple fronts.

In 2021, former company dancer Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell was named the fourth Artistic Director of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Season 44: RE/CHARGE marked her debut season as the artistic leader of the organization, with the goal of continuing to diversify the company’s repertoire and ensemble while building on the incredible legacy and reputation that HSDC has already established. Along with David McDermott, Executive Director since 2017, the company is looking forward to expanding its audience reach and increasing the local, national, and global reputation of Hubbard Street.

For 45 years, Hubbard Street has been one of the most original forces in contemporary dance – bringing top choreographers and works to Chicago and beyond. Hubbard Street’s ever-evolving repertory, created by today’s leading choreographic voices, makes them a company that dancers aspire to join and performance venues all over the world are eager to host. To date, the main company has performed globally in 19 countries and 44 U.S. states. At home in Chicago, Hubbard Street performs 20 times a year and delivers renowned education programs in 50 classrooms across 17 Chicagoland schools. HSDC Education utilizes the choreographic process to teach essential problem-solving skills, creativity, and collaboration - expanding our reach beyond traditional concert dance audiences, ensuring that everyone has access to world-class dance and instruction.

WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY LEADERSHIP

LINDA-DENISE FISHER-HARRELL (Artistic Director, she/her) ascended to this role in 2021, after an extraordinary career as a professional dance artist and educator. She was born in Baltimore, MD, and began her dance training at the Baltimore School for the Arts under the guidance of Sylvester Campbell and Stephanie Powell. She was an apprentice with the Capitol Ballet in Washington D.C. and a full fellowship student at The Ailey School. While a student at The Juilliard School, she was invited by Hubbard Street founder Lou Conte to join the main company at the age of 19, thus beginning her professional dance career. After three seasons with Hubbard Street, she became a Principal Dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, under the direction of Judith Jamison. During her 13-year tenure with the company, she performed all over the world and was featured in the works of Alvin Ailey, Robert Battle, Talley Beatty, Ron K. Brown, John Butler, Donald Byrd, Ulysses Dove, George Faison, Rennie Harris, Geoffrey Holder, Judith Jamison, Louis Johnson, Alonzo King, Lar Lubovitch, Donald McKayle, Elisa Monte, Jennifer Muller, David Parsons, and Dwight Rhoden. She was invited to give a number of special performances throughout her career, including the White House State Dinner in honor of the President of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki, and the 12th Annual Kennedy Center Gala with Nancy Wilson and Liza Minelli. She has led a distinguished career as a dance educator in her hometown of Baltimore where, since 2005, she has been a Professor of Dance at Towson University and has served on the faculty of the Baltimore School for the Arts. Her research and scholarship in continuing the Ailey legacy within the Towson University and Greater Baltimore community has resulted in the Ailey II residencies from 20112019 hosted by Towson University and the establishment of AileyCamp Baltimore at Towson University in 2014 where she served as Director. She holds a Master of Fine Arts Degree in dance from Hollins University and is an ABT® Certified Teacher. As a scholar, her entry “Alvin Ailey” has been published by the Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism. She and her husband have three children.

DAVID MCDERMOTT (Executive Director, he/him) manages organization-wide strategy and administrative functions including oversight of Hubbard Street’s finances, operations, marketing, and development departments. Most recently, he led Hubbard Street through a post-COVID-19 restructuring, guided its new accessfirst digital strategy, and directed the company’s recent move to Water Tower Place. Prior to joining Hubbard Street he served as the First Deputy Commissioner at the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. In this role, he managed the day-to-day operations of the department and played instrumental roles in major initiatives such as creating the Chicago Cultural Plan, revitalizing the Taste of Chicago, and ensured the success of the Chicago Architecture Biennial. Prior to his employment with the City, he led the Senator Durbin’s Department of Community Outreach, served as the Senator’s Political Director, and has managed political campaigns at the congressional, county, and municipal levels. He recently completed a fellowship at the University of Chicago’s Civic Leadership Academy and holds a degree in Public Policy from Trinity College at the University of Dublin.

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LOU CONTE (Founding Artistic Director, he/him), after a performance career that included roles in Broadway musicals such as Cabaret, Mame, and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, established the Lou Conte Dance Studio in 1974. Three years later, he founded what is now Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Originally the company’s sole choreographer, he developed relationships with emerging and world-renowned dancemakers Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Margo Sappington, and Daniel Ezralow as the company grew. He continued to build Hubbard Street’s repertoire by forging a key relationship with Twyla Tharp in the 1990s, acquiring seven of her works as well as original choreography. It then became an international enterprise with the inclusion of works by Jiří Kylián, Nacho Duato, and Ohad Naharin. Throughout his 23 years as the company’s artistic director, he received numerous awards including the first Ruth Page Artistic Achievements Award in 1986, the Sidney R. Yates Arts Advocacy Award in 1995, and a Chicagoan of the Year award from Chicago Magazine in 1999. In 2003, he was inducted as a laureate into the Lincoln Academy of Illinois, the state’s highest honor, and in 2014, was named one of five inaugural recipients of the City of Chicago’s Fifth Star Award. He has been credited by many for helping raise Chicago’s international cultural profile and for creating a welcoming climate for dance in the city, where the art form now thrives.

JONATHAN E. ALSBERRY (Senior Rehearsal Director & Director of Summer Intensives, he/him), from Normal, IL, is a dance educator, creator, and coach focused on inspiring excellence and joy in the study of Ballet, Jazz, and Modern techniques with a constant dedication to the exploration of artistry and the creative process. Currently the Senior Rehearsal Director & Director of Summer Intensives with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, he began dancing with his mother Lyndetta and went on to graduate from The Chicago Academy for the Arts where he has since been a guest faculty member. In 2006, he received his BFA from The Juilliard School where he met Aszure Barton. Jonathan a.k.a “Jojo” is now dancer, rehearsal director, and creative collaborator with Aszure Barton & Artists and has assisted Mrs. Barton in over a dozen creations including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Bayerische Staatsballett, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. In 2007, he also joined the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company and is currently a performer, rehearsal director, and teaching artist with the company. He has shared two tours with Mikhail Baryshnikov’s Hell’s Kitchen Dance as well as Evolution with Alessandra Ferri and Herman Cornejo. Other credits include The Chase Brock Experience, Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company, Luna Negra Dance Theater, Nilas Martins Dance Company, and Eisenhower Dance Ensemble. Since 2007, he has been teaching, coaching, and creating work at various educational institutions including Arts Umbrella, Harvard University, University of California at Irvine, Springboard Danse Montreal, Ballet Hispánico and University of Southern California.

CRAIG D. BLACK JR. (Rehearsal Director, he/they), from San Jose, CA, is the Rehearsal Director of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. He was appointed to this role in 2022 for the company’s 45th Anniversary: Sapphire Season. At the age of ten, Craig began dancing at South Bay Dance Center and continued his dance training at Abraham Lincoln High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. In 2011, Craig received his BFA from The Juilliard School. He obtained additional training

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at Springboard Danse Montréal, Nederlands Dans Theater, and the School at Jacob’s Pillow. Craig is a recipient of the 2010 Princess Grace Award in Dance as well as the 2011 Lorna Strassler Award for Student Excellence from the School at Jacob’s Pillow. For six seasons Craig performed and toured with Aspen Santa Fe Ballet under the direction of Tom Mossbrucker and Jean-Philippe Malaty. In 2017, Craig joined Hubbard Street Dance Chicago where he danced for five seasons before transitioning into the HSDC Rehearsal Director position. He has had the privilege of dancing works by Kyle Abraham, Aszure Barton, Cherice Barton, Rena Butler, Alejandro Cerrudo, Peter Chu, Nacho Duato, Jorma Elo, William Forsythe, Jiří Kylián, Fernando Melo, Robyn Mineko-Williams, Ohad Naharin, Crystal Pite, and Cayetano Soto Ramirez, among many others. Craig has had the pleasure of co-choreographing and rehearsal directing Cardi B and Offset’s 2019 BET Awards performance. Craig is a passionate teacher and mentor. He is certified in IMAGE TECH for Dancers™ introductory through advanced level. Craig is on faculty for Dupree Dance and has served as guest faculty for the Hubbard Street Professional Program, Steps on Broadway, Peridance Center, The Joffrey Academy, and New York City Dance Alliance.

CHOREOGRAPHERS

KYLE ABRAHAM is a 2013 MacArthur Fellow who began his dance training at the Civic Light Opera Academy and the Creative and Performing Arts High School in Pittsburgh, PA. He continued his dance studies in New York, receiving a BFA from SUNY Purchase and an MFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, an honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts from Washington Jefferson College, and is currently serving as a visiting professor in residence at UCLA. In November 2012, Abraham was named the newly appointed New York Live Arts Resident Commissioned Artist for 2012–2014. Just one month later, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater premiered Abraham’s newest work, Another Night, at New York’s City Center to rave reviews. That same year, Abraham was named the 2012 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award recipient and 2012 USA Ford Fellow, before serving as a choreographic contributor for Beyoncé’s 2013 British Vogue cover shoot. Abraham received a prestigious Bessie Award for Outstanding Performance in Dance for his work in The Radio Show, and a Princess Grace Award for Choreography in 2010. The previous year, he was selected as one of Dance Magazine’s 25 To Watch for 2009, and received a Jerome Travel and Study Grant in 2008. His choreography has been presented throughout the United States and abroad, most recently at Fall for Dance Festival at New York’s City Center, Lincoln Center, Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Joyce Theater, The Los Angeles Music Center, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Théâtre de la Ville, Maison de la Danse, Tanz Im August, On The Boards, Danspace Project, Dance Theater Workshop, Bates Dance Festival, Harlem Stage, Montreal, Italy, Germany, Sweden, France, Jordan, Ecuador, Dublin’s Project Arts Center, The Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum located in Okinawa Japan, The Andy Warhol Museum, The Byham, and The Kelly-Strayhorn Theater in his hometown of Pittsburgh, PA. In addition to performing and developing new works for his company, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, he recently premiered Untitled America, a threepart commissioned work for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and finished touring The Serpent and The Smoke, a new pas de deux for himself and acclaimed

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Bessie Award-winning and former New York City Ballet Principal Dancer Wendy Whelan as part of Restless Creature and choreographed for the feature-length film, The Book of Henry, with acclaimed director, Colin Trevorrow. Abraham recently premiered a solo work for American Ballet Theater principle, Misty Copeland in October 2019.

ASZURE BARTON, artist and choreographer, has collaborated with celebrated dancers and companies including Mikhail Baryshnikov, Misty Copeland, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre, English National Ballet, Martha Graham Dance Company, National Ballet of Canada, Nederlands Dans Theater, Sydney Dance Company, and Teatro alla Scala, among many others. She is a Bessie Award Honoree and has received numerous honors including the prestigious Arts & Letters Award, joining the ranks of Oscar Peterson, Karen Kain, and Margaret Atwood. She was the first Martha Duffy resident artist at the Baryshnikov Arts Center and is an official ambassador of contemporary dance in Canada. She is the founder of Aszure Barton & Artists, an inter-disciplinary international dance project.

AMY HALL GARNER is a native of Huntsville, AL, and a graduate of The Juilliard School. Her work has been praised internationally and commissioned by Ailey II, ABT Studio Company, Collage Dance Collective, The Juilliard School, The Ailey School, Barnard College, The University of the Arts, Columbia Ballet Collaborative, Point Park University, and Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. Recently, she has received virtual commissions from BalletX, Dance Theatre of Harlem, the Guggenheim Museum’s Works & Process Digital Series, ABT Studio Company, Boulder Ballet, and a virtual collaboration between Miami City Ballet and Paul Taylor American Modern Dance. She personally coached Grammy Award winner Beyoncé, providing additional choreography for The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour. Theatrical choreography credits include: The Color Purple (Milwaukee Repertory Theater) and Invisible Thread, associate choreographer (Second Stage Theater, NYC). In 2018, she was selected to participate in Alvin Ailey’s New Directions Choreography Lab supported by the Ford Foundation. Garner was one of the first recipients of the Joffrey Ballet’s Choreography of Color Award (now titled Winning Works). She is an adjunct professor at New York University’s New Studio on Broadway at Tisch School of the Arts. In 2021, Ms. Garner was a Virginia B. Toulmin Fellow at The Center for Ballet and the Arts. Currently, she is creating and reimagining the classical ballet narrative The Nutcracker at Baltimore School for the Arts

OHAD NAHARIN is a choreographer, the House Choreographer of Batsheva Dance Company, and creator of the Gaga movement language. Born in 1952 in Mizra, Israel, he joined Batsheva Dance Company in 1974 despite having little training. During his first year, guest choreographer Martha Graham invited him to join her own company in New York, where Naharin later made his choreographic debut at the Kazuko Hirabayshi studio in 1980. For the next decade he presented works in New York and abroad, including pieces for Batsheva Dance Company, the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company, and Nederlands Dans Theater. Naharin worked closely with his first wife, Mari Kajiwara, until she died from cancer in 2001. In 1990, Naharin was appointed Artistic Director of Batsheva Dance Company, and in the same year, he established the company’s junior division, Batsheva – the

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Young Ensemble. He has since created over thirty works for both companies and set pieces on many others. He has also collaborated with musicians including The Tractor’s Revenge, Avi Balleli and Dan Makov, Ivri Lider, and Grischa Lichtenberger. Under the pseudonym Maxim Waratt, he composed, edited, and mixed many of his own soundtracks. Naharin’s work has been featured in several films, including Tomer Heymann’s Out of Focus (2007) and the Heymann Brothers’ Mr. Gaga (2015). In addition to his stagework, Naharin also developed GAGA, the innovative movement research and daily training of Batsheva’s dancers that has spread internationally among both dancers and non-dancers. A citizen of both Israel and the United States, Naharin currently lives in Israel with his wife, dancer, and costume designer Eri Nakamura, and their daughter, Noga.

SPENSER THEBERGE is a multi-hyphenate performer and creator, working across the fields of choreography, dance, movement direction, and pedagogy. He is a graduate of The Juilliard School and a former company member with the Nederlands Dans Theater I & II and The Forsythe Company, as well as a guest artist with Kidd Pivot, the Goteborgs Operans Danskompani, the ARIAS Company, and RGWW. Spenser’s creations are multi-disciplinary and genre-defying, continuously exploring identity, authenticity, and spectatorship. His individual work, as well as his work with partner Jermaine Spivey, has been commissioned and presented by LA Dance Project, The Broad Museum, The Philip Glass Days & Nights Festival, The Korzo Theater, Gothenburg Opera Dance Company, Place des Arts, Hollins University, PACT Zollverein, Reed College, and NAVEL. As a movement director and performer, Spenser has worked with artists, brands, and organizations such as Taylor Swift, Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty, Ben Platt, Gwen Stefani, LANY, UGG, Rami Malek, Ryan Pfluger, the Tune-yards, and The New York Times Magazine. He has also designed costumes for Andrea Miller, the ARIAS Company, and performing artist Frances Chiaverini, and is the text writer behind Alexander Ekman’s awardwinning Cacti and Hubbub. Spenser is a former dance faculty member at California Institute of the Arts, as well as guest faculty at The Juilliard School and USC Kaufman School of Dance, and at conservatories, schools, and programs across America, Europe, and Asia. Spenser is a YoungArts award winner, a Presidential Scholar in the Arts, and a Princess Grace Award winner.

DANCERS

ALEXANDRIA BEST (she/her, Raleigh, NC) is a native of Raleigh, NC where she began her dance training and love for this expressive art form. In her formal training years, she acquired knowledge from various instructors across programs such as American Ballet Theatre, Arts Umbrella, Carolina Ballet, French Académie of Ballet, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. During this time, she also had the opportunity to perform various works by Rena Butler, Alexandra Damiani, Jessica Hendricks, Jiří Kylián, Florian Lochner, Alice Klock (also known as “FLOCK”), and Crystal Pite. She is a graduate of Pace University, where she received her BFA in Dance, and is in her second season with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. She is elated to be continuing her time with the company and for all the opportunities and experiences coming forth this season.

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JACQUELINE BURNETT (she/her, Pocatello, ID) received her ballet training in Pocatello, ID, from Romanian Ballet Master Marius Zirra. She moved to NYC in 2005 for the Ailey School/Fordham University joint BFA program, graduating magna cum laude with honors (2009). She joined HSDC in 2008 as a Center Apprentice and joined the main company in 2009. She received a Princess Grace Honorarium in 2011 and with HSDC, was part of DanceMotion USA 2013, a cultural diplomacy tour in Algeria, Morocco, and Spain. She has also served as an Artistic Lead and teacher for HSDC Summer Intensives, a repetitor for Penny Saunders, and a freelance dancer with Robyn Mineko Williams and Artists and Seattle Dance Collective. She recently choreographed for Milwaukee Rep’s Murder on the Orient Express and premiered a new work, co-choreographed with David Schultz, for Danza Visual in Mexico City.

AARON CHOATE (they/them, Lexington, KY) is a recent graduate of The Juilliard School class of 2022. In 2018 they were named a Presidential Scholar in the Arts and a YoungArts Gold Medalist. They have worked with renowned choreographers such as Ohad Naharin, Justin Peck, Jamar Roberts, and Bobbi Jene Smith, and have restored works by Trisha Brown, Ted Shawn, and Paul Taylor. They are an avid choreographer and was lucky enough to present their piece One Hundred People in a Line at 92nd Street Y in 2022. In 2021, they received the George J. Jakab Grant Award from Juilliard to create their first fully realized collaborative dance film. Upon graduation they were awarded the Juilliard Career Advancement Fellowship. They are honored, humbled, and thrilled to be joining HSDC for their first season.

MORGAN CLUNE (she/her, Barrington, IL) graduated from The Chicago Academy for the Arts in 2018. She went on to receive her BFA in dance from The Juilliard School in 2022. She was recognized as a National YoungArts Winner in New York for Contemporary dance in 2018. At Juilliard, she performed works by Ohad Naharin, Aszure Barton, Bobbi Jene Smith, Justin Peck, and more. She was awarded the Martha Hill Prize upon graduation for her achievement and leadership in Dance as well as a Juilliard Career Advancement Fellowship for her promise as an entrepreneur and engagement in the arts. She is beyond excited to begin her professional career with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago!

MICHELE DOOLEY (she/he/they, Philadelphia, PA) is a dance artist and teacher from Philadelphia, PA. She began her dance training at The Institute of the Arts, graduated from The Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts, and later earned her BFA in Dance from The University of the Arts. She has completed programs with Bates Summer intensive, BalletX Summer Program, and DCNS Summer Dance Intensive and has worked with choreographers Gary Jeter, Tommie-Waheed Evans, Aszure Barton, Jermaine Spivey, Milton Myers, Spenser Theberge, and Nora Gibson. She has had the privilege of working with Eleone Dance Theatre and Spectrum Dance Theater. She is thrilled to be back for her second season with the company!

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ABDIEL FIGUEROA REYES (he/him, Las Vegas, NV) was born and raised in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, before moving to the United States at the age of 11. His professional dance training began at The Rock Center for Dance, where he was a studio company member. He graduated from Las Vegas Academy of the Arts as a Dance Major in 2016 and joined Hubbard Street's Professional Program under the direction of Alexandra Wells in 2017. In 2019 he joined Hubbard Street Dance Chicago as a main company member. Dance Magazine named him "Top 25 to Watch" and recognized him as 1 of 4 LatinX Dancers Breaking Boundaries in 2020. Figueroa is delighted to be a Princess Grace Award Winner 2022 and excited to continue in his fourth season with the company.

ELLIOT HAMMANS (he/him, Santa Fe, NM) began his formal dance training in 2008 with Robert Sher-Machherndl and continued his ballet and modern dance education with Moving People Dance in Santa Fe, NM, under the direction of Curtis Uhlemann. He joined Moving People Dance Company as an apprentice in 2010, trained on full scholarship at the Alonzo King LINES Dance Center in San Francisco, and attended Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s 2011 and 2012 Summer Intensives. Following one season with Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance and studies abroad at Austria’s Tanzzentrum SEAD (Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance), he earned his BFA in Dance in 2014 from Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. He joined Hubbard Street 2 as a full company member in August 2014 and was promoted to Hubbard Street’s main company in August 2016.

JACK HENDERSON (he/him, Livermore, CA) grew up in Livermore, CA where he began dancing at his local dance studio, Tiffany's Dance Academy. He attended summer intensives and workshops during this time, including San Francisco Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, and Hubbard Street intensives. In 2017, he moved to Vancouver, BC, to attend Arts Umbrella’s pre-graduate program under the direction of Artemis Gordon. In 2018, he joined the graduate program at Arts Umbrella, performing repertoire and new creations by Crystal Pite, Lukas Timulak, Amos Bental, Ihsan Rustem, and Jonathan E. Alsberry, to name a few. He is very excited about joining a team of such dedicated and talented artists.

ALYSIA JOHNSON (Alysia/she/her, Dallas, TX) first found dance at Dallas Black Dance Theatre and later went on to graduate from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts where she studied ballet, modern, and composition. A graduate of The Juilliard School and a two-time recipient of Juilliard’s Entrepreneurship Grant, she has served the Dallas dance community by founding and directing programs that cater to young artists in the DFW metroplex since 2015. Recently, she was awarded the Princess Grace Honoraria Award for Dance and she is endlessly thankful for the dance community at large for their support and unmatched creativity.

WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY

SHOTA MIYOSHI (he/him, Kanagawa, Japan) started to train in jazz and ballet at Nakura Jazz Dance Studio. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Dance from SUNY Purchase college in 2022. He has performed works by Norbert De La Cruz, Jamar Roberts, Martin Løfsnes, Doug Varone, George Balanchine, Martha Graham, and José Limón. Additional training includes MOVENYC’s S.W.E.A.T and Paul Taylor Summer Intensive. He hopes to become a versatile dancer who is able to collaborate with a variety of musicians in order to create something the world has never seen before.

DAVID SCHULTZ (he/him, Grand Rapids, MI) began his training in Michigan with the School of the Grand Rapids Ballet, where he then performed for four seasons with its company, the Grand Rapids Ballet. He joined Hubbard Street 2 in 2009 and was promoted to the main company, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, in 2011 where he has worked with many of the world's leading contemporary choreographers. He is a recipient of a 2012 Princess Grace Award. As a choreographer, he has had the honor of creating works for DanceWorks Chicago, Chambered Squared, Boston University, and a co-choreographed piece with Jacqueline Burnett for Danza Visual in Mexico City. When he is not dancing or choreographing, he has spent many years studying music and has performed and scored many pieces for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago as well as for his own works.

SIMONE STEVENS (she/her, Atlanta, GA) earned her BA in Dance and Minor in Anthropology from Kennesaw State University in 2017. She then moved to Chicago and trained at the Lou Conte Dance Studio where she was mentored by Laura Wade, Ethan Kirschbaum, and Kristina Fluty. She also freelanced throughout the city and performed works choreographed by Alice Klock, Alysia Johnson, Hanna Brictson, LOUD Bodies, and Joshua Peugh. She performed as a company member with Katlin Bourgeois's Ensemble180 and was on faculty with Ethan Kirschbaum’s Chicago Movement Collective before joining HSDC last season. In her inaugural season, she was recognized as one of Dance Magazine’s "Top 25 To Watch." Having performed works by Jermaine Maurice Spivey, Aszure Barton, Rena Butler, Ohad Naharin, and Nacho Duato, she is looking forward to what a second season in the company will bring.

CYRIE TOPETE (she/her, Peoria, AZ) is from Peoria, AZ, where she trained in competitive dance beginning at the age of 13. She then graduated from The Juilliard School where she received her BFA in the summer of 2022. She was given the FENDI Vanguard Award and is a YoungArts winner. She also attended programs including, Springboard Danse Montreal, Jacob’s Pillow Contemporary Program, B12 in Berlin, Germany, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, and more. She has also performed works by Crystal Pite, Ohad Naharin, Alan Lucien Øyen, Bobbi Jene Smith, Peter Chu, Justin Peck, Aszure Barton, Jenn Freeman, and Jamar Roberts. She is extremely honored and excited to embark on this new journey with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago!

MATT WENCKOWSKI (he/him, St. Charles, IL) received his early training at Moves Dance Studio in North Aurora and trained as a competitive dancer with Excel Dance Productions. In 2009, he joined the Joffrey Academy’s pre-professional programs under the direction of Alexei Kremnev and Anna Reznik, performing in The Nutcracker and more. He studied at Lou Conte Dance Studio under the guidance of Claire Bataille and joined DanceWorks Chicago in 2013 under the direction of Julie Nakagawa. In 2015, he joined the Grand Rapids Ballet performing soloist roles in classical and contemporary works. He’s performed pieces by Alejandro Cerrudo, Trey McIntyre, Ben Stevenson, George Balanchine, Yuri Possokhov, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Val Caniparoli, Robyn Mineko Williams, Penny Saunders, and more. He is thrilled and grateful to be part of HSDC and would like to thank his parents for all they’ve done to support him.

WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY COMPANY STAFF

LEADERSHIP

Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell, Artistic Director

David McDermott, Executive Director

ARTISTIC STAFF

Jonathan E. Alsberry, Senior Rehearsal Director & Director of Summer Intensives

Craig D. Black, Jr., Rehearsal Director

Krista Ellensohn, Manager of Training Operations

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Abby Olson, General Manager

Belina Mizrahi, Arts FMS, Financial Management Services

EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

Katie Grogan, Director of Development

Melissa Rosenberg, Individual Giving Manager

Ashley Echevarría, Development Coordinator

Nikki Horwitz, Grants Coordinator

Erik Kaiko, Director of Marketing & Communications

Megan Moran, Manager of Marketing & Communications

YOUTH, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

Eboné Harden, Director of Education

PRODUCTION

Harrison Pearse Burke, Director of Production

Kate Darby, Stage Manager & Head of Props

Casey Doyle, Head of Audio

Jack Horwitch, Head Electrician

Kevin Upham, Head Carpenter & Stage Operations

Hubbard Street Dancer David Schultz. Photo by Michelle Reid; styling by Imani Sade.

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 over three 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 400 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 (K–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 340 performances for audiences in excess of 150,000 patrons. 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 has helped make the reopening of The Joyce Theater 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:

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

Champion support for The Joyce's annual programming:

Lead corporate support:

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 OPEN

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.............................................................OPEN

Director of Programming Danni Gee

Programming Manager..................................Noa Rui-Piin Weiss

Artist Services Manager..............................................Barb Domue

Director of Dance Education & Family Programs Heather McCartney

Dance Education & Family Programs Assistant..........................

............................................................................Marianne Rose Weber

Dance Education & Family Programs Intern................................

...........................................................................................Lauren Pagano

Director of Marketing.............................................Andy Sheagren

Associate Director of Marketing Strategy..............Anjali Amin

Digital Marketing Manager.................................Julia Thorncroft

Marketing Manager......................................................Nadia Halim

Marketing Assistant..........................................................Annie Marx

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

IT Intern...............................................................................Perla Escano

PRODUCTION

Director of Production Jeff Segal

Lighting Supervisor.........................................................Kelly Atallah

Technical Director........................................................................OPEN

Head Audio........................................................................Sean Mullins

Lighting Board Operator............................................Kyle Hagen

Head Carpenter......................................................Web Crittenden

Head Electrician....................................................Brittany Spencer

Stage Technicians...............................................Edward Hill, OPEN

Crunch Fitness is the Official Gym Sponsor of The Joyce Theater.

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..................................................................Lillian Cole

Assistant House Managers......................................Joseph Burke, Gilbert Balasa, Charis Lord-Haines, 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.................................Kiersten Foster, Tatiana Gomez, Yulidal Hernandez Kin, Roy Odom, Jasmine Webb

OPERATIONS

Director of Operations Lou Albruzzese

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...................................................................................

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP.................Ross F. Moskowitz Esq. Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC.......................................................

..............................................................Kimberly M. Maynard, Esq.. Glick and Weintraub PC...............Harry H. Weintraub, Counsel Accounting...........................................................................Lutz & Carr Digital Marketing Firm.................................Capacity Interactive Publicity..............................................................................Billy Zavelson Printer.............................................Direct Printing Impressions Inc. Insurance...................................................Risk Strategies Company Architects.................................................................Hugh Hardy, FAIA General Contractor...............Yorke Construction Corporation Official Flower Sponsor...............The Flower School New York

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.

First Republic is the preferred private bank of 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

David D. Holbrook, Chair Emeritus

Virginia A. Millhiser, Chair Emeritus

R. Richard Ablon

Rob Ashford

Monica F. Azare

John M. Basnage de Beauval

Ajay Bhandaram

Tracy Brown

Keane Ehsani

Ronald Gumbaz

Toni Hoover

Robert Musiker

Susan Gluck Pappajohn

Steven M. Pesner

Meryl Rosofsky

Saul Sanders

Linda Shelton

Susan Fawcett Sosin

Lauren E. Shortt

Monica B. Voldstad

Madelyn Wils

In Memoriam: Richard Lukins (Trustee 1998-2011), Theodore S. Bartwink (Trustee 1993-2014), R. Britton Fisher (Trustee 1990-2020), Anh-Tuyet Nguyen (Trustee 2007-2020), Richard Shea (Trustee 2015-2022), Stephen D. Weinroth (Trustee 1996-2022)

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

LEADERSHIP SUPPORT FOR A NEW VENUE FOR DANCE

Support for planning costs associated with establishing a third venue for dance as part of the redeveloped World Trade Center site has been generously provided by a grant from the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, which is funded through Community Development Block Grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Leadership support has also been provided by:

FORD FOUNDATION MELLON FOUNDATION

ROBERT STERLING CLARK FOUNDATION THE SEPTEMBER 11TH FUND

ALFRED P. SLOAN FOUNDATION

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 1, 2022.

Platinum Benefactors ($500,000 and above)

LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust

Gold Benefactors ($100,000 and above)

Kerry Clayton & Paige Royer

Ford Foundation

The Harkness Foundation for Dance

Howard Gilman Foundation

MacMillan Family Foundation

Mellon Foundation

Virginia & Timothy Millhiser

National Endowment for the Arts / American Rescue Plan Act

New York City Department Cultural Affairs

Robert Pollock

The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation

The SHS Foundation

The Shubert Foundation

Denise Littlefield Sobel

Silver Benefactors ($75,000 and above)

First Republic Bank

GKV Charitable Foundation

National Endowment for the Arts

Benefactors ($50,000 and above)

Jody & John Arnhold | Arnhold Foundation

National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts

The Jerome Robbins Foundation

Meryl Rosofsky & Stuart Coleman

Lauren E. Shortt

Monica Voldstad

Amit Wadhwaney

Chairman’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

Susan Dickler & Sig Van Raan

Keane Ehsani

Jamshid & Mahsid Ehsani

Melina Fisher

Jane E. Goldberg

Ronald Gumbaz & Juliet Cozzi

Toni Hoover

In Motion

*Elysabeth Kleinhans

Leanne Lachman

Mertz Gilmore Foundation

Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation

Henry and Lucy Moses Fund

Robert Musiker

New York State Council on the Arts

The O’Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation

Susan & Greg Pappajohn

Michèle & Steve Pesner

Saul & Mary Sanders

Susan Fawcett Sosin

Stephen & Cathy Weinroth

Madelyn & Steven Wils

Impresario’s Circle ($10,000 and above)

Anonymous (3)

Jen Ablon

Alpern Family Foundation

Sarah Arison

Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation

John Basnage de Beauval

Ajay Bhandaram

Bloomberg Philanthropies

Torrence Boone & Ted Chapin

Robert Brenner

Tracy Brown

Con Edison

John & Margaret Falk

Nancy & Michael Feller

*Brandon Fradd

Gregg & Jean Frankel

Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation

Elzbieta Grove

David & Andrea Holbrook

In Honor of Karen Brooks Hopkins

The Ivill-Weiner Family

The Kingsley Foundation

Melanie Coronetz & Bruce G. Miler

LeConte Moore

Tatiana Piankova Foundation

Karen Roth

*Nancy Sands

Kathleen A. Scott

Linda Shelton

Leslie Siegel

Johanna Weber

Michelle D. & Claude L. Winfield

Presenter’s Circle

($5,000 and above)

Anonymous (2)

Rob Ashford

Monica Azare

Andrew & Froma Benerote

Donya & Scott Bommer

Office of City Council Member

Erik Bottcher

Donna B. Case

The Barbara Bell Cumming Charitable Trust

Chubb LTD

Ms. Pamela Crutchfield

Jeffrey Davis & Michael T. Miller

Dancers Responding to AIDS

DeWitt Stern Group, Inc.

Linda Ellis

Martin & Linda Fell

*Judith & Alan Fishman

FUSED

French U.S. Exchange in Dance

Barbara Goldstein

Paul Feuerman & Bruce Grivetti

Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Goodman

Randall & Mary Hack

Elizabeth Anne Hartman

Judith M. Hoffman

Illuminated Foundation

Christopher Jones & Deborah McAlister

Christine Knuth

Alan & Gail Koss

Elizabeth & Neil Kurtz

Robert R. Littman & Sully Bonnelly

Karen & Martin McDonald

Ronay & Richard

Menschel/ Charina Foundation, Inc.

In loving memory of Bill Perlmuth, Patricia Dugan Perlmuth

Rajika & Anupam Puri

Nina B. Quigley

Mr. Stephen Kroll Reidy

Margaret E. Selby

SER.O.YA

Barbara Madsen Smith

Christopher Soule

Allan Sperling & Ferne Goldberg

Jean & Gene Stark

Linda B. Strumpf

Director’s Circle

($2,500 and above)

Anonymous (2)

R. Richard Ablon

Adrienne Albert

Rick & Nurit Amdur

Joel & Rhela Aragona

Sandra Berger

Marty & Louise Bickman

Judi Rappoport Blitzer & David Blitzer

Ralph & Martine Calder

Victoria V. Carey

Cathleen Collins

Mary Sharp Cronson

Miriam & David Donoho

Christopher M. Elmore

Andrew & Claire-Marine Ferguson

Thomas von Foerster

Bart Friedman & Wendy Stein

Rochel Gelman

*Dorothy Goodman

The Harold K. Gross Family Charitable Trust

Susan Ross Green

Sharon B. Gurwitz

Maya Hamlet

Ronald E. Hellman & Stephen B. Roberts

Val Holley & Joseph Plocek

William Houlihan

Office of Cultural Affairs, Consulate General of Israel in New York

*Deborah Kaye

Jane Kendall

Elaine & Howard Leventhal

Martin & Rosanne Leshner

Jayne Lipman & Robert Goodman

Mark Littman & Johnny Mendoza

In Memory of John MacDonald

Maria Mackey

Uttara P. Marti

Wendy McCain

Joyce F. Menschel

David & Diana Milich

Jane & Michael Murphy

Mutual of America Foundation

Cherrie Nanninga

Omomuki Foundation

David Pasterski

Warrie Price & James David Prince

Betty P. & Michael H. Rauch

Theresa Alessandro Russo Foundation

Wes Schafer & Carlos Galtier

Susan & Arnie Scharf

Xiomara & Charles Scheidt

Fran Schulman

Robert A. Schulman

Rena Shagan

Alex & Wendy Stanton

Mark Stevens & Mary Murphy

Linda Stocknoff

Marianna Vaidman Stone & Eric Stone

Consulate General of Sweden in New York

Susan Ulick

Ms. Patricia E. Vance

David E. Vogel

Alexandra Wheeler & Rocky Rukan

Irving & Elaine Wolbrom

Ralph Womble & Ashley Edwards

Billy F.B. Wong & Stephanie Gordon

Leaders

($1,000 and above)

Anonymous (10)

Robert Allyn

Neme Alperstein

Gerald M. Appelstein

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Kara Medoff Barnett & Dov Barnett

Alison Baum

Pamela Baxter

*Barbara Berliner & Sol Rymer

Dorothy Black

Kim Bleimann & Paola Duran

Joe Bonnaud

Nissan Boury

Barbara & Gary Brandt

Edward Brill

Madeline Brine

Matt Brodile

Joanna Bueche

Linda & Joseph Camardo

Ann Chao

Woody & Janice Collins

Caroline & Paul Cronson

Charles T. Davis

Barbara Dau

Irene Rosner David, in Memory of Dr. Raphael David

Jeffrey Davis & Jamie Alpert

David H. De Weese & Anne Heller

Ms. Beth Rudin DeWoody

The Cory & Bob Donnalley Charitable Foundation

The Donut Pub

Jack & Eleanor Dunn

The Eilers Family

Suzanne B. Engel

Mr. Richard Erstad & Dr. Gladys Fenichel

David L. Fanger & Martin Wechsler

Erin Feeley-Nahem & Isaac Nahem

Judy & Richard Feldstein

Maria Vittoria Foglia

John and Janet Foord

Judith Z. Friedman

Peter C. Friedman

Veronique Bogliolo Friedman & Mark Friedman

*Grace Frisone & Michael Metzger

Ania Fryszkowska & Alex Louizos

Barrie Gillies & William Drummy

Susan Egbert Gilroy

John Graney, MD

Mason & Kim Granger

Patric & Patricia Gregory

*Glen & Paula Gunsalus

Ava Hamilton

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

Gary Horowitz & Tom Wyse

George C. Howell, III

Mary & David Iles

James B. Jacobs & Jan Sweeney

Derek Johnson

I. Michael Kadish

Kenneth S. Kail & Ivy Hwang

Margaret Kaplen

Mr. Christian K. Keese

*Murray & Sylvana Klein

Hans Koch

Kathy Krall

Sondra Kurtin Robinson

Susan Lampard

LDJ Productions

Reginald van Lee

Michael G. Lemle

Rachel S. Levine

Robert & Dorina Link

*Tina Liu

David Lovett & Meg Ruley

Sharon Luckman & Paul Shapiro

Elizabeth A. Maher

Joseph M. Marger

Lynn C. Mautner

Marcia Kramer Mayer

*Israel Meir

Miller Khoshkish Foundation

Mr. Wayne & Mrs. Barbara Miller

Michael Mulligan

Barbara Nagel

Joyce O’Brien

Aaron Singer and Bart Oosterveld

Trisha Ostergaard

David Parsons

Peck Foundation, Milwaukee LTD

Amy Pennington

Doug & Teresa Peterson

Douglas & Barbara Pitsch

Judith Plows

Carole Postal

Donna & James Pressman

David Alan & Susan Berkman Rahm

Case van Rij

Philip W. Riskin

Charitable Foundation

Mary Jo Robertiello

Ann Sahid Rosche

Donald J. Rose & Victoria Lasdon Rose

Ellen Rosen

Diana & Michael Rothenberg

Marilyn & Alan Rothstein

Gail Russell

Deborah Sales & Ted Striggles

Alessandro & Fe Saracino-Fendi

Moshe Sasson

Barbara & David Schimansky

Jesse & Carol Schwartz

Michael Sekus & Bianca Russo

Irene Shen

Joseph Smith & Leslie Hendrix

Marilyn Sobel

Leon Sokol

Ellen Sorrin & David York

Fran Sperling

Mamie and Justin Stewart

Roger Stoltz & Shauna Stoltz-Laurie

Abbie M. Strassler

William Sussman & Jane Steele

Swedish Institute and the Swedish Embassy in Cuba

Ken Tabachnick & Yael Mandelstam

Gary Tannenbaum & Helen J. Mills

Temple St Clair LLC

Pamela van Zandt & Gina Gibney

George Vanderploeg

Lucy Vasserman

Michael & Carol Weiss

Vicente Wolf

Elly Karp Wong

Cooper Wright & Michael Marino

Brann & Ellen Wry

Carol Yorke & Gerard Conn

Eloise Zeller

Christian Zimmermann

Bonnie Zamosky-Roth

Investors ($500 and above)

Anonymous (13)

Donald R. Allen & Mildred Munich

LaRue Allen & Ebonya Washington

Ellen Alpert

Debra R. Anisman

Maria Cristina Anzola

Lucie S. Archbold

Paul Asman & Jill Lenoble

Joan Brooks Baker & Margeaux Klein

Betsy Barbanell

Clay H. Barr

Pamela Baxter

Joan & Ira Berkowitz

*Dr. Andrea Brandon & Black Rubee

Robert & Carol Braun

Jeffrey B. Bruce

Carol Bryce Buchanan

Diana Cagle

Jennifer Kornreich Cahn & Andrew Cahn

Susan Campbell

Karen Carozza

Jason Chuang

Matthew C. Cluney

*Kenneth Cole & Maria Cuomo Cole

Betsy Cornwall

William Cosper

Victoria Cowles

Duke Dang & Charles E. Rosen

*Mary Craig

*Greg Darnieder

Tony & Suzy Davis

Duane Devries

Debora Domass

Michael Eizenberg

Robert Elder & Jacqueline Fox Elder

David & Ingrid Ellen

Judith & Walter Flamenbaum

Dr. Sarah Fox & Mr. Steven Lochie

Eileen & Cono Fusco

Tom & Nina Geller

Karen Gershowitz

Elise Larrabure Girasole

Geraldine Glassman

Prof. James A. Glazier

Virginia Gold

Nita & Chuck Goodgal

Katherine Goodman

Lenore & Edward Grabowski

Grant Family Charitable Fund

Bruce Greenwald

Charles & Carol Grossman Family Fund

Jane Groveman

Gina Harman

Charles & Elaine Harris

Ira Haupt, II

Mr. Michael D. Herskovitz

Elizabeth Levitt Hirsch

Mr. Gregory Ho & Ms. Linda Sanchez

Cheri Hoff

Erica Hartman-Horvitz

Ralph & Lynn Huber

David H. Hughes, Jr.

Laura J. Illich

Walter Jaffe & Paul King

Robert & Marcy Katz

H. David Kaplan

Jan S. Keithly

Jennifer Aley Kenney

Robert & Elaine Klein

Valarie Koch

Audrey Lam

Arthus & Jane Lane

Stephen B. Lane

Kenneth M. LeClair

*Rosanne Legrand

Phyllis & Cary Lemkowitz

Michael Lemle

Elizabeth & Durwood Littlefield

Sophie Main

Jennifer & Gideon Malherbe

Julie Mandel Marcus

Joseph M. Marger

*Jennifer Markowitz

Margaret Mastrianni

William Mavrelis

Douglas McCorkle

Lorraine J. Meeker

Kati Meister

Tanya Melich & Noel Silverman

Victoria Morris

Paula Moss

Ann Mulally

Deb Murnin

Barry Nalebuff

Drs. Benjamin Natelson & Gudrun Lange

Peter Nelson

Genevieve Nestor

Amanda Lee Neville

Stuart Nordheimer & Barbara Miller

Peter J. Occolowitz

Katherine Ogg

Rachel Ostry, MD

John Owen

Bob Ouimette

The L.E. Phillips Family Foundation, Inc.

The Marshall Franklin Foundation

Brian Polovoy

James & Deborah Purdon

Deborah A. Quirk

Stephanie M. Goldson & Stephen Rappaport

Charles Ragland

Donald W. Roeske, Jr.

Deborah Ronnen

Ellen Rosen

Jean M. Ross

Elsa Ross-Greifinger

Anya Peterson Royce

Jennifer Goodale & Mark Russell

Prince & Petar Sanders

Dr. Carol Ann Satler

In Memory of Tracy Scherman

Marva & Florian Schodel

Lynn N. Schusterman

Robert Score

Deborah Selch

Elizabeth Shapiro

George Sheanshang

Tara Sherman & Tony Weiss

Lindy Shuttleworth & Arthur Reichstetter

Edward Siegel

Dr. Jorge Sigal

Rabbi Charles Simon

Andrew & Jennifer Smith

Joan & Laurence Sorkin

Jason Spiro

Michael Stanley

Jessica E. Stack

William L. Stern

Jim Stiles & Randy Bird

Robin Stout

Helen Sullivan

Dr. Pavur R. Sundaresan

Pamela Tatge

William Tomai & John Eric Sebesta

TPU Local One IATSE

Frank Troutman

Ellie Tweedy

Thomas Van Winkle

Ernie Vickroy

Merna Villarejo

Thomas Allen Walker

Charles Walker

Louise Washer & Mary Clay Fields

Gregory Ward

Sedgwick & Pamela Ward

Chris Watson

Carol A. Weil

Kate Weil

Sara Weinheimer

Stephen D. Weinstein

George S. Werner & Li Werner

Tom Whelan

Gregory Youdan

Sponsors ($300 and above)

Anonymous (4)

Patricia Adell

Jane & Stephen Alpert

John Angiolillo, MD

Elaine & Theodossios Athanassiades

Sherry & Sanford Axelband

Vivian Awner

Elena Baum

Nilda Bayron-Resnick

Joan & Ira Berkowitz

Roz Black & Bob Eimicke

Stan & Abby Bloch

Paul Brohan

Leslie Buckland

Jim Bumgardner & Lou Tharp

Deborah Burand

Michael & Jennifer Campagna

Kelli Carrol

Neil & Kathleen Chrisman

Margaret Coady

Eileen & Michael Cohen

Galois Cohen

Richard & Mary Ann Cohen

Laurie Colahan

Robert Conkey

Dr. Arturo & Ms. Caren Constantiner

Dr. & Mrs. Frederiick Corio

John Coulter

Mr. John A. Crawford III

Judy Cunningham

Diana Davies

Jacqueline Z. Davis

Mr. Anthony DePersia

Dr. Susan Dicker

Rodney Durso

Ms. Hope Eliasof

Jo Ann Engelhardt

Ellen & Frank Estes

Martha Evenson & Daniel Hoffman

Trudy Festinger

Jennifer Fitzpatrick

Ellen Fleysher

Charles A. Forma

Ella M. Foshay & Michael B. Rothfeld

Roy Fowler

*Steven Fox

Stephanie French

Barbara Futter

Mr. Maura Gaenzle

Barbara Gallay

Loren Gesinsky & Judy Rudin

Richard Gilden

Ronald Gilliam

Denyse Ginzberg

John D. Goldman

Jennifer Goodale & Mark Russell

Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Grant

Susan E. Green

Lawrence W. Greene

Sandra Gubin

Laurie Hart

Eric Hemel & Barbara Morgen

George & Linda Hiltzik

Herman & Jacquelyn Heinemann

Mrs. Ruth W. Heuman

Peter Holleran

Huong Hoang

Susan Israel

Sherrilyn Ifill

Ronald Jacquart

Willie Johnson

Drew Reid Kerr

Kenneth Silverman & Carin Khatchikian

Barbara Knox

Bond Koga

Susan & Peter Kopple

Irene H. Lang

Angela de Lara

Lawrence Levine

*Emanuel Lewis

Sukey Lilienthal

Leslie Lin

David Long

Harold W. Low

Peter Maiwald

Judy Mauer

John & Linda Maxwell

Doug & Regina McCorkle

Colleen McCourtney

Rodney McDaniel

Cynthia Adler McKee

R. McNish

Alan Mendelsohn

Carol and Frank Messineo

Holly & William Mensching

Vincent Mirrione

Richard J. Moylan

Aaron & Marcia Naveh

Stephen A. Newman

Madeleine Nichols

Anne & Harvey Nisselson

Jeffrey Nunn

Phillip J. Pena

Posner-Wallace Foundation

The Pulse Performing Arts Studio

Jonathan Raskin

Dr. & Mrs. Robert Refowitz

Lan Rice

Judith & Gary Richter

Barbara D. Riehl

Eileen Robert

Susan M. Rosenberg

Barbara S. Rosenthal

Lainie & John Ross

Alan Russell

William H. Sadie

Lies Sapp

Gregg Passin & Andy Schmidt

Laura E. Schneider

Sherry Barron-Seabrook

Mary & John Seward

Rita Shawn

Kenneth Shelley

Jennifer Shotwell

*Elizabeth Sledge

Anthony & Rosa Smith

Robin Smith & Bill Plante

Martha Sherman

Robert & Curtis Spencer

Margaret Stern

Jos Stumpe

Henry & Jo Strouss

Mr. Lars Rosager & Mr. Donald Troise

Ms. Donna Tatro

Pat Tafuro

Jennifer Tipton

Margot Tohn

Tonic Physical Therapy & Wellness

Deirdre Towers

Bruce Tredwell

Charles & Susan Tribbitt

Dana A. Troetel

Patricia Truscelli

Scott Votey

Dick & Carolyn Wallach

Jeff Walsh

Doreen Wright

Yelena Yeretsky

Peter Yorgin

* 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^

Annie Alfstad

Patricia Arellano

Chellis Baird

Erin Barnes

Alison Baum

Rachel & Dyllan Beck

* Anmol Bhagchand

Lisa Bonifacic

Isabella Boylston^

Camille A. Brown^

Victor M. Castillo

Alejandro Cerrudo^

*Julia Chambers

Phil Chan

Dr. Jason Chuang

Mary Craig

Dayana De La Torre

Debora Domass

Michelle Dorrance^

Giancarlo Facchi

Robert Fairchild^

Davalois Fearon^

Andrew D. Ferguson

Erica Forrence

Jordan Freisleben

*Anna Fryszkowska

Amita Goyal

Ting Guo

Jessica Halper

Mingtong Han

Alexandra Harper, Co-Chair

Kile Hotchkiss^

Alixandra Hornyan, Co-Chair

Audrey Hourse

Laura Hsu

Kristen Irby

Amanda Krische

Sireesha Kalapala

Jean-François Kowalski

Audrey Lam

Stephanie Lichtinger

Lydia Lin

Mitch Lowenthal

Michelle K. Marck

Jose Martinez

Katherine Maxwell^

Sara Mearns^

*Katie Mues

*Abigail Nintzel

Justin Peck^

Tiler Peck^

Ruby Rosetta Pittman

Brecht Putman

Vanessa Rojas

Setpheap San^

Claire-Marine Sarner

Bette Ann Schlossberg, Co-Chair

Daniil Simkin^

Elisa Smilovitz

Samara Stern

Evan Strain

Mark & Oni Strawn

Sara Strope

Lucy Vasserman

Alexander Wang

Miss Inga Wells

James Whiteside^

Emma Winder

^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:

The Joyce is supported in part by an American Rescue Plan Act grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support general operating expenses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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 212-691-9740.

EMERGENCY RESUSCITATION EQUIPMENT

Resuscitation masks and latex gloves are located in the closet next to the drinking fountain in the Upper Lobby. AED is located downstairs in the reception area. LEARN CPR. For more information, contact the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association.

FIRE NOTICE: The exit indicated by a red light and sign nearest to the seat you occupy is the shortest route to the street. In the event of fire or other emergency, please walk —do not run— to that exit.

WARNING: The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited within the auditorium. Violators will be punished with confiscation of recording device or ejection from the theater, and may be held liable for money damages.

Photos by Maria Baranova