WHO'S WHO
LORENZO RENNIE HARRIS (Founder/Artistic Director/Choreographer/Director) Dr. Lorenzo (Rennie) Harris was born and raised in an African American community in North Philadelphia. Since the age of 15, Harris has been teaching workshops and classes at universities around the country and is a powerful spokesperson for the significance of “street” origins in any dance style. In 1992, Harris founded Rennie Harris Puremovement, a street dance theatre company dedicated to preserving and disseminating street dance culture through workshops, classes, lecture, lecture demonstrations, residencies, mentoring programs, and public performances. Coining the term Street Dance Theater and Hip-hop Concert dance, Harris founded his company based on the belief that hip hop culture is the most important original expression of a new generation. With its roots in the inner-city African American and Latino communities, hip hop can be characterized as a contemporary indigenous form, one that expresses universal themes that extend beyond racial, religious, and economic boundaries, and one that (because of its pan-racial and transnational popularity) can help bridge these divisions. Harris’ work encompasses the diverse and rich African American traditions of the past, while simultaneously presenting the voice of a new generation through its ever-evolving interpretations of dance. Harris is committed to providing audiences with a sincere view of the essence and spirit of hip hop rather than the commercially exploited stereotypes portrayed by the media. Currently, Harris tours a collection of evening-length works as well as classic repertory works of the last 30 years. Rome & Jewels, the first evening-length work written, choreographed, and directed by Rennie Harris, uses Shakespeare’s text to tell its own story based on West Side Story and Romeo and Juliet. To date, Rome & Jewels is the longest touring street dance theater work in American history with three Bessie Awards and four Black Theater Alvin Ailey Awards. It was also nominated for a Lawrence Olivier Award (UK) and received The Harman Shakespeare Theater Award for adaptation of West Side Story and Romeo and Juliet Rome & Jewels has performed for sold-out audiences nationally and internationally. The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote of the work, “Harris has built a wedge that will open the doors of America’s art centers, displaying hip hop as clear cultural expression, compelling to all races and generations'… 'Rome & Jewels is clearly the work of an artist of uncommon vision'…'we get to witness, right here in our city, the evolution of an important new dance form.”
In addition, Harris’s body of work includes evening length works such as Falling Crumbs From the Cake, Something To Do With Love, Legends of Hip hop, Facing Mekka, 100NAKEDLOCKS, HEAVEN, LUV American-Style, Rennie Harris Funkedified, LIFTED, and two new works still in creation and development phase - American Street Dancer and Losing My Religion. In Facing Mekka, Harris continues his quest to present street dance on the concert stage. To this end, he has developed a solo that challenges his own choreographic experiences and audience’s expectations of hip hop and street dance. Harris approaches the vocabulary of this work, entitled Lorenzo’s Oil, as a butoh-style hip hop dance. The solo is meant to integrate calming, serene space (represented by the butoh style) with Popping. Lorenzo’s Oil turns street dance on its head in order to draw attention away from the spectacle and acrobatic and high-powered movements that many audiences, particularly those outside of hip hop movement, expect, and see what it could/should be. Dr. Harris has found a way to marry his story with social dances and bring them to the concert stage, creating a cohesive dance style that finds a cogent voice in the theater. Much of Dr. Harris’s work has explored his personal experiences as an African American male growing up in North Philadelphia. At the turn of the century, alongside Princess Grace Kelly, Dr. and Julius Erving, Rennie Harris was voted one of the most influential people in the last one hundred years of Philadelphia history. He’s been compared to twentieth-century legends, Basquiat, Alvin Ailey, and Bob Fosse. In 2010, he received an honorary doctorate in the Arts and Humanities from Bates College (Maine) and a 2nd Honorary Doctorate in the Fine Arts from Columbia College (Chicago). He received the Kulu Mele’ African Rooted Dance award and the Guggenheim (2010). He has also been featured in Rose Eichenbaum’s Masters of Movement-Portraits of America’s Great Choreographers with dance legends such as Carmen de Lavallade, Judith Jamison, Fayard Nicolas, and Gregory Hines. In addition, he was awarded a medal from the Kennedy Center (DC) as a master of African American Choreography. Touring Egypt, Jordan, Palestine, and surrounding countries, Rennie Harris served as one of four Ambassadors for the United States as part of President Obama’s cultural exchange program, Dance Motion USA, which was led by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Recently, Rennie Harris became a recipient of The Doris Duke Artist Award (2020). He and his group of dancers and their infectious brand of movement have toured around the globe pioneering Hip-hop Dance Theater as a cogent and viable voice. Dr. Lorenzo "Rennie" Harris is atop the hip-hop heap, its leading ambassador.
RODNEY HILL (Executive Director) was born and raised in the tough streets of North Philadelphia, entering the Hip-hop scene in 1988. For more than a decade, Hill has blazed the stages in venues, nationally and abroad. He has been featured in many videos for such artists as Boys II Men, Will Smith, and Musiq Soulchild, to name just a few. He has also performed on TV shows such as R&B Divas: Los Angeles, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Soul Train, NBC’s NFL Under the Helmet, and BET’s Teen Summit. In addition, he has toured and performed with Rennie Harris Puremovement, R&B singer Brave Williams, Julian King, R&B group AAries, Mad Skillz, rapper Eve, R&B legend Teddy Pendergrass, Janet Jackson’s Dj Aktive, R&B singer Shanice Wilson, Mary J. Blige, 50 Cent, and Philly’s own The Roots. An accomplished dancer, choreographer, and teacher, Hill has performed and taught on faculty at the American Dance Festival as well as universities and dance studios nationally and internationally in 12 countries across five continents. In 2020, Hill graduated from Wilson College in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, with an MFA in choreography. Hill continues to educate and inspire others through his hard work, dedication, and commitment to Hip-hop and its culture. In January 2022, Hill was sworn into office as a Councilman for Sharon Hill, PA, a suburban community outside Philadelphia, PA, where he grew up.
DARRIN ROSS (Sound Design/Musical Direction) Original Sound Designer/Composer. Ross recently completing the score and soundscape for Alvin Ailey American Dance theater's first two-act ballet called Lazarus. He has been collaborating with Dr. Rennie Harris for over 35 years. He started by producing and engineering songs with Jam On Productions in 1984. His work with Jam On Productions led to various television and record productions. Eventually, Darrin founded I.Q. Records. He also did sound design and composition for Suzan Lori Parks' TopDog/Underdog. Ross, over the years, has received numerous grants for his works from the Rockefeller Foundation, Ford Foundation, Meet The Composer, Dance Advance, and, recently, from the Gross Foundation. He is the recipient of a 2001 New York Dance & Performance Award (Bessie) for his music composition and soundscape for Rome & Jewels. Ross has worked with and many established artists in the industry such as: Jazzy Jeff, Newcleus, Doug E. Fresh, Freeway, Kim Waters, The Roots, Bahamadia Todd Terry, Joanna Gardner, The Intruders, Mike Knox, and many more. His sound design and composition credits include Rennie Harris' Funkedified, Rennie Harris LIFTED, HEAVEN, Facing Mekka, Rome & Jewels, LOW, Prince Scarecrow's Road To The Emerald City, The Kimmel Center Presents, Philadanco: The Philadelphia Experience, Same Spirit Different Movement, Impossible Izz Possible, Evolution, Champions of the Dance, BREAK!, The Urban Funk Spectacular, King Michael, Fallen Crumbs from the Cake, Cool Heat Urban Beat, BREAK! and Skate, The Pennsylvania Ballet, The Memphis Ballet, The Colorado Ballet, Hot Mouth, RHAW Love American Style, Maurice Hines' Hot Feet, The Kennedy Center Honors, Carols in Color, We Dance to Inspire, and numerous other dance theater works. Ross is the president of RossLive Entertainment. He is currently touring his production Invincible: A Glorious Tribute to Michael Jackson and scoring an upcoming T.V. drama called the N.C.
OZZIE JONES (Old Man, Dramaturg/Additional Writing) Original Cast. Born in West Philadelphia, September 6th, 1970 Mr. Jones has directed The Countess Cathleen by William Butler Yeats and composed the score for Third and Indiana by Steve Lopez for the Arden Theater Company. A representative for the Philadelphia Theater Initiative in the United States and Europe, he also became the First African American in the Republic of Ireland’s history to direct a play in Ireland for an Irish Theater company, directing a production of Othello for Second Age Theater. David Nolan of The Irish Times called the production “the most creative and innovative production of Shakespeare seen in Ireland in decades.” Ozzie “Old Man” Jones, along with Larry “Mr. Cisum” Fowler Jr. and Jared “Grand Agent” Taylor, started the hip hop group NAME. NAME went on to become one of the central figures in the Neo-Soul and underground Hip hop scene in Philadelphia, which produced stars like DJ Drama, Jill Scott, Musiq Soulchild, and The Roots. The records released by NAME within 1995 and 2000 include, Mohammed Ali, Black Thought, Artist of the Yeah (Featuring Poor Righteous Teachers and Schooly D), Twelve, Logic, and By Design by Grand Agent featuring Ozzie “Old Man” Jones. NAME toured throughout the United States and Canada. In 2000, Mr. Jones became the Producing Artistic Director of the Walt Whitman Arts Center in Camden, NJ, until 2007. Currently, Mr. Jones is developing an extensive series of plays on Jazz called The Real Book. He has directed staged readings for Chasin’ the Bird and Kind of Blue an African. Mr. Jones has just completed writing a road gang and cotton field hollers opera called, Gwine Dig a Hole, and recently starred in the film Hail Mary, which is written and directed by Nnamdi Kanga and will be released in Spring of 2021.
RODNEY MASON AKA DUCK BUTT (Rome, Additional Writing) Original Cast. Transplanted to Portland from South Philly, Rodney is a Song and Dance man who won the starring role of “Tony Sinclair” for the Tanqueray worldwide campaign beating out the Wayans brothers and 800 candidates in the US and UK for this sophisticated Black Brit. Rodney has become a famous character in commercials, print/editorial, billboards, and live guest appearances at major events. Rodney has served his country and is a Gulf War Veteran. His experience defending his country as a Marine has colored his work and his performance message. He is also a theatre and performance artist, utilizing his Street Dance skills, spoken word poetry, and rap to create many unusual and original characters for film, television, commercials, and stand-up comedy appearances. Rodney has also worked with the Groundlings and Second City in Chicago and toured the world with Rennie Harris Puremovement as a core member. He is known for his awardwinning role (Lawrence Olivier Award—Best Performance) in Rome & Jewels. Other stage work includes TOTEM ROAD with the Olive Dance Company and a stint with the Baltimore Outreach Program in YO BALTIMORE where he received critical acclaim. His TV appearances include the MTV Vibe awards, hosting Comedy Central, and cable TV.
PHIL CUTTINO AKA JIPTHERULER (Ben V) is a Philadelphia native hip-hopper from birth and is skilled in breakin’, graffiti, DJ-ing, and rapping. His first performance was at the age of four with his father, a prominent MC and B-Boy in the Philadelphia hip-hop scene. He started in a crew called the X-men doing local talent shows and learned from some of the Philadelphia greats. He has toured throughout the United States and internationally and is currently a core member of Rennie Harris Puremovement American Street Dance Theater.
JOEL MARTINEZ AKA TEKNYC (Merc) was born and raised in Santurce, Puerto Rico until 13. He credits an early interest in breaking "breakdancing" to his older brother Willie Martinez. As a B-boy, Teknyc and his crew, Skill Methodz, became one of the most iconic crews in the dance's street dance history as a graffiti writer Teknyc is a proud member of one of the most legendary crews, Fame City Kings (FC) and Fast Breaking Artists (FBA). Teknyc has painted murals worldwide, from NYC to Puerto Rico, Los Angeles, Paris, Japan, London, Amsterdam, Portugal, Dubai, Prague, Berlin, Argentina, and Brazil. As a member of Rennie Harris Puremovement, he has performed in Rome & Jewels, Facing Mekka, among others. He has also served as an ambassador of Hip-hop for President Obama's Dance Motion USA that toured Israel, Eygpt, Jerusalem, Palestine, and other surrounding countries on behalf of the United States.
BRANDON ALBRIGHT AKA BROTHER PEACE (Tybault) Original Cast. Brandon began his career in 1984 as a member of the famed Philadelphia based popping group “The Scanner Boys”(19801992). Working his way up in the industry as a B-boy and Hip-hop dancer, he toured and danced for major recording artists such as the first gangster rapper Schooly D, Will Smith, Tuff Crew, Boys II Men, LLCool J, Run DMC, and the Beach Boys, to name a few. After his stint in the commercial entertainment industry he performed, danced, and directed for Rennie Harris Puremovement. In 2000 he founded Illstyle & Peace Productions a multicultural Philadelphia-based dance company. His company creates work rooted in contemporary, West African, old-school, and new school hip-hop blended with an eclectic mix of disciplines, including breaking, popping, locking, tap, hip-hop, and house dancing. Illstyle & Peace Productions has toured to critical acclaim nationally and internationally, and is committed to delivering positive messages to all audiences. Illstyle & Peace Productions was a 2013 US Culture Ambassador, chosen by the US State Department and Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), and toured Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. Artistic Director Brandon Peace Albright is well-versed in various styles of street dance. His most recent work for Illstyle, Impossible IZZpossible, which entails locking, popping, breaking, beatboxing, hiphop, tap, modern, jazz, African dance, belly dance, singing, and DJ’ing was presented at BAM and has been touring nationally and internationally to critical acclaim. Albright also leads high energy workshops, master classes, and educational programs including Become Your Dreams, a history of hip-hop; Hip-Hop Math a math lecture demonstration program; and No-Bullying STOP-Bullying, And Let’s Be Friends, an anti-bullying show. He is especially passionate about the universality of hip-hop and continues to seek inspiration from other dance forms and arts. His latest project for Illstyle is called we dance to inspire.
ANGEL ANDERSON is an artist, performer, and improviser. She is a recent graduate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a dual degree in dance and psychology. Her interests include street and club dance styles, African Diasporic forms, contemporary, and improvisation. While in college, Anderson has received the Outstanding Undergraduate Performance Award, the Dance Project Award, and the William McClellan Award. Some of her recent performance credits include Rennie Harris’ LIFTED, Danzel Thompson-Stout’s Manifesting our Movement, Manifesting our Dance, as well as his work The Undying and Resilient.
JAMES COLTER AKA CRICKET Original Cast. James “Cricket” Colter is a professional street dancer who has performed, taught, and lectured on the form internationally for over 22 years. In addition, he is a well versed visual artist (sequential art, children’s book illustrations, etc) choreographer and artistic director. Mr. Colter (Cricket) has taught globally at numerous hip hop dance festivals including Bates Dance Festival and the Illadelph Legends Festival. Cricket was a featured dancer in the Disney movie Step Up 2: The Street and has danced for various recording artists including, Boys II Men, KRS-1, Will Smith, Eve, Avril Lavigne, Fall Out-Boy, and was a host MTV Japan’s Dreamers television show. Cricket has worked with the legendary street dance pioneer Bill "Crutch Master" Shannon, urban tap dancer, Tamango Van Cayseeleas, and London’s best known urban theatrical wordsmith and curator, Jonzi D. Cricket has produced and directed various dance pieces in Philadelphia, New York City and London, including Heroes, a London based hip hop theater show where he acted as director and principal costume designer. Mr. Colter is a part of the “Step-Fenz” dance crew, a NY based dance group that is known for its mix of B-boy and House dance. He is a founding member of Rennie Harris Puremovement (RHPM) and has worked with the company for over 16 years. He is an original cast member of Rennie Harris’s Bessie award winning multidisciplinary hip hop theater presentation, Rome & Jewels. Cricket taught and performed throughout the globe and was the director of RHPM’s educational program. Cricket’s artistic mission is to push the limits of the various movements that exist in Hip- Hop and in other contemporary dance forms by blending various art forms in order to tell a viable story on the concert dance stage and rid the stigma that Hip-Hop is merely an athletic form of dance that can only be performed in a showcase setting. Cricket believes that, through Hip Hop, complex stories can be told and the boundaries of theater can be pushed by adding the urban/hip hop aesthetic to costume design, set design, soundscapes, etc. Mr. Colter has recently founded his own company “Concept Kinetics” to accomplish his goal.
JOSHUA CULBREATH AKA SUPA JOSH was born and raised in Philadelphia, where he started dancing at the age of ten. During his middle school years, Joshua joined a dance group called K.R.S. Ent., which won many talent shows and went on to perform on the TV show Showtime at the Apollo in the New York. While dancing with K.R.S. Ent., Joshua met B-boy Hannibal, owner and artist director of 360 Flava, and began to train with him. Joshua is currently a core member of Rennie Harris Puremovement.
ANTHONY DENARO AKA B-BOY YNOT (M.F.A) explores the design, sustainability, history, and community of Hip Hop. Through a futurist lens, YNOT’s work manifests in dance, typography, music, and architecture. YNOT’s reputation in the dance world precedes him. As a B-boy, he’s traveled the world extensively judging battles, teaching workshops, and building cultural awareness. In YNOT’s vision of the sustainability of Hip Hop, teaching and mentorship are paramount. Currently, YNOT teaches workshops internationally as well as virtually and in person through University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Arizona State University, and Texas Tech where he facilitates Breaking Technique, Stylized letterform Design, and Sound Design For Electronic Music Production. Alongside his dance and professorship, YNOT creates two- and three-dimensional visual works (physical and digital) that construct a possible future of the Hip Hop aesthetic.
DUANE LEE HOLLAND JR. Original Cast. Duane began his professional dance career at the age of 17, dancing for the first Hip-Hop theater dance company, Rennie Harris Puremovement (RHPM); he was later named Assistant Artistic Director of the company. He received his Master of Fine Arts in Dance (Magna Cum Laude), with a focus in Choreography, from the University of Iowa. Throughout his career, Holland has been a pioneer in bringing Hip-Hop to college dance programs. He became the first full-time Hip-Hop professor at Boston Conservatory at Berklee in 2016, and at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2019. The University of Massachusetts Amherst Dance Program welcomed new faculty member Duane Lee Holland Jr. in the Fall of 2022. Holland has had the privilege of working with choreographers Bill T. Jones (We Shall Not Be Moved), Garth Fagan (The Lion King, original
Broadway cast), and Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE. He was also assistant choreographer/ dance captain and featured dancer in Maurice Hines’ Broadway production of Hot Feet. In 2010, he released his first independent R&B/Hip-Hop music project, Life Expansion, and his second project, Love-n-Life, featuring songs from his one-man show, The Adventures of Maxx Lancaster, was released in March, 2021, with a premiere planned for 2023.
MIYEKO URVASHI RENNIE HARRIS, the eldest daughter of Rennie Harris, was born in Philadelphia and began training at the age of eight in Austin, TX. She later returned to Philadelphia and began her pre-professional training at the Koresh School of Dance where she trained under Melissa Rector, Roni Koresh, and Eva Szabo. Harris performed with Koresh Youth Ensemble for three years. Most recently, she performed with Maura Townsend Dance at the 2022 Los Angeles Dance Festival at the Luckman Theatre. A recent high school graduate, she currently attends California State University (L.A.) with a major in Communication Disorders.
FYNESS MASON, raised in New York City, is a Temple University, BA, and Harcum College Graduate. Her Hip Hop dance career began with Rennie Harris Puremovement Dance Company in 2005. Mason has performed nationally and internationally in theaters such as the Kimmel Center, Kennedy Center, Sadler's Wells, Ailey Citigroup Theater, Carpenters Center, The Joyce Theater, Lied Center, Bates Dance Festival, Bryn Mawr College, Wells Fargo Center, NYC SummerStage, and BAM. She's taught classes at Temple University, Bryn Mawr College, Florida State University, Bates Dance Festival, and more. Mason has performed with Rennie Harris Puremovement, Face Da Phlave Entertainment, Montazh all woman's Hip Hop Dance Company, Flyground with Lela Aisha Jones, Oyin Hardy's Troupe Dada, and the late Kariamu Welsh. After a hiatus of going back to school to study Occupational Therapy Assisting and raising three children with her husband Steve Mason, she is back and ready to share her love for dance with her community and to uplift women through hip hop dance culture with a message that you can do anything you put your mind to.
EMILY PIETRUSZKA AKA LADY EM is a Colorado native currently residing in NYC. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Magna Cum Laude) from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Emily began her street styles training as a core member of Rennie Harris Grassroots Project in Denver, CO in 2015. She has been teaching in various contexts since graduation, ranging from the Front Range Community College of Thornton, CO to assistant teaching at the Ailey School in NYC. Emily is honored to have the opportunity to perform with RHPM and is excited to continue on her journey of taking risks as a movement artist and forever student.
JEREMY TAYLOR born in Chicago, IL, is a freelance dance artist immersed deeply in street dance culture, kinesthetic movement, and the African Diaspora. Upon receiving his BFA in Dance in 2020 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), Jeremy relocated to Los Angeles, California to further elevate his career and art with his newly formed collective, Maverickz. He has danced with variety of artists such as Kaytranada, Young Thug, Kanye West, and, as of late, performed at the 2022 BET Awards Show, to name a few. Now, Jeremy is currently exploring his newfound interest of becoming a dance historian by traveling to various regions inside and outside the US to gain more clarity of the influence and advancements of both African and street dance styles.
JULIE URICH AKA LADY JULES. Original Cast. Jules was born in St. Paul, Minnesota and raised in Boulder, Colorado. She can't remember a time when she didn't dance, though she started her formal dance training at a relatively late age taking jazz and ballet classes when she was 16. She quickly mastered the art of breaking and made quite a name for herself in the dance community. With an amazing career as a professional dancer under her belt, as well as being one of the most decorated female break-dancers in the world, Lady Jules set her sights on the acting world. She starred in a feature film called B-GIRL as well as other film projects and stage shows. Some of Jules' highlights include appearing on The Oprah Winfrey Show as well as performing alongside Madonna and Sarah Jessica Parker in consecutive Gap campaigns. She has also been featured in several other commercial campaigns such as Coke, iPod, Wal-Mart, Nike, and Jolly Rancher. Along with ad campaigns, Jules has performed on several live stages around the world. The Victory theatre on Broadway, The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., and the Spoleto festival in Spoleto, Italy, are just a few of the prestigious theatres she feels privileged to have danced in. Some of her other highlights include competing on MTV's Americas Best Dance Crew with the BEAT FREAKS, working with legendary hip-hop performing group the Groovaloos, as well as several other television and movie credits (including Step Up 2, You Got Served, and So You Think You Can Dance). She
has also performed alongside such artists as Miley Cyrus, Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera, Fergie, Pink, Missy Elliot, Run-DMC, LL Cool J, and Madonna, to name just a few. Jules is now studying for her Bachelors in Psychology with aspiration for her Doctorate in Sports Psychology. She has a beautiful daughter named Izzy who is the center of her life stage and light of her life!
EVIL TRACY THE INTERNATIONAL SHOWOFF (DJ) Original DJ. Tracy started under a local Philly legend, DJ Grand Master Ant, who used to rock house and block parties back in 1981. Ant would let Tracy and a friend carry crates and rap with his legendary Philly group Fatal Funk Force. Eventually, Tracy began DJing under his cousin DJ Kid Swift and later founded Action Figure Crew, which included his cousins DJ Kid Swift, DJ Aktive, and DJ Ghetto (Battle Champions) along with other legendary Philly DJs. To his credit, Tracy is in video and television programs such as Street Soldierz by On The Go Magazine and the Tru Heads Movie, which premiered on HBO, BET, and The Avenue. He has opened for several artists, including Busta Rhymes, and Raekwon the Chef of Wu-Tang Clan, to name a few. Tracy has toured briefly with Lyfe Jennings and did a couple of shows behind Melanie Fiona at two separate events in Philly. He has also toured with Rennie Harris Puremovement on three awardwinning productions: Rome & Jewels, Illadelph Legends, and Facing Mekka, all of which are internationally acclaimed. Tracy was able to showcase his talents on Broadway (NYC) and London's West End. He was the star DJ for Illstyle & Peace Productions Hit the Breaks, a B-boy and tap dance show. Additionally, he has performed in the internationally acclaimed Steve Love production of Break The Urban Funk Spectacular. Tracy is also the creator of his show Needle To Da'Groove, which toured briefly to three U.S. Cities. "In black society, being a showoff is frowned upon. The term itself means someone is doing the most or being extra, over the top with whatever they're doing, wearing, or saying at the time to impress whoever. Simply put, I own it, I'm a showoff because when you think about it, every professional artist that you know gets paid to travel the world and show off their skill or knowledge. When you come to see artists perform, it's called a 'show.' When we are on our game, we often refer to it as going off on stage or wherever. I have to be honest and say, I like it when my family and friends are in the audience. It inspires me more because I'm literally showing off for them." ~Evil Tracy The International Showoff.
DJ RAZOR RAMON (DJ) is a DJ/ Turntablist/ Producer from Philadelphia, PA. He has been in the Philly Hip-Hop scene for over 30 years and has been influenced by DJs such as Grandmaster Flash, Grandmixer D.XT., the late Jam Master Jay, DJ Jazzy Jeff, and DJ Cash Money. The award-winning Turntablist is the 2001 Philadelphia City Paper Pitch Control DJ Battle Champion as well as the 2002 NBA All-Star Weekend DJ Battle Champion and the seven-time Power 99fm (Clear Channel) DJ Battle Champion. Ramon has also performed on stages throughout the United States and internationally including Toronto (Canada), Venice Italy), Monaco (France), London (U.K.), 23 cities in The Netherlands, Auckland (New Zealand), six cities in Mexico, Bejing (China), and Melbourne and Sydney (Australia). Razor Ramon has performed with such artists and poets like Ursula Rucker, Mo Beasley, and Rich Medina, Hip Hop artists Grand Agent, Kenny Muhammad The Human Orchestra, Poor Righteous Teachers, DJ Cash Money, Supernatural, Medusa, Hezekiah, Boogaloo Sam (the creator of popping & boogaloo) & The Electric Boogaloos, the late Don Campbell (the creator of Campbell Locking), Crazy Legs, and Pop Master Fabel. The Rock Steady Crew, Illstyle & Peace Productions, Danse4Nia Repertory Ensemble, and Rennie Harris Puremovement American Street Dance Theater, to name a few. Ramon was part of one of the first Hip-Hop acts to perform at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, PA. (Rennie Harris’ Hip- Hop Legends). He has commercially recorded music with Grand Agent, Mel Ink, Shawn Kelly, Boyz II Men, Wort Und Totschlag (W.U.T.-German Hip Hop Artists), and NFL Films. He also released two solo albums entitled INTRODUCING THE TURNTABLISTIC DJ RAZOR RAMON and FOR BEATS SAKE VOLUME I. DJ Razor Ramon is the recipient of the 2003 Philly DJ Appreciation Award for his years of dedicated service, and he continues to create music, perform in theaters, clubs, and lounges throughout Philadelphia and abroad, displaying his skills and passion for the art of Turntablism.
PAMELA HOBSON (Lighting Designer) Original Lighting Designer. Pam began her career at Howard University in 1982 in Washington, D.C. and is the original lighting designer for Rome & Jewels and other repertory works. She was also the road manager for Rennie Harris Puremovement as well Lejá Dance Company, Patty Labelle, INVINCIBLE: A Glorious Tribute to Michael Jackson, created, produced and directed by Darrin Ross for RossLive Entertainment, The Boys Choir of Harlem, and many other artists and companies. Hobson is the founder and
director of INTO THE LIGHT productions in 1996 and is a veteran lighting designer who has shaped the industry for over 25 years.
ANDY SCHMITZ (Lighting Designer) is a circus rigger with over 25 years of entertainment industry experience as a Project Manager, Head Rigger, Technical Director, Lighting Director, and Production Manager. Andy worked his way up to Head of Rigging on Cirque du Soleil’s Kooza while touring over 20 cities on three continents. Andy has rigged with the Vegas Cirque du Soleil shows O and Ka and served as the Assistant Head of Rigging at Le Reve. Prior to his circus career, Andy was a freelance Technical Director for the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, worked with the world-class team at Sapsis Rigging, and was the Production Manager for Rennie Harris Puremovement’s Bessie award-winning hip-hop ballet, Rome & Jewels. Andy holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre and Dance from Alma College; is an Entertainment Technician Certification Program certified Rigger; and a proud member of the International Guild of Knot Tiers who can tie well over 100 knots from memory (and counting!). Andy is currently the Head Rigger with the New England Center for Circus Arts.
JULIE E. BALLARD (Additional Lighting), USA829, is a professional lighting designer, ETCP Certified Electrician and theatrical technician. Ms. Ballard is an Assistant Professor of Theater Arts, specializing in lighting and sound, at Illinois Wesleyan University. She is affiliated with IATSE Local 2 and the Actors’ Equity Association and was previously the Stage Manager and Properties Master for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Additionally, Ms. Ballard is the owner/ operator of Overlap Lighting, a freelance production company specializing in production/ stage management, lighting design and photography. She has designed for the Charlotte Ballet, Ballet West, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago.
DON MILLER (Costume Designer) is the premiere clothing designer in Philadelphia. To his credit he is also a Certified Public Accountant with a Bachelors of Science degree from Xavier University of Louisiana. He is the founder of Rock Paper Denim 1970, an inspirational apparel brand with an upscale urban prep look that is rooted in the music and culture of the 70’s. The distressed, but polished aesthetic portrays the grit and grunt that the grind unselfishly gives along the journey. The mission of the company is to inspire people with a message of hope that is expressed through style and story. Rock Paper Denim is mainly an athletic casual brand with a range of unique clothing styles. However, they believe purpose is your finger print engrained on life’s surface. Therefore, the brand is designed to inspire individuals to aspire to pursue, maintain, and manifest their passion. You’re all welcome. Join us at www.rockpaperdenim.com.
RYDER PALMERE (Visual Design) was created in the East and refined in the West. He is a Renaissance man inspired by the lives and works of Bukowski, Lynch, and Waits.
MEET THE JUSTICE LEAGUE I Directors & Management
Rennie Harris
Rodney Hill
Joshua Culbreath
Emily Pietruszka
Phil Cuttino
Maggie Waller
Mika Lemoine
CEO/Choreographer
Executive Director/Booking
Assistant Director
Rehearsal Director
Social Media/Advisory Director
Development Assistant
Administrative Assistant
rennieharris@rhpm.org
rodneyhill@rhpm.org
joshculbreath2@gmail.com
empietruszka@gmail.com
philcuttino@gmail.com
mLwalle1@asu.edu
rhumanagingdirector2021@gmail.com
Rennie Harris Puremovement would like to thank Joan Meyers Brown, Artistic Director and Founder of Philadelphia Dance Company, The Community Education Center (Philadelphia), and Carla Perlo, Executive Director of Dance Place Theater (Washington, DC) for their support. In addition, we’d to thank those who supported the re-mounting of Rome & Jewels: Jeremy Alliger, Theresa Pelicata, Bonnie Cox, Jackie Lopez, Cheryl Curcio, In addition, a special thank you thank you to Emily Harrison, Sheila McDaniel, Laura Faure, Beth Boone, Janice Marks, Teresa Eyring, Olga Garay, The Bracciale family, and The Kedhar family for their generous donations. Last but not least a special shout out goes to Moncell Durden who got us to our goal in the last hour, thank you sir! And a special, special thanks to Tina Hueges who made this happen. Thank you for all the hard work and positive energy that pushed all of us through to the other side. I remain in your debt -Rennie Harris
Sponsored in part by: Rennie Harris University, Rennie Harris Puremovement, and Mellon Foundation.
ABOUT THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION
VISION STATEMENT
The Joyce Theater Foundation is committed to fostering and supporting a diverse and inclusive environment, both on and off stage. We embrace and celebrate diversity in all its forms, and value the rich experiences and perspectives that arise from differences in race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and cognitive and physical ability.
We strive to counteract the social injustices and racism that exist within our communities, our nation, and our world. Our aim as an organization is to embody the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. To achieve this, we will:
• Create and implement proactive diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice initiatives;
• Establish and maintain a culture of safe sharing, intentional listening, learning, and growth;
• Engage with and support disenfranchised communities by sharing information and resources and ensuring accessibility;
• Develop metrics and conduct regular reviews of our programs and policies to hold ourselves accountable and shift as neededs.
With these goals in place and our Vision Statement in mind, we are dedicated to the continued learning and growth needed to foster an inclusive environment for all. This is an ongoing process and by nature will be an evolving statement.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LINDA SHELTON
Assistant to the Executive Director........Ayo Janeen Jackson
ADMINISTRATION
General Manager
Huong Hoang
Associate General Manager........................................Katy Myers
Human Resources Manager Sharonica Williams
Office Manager.........................................................Christine Guglia
Director of Development OPEN
Director of Institutional Giving..................................Jean M. Ross
Director of Individual Giving.........................................Meg White
Associate Director of Special Events.........................Jesse Chin
Individual Giving Manager.....................................Catherine Eng
Institutional Giving Manager...................................................OPEN
Special Events Associate...........................................Maeve Brady
Development Associate.............................................................OPEN
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 Assistant..........................
............................................................................Marianne Rose Weber
Dance Education & Family Programs Intern................................
...........................................................................................Lauren Pagano
Director of Marketing Andy Sheagren
Associate Director of Marketing Strategy..............Anjali Amin
Digital Marketing Manager.................................Julia Thorncroft
Marketing Manager......................................................Nadia Halim
Marketing Assistant..........................................................Annie Marx
Director of Finance Margaret Hollenbeck
Finance Associate................................................Savá M. B. Martin
Finance Clerk..............................................................Xavier DelValle
Database Administrator............................................Jim Seggelink
Director of Information Tech Patricia A. Yost
IT Intern...............................................................................Perla Escano
PRODUCTION
Director of Production
Jeff Segal
Lighting Supervisor.........................................................Kelly Atallah
Technical Director........................................................................OPEN
Head Audio........................................................................Sean Mullins
Lighting Board Operator............................................Kyle Hagen
Head Carpenter......................................................Web Crittenden
Head Electrician....................................................Brittany Spencer
Stage Technicians...............................................Edward Hill, OPEN
Crunch Fitness is the Official Gym Sponsor of The Joyce Theater.
The Joyce Theater is a member of APAP, Dance/NYC, and Dance/USA.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Joyce Theater operates on the Lenape island of Manhahtaan (Mannahatta) and acknowledges that it was founded upon the stolen land and erasure of many Indigenous communities. This acknowledgement demonstrates our institution’s commitment to the process of dismantling the legacies of colonialism and cultural imperialism.
We acknowledge the ongoing violence towards Indigenous people through systemic inequality. We pay our respect to the Indigenous peoples who lived and continue to live upon this land, and whose rich history, artistic practices, and spirituality are tied to this land. It is within our responsibility as a cultural institution and our commitment to diversity and inclusion to embody a commitment to Indigenous rights and cultural equity.
We sincerely invite you as an audience member to take a moment to reflect on the history and legacy of displacement, migration, and settlement.
It is our intention to work with local Native American arts councils to better inform our land acknowledgment practices and anticipate that it will evolve over time.
JOYCE THEATER PRODUCTIONS
Producer Ross LeClair
Associate Producer................................................Bridget Caston
FRONT-OF-HOUSE
Senior House Manager Samantha Fernandez
House Manager..................................................................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.................................Kiersten Foster, Tatiana Gomez, Yulidal Hernandez Kin, Roy Odom, Jasmine Webb
OPERATIONS
Director of Operations Lou Albruzzese
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...................................................................................
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP.................Ross F. Moskowitz 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.................................................................Hugh Hardy, FAIA General Contractor...............Yorke Construction Corporation
Official Flower Sponsor...............The Flower School New York
Donald J. Rose, MD Director, Harkness Center for Dance Injuries at NYU Langone Health is the orthopedic and dance medicine consultant for The Joyce Theater Foundation.
First Republic is the preferred private bank of The Joyce Theater Foundation.
THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION, INC. BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Amit Wadhwaney, Chair
Charles M. Adelman, Vice Chair
Stephanie R. Breslow, Treasurer
Jane E. Goldberg, Secretary
R. Richard Ablon
Rob Ashford
Monica F. Azare
John M. Basnage de Beauval
Ajay Bhandaram
Tracy Brown
Keane Ehsani
Ronald Gumbaz
Toni Hoover
Robert Musiker
Susan Gluck Pappajohn
Steven M. Pesner
Meryl Rosofsky
Kerry Clayton, Chair Emeritus
David D. Holbrook, Chair Emeritus
Virginia A. Millhiser, Chair Emeritus
Saul Sanders
Linda Shelton
Susan Fawcett Sosin
Lauren E. Shortt
Monica B. Voldstad
Madelyn Wils
In Memoriam: Richard Lukins (Trustee 1998-2011), Theodore S. Bartwink (Trustee 1993-2014), R. Britton Fisher (Trustee 1990-2020), Anh-Tuyet Nguyen (Trustee 2007-2020), Richard Shea (Trustee 2015-2022), 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
LEADERSHIP SUPPORT FOR A NEW VENUE FOR DANCE
Support for planning costs associated with establishing a third venue for dance as part of the redeveloped World Trade Center site has been generously provided by a grant from the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, which is funded through Community Development Block Grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Leadership support has also been provided by:
FORD FOUNDATION MELLON FOUNDATION
ROBERT STERLING CLARK FOUNDATION THE SEPTEMBER 11TH FUND
ALFRED P. SLOAN FOUNDATION
JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION DONORS
The Joyce Theater appreciates the generosity of its supporters listed below as well as its many other supporters too numerous to include on these pages. List as of November 1, 2022.
Platinum Benefactors ($500,000 and above)
LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust
Gold Benefactors ($100,000 and above)
Kerry Clayton & Paige Royer
Ford Foundation
The Harkness Foundation for Dance
Howard Gilman Foundation
MacMillan Family Foundation
Mellon Foundation
Virginia & Timothy Millhiser
National Endowment for the Arts / American Rescue Plan Act
New York City Department Cultural Affairs
Robert Pollock
The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation
The SHS Foundation
The Shubert Foundation
Denise Littlefield Sobel
Silver Benefactors ($75,000 and above)
First Republic Bank
GKV Charitable Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
Benefactors ($50,000 and above)
Jody & John Arnhold | Arnhold Foundation
National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts
The Jerome Robbins Foundation
Meryl Rosofsky & Stuart Coleman
Lauren E. Shortt
Monica Voldstad
Amit Wadhwaney
Chairman’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
Susan Dickler & Sig Van Raan
Keane Ehsani
Jamshid & Mahsid Ehsani
Melina Fisher
Jane E. Goldberg
Ronald Gumbaz & Juliet Cozzi
Toni Hoover
In Motion
*Elysabeth Kleinhans
Leanne Lachman
Mertz Gilmore Foundation
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
Henry and Lucy Moses Fund
Robert Musiker
New York State Council on the Arts
The O’Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation
Susan & Greg Pappajohn
Michèle & Steve Pesner
Saul & Mary Sanders
Susan Fawcett Sosin
Stephen & Cathy Weinroth
Madelyn & Steven Wils
Impresario’s Circle ($10,000 and above)
Anonymous (3)
Jen Ablon
Alpern Family Foundation
Sarah Arison
Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation
John Basnage de Beauval
Ajay Bhandaram
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Torrence Boone & Ted Chapin
Robert Brenner
Tracy Brown
Con Edison
John & Margaret Falk
Nancy & Michael Feller
*Brandon Fradd
Gregg & Jean Frankel
Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation
Elzbieta Grove
David & Andrea Holbrook
In Honor of Karen Brooks Hopkins
The Ivill-Weiner Family
The Kingsley Foundation
Melanie Coronetz & Bruce G. Miler
LeConte Moore
Tatiana Piankova Foundation
Karen Roth
*Nancy Sands
Kathleen A. Scott
Linda Shelton
Leslie Siegel
Johanna Weber
Michelle D. & Claude L. Winfield
Presenter’s Circle
($5,000 and above)
Anonymous (2)
Rob Ashford
Monica Azare
Andrew & Froma Benerote
Donya & Scott Bommer
Office of City Council Member
Erik Bottcher
Donna B. Case
The Barbara Bell Cumming Charitable Trust
Chubb LTD
Ms. Pamela Crutchfield
Jeffrey Davis & Michael T. Miller
Dancers Responding to AIDS
DeWitt Stern Group, Inc.
Linda Ellis
Martin & Linda Fell
*Judith & Alan Fishman
FUSED
French U.S. Exchange in Dance
Barbara Goldstein
Paul Feuerman & Bruce Grivetti
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Goodman
Randall & Mary Hack
Elizabeth Anne Hartman
Judith M. Hoffman
Illuminated Foundation
Christopher Jones & Deborah McAlister
Christine Knuth
Alan & Gail Koss
Elizabeth & Neil Kurtz
Robert R. Littman & Sully Bonnelly
Karen & Martin McDonald
Ronay & Richard
Menschel/ Charina Foundation, Inc.
In loving memory of Bill Perlmuth, Patricia Dugan Perlmuth
Rajika & Anupam Puri
Nina B. Quigley
Mr. Stephen Kroll Reidy
Margaret E. Selby
SER.O.YA
Barbara Madsen Smith
Christopher Soule
Allan Sperling & Ferne Goldberg
Jean & Gene Stark
Linda B. Strumpf
Director’s Circle
($2,500 and above)
Anonymous (2)
R. Richard Ablon
Adrienne Albert
Rick & Nurit Amdur
Joel & Rhela Aragona
Sandra Berger
Marty & Louise Bickman
Judi Rappoport Blitzer & David Blitzer
Ralph & Martine Calder
Victoria V. Carey
Cathleen Collins
Mary Sharp Cronson
Miriam & David Donoho
Christopher M. Elmore
Andrew & Claire-Marine Ferguson
Thomas von Foerster
Bart Friedman & Wendy Stein
Rochel Gelman
*Dorothy Goodman
The Harold K. Gross Family Charitable Trust
Susan Ross Green
Sharon B. Gurwitz
Maya Hamlet
Ronald E. Hellman & Stephen B. Roberts
Val Holley & Joseph Plocek
William Houlihan
Office of Cultural Affairs, Consulate General of Israel in New York
*Deborah Kaye
Jane Kendall
Elaine & Howard Leventhal
Martin & Rosanne Leshner
Jayne Lipman & Robert Goodman
Mark Littman & Johnny Mendoza
In Memory of John MacDonald
Maria Mackey
Uttara P. Marti
Wendy McCain
Joyce F. Menschel
David & Diana Milich
Jane & Michael Murphy
Mutual of America Foundation
Cherrie Nanninga
Omomuki Foundation
David Pasterski
Warrie Price & James David Prince
Betty P. & Michael H. Rauch
Theresa Alessandro Russo Foundation
Wes Schafer & Carlos Galtier
Susan & Arnie Scharf
Xiomara & Charles Scheidt
Fran Schulman
Robert A. Schulman
Rena Shagan
Alex & Wendy Stanton
Mark Stevens & Mary Murphy
Linda Stocknoff
Marianna Vaidman Stone & Eric Stone
Consulate General of Sweden in New York
Susan Ulick
Ms. Patricia E. Vance
David E. Vogel
Alexandra Wheeler & Rocky Rukan
Irving & Elaine Wolbrom
Ralph Womble & Ashley Edwards
Billy F.B. Wong & Stephanie Gordon
Leaders
($1,000 and above)
Anonymous (10)
Robert Allyn
Neme Alperstein
Gerald M. Appelstein
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Kara Medoff Barnett & Dov Barnett
Alison Baum
Pamela Baxter
*Barbara Berliner & Sol Rymer
Dorothy Black
Kim Bleimann & Paola Duran
Joe Bonnaud
Nissan Boury
Barbara & Gary Brandt
Edward Brill
Madeline Brine
Matt Brodile
Joanna Bueche
Linda & Joseph Camardo
Ann Chao
Woody & Janice Collins
Caroline & Paul Cronson
Charles T. Davis
Barbara Dau
Irene Rosner David, in Memory of Dr. Raphael David
Jeffrey Davis & Jamie Alpert
David H. De Weese & Anne Heller
Ms. Beth Rudin DeWoody
The Cory & Bob Donnalley Charitable Foundation
The Donut Pub
Jack & Eleanor Dunn
The Eilers Family
Suzanne B. Engel
Mr. Richard Erstad & Dr. Gladys Fenichel
David L. Fanger & Martin Wechsler
Erin Feeley-Nahem & Isaac Nahem
Judy & Richard Feldstein
Maria Vittoria Foglia
John and Janet Foord
Judith Z. Friedman
Peter C. Friedman
Veronique Bogliolo Friedman & Mark Friedman
*Grace Frisone & Michael Metzger
Ania Fryszkowska & Alex Louizos
Barrie Gillies & William Drummy
Susan Egbert Gilroy
John Graney, MD
Mason & Kim Granger
Patric & Patricia Gregory
*Glen & Paula Gunsalus
Ava Hamilton
Alexandra L. Harper
*Shelia Heimbinder
Dr. Elisabeth Hefti
Laurie & Jack Helfin
Janet L. Henner
Edward Henry & Susan Monk
Ellen Hirsch
In Honor of the Weinroths
Lynn Hopkins
Gary Horowitz & Tom Wyse
George C. Howell, III
Mary & David Iles
James B. Jacobs & Jan Sweeney
Derek Johnson
I. Michael Kadish
Kenneth S. Kail & Ivy Hwang
Margaret Kaplen
Mr. Christian K. Keese
*Murray & Sylvana Klein
Hans Koch
Kathy Krall
Sondra Kurtin Robinson
Susan Lampard
LDJ Productions
Reginald van Lee
Michael G. Lemle
Rachel S. Levine
Robert & Dorina Link
*Tina Liu
David Lovett & Meg Ruley
Sharon Luckman & Paul Shapiro
Elizabeth A. Maher
Joseph M. Marger
Lynn C. Mautner
Marcia Kramer Mayer
*Israel Meir
Miller Khoshkish Foundation
Mr. Wayne & Mrs. Barbara Miller
Michael Mulligan
Barbara Nagel
Joyce O’Brien
Aaron Singer and Bart Oosterveld
Trisha Ostergaard
David Parsons
Peck Foundation, Milwaukee LTD
Amy Pennington
Doug & Teresa Peterson
Douglas & Barbara Pitsch
Judith Plows
Carole Postal
Donna & James Pressman
David Alan & Susan Berkman Rahm
Case van Rij
Philip W. Riskin
Charitable Foundation
Mary Jo Robertiello
Ann Sahid Rosche
Donald J. Rose & Victoria Lasdon Rose
Ellen Rosen
Diana & Michael Rothenberg
Marilyn & Alan Rothstein
Gail Russell
Deborah Sales & Ted Striggles
Alessandro & Fe Saracino-Fendi
Moshe Sasson
Barbara & David Schimansky
Jesse & Carol Schwartz
Michael Sekus & Bianca Russo
Irene Shen
Joseph Smith & Leslie Hendrix
Marilyn Sobel
Leon Sokol
Ellen Sorrin & David York
Fran Sperling
Mamie and Justin Stewart
Roger Stoltz & Shauna Stoltz-Laurie
Abbie M. Strassler
William Sussman & Jane Steele
Swedish Institute and the Swedish Embassy in Cuba
Ken Tabachnick & Yael Mandelstam
Gary Tannenbaum & Helen J. Mills
Temple St Clair LLC
Pamela van Zandt & Gina Gibney
George Vanderploeg
Lucy Vasserman
Michael & Carol Weiss
Vicente Wolf
Elly Karp Wong
Cooper Wright & Michael Marino
Brann & Ellen Wry
Carol Yorke & Gerard Conn
Eloise Zeller
Christian Zimmermann
Bonnie Zamosky-Roth
Investors ($500 and above)
Anonymous (13)
Donald R. Allen & Mildred Munich
LaRue Allen & Ebonya Washington
Ellen Alpert
Debra R. Anisman
Maria Cristina Anzola
Lucie S. Archbold
Paul Asman & Jill Lenoble
Joan Brooks Baker & Margeaux Klein
Betsy Barbanell
Clay H. Barr
Pamela Baxter
Joan & Ira Berkowitz
*Dr. Andrea Brandon & Black Rubee
Robert & Carol Braun
Jeffrey B. Bruce
Carol Bryce Buchanan
Diana Cagle
Jennifer Kornreich Cahn & Andrew Cahn
Susan Campbell
Karen Carozza
Jason Chuang
Matthew C. Cluney
*Kenneth Cole & Maria Cuomo Cole
Betsy Cornwall
William Cosper
Victoria Cowles
Duke Dang & Charles E. Rosen
*Mary Craig
*Greg Darnieder
Tony & Suzy Davis
Duane Devries
Debora Domass
Michael Eizenberg
Robert Elder & Jacqueline Fox Elder
David & Ingrid Ellen
Judith & Walter Flamenbaum
Dr. Sarah Fox & Mr. Steven Lochie
Eileen & Cono Fusco
Tom & Nina Geller
Karen Gershowitz
Elise Larrabure Girasole
Geraldine Glassman
Prof. James A. Glazier
Virginia Gold
Nita & Chuck Goodgal
Katherine Goodman
Lenore & Edward Grabowski
Grant Family Charitable Fund
Bruce Greenwald
Charles & Carol Grossman Family Fund
Jane Groveman
Gina Harman
Charles & Elaine Harris
Ira Haupt, II
Mr. Michael D. Herskovitz
Elizabeth Levitt Hirsch
Mr. Gregory Ho & Ms. Linda Sanchez
Cheri Hoff
Erica Hartman-Horvitz
Ralph & Lynn Huber
David H. Hughes, Jr.
Laura J. Illich
Walter Jaffe & Paul King
Robert & Marcy Katz
H. David Kaplan
Jan S. Keithly
Jennifer Aley Kenney
Robert & Elaine Klein
Valarie Koch
Audrey Lam
Arthus & Jane Lane
Stephen B. Lane
Kenneth M. LeClair
*Rosanne Legrand
Phyllis & Cary Lemkowitz
Michael Lemle
Elizabeth & Durwood Littlefield
Sophie Main
Jennifer & Gideon Malherbe
Julie Mandel Marcus
Joseph M. Marger
*Jennifer Markowitz
Margaret Mastrianni
William Mavrelis
Douglas McCorkle
Lorraine J. Meeker
Kati Meister
Tanya Melich & Noel Silverman
Victoria Morris
Paula Moss
Ann Mulally
Deb Murnin
Barry Nalebuff
Drs. Benjamin Natelson & Gudrun Lange
Peter Nelson
Genevieve Nestor
Amanda Lee Neville
Stuart Nordheimer & Barbara Miller
Peter J. Occolowitz
Katherine Ogg
Rachel Ostry, MD
John Owen
Bob Ouimette
The L.E. Phillips Family Foundation, Inc.
The Marshall Franklin Foundation
Brian Polovoy
James & Deborah Purdon
Deborah A. Quirk
Stephanie M. Goldson & Stephen Rappaport
Charles Ragland
Donald W. Roeske, Jr.
Deborah Ronnen
Ellen Rosen
Jean M. Ross
Elsa Ross-Greifinger
Anya Peterson Royce
Jennifer Goodale & Mark Russell
Prince & Petar Sanders
Dr. Carol Ann Satler
In Memory of Tracy Scherman
Marva & Florian Schodel
Lynn N. Schusterman
Robert Score
Deborah Selch
Elizabeth Shapiro
George Sheanshang
Tara Sherman & Tony Weiss
Lindy Shuttleworth & Arthur Reichstetter
Edward Siegel
Dr. Jorge Sigal
Rabbi Charles Simon
Andrew & Jennifer Smith
Joan & Laurence Sorkin
Jason Spiro
Michael Stanley
Jessica E. Stack
William L. Stern
Jim Stiles & Randy Bird
Robin Stout
Helen Sullivan
Dr. Pavur R. Sundaresan
Pamela Tatge
William Tomai & John Eric Sebesta
TPU Local One IATSE
Frank Troutman
Ellie Tweedy
Thomas Van Winkle
Ernie Vickroy
Merna Villarejo
Thomas Allen Walker
Charles Walker
Louise Washer & Mary Clay Fields
Gregory Ward
Sedgwick & Pamela Ward
Chris Watson
Carol A. Weil
Kate Weil
Sara Weinheimer
Stephen D. Weinstein
George S. Werner & Li Werner
Tom Whelan
Gregory Youdan
Sponsors ($300 and above)
Anonymous (4)
Patricia Adell
Jane & Stephen Alpert
John Angiolillo, MD
Elaine & Theodossios Athanassiades
Sherry & Sanford Axelband
Vivian Awner
Elena Baum
Nilda Bayron-Resnick
Joan & Ira Berkowitz
Roz Black & Bob Eimicke
Stan & Abby Bloch
Paul Brohan
Leslie Buckland
Jim Bumgardner & Lou Tharp
Deborah Burand
Michael & Jennifer Campagna
Kelli Carrol
Neil & Kathleen Chrisman
Margaret Coady
Eileen & Michael Cohen
Galois Cohen
Richard & Mary Ann Cohen
Laurie Colahan
Robert Conkey
Dr. Arturo & Ms. Caren Constantiner
Dr. & Mrs. Frederiick Corio
John Coulter
Mr. John A. Crawford III
Judy Cunningham
Diana Davies
Jacqueline Z. Davis
Mr. Anthony DePersia
Dr. Susan Dicker
Rodney Durso
Ms. Hope Eliasof
Jo Ann Engelhardt
Ellen & Frank Estes
Martha Evenson & Daniel Hoffman
Trudy Festinger
Jennifer Fitzpatrick
Ellen Fleysher
Charles A. Forma
Ella M. Foshay & Michael B. Rothfeld
Roy Fowler
*Steven Fox
Stephanie French
Barbara Futter
Mr. Maura Gaenzle
Barbara Gallay
Loren Gesinsky & Judy Rudin
Richard Gilden
Ronald Gilliam
Denyse Ginzberg
John D. Goldman
Jennifer Goodale & Mark Russell
Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Grant
Susan E. Green
Lawrence W. Greene
Sandra Gubin
Laurie Hart
Eric Hemel & Barbara Morgen
George & Linda Hiltzik
Herman & Jacquelyn Heinemann
Mrs. Ruth W. Heuman
Peter Holleran
Huong Hoang
Susan Israel
Sherrilyn Ifill
Ronald Jacquart
Willie Johnson
Drew Reid Kerr
Kenneth Silverman & Carin Khatchikian
Barbara Knox
Bond Koga
Susan & Peter Kopple
Irene H. Lang
Angela de Lara
Lawrence Levine
*Emanuel Lewis
Sukey Lilienthal
Leslie Lin
David Long
Harold W. Low
Peter Maiwald
Judy Mauer
John & Linda Maxwell
Doug & Regina McCorkle
Colleen McCourtney
Rodney McDaniel
Cynthia Adler McKee
R. McNish
Alan Mendelsohn
Carol and Frank Messineo
Holly & William Mensching
Vincent Mirrione
Richard J. Moylan
Aaron & Marcia Naveh
Stephen A. Newman
Madeleine Nichols
Anne & Harvey Nisselson
Jeffrey Nunn
Phillip J. Pena
Posner-Wallace Foundation
The Pulse Performing Arts Studio
Jonathan Raskin
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Refowitz
Lan Rice
Judith & Gary Richter
Barbara D. Riehl
Eileen Robert
Susan M. Rosenberg
Barbara S. Rosenthal
Lainie & John Ross
Alan Russell
William H. Sadie
Lies Sapp
Gregg Passin & Andy Schmidt
Laura E. Schneider
Sherry Barron-Seabrook
Mary & John Seward
Rita Shawn
Kenneth Shelley
Jennifer Shotwell
*Elizabeth Sledge
Anthony & Rosa Smith
Robin Smith & Bill Plante
Martha Sherman
Robert & Curtis Spencer
Margaret Stern
Jos Stumpe
Henry & Jo Strouss
Mr. Lars Rosager & Mr. Donald Troise
Ms. Donna Tatro
Pat Tafuro
Jennifer Tipton
Margot Tohn
Tonic Physical Therapy & Wellness
Deirdre Towers
Bruce Tredwell
Charles & Susan Tribbitt
Dana A. Troetel
Patricia Truscelli
Scott Votey
Dick & Carolyn Wallach
Jeff Walsh
Doreen Wright
Yelena Yeretsky
Peter Yorgin
* 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^
Annie Alfstad
Patricia Arellano
Chellis Baird
Erin Barnes
Alison Baum
Rachel & Dyllan Beck
* Anmol Bhagchand
Lisa Bonifacic
Isabella Boylston^
Camille A. Brown^
Victor M. Castillo
Alejandro Cerrudo^
*Julia Chambers
Phil Chan
Dr. Jason Chuang
Mary Craig
Dayana De La Torre
Debora Domass
Michelle Dorrance^
Giancarlo Facchi
Robert Fairchild^
Davalois Fearon^
Andrew D. Ferguson
Erica Forrence
Jordan Freisleben
*Anna Fryszkowska
Amita Goyal
Ting Guo
Jessica Halper
Mingtong Han
Alexandra Harper, Co-Chair
Kile Hotchkiss^
Alixandra Hornyan, Co-Chair
Audrey Hourse
Laura Hsu
Kristen Irby
Amanda Krische
Sireesha Kalapala
Jean-François Kowalski
Audrey Lam
Stephanie Lichtinger
Lydia Lin
Mitch Lowenthal
Michelle K. Marck
Jose Martinez
Katherine Maxwell^
Sara Mearns^
*Katie Mues
*Abigail Nintzel
Justin Peck^
Tiler Peck^
Ruby Rosetta Pittman
Brecht Putman
Vanessa Rojas
Setpheap San^
Claire-Marine Sarner
Bette Ann Schlossberg, Co-Chair
Daniil Simkin^
Elisa Smilovitz
Samara Stern
Evan Strain
Mark & Oni Strawn
Sara Strope
Lucy Vasserman
Alexander Wang
Miss Inga Wells
James Whiteside^
Emma Winder
^Artist Committee members to join The Joyce’s Young Leaders Circle, please contact the Development office at 347-856-5828.
JOYCE PROGRAMS ARE MADE POSSIBLE WITH PUBLIC FUNDS FROM:
The Joyce is supported in part by an American Rescue Plan Act grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support general operating expenses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Joyce programs are made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council with special thanks to Council Member Erik Bottcher.
FACILITIES & SERVICES
Box Office (212-242-0800): Open Monday thru Sunday, 12pm - 6pm. On days when there is a performance, the box office is open through curtain time; advance sales stop ½ hour prior to curtain time (including matinees). Closed on major holidays. For Hearing Impaired call (TDD) 212-245-2904. To report Lost & Found items, please see an usher or call 212-691-9740.
EMERGENCY RESUSCITATION EQUIPMENT
Resuscitation masks and latex gloves are located in the closet next to the drinking fountain in the Upper Lobby. AED is located downstairs in the reception area. LEARN CPR. For more information, contact the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association.
FIRE NOTICE: The exit indicated by a red light and sign nearest to the seat you occupy is the shortest route to the street. In the event of fire or other emergency, please walk —do not run— to that exit.
WARNING: The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited within the auditorium. Violators will be punished with confiscation of recording device or ejection from the theater, and may be held liable for money damages.
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Photos by Bob Emmott.
