PHILADANCO! FEBRUARY 6 - 10, 2024
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N E W YO R K CI T Y C ENTER A ND FL A M ENCO F ESTIVAL PRESENT
The Joyce Theater Foundation presents
presents
INTANGIBLE! “Philadanco is definitely an imaginative, gorgeous, and thrilling dance company who showcase some of the best African American traditions in dance that really enhance their heritage.” – Carpe Diem Emmie / Leicester, England
Joan Myers Brown, Founder/Artistic Advisor, DFA, DHL, DA Kim Y. Bears-Bailey, Artistic Director, BFA Performances by Kaylah Arielle • Ankhtra Battle • Janine N. Beckles • Leslie Bunkley William E. Burden • Mikaela Fenton • Mikal Gilbert • Christian Diyah Gonzalez Israel Hilton • Raven Joseph • Grace Kimble • Floyd McLean Jr. • Nathan E. McNatt Jr. Brandi Pinnix • Brena Kashun Thomas • Kameren B. Whigham • Brittany Wright Featuring Choreography by Nijawwon Matthews • Christopher Rudd • Ray Mercer • Tommie-Waheed Evans
February 6th performance celebrating Delores Brown Abelson 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, The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, and Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels. The Joyce acknowledges the Doris Duke Foundation for its generous endowment gift to support dance performances at The Joyce Theater. Additional support has been provided by the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Endowment Fund to encourage the performances of out-of-town companies at The Joyce Theater.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM From Dystopia to Our Declaration NEW YORK PREMIERE
Choreographer: Nijawwon Matthews Original Music Composition: Dave August Costume Design & Execution: Anna-Alisa Belous Lighting Design: Nick Kolin Section 1: Dystopian Unseen
Section 2: Reason With Me
Section 3: Black Mirror Section 4: Voice Within Section 5: Whispers of Acceptance
Section 6: Declaration - Cultivating All Of Me
Ankhtra Battle, Janine N. Beckles, Leslie Bunkley, William E. Burden, Mikaela Fenton, Mikal Gilbert, Christian Diyah Gonzalez, Israel Hilton, Raven Joseph, Grace Kimble, Floyd McLean Jr., Nathan E. McNatt Jr., Brandi Pinnix, Brena Kashun Thomas, Kameren B. Whigham, Brittany Wright Raven Joseph w/ William E. Burden, Mikaela Fenton, Mikal Gilbert, Christian Diyah Gonzalez, Grace Kimble, Brandi Pinnix, Brena Kashun Thomas, Kameren B. Whigham Brena Kashun Thomas, Mikal Gilbert Raven Joseph Raven Joseph w/ Ankhtra Battle, Janine N. Beckles, Leslie Bunkley, Mikal Gilbert, Israel Hilton, Grace Kimble, Floyd McLean Jr., Nathan E. McNatt Jr., Brittany Wright Full Company
This work embarks upon the emotions that stir the curiosity of the soul. From Dystopia to Our Declaration was made possible by generous grants from The Philadelphia Cultural Fund, The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and The Kimmel Cultura Campus of Philadelphia.
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MATING SEASON NEW YORK PREMIERE
Choreographer: Christopher Rudd Original Music: Loscil - Rorschach & Tariq Al-Sabir Costume Design & Execution: Anna-Alisa Belous Intimacy Consultant: Sarah Lozoff Lighting Design: Alan Edwards Lighting Execution: Nick Kolin Brena Kashun Thomas – Floyd McLean Jr. Brandi Pinnix - Christian Diyah Gonzalez Mikaela Fenton - Mikal Gilbert Mating Season emphasizes the importance of recognizing that our inherent desire is an integral aspect of the holistic human experience. Embracing this acknowledgment can diminish any stigma associated with attraction fostering a path towards gender equity. Mating Season is supported by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, The Philadelphia Cultural Fund, and Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM - INTERMISSION -
BALANCE OF POWER NEW YORK PREMIERE
Choreographer: Ray Mercer Original Music Score: Bongi Duma Costume Design & Execution: Natasha Guruleva Lighting Design: Nick Kolin Ankhtra Battle • William E. Burden • Mikaela Fenton Mikal Gilbert • Christian Diyah Gonzalez • Grace Kimble Floyd McLean Jr. • Nathan E. McNatt Jr. • Brandi Pinnix Brena Kashun Thomas • Kameren B. Whigham • Brittany Wright Celebrating fourteen years with PHILADANCO!, “This work is simply celebrating Dance for the sake of Dance”. - Mercer Balance of Power was made possible by The National Endowment for the Arts, PNC ARTS Alive, The Kimmel Cultural Center, and Suzanne Roberts Cultural Development Fund.
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SOMEWHERE BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH NEW YORK PREMIERE
This work is dedicated to the memory of Debora Chase Hicks.
Choreographer: Tommie-Waheed Evans in collaboration with the dancers Assistant to Choreographer: Tony Bobby Rhodes Music: Phyllis Hyman, Jeff Buckley, The Detroit Experience, DJ Merlon & Enoo Napa, and Nakhane Sound Design: Connor Lemon Costume Design & Execution: Anna-Alisa Belous Lighting Design: Nick Kolin Ankhtra Battle • Janine N. Beckles • Leslie Bunkley William E. Burden • Christian Diyah Gonzalez • Mikaela Fenton Mikal Gilbert • Grace Kimble • Floyd McLean Jr. • Nathan E. McNatt Jr. Brandi Pinnix • Brena Kashun Thomas • Brittany Wright “Chase, I need to talk to you. I need these dancers to know who you are, to know your concepts, sayings, and ways for generations to come. I need a moment with you, if only it were possible.” Just one more time hearing you say, “change your head, change your costume.” One more, “no guts, no glory.” This work is for you, not about you. But because you can’t come here and we can’t go there, we must create a space to be together... Somewhere Between Heaven and Earth. (Debora Chase’s dedication and legacy with PHILADANCO! spanned more than 45 years as a Student, Soloist, Rehearsal Director, and Coach. “Nothing to Prove, Everything to Share”) Somewhere Between Heaven and Earth made possible by The National Endowment for the Arts, PNC ARTS Alive, The Kimmel Cultural Campus, and Suzanne Roberts Cultural Development Fund.
*PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
ABOUT THE COMPANY The award-winning Philadelphia Dance Company (PHILADANCO!) is the resident company of The Kimmel Cultural Campus. Moving gracefully into the next decade, PHILADANCO! celebrates 54 years of providing exceptional dance performances and training to dancers and audiences in the US and around the world. Since inception (1970), PHILADANCO! has made a significant impact on the dance world. As a cultural ambassador representing the United States, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the City of Philadelphia, its artistic direction and renowned national and international guest choreographers have developed a reputation of producing a dance repertory with passion, power, skill, and diversity. The stellar faculty, handpicked by Joan Myers Brown, Founder of PHILADANCO!, has trained over 6,500 dancers in its comprehensive program, helping dancers achieve the highest caliber of technical skill in dance and performance. The unique blend of dance styles of PHILADANCO!, Danco-ology, and its roster of concert performances and residencies has made them one of the most sought-after modern dance companies in the United States. PHILADANCO! has received an NEA Fellowship and the prestigious National Choreography Planning Grant, and organized the historic first two International Conferences for Black Dance Companies in Philadelphia (1988). Since its inception, thousands assemble annually for the International Conference on Black Dance; headed by the International Association of Blacks in Dance (1991). Collaborations for the conferences include Get On The Good Foot with the Apollo Theater and Straight Outta Philly with Rennie Harris Puremovement. The company is commited to engaging with the community and frequently works with Drexel University, University of Pennsylvania, Next Move concerts, and Breaking Barriers, among others. PHILADANCO! believes in and continues to provide quality arts education to young people with learning experiences that engage their minds, hearts, and bodies. Its record of performance opportunities, commissioned works, and life changing experiences is unparalleled. "PHILADANCO's dancers are a miracle of skill and energy. They work in a range of idioms most companies don't even try to possess… A company that can do more than just anything. It can represent the possibilities of human spirit through dance." - Dance Magazine
Dancers Brandi Pinnix & Victor Lewis Jr. in Ray Mercer's Balance of Power; photo by Julieanne Harris.
WHO'S WHO IN PHILADANCO! NIJAWWON MATTHEWS (Choreographer, From Dystopia to Our Declaration) is an internationally acclaimed director, choreographer, educator, and dancer. Nijawwon was selected as The Director’s Choice for the 2019 Dallas Black Dance Theatre season. He is a master teacher, whose appeal was featured in Dance Teacher Magazine. Utilizing his national and international experience as a dance educator and choreographer, he is the founding artistic director of the XY Dance Project, a pre-professional company. Nijawwon has performed in In the Heights and Black Nativity, and has performed on television. His concert career highlights include performing legacy work by choreographers Donald McKayle, George Faison, Otis Sallid, Milton Myers, Kevin Iega Jeff, Gary Abbott, and Christopher Huggins, and with companies including PHILADANCO!, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, and Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, among others. Presently, Nijawwon is on faculty and is a choreographer at Broadway Dance Center and The Joffrey Ballet School in New York City. RAY MERCER (Choreographer, Balance of Power). A Native of Omaha, NE, Ray Mercer has set works on various companies across the country including PHILADANCO!, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, New Jersey Ballet, Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Ballet Pensacola, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, and DRA (Dancers Responding to Aids). He has performed with Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, as a guest artist with Boston Ballet, and is currently in the Broadway production of The Lion King. He is resident choreographer for the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program. Mercer is the recipient of many awards including a 2012 Joffrey Ballet Choreographers of Color Award, a Pensacola Ballet Choreographers Award, and is a five-time winner of Broadway’s Gypsy of the Year Award for best onstage performance. Recently acknowledged for his choreography in The New York Times, Chicago Sun Times, and Movement Magazine, Mercer has also been commissioned to choreograph a work for the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C. CHRISTOPHER RUDD (Choreographer, Mating Season) is a Jamaican-born dancemaker whose work is informed by his experiences as a queer Black man in dance and transverses ballet, contemporary, and circus arts. He is a 2019 Guggenheim Choreography Fellow, the inaugural New Victory LabWorks Launch Artist, the creator of the groundbreaking works TOUCHÉ and LIFTED for American Ballet Theatre, a current resident artist for both BAM and Chelsea Factory, and was named one of 2023’s "six to watch" by American Theater Magazine. In hopes of bettering the world through dance, his works blend contemporary dance, contemporary circus, and theatricality to speak to relevant issues. As founder of RudduR Dance, he is a two-time Exchange Alumni through the US State Department, having presented his works in the United States, Canada, France, Trinidad & Tobago, Burkina Faso, Ecuador, and Italy. His professional career includes Carolina Ballet, Les Grands Ballet Canadiens de Montréal, and Cirque Du Soleil. Rudd has created works for The Ailey School, Duke University, and UNC School of the Arts, and received residencies from CUNY Dance Initiative, Vendetta Mathea’s La Manufacture, Tofte Lake Center, Kaatsbaan, and STREB. TOMMIE-WAHEED EVANS, MBA (Choreographer, Somewhere Between Heaven and Earth). A Guggenheim Fellow, Tommie-Waheed's work explores blackness, spirituality, queerness, and liberation. His training began with Karen McDonald, later receiving an Ailey School fellowship, and an MFA in Choreography from Jacksonville University. A former company member of Lula Washington Dance Theater, COMPLEXIONS Contemporary Ballet, and PHILADANCO!, he has created works for BalletX, Dallas Black, DCDC, and Ballet Memphis, among others. Some recent accolades and honors include Resident Fellow at the Center for Ballet and the Arts at New York University, Princess Grace Honoraria Award in Choreography, Inaugural “Joanie Award” from PHILADANCO!, and, recently, a Charles Augins Inspirational Artist Award from the International Association of Blacks Dance. Tommie is currently on the faculty at the University of the Arts and an Artist-in-Residence at PHILADANCO!.
JOAN MYERS BROWN, DFA, DHL, DA (Founder/Artistic Advisor). Founder of the International Conference of Blacks in Dance Companies in 1988, Ms. Brown is also the founder and honorary chairwoman for the International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD), an organization she established in 1991. IABD just received the 2023 National Medal of Arts this year from President Joe Biden. Brown is a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of the Arts and Howard University in Washington, D.C. She was awarded an honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters by Ursinus College and Honorary Doctorates of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of the Arts. Listed in Who’s Who in America as an “innovator and communicator,” Ms. Brown’s efforts for dance excellence are only part of her contribution to the field. She was co-chair of Dance/USA Philadelphia. She received the Philadelphia Award and is documented in a publication Joan Myers Brown and the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina, by Brenda Dixon Gottschild. She has received many awards from the City of Philadelphia and the State of Pennsylvania. Brown was honored as a Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania and Outstanding Alumni of West Philadelphia High School. In 2013, she received the prestigious National Medal of Arts Award from President Barack Obama and the United States Embassy’s Award for Cultural Diplomacy in Skopje, Macedonia. Brown was listed in Forbes Magazine introduced as one of the "50 Over 50" in 2022. Most recently Mid Atlantic Arts celebrated the remarkable Myers Brown with the 2022 Alan Cooper Leadership in the Arts Awardand will receive the 2024 Martha Hill Lifetime Achievement Award. KAYLAH ARIELLE (Dancer), from Baltimore, MD, attended Baltimore School for the Arts, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and The Ailey School. She graduated from Spelman College with her BA in Dance Performance and Choreography. Kaylah also performed with the Atlanta Dance Connection. ANKHTRA BATTLE (Dancer), from Newark, NJ, studied Dance Theater of Harlem, Peridance Capezio Center, Manhattan Youth Ballet, and studied at the B12 Berlin Workshop Festival in Germany. He is a former D/2 company member. Ankhtra is a 2022 BFA graduate from The University of the Arts. LESLIE BUNKLEY (Dancer), from Atlanta, GA, trained at Price Performing Arts Center, TriCities High School, Atlanta Ballet, and the Metropolitan Dance Theatre. She received her BFAin Dance Performance from The University of the Arts where she performed works by many guest choreographers. WILLIAM E. BURDEN (Dancer), from Philadelphia, PA, trained at the Creative & Performing Arts HS, the Rock School of Dance Education, and The Ailey School. William also trained with Tap Team Two & Company. William performed with Eleone Dance Connection and Dance Theater and Spectrum Dance Theatre. He received his BFA from the University of the Arts. MIKAELA FENTON (Dancer), from Sicklerville, NJ, earned her BFA in Dance from the University of the Arts. She joined PHILADANCO’s D/2 apprentice company and after graduating became a member of PHILADANCO!. Mikaela is an active dance educator with Core Academy of Dance, Philadelphia School of Dance Arts, Ms. Carols Center for Dance, and The School at The Philadelphia Ballet. MIKAL GILBERT (Dancer), from Virginia Beach, VA, attended The University of the Arts studying jazz performance, later to continue his dance training/education at Norfolk Academy. He trained at Dance Theatre of Harlem, COMPLEXIONS Contemporary Ballet, and The Ailey School. Mikal is a member of Koresh Dance Company and DanceIquailArts. CHRISTIAN DIYAH GONZALEZ (Dancer), from Kissimmee, FL, studied at The Osceola County School for the Arts and is a graduate from Boston Conservatory at Berklee with a BFA degree in Contemporary Dance Performance. He studied and performed with Giordano Dance Chicago, The TL Collective, GagaLab NYC, and SpringboardX. ISRAEL HILTON (Dancer), from Tuscaloosa, AL, studied multiple dance styles and Musical Theatre at The Dance Centre. He is a BFA graduate from Alabama State University where he received the Ware-Spencer Best Male Ballet Dancer Award and worked with choreographers, Ja’Morris Rivers, James Atkinson, and more.
RAVEN JOSEPH (Dancer), from Jamaica, NY, received her 2023 BFA in Dance from The Julliard School in New York City. Her professional credentials include performing choreographic works by Jawole Zollar, Francesca Harper, and Ohad Naharian, to name a few. GRACE KIMBLE (Dancer), from Pittsburgh, PA, trained at the Pennsylvania Academy of Ballet in Narberth, PA. Additional training included summer intensives at The Joffrey Ballet School, The Bolshoi Ballet, and Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. Grace danced with PHILADANCO’s second company D/2 for two years prior to joining first company. FLOYD MCLEAN JR. (Dancer), from East Orange, NJ, trained at Sharron Miller's Academy for the Performing Arts and Dallas Black Dance Theatre. He received his BFA from Point Park University. After graduation, he joined Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s DBDT: Encore!, performing works by choreographers Rennie Harris, Kate Skarpetowska, Joshua Peugh, and many more. NATHAN E. MCNATT JR. (Dancer), from Washington, D.C., earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Dance from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA with a minor in Music Business, Entrepreneurship, and Technology. His professional credentials include Eleone’ Dance Theater and Garth Fagan Dance Company. BRANDI PINNIX (Dancer), from South Brunswick, NJ, trained at American Repertory Princeton Ballet School, LINES Ballet, The Ailey School, The Juilliard School, Dance Theatre of Harlem, BalletX, and Point Park University. She has had the opportunity to work with choreographers including Eric Wagner, Sidra Bell, Dexandro Montalvo, Danielle Polanco, and Darshan Bhuller, among others. BRENA KASHUN THOMAS (Dancer), from Chicago, IL, trained at Chicago High School for the Arts and Alonzo King Lines Ballet, Ballet Austin, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and The Ailey School. In 2019, Brena joined Ailey Il, performing works with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Brena has performed works by Gregory Dawson, William Forsythe, and Keelan Whitmore, to name a few. KAMEREN B. WHIGHAM (Dancer), from Fort Lauderdale, FL, studied dance at Dillard High School Center for the Arts. He earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Dance from the University of the Arts and his film credit includes Tyler Perry's A Jazzman’s Blues. BRITTANY WRIGHT (Dancer), from Shady Grove, MD, trained at Olney Ballet Center, Hope Garden Ballet, and City Dance. She continued her training at Towson University, receiving her BFA in dance and performance under professors including Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell, Catherine Horta-Hayden, Alison Sidenstricker, Runqiou Du, and Vincent Thomas. KIM Y. BEARS-BAILEY (Artistic Director). A BFA graduate of The University of Arts (UArts), Bears-Bailey joined PHILADANCO! in 1981. A 1992 “Bessie” Award recipient, (The New York Dance and Performance Award), she represented PHILADANCO! at the 1988 American Dance Festival, performing works of Dr. Pearl Primus and appeared in the movie Beloved. BearsBailey is an Associate Professor of Dance at the University of the Arts. The former Principal Dancer, who retired from the stage in 2000, is one of few artists granted permission to remount the works of many world-renowned choreographers, including Talley Beatty, Pearl Primus, Gene Hill Sagan, and Louis Johnson. Bears-Bailey received the Mary Louise Beitzel Award for Distinguished Teaching and the Silver Star Alumni Award from UArts. Since 2009, she has co-choreographed, directed, and produced an annual "Dancing with the Stars of Philadelphia'" Fundraiser event. She received the 2017 "Bring it to the Marley" Icon Award and the 2018 ‘Legacy Award’ from DCNS Dance. Her likeness is immortalized on an Artists Mural located in the heart of Center City Philadelphia. JANINE N. BECKLES (Associate Artistic Director/Lead Dancer) started dancing at Dance Theatre of Harlem for eight years under a fellowship scholarship and also trained at The Ailey School. She received a BFA in Dance Performance and a BA in Sociology from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. She danced professionally for five years with Dallas Black Dance Theatre. Janine is a 2018-2019 School of American Ballet Teaching Fellow.
She is a 2021 National Urban League Emerging Leader. Janine is a Board Member for the Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers Association, and a 2023 MBA graduate from Southern New Hampshire University with a concentration in Leadership. Janine is also an adjunct professor at Rowan University. TRACY VOGT (Rehearsal Director/Coach), from Erie, PA, received scholarships to the PA Governor’s School for the Arts, Jacob’s Pillow Modern Intensive, Point Park Summer Dance, and attended the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA. She was also a scholarship student at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center in New York, NY, where she was personally chosen to demonstrate the Martha Graham technique by School Director Denise Jefferson. For 12 years, Ms. Vogt was a principal dancer and Assistant Rehearsal Director with PHILADANCO!. She was Rehearsal Director and Principal Dancer with the Wylliams Henry Contemporary Dance Company in Kansas City, MO, and Cleveland Contemporary Dance Theater. Tracy danced with Verb Ballets in Ohio under the direction of Hernando Cortez. She received the Philadelphia Rocky Award for Dance Excellence and has performed lead roles in works by Martha Graham, Paul Taylor, David Parsons, Gene Hill Sagan, Elisa Monte, and Talley Beatty, to name a few. Ms. Vogt has taught in Uganda, Rwanda, and Guinea, Africa, for the NGO MindLeaps. Ms. Vogt received her Master’s Degree in Dance from Hollins University. ZANE BOOKER (Assistant Rehearsal Director/Coach), a native Philadelphian, is a former principal dancer with PHILADANCO!. Later, Booker moved to New York to study at the American Ballet Theatre. He appeared as a guest artist with major ballet companies including Netherlands Dance Theater and Les Ballet De Monte Carlos. Zane has taught and choreographed for several major national and international dance companies. In 2020, Zane was part of The Elephant in the Room with Rennie Harris and Raphael Xavier. In 2006, Zane founded Smoke, Lilies and Jade Arts Initiative (SLJ), a socially conscious, multimedia, dance theater company, promoting HIV/AIDS awareness. Booker’s latest venture was opening his own Brown Street Café in Philadelphia. NICK KOLIN (Lighting Designer)'s works for PHILADANCO! include collaborations with Dawn Marie Bazemore, Thang Dao, Ray Mercer, Francisco Gella, Dianne McIntyre, and Sonia Dawkins. He has served as Lighting Director for the Apollo Theater’s Get on the Good Foot and designed for the Mark Morris Dance Group's Pepperland, Curlew River, The Trout, Little Britten, Numerator, and several other works. His other collaborations include with The Joffrey Ballet School, serving as Lighting Supervisor for the Trisha Brown Dance Company, Daniil Simpkin’s Intensio, Wendy Whelan’s Restless Creature, DanceBrazil, Dance Heginbotham, NY City Center’s Fall for Dance Festival, and Lincoln Center Festival. Other work includes projects with the Cincinnati Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, SYREN Modern Dance, Asolo Repertory Theater, the Drama League NYC, and Nike. He received his MFA from New York University Tisch School of the Arts. MELODY BEAL (Technical Director). An Award winning Designer/Director, Melody has devoted over twenty years to PHILADANCO! as Technical Coordinator, starting under the tutelage of William H. Grant III. She is currently designing lighting for Negro Ensemble Company, Mindbuilders, Trilogy Opera Company, Asase Yaa African American Dance Theater, and La Guardia Performing Arts Center in New York City. BRENT WOODS (Program/Stage Manager) was formerly the Senior Director of Arts and Culture at Montgomery County Community College. He oversaw the Arts and Culture Department, its Lively Arts Series, and supervised the Fine Arts Galleries. He has spent over 40 years as an Arts Administrator, Tour Manager, Production Manager, Lighting Designer, Company Manager, and Stage Manager. His dance credits include working with PHILADANCO!, Contemporary West Dance Theatre, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Headlong Dance Theater, Karen Bamonte Dance Works, and the Lula Washington Dance Ensemble. His theatre credits include the Freedom Theatre, The New York Theatre Workshop- iEl Conquistador! the First-Person Arts Festival, and the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. Mr. Woods earned his Master’s in Arts Administration from Drexel University (2013) and his Bachelor’s degree from Temple University in Theatre/Communications and minor in Art History in 1991.
PHILADANCO! DANCERS
ANKHTRA BATTLE
JANINE N. BECKLES
LESLIE BUNKLEY
WILLIAM E. BURDEN
MIKAELA FENTON
MIKAL GILBERT
CHRISTIAN DIYAH GONZALEZ
ISRAEL HILTON
RAVEN JOSEPH
GRACE KIMBLE
FLOYD MCLEAN JR.
NATHAN E. MCNATT JR.
BRANDI PINNIX
BRENA KASHUN THOMAS
KAMEREN B. WHIGHAM
BRITTANY WRIGHT
Headshots by Julieanne Harris; Kameren B. Whigham headshot by Tony Rhodes.
PHILADANCO! - The Philadelphia Dance Company STAFF Joan Myers Brown DFA, DHL, DA Marlisa J. Brown-Swint Kim Y. Bears-Bailey Janine N. Beckles Tracy Vogt Zane Booker Melody Beal Pamela Hobson Donald T. Lunsford, II Milton Myers Christopher L. Huggins Tommie-Waheed Evans Ray Mercer Kaylah Arielle Brent Woods Tony Harris, Jr.
Founder/Artistic Advisor Director of Operations Artistic Director Associate Artistic Director Rehearsal Director/Coach Assistant Rehearsal Director/Coach Stage Manager & Lighting Director Stage Manager & Lighting Consultant Artistic Director (D/2) Master Teaching Artist Artist-in-Residence Artist-in-Residence Resident Choreographer Artistic Director (D/3) ( juniors & minis) Interim Managing Director Executive Administrative Assistant, EAA/Development, & Marketing
Floyd McLean Jr. Veronica Castillo-Perez Karen Pressley Wendy Henderson Spencer Wertheimer, Esq. Jacqueline Roberts, Esq. Juliette Hyson, Principal Louise Smith, CPA - President Horsey Buckner & Heffler LLP Sin Gogolak Rhizome Arts Consulting, LLC Pamela Green
Assistant to Director of Operations Administrative Consultant Administrative Assistant/Insurance Coordinator Risk Management Counsel Counsel Catch/3 Consulting Countryside Consulting, Inc. Accountants/Auditors Marketing, PR Domestic Artists Representative PMG Arts Management – Additional Domestic Artists Consultant
KONZERTDIREKTION LANDGRAF Carmella Vassor-Johnson Darrin Ross Dahlia Patterson, Jeff Thomas, Charles Tyson Jr. Monteo F. Myers, LMT, CDT Richard Gamble, Kevin Swint Natasha Guruleva, Anna-Alisa Belous, Kim Fuller, Mondo Morales, Emilio Sosa, Rufus Cottman
International Representatives Wild Child Productions – Videographer Kitnay Productions – Videographer Audio Consultants Massage Therapist Building Maintenance Costume Designers
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Ivory Allison - President Carl Pullen, DO – Vice President Jacqueline M. Roberts, Esq. – Secretary Colette deChalus Lee, CCTE - Treasurer Spencer Wertheimer, Esq - Chairman Emeritus Judy Jordan Jerilyn Dressler Marlisa Brown-Swint
ADVISORY MEMBERS
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Joan Myers Brown Barbara Katz-Chobert Bryant M. Greene Randy Robinson Shawn Hawes Talisha Pagett, MBA Carlton Johnson
Mary Hurtig William A. Smith Marion Tasco Michael Kaiser Blondell Reynolds Brown
Jeanne Fisher Randy Robinson Antoinette Robbins Evelyn Sample-Oats Barbara Wallace
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EX-OFFICIO
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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:
Major support for The Joyce’s American Dance Platform and Harkness First debuts:
LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust Season Sponsor: Major support for The Joyce's operations and special initiatives: Champion support for The Joyce's Dance Residencies:
Champion support for The Joyce's annual programming:
The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation
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: • Create and implement proactive diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice initiatives; • Establish and maintain a culture of safe sharing, intentional listening, learning, and growth;
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.
• Engage with and support disenfranchised communities by sharing information and resources and ensuring accessibility;
We sincerely invite you as an audience member to take a moment to reflect on the history and legacy of displacement, migration, and settlement.
• Develop metrics and conduct regular reviews of our programs and policies to hold ourselves accountable and shift as neededs.
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.........................................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...............................Brianna Anderson Special Events Associate..................................................Maeve Brady Development Associate.................................................Grace O’Brien Director of Programming...................................................Danni Gee Programming Manager........................................Noa Rui-Piin Weiss Artist Services Manager..................................................Barb Domue Director of Dance Education & Family Programs................... ...........................................................................................Heather McCartney Dance Education & Family Programs Manager.............................. .......................................................................................................Joyce Laoagan 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 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 Technical Director....................................................................................OPEN 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.
JOYCE THEATER PRODUCTIONS
Producer.......................................................................................Ross LeClair Associate Producer.........................................................Bridget Caston
FRONT-OF-HOUSE
Senior House Manager..............................Samantha Fernandez House Manager..............................................................................Lillian Cole Assistant House Managers..............................................Joseph Burke, Gilbert Balasa, Charis Lord-Haines, Kenneth Harlin, Chikako Iwahori, Di’Shai Oquendo, Utafumi Takemura, Nicholas Thomas
BOX OFFICE
Box Office Manager...........................................................Lisa Gendell Supervisors.......................................................Beth Miller, Vanessa Moton Box Office/JoyceCharge Staff.......................................Hannah Berry, 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
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.......................................................................... .................................................................................................................................... Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC............................................................... ..........................................................................Kimberly M. Maynard, Esq. Glick and Weintraub PC...................Harry H. Weintraub, Counsel Accounting.....................................................................................Lutz & Carr Digital Marketing Firm..........................................Capacity Interactive Publicity..........................................................................................Billy Zavelson Printer....................................................Direct Printing Impressions Inc. Insurance...........................................................Risk Strategies Company Architects.................................................................................................H3 General Contractor......................Yorke Construction Corporation 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
Steven M. Pesner Meryl Rosofsky Saul Sanders Linda Shelton Lauren E. Shortt Cathy Weinroth Madelyn Wils
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) Founders and Trustees Emeriti: Cora Cahan and Eliot Feld
ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN The Joyce honors the following individuals, corporations, and foundations for their visionary support of our mission of advancing the vibrant and extraordinary art of dance. Funds contributed to the endowment campaign will allow The Joyce to continue its support of the dance community and to commission new work. $1 Million and above LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Endowment Fund Stephen and Cathy Weinroth Charitable Trust $500,000 and above Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Richard B. Fisher and Family R. Britton Fisher and Family Rockefeller Brothers Fund $250,000 and above David & Andrea Holbrook Richard A. Lukins & Karen Fry Saul & Mary Sanders Susan Fawcett Sosin $100,000 and above Anonymous (1) Alphawood Foundation Kerry Clayton & Paige Royer The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation The Estate of Dorothy Lefkof The William Randolph Hearst Foundations Lynne & Richard Pasculano Michèle & Steve Pesner The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation The Starr Foundation $50,000 and above R. Richard & Margery Ablon Apollo Management, L.P. Stephanie Breslow & Paul Watterson The Coca-Cola Foundation Ronald Gumbaz & Juliet A. Cozzi JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Jerome A. and Estelle R. Newman Assistance Fund, Inc. Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation $25,000 and above Jane E. Goldberg Cecilia & Jim Herbert Jane Kendall & David Dietz Elysabeth Kleinhans Arnie & Susan Scharf Richard Shea Jennifer & Jonathan Allan Soros Fiona J. Tilley & Gürhan Orhan Dave Waks & Sandy Teger Chris & Lonna Yegen Carol Yorke & Gerard Conn $5,000 and above Anonymous (3) Barbara & Robert Berkley Philanthropic Fund Barbara Berliner & Sol D. Rymer The Cory & Bob Donnalley Charitable Foundation Jim & Linda Ellis Mr. & Mrs. Ira Haupt, II The Lawton W. Fitt & James I. McLaren Foundation James H. Ottaway, Jr. Kathleen A. Scott Linda Shelton Ferne Goldberg Sperling & Allan Sperling
JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION DONORS
The Joyce Theater appreciates the generosity of its supporters listed below as well as its many other supporters too numerous to include on these pages. List as of November 28, 2023. Platinum Benefactors ($500,000 and above) Howard Gilman Foundation LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust Gold Benefactors ($100,000 and above) Catskill Mountain Foundation Kerry Clayton & Paige Royer Ford Foundation The Harkness Foundation for Dance MacMillan Family Foundation Mellon Foundation Virginia & Timothy Millhiser New York City Department Cultural Affairs Robert Pollock Rockefeller Brothers Fund The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation The Shubert Foundation Denise Littlefield Sobel Silver Benefactors ($50,000 and above) Jody & John Arnhold | Arnhold Foundation *Ann & George Colony GKV Charitable Foundation *Leanne Lachman National Endowment for the Arts New York State Council on the Arts Michèle & Steve Pesner Meryl Rosofsky & Stuart Coleman Lauren E. Shortt The SHS Foundation Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Amit Wadhwaney Benefactor's Circle ($25,000 and above) Anonymous (2) Deborah & Charles Adelman Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation Stephanie R. Breslow & Paul Watterson The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation Keane Ehsani Jamshid & Mahsid Ehsani Melina Fisher *Jane E. Goldberg Ronald Gumbaz & Juliet Cozzi *Elysabeth Kleinhans Mertz Gilmore Foundation Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Henry and Lucy Moses Fund Bob & Sharon Musiker National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts Susan & Greg Pappajohn The Jerome Robbins Foundation Saul & Mary Sanders TD Bank Monica Voldstad Cathy Weinroth Madelyn & Steven Wils
President's Circle ($15,000 and above) Sylvia Ablon Andrea Holbrook Nancy Sands Kathleen A. Scott Johanna Weber Impresario’s Circle ($10,000 and above) Anonymous (3) Jen Ablon Alpern Family Foundation John Basnage de Beauval Andrew & Froma Benerofe Ajay Bhandaram Bloomberg Philanthropies Torrence Boone Robert Brenner Con Edison John & Margaret Falk Nancy & Michael Feller *Brandon Fradd Gregg & Jean Frankel Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation Elzbieta Grove Sharon B. Gurwitz Randall & Mary Hack Judith M. Hoffman In Honor of Karen Brooks Hopkins The Ivill-Weiner Family Christopher Jones & Deborah McAlister The Kingsley Foundation *LeConte Moore *Nō Studios of Milwaukee Tatiana Piankova Foundation Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation Rajika & Anupam Puri Nina B. Quigley *Betty P. & Michael H. Rauch *Karen Roth Linda Shelton *Leslie Siegel Jean & Gene Stark *Vicente Wolf *Ralph Womble & Ashley Edwards Producer’s Circle ($7,500 and above) Rick & Nurit Amdur Donna B. Case *Andrew & Claire-Marine Ferguson Elizabeth Anne Hartman *Alan & Gail Koss Jonathan Levinson Cherrie Nanninga Mr. Stephen Kroll Reidy Michael Sekus & Bianca Russo *Ms. Patricia E. Vance Advocates ($5,000 and above) Anonymous (2) *Joel & Rhela Aragona Sarah Arison Rob Ashford Monica Azare *Sandra Berger *Marty & Louise Bickman *Dr. John Bonavita-Goldman
Office of City Council Member Erik Bottcher The Barbara Bell Cumming Charitable Trust Chubb LTD *Cathleen Collins *Melanie Coronetz & Bruce G. Miller Jeffrey Davis & Michael T. Miller Dancers Responding to AIDS Carol Davis & Joel Marcus, M.D. Susan Dickler & Sig Van Raan Linda Ellis Martin & Linda Fell *Judith & Alan Fishman FUSED French U.S. Exchange in Dance Paul Feuerman & Bruce Grivetti *Thomas von Foerster Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Goodman Illuminated Foundation *Jane Kendall Christine Knuth Elizabeth & Neil Kurtz *Jayne Lipman & Robert Goodman Robert R. Littman & Sully Bonnelly *Joyce F. Menschel Ronay & Richard Menschel/ Charina Foundation, Inc. In loving memory of Bill Perlmuth, Patricia Dugan Perlmuth *Warrie Price & James David Prince Theresa Alessandro Russo Foundation Margaret E. Selby *Robert A. Schulman Barbara Madsen Smith Christopher Soule Linda B. Strumpf *Irving & Elaine Wolbrom Barbara Wybraniec Director’s Circle ($2,750 and above) Anonymous (2) R. Richard Ablon Judi Rappoport Blitzer & David Blitzer Jane Comer *Chris Coulthrust The Cowles Charitable Trust Mary Sharp Cronson Jan, Dick & Nora Demenus *Paul S. Engler Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in New York *Bart Friedman & Wendy Stein *Emi Gittleman *Dorothy Goodman The Harold K. Gross Family Charitable Trust Susan Ross Green Ronald E. Hellman & Stephen B. Roberts Val Holley & Joseph Plocek *Deborah Kaye
*Joe Lanteri, New York City Dance Alliance Inc. Elaine & Howard Leventhal Mark Littman & Johnny Mendoza In Memory of John MacDonald Uttara P. Marti Karen & Martin McDonald Mutual of America Foundation Omomuki Foundation Philip W. Riskin Charitable Foundation Wes Schafer & Carlos Galtier Susan & Arnie Scharf Xiomara & Charles Scheidt Alex & Wendy Stanton Marianna Vaidman Stone & Eric Stone Consulate General of Sweden in New York *Temple St Clair LLC Michelle D. & Claude L. Winfield Billy F.B. Wong & Stephanie Gordon In honor of Billy Zavelson Leaders ($1,000 and above) Anonymous (10) Adrienne Albert Robert Allyn *Neme Alperstein Bank of America Merrill Lynch *Christina Back Alison Baum Cheryl Bergenfeld *Barbara Berliner Dorothy Black Nissan Boury Barbara & Gary Brandt *Jonathan Brecht *Joan Breibart Edward Brill Madeline Brine Matt Brodile Jeffrey Bruce & Ingrid Steffensen Joanna Bueche *Rachael Venner & Michael Byars Ralph & Martine Calder *Doug & Lisa Caldwell Linda & Joseph Camardo *Jeff & Susan Campbell *Karen Carozza Woody & Janice Collins Pamela Cook Caroline & Paul Cronson Barbara Dau Irene Rosner David, in Memory of Dr. Raphael David David H. De Weese & Anne Heller Ms. Beth Rudin DeWoody The Cory & Bob Donnalley Charitable Foundation The Donut Pub *The Dorothy Fund Jack & Eleanor Dunn Trisha & Patrick Duval Christopher M. Elmore Suzanne B. Engel Mr. Richard Erstad & Dr. Gladys Fenichel David L. Fanger & Martin Wechsler Erin Feeley-Nahem & Isaac Nahem *Marion Ilene Fischer
Brian Fitzpatrick *Judith & Walter Flamenbaum Peter C. Friedman Veronique Bogliolo Friedman & Mark Friedman Ania Fryszkowska & Alex Louizos *Jeffrey Olund & Silvia Furia *Tom & Nina Geller Barrie Gillies & William Drummy Mason & Kim Granger Patric & Patricia Gregory *Glen & Paula Gunsalus Maya Hamlet *Catherine Hartnett Alexandra L. Harper *Shelia Heimbinder Dr. Elisabeth Hefti Laurie & Jack Helfin Janet L. Henner Edward Henry & Susan Monk Ellen Hirsch Alixandra Holloway In Honor of the Weinroths Lynn Hopkins George C. Howell, III William Houlihan Mary & David Iles Derek Johnson I. Michael Kadish Kenneth S. Kail & Ivy Hwang Margaret Kaplen *Murray & Sylvana Klein Diana Korsh Kathy Krall George & Liz Krupp Sondra Kurtin Robinson Drs. Benjamin Natelson & Gudrun Lange LDJ Productions Reginald van Lee Mickey Lemle Martin & Rosanne Leshner Robert & Dorina Link *Tina Liu David Lovett & Meg Ruley Sharon Luckman & Paul Shapiro Elizabeth A. Maher Joseph M. Marger Lynn C. Mautner Wendy McCain *Israel Meir & Steve Rivera *Lorraine Meeker Miller Khoshkish Foundation Mr. Wayne & Mrs. Barbara Miller David & Diana Milich Michael Mulligan Jane & Michael Murphy *Judith Musiker Joyce O’Brien Aaron Singer & Bart Oosterveld Trisha Ostergaard *John Owen David Parsons David Pasterski Peck Foundation, Milwaukee LTD Amy Pennington Doug & Teresa Peterson The Plimpton Shattuck Fund Douglas & Barbara Pitsch Madeleine Plonsker Judith J. Plows Carole Postal Donna & James Pressman Rainbow Sandals Foundation
*Frances A. Resheske Mary Jo Robertiello Ann Sahid Rosche Donald J. Rose & Victoria Lasdon Rose Ellen Rosen Diana & Michael Rothenberg Marilyn & Alan Rothstein Deborah Sales & Ted Striggles Alessandro & Fe Saracino-Fendi Fran Schulman Jesse & Carol Schwartz Rena Shagan Irene Shen Joseph Smith & Leslie Hendrix Marilyn Sobel Leon Sokol *Michael Solomon Ellen Sorrin & David York *Margaret Stern *William L. Stern Mamie and Justin Stewart Linda Stocknoff Roger Stoltz & Shauna Stoltz-Laurie Abbie M. Strassler William Sussman & Jane Steele Ken Tabachnick & Yael Mandelstam Pamela van Zandt & Gina Gibney George Vanderploeg *Lucy Vasserman & Brendan Finnegan Merna Villarejo David E. Vogel Michael & Carol Weiss Alexandra Wheeler & Rocky Rukan Elly Karp Wong *Zen & Barbara Yankovig *Malin Yhr Carol Yorke & Gerard Conn Eloise Zeller Christian Zimmermann Bonnie Zamosky-Roth Investors ($500 and above) Anonymous (13) *Peggy Adams LaRue Allen & Ebonya Washington Debra R. Anisman Maria Cristina Anzola Paul Asman & Jill Lenoble Joan Brooks Baker & Margeaux Klein Clay H. Barr Joan & Ira Berkowitz *Stan & Abby Bloch *Maria M. Branco *Dr. Andrea Brandon & Black Rubee Carol & Bob Braun Jeffrey B. Bruce Carol Bryce Buchanan Diana Cagle Jennifer Kornreich Cahn & Andrew Cahn *Nishka Chandrasoma Jason Chuang *Maciej Chociej Matthew C. Cluney *Kenneth Cole & Maria Cuomo Cole Bradley Collins Betsy Cornwall
William Cosper Duke Dang & Charles E. Rosen *Mary Craig *Greg Darnieder Duane Devries Debora Domass Michael Eizenberg Robert Elder & Jacqueline Fox Elder David & Ingrid Ellen *Melissa Elstein & Eric Katzman Dr. Sarah Fox & Mr. Steven Lochie *Steven Fox *The Frazza Foundation Pierre Frinault Eileen & Cono Fusco Karen Gershowitz Ronald Gilliam & Akram Hélil Elise Larrabure Girasole Geraldine Glassman Prof. James A. Glazier Virginia Gold Nita & Chuck Goodgal Katherine Goodman Lenore & Edward Grabowski *Jeffrey Gracer Grant Family Charitable Fund *Lawrence W. Green Bruce Greenwald Charles & Carol Grossman Family Fund Jane Groveman Gina Harman Charles & Elaine Harris *Tali Herman Mr. Michael D. Herskovitz Elizabeth Levitt Hirsch Mr. Gregory Ho & Ms. Linda Sanchez Cheri Hoff *Alicia Dhyana House Ralph & Lynn Huber David H. Hughes, Jr. *Daphne Hurford & Sanford Padwe Laura J. Illich Walter Jaffe & Paul King *Ann Rosalind Jones Robert & Marcy Katz H. David Kaplan Jan S. Keithly Jennifer Aley Kenney Robert & Elaine Klein Valarie Koch *Eric & Sandra Krasnoff *Sanford Krieger Arthur & Jane Lane Stephen B. Lane Kenneth M. LeClair *Rosanne Legrand Phyllis & Cary Lemkowitz Elizabeth & Durwood Littlefield *David Long Jennifer & Gideon Malherbe Joseph M. Marger *Jennifer Markowitz Margaret Mastrianni Victoria Melendez Tanya Melich & Noel Silverman Joe Morra Victoria Morris Deb Murnin Barry Nalebuff Amanda Lee Neville
*The Carol & Melvin Newman Family Foundation Stuart Nordheimer & Barbara Miller Peter J. Occolowitz Katherine Ogg Rachel Ostry, MD Bob Ouimette The L.E. Phillips Family Foundation, Inc. The Marshall Franklin Foundation Stephanie M. Goldson & Stephen Rappaport Charles Ragland Donald W. Roeske, Jr. *Ellen & Mike Rosenberg *Felicia Rosenfeld Jean M. Ross Elsa Ross-Greifinger Jennifer Goodale & Mark Russell Prince & Petar Sanders *Lies Sapp Dr. Carol Ann Satler *Ariane Schaffer In Memory of Tracy Scherman Marva & Florian Schodel Deborah Selch Elizabeth Shapiro *Tara Sherman & Tony Weiss Lindy Shuttleworth & Arthur Reichstetter *Katherine Sinnott Andrew & Jennifer Smith Joan & Laurence Sorkin Jason Spiro Michael Stanley Jessica E. Stack Helen Sullivan Dr. Pavur R. Sundaresan *Esther Tan Pamela Tatge William Tomai & John Eric Sebesta TPU Local One IATSE *Dana Troetel & George Papageorge Frank Troutman Ellie Tweedy Thomas Van Winkle Ernie Vickroy Thomas Allen Walker Charles Walker Louise Washer & Mary Clay Fields Gregory Ward Sedgwick & Pamela Ward Chris Watson Carol A. Weil Kate Weil Sara Weinheimer George S. Werner & Li Werner *Kathy M. Wojtas *The Winkler Prins Charitable Fund Gregory Youdan Sponsors ($350 and above) Anonymous (4) Patricia Adell *Fred & Sarah Allilaire Elaine & Theodossios Athanassiades Joan & Ira Berkowitz Paul Brohan Leslie Buckland
Anita Cabrera Galois Cohen Richard & Mary Ann Cohen Robert Conkey Dr. & Mrs. Frederiick Corio John Coulter Mr. John A. Crawford III Judy Cunningham Diana Davies Jacqueline Z. Davis *Nicole Dietrich & Jack Kraska Mr. Anthony DePersia Rodney Durso Jo Ann Engelhardt Ellen Estes Martha Evenson & Daniel Hoffman Ronald Gilliam & Akram Hélil Susan E. Green Eric Hemel & Barbara Morgen Herman & Jacquelyn Heinemann Mrs. Ruth W. Heuman *Jerry Heymann George & Linda Hiltzik Huong Hoang Sherrilyn Ifill Ronald Jacquart Bond Koga Susan & Peter Kopple Angela de Lara *Emanuel Lewis *Cynthia Low Judy Mauer Doug & Regina McCorkle Cynthia Adler McKee Alan Mendelsohn Carol and Frank Messineo Richard J. Moylan *Mildred Munich *Brigitte and Jeff Myhre Aaron & Marcia Naveh Madeleine Nichols Phillip J. Pena *Marisa Anne Pierson Posner-Wallace Foundation The Pulse Performing Arts Studio Jonathan Raskin *Richard & Rachel Robbins Lainie & John Ross *Gregg Passin & Andy Schmidt Sherry Barron-Seabrook Martha Sherman *Elizabeth Sledge *Joseph Small Robin Smith & Bill Plante Margaret Stern Jos Stumpe Mr. Lars Rosager & Mr. Donald Troise Ms. Donna Tatro Tonic Physical Therapy & Wellness Dana A. Troetel Dick & Carolyn Wallach *Irmgard Wieland *Jeanette Williams * Denotes Joyce Rising Stars, The Joyce's new or increased donors.
The Rudolf Nureyev Prize for New Dance and Ballet Festival Commissions The Joyce Theater Foundation thanks the Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation for its invaluable partnership in commissioning new works from both established and emerging ballet companies, and enabling these companies to perform on the Joyce stage. The Joyce gratefully recognizes the donors listed below for their generous matching support that has made this effort possible.
Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation R. Richard Ablon Deborah & Charles Adelman Gerald M. Appelstein Rob Ashford Stephen M. Baldini Theodore S. Bartwink The Harkness Foundation for Dance Mick Beekhuizen Evan Behrens & Dara Stern Ajay Bhandaram Torrence Boone Stephanie R. Breslow & Paul Watterson Madeline Brine Richard & Martha Byrne Kerry Clayton & Paige Royer Rodney S. Cohen Alan & Chi Colberg Arlene Cooper Pamela Crutchfield Trisha & Patrick Duval Jamshid & Mahshid Ehsani Augie K. Fabela II Britton & Melina Fisher Kim Friedman J. Eric Gambrell Jane E. Goldberg Ronald Gumbaz & Juliet Cozzi David Haines John & Judith Hannan Rex S. Heinke Cecilia & Jim Herbert David & Andrea Holbrook Toni Hoover Kim Koopersmith Allen Kovac/ Tenth Street Entertainment Ronald & Stephanie Kramer Ronald S. Lauder Jim Leary Alec & Sarah Machiels Joyce F. Menschel David & Diana Milich Virginia & Timothy Millhiser Karyl Nairn Abby McCormick O'Neil & Carroll Joynes Anh-Tuyet Nguyen & Robert Pollock Susan & Gregory Pappajohn
Michèle & Steven Pesner Tatiana Piankova Foundation Betty P. & Michael H. Rauch Gregg Rechler/ Lisa & Gregg Rechler Charitable Trust The Jerome Robbins Foundation Ann Sahid Rosche Meryl Rosofsky & Stuart H. Coleman Rowan Family Foundation Inc. Saul & Mary Sanders Fran Schulman Kathleen A. Scott Frederic & Robin Seegal Richard Shea Howard L. Shecter Linda Shelton Irene Shen Henry R. Silverman Susan Fawcett Sosin Allan Sperling & Ferne Goldberg Wendy & Alex Stanton Justin A. Stevens Raymond & Margaret Vandenberg Monica B. Voldstad Amit Wadhwaney Daniel Walsh Stephen & Cathy Weinroth Steven M. Zagar Richard Kielar & Christian Zimmermann The Young Leaders Circle Kyle Abraham^ Robert Allyn Patricia Arellano *Rebecca Aronson Chellis Baird Erin Barnes Alison Baum Lisa Bonifacic Isabella Boylston^ Camille A. Brown^ *Scott Caplan Victor M. Castillo & Blake Wiedenhoeft Alejandro Cerrudo^ *Julia Chambers *Nishka Chandrasoma Ellen Chen Dr. Jason Chuang Mary Craig Debora Domass Michelle Dorrance^ *Ayesha Pirbhai Fardell Robert Fairchild^ Davalois Fearon^ Andrew & Claire-Marine Ferguson Bette Ann Fialkov, Co-Chair Erica Forrence *Ania Fryszkowska
Tiger Gao *Swapna Ghanta Ronald Gilliam & Akram Hélil Amita Goyal Jessica Halper Mingtong Han Alexandra Harper, Co-Chair *Molly Hensrud *Madison Hicks *Emma Hood Kile Hotchkiss^ Alixandra Holloway, Co-Chair Audrey Hourse Laura Hsu Kristen Irby *Amanda Knight Amanda Krische Jean-François Kowalski Audrey Lam Debra Levin Jacob Levy Stephanie Lichtinger Camilla Liou Mitch Lowenthal Michelle K. Marck *Kyle Marshall Katherine Maxwell^ Sara Mearns^ *Katie Mues *Leah Nelson *Abigail Nintzel Justin Peck^ Tiler Peck^ *Abigail Richards Vanessa Rojas Setpheap San^ *Rafi Sahanoor Sarkar *Ariane Schaffer Daniil Simkin^ *Madelyn Sirbu Elisa Smilovitz *Andrea Nicole Smith *Daniel Spence *Margaret Stephens Evan Strain Mark & Oni Strawn Sara Strope *Myriam Varjacques *Lucy Vasserman & Brendan Finnegan Alexander Wang Douglas Weiss Miss Inga Wells James Whiteside^ Emma Winder *LeeAna Wolfman *Sangeeta Yesley *Malin Yhr ^Artist Committee members to join The Joyce’s Young Leaders Circle, please contact the Development office at 347-856-5828.
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