Limón Dance Company Digital Program by The Joyce Theater Foundation

DEC 17-JAN 5

Photo credit: Zoran Jelenic

The Joyce Theater Foundation, in association with the José Limón Dance Foundation, Inc. presents

LIMÓN DANCE COMPANY

FOUNDERS

José Limón and Doris Humphrey

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Michelle Preston

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Dante Puleio

ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Logan Frances Kruger

THE COMPANY

Natalie Clevenger • Joey Columbus • MJ Edwards* • Mariah Gravelin

Johnson Guo • Kieran King • Deepa Liegel • Olivia Mozie • Eric Parra

Nicholas Ruscica • Jessica Sgambelluri • Savannah Spratt • Lauren Twomley

*2024 Princess Grace Award Recipient

LIMÓN2

Tyler Brunson • Adele Carlson • Casidy Chan • Mikey Comito • Nyah Malone Nathan Podziewski • Jasmine Presti • Richard Sayama • Xinyi Zhang

MUSICIANS

Douglas Perkins (percussion) • Michael Scales (piano)

The José Limón Dance Foundation, Inc. is supported with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Additional support is generously provided by the following institutions: Henry and Lucy Moses Fund; Howard Gilman Foundation; Miriam and Arthur Diamond Charitable Trust; New York Community Trust; Jody and John Arnhold; The Varnum De Rose Charitable Trust; SHS Foundation; The Shubert Foundation; West Harlem Development Corporation; The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc.; Mex-Am Cultural Foundation; Withers Bergman LLP; The Harkness Foundation for Dance; Bank of America Charitable Foundation; The Jerome Robbins Foundation; WQXR.

The Limón Dance Company is a member of Dance/USA, Dance/NYC, Association of Performing Arts Presenters, Western Arts Alliance, National Association of Schools of Dance, the Arts & Business Council, and the United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce.

Leadership support for The Joyce Theater Foundation has been received from the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust.

Champion support for The Joyce's annual programming has been provided by Howard Gilman Foundation and The Shubert Foundation.

Major support for this engagement was provided through a grant from The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation to encourage the performance of New York City-based dance companies at The Joyce Theater.

Major support for The Joyce has been provided by Booth Ferris Foundation, The Harkness Foundation for Dance, MacMillan Family Foundation, and Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels. The Joyce acknowledges Doris Duke Foundation for its generous endowment to support dance performances at The Joyce Theater.

DIRECTOR'S NOTE

When curating Limón’s and newly commissioned works, I focus on different aspects of who José Limón was, why he made the works he did, and how they are in conversation with where we are today.

As we sit here in election week and all that has happened these past few months, I hold onto the human instinct to rise in the face of adversity, and Limón’s belief that we will grow stronger together, not in spite of, but because of what stands in our path.

In creating this program I’ve been drawn to what I know of Limón and his feeling of living on the periphery, as an outsider, while holding strong to the belief in the power of community.

These works explore the sensation of being on the outside looking in. Reaching across decades we step inside Limón, Humphrey and Farrish’s experience of the solo figure and their response to the intensely changing world around them.

Dante Puleio, Artistic Director

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

THE TRAITOR (1954)

20 minutes

Choreography: José Limón

Music: Gunther Schuller, Symphony for Brass and Percussion*

Staging and Direction: Kurt Douglas

Costume Design (2020): Barbara Erin Delo

Original Scenic Design: Paul Trautvetter

Original Lighting Design: Thomas Skelton

Lighting Execution: Liz Schweitzer

DANCERS

(11/5, 11/6, 11/9 eve, 11/10)

The Leader - Eric Parra

The Followers – Natalie Clevenger, Joey Columbus, Kieran King, Deepa Liegel, Nicholas Ruscica, Savannah Spratt

The Traitor – Johnson Guo

(11/7, 11/8, 11/9 mat)

The Leader – MJ Edwards

The Followers – Joey Columbus, Johnson Guo, Kieran King, Olivia Mozie, Savannah Spratt, Lauren Twomley

The Traitor – Nicholas Ruscica

José Limón’s response to the McCarthy hearings and the climate of betrayal that haunted the arts and entertainment fields. Traditionally all male, this is the world premiere with a mixed gender cast.

First performed by the José Limón Dance Company on August 19, 1954, at the Connecticut College American Dance Festival

*Presented under license by Malcom Music, copyright owners.

- MUSICAL INTERLUDEDouglas perkins, percussion

SCHERZO (1955)

MAJOR REVIVAL

11 minutes

Choreography: José Limón

Composer: Hazel Johnson

Percussionist: Douglas Perkins

Reconstruction (1980): Carla Maxwell

Reconstruction (2024): Dante Puleio

Original Costume Design: Pauline Lawrence

Costume Revival: Gabrielle Corrigan

Lighting: Liz Schweitzer

DANCERS

Soloist – Drummer – Kieran King (11/5, 11/6, 11/9 eve, 11/10) Joey Columbus, Johnson Guo, Nicholas Ruscica (11/7, 11/8, 11/9 mat) Joey Columbus, Johnson Guo, Eric Parra

A work that Limón began as a movement and rhythm study on his students at Juilliard, developed into a playful and vigorous game of athleticism between four dancers and their drum.

First performed on August 19, 1955 at the American Dance Festival by Limón Dance Company.

The Quake that Held Them All (2024)

WORLD PREMIERE

25 minutes

Choreography: Kayla Farrish

Composer: Alex MacKinnon

Music: Alex MacKinnon (Drums, Percussion, Bass, Guitar, Synthesizer); Jonathan Saraga (Trumpet); Zach Koeber (Tenor Saxophone); John Feliciano (Bass)

Costume Design: Márion Talán de la Rosa

Lighting Design: Katie Whittemore

DANCERS

Natalie Clevenger, Joey Columbus, Mariah Gravelin, Johnson Guo, Kieran King, Deepa Liegel, Olivia Mozie, Eric Parra, Nicholas Ruscica, Jessica Sgambelluri, Savannah Spratt, Lauren Twomley

“This work was inspired by the lost work Limón created in 1951 while in residency in Mexico City and revisited, renamed, and re-choreographed in 1952. It peers into and honors traditions, rituals, and stories of lineage among communities of radical care and expression. Dreaming of the migrants’ stories, I imagine these communities who have held onto one another and pushed for transformation and revolution together. This work honors avante-garde jazz, Mexican Muralism, and fully felt humanity in us all.” – Kayla Farrish

This work has co-commissioning support from American Dance Festival and early residency support was provided by Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music and Kaatsbaan Cultural Park. Additional support was provided by New York State Council on the Arts. - INTERMISSION -

TWO ECSTATIC THEMES (1931)

6 minutes

Choreography: Doris Humphrey

Staging: Gail Corbin

Music: Tragoedie Fragment a-moll, Op. 7 No. 2 by Nikolai Karolovich Medtner

Maschere Che Passano for Piano by Gian Francesco Malipiero*

Pianist: Michael Scales

Original Costume Design: Pauline Lawrence

Lighting Design (2024): Liz Schweitzer

DANCERS

Mariah Gravelin (11/5, 11/6, 11/9 eve, 11/10)

Jessica Sgambelluri (11/7, 11/8, 11/9 mat)

A. Circular Descent

B. Pointed Ascent

Two Ecstatic Themes is the keynote to Miss Humphrey’s mature work.

“The first part is in circular and spiral movements, soft and sinking, to convey a feeling of acquiescence. The second part, in contrast to the first, moves in pointed design to a strident climax suggestive of aggressive achievement. The whole is a counterpoint of circular and angular movement, representing the two inseparable elements of life as well as design.” (D.H.)

First performance October 31, 1931 at Washington Irving High School, New York.

The Dance Notation Bureau, a non-profit service organization, has provided a Labanotation score for this staging of Two Ecstatic Themes

*Presented under license by G. Schirmer, Inc. o/b/o Chester Music Ltd., copyright owners

MISSA BREVIS (1958)

30 minutes

Choreography: José Limón

Music: Zoltán Kodály*, Missa Brevis In Tempore Belli

Remaster (2024): Darron L West

Reconstruction (2024): Kathryn Alter and Kurt Douglas

Reconstruction Assistants: Eric Parra and Lauren Twomley

Original Costume Design: Ming Cho Lee

Costume Design and Construction (2024): Caitlin Taylor

Scenic Design: Ming Cho Lee

Lighting Design: Thomas Skelton, rev. William Brown (2024)

(11/5, 11/6, 11/9 eve, 11/10)

Soloist – The Outsider

Lauren Twomley

DANCERS

(11/7, 11/8, 11/9 mat)

Soloist – The Outsider

Eric Parra

The Company: Adele Carlson,* Casidy Chan,* Natalie Clevenger, Joey Columbus, Mikey Comito,* Mariah Gravelin, Johnson Guo, Kieran King, Deepa Liegel, Nyah Malone,* Olivia Mozie, Eric Parra, Nathan Podziewski,* Jasmine Presti,* Nicholas Ruscica, Richard Sayama,* Jessica Sgambelluri, Savannah Spratt, Lauren Twomley, Xinyi Zhang*, Tyler Brunson*±

Introitus – Organ Introduction

Kyrie and Gloria – The Company

Qui Tollis – The Outsider

Cum Sancto Spiritu – The Outsider with Joey Columbus, Johnson Guo, Nicholas Ruscica

Credo – Joey Columbus, Johnson Guo, Nicholas Ruscica, with Mariah Gravelin, Deepa Liegel, Savannah Spratt

*Member of Limón2 ±Understudy

Introitus – Organ Introduction

Kyrie and Gloria – The Company

Qui Tollis – The Outsider

Cum Sancto Spiritu – The Outsider with Natalie Clevenger, Joey Columbus, Johnson Guo

Credo – Natalie Clevenger, Joey Columbus, Johnson Guo, with Deepa Liegel, Olivia Mozie, Jessica Sgambelluri

Crucifixus – Jessica Sgambelluri

Et Resurrexit – The Company

Sanctus – Mariah Gravelin, Jessica Sgambelluri, Savannah Spratt

Benedictus – The Outsider with Mariah Gravelin, Jessica Sgambelluri

Hosanna – Savannah Spratt with The Company

Agnus Dei – The Outsider with The Company

Ite, Missa Est – The Outsider with The Company

Crucifixus – Savannah Spratt

Et Resurrexit – The Company

Sanctus – Mariah Gravelin, Deepa Liegel, Savannah Spratt

Benedictus – The Outsider with Mariah Gravelin, Savannah Spratt

Hosanna – Mariah Gravelin with The Company

Agnus Dei – The Outsider with The Company

Ite, Missa Est – The Outsider with The Company

Zoltán Kodály, the Hungarian Composer, wrote the score during the siege of Budapest. Its first performance was given in the cellar of a bombed-out church. Limón's prayer for peace depicts an indomitable humanity amidst the legacy and destruction of war and is a memento to those unconquerable qualities that compel the spirit to rise up in hope and to survive.

First performed April 11, 1958 at the Juilliard School of Music New York City, NY.

*By arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., publisher and copyright owner

ABOUT THE LIMÓN DANCE COMPANY

The Limón Dance Company (LDC) has been at the vanguard of dance since its inception in 1946. The first dance group to tour internationally under the auspices of the State Department, and first modern dance company to perform at Lincoln Center in New York, it has performed twice at The White House. The José Limón Dance Foundation, with Company and Institute, is the recipient of a 2008 National Medal of the Arts. José Limón has a special place in American culture for a social awareness that transcended distinct groups to address how we all search for commonality. It is with this ethos that we continue to commission works by critically acclaimed and emerging international voices 50 years after Limón’s passing. His works continue to influence the evolution of the art form with their arresting visual clarity, theatricality, and rhythmic and musical life. www.limon.nyc

ABOUT THE FOUNDERS

JOSÉ LIMÓN (Founder/Choreographer, 1908-1972) electrified the world with his dynamic masculine dancing and dramatic choreography. One of the 20th century’s most important and influential dance makers, he spent his career pioneering a new art form and fighting for its recognition. Born in Culiacán, Mexico in 1908, he moved to California in 1915, and in 1928 came to New York where he saw his first dance program. Limón enrolled in Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman’s dance school and performed in several of their works from 1930 to 1940. In 1946, with Doris Humphrey as Artistic Director, Limón formed his own company. Over the next 25 years, he established himself and his company as a major force of 20th century dance. Limón created a total of 74 works, including The Moor’s Pavane, Concerto Grosso, and Missa Brevis.

DORIS HUMPHREY (Founder/Choreographer, 1895-1958) is recognized as a founder of American Modern Dance. She developed a distinctive movement approach based on the body’s relationship to gravity and the use of weight. The company she formed with Charles Weidman produced great dances as well as outstanding performers, José Limón among them. When physical disability ended her career as a dancer, she became the Artistic Director for José Limón and his company, creating new works for him and for The Juilliard.

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JOSÉ LIMÓN DANCE FOUNDATION

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Ivan Sacks - Chair

Robert A. Meister - Treasurer & Past Chair

Tina Evans - Secretary

Paula Carriço

Kurt Douglas

Sylvia Ann Hewlett

Jonathan Leinbach, M.D.

Cecilia Picón

Katrina Robinson

STAFF

Dante Puleio, Artistic Director

Michelle Preston, Executive Director

Logan Frances Kruger, Associate Artistic Director

Lena Lauer, Director of Limón Institute

Daniel Fetecua Soto, Trainee Program Director

Louise Brownsberger, Production & Touring Manager

Elizagrace Madrone, Development Manager

Donnell Williams, Licensing Manager

Kiefer Rondina, Institute Coordinator

Bill Schaffner, Stage Manager

Liz Schweitzer, Technical Manager

Gabrielle Corrigan, Wardrobe Supervisor

(U.S.) Bookings Red Shell Management, LLC; Edward V. Schoelwer, 646-495-156 eschoelwer@redshellmgmt.org

Photography credit: Hisae Aihara

PHOTO BY KELLY PULEIO

Photo by Olivier Soulie

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 made the reopening of The Joyce Theater in 2021 and the reemergence of many dance companies possible.

Leadership support for The Joyce's year-round programs and services:

LuEsther T. Mertz

Charitable Trust

Season Sponsor:

Champion support for The Joyce's Dance Residencies:

Champion support for The Joyce's annual programming:

Major support for The Joyce’s American Dance Platform and Harkness First debuts:

Major support for The Joyce's operations and special initiatives:

The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation

ABOUT THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION

VISION STATEMENT

The Joyce Theater Foundation is committed to fostering and supporting a diverse and inclusive environment, both on and off stage. We embrace and celebrate diversity in all its forms, and value the rich experiences and perspectives that arise from differences in race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and cognitive and physical ability.

We strive to counteract the social injustices and racism that exist within our communities, our nation, and our world. Our aim as an organization is to embody the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice.

To achieve this, we will:

• Create and implement proactive diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice initiatives;

• Establish and maintain a culture of safe sharing, intentional listening, learning, and growth;

• Engage with and support disenfranchised communities by sharing information and resources and ensuring accessibility;

• Develop metrics and conduct regular reviews of our programs and policies to hold ourselves accountable and shift as neededs.

With these goals in place and our Vision Statement in mind, we are dedicated to the continued learning and growth needed to foster an inclusive environment for all. This is an ongoing process and by nature will be an evolving statement.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

LINDA SHELTON

Assistant to the Executive Director................Ayo Janeen Jackson

ADMINISTRATION

General Manager Huong Hoang

Associate General Manager................................................Katy Myers

Human Resources Manager Sharonica Williams

Receptionist.......................................................................................Gilbert Balasa

Director of Development Kirsten Munro

Director of Institutional Giving.........................................Jean M. Ross

Director of Individual Giving................................................Meg White

Associate Director of Special Events.................................Jesse Chin

Individual Giving Manager.................................................Catherine Eng

Institutional Giving Manager................................................Marisa Davis

Special Events Associate........................................................Maeve Brady

Development Coordinator...............................................Rachel Fontenot

Development Intern....................................................................Maria Chiara

Director of Programming Danni Gee

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

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

Archival Intern...........................................................................Angelina Miller

Director of Dance Education & Family Programs

Heather McCartney

Dance Education & Family Programs Manager.....................................

.............................................................................................................Joyce Laoagan

Director of Marketing Andy Sheagren

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

Associate Director of Creative & Design..............Julia Thorncroft

Marketing Manager........................................................................Annie Marx

Marketing Assistant..............................................................................Dezi Tibbs

Director of Finance Margaret Hollenbeck

Finance Associate.............................................................Savá M. B. Martin

Finance Clerk..............................................................................Xavier DelValle

Database Administrator..........................................................Jim Seggelink

PRODUCTION

Director of Production

Jeff Segal

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

Assistant Production Manager...........................................Olivia Brown

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

Lighting Board Operator................................................Alexander Symes

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

SPECIAL SERVICES FOR THE JOYCE THEATER

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP....................................................................................

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 Accounting...........................................................................................Lutz & 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

Alan Cumming

Keane Ehsani

John Phillip Falk

Michael Feller

Melina Fisher

Ronald Gumbaz

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)

Toni Hoover

Robert Musiker

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 September 6, 2024.

Platinum Benefactors

($500,000 and above)

John & Jody Arnhold

Elysabeth Kleinhans

MacMillan Family Foundation

LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust

Gold Benefactors

($100,000 and above)

Booth Ferris Foundation

Catskill Mountain Foundation

Kerry Clayton & Paige Royer

Howard Gilman Foundation

The Harkness Foundation for Dance

Mellon Foundation

Virginia & Timothy Millhiser

New York City Department of Cultural Affairs

Robert Pollock

The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation

The Shubert Foundation

Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels

Silver Benefactors

($50,000 and above)

Anonymous

Ann & George Colony

Leanne Lachman

National Endowment for the Arts

New York State Council on the Arts

Michèle & Steve Pesner & Setpheap (“Peace”) San Meryl Rosofsky & Stuart Coleman

Lauren E. Shortt

SHS Foundation

Denise Littlefield Sobel

Conrad Voldstad

Amit Wadhwaney

Benefactor's Circle

($25,000 and above)

Anonymous (2)

Deborah & Charles Adelman

Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation

Stephanie R. Breslow & Paul Watterson

Jeff & Susan Campbell

The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation

Nancy & Michael Feller

Melina Fisher

Jane E. Goldberg

Elzbieta Grove

Ronald Gumbaz & Juliet Cozzi

Heartfelt Wings Foundation

Henry and Lucy Moses Fund

Bob & Sharon Musiker

National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts

The Jerome Robbins Foundation

Saul & Mary Sanders

TD Bank

Cathy Weinroth

Madelyn & Steven Wils

President's Circle

($15,000 and above)

Jen Ablon

Citizens Private Bank

John & Margaret Falk

Robert Goldberg & Betsy MacIsaac

Henry Luce Foundation

Karen Brooks Hopkins

Barbro Osher Pro

Suecia Foundation

Ms. Sharon Patrick

Tatiana Piankova Foundation

Karen Roth

Kathleen A. Scott

Vicente Wolf

Impresario’s Circle

($10,000 and above)

Anonymous

Rick & Nurit Amdur

John Basnage de Beauval

Ajay Bhandaram

Bloomberg Philanthropies

Con Edison

Leslie & Richard Curtis

Ms. Susan Dickler & Mr. Sig Van Raan

Linda & Martin Fell

The FGK Foundation

Gregg & Jean Frankel

Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation

Suzanne Hall & Valentino Carlotti

Aimee Haydinger

Judith M. Hoffman

Toni Hoover

Illuminated Foundation

The Ivill-Weiner Family

Christine Knuth

Andrew Martin-Weber

Linda & Ed Morse

Nō Studios of Milwaukee

Nancy Sands

Linda Shelton

Irene Shen

Leslie Siegel

Barbara Madsen Smith

Jean & Gene Stark

Johanna Weber

Ralph Womble & Ashley Edwards

Producer’s Circle

($7,500 and above)

Office of City Council Member

Erik Bottcher

Dr. Peter & Mrs. Eszter Friedman

Goldy Michael

Melanie Coronetz & Bruce G. Miller

Cherrie Nanninga

Ellen Rosen

Michael Sekus & Bianca Russo

Margaret Stern

Advocates

($5,000 and above)

Anonymous

R. Richard Ablon

Alpern Family Foundation

Neme Alperstein

Sarah Arison

Rob Ashford

Ms. Monica Azare

The Barbara Bell Cumming Charitable Trust

Andrew & Froma Benerofe

Marty & Louise Bickman

Judi Rappoport Blitzer & David M. Blitzer

Donya & Scott Bommer

Robert Brenner

Donna B. Case

Carol Davis & Joel Marcus, M.D.

Jeffrey Davis & Michael T. Miller

Mr. Keane Ehsani

Judith R. & Alan H. Fishman

FUSED, French U.S. Exchange in Dance

Robert J. Fraiman Jr. & Melanie Harris

Ania Fryszkowska

Owls Fund at the Triangle Community Foundation

Emi Gittleman

Robert Greenberg

Sharon B. Gurwitz

The Randall and Mary Hack Foundation

Elizabeth Anne Hartman

Olivia Howard & Greg Griffith

Christopher Jones & Deborah McAlister

Alan & Gail Koss

Mr. & Mrs. Neil Kurtz

Jonathan Levinson

Uttara P. Marti

Ronay & Richard Menschel/ Charina Foundation, Inc.

Consulate General of the Kingdom of The Netherlands

Val Holley & Joseph Plocek

Rajika & Anupam Puri

Nina B. Quigley

Mr. Stephen Kroll Reidy

Lawrence Safran & Romulo Aromin, Jr.

Susan & Arnie Scharf

Robert A. Schulman

Deborah Selch

Christopher Soule

Linda Strumpf

Ms. Patricia E. Vance

Barbara Wybraniec

Director’s Circle

($2,750 and above)

Anonymous (2)

Joel & Rhela Aragona

Ms. Takako Asakawa

Anne-Victoire Auriault

Australian Consulate General in New York

Barbash Family Fund

Sandra Berger

Barbara Berliner & Sol Rymer

Dr. John Bonavita-Goldman

Jeffrey Bruce & Ingrid Steffensen

Capezio/Ballet Makers

Dance Foundation

Cathleen Collins

Jane Comer

Chris Coulthrust

The Cowles Charitable Trust

Trisha & Patrick Duval

Christopher M Elmore

David L. Fanger & Martin Wechsler

Andrew and Claire-Marine Ferguson

Mr. Bart Friedman & Ms. Wendy Stein

Jeffrey Olund & Silvia Furia

Dorothy Goodman

Harold K. Gross Family Charitable Fund

Elisabeth Hefti

Carolina Hernandez

David Kernahan

Diana Korsh

Kathy Krall

Vasili Krishnamurti

Joe Lanteri, New York City Dance Alliance Inc.

Rosanne Leshner

Jayne Lipman & Robert Goodman

Johnny Mendoza & Mark Littman

In memory of John MacDonald

Lynn C. Mautner

Karen & Martin McDonald

James Musiker

Warrie Price & James David Price

Donald J. Rose & Victoria Lasdon Rose

Fran Schulman

Mr. Vernon Scott

Rena Shagan

Craig Snyder

Temple St. Clair LLC

Stephens Foundation

Theresa Alessandra Russo Foundation

Susan Ulick

Arlene Weinberg

Alexandra Wheeler & Rocky Rukan

Michelle D. and Claude L. Winfield

Irving & Elaine Wolbrom

Billy F.B. Wong & Stephanie Gordon

Carol Yorke & Gerard Conn

In honor of Billy Zavelson

Leaders

($1,000 and above)

Anonymous (6)

Adrienne Albert

Robert Allyn

Gerry & Hank Alpert

Ms. Linda Andrews

Aybars Asci

Jimmy Asci & Josh Schulteis

Christina Back

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Ms. Sherrie Barr

Ali Baum

Harvey & Stephanie Benjamin

Cheryl Bergenfeld

Bloomberg LP

Ms. Lisa Bonifacic

Nissan Boury

Ms. A. Bozzi

Barbara & Gary Brandt

Carol & Bob Braun

Ms. Joan Breibart

Edward Brill

Madeline Brine

Gerri Brioso

Daniel & Elaine Brownstein

Dr. Amy Buchman & Ms. Vicki Haupt

Mr. Ronald Hellman & Mr. Stephen Roberts

Lisa Jo Reimer-Byrne

Ralph & Martine Calder

Doug & Lisa Caldwell

Joseph and Linda Camardo

Mr. Joel Camche

Karen Carozza

Ms. Cheryl Carruthers

Cengiz Cemaloglu

Julia Chambers

Peri & David Clark

Mike Coffin

Pamela Cook

Paul & Caroline Cronson

Greg Darnieder

Irene Rosner David, in Memory of Dr. Raphael David

Diana Davies

Christopher Delong

Jan, Dick and Nora Demenus

The Cory & Bob Donnalley Charitable Foundation

Miriam & David Donoho

The Dorothy Fund

Ms. Domitilia M. Dos Santos

Suzanne B. Engel

Erin Feely-Nahem & Isaac Nahem

Ms. Audrey Feldman

Marion Ilene Fischer

Judith & Walter Flamenbaum

Pamela Frankel

Judith Z. Friedman

Mark Friedman & Veronique Bogliolo Friedman

Tony & Carol Frischia

Clio Garland

Barrie Gillies & William Drummy

Ms. Esther Goldbas

Ms. Diane Gooch

Carole Gottlieb

Minda Gralnek

Pam Green

Mr. & Mrs. Glen Gunsalus

Alexandra L. Harper

Laurie and Jack Heflin

Sheila Heimbinder

Janet L. Henner

Ms. L Kathy Herre

Mrs. Alixandra Holloway

Lynn Hopkins

William Houlihan

Ms. Lisa Huertas

David H. Hughes, Jr.

Mary & David Iles

Jasteka Foundation

Rebecca Josue

I. Michael Kadish

Kenneth S. Kail & Ivy Hwang

Margaret Kaplen

Mr. Matthew Karas

Ms. Jane Karol

Jane Kendall

John Kirby

Ed Krugman & Ethel Klein

Murray & Sylvana Klein

Eric & Sandra Krasnoff

Bette Lacombe

Mr. Richard Lanahan

Ilene Lang

Nancy Lashine

Howard & Elaine Leventhal

Charitable Fund

Judith Lewis

Dorothy Lichtenstein

TJ & Laura Lim - In Memory of Monica Voldstad

Robert & Dorina Link

Jonna Mackin

Mr. & Ms. Mangini

Joseph M. Marger

Edwin Maynard

The McNamee McHugh

Family Fund

Lorraine J. Meeker

Joyce F. Menschel

Diana and David Milich

Miller Khoshkish Foundation

Mr. Wayne & Mrs. Barbara Miller

Mr. Michael Mulligan

Jane & Michael Murphy

Judith Musiker

Judy Musiker

Ms. Eve Mykytyn

James Neisloss

Ms. Molly Nozyce

Mr. Conor O'Neil

Aaron Singer & Bart Oosterveld

Rachel Ostry, MD

Candace and Simon Owen-Williams

John Owen

Mercedes Paratje

David Pasterski

Ms. Amy Penner-Walker

Edith C. Penty

Mrs. Roxanne Permesly

Doug and Teresa Peterson

Carl Pforzheimer III

Larry & Barbara Pitsch

The Plimpton-Shattuck Fund

Judith J Plows

Donna & James Pressman

Soula Proxenos

Rainbow Sandals Foundation

Betty P. & Michael H. Rauch

Frances A. Resheske

Philip W. Riskin

Charitable Foundation

Ms. Ayodele Roach

Mary Jo Robertiello

Donald W. Roeske, Jr.

Ann Sahid Rosche

Felicia Rosenfeld

Jane K Royal and John C Lantis II

Ty Rugman

Xiomara & Charles Scheidt

Mark Schumer

Jesse & Carol Schwartz

Margaret E. Selby

Martha Sherman

Susan Sillins

Barbara Jean Sinclair

Mr. Irving Sitnick

Marilyn Sobel

Leon Sokol

Michael Solomon

Daniel Spence

William Stern

Linda Stocknoff

Abbie M. Strassler

Ms. Alicia Suarez

Consulate General of Sweden in New York

Swedish Institute and the Swedish Embassy in Cuba

Douglas Szlompek

Yael Mandelstam & Ken Tabachnick

Jon Teeuwissen & Welz Kauffman

Deirdre Towers

Lucy Vasserman & Brendan Finnegan

Holly Wallace & Edwin Baum

Alex Z. Wang

Arlene Weinberg

Ms. Adele Weisman

Peter & Deborah Winograd

Elly Karp Wong

Cora Yamamoto

Ms. Bonnie Zamosky-Roth

Investors

($500 and above)

Anonymous (7)

Mohamed Abdirahman

Dr. LaRue Allen & Ebonya Washington

West Jersey Youth Ballet, Joanna & Elena Andriopoulos

Debra R. Anisman

Rebecca Aronson

Joan & Ira Berkowitz

Jan Berris

Ms. Helga Borck

Ms. Valerie Jo Bradley

Maria M Branco

Robert Calderisi

Mr. Scott Caplan

Andrea Chernyk

Amy Cho

Melinda DeChiazza Cloobeck

Eileen & Michael Cohen

Galois Cohen

Robert Conkey

Victoria Cowles

Mary Craig

John and Nada Culver

David de Weese

The DiChristina Family

Richard G. Dudley, Jr.

Ita Ekpoudom

Miss Valerie Ferrier

Mr. Leroy Fortcher

Sarah Fox and Steven Lofchie

Steven Fox

Pierre Frinault

Nicia Fullwood

Ms. Irna Gadd & Ms. Helen Fosbery

Karen Gershowitz

Ronald Gilliam & Akram Hélil

Ms. Geraldine Glassman

Elysa Goldman

Nita Silverman & Chuck Goodgal

Ms. Nancye Green

Lawrence W. Greene

Charles & Carol Grossman Family Fund

Jane Groveman

Mia Haber

Gina Harman

Elaine & Chuck Harris

Laurie Hart

Kathy and Scott Hawley

Jonathan Hiltz

Gregory Ho and Linda Sanchez

Huong Hoang

Thomas Hollingsworth

Emma Hood

Alicia Dhyana House

Ralph & Lynn Huber

Daphne Hurford & Sanford Padwe

Stephanie Joel

John Kalish & Susan Niederman

Scot Karr

Ethelle Katz

Sanford Krieger

Mr. & Mrs. George Krupp

Mr. Stephen Lane

Sydnie Liggett

Mr. David Long

Mitch Lowenthal

Jennifer Markovitz

Mr. William Marraccini

Judy Mauer

Linda and Max Maxwell

Wendy A. McCain

Alexis McCormack

Israel Meir & Steve Rivera

Victoria Melendez

Tanya Melich & Noel Silverman

Joe Morra

Richard J. Moylan

Deb Murnin

Jake Musiker

Drs. Benjamin Natelson & Gudrun Lange

Kristina Ng

Stuart Nordheimer & Barbara Miller

Joyce O'Brien

Mrs. Anita Orlin

Flora Perskie

Andy Peters

The L.E. Phillips Family Foundation, Inc.

Toniann Pitassi

Brian H. Polovoy

Charles Ragland

Stephanie Goldson & Stephen Rappaport

Lindy Shuttleworth & Arthur Reichstetter

Mr. Albert Reid

Sallie Gouverneur & John Riley

Jean M. Ross

Lainie and John Ross

Elsa & Marvin Ross-Greifinger

Marilyn & Alan Rothstein

Lori Rotskoff

Deborah Sale and Ted Striggles

Ariane Schaffer

Amy Schulman

Drs. Dorry Segev & Sommer Gentry

Neal Sheorey

Tony Weiss and Tara Sherman

Sheetal & Tokumbo Shobowale

Nancy Sibell

Edward Siegel

Ms. Katherine Sinnott

Elizabeth Sledge

Joseph Small

Andrew & Jennifer Smith

Robin Smith

Jeanne Smythe

Joan and Laurence Sorkin

Judy Stewart

Jim Stiles & Randy Bird

Harriet Stollman

Dr. Pavur Sundaresan

Gary Tannenbaum & Helen J. Mills

Jennifer Tipton

Mr. William Tomai

Dana Troetel & George Papageorge

Ronald Walcott

Gregory V Ward

Ebonya Washington

Michael Wehman

Carol Weil

Kate Weil

George S. Werner & Li Werner

Migs Woodside

Mai Yee

Gregory Youdan Jr.

Eloise Zeller

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.

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LIMÓN DANCE COMPANY

FOUNDERS

THE COMPANY

LIMÓN2

MUSICIANS

DIRECTOR'S NOTE

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

THE TRAITOR (1954)

DANCERS

SCHERZO (1955)

DANCERS

The Quake that Held Them All (2024)

WORLD PREMIERE

DANCERS

TWO ECSTATIC THEMES (1931)

DANCERS

MISSA BREVIS (1958)

DANCERS

ABOUT THE LIMÓN DANCE COMPANY

ABOUT THE FOUNDERS

JOSÉ LIMÓN DANCE FOUNDATION

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

STAFF

ABOUT THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION

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Many Thanks to The Joyce's Institutional Funders for Keeping Us Moving Forward

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