RAGAMALA DANCE COMPANY CHILDREN OF DHARMA JANUARY 8 - 12, 2025
Season Sponsor:
The Joyce Theater Foundation presents
C HILD R E N OF D H A R M A CREATORS/DIRECTORS/ CHOREOGRAPHERS Aparna Ramaswamy, Ranee Ramaswamy, and Ashwini Ramaswamy Original Compositions Development of Score Additional Music Voiceover Narration Text
CREATIVE PRODUCER Aparna Ramaswamy
Prema Ramamurthy, Ranee Ramaswamy, Asha Ramesh, and S. Sakthivel Muruganantham Ranee Ramaswamy and Aparna Ramaswamy, with the musical ensemble Legend written by Mikhail Alperin, performed by The Bulgarian Voices Angelite and Huun-Huur-Tu Leon Conrad Ramaswamys, Karthika Nair, Zaraawar Mistry, Leon Conrad, and Siddaarth Shanmugam
Lighting and Scenic Design
Willy Cessa
Costumes
D.S. Aiyellu
Production Manager/Lighting Supervisor
Mat Terwilliger
Audio Engineer/Technical Director
Maury Jensen
Video Director
Rob Simmer
Sound Recording, Editing, and Mixing
Zachary Rose
Recording Engineer (Chennai, India)
Baba Prasad
Company Manager
Garvin Jellison
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. Lead support for The Joyce’s presentation of Ragamala Dance Company has been provided by the Henry Luce Foundation. Commissioning support for the creation of Children of Dharma has been provided, in part, by The Joyce’s Stephen and Cathy Weinroth Fund for New Work. Major support for The Joyce has been provided by Booth Ferris Foundation, The Harkness Foundation for Dance, MacMillan Family Foundation, and The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation. Additional support has been provided by the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Endowment Fund to encourage the performances of out-of-town companies.
DANCERS Aparna Ramaswamy, Ranee Ramaswamy, Ashwini Ramaswamy, Jessica Fiala, Jothika Gurur, Tamara Nadel, Garrett Sour MUSICIANS Asha Ramesh (lead vocalist), Rohith Jayaraman (vocals), Preethy Mahesh (vocals), S. Sakthivel Muruganantham (mridangam), C.K. Vasudevan (nattuvangam, vocal percussion and cymbals), K.P. Nandini (violin), Sruthi Sagar (flute) DRAMATURG Ranee Ramaswamy The characters of Draupati and Gandari were developed in consultation with Dr. Saskia Kersenboom
COMMISSIONERS Northrop at the University of Minnesota The Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center at Auburn University The Joyce Theater Foundation's Stephen and Cathy Weinroth Fund for New Work Original Music Commissioned by the Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation DEVELOPED IN PART IN RESIDENCE AT Northrop at the University of Minnesota, The Bogliasco Foundation in Genoa, Italy, The Camargo Foundation in Cassis, France
EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATION BY Laura Colby, President, Elsie Management Anna Amadei, Vice President, Elsie Management
FROM THE CREATORS Hindus believe human life, like the natural world, is cyclical. The Mahabharata is a story that has been told, retold, and told again—its relevance lies in the openness of these retellings. In the brief time between birth and death, every human desires to achieve fulfillment; this fulfillment is either in harmony or in disharmony with others. Children of Dharma is our response to this ever-present tension. Our three central characters – Krishna, Draupati, and Gandari – ignite, experience, and dwell in the dilemmas and consequences exacted on and outside the ‘battlefield.’ This is the war within The Mahabharata and the self. Through this work, we invite you to contemplate our relationship with nature, with each other, and the enduring power of ancient wisdom to navigate contemporary questions of conscience. Our sincere thanks to Keerthik Sasidharan, Dr. Saskia Kersenboom, Karthika Naïr, Siddhaarth Shanmugam, Dr. Vasudha Narayanan, our donors, and the commissioners of this project - Kristen Brogden at Northrop, Chris Heacox at the Gogue Center, and Linda Shelton and Danni Gee at The Joyce. –Aparna, Ranee, and Ashwini Ramaswamy
ABOUT THE PROGRAM CHILDREN OF DHARMA Scene 1: Dharma Forest Krishna, as the embodiment of nature, underscores the balance between the natural world, the spiritual world, and ourselves. Dharma – the basis for life – forever sprouting, transforming, dissolving, and renewing. Listen ... do you recognize the silence? The silence from which we all emerged. The silence in which all things begin and end. Between the beginning and ending of all things, I exist as a symbol – Maybe we all do – Repeating errors and stories … Dwelling in the past … in the future … in the here and now … I am Krishna, the 8th avatar of Vishnu. Through all of the bloodshed and conflict that was and is to come, I am present as protector, I am present in all nature, preserving it while being one with it. It is I, time and again, who has intervened in the events in our story.
Scene 2: Dharma in the Court Draupati is an incarnation of Devi, the supreme goddess of the three worlds. A manifestation of Mother Earth, Draupati is charged with maintaining balance between the five elements. Greed for land, wealth, and power echoes across time, and humanity suffers the consequences. The night is damp with unspilled blood, the sky hangs low, clouds of unshed tears drag it closer to earth. In the long conflict between the Pandavas and their cousins, the Kauravas, the Pandavas seek my guidance, while the Kauravas are driven by their egos. They trick the Pandavas into playing a rigged game of dice, and the Pandava Brothers lose their land, their status, and their honor. In that game of dice, Draupati, their wife, is gambled and lost. Draupati is an incarnation of Devi, the supreme Goddess of the three worlds. A manifestation of Mother Earth, Draupati is charged with maintaining balance between the five elements. Humiliated in the court by the Kauravas, Draupati unties her hair and vows to bathe it in the blood of the Kauravas. These actions trigger the Kurukshetra war.
Scene 3: Dharma on the Battlefield* Gandari is the mother of the Kauravas; she withdraws from the sensory world, and neglects her one hundred children who grow up to be greedy, selfish, egotistical, and jealous. Memory, slow yet luminescent, opens like light from an ancient sun. The Kurukshetra war is over. And Gandari, mother of the 100 Kaurava brothers, learns of her sons’ deaths.
As a young bride, Resenting her orchestrated marriage to an elderly blind king, she chose to blindfold herself. Gandari withdrew behind a veil of selfishness and darkness. Finally, she removes the blindfold. She sees her sons, lying lifeless and desolate like ashes from dead fires. And over that desolate silence of death, the wailing of women mingles with the roar of hungry beasts. And I hear the roar of Gandari’s thoughts. Full of contempt, Gandari is unable to accept that her complicity caused the destruction of her sons. And she blames me for her fate. *original Tamil poetry written for this scene by Siddaarth Shanmugam, recited by Ranee Ramaswamy
Epilogue
And now, a new silence descends. The Kauravas have died. Gandari has died. I, too, have died and have left the mortal world.
Draupati is appeased as Dharma Rani. As Mother Earth, she renews humanity’s purpose during their brief time between birth and death. Listen ... do you recognize the silence? The silence in which I began. The silence from which we all emerged. The silence in which all things begin and end. Dharma – the basis for life – forever sprouting, transforming, dissolving, and renewing. The "Listen" refrain, ascribed in Children of Dharma to Krishna, is borrowed from the voice of Satyavati in Until the Lions: Echoes from the Mahabharata by Karthika Naïr (Archipelago Books USA, 2019); The following lines are also excerpted from Until the Lions: Echoes from the Mahabharata, although they are ascribed to other characters in the book; "The night is damp with unspilled blood, the sky hangs low, clouds of unshed tears drag it closer to earth.” [XI. Fault Lines] “Memory, slow yet luminescent, opens like light from an ancient sun.” [VIII. Fault Lines]
ABOUT RAGAMALA DANCE COMPANY “Ragamala shows how Indian forms can be some of the most transcendent experiences that dance has to offer.” —The New York Times Driven by the artistic vision of mother-daughters Ranee Ramaswamy (Founder, Artistic Director), Aparna Ramaswamy (Executive Artistic Director) and Ashwini Ramaswamy (Choreographic Associate), Ragamala Dance Company is committed to the idea that while history is time bound, the stories we share are timeless. Rooted in the South Indian dance form of Bharatanatyam, Ragamala's work is expansive – extending beyond the stage to embody their immigrant experiences and show a kindred relationship between ancient and contemporary within today’s world. Ragamala has toured extensively throughout the U.S., India, and abroad, highlighted by the Kennedy Center (Washington, D.C.), Joyce Theater (New York), Lincoln Center (New York), Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival (MA), Walker Art Center (Minneapolis), American Dance Festival (Durham, NC), Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, International Festival of Arts & Ideas (New Haven, CT), Cal Performances (Berkeley), Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), Korzo Festival (The Hague, Netherlands), Assembly @Dance Base (Edinburgh, U.K.), Bali Arts Festival (Indonesia), Sri Krishna Gana Sabha (Chennai, India), and National Centre for Performing Arts
(Mumbai, India), among others. For upcoming tour dates or to subscribe to Ragamala’s e-newsletter, please visit, www.ragamaladance.org. Or contact us at, info@ragamaladance.org • 612-824-1968 Facebook: @ragamala • Instagram: @ragamala_dance YouTube: youtube.com/c/RagamalaDanceCompany For booking information, please contact, Laura Colby, President, Elsie Management www.elsieman.org • info@elsieman.org • 718-797-4577
WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY Described by The New York Times as “thrillingly three-dimensional… rapturous and profound,” APARNA RAMASWAMY (Co-Creator/ Choreographer/Principal Dancer) is a dancemaker and performer whose work reveres the artistic, philosophical, and intellectual depths of her artistic lineage, evolving ancestral and cultural knowledge in the diaspora as a catalyst for contemporary human thought. She is the life-long disciple of legendary dancer/choreographer Padmabhushan Smt. Alarmél Valli, one of India’s greatest living masters. As Executive Artistic Director of Ragamala Dance Company, Aparna has catalyzed a bold new vision for Bharatanatyam in the diaspora, charting new paths for South Asian dance in the U.S. Her work has been commissioned and presented by major festivals and cultural institutions—including the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Joyce Theater, Harris Theater, Northrop, American Dance Festival, Silk Road Ensemble, Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, and many others—and supported by the National Dance Project, MAP Fund, Wallace Foundation, Joyce Foundation, and Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, among others. Aparna’s Fires of Varanasi: Dance of the Eternal Pilgrim (created in collaboration with Ranee Ramaswamy) was commissioned to open the Kennedy Center’s 50th Anniversary celebration with an outdoor, sitespecific performance. Aparna’s choreographic work ranges from intimate solo presentations performed with live music, to large-scale, multidisciplinary theatrical works. Her honors include a Guggenheim Fellowship, Doris Duke Performing Artist Award, Bogliasco Foundation Residential Fellowship (Italy), Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Research Fellowship (Italy), Joyce Award, four McKnight Fellowships for Dance and Choreography, a Bush Fellowship, and a Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award from Carleton College, among others. Hailed by The New York Times as “a master of abhinaya… her careful art glimmers with the strangeness of the divine,” RANEE RAMASWAMY (Co-Creator/Choreographer/Principal Dancer) is the founder of Ragamala Dance Company. Ranee serves on the National Council on the Arts, appointed by President Barack Obama. As a dancemaker, performer, and culture bearer, Ranee’s creative vision is driven by a profound commitment to the artistic lineage imparted to her through four decades of training under legendary Bharatanatyam dancer/choreographer Padmabhushan Smt. Alarmél Valli, intertwined with a pioneering
spirit of innovation and collaboration across culture and discipline. Since immigrating to the U.S. in 1978, Ranee has been a trailblazer, working tirelessly to create a place for her culturally rooted choreographic work on the major stages of the U.S. dance landscape. Her work has been commissioned and presented by the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Joyce Theater, Northrop, Walker Art Center, American Dance Festival, International Festival of Arts & Ideas, and Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, among many others, and supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, National Dance Project, MAP Fund, Wallace Foundation, and Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Ranee’s Fires of Varanasi: Dance of the Eternal Pilgrim (created in collaboration with Aparna Ramaswamy) was commissioned to open the Kennedy Center’s 50th Anniversary celebration with an outdoor, site-specific performance. Her honors include a Guggenheim Fellowship, Doris Duke Performing Artist Award, Bogliasco Foundation Fellowship (Italy), Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Research Fellowship (Italy), United States Artists Fellowship, McKnight Distinguished Artist Award, Bush Choreography Fellowship, and 14 McKnight Fellowships for Choreography and Interdisciplinary Art, among many others. ASHWINI RAMASWAMY (Co-Creator/Choreographer/Principal Dancer) has spent over 30 years studying Bharatanatyam from award-winning artists Ranee Ramaswamy and Aparna Ramaswamy (her mother and sister), and their guru, the legendary Padma Bhushan Smt. Alarmél Valli of Chennai, India since 2011. Her choreography has been heralded as a Critic's Pick by The New York Times for “creating space, not just for more generations but more ways of thinking” and listed among the “Best of the Year” in The Washington Post, Star Tribune, Minnpost, and City Pages. Ashwini is committed to maintaining the rigor, physicality, humanity, and authenticity embedded in her Bharatanatyam lineage while forming a personal vision for collaborative, multidisciplinary performance experiences. As a founding member of Ragamala Dance Company, she has toured extensively, performing throughout the U.S. and internationally, including The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, American Dance Festival, and the Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi. Her choreographic work has been presented by the Baryshnikov Arts Center (New York, NY), Broadstage (Santa Monica, CA), The Yard (Martha's Vineyard, MA), Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts (Scottsdale, AZ), and The Just Festival (Edinburgh, U.K), among others. Ashwini has received commissions from the Liquid Music Series, Great Northern Festival, Santa Monica College, Northrop, Perelman Center, JM Kohler Center, and Bates Dance Festival; residencies at the Baryshnikov Arts Center, UNC Chapel Hill, Kohler Arts Center, the National Center for Choreography, the Bogliasco Foundation (Bogliasco, Italy) and Camargo Foundation (Cassis, France); support from the National Dance Project, MAP Fund, USArtists International, National Performance Network, Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, South Asian Arts Resiliency Fund, a Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship, and McKnight Foundation Artist Fellowships for Dance and Choreography. SMT. PREMA RAMAMURTHY (Composer) has been an outstanding vocalist and composer for more than four decades. She received intensive training under the great Maestro ‘Padmavibhushan’ Dr. Mangalampalli Balamurali Krishna, specialized in the art of ‘Pallavi singing’ from Vidwan Sri T. V. Gopalakrishnan, and learned the art of singing ‘Padams & Javalis’ from the veteran musician, Mrs. T. Muktha. An A-TOP
Grade Artist of All India Radio and Doordarshan TV, she has won critical acclaim as a composer, and has performed in many of the top venues and festivals of India, the U.S., Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Australia, Mexico, and South Africa. WILLY CESSA (Lighting Design) has worked as a director, light director, and light and set designer since 2001. In 2007, he met Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui in Paris for the project La Zon-Mai at the Cité Nationale de l’Histoire de l’Immigration. Since that time, they have collaborated on 13 projects for Cherkaoui’s Antwerp-based company Eastman. Additionally, he has worked with multiple renowned artists and institutions, including Yabin Wang, Aakash Odedra, Wang & Ramirez, Damien Jalet, Fanny de Chaillé, Herman Diephuis, Esther Aumatell, Le Centre Dramatique Régional des Pays de la Loire, Cie Les Aphoristes, Cie KLP, Danse l’Afrique Danse!, and Franck II Louise. JESSICA FIALA (Dancer) began training with Ranee and Aparna Ramaswamy in 2006 and has performed with Ragamala throughout the US and in India, the UK, and the UAE. She holds a interdisciplinary master’s degree in museum studies and cultural studies from the University of Minnesota and her research has been published in the anthology The Ruined Archive; the journals Diálogos com a arte, Public Art Journal, and the Journal of Somaesthetics; and the online publication Immerse. Outside of Ragamala, Jessica is a research associate at the consulting firm 8 Bridges Workshop and performs with Joe Chvala's Flying Foot Forum. JOTHIKA GORUR (Dancer) received her initial training in Bharatanatyam from Smt. Shobhitha Ravi. As of 2024, she is under the direction of Ranee and Aparna Ramaswamy. She has won prizes at various US cultural events, including first place at the Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana. Jothika has performed across the U.S., and international platforms in Bangalore (India), and Athens (Greece). In college, she captained Nrityamala, Pittsburgh's classical dance team. In 2023, she was selected as a YUVA residency artist and co-created Avikathitha, a production that highlighted the stories of seven women in Indian mythology. Her segment, "Kaikeyi Atma Sambhashan," received praise from Vaishnavi Patel, author of Kaikeyi. Jothika has taught workshops for various institutions such as Desi Dance Convention, AATMA Performing Arts, and Origins Championship, among others. TAMARA NADEL (Dancer) is a disciple of Ranee and Aparna Ramaswamy and a founding member of Ragamala, having performed with the company throughout the U.S, India, Russia, Taiwan, Indonesia, Japan, and U.K. Tamara has received grants and fellowships from the McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and the Brin Fund for Jewish Arts, among others. In 2022, she was selected by the Conney Conference on Jewish Arts at UWMadison to perform Haven’t I Hidden Your Name?, a solo choreographed for her by Ranee Ramaswamy, illuminating the synergies between Hindu and Jewish mystical traditions. Tamara is Ragamala’s Director of Operations and Vice President of the Board of Directors of Minnesota Citizens for the Arts.
GARRETT SOUR (Dancer) is a dedicated dancer with a deep passion for both classical Cambodian dance and Bharatanatyam. He began training in Cambodian dance at six years old, learning both male (Nearong) and female (Neang) roles, and currently serves as a principal dancer with Wattanak Dance Troupe. Since 2021, Garrett has also been studying Bharatanatyam under Ranee Ramaswamy and Aparna Ramaswamy, performing with Ragamala Dance Company throughout the U.S., India, and The Netherlands. SASKIA KERSENBOOM (Consulting Scholar) earned her PhD Nityasumangali (1984) through academic and artistic immersion in the world of devadasi performing arts in temples and royal courts of Tamil Nadu, South India. Her academic journey ran parallel with training in Bharatanatyam with Smt. Nandini Ramani (Smt. Balasaraswati Bani), Karnatik vocal and instrumental music and Classical Ballet. This background took various shapes: of Associate Professor in Cultural Anthropology, Music and Theatre Studies at University of Amsterdam, of a Bharatanatyam performing artist, teacher and choreographer, and of Guest Curator. Her fascination with Dance as a total expression of human culture drove her to question academic literacy in contrast to the scope of oral traditions. From printed and multi-medial publications to Visiting Faculty at Conservatories in The Netherlands, Poland, USA and India, Saskia has worked with the International Danstheater, ICK-Emio Greco/P.C. (Amsterdam), Kattai Kuttu Sangam (Kanchipuram), IGNCA (New Delhi) and as Guest Curator at Museum Rietberg (Zürich). In 1994, she founded Paramparai Arts www.paramparai. eu - Performing Arts of South India. Since 2012, Paramparai Foundation has initiated performances, long and short term courses in Karnatik Music and Dance – set in the villages of Legend, Hungary and Tirupugalur, Tamil Nadu, India – certified by the International Dance Council-UNESCO, Paris https://cid-world.org. SIDDAARTH SHANMUGAM (Poetry) is a fervent admirer of human languages, particularly their artistic and expressive potential. A poet since the age of 14, he has mastered the intricate, ancient poetic meters born from Tamil landscapes. Drawing on this rich heritage, he has authored a book to guide aspiring poets in crafting their verses according to these time-honored traditions. Siddaarth, a practicing poet himself, actively contributes his own creative voice to the Tamil literary landscape. He believes that human languages are powerful tools for communication, creativity, and understanding, and is grateful for the opportunities he has had to learn about different languages and cultures. He hopes to continue using his skills to promote cross-cultural understanding. Siddaarth lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and two children, and works in the software industry. ASHA RAMESH (Lead Vocalist) is from San Jose, California, and is renowned for her mastery of Carnatic music. A disciple of Sangeeta Kalanidhi Sri. D. K. Jayaraman and Nanganallur V. Ramanathan, Asha has earned recognition through numerous awards, including the Rajaji Memorial Tambura Award, the Swaminatha Pillai Memorial Gold Medal, and the Vijayalakshmi Memorial Award for Best Vocalist from Sri Krishna Gana Sabha in India. Asha is also an accomplished composer, creating music for many dance productions. She composed and performed for her album, Thenum Thinaiyum. In 2020, Asha collaborated with Rohith Jayaraman to release Manam, an album that confronts contemporary social issues. Asha founded Ragamalika School of Music in 1992 and has been a cornerstone of the San Jose Bay Area’s music community for over three decades.
ROHITH JAYARAMAN (Vocals), born and raised in San Jose, California, is a vocalist, composer, and educator known for his soulful voice and infectious energy. Trained in Carnatic music under his mother, Asha Ramesh, Rohith has gone on to explore music from around the world, collaborating with artists in many diverse genres. Rohith has shared the stage with internationally acclaimed artists such as A.R. Rahman, Zakir Hussain, John McLaughlin, Akram Khan, Tigran Hamasyan, Hariharan, Shreya Ghoshal, Shankar Mahadevan, Clinton Cerejo, and Ranjit Barot. He is also a member of the Berklee Indian Ensemble, which received a Grammy® nomination for its 2022 debut album, Shuruaat. His latest release, Yazhiha, was an indie collaboration with Vidya Vox on her EP, Sundari, written by Madhan Karky and produced by Shankar Tucker. PREETHY MAHESH (Vocals) is a Carnatic musician who has been accompanying eminent dancers since 2002. She owes her art to her respected gurus Sri DK Jayaraman and Sri S Kalyanaraman. A graded artist of All India Radio she has performed extensively as a soloist and has recorded multiple commercially-available albums of dance music. She has performed in some of the world’s best theaters with accomplished artists such as Priyadarsini Govind, Shobana, Padmabhushan Alarmél Valli, Revati Ramachandran, Parvati Ghantasala, The Dhananjayans, and Ragamala. In recognition of her contribution to the art, has been honored with the titles Gana Kokilam, Sangeetagna, and Nritya Sangeeta Varshini. S. SAKTHIVEL MURUGANANTHAM (Mridangam) has been a preeminent performer on the mridangam, specializing in the accompaniment of classical dance, for 34 years. He learned traditional Gurukulavasam under the great Guru Shri Mayavaram G. Somasundaram Pillai and later under Guru Shri Bakthavatchalam, and Guru Shri M. Balachander. Mr. Sakthivel has accompanied preeminent dancers at leading festivals and theaters in India and worldwide, including Dr. Vyayanthimala Bali, Padmabhushan Alarmél Valli, Shri Leela Samson, and Priyadarshini Govind, and great gurus such as Shri K.J. Sarasa, Shri Udupi Lakshmi Narayan, and Shri Narasimhachari. His titles include Laya Vidhyadhara from Smt. Alarmel Valli’s Deepashika, Natya Sangeetha Kala Bharathi from Bharath Kalachar, Laya Kala Vipanchee from Vipanchee Trust, Laya Kala Ratna, Laya Sironmani, and Mridanga Mamani. C.K. VASUDEVAN (Nattuvangam) is student of renowned Carnatic percussion maestro, Sangeetha Kalanidhi Dr. Umayalpuram Sivaraman, and has been trained by Padma Bhushan Smt. Alarmél Valli in the art of nattuvangam. Mr. Vasudevan has provided vocal support to several renowned dancers at the major festivals and theaters of India, and in Europe, the U.S., Canada, Japan, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. He has a diploma in mridangam from the Tamil Nadu Government Music College, and is a recipient of multiple honors, including the Vaadhya Kalaimani, Laya Kala Sironmani, and Rukmani Thala Samuthiram awards and the title Laya Vidyadara. K.P. NANDINI (Violin) is internationally renowned as a Carnatic vocalist and violinist. She is a disciple of Smt. Uma Prabhakar, and pursuing advanced training in vocal under Smt. Ranjani and Smt. Gayatri and in violin under Smt. Lalitha Raghavan. She has toured extensively throughout India, Europe, Asia, and North America, highlighted by performances in Norway, Italy, Germany, Belgium, France, Spain, Canada, U.S., Singapore, and Malaysia. Ms. Nandini has received multiple prestigious awards and accolades, including the Yuva Kala Bharathi from Bharat Kalachar, the M.S. Subbulakshmi Fellowship in Music from the Bombay Shanmukhananda, the prestigious Kalavanta award from the
Karnataka Fine Arts Council, and the titles Bala Kala Rathna, Kalaimamani, and Vishnu Digambar Paluskar, among others. SRUTHI SAGAR (Flute) has earned a place for himself in the field of Carnatic Music. A disciple of Kalaimamani Dr. Sunder for more than 15 years, he had his initial training on the Flute from Shri B. V. Balasai and his father Shri Sudarsana Rao. Sruthi Sagar has performed at prestigious venues and festivals throughout India and is a recipient of the Air India Radio first prize and other coveted awards such as Kuzhal Isai Chelvan, Yuva Kala Bharathi, and Yuva Kala Vipanchee. Since 2005, Sruthi Sagar has been a Central Government scholarship awardee, and recipient of a Young Achiever’s Scholarship conferred by the Government of India. He has performed at the Olympic Games in London as part of the STACCATO Band. Photograhy Credit: Rob Simmer
Children of Dharma is commissioned by Northrop at The University of Minnesota, the Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center at Auburn University, and The Joyce Theater Foundation's Stephen and Cathy Weinroth Fund for New Work. The creation and premiere of Children of Dharma is supported by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the MAP Fund, New Music USA’s Organization Fund (with support in part from Fifth House Ensemble and legacy contributions to the New Music USA endowment), the St. Paul and Minnesota Foundations, the City of St. Paul Cultural Sales Tax Revitalization Program, the Bob and Kathie Goodale Legacy Foundation, The Dr. Dash Foundation, whose mission is to preserve and promote the rich heritage and culture of India, the Fredrikson & Byron Foundation, and the Ramaswamys' residential fellowships at the Bogliasco Foundation in Genoa, Italy and the Camargo Foundation in Cassis, France. The musical score for Children of Dharma is commissioned by the Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation. Ragamala also thanks our Dharma Circle for their generous support of the creation of Children of Dharma: Joan and Rick Ahmann, Marguerite Ahmann and Carey Jeremiason, Andrew and Peggy Baker, Bill and Sujata Costello, The Daggett/Ziegler Family Charitable Fund, Dr. S.K. and Kalpana Dash, Brett Egan, The J.L. Enquist Family Fund, Fay and Steve Finn, Ram and Neena Gada, Thomas and Cindy Gerst, The Bob and Kathie Goodale Legacy Foundation, The Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation, Jeanine and Zach Holden, The Kasbohm Family, Fred and Kay Lazaro, Jai and Jon Maier, Emily Maltz and Jean-Michel Artigaud, The Mayer Family, Nithya and Veeresh Mathad, David McKay and Ranee Ramaswamy, María and Mark Nadel, Godan and Savithry Nambudiripad, Lisa Norton, Venkat and Carla Prakash, The Riske Family, Martin Riske, Louise Robinson and Neal Cuthbert, Rakesh Satyal and John Maas, Shanti Shah and Stefan Peterson, Beth and Matt Spohn, Irene Suddard, Sheila and Sanjay Terakanambi, Rachel Traver, Gregory Vilmo, James Wilkinson and Karen Covington, and Anonymous. Additional Support for Ragamala’s work comes from The Wallace Foundation; The McKnight Foundation; the Shubert Foundation; the Marbrook Foundation; Markell C. Brooks Fund for Dance at The Minneapolis Foundation; the Archie D. and Bertha H. Walker Foundation; RBC Wealth Management; and the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
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ABOUT THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION VISION STATEMENT
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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 Executive Assistant and DEIJ Program Manager................................... .....................................................................................................Ayo Janeen Jackson ADMINISTRATION General Manager.................................................................Huong Hoang Associate General Manager................................................Katy Myers Director of Human Resources...........................Sharonica Williams Receptionist.......................................................................................Gilbert Balasa Senior Director of Development................................Kirsten Munro Director of Institutional Giving.........................................Jean M. Ross Director of Individual Giving and Development Operations ... .........................................................................................................................Meg White Director of Special Events and Board Relations............Jesse Chin Individual Giving Manager.................................................Catherine Eng Institutional Giving Manager................................................Marisa Davis Special Events Associate........................................................Maeve Brady Development Coordinator...............................................Rachel Fontenot 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 Associate Director of Creative & Design..............Julia Thorncroft Marketing Manager........................................................................Annie Marx Marketing Assistant..............................................................................Dezi Tibbs Director of Finance...........................................Margaret Hollenbeck Finance Associate.............................................................Savá M. B. Martin Finance Clerk..............................................................................Xavier DelValle Database Administrator..........................................................Jim Seggelink PRODUCTION Director of Production................................................................Jeff Segal Lighting Supervisor...........................................................................Kelly Atallah Assistant Production Manager...........................................Olivia Brown Head Audio.........................................................................................Sean Mullins Lighting Board Operator.................................................Alexander Symes Head Carpenter........................................................................Web Crittenden Head Electrician..................................................................Brittany Spencer Stage Technicians........................................Fabrizio Caputo, Edward Hill The Joyce Theater is a member of APAP, Dance/NYC, and Dance/USA.
JOYCE THEATER PRODUCTIONS Producer.............................................................................................Ross LeClair FRONT-OF-HOUSE FOH Operations Manager...........................Samantha Fernandez House Manager........................................................................Drew O'Bryan Assistant House Managers.........Gilbert Balasa, Chikako Iwahori, Di’Shai Oquendo, Utafumi Takemura, Nicholas Thomas BOX OFFICE Box Office Manager.................................................................Lisa Gendell Supervisors.............................................................Beth Miller, Vanessa Moton Box Office Associates.......................................................................Imu Aghahowa, Valencia Lombardi-Chisholm, Kelly Collins, Robert Craddock, Tatiana Gomez, Yulidal Hernandez-Kin, Ashley Kail, Roy Odom, Jeremy Scharf, Kate Thackaberry OPERATIONS Director of Operations.................................................Lou Albruzzese Studio Operations Manager (NYCC&D)............................Tamika Daniels Studio Operations Rentals Associate...............................Lauren Marcolus Studio Operations Associates (NYCC&D)....................Kristin Maugeri, Calvin Osorio, Cameron Pelache Studio Facilities................................................Stephon Bines, Daniel Hartnett, Ricardo Hernandez, Lori Write-Huertas FACILITIES Facilities Manager...................................................................Jimmy Ortiz Maintenance Staff...............................................................Madelin Estrella, Pablo Rodriguez, Jonathan Singh, Brandon Tejada SPECIAL SERVICES FOR THE JOYCE THEATER Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP.................................................................................... Sara E. Solfanelli (Special Counsel for Pro Bono Initiatives), Debra R. Anisman (Special Counsel), Howard B. Epstein (Of Counsel), Gregory P. Pressman, Esq. (Of Counsel), Cristina Giappone, Esq., Andrew B. Lowy, Esq., Sabrina Singh, Esq, Steven M. Appel, Esq., Gordon W. VanWieren III, Lance M. Kodish............................................................................................................. Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC................................................................ ................................................................................Kimberly M. Maynard, Esq. Stephanie Grassi, Esq. P.C...........………..Stephanie Grassi, Counsel Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP............................................... .........................................................Aaron Abraham, Matthew Giacobbe Hogan Lovells………..................................................................Ross Moskowitz Accounting...........................................................................................Lutz & Carr Digital Marketing Firm...............................................Capacity Interactive Publicity.................................................................................................Billy Zavelson Printer...........................................................Direct Printing Impressions Inc. Insurance.................................................................Risk Strategies Company Architects.............................................................................................................H3 General Contractor.........................Yorke Construction Corporation Gym U NYC is the Official Gym Sponsor of The Joyce Theater. Donald J. Rose, MD Director, Harkness Center for Dance Injuries at NYU Langone Health is the orthopedic and dance medicine consultant for The Joyce Theater Foundation.
THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION, INC. BOARD OF TRUSTEES Amit Wadhwaney, Chair Charles M. Adelman, Vice Chair Stephanie R. Breslow, Treasurer Jane E. Goldberg, Secretary Kerry Clayton, Chair Emeritus Virginia A. Millhiser, Chair Emerita R. Richard Ablon Rob Ashford
Monica F. Azare John M. Basnage de Beauval Ajay Bhandaram Alan Cumming Keane Ehsani John Falk Michael Feller Melina Fisher Ronald Gumbaz
Toni Hoover Robert Musiker 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 20, 2024. Platinum Benefactors ($500,000 and above) John & Jody Arnhold Elysabeth Kleinhans MacMillan Family Foundation LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust Gold Benefactors ($100,000 and above) Booth Ferris Foundation Catskill Mountain Foundation Kerry Clayton & Paige Royer Howard Gilman Foundation The Harkness Foundation for Dance Mellon Foundation Virginia & Timothy Millhiser New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Robert Pollock The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation The Shubert Foundation Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Silver Benefactors ($50,000 and above) Anonymous Ann & George Colony Leanne Lachman National Endowment for the Arts New York State Council on the Arts Michèle & Steve Pesner & Setpheap (“Peace”) San Meryl Rosofsky & Stuart Coleman Lauren E. Shortt SHS Foundation Denise Littlefield Sobel Conrad Voldstad Amit Wadhwaney Benefactor's Circle ($25,000 and above) Anonymous (2) Deborah & Charles Adelman Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation Stephanie R. Breslow & Paul Watterson Jeff & Susan Campbell The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation Nancy & Michael Feller Melina Fisher Jane E. Goldberg Elzbieta Grove Ronald Gumbaz & Juliet Cozzi Heartfelt Wings Foundation Henry and Lucy Moses Fund Bob & Sharon Musiker National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts The Jerome Robbins Foundation Saul & Mary Sanders TD Bank Cathy Weinroth Madelyn & Steven Wils President's Circle ($15,000 and above) Jen Ablon
Citizens Private Bank John & Margaret Falk Robert Goldberg & Betsy MacIsaac Henry Luce Foundation Karen Brooks Hopkins Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation Ms. Sharon Patrick Tatiana Piankova Foundation Karen Roth Kathleen A. Scott Vicente Wolf Impresario’s Circle ($10,000 and above) Anonymous Rick & Nurit Amdur John Basnage de Beauval Ajay Bhandaram Bloomberg Philanthropies Con Edison Leslie & Richard Curtis Ms. Susan Dickler & Mr. Sig Van Raan Linda & Martin Fell The FGK Foundation Gregg & Jean Frankel Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation Suzanne Hall & Valentino Carlotti Aimee Haydinger Judith M. Hoffman Toni Hoover Illuminated Foundation The Ivill-Weiner Family Christine Knuth Andrew Martin-Weber Linda & Ed Morse Nō Studios of Milwaukee Nancy Sands Linda Shelton Irene Shen Leslie Siegel Barbara Madsen Smith Jean & Gene Stark Johanna Weber Ralph Womble & Ashley Edwards Producer’s Circle ($7,500 and above) Office of City Council Member Erik Bottcher Dr. Peter & Mrs. Eszter Friedman Goldy Michael Melanie Coronetz & Bruce G. Miller Cherrie Nanninga Ellen Rosen Michael Sekus & Bianca Russo Margaret Stern Advocates ($5,000 and above) Anonymous R. Richard Ablon Alpern Family Foundation Neme Alperstein Sarah Arison Rob Ashford Ms. Monica Azare The Barbara Bell Cumming Charitable Trust
Andrew & Froma Benerofe Marty & Louise Bickman Judi Rappoport Blitzer & David M. Blitzer Donya & Scott Bommer Robert Brenner Donna B. Case Carol Davis & Joel Marcus, M.D. Jeffrey Davis & Michael T. Miller Mr. Keane Ehsani Judith R. & Alan H. Fishman FUSED, French U.S. Exchange in Dance Robert J. Fraiman Jr. & Melanie Harris Ania Fryszkowska Owls Fund at the Triangle Community Foundation Emi Gittleman Robert Greenberg Sharon B. Gurwitz The Randall and Mary Hack Foundation Elizabeth Anne Hartman Olivia Howard & Greg Griffith Christopher Jones & Deborah McAlister Alan & Gail Koss Mr. & Mrs. Neil Kurtz Jonathan Levinson Uttara P. Marti Ronay & Richard Menschel/ Charina Foundation, Inc. Consulate General of the Kingdom of The Netherlands Val Holley & Joseph Plocek Rajika & Anupam Puri Nina B. Quigley Mr. Stephen Kroll Reidy Lawrence Safran & Romulo Aromin, Jr. Susan & Arnie Scharf Robert A. Schulman Deborah Selch Christopher Soule Linda Strumpf Ms. Patricia E. Vance Barbara Wybraniec Director’s Circle ($2,750 and above) Anonymous (2) Joel & Rhela Aragona Ms. Takako Asakawa Anne-Victoire Auriault Australian Consulate General in New York Barbash Family Fund Sandra Berger Barbara Berliner & Sol Rymer Dr. John Bonavita-Goldman Jeffrey Bruce & Ingrid Steffensen Capezio/Ballet Makers Dance Foundation Cathleen Collins Jane Comer Chris Coulthrust The Cowles Charitable Trust Trisha & Patrick Duval Christopher M Elmore David L. Fanger & Martin Wechsler Andrew and Claire-Marine Ferguson
Mr. Bart Friedman & Ms. Wendy Stein Jeffrey Olund & Silvia Furia Dorothy Goodman Elisabeth Hefti Carolina Hernandez David Kernahan Diana Korsh Kathy Krall Vasili Krishnamurti Joe Lanteri, New York City Dance Alliance Inc. Rosanne Leshner Jayne Lipman & Robert Goodman Johnny Mendoza & Mark Littman In memory of John MacDonald Lynn C. Mautner Karen & Martin McDonald James Musiker Warrie Price & James David Price Donald J. Rose & Victoria Lasdon Rose Fran Schulman Mr. Vernon Scott Rena Shagan Craig Snyder Temple St. Clair LLC Stephens Foundation Theresa Alessandra Russo Foundation Susan Ulick Arlene Weinberg Alexandra Wheeler & Rocky Rukan Michelle D. and Claude L. Winfield Irving & Elaine Wolbrom Billy F.B. Wong & Stephanie Gordon Carol Yorke & Gerard Conn In honor of Billy Zavelson Leaders ($1,000 and above) Anonymous (6) Adrienne Albert Robert Allyn Gerry & Hank Alpert Ms. Linda Andrews Aybars Asci Jimmy Asci & Josh Schulteis Christina Back Bank of America Merrill Lynch Ms. Sherrie Barr Ali Baum Harvey & Stephanie Benjamin Cheryl Bergenfeld Bloomberg LP Ms. Lisa Bonifacic Nissan Boury Ms. A. Bozzi Barbara & Gary Brandt Carol & Bob Braun Ms. Joan Breibart Edward Brill Madeline Brine Gerri Brioso Daniel & Elaine Brownstein Dr. Amy Buchman & Ms. Vicki Haupt Mr. Ronald Hellman & Mr. Stephen Roberts Lisa Jo Reimer-Byrne Ralph & Martine Calder Doug & Lisa Caldwell Joseph and Linda Camardo Mr. Joel Camche Karen Carozza
Ms. Cheryl Carruthers Cengiz Cemaloglu Julia Chambers Peri & David Clark Mike Coffin Pamela Cook Paul & Caroline Cronson Greg Darnieder Irene Rosner David, in Memory of Dr. Raphael David Diana Davies Christopher Delong Jan, Dick and Nora Demenus The Cory & Bob Donnalley Charitable Foundation Miriam & David Donoho The Dorothy Fund Ms. Domitilia M. Dos Santos Suzanne B. Engel Erin Feely-Nahem & Isaac Nahem Ms. Audrey Feldman Marion Ilene Fischer Judith & Walter Flamenbaum Pamela Frankel Judith Z. Friedman Mark Friedman & Veronique Bogliolo Friedman Tony & Carol Frischia Clio Garland Barrie Gillies & William Drummy Ms. Esther Goldbas Ms. Diane Gooch Carole Gottlieb Minda Gralnek Pam Green Mr. & Mrs. Glen Gunsalus Alexandra L. Harper Laurie and Jack Heflin Sheila Heimbinder Janet L. Henner Ms. L Kathy Herre Mrs. Alixandra Holloway Lynn Hopkins William Houlihan Ms. Lisa Huertas David H. Hughes, Jr. Mary & David Iles Jasteka Foundation Rebecca Josue I. Michael Kadish Kenneth S. Kail & Ivy Hwang Margaret Kaplen Mr. Matthew Karas Ms. Jane Karol Jane Kendall John Kirby Ed Krugman & Ethel Klein Murray & Sylvana Klein Eric & Sandra Krasnoff Bette Lacombe Mr. Richard Lanahan Ilene H Lang Nancy Lashine Howard & Elaine Leventhal Charitable Fund Judith Lewis Dorothy Lichtenstein TJ & Laura Lim - In Memory of Monica Voldstad Robert & Dorina Link Jonna Mackin Mr. & Ms. Mangini Joseph M. Marger Edwin Maynard The McNamee McHugh Family Fund
Lorraine J. Meeker Joyce F. Menschel Diana and David Milich Miller Khoshkish Foundation Mr. Wayne & Mrs. Barbara Miller Mr. Michael Mulligan Jane & Michael Murphy Judith Musiker Judy Musiker Ms. Eve Mykytyn James Neisloss Ms. Molly Nozyce Mr. Conor O'Neil Aaron Singer & Bart Oosterveld Rachel Ostry, MD Candace and Simon Owen-Williams John Owen Mercedes Paratje David Pasterski Ms. Amy Penner-Walker Edith C. Penty Mrs. Roxanne Permesly Doug and Teresa Peterson Carl Pforzheimer III Larry & Barbara Pitsch The Plimpton-Shattuck Fund Judith J Plows Donna & James Pressman Soula Proxenos Rainbow Sandals Foundation Betty P. & Michael H. Rauch Frances A. Resheske Philip W. Riskin Charitable Foundation Ms. Ayodele Roach Mary Jo Robertiello Donald W. Roeske, Jr. Ann Sahid Rosche Felicia Rosenfeld Jane K Royal and John C Lantis II Ty Rugman Xiomara & Charles Scheidt Mark Schumer Jesse & Carol Schwartz Margaret E. Selby Martha Sherman Susan Sillins Barbara Jean Sinclair Mr. Irving Sitnick Marilyn Sobel Leon Sokol Michael Solomon Daniel Spence William Stern Linda Stocknoff Abbie M. Strassler Ms. Alicia Suarez Consulate General of Sweden in New York Swedish Institute and the Swedish Embassy in Cuba Douglas Szlompek Yael Mandelstam & Ken Tabachnick Jon Teeuwissen & Welz Kauffman Deirdre Towers Lucy Vasserman & Brendan Finnegan Holly Wallace & Edwin Baum Alex Z. Wang Arlene Weinberg Ms. Adele Weisman Peter & Deborah Winograd Elly Karp Wong Cora Yamamoto
Ms. Bonnie Zamosky-Roth Investors ($500 and above) Anonymous (7) Mohamed Abdirahman Dr. LaRue Allen & Ebonya Washington West Jersey Youth Ballet, Joanna & Elena Andriopoulos Debra R. Anisman Rebecca Aronson Joan & Ira Berkowitz Jan Berris Ms. Helga Borck Ms. Valerie Jo Bradley Maria M Branco Robert Calderisi Mr. Scott Caplan Andrea Chernyk Amy Cho Melinda DeChiazza Cloobeck Eileen & Michael Cohen Galois Cohen Robert Conkey Victoria Cowles Mary Craig John and Nada Culver David de Weese The DiChristina Family Richard G. Dudley, Jr. Ita Ekpoudom Miss Valerie Ferrier Mr. Leroy Fortcher Sarah Fox and Steven Lofchie Steven Fox Pierre Frinault Nicia Fullwood Ms. Irna Gadd & Ms. Helen Fosbery Karen Gershowitz Ronald Gilliam & Akram Hélil Ms. Geraldine Glassman Elysa Goldman Nita Silverman & Chuck Goodgal Ms. Nancye Green Lawrence W. Greene Charles & Carol Grossman Family Fund Jane Groveman Mia Haber Gina Harman Elaine & Chuck Harris Laurie Hart Kathy and Scott Hawley Jonathan Hiltz Gregory Ho and Linda Sanchez Huong Hoang Thomas Hollingsworth Emma Hood Alicia Dhyana House Ralph & Lynn Huber Daphne Hurford & Sanford Padwe Stephanie Joel John Kalish & Susan Niederman Scot Karr Ethelle Katz Sanford Krieger Mr. & Mrs. George Krupp Mr. Stephen Lane Sydnie Liggett Mr. David Long Mitch Lowenthal Jennifer Markovitz Mr. William Marraccini
Judy Mauer Linda and Max Maxwell Wendy A. McCain Alexis McCormack Israel Meir & Steve Rivera Victoria Melendez Tanya Melich & Noel Silverman Joe Morra Richard J. Moylan Deb Murnin Jake Musiker Drs. Benjamin Natelson & Gudrun Lange Kristina Ng Stuart Nordheimer & Barbara Miller Joyce O'Brien Mrs. Anita Orlin Flora Perskie Andy Peters The L.E. Phillips Family Foundation, Inc. Toniann Pitassi Brian H. Polovoy Charles Ragland Stephanie Goldson & Stephen Rappaport Lindy Shuttleworth & Arthur Reichstetter Mr. Albert Reid Sallie Gouverneur & John Riley Jean M. Ross Lainie and John Ross Elsa & Marvin Ross-Greifinger Marilyn & Alan Rothstein Lori Rotskoff Deborah Sale and Ted Striggles Ariane Schaffer Amy Schulman Drs. Dorry Segev & Sommer Gentry Neal Sheorey Tony Weiss and Tara Sherman Sheetal & Tokumbo Shobowale Nancy Sibell Edward Siegel Ms. Katherine Sinnott Elizabeth Sledge Joseph Small Andrew & Jennifer Smith Robin Smith Jeanne Smythe Joan and Laurence Sorkin Judy Stewart Jim Stiles & Randy Bird Harriet Stollman Dr. Pavur Sundaresan Gary Tannenbaum & Helen J. Mills Jennifer Tipton Mr. William Tomai Dana Troetel & George Papageorge Ronald Walcott Gregory V Ward Ebonya Washington Michael Wehman Carol Weil Kate Weil George S. Werner & Li Werner Migs Woodside Mai Yee Gregory Youdan Jr. Eloise Zeller Sponsors ($350 and above)
Anonymous (4) Mr. Ronald Alexander Jane and Stephen Alpert John Angiolillo, MD Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble Elaine Athanassiades Clay H Barr Kenneth Berk & Anne Serrell Eugene Black Stan & Abby Bloch Gia Carifo Ms. Ginger Chinn Margaret Coady Ashlee Crawford Barbara Cromer Lauren Cronk Ms. Jacqueline Davis Paul de Sa Nicole Dietrich & Jack Kraska Rodney Durso Ellen Estes Lloyd Jay Fass Dr. Karen Fiester James A. Glazier & James A. Ferguson Susan E Green Herman & Jacquelyn Heinemann Mr. Eric Hemel & Ms. Barbara Morgen Jerry Heymann Jill Hunter Ms. Christine Jowers Jonathan Kanovsky Mr. & Mrs. Cary Lemkowitz Mr. Joshua Lenihan Lawrence Levine Rachel Levine Cynthia McKee Grete Meilman Mary and Alan Mendelsohn Mildred Munich Aaron & Marcia Naveh Madeleine Nichols Gregg Passin & Andy Schmidt Marisa Anne Pierson Posner-Wallace Foundation Carole Postal Terry Prahl Eileen Robert Victoria Rosen Ellen Rosenberg Phillip Schmiedl Mr. & Ms. J. Mark Strawn Jos Stumpe & Karen van Bergen Catherine Tolchin Andrew A. Vitale CPA Dick and Carolyn Wallach Mrs. Irmgard Wieland Jawole Willa Jo Zollar
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 Robert Allyn Rebecca Aronson Chellis Baird Emerald Layne Baker Alison Baum Lisa Bonifacic Scott Caplan Victor M. Castillo & Blake Wiedenhoeft Cengiz Cemaloglu Julia Chambers Nishka Chandrasoma Ellen Chen
Dr. Jason Chuang Jennifer Cook Mary Craig Debora Domass Ayesha Pirbhai Fardell Andrew & Claire-Marine Ferguson Bette Ann Fialkov, Co-Chair Erica Forrence Ania Fryszkowska Tiger Gao Swapna Ghanta Ronald Gilliam & Akram Hélil Amita Goyal Alexandra Harper, Co-Chair Molly Hensrud Madison Hicks Alixandra Holloway, Co-Chair Emma Hood Kristen Irby Amanda Knight Jeremy Lentz Jacob Levy Stephanie Lichtinger Camilla Liou Mitch Lowenthal Kyle Marshall Katherine Maxwell Jame McCray Robert McGowan Christopher Morales Katie Mues Leah Nelson Abigail Nintzel Abigail Richards Setpheap San Rafi Sahanoor Sarkar Ariane Schaffer Elisa Smilovitz Andrea Nicole Smith Daniel Spence Niko Stahl Margaret Stephens J. Mark & Oni Strawn Myriam Varjacques Lucy Vasserman Alexander Wang Douglas Weiss Ricke Williams Emma Winder LeeAna Wolfman ^Artist Committee members to join The Joyce’s Young Leaders Circle, please contact the Development office at 347-856-5828.
JOYCE PROGRAMS ARE MADE POSSIBLE WITH PUBLIC FUNDS FROM:
Joyce programs are made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council with special thanks to Council Member Erik Bottcher. FACILITIES & SERVICES Box Office (212-242-0800): Open Monday thru Sunday, 12pm - 6pm. On days when there is a performance, the box office is open through curtain time; advance sales stop ½ hour prior to curtain time (including matinees). Closed on major holidays. For Hearing Impaired call (TDD) 212-245-2904. To report Lost & Found items, please see an usher or call 212-691FIRE NOTICE: The exit indicated by a red light and sign nearest to EMERGENCY RESUSCITATION EQUIPMENT the seat you occupy is the shortest route to the street. In the event Resuscitation masks and latex gloves are located in of fire or other emergency, please walk —do not run— to that exit. the closet next to the drinking fountain in the Upper WARNING: The use of any recording device, either audio or video, Lobby. AED is located downstairs in the reception area. LEARN CPR. For more information, contact the and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited within the auditorium. Violators will be punished with American Red Cross, the American Heart Association. confiscation of recording device or ejection from the theater, and may be held liable for money damages.