PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY JUNE 14 - 19, 2022
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Paul Taylor Dance Foundation in association with The Joyce Theater Foundation presents
ERAN BUGGE CHRISTINA LYNCH MARKHAM MADELYN HO KRISTIN DRAUCKER LEE DUVENECK ALEX CLAYTON DEVON LOUIS JOHN HARNAGE MARIA AMBROSE LISA BORRES JADA PEARMAN SHAWN LESNIAK JAKE VINCENT JESSICA FERRETTI AUSTIN KELLY KENNY CORRIGAN FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR PAUL TAYLOR ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MICHAEL NOVAK RESIDENT CHOREOGRAPHER LAUREN LOVETTE BETTIE DE JONG
REHEARSAL DIRECTORS ANDY LEBEAU CATHY MCCANN
PRINCIPAL LIGHTING DESIGNERS JENNIFER TIPTON JAMES F. INGALLS PRINCIPAL SET & COSTUME DESIGNERS SANTO LOQUASTO WILLIAM IVEY LONG EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JOHN TOMLINSON Leadership funding provided by Stephen Kroll Reidy. Lincoln Center Season made possible by Marjorie S. Isaac. Major support provided by The SHS Foundation, Jody and John Arnhold, the Howard Gilman Foundation, and The Shubert Foundation. Additional major funding provided by S&P Global, The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, and The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation. Support for the creation of new work provided by Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Paul Taylor Dance Company gratefully acknowledges the estates of Harlan Morse Blake and Mary J. Osborn for their transformational gifts. Public support provided by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council, and the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Leadership support for The Joyce Theater Foundation has been provided by the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust. Leadership support for The Joyce’s presentation of dance has been provided by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Leadership support for The Joyce's annual programming is provided by Howard Gilman Foundation. Major support for The Joyce has been provided by Booth Ferris Foundation, Ford Foundation, The Harkness Foundation for Dance, Mellon Foundation, The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, The SHS Foundation, and The Shubert Foundation.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM Since taking the reins of the Paul Taylor Dance Company in 2018, I have been driven by a passion to find innovative ways to present the priceless legacy Mr. Taylor left to us – 147 dances – and to commission a new generation of American choreographers whose work, like Paul’s, is fresh, powerful, expressive, imaginative, and unexpected. This year we celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Paul’s evergreen Aureole. This lyrical, joyful work was a controversial departure from the norm of modern dance in 1962, and it catapulted the then 32-year old choreographer to the forefront of the dance world – a position he never relinquished. Along with Paul’s brilliant, early groundbreaking dances (Fibers, Events II, Images & Reflections, and Tracer) I'm presenting premieres by two utterly compelling and vibrant choreographers: Peter Chu and Michelle Manzanales, who bring diverse stories and perspectives to our repertory. The goal is to reveal a fascinating intersection of where our art form has been and where it is heading, while taking a fresh look at the radical side of the young Paul Taylor, in all its riveting power and beauty. I’m thrilled that you’ve joined us.
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Tuesday, June 14, 7:30 pm Thursday, June 16, 8 pm Saturday, June 18, 2 pm
Wednesday, June 15, 7:30 pm Friday, June 17, 8 pm Saturday, June 18, 8 pm
Sunday, June 19, 2 pm
FIBERS
TRACER
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HOPE IS THE THING WITH FEATHERS
IMAGES AND REFLECTIONS
EVENTS II
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A CALL FOR SOFTER LANDINGS
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HOPE IS THE THING WITH FEATHERS Intermission
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AUREOLE
A CALL FOR SOFTER LANDINGS Intermission
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AUREOLE
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AUREOLE
ABOUT THE DANCES A CALL FOR SOFTER LANDINGS NEW YORK PREMIERE
Music by Liquid Liquid, Duke Ellington, Julia Wolfe, and Joan Armatrading Choreography by Peter Chu Choreography Assistance by Sloan Pearson Costumes by Clarion Overmoyer Lighting by Christopher Chambers Sound Design by Daniel Moses Schreier PERFORMERS CHRISTINA LYNCH MARKHAM ERAN BUGGE • MADELYN HO • KRISTIN DRAUCKER LEE DUVENECK • ALEX CLAYTON • DEVON LOUIS JOHN HARNAGE • MARIA AMBROSE • LISA BORRES JADA PEARMAN • SHAWN LESNIAK • JESSICA FERRETTI AUSTIN KELLY • KENNY CORRIGAN Commissioned in part by the Northrop Centennial Commissions Fund and the Harkness Foundation for Dance.
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AUREOLE (1962) Music by George Frideric Handel Excerpts from Concerti Grossi in C, F and Jephtha Choreography by Paul Taylor Costumes by George Tacet Lighting by Thomas Skelton PERFORMERS LEE DUVENECK (6/14, 6/16, 6/18mat, 6/19) • DEVON LOUIS (6/15, 6/17, 6/18eve) MARIA AMBROSE KRISTIN DRAUCKER • JADA PEARMAN • AUSTIN KELLY Original production made possible by the 1962 American Dance Festival at Connecticut College. Preservation made possible by Elise Jaffe and Jeffrey Brown. Additional preservation support from the Paul Taylor Repertory Preservation Project with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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EVENTS II (1957) Choreography by Paul Taylor Designed by Robert Rauschenberg Lighting by Tharon Musser PERFORMERS ERAN BUGGE • JADA PEARMAN
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FIBERS (1961) Music by Arnold Schoenberg Choreography by Paul Taylor Set and Costumes by Rouben Ter-Arutunian Lighting by Tharon Musser Lighting reconceived by Jennifer Tipton PERFORMERS CHRISTINA LYNCH MARKHAM • ALEX CLAYTON DEVON LOUIS • LISA BORRES Original production commissioned by Ballet Society. Revival supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
HOPE IS THE THING WITH FEATHERS WORLD PREMIERE
Music by Rohey Jallow, Bob Marley, Harry Woods, Gustavo Santaolalla, Tomás Méndez, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, and Carla Morrison Choreography by Michelle Manzanales Costumes by Santo Loquasto Lighting by Christopher Chambers PERFORMERS CHRISTINA LYNCH MARKHAM • MADELYN HO • LEE DUVENECK ALEX CLAYTON • DEVON LOUIS • MARIA AMBROSE • LISA BORRES JADA PEARMAN • SHAWN LESNIAK • JESSICA FERRETTI The commissioning of Michelle Manzanales to create work on the Paul Taylor Dance Company was made possible by the generous support of Jody and John Arnhold.
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IMAGES AND REFLECTIONS (1958) (EXCERPTS)
Music by Morton Feldman Choreography by Paul Taylor Designed by Robert Rauschenberg Lighting by Tharon Musser PERFORMERS White and Sulphur Shell Blue and Copper
JOHN HARNAGE KRISTIN DRAUCKER DEVON LOUIS
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PROFILES (1979) Music specially composed by Jan Radzynski Choreography by Paul Taylor Costumes by Gene Moore Lighting by Mark Litvin PERFORMERS ERAN BUGGE • ALEX CLAYTON MADELYN HO • JOHN HARNAGE Original production made possible in part by a commission from The American Dance Festival.
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TRACER (1962) Music by James Tenney Choreography by Paul Taylor Set and Costumes by Robert Rauschenberg Lighting by Tom Skelton PERFORMERS LEE DUVENECK MADELYN HO • KRISTIN DRAUCKER • JESSICA FERRETTI Reconstruction made possible by UNC Charlotte, the Wells Fargo Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Photo by Whitney Browne.
ABOUT THE COMPANY Dancemaker Paul Taylor (1930-2018) first presented his choreography in New York City on May 30, 1954. That performance marked the birth of the Paul Taylor Dance Company and the beginning of 64 years of unrivaled creativity by the dance maker, who became one of history’s most acclaimed artists and part of the pantheon that shaped America’s home-grown art of Modern Dance. The Company has since appeared in venues throughout the United States and around the globe, from college campuses and rural towns to major opera houses and performing arts centers, in more than 600 cities in 66 countries. Having molded his dancers into one of the world’s most celebrated ensembles, Mr. Taylor established Paul Taylor American Modern Dance in 2015 to give the artform a long-awaited home at New York’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Upon Mr. Taylor’s death in 2018, his chosen successor, Company member Michael Novak, became PTDC’s second Artistic Director. Under Mr. Novak’s leadership, the Company continues to present works from the vast canon of Taylor dances along with other seminal works of past and present, and commissions the next generation of choreographers to create works on Taylor dancers. In 2022 Mr. Novak invited New York City Ballet alumna Lauren Lovette, whom he had earlier commissioned to create a dance, to be PTDC’s first Resident Choreographer. Mr. Novak will bring the Company back to Lincoln Center for its annual multi-week engagement there in November 2022.
WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY PAUL TAYLOR (Founding Artistic Director) was one of the most accomplished artists this nation has ever produced. He established the Paul Taylor Dance Company in 1954, serving as both a virtuoso performer and a trailblazing choreographer until 1974, when he turned exclusively to choreography. During his 64-year career as a dance maker, Mr. Taylor helped define and shape the home-grown American art of modern dance through a matchless repertoire of 147 works with an extraordinary range of subject matter. In 2015 he established Paul Taylor American Modern Dance with the goal of creating an institutional home for modern dance at New York’s Lincoln Center. In addition to presenting Mr. Taylor’s works, PTAMD presents iconic works by great modern choreographers of the past and present, and commissions the dance makers of the 21st Century to work with the Taylor Company, thereby helping to ensure the future of the art form. MICHAEL NOVAK (Artistic Director) became the second Artistic Director in the history of the Paul Taylor Dance Foundation in September 2018, having been chosen by Mr. Taylor to succeed him upon his death. A critically acclaimed Taylor dancer from 2010 to 2019, Mr. Novak earned a nomination for the Clive Barnes Foundation Dance Award for his debut season. He performed in 50 Taylor dances in all, as well as in several works by Taylorcommissioned choreographers. Under Mr. Novak’s direction, the Paul Taylor Dance Company continues to be one of the world’s premier modern dance companies,
with a robust domestic and international touring program, dynamic online presence, and ever-expanding repertory that includes the vast Taylor canon, important historical masterpieces, and commissioned works by 21st Century choreographers. The New York Times hailed his inaugural season as Artistic Director as “groundbreaking and inspirational.” In 2019, he partnered with Orchestra of St. Luke’s Bach Festival, curating the first presentation in a single engagement of all six of Paul Taylor’s iconic dances set to music by Bach. In memory of Mr. Taylor, he launched “The Celebration Tour,” a multi-year international touring retrospective of the Taylor repertoire. Raised in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, Mr. Novak is an alumnus of Columbia University’s School of General Studies, where he received his BA in Dance Magna Cum Laude with Departmental Honors and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He was the Keynote Speaker for the Class of 2020. LAUREN LOVETTE (Resident Choreographer) personifies the intertwining of dance and choreography, moving seamlessly from one to the other. Her work has been commissioned and performed by leading dance companies and festivals, including the New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, the Vail International Dance Festival, American Ballet Theatre Studio Company, the Paul Taylor Dance Company, Nevada Ballet Theatre, as well as a self-produced evening entirely of her own work in which she also danced, Why It Matters. She began creating dance as a ballet student for a 2007 choreographic workshop showing at the School of American Ballet (SAB). Another ballet, for the 2008 workshop, was soon followed by her being selected to create a work for the 2009 New York Choreographic Institute. In 2016, Lovette, then a relatively new principal dancer, was asked to choreograph her first piece, that then premiered at the New York City Ballet Fall Fashion Gala. In 2017, she choreographed for the Vail International Dance Festival, the NYCB Fall Season Gala, and the American Ballet Theatre Studio Company. She was awarded the Virginia B. Toulmin Fellowship at the Center for Ballet and the Arts at New York University in fall of 2018, and a year later created a work for the 2019 Fall Fashion Gala at NYCB. Her work at NYCB is noteworthy, forging a path for other female choreographers in an area of dance that has notably been predominantly male. Born in Thousand Oaks, CA, Lovette began studying ballet at the age of 11 at the Cary Ballet Conservatory in Cary, NC. She enrolled at SAB as a full-time student in 2006. In October 2009, Ms. Lovette became an apprentice with NYCB and joined the Company as a member of the corps de ballet in September 2010. Promoted to soloist in February 2013 and to principal dancer in June 2015, she stepped down from her position at the company in 2021 to embark on a career devoted to dance and choreography in more equal measure. Ms. Lovette received the Clive Barnes Award for dance in December 2012 and was the 2012-2013 recipient of the Janice Levin Award. MICHELLE MANZANALES (Choreographer) is a choreographer and dedicated dance educator originally from Houston, TX. In addition to Paul Taylor Dance Company, her current choreographic commissions include new works for Ballet Hispánico, Oregon Ballet Theater, Contemporary West Dance Theatre’s ARTSWORK, and Montclair State University. Additional works by Manzanales include If by Chance... (2019) which was created for and performed at the
Jerome Robbins Dance Division at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts 75th Anniversary Gala; Con Brazos Abiertos (2017) which premiered at The Joyce Theater, was presented at New York City Center’s Fall for Dance Festival, and has since toured worldwide; Paloma Querida, her homage to Frida Kahlo; and Sugar in the Raw, created for Luna Negra Dance Theater. Manzanales is the cofounder of the Latinx Dance Educators Alliance. Before taking her current leadership role of Director of the Ballet Hispánico School of Dance in 2016, she led the organization’s professional company as Rehearsal Director & Artistic Associate for seven seasons. PETER CHU (Choreographer) was born in the Bronx, NY, and raised in Cocoa Beach, FL, where he began training as a competitive gymnast and later furthered his artistry at Dussich Dance Studio. After graduating from The Juilliard School, he performed with BJM Danse, EZdanza, Aszure Barton & Artists, Kidd Pivot, and in Céline Dion’s Las Vegas spectacular, A New Day. In 2008, he formed a Las Vegas project based dance company, chuthis., which showcases his work and that of his collaborators. Mr. Chu has created works for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Staatstheater Augsburg, Charlotte Ballet II, Orlando Ballet Theatre, Hubbard Street 2, Giordano Dance Chicago, SYTYCD, Naomi Stikeman’s Çaturn, Houston MET Dance, New Dialect, SALT Contemporary Dance, HSPro, and The Juilliard School, among others. This year, Mr. Chu will be premiering new works for Giordano Dance Chicago, Gibney Dance Company, and a creation for his own company, chuthis. BETTIE DE JONG (Rehearsal Director) was born in Sumatra, Indonesia, and in 1946 moved to Holland, where she continued her early training in dance and mime. Her first professional engagement was with the Netherlands Pantomime Company. After coming to New York City to study at the Martha Graham School, she performed with the Graham Company, the Pearl Lang Company, John Butler and Lucas Hoving, and was seen on CBS-TV with Rudolf Nureyev in a duet choreographed by Paul Taylor. Ms. de Jong joined the Taylor Company in 1962. Noted for her strong stage presence and long lines, she was Mr. Taylor's favorite dancing partner and, as Rehearsal Director, was his surrogate in the studio and on tour for more than 40 years. She received the 2019 Balasarawati/Joy Anne Dewey Beinecke Endowed Chair for Distinguished Teaching Award from the American Dance Festival for her substantial contributions to the sustainment of the Taylor legacy. ANDY LEBEAU (Rehearsal Director) was raised in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He graduated from the Boston Conservatory of Music with a B.F.A. in dance in 1993. He then moved to New York City to be one of the original members of Taylor 2. Two years later, he was invited to join Paul Taylor Dance Company. After retiring from the stage in 2005, Mr. LeBeau served as Director of The Taylor School, then Director of Taylor 2, Company Manager, and Rehearsal Assistant to Mr. Taylor. He works closely with Mr. Novak and Ms. de Jong.
CATHY MCCANN (Rehearsal Director) was a member of the Paul Taylor Dance Company for 13 years. Among the 18 dances Mr. Taylor made on her were Mercuric Tidings, Brandenburgs, Musical Offering, and Sunset. She was featured in five Taylor television specials, including the 1991 Emmy Award-winning Speaking in Tongues. In 1991, Mikhail Baryshnikov invited her to join the White Oak Dance Project, where she performed works by Mark Morris and Lar Lubovitch. Ms. McCann has staged Taylor dances for American Ballet Theatre, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, San Francisco Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet and Washington Ballet, among others, and her own choreography has been presented at New York City Center. She has been a faculty member of Adelphi University, Barnard College, and Hofstra University, and has taught at the American Dance Festival and Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. She was appointed Director of Taylor 2 by Mr. Novak in March 2019. She became Rehearsal Director in March 2020. ERAN BUGGE (Joined PTDC: 2005) From: Oviedo, Florida. The Hartt School, University of Hartford Summa Cum Laude. “Taylor style felt right on my body; even as a student it was apparent the Company was a warm, supportive place, and the human connection inherent in the dances felt new.” Audition: “The moment Paul chose me is etched in my memory – it’s such a life-changing experience of dreams coming true. His face lit up when I told him how to pronounce Bugge and he said, ‘I love bugs!’” Taylor’s work: “Community. Earthy. Authentic.” Favorite restaurant: “My husband’s cooking.” Favorite music: “Magnetic Field’s Book of Love modified as a lullaby.” Great places: “Canadian Rockies. Iceland.” Great artwork: “Winged Victory of Samothrace.” Profile: “I’m relentlessly optimistic.” Fun fact: “I sew my own clothes and dancewear.” Motherhood: “Watching Arden learn to move has been the most rewarding.” @eranbugge CHRISTINA LYNCH MARKHAM (Joined T2: 2008; PTDC: 2013) From: Westbury, New York. Hofstra University Summa Cum Laude. “At 13 I enjoyed a ballet on PBS and told my dad I wanted to do that. A few days later I signed up for dance lessons.” Origins: “I’m half Chinese, half Irish. My family sacrificed so much for me to do what I love. My Chinese grandma cultivated my artistic side.” Taylor introduction: “Esplanade at City Center, and I was lucky to have Taylor alumni Cathy McCann, Karla Wolfangle, and Joao Mauricio as teachers at Hofstra.” Taylor’s work: “Athletic. Passionate. Daring.” Days off: “I love to cook, spend time with family, and snuggle with my cats.” Favorite music: "Sinéad O’Connor’s Lion and the Cobra.” Advocacy: “It’s important to help and inspire young dancers; they’re our future!” Personal slogan: “Dance the F&@ out of it!!” @christinalynchmarkham MADELYN HO, M.D. (Joined T2: 2008; PTDC: 2015) From: Sugar Land, Texas. Harvard College; Doctorate of Medicine, Harvard Medical School. “I learned Taylor fundamentals during Intensives; the athleticism and emotional quality was exciting. And Ruth Andrien taught Taylor and set Aureole on us in college.” Taylor 2 audition: “During that nerve-racking walk across the room you’re thinking, I don’t know if I know how to walk anymore! And I was the only idiot in shorts; wrong choice – there was knee work and sliding!” PTDC audition: “Paul’s validation meant all the world. He said, ‘Well, medicine can wait.’”
Juggling act: “Taylor would perform Saturday, I’d travel to Boston for medical rotation on Monday, and bus back for Tuesday rehearsal.” Taylor’s work: “Expansive. Athletic. Layered.” Favorite restaurant: “Leland in Brooklyn.” Fun fact: “I do worm composting in my apartment and love science fiction books.” Dream: “To meet Michelle Kwan.” @madho4 KRISTIN DRAUCKER (Joined PTDC: 2017) From: Charlotte, North Carolina. “After I was in a high school production of The King And I, I knew I wanted to spend my life in the theater.” Taylor dream: “The piece I really wanted to dance was Aureole – I think it’s hands down the most perfect dance ever created. Every role is exceptional.” Audition: “The first thing I danced for Paul was the women's trio from Scudorama. I felt incredibly calm and grateful dancing that. Afterward, I thought, well, if I don't get the job, at least I got to dance that for Paul.” Taylor’s work: “Human. Complicated. Musical. The dancers are so present with each other.” Days off: “Exploring the East Village.” Favorite restaurant: “Il Posto Accanto on East Second Street.” Favorite music: “Dylan. Stravinsky.” Great place: "Tuscany." Favorite artwork: “The Master and Margarita.” @kristertwister LEE DUVENECK (Joined T2: 2012; PTDC: 2017) From: Arlington, Texas. Southern Methodist University. “A local dance company gave a presentation at my elementary school and by lunchtime I was using a playground rail as a ballet barre; the dancers using their bodies to communicate characters really appealed to me.” Taylor introduction: “Ruth Andrien staged Cloven Kingdom on me in college; the power I felt dancing the Men’s Quartet and the freshness of Paul’s choreography, mixed with the timeless shapes he created, made me want to work with him.” Taylor’s work: “Generous. Courtly. Bizarre.” Favorite restaurant: “Kiki’s, a Greek place in Chinatown – all the signage is in Chinese.” Favorite composer/music: “Steve Reich: Electric Counterpoint.” Great place: “Berlin, for the energy.” Fun fact: “My great-great-grandfather Frank Duveneck was an American master; I’ve found his paintings at several American museums including the Met.” @Lee.Duveneck ALEX CLAYTON (Joined PTDC: 2017) From: Louisville, Kentucky. Stephens College. “I wasn’t aware that Black people could dance professionally until I was 16, when I saw Alvin Ailey. I felt there was a future for me.” Taylor introduction: “I was taught Brandenburgs by Cathy McCann; it was galvanizing. I was Rehearsal Assistant for Lila York’s commissioned dance; Taylor dancers had big personalities, and I fought even harder to get into the Company.” Audition: “When Paul chose me I stood there and sobbed.” Taylor’s work: “Loaded. Complex. Satisfying.” Favorite restaurant: “Vinateria in Harlem.” Specialty dish: “Cacio e pepe.” Favorite artists: “Tina Turner. Hans Zimmer.” Fun fact: “My greatgrandfather, principal of Central High, saw greatness in Muhammad Ali and passed him even though some teachers didn’t want to! Louisville breeds strong people; I feel that resoluteness.” Favorite artwork: “Bernini’s Ecstasy of Saint Teresa.” @a_ _clayton
DEVON LOUIS (Joined PTDC: 2018) From: Washington, DC. Duke Ellington School of the Arts. “I didn’t know about modern dance until I turned 13. Around that time I had the opportunity to see Matthew Rushing perform Ailey’s Love Songs; I wanted to make people feel the way he made me feel.” Audition: “The second time I auditioned for Taylor I had a huge Afro; they didn’t recognize me until I started walking across the floor.” Inspiration: “Syzygy made me want to really invest in being a Taylor dancer.” Taylor’s work: “Eclectic. Dramatic. Impactful.” Favorite song: “McCoy Tyner’s Contemplation.” Great place: “Lugano, Switzerland.” Favorite artwork: “Goya’s Saturn Devouring His Son.” Personal catchphrase: “If you got it, you got it.” Fun facts: “I’m into fashion and jewelry. I write poetry; I love Kahlil Gibran and Maya Angelou. And I’d like to choreograph in the future.” @silk_c._ JOHN HARNAGE (Joined PTDC: 2018) From: Miami, Florida. The Juilliard School. “When my grandmother took me to The Nutcracker as a kid, I danced around so much they took me to the back of the auditorium.” Taylor introduction: “Promethean Fire. I was awestruck; it was beautiful and touching. I didn’t know dance could be like that.” Taylor’s work: “Human. Large. Giving.” Taylor wisdom: “Taylor’s about real people and human connection: a special exchange of ideas and emotions.” Favorite food: “What my husband and I cook.” Favorite composer: “Paul’s love of Bach rubbed off on me. I hear more and more every time.” Exquisite moment: “Dancing at Paul’s memorial was a special experience, and my parents and I shared the moment their son made it to Lincoln Center.” Fun fact: “I’m an avid reader and collector of books; you’ll never catch me without one!” @johnharnage MARIA AMBROSE (Joined PTDC: 2019) From: Meredith, New Hampshire. George Mason University Magna Cum Laude. “Dancing was always when I felt my truest self. I wanted to be a Taylor dancer before I ever saw his work; my mom always talked about the power and strength that set Taylor apart.” Audition: “April 8th, 2019, I took my normal Taylor class and Michael Novak asked, ‘Can you start in 20 minutes?’ On May 20th I was officially offered the job; I don’t think I ever fully exhaled in my life until that moment!” Taylor’s work: “Honest. Poignant. Human; Taylor dancers take ownership of the movement.” Specialty dish: “Spaghetti al limone.” Favorite restaurant: “Pasquale Jones in Little Italy.” Favorite musican: “I have two Prince tattoos.” Great place: “Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire.” Fun fact: “Every year I hike another 4,000-footer in the White Mountains.” @maria.ambrose LISA BORRES (Joined PTDC: 2019) From: Staten Island, New York. The Hartt School, University of Hartford. “Maria Ambrose said, ‘The way you move, I think you’d like Taylor.’” Inspiration: “Speaking in Tongues was genius – life-changing.” Audition: “I’d just turned thirty; ‘If not now, when?’ The second I got home I got the call; euphoria, knowing your life is about to change.” Taylor Wisdom: “When you get hired everybody says, Welcome to the family. Everyone is here for each other, and wants to honor Paul’s work. You can call an alumnus and say, ‘In 1982 you did this step, can you tell me about it?’” Favorite restaurant: “Felice.” Great place: “Savannah. I try to visit an art museum in every tour city.” Exquisite
moment: “The first moment on stage at Lincoln Center, after thinking my career might not happen this way, was magical.” @lisaborres JADA PEARMAN (Joined PTDC: 2019) From: Hamilton, Bermuda. University of Arizona. “I saw an old video of Esplanade and wanted to do a baseball slide. I love the animalistic, free quality of Paul’s work.” Audition: “The opening walk is the hardest thing to do!” Taylor’s work: “Risk-taking. Fluid. Human. Paul wanted you to be you on stage. We’re all so different, and you see that, as well as being together, when we dance. I love that about this Company.” Pandemic recovery: I had a bit of stage fright. Then I remembered, being on stage, performing the work, connecting with the audience, is what I live for.” Favorite restaurant: “Catch Steak in Chelsea.” Great place: “Cartagena, Colombia.” Hometown feature: “Pink sand beaches.” Role model: “My mom taught me to give 110 percent in everything.” Fun fact: “I enjoy the ocean life: snorkeling, paddleboarding.” @forever_jrp SHAWN LESNIAK (Joined PTDC: 2019) From: New Haven, Connecticut. Point Park University. “My mom saw me moving to a Michael Jackson video and asked if I wanted to take a dance class.” Taylor introduction: “Cathy McCann staged Taylor’s Runes on us at Parsons Dance Company. I’d heard you have to audition for Taylor for years; when Michael Novak offered me the position I was shocked.” Taylor’s work: “Dynamic. Relatable. True.” Favorite restaurant: “Kiki’s.” Favorite music: “Beyoncé’s.” Great place: “Jamaica – the Island culture, the weather, the spirit of the people.” Role models: “I look up to both of my parents. They worked hard to take care of my ailing grandmother while raising me at the same time. I admire their strength and perseverance through difficult times.” Fun fact: “At 13 I took gold in Junior Theatrical Jazz at an international competition in Germany.” @shawn_lesniak. JAKE VINCENT (Joined T2: 2017; PTDC: 2020) From: Flemington, New Jersey. Montclair State University. “I grew up skiing and playing soccer and baseball, but transitioned to theater – and then in high school I saw the movie Billy Elliot. When music, cinematography, and choreography come together it can be super-powerful and life-changing. I’d like to choreograph for film one day.” Taylor introduction: “As a freshman at Montclair I was in Company B.” Taylor’s work: “Honest. Complex. Exciting.” Favorite restaurant: Dagon Mediterranean." Favorite music: “Anything from the ’70s." Favorite Taylor music: “Bach; you feel the low notes down in your body and they help you get more grounded and athletic, which works really well with Paul’s dances.” Great place: “Wine country north of San Francisco.” Fun fact: “I was on a comedy improv team in high school.” Personal slogan: “Not if, when.” @sliceofjake. JESSICA FERRETTI (Joined T2: 2019; PTDC: 2021) From: Port Chester, New York. Marymount Manhattan College Magna Cum Laude. “I started dancing at three. Taylor alumna Denise Hurlin is like my second mom; I heard about Paul Taylor throughout my life. During college I saw the Company do a tech rehearsal of Also Playing – they took the comedy very seriously, which was the funniest part. I immediately enrolled in the Summer Intensive.” Audition: “It was on
college graduation day; I figured I’d get cut in time to attend the ceremony but I kept moving on.” Taylor’s work: “Brilliant. Groundbreaking. Ineffable.” Specialty dish: “Pasta primavera.” Favorite food: “Sushi 24/7.” Hometown feature: “It has a million restaurants and ethnically it’s very diverse.” Favorite music: “Disco. Show tunes.” Great place: “Anywhere there’s a beach.” Fun fact: “If I weren’t a dancer I would be a florist!” @jessica_ferretti AUSTIN KELLY (Joined PTDC: 2021) From: Overland Park, Kansas. The Hartt School, University of Hartford Summa Cum Laude. “Dance was athletic meets artistic, and about building community and camaraderie.” Taylor’s work: “Communal. Organic. Liberating.” Virtual classes: “Challenging, but fulfilling to be connected to the style I love.” Taylor wisdom: “It doesn’t matter how high your extensions are; it’s about who you are as a person and what you bring to the dance.” Role models: “The Taylor men who’ve come before me. It’s a privilege to be part of the lineage, the chosen few, to keep Paul’s work alive.” Exquisite moment: “We’d performed Promethean Fire in Minneapolis, my first time on stage with the Company, and I was overcome thinking, wow, I’m part of this community, this legacy. After the curtain fell, I bawled. The dancers hugged me; they’re such great people and artists.” @austintkelly KENNY CORRIGAN (Joined PTDC: 2022) From: Southwick, Massachusetts. Point Park University. “I was obsessed with the martial arts of Power Rangers; I took karate and acrobatics, and dance class to learn how to flip. That led to jazz, tap, hip hop, ballet, and modern.” Taylor introduction: “I did the Dancers for Good benefit and got to see Taylor dancers up close, and I’ve worked with Lauren Lovette in Josh Prince’s Dance Lab New York.” Cool achievement: “I reached the Season Nine semifinals of America’s Got Talent with Bad Boys of Dance.” Favorite restaurant: “Harlem Public in Harlem.” Great place: “Cape Cod and Provincetown.” Role model: “My hardworking grandfather had his own pizza shop; he believed growing old is inevitable but growing up is optional.” Singing voice: “Baritone.” Fun fact: “Named my rescue pup Becs after my favorite sandwich: bacon, egg and cheese.” @kennycorrigan
*All portraits by Bill Wadman unless otherwise noted below: Portrait of Paul Taylor by Maxine Hicks Portrait of Lauren Lovette by Nisian Hughes Portrait of Michelle Manzanales by Eric Young Smith Portrait of Peter Chu by Levi Walker Portrait of Bettie de Jong by Paul B. Goode Portrait of Austin Kelly by Stephen Lee Portrait of Kenny Corrigan by Darnell Bennett Music Credits: A CALL FOR SOFTER LANDINGS - Reeling composed by Julia Wolfe, performed by Bang on a Can All-Stars from the album Field Recordings. Courtesy of Cantaloupe Music.
PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY 551 Grand Street, New York, New York 10002 | paultaylordance.org BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOUNDER PAUL TAYLOR
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MICHAEL NOVAK
Robert E. Aberlin, Co-Chair Nancy H. Coles, MD, Co-Chair Richard E. Feldman, Esq., Vice Chair Douglas L. Peterson, Vice Chair Stephen Kroll Reidy, Vice Chair Joseph A. Smith, Treasurer Elise Jaffe, Secretary Carolyn Adams, Trustee Emeritus Emad Bibawi
Sally Brayley Bliss, Trustee Emeritus Deirdre K. Dunn John Philip Falk Adam MacLean Yvonne Rieber William A. Shutzer C.F. Stone III Stephen Weinroth Max R. Shulman - Counsel
BOARD OF ADVISORS Dr. Robert A. Scott, Chair Carolyn Adams, Vice Chair Christine Ramsay Covey Lisa Brothers Arbisser, MD Sally Brayley Bliss Joan C. Bowman Darcy Gilpin Dr. John D. Golenski
Maria Kantorowicz Ambassador Kenton Keith Roger A. Kluge Lee Manning-Vogelstein Meloney Moore Ariane Malia Reinhart Hal Rubenstein Max R. Shulman ADMINISTRATION
Artistic Director Resident Choreographer Rehearsal Director Rehearsal Director Rehearsal Director Stage Manager Lighting Supervisor Wardrobe Supervisor Executive Director Director of Finance Director of Development Director of Education Company Manager Director of Operations Director of Tour Engagements Marketing Manager Senior Development Associate Development Specialist Digital and Social Content Taylor School Manager Director of Licensing Taylor School Associate Taylor School Administrator Press Agent Special Executive Advisor Marketing Counsel Orthopedic Consultant Archival Consultant Auditor Travel Agent
Michael Novak Lauren Lovette Bettie de Jong Andy LeBeau Cathy McCann Jacqueline Reid Christopher Chambers Barbara Erin Delo John Tomlinson Sarah Schindler Jenna Jacobs Carolyn Adams Bridget Welty Noah Aberlin Lisa Conlon Colin Knapp Dorcas Yip Michael Apuzzo Laura Halzack Amanda Stevenson Richard Chen See Raechelle Manalo Nadia Hannan Lisa Labrado Lucie André Alan Olshan David S. Weiss, MD, NYU Langone Health Linda Edgerly, The Winthrop Group Michael Wallace, Lutz & Carr Michael Retsina, Altour
ABOUT THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION The Joyce Theater Foundation ("The Joyce," Executive Director, Linda Shelton), a nonprofit organization, has proudly served the dance community for over three decades. Under the direction of founders Cora Cahan and Eliot Feld, Ballet Tech Foundation acquired and The Joyce renovated the Elgin Theater in Chelsea. Opening as The Joyce Theater in 1982, it was named in honor of Joyce Mertz, beloved daughter of LuEsther T. Mertz. It was LuEsther’s clear, undaunted vision and abundant generosity that made it imaginable and ultimately possible to build the theater. Ownership was secured by The Joyce in 2015. The theater is one of the only theaters built by dancers for dance and has provided an intimate and elegant home for over 400 U.S.-based and international companies. The Joyce has also expanded its reach beyond its Chelsea home through off-site presentations at venues ranging in scope from Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater, to Brooklyn’s Invisible Dog Art Center, and to outdoor programming in spaces such as Hudson River Park. To further support the creation of new work, The Joyce maintains longstanding commissioning and residency programs. Local students and teachers (K–12th grade) benefit from its school program, and family and adult audiences get closer to dance with access to artists. The Joyce’s annual season of about 48 weeks of dance now includes over 340 performances for audiences in excess of 150,000 patrons. Visit Joyce.org for more information.
FUNDERS Many Thanks to The Joyce's Institutional Funders for Keeping Us Moving Forward An abundance of gratitude to Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Representative Jerrold Nadler, and Representative Nydia M. Velázquez for their visionary leadership that established the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program, which has helped make the reopening of The Joyce Theater and the reemergence of many dance companies possible.
Leadership support for The Joyce's year-round programs and services:
Major support for The Joyce's operations and special projects:
LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust Leadership support for The Joyce’s presentation of dance:
Season Sponsor:
The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation
Major support for The Joyce's Dance Residencies:
Major support for The Joyce’s American Dance Platform and Harkness First debuts:
Lead corporate support:
ABOUT THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION VISION STATEMENT
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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.
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 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:
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.
• 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.
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.
With these goals in place and our Vision Statement in mind, we are dedicated to the continued learning and growth needed to foster an inclusive environment for all. This is an ongoing process and by nature will be an evolving statement.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.............................LINDA SHELTON Assistant to the Executive Director........Ayo Janeen Jackson ADMINISTRATION General Manager.............................................Huong Hoang Associate General Manager.................................Katy Myers Human Resources Manager.........Sharonica Williams Office Manager................................................Christine Guglia Director of Development................................................OPEN Director of Institutional Giving..........................Jean M. Ross Assistant Director of Individual Giving............Meg White Assistant Director, Special Events.................Vernon Scott Individual Giving Manager.....................................Jesse Chin Institutional Giving Manager..............Myriam Varjacques Interim Special Events Associate...................Larissa Miele Development Coordinator.............................Catherine Eng Director of Programming..........................Aaron Mattocks Programming Manager.....................................Christine Tully Artist Services Manager.....................................Barb Domue Programming Associate...........................Noa Rui-Piin Weiss Director of Dance Education & Family Programs........... .........................................................................Heather McCartney Dance Education & Family Programs Assistant.................. ....................................................................Marianne Rose Weber Director of Marketing..................................Andy Sheagren Associate Director of Marketing Strategy.....Anjali Amin Digital Marketing Manager........................Julia Thorncroft Marketing Manager..............................................Nadia Halim Marketing Assistant..................................................Annie Marx Director of Finance............................Margaret Hollenbeck Finance Associate.......................................Savá M. B. Martin Finance Clerk...................................Andrew Williams-Leazer Database Administrator.....................................Jim Seggelink Director of Information Tech....................Patricia A. Yost PRODUCTION Director of Production.............................................Jeff Segal Lighting Supervisor.................................................Kelly Atallah Technical Director.............................................Lou Albruzzese Head Audio.................................................................Sean Mullins Lighting Board Operator....................................Kyle Hagen Head Carpenter................................................Web Crittenden Head Electrician..............................................Brittany Spencer Stage Technicians................................Edward Hill, Kahlil Jahi Donald J. Rose, MD Director, Harkness Center for Dance Injuries at NYU Langone Health is the orthopedic and dance medicine consultant for The Joyce Theater Foundation. First Republic is the preferred private bank of The Joyce Theater Foundation
JOYCE THEATER PRODUCTIONS Producer.....................................................................Ross LeClair Company Manager for Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE & Associate Producer for Joyce Theater Productions ...............................................................Meghan Rose Murphy FRONT-OF-HOUSE House Manager.................................Samantha Fernandez Assistant House Managers........Joseph Burke, Xavier DelValle, Charis Lord-Haines, Kenneth Harlin, Chikako Iwahori, Di’Shai Oquendo, Utafumi Takemura, Nicholas Thomas BOX OFFICE Box Office Manager..............................................Lisa Gendell Supervisors.............................Maeve Brady, Vanessa Moton Box Office/JoyceCharge Staff..........................Kiersten Foster, Tatiana Gomez, Yulidal Hernandez Kin, Roy Odom, Agnes Scotti, Jasmine Webb FACILITIES Facilities Manager....................................................Jimmy Ortiz Maintenance Staff.........................................Madelin Estrella, Yohanna Hernandez, Pablo Rodriguez, David Matos SPECIAL SERVICES FOR THE JOYCE THEATER Ross F. Moskowitz Esq..................................................................... .....................................................Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP Kimberly M. Maynard, Esq...................................................... ..............................................Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC J. Stephen Sheppard......................................................................... ....................Cowan DeBaets Abrahams and Sheppard LLP Harry H. Weintraub, Counsel....................................................... ...............................................................Glick and Weintraub PC Accounting...................................................................Lutz & Carr Digital Marketing Firm.........................Capacity Interactive Publicity.....................................................................Billy Zavelson Printer....................................Direct Printing Impressions Inc. Insurance..........................................Risk Strategies Company Architects.......................................................Hugh Hardy, FAIA General Contractor.....Yorke Construction Corporation Official Donut Sponsor...................................The Donut Pub Official Flower Sponsor.......The FlowerSchool New York Crunch Fitness is the Official Gym Sponsor of The Joyce Theater. The Joyce Theater is a member of APAP, Dance/NYC, and Dance/USA.
THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION, INC. BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Virginia A. Millhiser, Chair Amit Wadhwaney, Vice Chair Stephanie R. Breslow, Treasurer Jane E. Goldberg, Secretary
Kerry Clayton, Chair Emeritus David D. Holbrook, Chair Emeritus Stephen D. Weinroth, Chair Emeritus
R. Richard Ablon Charles M. Adelman Rob Ashford Monica F. Azare John M. Basnage de Beauval Ajay Bhandaram Tracy Brown
Keane Ehsani Ronald Gumbaz Toni Hoover Robert Musiker Susan Gluck Pappajohn Steven M. Pesner Meryl Rosofsky
Saul Sanders Linda Shelton Susan Fawcett Sosin Lauren E. Shortt Monica B. Voldstad Madelyn Wils
In Memoriam: Theodore S. Bartwink (Trustee 1993-2014), R. Britton Fisher (Trustee 1990-2020), Richard Lukins (Trustee 1998-2011), Anh-Tuyet Nguyen (Trustee 2007-2020), Richard Shea (Trustee 2015-2022)
Founders and Trustees Emeriti: Cora Cahan and Eliot Feld
ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN The Joyce honors the following individuals, corporations, and foundations for their visionary support of our mission of advancing the vibrant and extraordinary art of dance. Funds contributed to the endowment campaign will allow The Joyce to continue its support of the dance community and to commission new work. $1 Million and above LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Endowment Fund Stephen and Cathy Weinroth Charitable Trust $500,000 and above Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Richard B. Fisher and Family R. Britton Fisher and Family Rockefeller Brothers Fund $250,000 and above David & Andrea Holbrook Richard A. Lukins & Karen Fry Saul & Mary Sanders Susan Fawcett Sosin $100,000 and above Anonymous (1) Alphawood Foundation Kerry Clayton & Paige Royer The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation The Estate of Dorothy Lefkof The William Randolph Hearst Foundations Lynne & Richard Pasculano Michèle & Steve Pesner The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation The Starr Foundation $50,000 and above R. Richard & Margery Ablon Apollo Management, L.P. Stephanie Breslow & Paul Watterson The Coca-Cola Foundation Ronald Gumbaz & Juliet A. Cozzi JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Jerome A. and Estelle R. Newman Assistance Fund, Inc. Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation $25,000 and above Jane E. Goldberg Cecilia & Jim Herbert Jane Kendall & David Dietz Elysabeth Kleinhans Arnie & Susan Scharf Richard Shea Jennifer & Jonathan Allan Soros Fiona J. Tilley & Gürhan Orhan Dave Waks & Sandy Teger Chris & Lonna Yegen Carol Yorke & Gerard Conn $5,000 and above Anonymous (3) Barbara & Robert Berkley Philanthropic Fund Barbara Berliner & Sol D. Rymer The Cory & Bob Donnalley Charitable Foundation Jim & Linda Ellis Mr. & Mrs. Ira Haupt, II The Lawton W. Fitt & James I. McLaren Foundation James H. Ottaway, Jr. Kathleen A. Scott Linda Shelton Ferne Goldberg Sperling & Allan Sperling
LEADERSHIP SUPPORT FOR A NEW VENUE FOR DANCE Support for planning costs associated with establishing a third venue for dance as part of the redeveloped World Trade Center site has been generously provided by a grant from the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, which is funded through Community Development Block Grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Leadership support has also been provided by: FORD FOUNDATION MELLON FOUNDATION ROBERT STERLING CLARK FOUNDATION THE SEPTEMBER 11TH FUND ALFRED P. SLOAN FOUNDATION
JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION DONORS
The Joyce Theater appreciates the generosity of its supporters listed below as well as its many other supporters too numerous to include on these pages. List as of May 28, 2022. Ajay Bhandaram *Joel & Rhela Aragona Platinum Benefactors Bloomberg Philanthropies *Sandra Berger ($500,000 and above) *Marty & Louise Bickman *Doris Duke Charitable Foundation *Torrence Boone & Ted Chapin Robert Brenner Judi Rappoport Blitzer & *Howard Gilman Foundation Con Edison David Blitzer *LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust John & Margaret Falk *Ralph & Martine Calder Gold Benefactors Nancy & Michael Feller *Victoria V. Carey ($100,000 and above) *Gregg & Jean Frankel *Larry & Ronnie Cohen Kerry Clayton & Paige Royer Sylvia Golden Cathleen Collins *Booth Ferris Foundation *Charles and Joan Gross Mary Sharp Cronson *Ford Foundation Family Foundation *Miriam & David Donoho The Harkness Foundation *Elzbieta Grove *Christopher M. Elmore for Dance David & Andrea Holbrook *Andrew & Claire-Marine Ferguson Mellon Foundation In Honor of Karen Brooks Hopkins Joanna Fisher *Virginia & Timothy Millhiser The Ivill-Weiner Family Thomas von Foerster *National Endowment for Kingsley Foundation Bart Friedman & Wendy Stein the Arts / American Rescue The Elysabeth Kleinhans *Rochel Gelman Plan Act *Melanie Coronetz & Bruce G. Miler The Harold K. Gross Family *New York City Department *LeConte Moore Charitable Trust Of Cultural Affairs *Edward J. Petrou *Susan Ross Green *Robert Pollock Tatiana Piankova Foundation *Sharon B. Gurwitz The Fan Fox and Leslie *Karen Roth Ronald E. Hellman & R. Samuels Foundation Kathleen A. Scott Stephen B. Roberts *SHS Foundation Linda Shelton *William Houlihan The Shubert Foundation *Leslie Siegel *Office of Cultural Affairs, *Denise Littlefield Sobel *Johanna Weber Consulate General of Israel Silver Benefactors *Michelle D. & Claude L. Winfield in New York ($75,000 and above) *Jane Kendall Presenter’s Circle First Republic Bank *Elaine & Howard Leventhal ($5,000 and above) *GKV Charitable Foundation * Martin & Rosanne Leshner *Anonymous (2) National Endowment for the Arts *Jayne Lipman & Robert Goodman Rob Ashford *Mark Littman & Johnny Mendoza Benefactors *Monica Azare In Memory of John MacDonald ($50,000 and above) Andrew & Froma Benerote *Maria Mackey *Jody & John Arnhold | *Donya & Scott Bommer *Uttara P. Marti Arnhold Foundation *Donna B. Case *Wendy McCain *National Dance Project of The Barbara Bell Cumming Joyce F. Menschel the New England Foundation Charitable Trust David & Diana Milich for the Arts *Chubb LTD *Jane & Michael Murphy The Jerome Robbins Foundation *Ms. Pamela Crutchfield Mutual of America Foundation *Meryl Rosofsky & Stuart Coleman *Jeffrey Davis & Michael T. Miller Cherrie Nanninga Lauren E. Shortt Dancers Responding to AIDS *David Pasterski *The Jennifer and DeWitt Stern Group, Inc. Warrie Price & Jonathan Allan Soros Foundation *Jamshid & Mahshid Ehsani James David Prince *Monica Voldstad *Keane Ehsani Québec Government Office *Amit Wadhwaney Linda Ellis in New York Christopher Evans & Josh Garner Chairman’s Circle Betty P. & Michael H. Rauch Martin & Linda Fell ($25,000 and above) *Theresa Alessandro Russo Jeanne Donovan Fisher Anonymous (2) Foundation *Barbara Goldstein Deborah & Charles Adelman *Wes Schafer & Carlos Galtier *Paul Feuerman & Bruce Grivetti Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation Susan & Arnie Scharf Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Goodman Stephanie R. Breslow Xiomara & Charles Scheidt *Randall & Mary Hack & Paul Watterson *Fran Schulman *Elizabeth Anne Hartman The Gladys Krieble Delmas *Robert A. Schulman Judith M. Hoffman Foundation *Rena Shagan *Val Holley & Joseph Plocek *Susan Dickler & Sig Van Raan *Mark Stevens & Mary Murphy *Illuminated Foundation Melina Fisher *Linda Stocknoff Alan & Gail Koss *Jane E. Goldberg Marianna Vaidman Stone & Christopher Jones & Ronald Gumbaz & Juliet Cozzi Eric Stone Deborah McAlister *Leanne Lachman Consulate General of Sweden Office of City Council Speaker Mertz Gilmore Foundation in New York Corey Johnson *Toni Hoover *Susan Ulick Christine Knuth *In Motion Ms. Patricia E. Vance *Elizabeth & Neil Kurtz *Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation David E. Vogel *Robert R. Littman & Henry and Lucy Moses Fund Alexandra Wheeler & Rocky Rukan Sully Bonnelly Robert Musiker Irving & Elaine Wolbrom *Karen & Martin McDonald New York State Council on the Arts *Ronay & Richard Ralph Womble & Ashley Edwards The O’Donnell-Green Music and Menschel/Charina Foundation, Inc. *Billy F.B. Wong & Dance Foundation Stephanie Gordon *In loving memory of Bill Perlmuth, Susan & Greg Pappajohn Patricia Dugan Perlmuth Leaders Michèle & Steve Pesner Rajika & Anupam Puri ($1,000 and above) Saul & Mary Sanders B. Quigley Anonymous (10) Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation Nina *Mr. Stephen Kroll Reidy Robert Allyn Susan Fawcett Sosin *Nancy Sands Neme Alperstein Stephen & Cathy Weinroth *Margaret E. Selby Rick & Nurit Amdur *Madelyn & Steven Wils *SER.O.YA *Jeffrey Applegate Impresario’s Circle *Barbara Madsen Smith Gerald M. Appelstein ($10,000 and above) *Christopher Soule Bank of America Merrill Lynch *Anonymous (3) *Allan Sperling & Ferne Goldberg Kara Medoff Barnett & Sylvia Ablon Jean & Gene Stark Dov Barnett Alpern Family Foundation Linda B. Strumpf Alison Baum American Express Pamela Baxter Director’s Circle Sarah Arison Kim Bleimann & Paola Duran ($2,500 and above) *Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Nissan Boury Anonymous (2) Foundation Barbara & Gary Brandt R. Richard Ablon *John Basnage de Beauval Edward Brill Adrienne Albert
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The Rudolf Nureyev Prize for New Dance and Ballet Festival Commissions The Joyce Theater Foundation thanks the Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation for its invaluable partnership in commissioning new works from both established and emerging ballet companies, and enabling these companies to perform on the Joyce stage. The Joyce gratefully recognizes the donors listed below for their generous matching support that has made this effort possible.
Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation R. Richard Ablon Deborah & Charles Adelman Gerald M. Appelstein Rob Ashford Stephen M. Baldini Theodore S. Bartwink The Harkness Foundation for Dance Mick Beekhuizen Evan Behrens & Dara Stern Ajay Bhandaram Torrence Boone Stephanie R. Breslow & Paul Watterson Madeline Brine Richard & Martha Byrne Kerry Clayton & Paige Royer Rodney S. Cohen Alan & Chi Colberg Arlene Cooper Pamela Crutchfield Trisha & Patrick Duval Jamshid & Mahshid Ehsani Augie K. Fabela II Britton & Melina Fisher Kim Friedman J. Eric Gambrell Jane E. Goldberg Ronald Gumbaz & Juliet Cozzi David Haines John & Judith Hannan Rex S. Heinke Cecilia & Jim Herbert David & Andrea Holbrook Toni Hoover Kim Koopersmith Allen Kovac/ Tenth Street Entertainment Ronald & Stephanie Kramer Ronald S. Lauder Jim Leary Alec & Sarah Machiels Joyce F. Menschel David & Diana Milich Virginia & Timothy Millhiser Karyl Nairn Abby McCormick O'Neil & Carroll Joynes Anh-Tuyet Nguyen & Robert Pollock Susan & Gregory Pappajohn Michèle & Steven Pesner Tatiana Piankova Foundation Betty P. & Michael H. Rauch
Gregg Rechler/ Lisa & Gregg Rechler Charitable Trust The Jerome Robbins Foundation Ann Sahid Rosche Meryl Rosofsky & Stuart H. Coleman Rowan Family Foundation Inc. Saul & Mary Sanders Fran Schulman Kathleen A. Scott Frederic & Robin Seegal Richard Shea Howard L. Shecter Linda Shelton Irene Shen Henry R. Silverman Susan Fawcett Sosin Allan Sperling & Ferne Goldberg Wendy & Alex Stanton Justin A. Stevens Raymond & Margaret Vandenberg Monica B. Voldstad Amit Wadhwaney Daniel Walsh Stephen & Cathy Weinroth Steven M. Zagar Richard Kielar & Christian Zimmermann The Young Leaders Circle Kyle Abraham^ Annie Alfstad Patricia Arellano *Chellis Baird Erin Barnes *Alison Baum Rachel & Dyllan Beck *Lisa Bonifacic Isabella Boylston^ Camille A. Brown^ *Victor M. Castillo Alejandro Cerrudo^ Phil Chan Dr. Jason Chuang Brandon T. Cournay Mary Craig *Dayana De La Torre *Debora Domass Michelle Dorrance^ *Giancarlo Facchi Robert Fairchild^ Davalois Fearon^ Andrew D. Ferguson Erica Forrence *Jordan Freisleben Amita Goyal *Cari Griggs *Ting Guo *Jessica Halper *Mingtong Han Alexandra Harper, Co-Chair *Ariana Hellerman *Lauren Hlubny Kile Hotchkiss^
Alixandra Hornyan, Co-Chair *Audrey Hourse Laura Hsu Kristen Irby *Amanda Krische Sireesha Kalapala *Jean-François Kowalski Audrey Lam Stephanie Lichtinger Lydia Lin *Mitch Lowenthal Michelle K. Marck *Jose Martinez Katherine Maxwell^ Sara Mearns^ Justin Peck^ Tiler Peck^ Ruby Rosetta Pittman *Dora Pulido *Brecht Putman Vanessa Rojas *Amir Rouzrokh Setpheap San^ Claire-Marine Sarner Bette Ann Schlossberg, Co-Chair Anthony Seaboyer *Caroline Shadle Victoria Shadle Daniil Simkin^ *Elisa Smilovitz *Samara Stern Evan Strain *Mark & Oni Strawn *Sara Strope *Laura Vang Lucy Vasserman *Alexander Wang *Miss Inga Wells James Whiteside^ Emma Winder *Lila Ziegler ^Artist Committee members to join The Joyce’s Young Leaders Circle, please contact the Development office at 347-856-5828.
JOYCE PROGRAMS ARE MADE POSSIBLE WITH PUBLIC FUNDS FROM: The Joyce is supported in part by an American Rescue Plan Act grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support general operating expenses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Joyce programs are made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council with special thanks to Council Member Erik Bottcher.
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