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Parsons Dance, in association with The Joyce Theater Foundation, presents
Artistic Director
DAVID PARSONS
Executive Director
REBECCA JOSUE
Dancers
ZOEY ANDERSON • JOSEPH CYRANSKI • JUSTINE DELIUS • EMERSON EARNSHAW MEGAN GARCIA • JOANNE HWANG • TÉA PÉREZ • LUKE ROMANZI
Understudies
LUKE BIDDINGER & GABRIELLE DINIZO
Associate Artistic Director
NATALIE LOMONTE
Rehearsal Directors
ELIZABETH KOEPPEN KALOSIEH ZOEY ANDERSON
Stage Manager
DANIELLE DE VITO
Lighting Supervisor
CHRISTOPHER S. CHAMBERS
The 2024 Parsons Dance Joyce Season Is dedicated to the life and legacy of our dear friend Douglas Yorke Jr., a committed Board Member for over sixteen years and a steadfast leader.
Parsons Dance gratefully acknowledges the following for their support of our programs: Booth Ferris Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, The Harkness Foundation for Dance, New Music USA, The O’Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation, The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, The SHS Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, Theater Development Fund, and generous individual donors. Parsons Dance is supported, in part, by public funds from 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.
Parsons Dance is supported by New Music USA’s Organization Fund which receives support from the Cheswatyr Foundation, Fifth House Ensemble, and legacy contributions to the organization’s endowment. Support for organizations based in New York State is provided in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor. Support for organizations based in New York City is provided in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and with support from the Howard Gilman Foundation.
Leadership support for The Joyce Theater Foundation has been received from the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust.
Champion support for The Joyce’s annual programming has been provided by Howard Gilman Foundation and The Shubert Foundation.
Major support for The Joyce has been provided by Ford Foundation, The Harkness Foundation for Dance, MacMillan Family Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels.
Major support for this engagement was provided through a grant from The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation to encourage the performance of New York City-based companies at The Joyce Theater. The Joyce acknowledges the Doris Duke Foundation for its generous endowment to support dance performances at The Joyce Theater.
PROGRAM ORDER
Evening & Matinee Programs
JUKE
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TAKADEME
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THE SHAPE OF US
Intermission
THICK AS THIEVES
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CAUGHT
WHIRLAWAY
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
FAMILY MATINEE PROGRAM
Saturday, May 18 at 2PM
JUKE
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TAKADEME
Pause
THICK AS THIEVES
Intermission
BALANCE OF POWER
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CAUGHT
WHIRLAWAY
*PROGRAM INFORMATION LISTED BELOW IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER*
BALANCE OF POWER (2020)
Choreography by David Parsons
Lighting by Christopher S. Chambers
Music by Giancarlo de Trizio*
Costumes by Barbara Erin Delo
ZOEY ANDERSON and JOSEPH CYRANSKI
Balance of Power was generously commissioned by Linda Stocknoff.
*Music: Balance of Power. Written and Performed by Giancarlo “GC” de Trizio. Published by GrooveMusic (ASCAP).
CAUGHT (1982)
Choreography by David Parsons
Lighting Concept by David Parsons
Lighting Design by Howell Binkley
Music by Robert Fripp – Let The Power Fall
Costume Design by Judy Wirkula
ZOEY ANDERSON or MEGAN GARCIA or JOSEPH CYRANSKI
*PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT STROBE LIGHTS WILL BE USED DURING THIS PIECE*
Caught is maintained in the active repertory of Parsons Dance through generous support from the Jim and Linda Ellis Foundation.
JUKE
WORLD PREMIERE
Choreography by Jamar Roberts
Lighting Design by Christopher S. Chambers
Music by Miles Davis*
Costumes by Christine Darch
ZOEY ANDERSON, MEGAN GARCIA, TÉA PÉREZ, LUKE ROMANZI, JOSEPH CYRANSKI, JUSTINE DELIUS, JOANNE HWANG, LUKE BIDDINGER
*Music: Spanish Key written by Miles Davis. Downtown DMP Songs o/b/o Jazz Horn Music Corporation.
TAKADEME (1996)
Choreography by Robert Battle
Lighting Design by Howell Binkley
Music by Sheila Chandra*
Original Costume Design by Missoni
Costumes Recreated by Barbara Erin Delo
ZOEY ANDERSON or TÉA PÉREZ or LUKE ROMANZI
*Music:: Speaking in Tongues II by Sheila Chandra from the album ‘Weaving My Ancestors’ Voices’ on Real World Records. Written by Sheila Chandra and Steve Coe published by Moonsung Music.
THE SHAPE OF US
WORLD PREMIERE
Choreography by David Parsons
Lighting Design by Christopher S. Chambers
Music by Son Lux*
Costume Design by Christine Darch
ZOEY ANDERSON, MEGAN GARCIA, TÉA PÉREZ, LUKE ROMANZI, JOSEPH CYRANSKI, JUSTINE DELIUS, JOANNE HWANG, EMERSON EARNSHAW
The Shape of Us was commissioned by Jeff Sidell and Jeff Oakes, and Susan and Jeff Campbell.
The Shape of Us was created with support from the Made In Wickenburg Residency Program at the Del E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts in Wickenburg, AZ, with funding from the R. H. Johnson Foundation and The National Endowment for the Arts.
*Music: All Directions II written by Ryan W Lott (BMI). Published by Leroy Lott Music (BMI) administered by Domino Publishing Company of America Inc. (BMI). Easy written by Ryan W Lott (BMI). Published by Ryan Lott Music (ASCAP) administered by Domino Publishing Company USA (ASCAP). All Directions III written by Ryan W Lott (BMI). Published by Leroy Lott Music (BMI) administered by Domino Publishing Company of America Inc. (BMI). Plans We Made written by Ryan W Lott (BMI), Rafiq Salim Bhatia (BMI), Kadhja Bonet. Published by Leroy Lott Music (BMI), Rafiq Bhatia Music Works (BMI) administered by Domino Publishing Company of America Inc. (BMI). All Directions written by Ryan W Lott (BMI), Ian Yih Heng Chang (BMI), Rafiq Salim Bhatia (BMI). Published by Leroy Lott Music (BMI), Rafiq Bhatia Music Works (BMI) administered by Domino Publishing Company of America Inc. (BMI), Domino Publishing Company of America Inc. (BMI). Music licensed courtesy of Domino Publishing Company of America, Inc.
THICK AS THIEVES (2023)
NYC PREMIERE
Choreography by Penny Saunders
Lighting by Christopher S. Chambers
Music by Michael Wall
Music Performed by Michael Wall (piano and trumpet) & Lily Gelfand (cello)
Costumes by Barbara Erin Delo
ZOEY ANDERSON, MEGAN GARCIA, TÉA PÉREZ, LUKE ROMANZI, JOSEPH CYRANSKI, JUSTINE DELIUS, JOANNE HWANG, EMERSON EARNSHAW
The music and dance to Thick as Thieves have been made possible by a commissioning grant from the O’Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation; and Parsons Dance was supported by New Music USA’s Organization Fund in 2023-24. Thick as Thieves was made possible by the generous support of Lake Placid Center for the Arts and created in residency in Lake Placid.
WHIRLAWAY (2014)
Choreography by David Parsons
Assistant Choreography by Natalie Lomonte
Lighting Design by Howell Binkley
Music by Allen Toussaint*
Costumes by Christine Darch
ZOEY ANDERSON, MEGAN GARCIA, TÉA PÉREZ, LUKE ROMANZI, JOSEPH CYRANSKI, JUSTINE DELIUS, JOANNE HWANG, EMERSON EARNSHAW, LUKE BIDDINGER
Whirlaway was commissioned by the New Orleans Ballet Association with generous support from Kerry Clayton and Paige Royer, with additional support provided by the Parsons Dance Board of Directors.
*Music: Going Down is written by Allen Toussaint – Screen Gems EMI/Marsaint music publishing & Warner Tamerlane publishing. Yes We Can Can, Whirlaway, and Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues) are written by Allen Toussaint – Screen Gems EMI/Marsaint music publishing.
ABOUT PARSONS DANCE
PARSONS DANCE is a New York City based contemporary American dance company, internationally renowned for its energized, athletic ensemble work. Founded in 1985 by Artistic Director David Parsons and Tony Award-winning lighting designer Howell Binkley, the company has toured to more than 447 cities, 30 countries, and five continents and has appeared at such notable venues as The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Sydney Opera House, Maison de la Danse, Teatro La Fenice, and Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro. Parsons Dance performs works selected from the vast and varied repertory of more than 75 works created by David Parsons. The company commissions new dances from established choreographers and restages pieces from the American canon, including works by Robert Battle and Paul Taylor. And, through its GenerationNOW Fellowship, the company offers commissions to young American choreographers whom Parsons mentors through the creative process.
Parsons Dance is committed to providing enriching experiences beyond its performances as it seeks to engage audiences of all ages through education and outreach programs; through post-show discussions, open rehearsals, studio showcases, video workshops, open company classes, summer workshops for preprofessional dancers, and in-school workshops for public school students. The company is especially proud of its Autism-Friendly Programs initiative, launched in 2016, that features sensory-friendly workshops and relaxed performances for audiences of all abilities. All these activities are driven by the vision of Artistic Director David Parsons, who, for more than 35 years, has combined his choreographic gifts and talent for training highly skilled dancers with a real passion for the art form.
Photo by Rachel Neville.
WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY
DAVID PARSONS (Artistic Director/Co-founder) has enjoyed a remarkable career as a director, choreographer, performer, master teacher, and producer. Raised in Kansas City, Parsons made it to New York at the age of 17 when he received a scholarship to the Alvin Ailey School. After Ailey, he became an understudy with the Paul Taylor Dance Company and then joined the company as a principal dancer. He stayed for eight years. During summers, he toured with MOMIX; he appeared with Mikhail Baryshnikov and Mark Morris in the first White Oak tour; and he launched his choreographic career by setting work on the Taylor Company and on the National Ballet of Canada, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Batsheva Dance Company, and the Paris Opera Ballet. After leaving the Taylor company, Parsons was a guest artist with New York City Ballet for four years before his artistic prowess led him to undertake such diverse projects as choreographing Aida at Arena di Verona and producing and co-choreographing María de Buenos Aires at the Skirball Center, as well as creating the choreography for Fool’s Fire, a 1992 film directed by Julie Taymor. Perhaps one of his most thrilling assignments was choreographing and directing the dance elements for Times Square 2000, the 24-hour festivities in Times Square celebrating the turn of the Millennium. Since then, Parsons has participated in many projects, such as choreographing A Knight’s Tale, a musical theater work directed by John Caird, who previously directed the Broadway and West End productions of Les Misérables and the London National Theatre’s production of Candide. Staged at Tokyo’s iconic Imperial Theatre in summer 2018, the work featured Japanese pop stars. In addition to the more than 75 works that he has created for Parsons Dance, Parsons has received commissions from such companies as American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the American Dance Festival, Jacob’s Pillow, the Spoleto Festival, and Het Muziektheater in Amsterdam, with his most recent from the Kansas City Ballet, who staged his work A Play For Love in May 2019. Heralded by The New York Times as “one of the great movers of modern dance,” Parsons has received many accolades throughout his career, including three Choreography Fellowship Grants from the National Endowment of the Arts; the American Choreography Award; the Dance Magazine Award; a Howard Gilman Fellowship, and the Dance Masters of America Annual Award. In May 2018, he received the Capezio Award, one of the most prestigious awards in dance.
HOWELL BINKLEY (Resident Lighting Designer 1985-2020/Cofounder) was the proud co-founder of Parsons Dance for which he designed more than 70 pieces. His Broadway designs included: Ain’t Too Proud (2019 Tony nomination), Come From Away (2017 Tony nomination), Allegiance, After Midnight (2014 Tony nomination), How to Succeed... (2011 Tony nomination), West Side Story (2009 Tony nomination), Gypsy starring Patti LuPone, In The Heights (2008 Tony nomination), Avenue Q, The Full Monty, Parade, Kiss Of The Spider Woman (1993 Tony nomination). He made extensive regional and dance works for companies such as Alvin Ailey, American Ballet Theatre, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, and The Joffrey Ballet’s Billboards. He was a five-time Helen Hayes Award recipient and received the 1993 Sir Laurence Olivier Award and the Canadian Dora Award for Kiss of The Spider Woman. Howell also received the 2006 Henry Hewes Design Award; the 2006 Outer Critics Circle Award; and the 2006 Tony Award for Jersey
Boys. In addition, he won both the 2017 Tony Award and the 2018 Sir Laurence Olivier Award for the lighting design of Hamilton.
ZOEY ANDERSON (Dancer/Rehearsal Director) (she/her) was born and raised in Utah, where she trained in contemporary, ballet, jazz, and ballroom dance at Center Stage. She was the ballroom national smooth champion in 2010. Zoey graduated cum laude from Marymount Manhattan College in 2015 with a BFA in Ballet under the direction of Katie Langan. She has performed works by Dwight Rhoden, Lar Lubovitch, and Aszure Barton, among others. In 2013, Zoey performed with Nikolais Louis in the Yang Liping International Dance Festival in Kunming, China. Other credits include the Broadway premiere gala of On The Town, the film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Dancing With The Stars webisodes, and Macy's Passport Tour with P. Diddy. Zoey was nominated for the 2018 Outstanding Performer "Bessie" Award for her sustained achievement in Parsons Dance and is the recipient of the 2019 Clive Barnes Dance Artist Award. Zoey joined the company in 2015.
MEGAN LEIGH GARCIA (Dancer) (she/her) began training at Progressions Performing Arts in Spring, TX. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Arizona in 2019 with a BFA in dance and a business administration minor. She was privileged to perform works by Nacho Duato, Martha Graham, Bella Lewitzky, Larry Keigwin, and more. Megan attended intensives at Hubbard Street, Giordano Dance, River North Dance, the Houston Metropolitan Dance Company, and the Rockettes. After graduation, Megan was offered the role of Rockette in the 2019 Christmas Spectacular. She performed in 102 shows, and was interviewed by TODAY, News 4 New York, and Telemundo. This is Megan's third season with Parsons Dance.
TÉA PÉREZ (Dancer) (she/her) is originally from Dallas, TX, where she trained and graduated from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (BTWHSPVA) under the direction of Lily Cabatu Weiss and Kate Walker. Perez moved to New York City in 2017 to attend the Ailey/Fordham BFA Dance Program under the direction of Melanie Person. Pérez graduated in 2021 from the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program with a BFA in Dance along with a BA in Art History, with a concentration in Contemporary and Modern Art. During her studies, Pérez performed works by Alvin Ailey, Robert Battle, Kyle Abraham, Jessica Lang, Aszure Barton, Lar Lubovich, and Dwight Rhoden, among others. Téa served as an understudy for one season with Parsons Dance, and was promoted to Company Dancer in June 2022.
LUKE ROMANZI (Dancer) (he/him), a Brooklyn native, is an alumni dance major of LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts. He was most recently the youngest dancer in Rock The Ballet, a contemporary ballet company. While with the company, he toured in Germany, France, and Dubai and was featured on Fox's So You Think You Can Dance and HBO's Random Acts of Flyness. In 2018, he was accepted into the Young Choreographers Festival, held at Symphony Space in New York City, and was designated a YoungArts finalist. This is Luke's second season with Parsons Dance.
JOSEPH CYRANSKI (Dancer) (he/him) began dancing at the age of eight in New Baltimore, MI, his hometown. After graduating from high school, he went on to study dance at Marymount Manhattan College, where he received his BFA in 2020. Since graduating, Joseph has worked with numerous choreographers such as Earl Mosley, Angelica Stiskin, and Jenn Freeman. He recently performed with Giordano Dance, the Chicago-based dance company, in its fall and spring 60th season appearances with its second company at the Harris Theater. Joseph is elated to be joining Parsons Dance for its 2023-24 season.
JUSTINE DELIUS (Dancer) (she/her) was born and raised in a Paris suburb, where she trained in ballet and jazz before attending the Conservatory National of Paris in 2017. She appeared in Paris with MIXITY, the music hall cabaret sensation. In 2021, Justine arrived in New York to study at The Ailey School. As a student, she performed works by Alvin Ailey, Levi Marsman, Stephanie Lake, Ashley Green, and Kameron N. Saunders. This is Justine’s first season with Parsons Dance.
JOANNE HWANG (Dancer) (she/her) was born and raised in Sydney, Australia, and graduated from Point Park University with a BFA in Dance and a minor in Musical Theatre. While at Point Park, she had the honor of working with and performing works by Twyla Tharp, Robyn Mineko Williams, Martha Graham, Norbert De La Cruz III, and others. She has continued to train with such companies as BODYTRAFFIC, Move NYC, and The Pillow Project. This is Joanne’s first season with Parsons Dance.
EMERSON EARNSHAW (Dancer) (he/him) was raised in Cedar Hills, UT, where he trained at the Utah Conservatory of Performing Arts. He continued to train as a member of Brigham Young University’s Contemporary Dance Theatre and at the GibneyPRO Professional Certificate Program. As a student, he performed works by such choreographers as Peter Chu, Ana Maria Lucaciu, Laja Field of LAJAMARTIN, Omar Roman de Jesus, Jesse Obremski, Jie-Hung Connie Shiau, and Cameron McKinney. Emerson is thrilled to join Parsons Dance this season.
LUKE BIDDINGER (Understudy) (he/him) was raised in Colorado and began his dance training at Inspirations Dance Company when he was 11 years old. After moving to Pennsylvania at age 14, he trained at Touch of Class Dance Studio. Since locating to NYC, he has continued to study at Steps on Broadway, Kanyok Arts Initiative, and the New York City Dance Alliance, which honored him as its National Teen Outstanding Dancer in 2021.
GABRIELLE DINIZO (Understudy/Marketing Consultant) (she/her) is originally from Dayton, OH. She graduated summa cum laude with a BFA in Dance and English from Fordham University/The Ailey School, where she performed works by Robert Battle, Earl Mosley, Brice Mousset, Adam Barruch, and Manuel Vignouelle. Gabrielle was a member of Jon Lehrer Dance Company from 2021-2023, touring both nationally and internationally with the company. Additional
professional credits include her recent performance in XY, an evening length duet under the direction of Xiang Xu. Her passion for the arts extends into her roles with Pony Box Dance Theatre, Forza Dance (Development Director), and Parsons Dance (Marketing Consultant). After apprenticing, she is thrilled to become an understudy during the Parsons Dance Joyce season.
ROBERT BATTLE (Choreographer, "Takademe") served as Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater from 2011-2023. His dance journey began in the Liberty City neighborhood of Miami, FL. He studied dance at a high school arts magnet program before moving on to Miami’s New World School of the Arts, under the direction of Daniel Lewis and Gerri Houlihan, and finally to the dance program at The Juilliard School, under the direction of Benjamin Harkarvy, where he met his mentor, Carolyn Adams. He danced with Parsons Dance from 1994 to 2001, and also set his choreography on the company starting in 1998. Mr. Battle then founded Battleworks Dance Company, which subsequently performed extensively at venues including The Joyce Theater, Dance Theater Workshop, American Dance Festival, and Jacob’s Pillow. A frequent choreographer and artist-in-residence at Ailey since 1999, he set many of his works on Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey II, and The Ailey School. In addition to expanding the Ailey repertory with works by artists as diverse as Kyle Abraham, Mauro Bigonzetti, Ronald K. Brown, Rennie Harris, and Paul Taylor, He also instituted the New Directions Choreography Lab to help develop the next generation of choreographers. He was honored as a “Masters of African American Choreography” by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 2005, and he received the prestigious Statue Award from the Princess Grace Foundation-USA in 2007. He is a recipient of the 2021 Dance Magazine Award and has honorary doctorates from The University of the Arts, Marymount Manhattan College, and Fordham University. Mr. Battle was named a 2015 Visiting Fellow for The Art of Change, an initiative by the Ford Foundation.
JAMAR ROBERTS (Choreographer, "Juke") was the Resident Choreographer of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater from 20192022. Mr. Roberts made five works on the Company, all to critical acclaim. He is a graduate of the New World School of the Arts and The Ailey School and has danced for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey II, and COMPLEXIONS. Mr. Roberts won the 2016 Bessie Award for Outstanding Performer. Commissions include Vail Dance Festival, Fall for Dance, The Juilliard School, BalletX, New York City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, L.A. Dance Project, ABT Studio Company, Martha Graham Dance Co., Miami City Ballet, and Works & Process at the Guggenheim. The 2020 March on Washington Film Festival invited Mr. Roberts to create a tribute to John Lewis.
PENNY SAUNDERS (Choreographer, "Thick as Thieves"), originally from West Palm Beach, FL, graduated from the Harid Conservatory in 1995, and spent her dancing career with American Repertory Ballet, Ballet Arizona, MOMIX, Cedar Lake Ensemble, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. As a choreographer, Saunders has collaborated with Hubbard Street, Cincinnati Ballet, Whim W’Him, Pacific Northwest Ballet, BalletX, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Tulsa Ballet, and Seattle Dance Collective, among others, and is currently the Resident Choreographer at The Grand Rapids Ballet. Saunders won the Princess Grace award in 2016, and is also an Artist-in-Residence at USC Kaufman School of Dance.
GIANCARLO “GC” DE TRIZIO (Composer, "Balance of Power") is an award-winning drummer, composer, producer, and Grammy voting member. Originally from Italy, he received a degree in Classical Percussion from the Conservatory of Bari and a B.S. in Performance from The Berklee College of Music. GC has toured internationally with Bruce Springsteen’s saxophonist Jake Clemons, Tunisian Artist Emel Mathlouthi, and vocal group Women of The World. He has collaborated with such artists as Sting, Angelique Kidjo, Miesa, Billy Porter, Jason Alexander, Korean pop stars Sohyang and Hwang Chi Yeol, and with film composer Alan Silvestri and with Oscar winners Pasek & Paul, Mykal Kilgore. He has participated in such music festivals as Blue Note Jazz Festival, Newport Jazz Festival, NYC Summer Stage, and Nuits d’Afrique. His Broadway credits include Hamilton, The Lion King, Dear Evan Hansen, and The Book of Mormon.
MICHAEL WALL (Composer, Piano, Trumpet, "Thick as Thieves") is a highly innovative and impactful figure in the world of music and dance. With diverse influences ranging from Nils Frahm to Nina Simone, he has been distributing music since 1999 and has an extensive library of 53 albums with over 500 tracks. Michael is an indemand composer who writes approximately 200 new commissions per year for internationally renowned dance companies and choreographers. After 15 years of teaching and accompanying in higher education, Michael is currently developing an industry-first: online educational resources that teach composing for dance, accompanying dance classes, and teaching music for dance to dance educators.
LILY GELFAND (Cello, "Thick as Thieves"), originally from Youngstown, OH, is a Brooklyn based dancer, cellist, and teaching artist. Lily received a BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography from Ohio University in Athens, OH. She is currently a company member with David Dorfman Dance, a dancer with Baye & Asa, and a dance accompanist on staff at The Juilliard School. As a cellist, she has had the pleasure of collaborating and composing for both dance and circus work, as well as live scoring for NPR's Radio Diaries series. Her favorite color is green.
CHRISTINE DARCH (Costume Designer, “Juke,” “The Shape of Us,” “Whirlaway”) designs and builds costumes for choreographers Julia Adam, Jennifer Archibald, Karen Burke, Val Caniparoli, Robert Dekkers, Jorma Elo, Nicolo Fonte, Adam Hougland, Jae Man too, Wubkje Kuindersma, James Kudelka, Gabrielle Lamb, Edwaard Liang, Stephanie Martinez, Stephen McMahon, Matthew Neenan, David Palmer, David Parsons, Gina Patterson, Caili Quan, Brian Reeder, Dwight Rhoden, Amy Seiwert, Meridn Soto, Septime Webre, and Yue Yin. She has been commissioned by Alvin Ailey, Arizona, Astana, Atlanta, Ballet West, BalletX, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Colorado, Complexions, Dayton, Gibney, Hawaii, Houston, Imagery, Israel, Kansas City, Marin, Memphis, Milwaukee, Nice Mediterranee, Oklahoma City, Oregon, Parsons Dance, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Post, Sacramento, San Francisco, Singapore, Smuin, Tulsa, and Washington Ballet. She is the resident costume designer for Complexions Contemporary Ballet.
BARBARA ERIN DELO (Costume Designer, "Balance of Power, "Thick as Thieves") is a Costume Designer and Artisan working in dance, theatre, and opera. A New York native, she has designed costumes for Williamstown Theatre Company, Bay Street, Theatre at St Clements (The Bigot, Off Broadway premiere), Judson Church (Beyond Babel, Off Broadway premiere), The Flea, HideAway Circus (Touring), York Theatre, Capital Repertory Theatre, Castillo Theatre, Martha Graham Dance Company, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Parsons Dance, Megan Williams Dance Projects, Battery Dance Company, NYC Fringe Festival, Chain Theatre Company, Third Rail Productions, and many more New York based and regional theaters. She studied costume design at SUNY Binghamton and NYU Tisch and is the proud creator of the Theatrical Parents Fund. www.TheatricalParentsFund.com www.barbaraerin.com
CHRISTOPHER S. CHAMBERS (Lighting Designer, “Juke,” “The Shape of Us,” “Thick as Thieves,” “Balance of Power”). Dance: Ailey II, American Repertory Ballet, Ballet Memphis, Boca Tuya, Limón Dance Company, Lustig Dance Theatre, Parsons Dance, Yue Yin Dance Company, Manchester Ballet, Ram Island Dance. Theatre: Houses on the Moon, Cape Playhouse, North Shore Music Theatre, Connecticut Repertory Theatre, York Theatre, Curtain Call Inc., Boston College, Montclair State University, University of Hartford, Mount Washington Valley Theatre Company, Resort Players, M+D Productions, Weston Playhouse. A Connecticut native, Chris currently lives in New York. He holds a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Connecticut and is a proud member of USA 829.
NATALIE LOMONTE (Associate Artistic Director) is a New York City-based choreographer, director, and teacher. Natalie toured with MOMIX, PILOBOLUS, and CBE before becoming a Parsons Dancer in 2008 and 2009. A Parsons dancer from 2008 to 2009, she went on to perform with MOMIX, Pilobolus, and CBE. She also appeared in the film Sex and The City 2 and was in the original Broadway cast of Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark. Following her career as a dancer, she was Assistant Choreographer to Mia Michaels for the New York Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes. In 2014, she returned to Parsons Dance to serve as David’s creative assistant, and in 2015, she received the first Parsons Dance GenerationNOW fellowship to create Within, a work premiering at The Joyce Theater. Since 2012, Natalie has been movement director for One Year Lease Theater Company.
REBECCA JOSUE (Executive Director) joined Parsons Dance in 2010 as the Company Manager and Stage Manager, and was lucky enough to tour with the company both nationally and internationally for her first five seasons. Rebecca became the General Manager for the 2013-2014 season and was appointed Executive Director in June 2019. Before joining Parsons Dance, Rebecca was a freelance company manager, stage manager, producer, theater administrator, and director. She has worked at New York Stage and Film, Mabou Mines, The Public Theater, New World Stages, La MaMa, and the Under the Radar Festival, among other places in company management, production management, stage management, and development. A graduate of Wesleyan University, Rebecca completed the Senior Leaders Program for Non-Profit Professionals at Columbia Business School in May 2019, earning her a Certificate in Business Excellence.
PARSONS DANCE
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Artistic Director: David Parsons
Executive Director: Rebecca Josue
Associate Artistic Director: Natalie Lomonte
Director of Information Strategy & Inclusion: Michael Megliola (he/him)
Business Manager: Robert J. Ford (they/them)
Director of Institutional Support: Kate Taylor (she/her)
Lighting Supervisor: Christopher S. Chambers
Marketing Consultants: Martha Cooper & Gabrielle DiNizo
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chris Yegen, President
Linda Stocknoff, VP
Jeff Sidell, Treasurer
Barbara Rohdie, Secretary
Jeffrey Byrne
Dr. Michael Blachly Phil Chan
Melinda DeChiazza Cloobeck
Robert Gross
Linda Lighton
Jamie Metzl
In Memoriam: Howell Binkley
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL
Lois Greenfield Suellen Richmond
David Parsons
Kat Peeler
Sam C Shulman
Joyce Storey
Dina Zuckerberg
Antonio Gnecchi Ruscone
Austin Scarlett
PARSONS DANCE wishes to thank the following people for their kind support of our 2024 Season: The Board of Directors of Parsons Dance; Linda Shelton, Danni Gee, Huong Huang, Jeff Segal, Andy Sheagren, and the staff of The Joyce Theater; Margaret Selby and the staff of Selby Artists Management; Richard Kornberg & Associates; Rachel Neville; Joe Locarro and the crew at Suspension Productions; James Lemons, Jon Donk and the staff of Lake Placid Center for the Arts; Charles Santos, the staff of TITAS DANCE/UNBOUND, and the crew of the Moody Theater; Cathy Weiss and the staffs of The Del E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts and the Flying A Ranch; New York State Council on the Arts; Everyone at the O'Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation; New Music USA; Byrne and Pelofsky; Kate Taylor; Antonio Gnecchi Ruscone and Vanessa Guarnera; Martha Cooper; and Gabby DiNizo. Erin Hollamon; and Parsons Dance 2024 season interns: Haley Asbury, Megan Carter, Gabrielle Cataldo, Madison Meredith, Malia Peres, Samantha Schenck, Jessica Sullivan, and Caroline Voultepsis.
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PARSONS DANCE SUPPORTERS
Parsons Dance thanks the very generous donors to our 2022 and 2023 seasons who contributed to the company through our annual campaigns, and those who gave in honor of loved ones (List as of 3/7/2024).
Underwriter
Howard Gilman Foundation
Barbara Rohdie
Linda Stocknoff
Christian & Lonna Yegen
Artistic Director's Circle
Booth Ferris Foundation
Linda Lighton & Lynn Adkins
National Endowment for the Arts
New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA)
NYC Department of Cultural Affairs
The SHS Foundation
The Shubert Foundation, Inc.
Premiere Circle
Rita Blitt
Jeffrey Byrne
Melinda Cloobeck
David Parsons
Jeff Sidell & Jeffrey Oakes
Benefactor
Jody & John Arnhold
Froma & Andrew Benerofe
Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS
Susan & Jeff Campbell
The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation
Brian Heidtke
Maggie Kaplen
Stephen Meringoff
O'Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation
Mark Pankhurst & Barbara Strogatz Pankhurst
Mark & Carol Pollard
Rosalind Reed
Teresa Ribadeneyra & Joe Lalka
Hampton Family Foundation of The Oregon Community Foundation
Leon Sokol
The Estate of John Tuttle
Dina Zuckerberg
Sponsor
Charlton Andrews
George Doty & Le-Ellen Spelman Doty
The Linda A. & James H. Ellis Fund of the Westchester Community Foundation
David Grunberg
Harkness Foundation for Dance
JP Morgan Securities, LLC
Joseph Lanteri & Michael-Demby Cain
Jonna Mackin
New Music USA
Rennie Richardson & Caroline Bundy
Paige Royer & J. Clayton
Frederic & Robin Seegal
Selby Artists Management
Margaret Selby
Randy & Judith Swartz
Barbara Zuckerberg
Supporter
Clayton Adamy
Charles & Deborah Adelman
Anonymous
Jane Bean
Judith Bernstein & Stuart Barish
Reese & Michele Bowen
Nancy Browne & Charles Chadwell
Paul & Bunni Copaken
Lauren Cramer
Darlene Newman & Maurizio Trois
Stephen Reidy
Morris Sandler
David Schmidt
Robert Schulman
Sam Shulman
Mike Emmerman & Patricia Stockhausen in honor of
Chris Yegen
James & Susan Winter
Christopher Yegen
Patron
Louisa Benton
Katharine Bicknell
Adolpho Birch
Todd Burnsed & Hank Stampfl
Donna Case
William Cotton & Rose Dergan
Carol Davis & Joel Marcus
Patricia Dugan in memory of Bill Perlmuth
Tristan Dupuis
Sam Ellis in memory of Howell Binkley
John and Olivia Farr
Karen Florini & Neil Ericsson
Ed & Lisa Friedland
Jane Goldberg
John & Kiendl Gordon
Robert & Elyce Gross
Stephen Hendel
Judith M. Hoffman
Stephen & Anne Hoffman in honor of Joanne Hwang
Stephen & Anne Hoffman
Barrie & Glen Kassan
Roger Kluge & Robert Faust
Jason Kooistra
Eric & Sandy Krasnoff
Tammy & Jay Levine
William W. Lockwood Jr
Nina Matis in honor of Denise Roberts Hurlin
Wayne & Barbara Miller
Virginia & Timothy Millhiser
Jim Palenchar & Liz Lynner in honor of Rosalind Reed
Barbara Parker
Kat Peeler
Peter Pileski
Jessica Pisani
Sylvia Pope
Patty Raci
Thomas & Kathy Rafalsky
Mary Ann Reddy
Christina Reik
Maria & Lawrence Reina
Rennie Richardson & Caroline Bundy in memory of Thaddeus G. Crapster
Adam & Alisa Rohdie in honor of Barbara Rohdie
Alyssa, Michael & Luca in honor of Barbara Rohdie
Donald J. Rose, MD
Madeline & Benji Samit
Robert Schulman in honor of Linda Stocknoff
Thilo & Angelica Semmelbauer
Jack & Shirley Silver
Michael & Tara Stocknoff
Michele Stocknoff & Scott Levy in honor of Linda Stocknoff
Joyce Storey in honor of Howell Binkley & Rebecca Josue
Joyce Storey in memory of Howell Binkley
John Tomlinson & Richard Chen See in honor of Denise Roberts Hurlin
John Tomlinson & Richard Chen See Martin Wechsler & David Fanger
Andrea & David Weiss
Donald & Alison Weiss
Anne Wennerstrand & Serge Ghio
Todd Whitley & Gary Holder
Steven & Madelyn Wils
Mary Wolf & Willam Fowler
Lauren & Josh Wolfe
Emma Yu
Associate
Hank & Gerry Alpert
David Bershad & Mindy Cohen
Ken Billington
Lynn Buoniconti
Jay Canell
Richard Cloobeck
Martha & Neal Cooper
Duke Dang & Charles Rosen in honor of Denise Roberts Hurlin
Michael David
Phyllis Dunning
Jo Ann Engelhardt & George Elder
Peter Farrell
Dionne Figgins
Lauri & Michael Friedland in honor of Linda Stocknoff
Tom and Laurie Goddard
Ilse Gordon
Neil A. Gordon, M.D.
Linda Hanis & Karen Walter
Ellen R. Hirsch
Rebecca Josue & Fabrizio Caputo
Alex & Ada Katz
Steve Kennedy in memory of Howell Binkley
Colin Knapp
James Lemons & Jon Donk
Christine Lorenzo
Jamie Metzl
Vickie Morris
Nadeshiko Kai in Honor of Barbara Rohdie
Golzar Naghshineh
Bart Oosterveld
Amy Papola
Tiler Peck
Susan Pérez
Julianne Peterson
Chiara Pierangelo
Stephen Pollard & Jessica Stevens
William & Joanne Potter
Rory Pottruck & Max
Randi Rahm
B. Franklin Reinauer III
Madeline & Benji Samit in memory of Neil Shapiro
Wendy & Jim Schreiber
Mitchell Stern
James Stiles & Randy Bird
Robert Strent
Rebecca Sullivan in honor of David Parsons & Linda Stocknoff
Christian & Sarah Templeman
Greg and Kathiryn Werlinich
Myles & Barbara Wittenstein
Friend
Anonymous
Donald & Dena Abrams
Lisa Alkofer in memory of Karen Alkofer
Donna & Terry Anderson
Elaine Athanassiades
Pamela Corrie
Faith Baum & Sue Becker
Christopher & Diane Baxter
Benevity
Al Blackstone
Claire Bloom
Conici Blount
Marian L. Bluestein
Jane Bodmer
Donald Borror & George Veve
Valerie Bove
Marianne Bower
Janice Brand
David Bronston
Mary Jo Burke
Sandra Busken
Catherine & Jonathan Buss in honor of our OCTanner Jewelers Family
Catherine & Jonathan Buss
David Cannon & Nina Ledis-Cannon
Beth Carlson
Devon & Pam Carney in memory of Regan G. Carney
Virginia & Peter Carry
Gary Castle
Maggie Christ
Gary Chryst
Susan Ciambra
Civic Center of Greater Des Moines
Jackie & Jonnie Cox in memory of Howell Binkley
Nicholas Cuppari in honor of Barbara Rohdie
Deborah Damast
Lisa Danser
Ann Darmstaetter
Ann Darmstaetter in honor of David Parsons
Leslie Davis
Jack Deaso & JoJean Travis
Joseph & Vicki DeChiazza
Cindy M. Delmar
Karen DeVerna in honor of Howell Binkley
Andrew DeVries & Patricia Purdy
David Dietz & Jane Kendall
Frederick & Lynne Dillman
Jennifer Donnalley
George Doty & Le-Ellen Spelman
Doty in honor of Rebecca Josue
Martha Eakes in honor of Mike Megliola
Martha Eakes
Janet & Henry Eggers
Susan C. Eisenhauer
Jane E. Elder
Ellie Hansen & Bob Erenburg in memory of Judy Grunberg
George and Elizabeth Evanick
Jamie C. Fairchild
Sue Fallon
Dan Flanigan
Julia Fowler
Sydney Frankel
Eva Fredriksson
Stephanie French
Joyce Friedland in honor of Linda Stocknoff
William & Sandra Froelich
Chandra & Gilbert Garcia
Adrianna Gautreaux in honor of Linda Jeffries
Darrell George in honor of Denise Roberts Hurlin
Richard Gibbons
Joseph Glantz
Dr. Leslie I Gold in memory of John P. Spain, my beloved husband, 10/21/222
Jane Goldberg
Robert & Cynthia Goldberg
Rachel & Jonathan Goldner
David Beach & Russell Granet
Marla Grant
Marti Grayson
Lois Greenfield
Mary Grout
Jane Groveman
Shannon Hackett
David Harrison in honor of Rebecca Josue & Chris Chambers
Brian Hartman
Leslie Harwood-Ehrlich
Lynne Hayden-Findlay in honor of Mike Megliola
Gregory Ho & Linda Sanchez
Huong Hoang
Tom & Melane Kinney Hoffmann
Harry Hollis in memory of Frank Owens (pianist)
Harry Hollis
Denise Roberts Hurlin & Nathan Hurlin
Marlene Jeenel
Murry Jennings
Christine Jones
Salomon & Karen Josue in honor of
Barbara Rohdie
Salomon & Karen Josue
Gary & Ronelle Kallman
George & Marie Kalosieh in honor of Elizabeth Koeppen Kalosieh
Richard Katz
David Kernahan
Anne king in memory of Howell Binkley
Anne King in memory of Howell Binkley
Lori Klinger in honor of Barbara Rohdie
Alison Kolinski
Hillary Kooistra
Richard Kornberg
Gail & Alan Koss
James Lai
Michael Leaser
Donna Lerner
Laurie Levi
Susan Levy
Sherry & Bob Lieb in honor of Barbara Rohdie
Jayne Lipman & Robert Goodman
Sharon Luckman & Paul Shapiro in honor of Linda Stocknoff
Joseph Marger
Steve Marston
Dr. Harvey C. Martz
Ella O'Connor Marvel
Jillian Marzziotti
Barry Mastellone
Ellice Matsil
Nancy Matta
James McAleavey
Colleen McCourtney
Rodney McDaniel
Michael Megliola in honor of Grace Puckett
Michael Megliola in honor of Grace Puckett
Michael Megliola
Rebecca Mercer-White in memory of Howell Binkley
Alice & Asher Michaeli
Gary Miller
ellen mollen in honor of David Parsons
Patricia & Mac Morris
Patricia & Mac Morris in memory of Blanche Acquisto
Patricia & Mac Morris in honor of Mike Megliola
Eileen Moss
Network for Good
Nancy Newman in memory of Alvin Walker
Nancy Newman
Connie Dinapoli
Terrence Owen
Tracey Ozendo
John & Allison Parsley
Karen Parsons
Richard Pleak & Jon Weatherman
Dr. Ira M. Pollak
Ruthe Ponturo
Peter Pucci in memory of Howell Binkley
Grace Puckett
Alan Pudding
Margo Quiriconi in honor of
Jeffrey Byrne
Victoria & Roger Raines
James Rech & Margaret Black in memory of Alison Watts
Keith Reddin & Megan Gibson
Michael Retsina
Eileen Robert
Elizabeth Bagby Robinette in memory of Howell Binkley
Mary Pat Roggenburg
Manuel L. Romero in honor of Linda Stocknoff & David Parsons
Susan & Ted Rosenberg in memory of Milton & Sydelle Wallace
Serena Saitto
Debra Sanders
Robin Sanderson
Donna M. Schlegel & Gregory M. Knowles
Peter Schneider
Sadie Scholz
Abby Schroeder
Chuck Schwager & Jan Durgin
Vernon Scott
Michael Sekus & Bianca Russo
Alexandra Semchenko
Rhonda Shary in memory of Howell Binkley
Lynn Shipley
Natalie Sickling
Deborah S. Silver & Joseph S. Towbin
Noel Silverman & Tanya Melich
Laurence & Joan Sorkin
Leslie Gerber Harris Steinman
Carol Stevens in honor of Linda Murdock
Sandra Stone-Benjamin
Joyce Storey in memory of Howell Binkley
Joyce Storey in memory of Howell Binkley
Stephanie Sweda
Joanne and Arnold Syrop
Kate Taylor & Mike Mermin
Andrew Thompson in memory of Betty Thompson
Lee Tombacher
Judy & Arthur Topilow
Steven Trock
Frank Troutman
Genevieve Turcotte
Kristine & Jim Tyler
Jeanne Ullom
Sharon Ulman
Caren Unger
Win Upsher in honor of Bea Bogorad
Paul Vershbow & Karen Jacob
Viacom
Stephanie Wacholder
Anonymous
Marci Waterman
Amy Flack Weaver in memory of Howell Binkley
Carol Weil
Jonathan Winkle in honor of Rebecca Josue
Jonathan Winkle
Tsu Wolin-Brown in honor of Jeffrey Byrne
Carolyn Wong
John & Polly Wright
Deborah Lonergan Yatsko & Ralph Yatsko
Douglas Yorke
Adam Ziminski
Lloyd Zuckerberg & Charlotte Triefus
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ABOUT THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION
The Joyce Theater Foundation ("The Joyce," Executive Director, Linda Shelton), a nonprofit organization, has proudly served the dance community for more than four decades. Under the direction of founders Cora Cahan and Eliot Feld, Ballet Tech Foundation acquired and The Joyce renovated the Elgin Theater in Chelsea. Opening as The Joyce Theater in 1982, it was named in honor of Joyce Mertz, beloved daughter of LuEsther T. Mertz. It was LuEsther’s clear, undaunted vision and abundant generosity that made it imaginable and ultimately possible to build the theater. Ownership was secured by The Joyce in 2015. The theater is one of the only theaters built by dancers for dance and has provided an intimate and elegant home for over 475 U.S.-based and international companies. The Joyce has also expanded its reach beyond its Chelsea home through off-site presentations at venues ranging in scope from Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater, to Brooklyn’s Invisible Dog Art Center, and to outdoor programming in spaces such as Hudson River Park. To further support the creation of new work, The Joyce maintains longstanding commissioning and residency programs. Local students and teachers (1st–12th grade) benefit from its school program, and family and adult audiences get closer to dance with access to artists. The Joyce’s annual season of about 48 weeks of dance now includes over 300 performances for audiences of over 100,000. Visit Joyce.org for more information.
FUNDERS
Many Thanks to The Joyce's Institutional Funders for Keeping Us Moving Forward
An abundance of gratitude to Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Representative Jerrold Nadler, and Representative Nydia M. Velázquez for their visionary leadership that established the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program, which made the reopening of The Joyce Theater in 2021 and the reemergence of many dance companies possible.
Leadership support for The Joyce's year-round programs and services:
LuEsther T. Mertz
Charitable Trust
Season Sponsor:
Champion support for The Joyce's Dance Residencies:
Champion support for The Joyce's annual programming:
Major support for The Joyce’s American Dance Platform and Harkness First debuts:
Major support for The Joyce's operations and special initiatives:
The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation
ABOUT THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION
VISION STATEMENT
The Joyce Theater Foundation is committed to fostering and supporting a diverse and inclusive environment, both on and off stage. We embrace and celebrate diversity in all its forms, and value the rich experiences and perspectives that arise from differences in race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and cognitive and physical ability.
We strive to counteract the social injustices and racism that exist within our communities, our nation, and our world. Our aim as an organization is to embody the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice.
To achieve this, we will:
• Create and implement proactive diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice initiatives;
• Establish and maintain a culture of safe sharing, intentional listening, learning, and growth;
• Engage with and support disenfranchised communities by sharing information and resources and ensuring accessibility;
• Develop metrics and conduct regular reviews of our programs and policies to hold ourselves accountable and shift as neededs.
With these goals in place and our Vision Statement in mind, we are dedicated to the continued learning and growth needed to foster an inclusive environment for all. This is an ongoing process and by nature will be an evolving statement.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
LINDA SHELTON
Assistant to the Executive Director................Ayo Janeen Jackson
ADMINISTRATION
General Manager Huong Hoang
Associate General Manager................................................Katy Myers
Human Resources Manager Sharonica Williams
Office Manager.......................................................................Christine Guglia
Director of Development Kirsten Munro
Director of Institutional Giving.........................................Jean M. Ross
Director of Individual Giving................................................Meg White
Associate Director of Special Events...............................Jesse Chin
Individual Giving Manager...............................................Catherine Eng
Institutional Giving Manager................................................................OPEN
Special Events Associate......................................................Maeve Brady
Development Associate......................................................Hannah Berry
Development Intern................................................Carol SeungWon Lee
Director of Programming Danni Gee
Programming Manager........................................Noa Rui-Piin Weiss
Artist Services Manager......................................................Barb Domue
Programming Intern....................................................................Lane Pigford
Director of Dance Education & Family Programs
................................................................................................Heather McCartney
Dance Education & Family Programs Manager..............................
.............................................................................................................Joyce Laoagan
Dance Education & Family Programs Intern.....................................
...............................................................................................................Daniel Orozco
Director of Marketing Andy Sheagren
Associate Director of Marketing Strategy.................Anjali Amin
Digital Marketing Manager................................................Olivia James
Marketing Manager....................................................................Nadia Halim
Marketing Assistant........................................................................Annie Marx
Marketing Intern..............................................................Mikayla Weissberg
Director of Finance Margaret Hollenbeck
Finance Associate.............................................................Savá M. B. Martin
Finance Clerk..............................................................................Xavier DelValle
Database Administrator..........................................................Jim Seggelink
Director of Information Tech Patricia A. Yost
PRODUCTION
Director of Production................................................................Jeff Segal
Lighting Supervisor..........................................................................Kelly Atallah
Assistant Production Manager...........................................Olivia Brown
Head Audio........................................................................................Sean Mullins
Lighting Board Operator..........................................................................OPEN
Head Carpenter.......................................................................Web Crittenden
Head Electrician..................................................................Brittany Spencer
Stage Technicians.......................................Fabrizio Caputo, Edward Hill
The Joyce Theater is a member of APAP, Dance/NYC, and Dance/USA.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Joyce Theater operates on the Lenape island of Manhahtaan (Mannahatta) and acknowledges that it was founded upon the stolen land and erasure of many Indigenous communities. This acknowledgement demonstrates our institution’s commitment to the process of dismantling the legacies of colonialism and cultural imperialism.
We acknowledge the ongoing violence towards Indigenous people through systemic inequality. We pay our respect to the Indigenous peoples who lived and continue to live upon this land, and whose rich history, artistic practices, and spirituality are tied to this land. It is within our responsibility as a cultural institution and our commitment to diversity and inclusion to embody a commitment to Indigenous rights and cultural equity.
We sincerely invite you as an audience member to take a moment to reflect on the history and legacy of displacement, migration, and settlement.
It is our intention to work with local Native American arts councils to better inform our land acknowledgment practices and anticipate that it will evolve over time.
JOYCE THEATER PRODUCTIONS
Producer Ross LeClair
Associate Producer.............................................................Bridget Caston
FRONT-OF-HOUSE
Senior House Manager Samantha Fernandez House Manager........................................................................Drew O'Bryan
Assistant House Managers..............................................Joseph Burke, Lily Cole, Kenneth Harlin, Chikako Iwahori, Di’Shai Oquendo, Utafumi Takemura, Nicholas Thomas
BOX OFFICE
Box Office Manager Lisa Gendell Supervisors.............................................................Beth Miller, Vanessa Moton Box Office/JoyceCharge Staff........................................................Kelly Collins, Robert Craddock, Tatiana Gomez, Yulidal Hernandez Kin, Valencia Lombardi-Chisholm, Roy Odom, Jeremy Scharf, Jasmine Webb
OPERATIONS
Director of Operations Lou Albruzzese Studio Manager (NYCC&D)............................................Tamika Daniels Studio Operations (NYCC&D).......................................................Julia Dunne, Lauren Marcolus, Mak Thornquest
FACILITIES
Facilities Manager Jimmy Ortiz Maintenance Staff...............................................................Madelin Estrella, Yohanna Hernandez, Pablo Rodriguez
SPECIAL
SERVICES FOR THE JOYCE
THEATER
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP............Sara E. Solfanelli (Special Counsel for Pro Bono Initiatives), Howard B. Epstein (Of Counsel), Gregory P. Pressman, Esq. (Of Counsel), Susan E. Bernstein, Esq. (Special Counsel), Cristina Giappone, Esq., Andrew B. Lowy, Esq., Ann K. Young, Esq., Sabrina Singh, Esq,, Steven M. Appel, Esq., Gordon W. VanWieren III, Lance M. Kodish......................................... Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC................................................................ ................................................................................Kimberly M. Maynard, Esq. Glick and Weintraub PC......................Harry H. Weintraub, Counsel Hogan Lovells………..................................................................Ross Moskowitz Accounting...........................................................................................Lutz & Carr Digital Marketing Firm...............................................Capacity Interactive Publicity.................................................................................................Billy Zavelson Printer...........................................................Direct Printing Impressions Inc. Insurance.................................................................Risk Strategies Company Architects.............................................................................................................H3 General Contractor.........................Yorke Construction Corporation
Gym U NYC is the Official Gym Sponsor of The Joyce Theater.
Donald J. Rose, MD Director, Harkness Center for Dance Injuries at NYU Langone Health is the orthopedic and dance medicine consultant for The Joyce Theater Foundation.
THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION, INC.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Amit Wadhwaney, Chair
Charles M. Adelman, Vice Chair
Stephanie R. Breslow, Treasurer
Jane E. Goldberg, Secretary
Kerry Clayton, Chair Emeritus
Virginia A. Millhiser, Chair Emerita
R. Richard Ablon
Rob Ashford
Monica F. Azare
John M. Basnage de Beauval
Ajay Bhandaram
Keane Ehsani
Michael Feller
Ronald Gumbaz
Toni Hoover
Robert Musiker
IN MEMORIAM
Theodore S. Bartwink (Trustee 1993-2014)
Tracy Brown (Trustee 2020-2023)
R. Britton Fisher (Trustee 1990-2020)
David D. Holbrook (Trustee 1994-2023)
Richard Lukins (Trustee 1998-2011)
Anh-Tuyet Nguyen (Trustee 2007-2020)
Richard Shea (Trustee 2015-2022)
Monica B. Volstad (Trustee 2016-2023)
Stephen D. Weinroth (Trustee 1996-2022)
Steven M. Pesner
Meryl Rosofsky
Saul Sanders
Linda Shelton
Lauren E. Shortt
Cathy Weinroth
Madelyn Wils
Founders and Trustees Emeriti: Cora Cahan and Eliot Feld
ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN
The Joyce honors the following individuals, corporations, and foundations for their visionary support of our mission of advancing the vibrant and extraordinary art of dance. Funds contributed to the endowment campaign will allow The Joyce to continue its support of the dance community and to commission new work.
$1 Million and above
LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust
Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Endowment Fund
Stephen and Cathy Weinroth Charitable Trust
$500,000 and above
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Richard B. Fisher and Family
R. Britton Fisher and Family
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
$250,000 and above
David & Andrea Holbrook
Richard A. Lukins & Karen Fry
Saul & Mary Sanders
Susan Fawcett Sosin
$100,000 and above
Anonymous (1)
Alphawood Foundation
Kerry Clayton & Paige Royer
The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation
The Estate of Dorothy Lefkof
The William Randolph Hearst Foundations
Lynne & Richard Pasculano
Michèle & Steve Pesner
The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation
The Starr Foundation
$50,000 and above
R. Richard & Margery Ablon
Apollo Management, L.P.
Stephanie Breslow & Paul Watterson
The Coca-Cola Foundation
Ronald Gumbaz & Juliet A. Cozzi
JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Jerome A. and Estelle R.
Newman Assistance Fund, Inc.
Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation
$25,000 and above
Jane E. Goldberg
Cecilia & Jim Herbert
Jane Kendall & David Dietz
Elysabeth Kleinhans
Arnie & Susan Scharf
Richard Shea
Jennifer & Jonathan Allan Soros
Fiona J. Tilley & Gürhan Orhan
Dave Waks & Sandy Teger
Chris & Lonna Yegen
Carol Yorke & Gerard Conn
$5,000 and above
Anonymous (3)
Barbara & Robert Berkley
Philanthropic Fund
Barbara Berliner & Sol D. Rymer
The Cory & Bob Donnalley
Charitable Foundation
Jim & Linda Ellis
Mr. & Mrs. Ira Haupt, II
The Lawton W. Fitt & James I. McLaren Foundation
James H. Ottaway, Jr.
Kathleen A. Scott
Linda Shelton
Ferne Goldberg Sperling & Allan Sperling
JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION DONORS
The Joyce Theater appreciates the generosity of its supporters listed below as well as its many other supporters too numerous to include on these pages. List as of April 8, 2024.
Platinum Benefactors
($500,000 and above)
Howard Gilman Foundation
Elysabeth Kleinhans
LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust
Gold Benefactors
($100,000 and above)
Catskill Mountain Foundation
Kerry Clayton & Paige Royer
Ford Foundation
The Harkness Foundation for Dance
MacMillan Family Foundation
Mellon Foundation
Virginia & Timothy Millhiser
New York City Department Cultural Affairs
Robert Pollock
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation
The Shubert Foundation
Denise Littlefield Sobel
Silver Benefactors
($50,000 and above)
Jody & John Arnhold | Arnhold Foundation
*Ann & George Colony
GKV Charitable Foundation
*Leanne Lachman
National Endowment for the Arts
New York State Council on the Arts
Michèle & Steve Pesner
Meryl Rosofsky & Stuart Coleman
Lauren E. Shortt
The SHS Foundation
Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels
Amit Wadhwaney
Benefactor's Circle
($25,000 and above)
Anonymous (2)
Deborah & Charles Adelman
Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation
Stephanie R. Breslow & Paul Watterson
The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
Keane Ehsani
Jamshid & Mahsid Ehsani
*Nancy & Michael Feller
Melina Fisher
*Jane E. Goldberg
Ronald Gumbaz & Juliet Cozzi
Heartfelt Wings Foundation
Mertz Gilmore Foundation
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
Henry and Lucy Moses Fund
Bob & Sharon Musiker
National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts
Susan & Greg Pappajohn
The Jerome Robbins Foundation
Saul & Mary Sanders
TD Bank
Cathy Weinroth
Madelyn & Steven Wils
President's Circle
($15,000 and above)
Jen Ablon
Andrea Holbrook
Sharon L. Patrick
Tatiana Piankova Foundation
Barbro Osher Pro
Suecia Foundation
Nancy Sands
Kathleen A. Scott
Impresario’s Circle
($10,000 and above)
Anonymous (3)
Alpern Family Foundation
John Basnage de Beauval
Andrew & Froma Benerofe
Ajay Bhandaram
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Torrence Boone
Con Edison
Leslie & Richard Curtis
John & Margaret Falk
Linda & Martin Fell
FGK Foundation
Gregg & Jean Frankel
Charles and Joan Gross
Family Foundation
Elzbieta Grove
Judith M. Hoffman
In Honor of Karen Brooks Hopkins
Illuminated Foundation
The Ivill-Weiner Family
Andrew Martin-Weber
*LeConte Moore
*Nō Studios of Milwaukee
*Betty P. & Michael H. Rauch
*Karen Roth
Linda Shelton
Irene Shen
*Leslie Siegel
Jean & Gene Stark
Johanna Weber
*Vicente Wolf
*Ralph Womble & Ashley Edwards
Producer’s Circle
($7,500 and above)
Rick & Nurit Amdur
Judi Rappoport Blitzer & David M. Blitzer
Robert Brenner
Donna B. Case
Elizabeth Anne Hartman
Val Holley & Joseph Plocek
*Alan & Gail Koss
Jonathan Levinson
Cherrie Nanninga
Mr. Stephen Kroll Reidy
Michael Sekus & Bianca Russo
*Ms. Patricia E. Vance
Advocates
($5,000 and above)
Anonymous (2)
Alpern Family Foundation
Neme Alperstein
Sarah Arison
Rob Ashford
Monica Azare
*Sandra Berger
*Marty & Louise Bickman
*Dr. John Bonavita-Goldman
Office of City Council Member
Erik Bottcher
The Barbara Bell Cumming
Charitable Trust
Chubb LTD
*Cathleen Collins
*Melanie Coronetz & Bruce G. Miller
Jeffrey Davis & Michael T. Miller
Dancers Responding to AIDS
Carol Davis & Joel Marcus, M.D.
Susan Dickler & Sig Van Raan
Ania Fryszkowska
*Judith & Alan Fishman
FUSED
French U.S. Exchange in Dance
Paul Feuerman & Bruce Grivetti
*Thomas von Foerster
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Goodman
Sharon B. Gurwitz
Randall & Mary Hack
Olivia Howard & Greg Griffith
Christopher Jones & Deborah McAlister
*Jane Kendall
Christine Knuth
Elizabeth & Neil Kurtz
*Jayne Lipman & Robert Goodman
Robert R. Littman & Sully Bonnelly
*Joyce F. Menschel
Ronay & Richard Menschel/ Charina Foundation, Inc.
Owls Fund at the Triangle Community Foundation
In loving memory of Bill Perlmuth, Patricia Dugan Perlmuth
*Warrie Price & James David Prince
Rajika & Anupam Puri
Nina B. Quigly
Theresa Alessandro Russo Foundation
Lawrence Safran & Romulo Aromin, Jr.
Margaret E. Selby
*Robert A. Schulman
Barbara Madsen Smith
Christopher Soule
Linda B. Strumpf
*Irving & Elaine Wolbrom
Barbara Wybraniec
Director’s Circle
($2,750 and above)
Anonymous (2)
R. Richard Ablon
Joel & Rhela Aragona
Capezio/Ballet Makers Dance Foundation
Jane Comer
*Chris Coulthrust
The Cowles Charitable Trust
Mary Sharp Cronson
Jan, Dick & Nora Demenus
*Paul S. Engler
Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in New York
Andrew & Claire-Marine Ferguson
*Bart Friedman & Wendy Stein
*Emi Gittleman
*Dorothy Goodman
The Harold K. Gross Family Charitable Trust
Susan Ross Green
Ronald E. Hellman & Stephen B. Roberts
*Deborah Kaye
*Vasili Krishnamurti
*Joe Lanteri, New York City Dance Alliance Inc.
Elaine & Howard Leventhal
Mark Littman & Johnny Mendoza
In Memory of John MacDonald
Karen & Martin McDonald
Mutual of America Foundation
Omomuki Foundation
Philip W. Riskin
Charitable Foundation
Wes Schafer & Carlos Galtier
Susan & Arnie Scharf
Xiomara & Charles Scheidt
*Fran Schulman
Alex & Wendy Stanton
Marianna Vaidman Stone & Eric Stone
*Temple St Clair LLC
Michelle D. & Claude L. Winfield
Billy F.B. Wong & Stephanie Gordon
In honor of Billy Zavelson
Leaders
($1,000 and above)
Anonymous (10)
Adrienne Albert
Robert Allyn
Gerry & Hank Alpert
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
*Christina Back
Alison Baum
Harvey & Stephanie Benjamin
Cheryl Bergenfeld
*Barbara Berliner
Dorothy Black
Nissan Boury
Barbara & Gary Brandt
*Jonathan Brecht
*Joan Breibart
Edward Brill
Madeline Brine
Gerri Brioso
Matt Brodile
Jeffrey Bruce & Ingrid Steffensen
Joanna Bueche
*Rachael Venner & Michael Byars
Lisa Jo Reimer-Byrne
Ralph & Martine Calder
*Doug & Lisa Caldwell
Linda & Joseph Camardo
*Jeff & Susan Campbell
*Karen Carozza
Peri & David Clark
Mike Coffin
Woody & Janice Collins
Pamela Cook
Caroline & Paul Cronson
Irene Rosner David, in Memory of Dr. Raphael David
Diana Davies
David H. De Weese & Anne Heller
Ms. Beth Rudin DeWoody
The Cory & Bob Donnalley
Charitable Foundation
Domitilia Dos Santos
The Donut Pub
*The Dorothy Fund
Jack & Eleanor Dunn
Trisha & Patrick Duval
Christopher M. Elmore
Suzanne B. Engel
Mr. Richard Erstad & Dr. Gladys Fenichel
David L. Fanger & Martin Wechsler
Erin Feeley-Nahem & Isaac Nahem
*Marion Ilene Fischer
Brian Fitzpatrick
*Judith & Walter Flamenbaum
Pamela Frankel
Dr. Peter & Mrs. Eszter Friedman
Veronique Bogliolo Friedman & Mark Friedman
Tony & Carol Friscia
*Jeffrey Olund & Silvia Furia
*Tom & Nina Geller
Barrie Gillies & William Drummy
Carole Gottlieb
Minda Gralnek
Mason & Kim Granger
Lawrence Greene
Patric & Patricia Gregory
*Glen & Paula Gunsalus
Maya Hamlet
*Catherine Hartnett
Alexandra L. Harper
Aimee Haydinger
*Shelia Heimbinder
Dr. Elisabeth Hefti
Laurie & Jack Helfin
Janet L. Henner
Edward Henry & Susan Monk
Ellen Hirsch
In Honor of the Weinroths
Lynn Hopkins
George C. Howell, III
William Houlihan
David H. Hughes Jr.
Mary & David Iles
Derek Johnson
I. Michael Kadish
Kenneth S. Kail & Ivy Hwang
Margaret Kaplen
Matthew Karas
John Kirby
*Murray & Sylvana Klein
Diana Korsh
Kathy Krall
George & Liz Krupp
Sondra Kurtin Robinson
Bette Lacombe
Drs. Benjamin Natelson & Gudrun Lange
Reginald van Lee
Mickey Lemle
Rosanne Leshner
Dorothy Lichtenstein
TJ & Laura Lim - In Memory of Monica Voldstad
Robert & Dorina Link
*Tina Liu
David Lovett & Meg Ruley
Sharon Luckman & Paul Shapiro
Elizabeth A. Maher
Joseph M. Marger
Lynn C. Mautner
The McNamee McHugh Family Fund
*Israel Meir & Steve Rivera
*Lorraine Meeker
Miller Khoshkish Foundation
Mr. Wayne & Mrs. Barbara Miller
David & Diana Milich
Linda & Ed Morse
Michael Mulligan
Jane & Michael Murphy
*Judith Musiker
Jonathan M. Nadler
Kate Nguyen & Tom Eastwick
Aaron Singer & Bart Oosterveld
Trisha Ostergaard
*John Owen
Mercedes Paratje
David Parsons
David Pasterski
Peck Foundation, Milwaukee LTD
Amy Pennington
Edith C. Penty
Roxanne Permesly
Doug & Teresa Peterson
The Plimpton Shattuck Fund
Douglas & Barbara Pitsch
Madeleine Plonsker
Judith J. Plows
Carole Postal
Donna & James Pressman
*Frances A. Resheske
Philip W. Riskin Foundation
Mary Jo Robertiello
Ann Sahid Rosche
Donald J. Rose & Victoria Lasdon Rose
Ellen Rosen
Diana & Michael Rothenberg
Marilyn & Alan Rothstein
Ty Rugman
Deborah Sales & Ted Striggles
Alessandro & Fe Saracino-Fendi
Jesse & Carol Schwartz
Rena Shagan
Irene Shen
Susan Sillins
Barbara Jean Sinclair
Elizabeth Sledge
Joseph Smith & Leslie Hendrix
Marilyn Sobel
Leon Sokol
*Michael Solomon
Ellen Sorrin & David York
*Margaret Stern
*William L. Stern
Mamie and Justin Stewart
Linda Stocknoff
Roger Stoltz & Shauna Stoltz-Laurie
Abbie M. Strassler
William Sussman & Jane Steele
Consulate General of Sweden in New York
Ken Tabachnick & Yael Mandelstam
Jon Teeuwissen & Welz Kauffman
Pamela van Zandt & Gina Gibney
George Vanderploeg
*Lucy Vasserman & Brendan Finnegan
Merna Villarejo
David E. Vogel
Michael & Carol Weiss
Alexandra Wheeler & Rocky Rukan
Elly Karp Wong
Cora Yamamoto
Carol Yorke & Gerard Conn
Christian Zimmermann
Bonnie Zamosky-Roth
Investors ($500 and above)
Anonymous (13)
*Peggy Adams
LaRue Allen & Ebonya Washington
Debra R. Anisman
Maria Cristina Anzola
Paul Asman & Jill Lenoble
Joan Brooks Baker & Margeaux Klein
Clay H. Barr
Joan & Ira Berkowitz
*Stan & Abby Bloch
*Maria M. Branco
*Dr. Andrea Brandon & Black Rubee
Carol & Bob Braun
Jeffrey B. Bruce
Carol Bryce Buchanan
Amy Buchman & Vicki Haupt
Diana Cagle
Robert Calderisi
Jennifer Kornreich Cahn & Andrew Cahn
Julia Chambers
*Nishka Chandrasoma
Andrea Chernyk
Jason Chuang
*Maciej Chociej
Matthew C. Cluney
Eileen & Michael Cohen
*Kenneth Cole & Maria Cuomo Cole
Bradley Collins
Betsy Cornwall
William Cosper
Duke Dang & Charles E. Rosen
*Mary Craig
*Greg Darnieder
Duane Devries
Debora Domass
Michael Eizenberg
Robert Elder & Jacqueline Fox Elder
David & Ingrid Ellen
*Melissa Elstein & Eric Katzman
Dr. Sarah Fox & Mr. Steven Lochie
*Steven Fox
*The Frazza Foundation
Eileen & Cono Fusco
Karen Gershowitz
Elise Larrabure Girasole
Geraldine Glassman
Prof. James A. Glazier
Virginia Gold
Nita & Chuck Goodgal
Katherine Goodman
Lenore & Edward Grabowski
*Jeffrey Gracer
Grant Family Charitable Fund
Bruce Greenwald
Charles & Carol Grossman Family Fund
Jane Groveman
Gina Harman
Charles & Elaine Harris
*Tali Herman
Mr. Michael D. Herskovitz
Elizabeth Levitt Hirsch
Mr. Gregory Ho & Ms. Linda Sanchez
Cheri Hoff
Emma Hood
*Alicia Dhyana House
Ralph & Lynn Huber
*Daphne Hurford & Sanford Padwe
Laura J. Illich
Walter Jaffe & Paul King
*Ann Rosalind Jones
H. David Kaplan
Ethelle Katz
Robert & Marcy Katz
Jan S. Keithly
Jennifer Aley Kenney
Robert & Elaine Klein
Valarie Koch
*Eric & Sandra Krasnoff
*Sanford Krieger
Arthur & Jane Lane
Stephen B. Lane
Nancy Lashine
Kenneth M. LeClair
*Rosanne Legrand
Phyllis & Cary Lemkowitz
Elizabeth & Durwood Littlefield
*David Long
Jennifer & Gideon Malherbe
Joseph M. Marger
*Jennifer Markowitz
Margaret Mastrianni
Judy Mauer
Wendy A. McCain
Victoria Melendez
Tanya Melich & Noel Silverman
Joe Morra
Victoria Morris
Richard J. Moylan
Deb Murnin
Barry Nalebuff
Amanda Lee Neville
*The Carol & Melvin Newman
Family Foundation
John Kalish & Susan Niederman
Stuart Nordheimer & Barbara Miller
Joyce O’Brien
Peter J. Occolowitz
Katherine Ogg
Rachel Ostry, MD
Bob Ouimette
Flora Perskie
The L.E. Phillips Family Foundation, Inc.
Toniann Pitassi
The Marshall Franklin Foundation
Stephanie M. Goldson & Stephen Rappaport
Charles Ragland
Donald W. Roeske, Jr.
*Ellen & Mike Rosenberg
*Felicia Rosenfeld
Jean M. Ross
Elsa Ross-Greifinger
Jennifer Goodale & Mark Russell
Prince & Petar Sanders
*Lies Sapp
Dr. Carol Ann Satler
In Memory of Tracy Scherman
Marva & Florian Schodel
Deborah Selch
Elizabeth Shapiro
Neal Sheorey
*Tara Sherman & Tony Weiss
Sheetal & Tokumbo Shobowale
Lindy Shuttleworth & Arthur Reichstetter
*Katherine Sinnott
Andrew & Jennifer Smith
Joan & Laurence Sorkin
Michael Stanley
Jessica E. Stack
Helen Sullivan
Dr. Pavur R. Sundaresan
*Esther Tan
Pamela Tatge
Jennifer Tipton
William Tomai & John Eric Sebesta
TPU Local One IATSE
*Dana Troetel & George Papageorge
Frank Troutman
Ellie Tweedy
Thomas Van Winkle
Ernie Vickroy
Ronald Walcott
Thomas Allen Walker
Charles Walker
Louise Washer & Mary Clay Fields
Gregory Ward
Sedgwick & Pamela Ward
Chris Watson
Michael Wehman
Carol A. Weil
Kate Weil
Sara Weinheimer
George S. Werner & Li Werner
*Kathy M. Wojtas
*The Winkler Prins
Charitable Fund
Gregory Youdan
Eloise Zeller
Sponsors ($350 and above)
Anonymous (4)
Patricia Adell
*Fred & Sarah Allilaire
Elaine & Theodossios Athanassiades
Kenneth Berk & Anne Serrell
Joan & Ira Berkowitz
Eugene Black
Paul Brohan
Leslie Buckland
Anita Cabrera
Gia Carifo
Amy Cho
Galois Cohen
Richard & Mary Ann Cohen
Robert Conkey
Dr. & Mrs. Frederiick Corio
John Coulter
Mr. John A. Crawford III
Judy Cunningham
Jacqueline Z. Davis
Mr. Anthony DePersia
*Nicole Dietrich & Jack Kraska
Rodney Durso
Jo Ann Engelhardt
Ellen Estes
Martha Evenson & Daniel Hoffman
Susan E. Green
Eric Hemel & Barbara Morgen
Herman & Jacquelyn Heinemann
Mrs. Ruth W. Heuman
*Jerry Heymann
George & Linda Hiltzik
Huong Hoang
Sherrilyn Ifill
Ronald Jacquart
Bond Koga
Susan & Peter Kopple
Angela de Lara
*Emanuel Lewis
*Cynthia Low
Judy Mauer
Doug & Regina McCorkle
Cynthia Adler McKee
Alan Mendelsohn
Carol and Frank Messineo
*Mildred Munich
*Brigitte and Jeff Myhre
Aaron & Marcia Naveh
Madeleine Nichols
Phillip J. Pena
*Marisa Anne Pierson
Posner-Wallace Foundation
Terry Prahl
The Pulse Performing Arts Studio
Jonathan Raskin
*Richard & Rachel Robbins
Eileen Robert
Lainie & John Ross
Paul de Sa
*Gregg Passin & Andy Schmidt
Phillip Schmiedl
Sherry Barron-Seabrook
Martha Sherman
*Joseph Small
Robin Smith & Bill Plante
Margaret Stern
Jos Stumpe
Mr. Lars Rosager & Mr. Donald Troise
Ms. Donna Tatro
Tonic Physical Therapy & Wellness
Dana A. Troetel
Dick & Carolyn Wallach
*Irmgard Wieland
*Jeanette Williams
Jawole Willa Jo Zollar
* Denotes Joyce Rising Stars, The Joyce's new or increased donors.
The Rudolf Nureyev Prize for New Dance and Ballet Festival Commissions
The Joyce Theater Foundation thanks the Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation for its invaluable partnership in commissioning new works from both established and emerging ballet companies, and enabling these companies to perform on the Joyce stage. The Joyce gratefully recognizes the donors listed below for their generous matching support that has made this effort possible.
Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation
R. Richard Ablon
Deborah & Charles Adelman
Gerald M. Appelstein
Rob Ashford
Stephen M. Baldini
Theodore S. Bartwink
The Harkness Foundation for Dance
Mick Beekhuizen
Evan Behrens & Dara Stern
Ajay Bhandaram
Torrence Boone
Stephanie R. Breslow & Paul Watterson
Madeline Brine
Richard & Martha Byrne
Kerry Clayton & Paige Royer
Rodney S. Cohen
Alan & Chi Colberg
Arlene Cooper
Pamela Crutchfield
Trisha & Patrick Duval
Jamshid & Mahshid Ehsani
Augie K. Fabela II
Britton & Melina Fisher
Kim Friedman
J. Eric Gambrell
Jane E. Goldberg
Ronald Gumbaz & Juliet Cozzi
David Haines
John & Judith Hannan
Rex S. Heinke
Cecilia & Jim Herbert
David & Andrea Holbrook
Toni Hoover
Kim Koopersmith
Allen Kovac/ Tenth Street Entertainment
Ronald & Stephanie Kramer
Ronald S. Lauder
Jim Leary
Alec & Sarah Machiels
Joyce F. Menschel
David & Diana Milich
Virginia & Timothy Millhiser
Karyl Nairn
Abby McCormick O'Neil & Carroll Joynes
Anh-Tuyet Nguyen & Robert Pollock
Susan & Gregory Pappajohn
Michèle & Steven Pesner
Tatiana Piankova Foundation
Betty P. & Michael H. Rauch
Gregg Rechler/ Lisa & Gregg Rechler
Charitable Trust
The Jerome Robbins Foundation
Ann Sahid Rosche
Meryl Rosofsky & Stuart H. Coleman
Rowan Family Foundation Inc.
Saul & Mary Sanders
Fran Schulman
Kathleen A. Scott
Frederic & Robin Seegal
Richard Shea
Howard L. Shecter
Linda Shelton
Irene Shen
Henry R. Silverman
Susan Fawcett Sosin
Allan Sperling & Ferne Goldberg
Wendy & Alex Stanton
Justin A. Stevens
Raymond & Margaret Vandenberg
Monica B. Voldstad
Amit Wadhwaney
Daniel Walsh
Stephen & Cathy Weinroth
Steven M. Zagar
Richard Kielar & Christian Zimmermann
The Young Leaders Circle
Rebecca Aronson
Chellis Baird
Emerald Layne Baker
Alison Baum
Lisa Bonifacic
Scott Caplan
Victor M. Castillo & Blake Wiedenhoeft
Julia Chambers
Nishka Chandrasoma
Ellen Chen
Dr. Jason Chuang
Mary Craig
Debora Domass
Ayesha Pirbhai Fardell
Andrew & Claire-Marine Ferguson
Bette Ann Fialkov, Co-Chair
Erica Forrence
Ania Fryszkowska
Tiger Gao
Swapna Ghanta
Ronald Gilliam & Akram Hélil
Amita Goyal
Alexandra Harper, Co-Chair
Molly Hensrud
Madison Hicks
Alixandra Holloway, Co-Chair
Emma Hood
Kristen Irby
Amanda Knight
Jeremy Lentz
Jacob Levy
Stephanie Lichtinger
Camilla Liou
Mitch Lowenthal
Kyle Marshall
Katherine Maxwell
Christopher Morales
Katie Mues
Leah Nelson
Abigail Nintzel
Abigail Richards
Setpheap San
Rafi Sahanoor Sarkar
Ariane Schaffer
Elisa Smilovitz
Andrea Nicole Smith
Daniel Spence
Margaret Stephens
J. Mark & Oni Strawn
Myriam Varjacques
Lucy Vasserman
Alexander Wang
Douglas Weiss
Ricke Williams
Emma Winder
LeeAna Wolfman
^Artist Committee members to join The Joyce’s Young Leaders Circle, please contact the Development office at 347-856-5828.
JOYCE PROGRAMS ARE MADE POSSIBLE WITH PUBLIC FUNDS FROM:
Joyce programs are made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council with special thanks to Council Member Erik Bottcher.
FACILITIES & SERVICES
Box Office (212-242-0800): Open Monday thru Sunday, 12pm - 6pm. On days when there is a performance, the box office is open through curtain time; advance sales stop ½ hour prior to curtain time (including matinees). Closed on major holidays. For Hearing Impaired call (TDD) 212-245-2904. To report Lost & Found items, please see an usher or call 212-691-
EMERGENCY RESUSCITATION EQUIPMENT
Resuscitation masks and latex gloves are located in the closet next to the drinking fountain in the Upper Lobby. AED is located downstairs in the reception area. LEARN CPR. For more information, contact the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association.
FIRE NOTICE: The exit indicated by a red light and sign nearest to the seat you occupy is the shortest route to the street. In the event of fire or other emergency, please walk —do not run— to that exit. WARNING: The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited within the auditorium. Violators will be punished with confiscation of recording device or ejection from the theater, and may be held liable for money damages.
