Ayodele Casel, Jared Alexander, SuB a.k.a Elijah Bullard, Naomi Funaki, Tony McPherson, Izaiah Montaque Harris, Keisel Jiménez, Quynn L. Johnson, Ryan K. Johnson, Kate Louissaint, John Manzari, Raúl Reyes, Funmi Sofola, Liberty Styles
Original Music/ Musicians
Original Composition / Electronic Music
Music Curation
Keisel Jiménez, (Percussion)
Raúl Reyes, (Bass)
Jared Alexander
Liberty Styles, (DJ)
Torya Beard
Ayodele Casel
Izaiah MontaqueHarris
Liberty Styles
Costume Design
Lighting/ Video Design
Camilla Dely & Amanda Roberge
Julie Ballard
Scenic Design
Associate
Lighting Design
Assistant Director
Assistant
Choreographer
Dance Captain
Production Stage Manager
Company Manager/ Assistant Stage Manager
Technical Director
Tatiana Kahvegian Ely Kleinsmith
Ryan K. Johnson
Naomi Funaki
Jared Alexander
Erin McCoy
Maya Rose Zepada
Alberto Ruiz
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.
The Joyce’s presentation of Ayodele Casel is a HARKNESS FIRST Encore Joyce Theater return engagement, generously supported by The Harkness Foundation for Dance.
This project was made possible in part with support from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Major support for this engagement was provided through a grant from The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation to encourage the performances of New York City-based companies at The Joyce Theater.
Major support for The Joyce has been provided by Booth Ferris Foundation, MacMillan Family Foundation, and The Jerome Robbins Foundation. The Joyce presents Ayodele Casel in partnership with Catskill Mountain Foundation.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
PRE-SHOW
DJ Set by Liberty Styles with surprise special guests
Q-TAP (2025)
Poetry written by Ayodele Casel & Tony McPherson, performed by Ayodele Casel
Choreography by Ayodele Casel
PERFORMED BY
Jared Alexander, Naomi Funaki, Izaiah Montaque Harris, Quynn L. Johnson, Ryan K. Johnson, Kate Louissaint, John Manzari, Funmi Sofola, Liberty Styles, Keisel Jiménez, Raúl Reyes
SOFA VIBES
Choreography by Ryan K. Johnson
PERFORMED BY
Ayodele Casel, Jared Alexander, SuB a.k.a Elijah Bullard, Naomi Funaki, Tony McPherson, Izaiah Montaque Harris, Keisel Jiménez, Quynn L. Johnson, Kate Louissaint, John Manzari, Raúl Reyes, Funmi Sofola, Liberty Styles, featuring Ryan K. Johnson
BATTLE
Freestyle lyrics by SuB a.k.a Elijah Bullard
Poetry written and performed by Tony McPherson
Music by Jared Alexander, Keisel Jiménez, Raúl Reyes
PERFORMED BY
Jared Alexander, Ayodele Casel, Naomi Funaki, Izaiah Montaque Harris, Quynn L. Johnson, Ryan K. Johnson, Kate Louissaint, Funmi Sofola, Liberty Styles, Keisel Jiménez, Raúl Reyes
PUSH/PULL (2022)
Choreography by Ayodele Casel
Music by Cole Porter, Begin the Beguine Musicians: Keisel Jiménez (percussion); Quynn L. Johnson (sand); John Manzari (vocals)
PERFORMED BY
Jared Alexander, Naomi Funaki, Funmi Sofola (5/28-6/3), Liberty Styles (6/4-6/8)
QUICKSAND
Choreography by Quynn L. Johnson
Music mix by Liberty Styles, including U.N.I.T.Y by Queen Latifah
PERFORMED BY
Jared Alexander, Ayodele Casel, Naomi Funaki, Izaiah Montaque Harris, Quynn L. Johnson, Ryan K. Johnson, Funmi Sofola, Liberty Styles
PO'BOY
Excerpt from zaz: The Big easy
Choreography by Ryan K. Johnson
Music by Keisel Jiménez, Raúl Reyes (inspired by Check the Rhime by A Tribe Called Quest)
PERFORMED BY
Ayodele Casel, Jared Alexander, Naomi Funaki, Tony McPherson, Izaiah Montaque Harris, Quynn L. Johnson, Ryan K. Johnson, Funmi Sofola, Liberty Styles
LITTLE THINGS
Choreography by Naomi Funaki, Caleb Teicher
PERFORMED BY
Ayodele Casel, Naomi Funaki
Little Things was commissioned by New York City Center in 2023.
MODESTY + COLOSSUS (2022)
Poetry written and performed by Tony McPherson
Freestyle lyrics by SuB a.k.a Elijah Bullard
Choreographed by Ayodele Casel, inspired by her choreography for the 2022 Broadway revival of Funny Girl
Music by Jared Alexander
PERFORMED BY
Izaiah Montaque Harris, John Manzari, and Ayodele Casel (6/6)
VOCAB (2024)
Excerpt from Diary of a tap dancer
Choreographyby Ayodele Casel
Rap written by Tony McPherson and Performed by Quynn L. Johnson
Vocals by Kate Louissaint
Music Mix by Liberty Styles, inspired by The Fugees’ Vocab
PERFORMED BY
Ayodele Casel, Naomi Funaki, Quynn L. Johnson, Kate Louissaint, Funmi Sofola, Liberty Styles
DAMSELFLY BLUES (2021)
Excerpt from Where We Dwell
Choreography by Ayodele Casel
Music by Keisel Jiménez, Raúl Reyes, mix by Liberty Styles
PERFORMED BY John Manzari with Naomi Funaki
Where We Dwell was commissioned by New York City Center in 2021.
UNMUTED (2017)
Vocals by Kate Louissaint
PERFORMED BY
Ayodele Casel, Quynn L. Johnson, Ryan K. Johnson
AUDREY (2005)
Choreography by Ayodele Casel
Music by Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond
Recorded by Dave Brubeck Quartet
PERFORMED BY
Ayodele Casel, Jared Alexander, Naomi Funaki, Izaiah Montaque Harris, Quynn L. Johnson, Ryan K. Johnson, John Manzari, Funmi Sofola, Liberty Styles
SPEAK YOUR NAME (2021)
Excerpt from Where we dwell
Choreography by Ayodele Casel
Music by Keisel Jiménez, Raúl Reyes, mix by Liberty Styles (inspired by Speak Your Name by Crystal Monee Hall)
PERFORMED BY
Ayodele Casel, Jared Alexander, Naomi Funaki, John Manzari, Izaiah Montaque Harris, Quynn L. Johnson, Ryan K. Johnson, Kate Louissaint, Funmi Sofola, Liberty Styles
Where We Dwell was commissioned by New York City Center in 2021.
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WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY
TORYA BEARD (Co-Creator/Director) Broadway: Funny Girl (Assistant Director), Waitress (Assistant Director), The Lion King (Swing, Dance Captain). Regional: Diary Of A Tap Dancer, A.R.T. (Director); Educational: Sophisticated Ladies, University of Michigan (Co-Director/ Choreographer), Pippin, Syracuse University (Director). Other: Jesus Christ Superstar: Highlights from the All-Female Studio Cast Recording (Executive Producer), 2023 Bessie Awards (Creative Producer). Torya's creative partnership with Ayodele Casel has been a significant collaboration. The pair has developed numerous projects. Among them, While I Have The Floor, Rooted for ALL ARTS' Past, Present, Future Film Festival, Bessie Award-winning dance film, and subsequent stage production, Ayodele Casel: Chasing Magic, Freedom... In Progress for Max Roach 100, Ayodele Casel + Arturo O'Farrill. New York City Center commissions include the digital series Diary of a Tap Dancer V.6: Us, Where We Dwell, the inaugural five-borough tour of On The Move, and Ayodele Casel | Artists At The Center. Beard and Casel are Resident Directors of Dance Lab New York's Tap Project and were co-curators of the Little Island Dance Festival. Torya is the recipient of APAP's Inaugural CIPA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Creative Producing, studied dance at The University of Michigan, is Artistic Director at Excellence Community Schools, Co-Founder of the social enterprise tall poPpy (with Darren Biggart and Jeanine Tesori) and sits on the boards of Earl Mosley's Diversity of Dance, percussive dance company Sole Defined and Raja Feather Kelly's dancetheatre-media company, the feath3r theory (TF3T). Learn more about Torya at toryabeard.com. @thatgirltorya.
AYODELE CASEL (Co-Creator/Choreographer), a Doris Duke Artist in the dance category, is an award-winning and critically acclaimed tap dancer and choreographer. Born in The Bronx and raised in Puerto Rico, her practice centers on highly narrative works rooted in expressions of selfhood, culture, and legacy. Casel is hailed as a "tap dancer and choreographer of extraordinary depth" (The New York Times) and is known for her skilled and imaginative improvisation. Casel's projects include her concert and Bessie Award-winning film Chasing Magic, Drama Desk-nominated work as tap choreographer for the Broadway revival of Funny Girl. In 2024, Casel wrote, choreographed, and performed Diary of a Tap Dancer (dir. Torya Beard), at the American Repertory Theater. Ayodele co-directed with Torya Beard, a short film Rooted for PBS' ALL ARTS channel. In Rooted, Ayodele Casel reflects on the historical figures and events that have shaped society through an oral history with civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill and features performances from a multi-generational/multi-cultural group of artists. Casel was a 2019-2020 fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, an artist-in-residence at Harvard University, and is the recipient of a United States Artist Fellowship, Herb Alpert Award, Doris Duke Artists award, and Hoofer and Flo-Bert award. In 2021, Casel was depicted on a U.S. Postal Service Forever Stamp celebrating tap dance. Casel is an alumna of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and The William Esper Studio. Her origins in theater and love for storytelling and tap dance have significantly contributed to the narrative nature of her work. A dance educator for over 25 years, Casel is the co-director of Operation Tap, an online tap dance educational platform, DLNY Tap Dance Project, and serves on the Board of New York City Center. ayodelecasel.com, @ayolives
JARED ALEXANDER (Tap Artists), a Hudson Valley native, is a New York City-based tap artist and multimedia-curiosity-inspired creative. A 2019 alum from Pace University's Commercial Dance BFA program, Jared's artistic view connects life experiences and an obsession of music to various dance genres, forming his unique tap dance style. Alexander, a 2021 DLNY choreographer alum, has presented his work at ArtBath NYC (2025) Asbury Park Dance Festival (2024), Hamptons Dance Project (2024), Asbury Book Cooperative "After Dark" series (2023 & 2024), For the Love & Autumn in New York for Pace University's Dance Program (2021), as well as collaborating with Naomi Funaki for Bryant Park's Picnic Summer Series (2024), Dre Torres & Gerson Lanza at Little Island Summer Dance Festival NYC (2021-2022), and Tomoe "Beasty" Carr for Artists at the Center at New York City Center (2023) with a world premiere of Interlaced. Alexander has professionally worked under Ayodele Casel and Torya Beard for multiple projects including: Rooted (2024) an All Arts documentary, Artists at the Center, City Center (2023), Rooted Tour (2023-24), Chasing Magic (2022-2024) at The Joyce Theater, Spoleto Dance Festival & McCarter Theatre; Dance Against Cancer, Lincoln Center (2023); MET Gala (2022), Fords Gala (2022), and a Warner Bros. Project in Bordeaux France. Jared has worked under Caleb Teicher & Co. in Bzzz (2023) at The Joyce Theatre, Lincoln Center, Jacobs Pillow, and Artists at the Center (2023) in collaboration with Naomi Funaki. He recently performed at 92NY's Uptown Rhythm Festival in celebration of Max Pollak's company "Rumba Tap" 25th-year Anniversary (2025). Jared is an Adjunct Professor at Marymount Manhattan College, teaching Tap, and will appear as a dancer in the upcoming Warner Bros. film The Bride.
SUB a.k.a ELIJAH BULLARD (Freestyle Artist) is an up & coming artist not in the sense of being in the early stages of artistic practice, this common tagline plays more into describing his ever rising growth as a creative force. Along with being one of a few identifiable resident Technical Director's in New York theater, Sub has spent years training the skill set of Freestyle you will witness as a part of The Remix. He is also a producer, writer, and visual artist, placing him amongst the new wave of multidisciplinary/multimedia talents contributing their work worldwide. Born and raised in New York, Sub's latest endeavors are centered around establishing artistic strongholds throughout the city. Starting with the LES in 2025, seeking to hold residency, Sub will be hosting his first night at The Delancey on May 29th, 2025. If you're available and wish to see more of Sub in action, feel welcome to visit The Delancey later as a continued celebration of the influence of hip hop in today's artists.
NAOMI FUNAKI (Tap Artist/Choreographer) is an award-winning tap dance artist from Tokyo, Japan, living in New York City. Since moving to New York in 2016 to pursue her career in tap dance, she has performed at New York City Center, Lincoln Center, The Joyce Theater, Radio City Music Hall, the MET Gala, Guggenheim Museum (New York City and Spain), Vail Dance Festival, and All Arts TV. Naomi is a 2025 Jadin Wong Fellowship recipient, 2023 Princess Grace Award winner, a 2024–2025 Joyce Creative Residency artist, and was one of Dance Magazine's "25 to Watch" in 2024. She has worked with Ayodele Casel, Caleb Teicher & Company, Music From The Sole, and Dorrance Dance. Choreography credits include Ayodele Casel's Artists at the Center at New York City Center, Associate Choreographer of
Diary of a Tap Dancer at The American Repertory Theatre, Assistant Choreographer for Bzzz at The Joyce Theater, and Assistant Tap Choreographer for New York City Center's Encores! Wonderful Town.
IZAIAH MONTAQUE HARRIS (Tap Artist) is a tap dancer, actor, and singer from Chicago, IL, and based in New York City. Izaiah's highlights include "Eddie Ryan" in the First National Tour of the Broadway Musical Revival Funny Girl; ensemble in N.Y. City Center's AyodeleArtists At The Center; "Dorian" in Kaleidoscope Entertainment's The Lady Valentina's Emporium of Success; ensemble in New York City Center's Tap Dance Kid, and "Demetrius" in Loft 51's Midsummer, A SHAKESPEARIENCE. His international credits are "Tap Brother" in a Dublin residency for the 25th Anniversary of RIVERDANCE; and "Tap Mathematician" on N.C.L.'s Escape Ship in the Broadway Musical After Midnight. When in New York, he entertains as Lead Vocalist and Tap Dancer for JC Hopkins's Biggish Band. Izaiah was awarded "Outstanding Actor" at the Black Theater Alliance Awards and was among the many who won "Best Ensemble" at the Jeff Awards for The Scottsboro Boys. Izaiah studied at Columbia College of Chicago, is a company member in the Chicago tap dance company MADD Rhythms, and is an alumnus of the 2021 Jacob's Pillow Tap Ensemble Intensive. Izaiah is represented by CESD and is a member of Actors Equity Association (AEA).
KEISEL JIMÉNEZ (Percussionist) is a percussionist specializing in timbal, congas, and drum set. Born in 1983 in Camagüey, Cuba. Jiménez works as a session musician as well as a live performer and is especially known for his work with Alexander Abreu y Havana D'Primera and Issac Delgado amongst others. Since 2017, he is an integral member of Arturo O'Farrill and Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra and has regularly performed at renowned venues globally such as the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, and the Elbe Philharmonic Hall in Hamburg, Germany.
QUYNN JOHNSON ED. M. (Tap Artist/Choreographer) is a Harvard and Howard University graduate, award-winning choreographer, and global arts educator from Flint, Michigan. A master tap dancer and teaching artist, she uses rhythm and movement to tell powerful stories in classrooms and on stages around the world. As co-founder of SOLE Defined, Quynn's work fuses tap, body percussion, and education, reaching over 150,000 learners across the U.S., Africa, and the Caribbean. She is the 2020 Awardee of the Kennedy Center Local Dance Commission Project. Her work has been featured at Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Dance Place, and more. Performance highlights include Ayodele Casel and Torya: Diary of a Tap Dancer, A.R.T.; Ayodele Casel: Chasing Magic, The Joyce Theatre; Great Gatsby, The Washington Ballet; Dormeshia: Unsung Sheroes of the 20th Century, Jacob's Pillow; Zaz: The Big Easy; Latida Negro, Gala Hispanic Theater; Savion Glover's TiiDii3000 Company. Tour: After Midnight (Soloist), Norwegian Cruise Line. She's also the author of Lucky's Tap Dancing Feet, a children's book about dreaming big and dancing louder.
RYAN K. JOHNSON, MFA (Percussive Dance Artist/ Choreographer/ Assistant Director) is the first body percussionist to receive a Guggenheim Choreography Fellowship (2024) and is the Executive Artistic Director of SOLE Defined Percussive Dance Company from Baltimore, MD. He has performed with notable figures like Gregory Hines and Marvin Hamlisch, appeared in Ayodele Casel's Diary of a Tap Dancer v.6, was featured rhythmic performer in Musicá by Amazon studio, and danced in popular shows such as STEP Afrika!, STOMP, Cirque Du Soleil, Rose Rabbit Lie, and resident tap dancer with The Washington Ballet under the direction of Septime Weber. His company has performed at venues like The Kennedy Center, The Lincoln Center, Jacob's Pillow, and Maui Cultural Arts Center, showcasing the joy and power of percussive dance. In 2023, he was excited to be awarded The John F. Kennedy Center's Social Impact Office Hours Residency to create The Pulse, which premiered at Jacob's Pillow. His current project, ZAZ: The Big Easy, is an awardee of the New England Foundation of Arts National Dance Project. He received the 2021 Bakers Award, the 2012 Coppin State University Dance Legacy Award, the 2010 DC Metro Award for Outstanding Individual Performance, and the 2008, 2017, and 2020 Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award. For more information: @rkjdance/ www.soledefined.com.
KATE LOUISSAINT (Tap Artist) is a native New Yorker, and thrilled to make her Joyce debut with this awe-inspiring group of artists in Ayodele Casel: The Remix! OBC: A Wonderful World. City Center Encores!: Wonderful Town. 2021 YoungArts and 2024 Earl V. Moore Award Winner. University of Michigan, MT24. She is here thanks to overwhelming support from her Mom and Dad, community, mentors, and God. Instagram: @katellouissaint
JOHN MANZARI (Tap Artist) is a dancer, singer, actor & choreographer. Stage: Funny Girl (OBC); Anything Goes (MUNY); The Tap Dance Kid (Encores!); Bzzz. Television: Law & Order SVU; Black Broadway: A Proud History, A Limitless Future; Rooted; The Kennedy Center at 50. Concerts: one man shows Recenter & The First Set; guest appearances with the NYPops, NSO, Seattle, Houston, Vancouver symphonies and others; The Hot Sardines; Fall for Dance; Fall for Dance North; Amelia Island Dance Festival. Short Films: I Get Knocked Down; Ghost; To: Everything I Love; Slip. Documentaries: Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back; Leonard Soloway's Broadway.
TONY MCPHERSON (Poet) is a biracial-Black poet, dancer and artist from Oklahoma, based in New York City. His work appears on Button Poetry, Write About Now, SlamFind, Huffington Post, Upworthy, The Good Men Project, and elsewhere. Poems also appear in the Emmywinning documentary Brooklyn Slams, and Love Beats Rhymes by Lionsgate Films. Currently a Cave Canem fellow, McPherson creates poetry programming with the National Museum of African American History & Culture, and the Nuyorican Poets Cafe
RAÚL REYES (Bass/Composer), Cuban-born bassist and composer, moved to the United States in 2010 after seeking a new direction for his music career. Raul has been described as "a bassist with an advanced sense of rhythm," beautiful sound, time, and solos." Reyes's versatility in traditional jazz and contemporary jazz trends has earned him opportunities to work with artists such as Arturo O'Farrill, Geoffrey Keezer, Victor Lewis, Ayodele Chasel, among many others. In 2021, Raul moved to New York City to attend The Juilliard School. Since then, he has become a regular featured musician at premier jazz clubs such as Birdland, Dizzy's, Smalls Jazz Club, Mezzrow, and Blue Note.
FUNMI SOFOLA (Tap Artist) is an NYC-based multidisciplinary dancer from Seattle, WA. She is an alum of Jacob's Pillow, YoungArts, Dance Lab New York, and Pace University as a BFA Commercial Dance graduate. Funmi has worked with artists and companies such as Ayodele Casel, Caleb Teicher, Dormeshia, Jared Grimes, Marshal Davis Jr., Jessie Sawyers, SOLE Defined (Directed by Ryan K. Johnson, MFA and Quynn Johnson), Elements of Sound (Directed by Sydney Burtis), and Alchemy Tap Project (Directed by Josh Scribner). Stage credits include New York City Center (Encores! Jelly's Last Jam), The Joyce Theater (BZZZ), and American Repertory Theater (Diary of a Tap Dancer). As a choreographer, Funmi has had the privilege of presenting her work at the Young Choreographers' Festival and choreographing for Pace University (FTVC). She is inspired by music, culinary pursuits, Kurzgesagt videos, and all that brings her joy.
LIBERTY STYLES (Tap Artist/DJ) concocts music that incorporates their voice and dance rhythms. With roots in the DIY music scene in Western Mass, Liberty is an avid beatmaker and tap dancer since moving to NYC in 2012. Liberty performs their live electronic set across NYC and internationally, bringing in exciting collaborators across jazz, hip hop, and dance. Credits include American Repertory Theater, New York Live Arts, and the Apollo Theater. They have toured the UK as a featured tap soloist with BBC Jazz Musician of the Year Xhosa Cole, , and have also performed in projects by Ayodele Casel, Orlando Hernandez, Ian Berg and Michela Marino Lerman. Liberty has been featured by Jazzwise, Billboard, and The Guardian.
CALEB TEICHER (Choreographer) is a New York City-based performer, choreographer, director, and curator regarded as a leading voice in musically-driven dance and interdisciplinary collaboration. Their stage presentations (Caleb Teicher & Company, SW!NG OUT, A Very SW!NG OUT Holiday, Bzzz, Counterpoint, Caleb Teicher & Nic Gareiss) have toured nearly every major arts presenter in the United States. Alongside New York City engagements, Caleb’s work will be presented in over twenty North American cities this year. Recently, Caleb founded the SW!NG OUT Community Fund to uplift and sustain social swing dance culture in New York City. They also continue to teach at international Vernacular Jazz & Lindy Hop festivals. Caleb has known Ayodele for over 20 years and is honored to be included in her latest production. www.CalebTeicher.net / Instagram: @CalebTeicher
JULIE BALLARD (Lighting Designer), USA829, is a professional lighting designer, ETCP-certified electrician, and theatrical technician. She is affiliated with IATSE Local 2 and the Actors' Equity Association. Additionally, Ms. Ballard is the owner/operator of OverlapLighting Productions, LLC, a freelance production company specializing in lighting design and production/stage management. She has designed for the Rennie Harris PureMovement, Giordano Dance Chicago, Ballet West, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. She has freelanced for over two decades in and around the Midwest, touring regionally, nationally, and internationally with Hubbard Street, Pilobolus, Ladies of Hip Hop, The Seldoms, and David Dorfman Dance, among others. Theatre audiences have seen her designs in the U.S., across Europe, Siberia, and South Africa. Ms. Ballard holds degrees in Theater (BA, 1999) and Lighting Design (MFA, 2004) from Kent State University and the University of Florida, respectively. Her digital footprint can be found at overlaplighting.com.
CAMILLA DELY (Co-Costume Designer) is a South African costume designer and visual artist working across theater, opera, and dance. Her work spans international, regional, and off-Broadway productions in both traditional and unconventional spaces. Past designs include: King Lear (Almeida Theater, London), Diary of a Tap Dancer (American Repertory Theater), Akira Kurosawa Explains His Movies and Yogurt (Woolly Mammoth), Mary Gets Hers (The Playwright's Realm), Sense and Sensibility, Sisters, Beauty and The Beast (Northern Stage), Hurricane Diane (People's Light), A Christmas Carol (Trinity Rep), La Traviata (City Lyric Opera), Attempts on Her Life (TUTA), and Little Comedies (Alley Theater). Camilla is a Watson Fellowship and 1/52 Project Grant recipient and holds an MFA in Design for Stage and Film from NYU Tisch. camilladely.com
TATIANA KAHVEGIAN (Scenic Designer) is a Tony-nominated scenic designer based in Brooklyn, NY. She is originally from São Paulo, Brazil, and is of Armenian descent. Recent credits include: Broadway: The Outsiders (co-designed with Brett J. Banakis and Christine Jones), Bernard B. Jacobs Theater. Off-Broadway: Give Me Carmelita Tropicana! (co-designed with Mimi Lien), Soho Rep. Regional: Diary of a Tap Dancer, American Repertory Theater; Attempts on Her Life, Tuta; Sisters, Northern Stage.
AMANDA ROBERGE (Co-Costume Designer) is a New York-based costume designer for theater, opera, and film. She was associate costume designer for Ayodele's Diary of a Tap Dancer at A.R.T. and is thrilled to collaborate with this team for a second time. Recent works include the Climate Change Operas, (BAM, world premier), Ford/Hill (Public theater/ Wooly Mammoth), Pamela Palmer (Williamstown, world premier), Glass Menagerie, And Then There Were None (Alley theater), and Abe Lincoln in Illinois (Berkshire Theater Group). MFA NYU Tisch School of Design for Stage and Film.
ERIN MCCOY (Stage Manager)'s works include Diary of a Tap Dancer (American Repertory Theatre) Max Roach 100, Rooted Tour 2023, Artists At The Center ’23 (New York City Center), Chasing Magic (The Joyce Theater & Spoleto Festival), Fall for Dance ’22 (New York City Center) with Ayodele Casel. Theatrical works include Broadway/ National Tour: Bernhardt/Hamlet, Hamilton. Off-Broadway: Ain’t No Mo, Tiny Beautiful Things, Dry Powder, Buzzer, (Public Theater), The Taming of the Shrew, The Tempest (Public Theater Shakespeare in the Park), Sugar In Our Wounds (MTC). Regional: Moby-Dick (American Repertory Theater), The Folks at Home, Shakespeare in Love, Jazz (Baltimore Center Stage).
ALBERTO RUIZ (Technical Director) is a New York based production manager from Chicago. He’s currently the production manager at NYU Skirball and The Vail Dance Festival. Previous credits include work on the Broadway productions of Sunset Blvd. and Ain’t too Proud, several shows with the Atlantic Theatre Company, Tfana, and The Public theatre and 5 years at New York City Ballet.
MAYA ROSE ZEPEDA (Company Manager/Assistant Stage Manager) is a NYC-based recent graduate from Syracuse University. Works include The Little Mermaid (Syracuse Stage, SM Intern), Titus Andronicus (Southern California Shakespeare Festival, ASM), Romeo & Juliet (Southern California Shakespeare Festival, ASM). Educational: Sender (Syracuse University, ASM), Barbecue (Syracuse University, ASM), Touched (Syracuse University, PSM), Pippin (Syracuse University, PSM).
ABOUT THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION
The Joyce Theater Foundation ("The Joyce," Executive Director, Linda Shelton), a nonprofit organization, has proudly served the dance community for more than four decades. Under the direction of founders Cora Cahan and Eliot Feld, Ballet Tech Foundation acquired and The Joyce renovated the Elgin Theater in Chelsea. Opening as The Joyce Theater in 1982, it was named in honor of Joyce Mertz, beloved daughter of LuEsther T. Mertz. It was LuEsther’s clear, undaunted vision and abundant generosity that made it imaginable and ultimately possible to build the theater. Ownership was secured by The Joyce in 2015. The theater is one of the only theaters built by dancers for dance and has provided an intimate and elegant home for over 475 U.S.-based and international companies. The Joyce has also expanded its reach beyond its Chelsea home through off-site presentations at venues ranging in scope from Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater, to Brooklyn’s Invisible Dog Art Center, and to outdoor programming in spaces such as Hudson River Park. To further support the creation of new work, The Joyce maintains longstanding commissioning and residency programs. Local students and teachers (1st–12th grade) benefit from its school program, and family and adult audiences get closer to dance with access to artists. The Joyce’s annual season of about 48 weeks of dance now includes over 300 performances for audiences of over 100,000. Visit Joyce.org for more information.
FUNDERS
Many Thanks to The Joyce's Institutional Funders for Keeping Us Moving Forward
An abundance of gratitude to Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Representative Jerrold Nadler, and Representative Nydia M. Velázquez for their visionary leadership that established the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program, which made the reopening of The Joyce Theater in 2021 and the reemergence of many dance companies possible.
Leadership support for The Joyce's year-round programs and services:
LuEsther T. Mertz
Charitable Trust
Season Sponsor:
Champion support for The Joyce's annual programming:
Major support for The Joyce's operations and special projects:
Booth Ferris 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
Executive Assistant and Community Engagement Manager........
.....................................................................................................Ayo Janeen Jackson
ADMINISTRATION
General Manager Huong Hoang
Associate General Manager................................................Katy Myers
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
Development Intern...............................................................Tah-Janay Hayes
Head Carpenter.......................................................................Web Crittenden
Head Electrician..................................................................Brittany Spencer
Stage Technicians.......................................Fabrizio Caputo, Edward Hill
The Joyce Theater is a member of APAP, Dance/NYC, and Dance/USA.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Joyce Theater operates on the Lenape island of Manhahtaan (Mannahatta) and acknowledges that it was founded upon the stolen land and erasure of many Indigenous communities. This acknowledgement demonstrates our institution’s commitment to the process of dismantling the legacies of colonialism and cultural imperialism.
We acknowledge the ongoing violence towards Indigenous people through systemic inequality. We pay our respect to the Indigenous peoples who lived and continue to live upon this land, and whose rich history, artistic practices, and spirituality are tied to this land. It is within our responsibility as a cultural institution and our commitment to diversity and inclusion to embody a commitment to Indigenous rights and cultural equity.
We sincerely invite you as an audience member to take a moment to reflect on the history and legacy of displacement, migration, and settlement.
It is our intention to work with local Native American arts councils to better inform our land acknowledgment practices and anticipate that it will evolve over time.
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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
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., Michelle M. Orge, 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
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
Charles M. Adelman, Chair
Madelyn Wils, Vice Chair
Monica F. Azare, Vice Chair
Stephanie R. Breslow, Treasurer
Jane E. Goldberg, Secretary
Kerry Clayton, Chair Emeritus
Virginia A. Millhiser, Chair Emerita
Amit Wadhwaney, Chair Emeritus
R. Richard Ablon
Rob Ashford
Ajay Bhandaram
Alan Cumming
Keane Ehsani
John Philip Falk
Michael Feller
Melina Fisher
IN MEMORIAM
Theodore S. Bartwink (Trustee 1993-2014)
Tracy Brown (Trustee 2020-2023)
R. Britton Fisher (Trustee 1999-2020)
David D. Holbrook (Trustee 1994-2023)
Richard Lukins (Trustee 1998-2011)
Anh-Tuyet Nguyen (Trustee 2007–2020)
Richard Shea (Trustee 2015-2022)
Monica B. Voldstad (Trustee 2016-2023)
Stephen D. Weinroth (Trustee 1996-2022)
Ronald Gumbaz
Toni Hoover
Robert Musiker
Meryl Rosofsky
Saul Sanders
Linda Shelton
Lauren E. Shortt
Cathy Weinroth
Founders and Trustees Emeriti: Cora Cahan and Eliot Feld
ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN
The Joyce honors the following individuals, corporations, and foundations for their visionary support of our mission of advancing the vibrant and extraordinary art of dance. Funds contributed to the endowment campaign will allow The Joyce to continue its support of the dance community and to commission new work.
$1 Million and above
LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust
Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Endowment Fund
Stephen and Cathy Weinroth Charitable Trust
$500,000 and above
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Richard B. Fisher and Family
R. Britton Fisher and Family Rockefeller Brothers Fund
$250,000 and above
David & Andrea Holbrook
Richard A. Lukins & Karen Fry
Saul & Mary Sanders
Susan Fawcett Sosin
$100,000 and above
Anonymous (1)
Alphawood Foundation
Kerry Clayton & Paige Royer
The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation
The Estate of Dorothy Lefkof
The William Randolph Hearst Foundations
Lynne & Richard Pasculano
Michèle & Steve Pesner
The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation
The Starr Foundation
$50,000 and above
R. Richard & Margery Ablon
Apollo Management, L.P.
Stephanie Breslow & Paul Watterson
The Coca-Cola Foundation
Ronald Gumbaz & Juliet A. Cozzi
JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Jerome A. and Estelle R.
Newman Assistance Fund, Inc.
Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation
$25,000 and above
Jane E. Goldberg
Cecilia & Jim Herbert
Jane Kendall & David Dietz
Elysabeth Kleinhans
Arnie & Susan Scharf
Richard Shea
Jennifer & Jonathan Allan Soros
Fiona J. Tilley & Gürhan Orhan
Dave Waks & Sandy Teger
Chris & Lonna Yegen
Carol Yorke & Gerard Conn
$5,000 and above
Anonymous (3)
Barbara & Robert Berkley
Philanthropic Fund
Barbara Berliner & Sol D. Rymer
The Cory & Bob Donnalley
Charitable Foundation
Jim & Linda Ellis
Mr. & Mrs. Ira Haupt, II
The Lawton W. Fitt & James I. McLaren Foundation
James H. Ottaway, Jr.
Kathleen A. Scott
Linda Shelton
Ferne Goldberg Sperling & Allan Sperling
JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION DONORS
The Joyce Theater appreciates the generosity of its supporters listed below as well as its many other supporters too numerous to include on these pages. List as of April 8, 2025.
Platinum Benefactors
($500,000 and above)
John & Jody Arnhold
Elysabeth Kleinhans
Virginia & Timothy Millhiser
LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust
Gold Benefactors
($100,000 and above)
Deborah & Charles Adelman
Kerry Clayton & Paige Royer
Howard Gilman Foundation
Ronald Gumbaz & Juliet Cozzi
The Harkness Foundation for Dance
Leanne Lachman
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
Robert Pollock
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation
Saul & Mary Sanders
The Shubert Foundation
Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels
Amit Wadhwaney
Madelyn & Steven Wils
Silver Benefactors
($50,000 and above)
Anonymous
Stephanie R. Breslow & Paul Watterson
Catskill Mountain Foundation
Ann & George Colony
Margaret & John Falk
Nancy & Michael Feller
New York State Council on the Arts
Michèle & Steve Pesner & Setpheap (“Peace”) San
The Jerome Robbins Foundation
Meryl Rosofsky & Stuart Coleman
Lauren E. Shortt
SHS Foundation
Denise Littlefield Sobel
TD Bank/TD Charitable Foundation
Conrad Voldstad
Cathy Weinroth
Benefactor's Circle
($25,000 and above)
Anonymous (2)
Jeff & Susan Campbell
The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
Melina Fisher
Jane E. Goldberg
Elzbieta Grove
Heartfelt Wings Foundation
Henry and Lucy Moses Fund
Bob & Sharon Musiker
President's Circle
($15,000 and above)
Jen Ablon
Sarah Arison
Citizens Private Bank
Robert Goldberg & Betsy MacIsaac
Aimee Haydinger
Henry Luce Foundation
National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts
Ms. Sharon Patrick
Tatiana Piankova Foundation
Karen Roth
Kathleen A. Scott
Joseph LeRoy and Ann C. Warner Fund
Vicente Wolf
Impresario’s Circle
($10,000 and above)
Anonymous (2)
Rick & Nurit Amdur
Ms. Monica Azare
Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation
John Basnage de Beauval
Dr. John Bonavita-Goldman
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Suzanne Hall & Valentino Carlotti
Leslie & Richard Curtis
Ms. Susan Dickler & Mr. Sig Van Raan
Linda & Martin Fell
Gregg & Jean Frankel
Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation
Sharon B. Gurwitz
Judith M. Hoffman
Toni Hoover
Illuminated Foundation
Christine Knuth
Andrew Martin-Weber
Mr. James McLaren & Ms. Lawton Fitt
Linda & Ed Morse
Nō Studios of Milwaukee
Nancy Sands
The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts
Linda Shelton
Irene Shen
Leslie Siegel
Barbara Madsen Smith
Jean & Gene Stark
Johanna Weber
Producer’s Circle
($7,500 and above)
Neme Alperstein
Office of City Council Member
Erik Bottcher
The FGK Foundation
Con Edison
Dr. Peter & Mrs. Eszter Friedman
Melanie Coronetz & Bruce G. Miller
Cherrie Nanninga
Ellen Rosen
Michael Sekus & Bianca Russo
Margaret Stern
Advocates
($5,000 and above)
Anonymous (2)
R. Richard Ablon
Alpern Family Foundation
Rob Ashford
The Barbara Bell Cumming Charitable Trust
Andrew & Froma Benerofe
Ajay Bhandaram
Marty & Louise Bickman
Judi Rappoport Blitzer & David M. Blitzer
Donya & Scott Bommer
Robert Brenner
Donna B. Case
Ms. Georgina Cullman
Carol Davis & Joel Marcus, M.D.
Jeffrey Davis & Michael T. Miller
Ms. Patricia Dugan
Mr. Keane Ehsani
Judith R. & Alan H. Fishman
Robert J. Fraiman Jr. &
Melanie Harris
Ania Fryszkowska
Owls Fund at the Triangle Community Foundation
Emi Gittleman
Robert Greenberg
The Randall and Mary Hack Foundation
Elizabeth Anne Hartman
Olivia Howard & Greg Griffith
Christopher Jones & Deborah McAlister
Alan & Gail Koss
Jonathan Levinson
Uttara P. Marti
Ronay & Richard Menschel/ Charina Foundation, Inc.
Consulate General of the Kingdom of The Netherlands
New Music USA
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
Theresa Alessandra Russo Foundation
Ms. Patricia E. Vance
Barbara Wybraniec
Director’s Circle ($2,750 and above)
Anonymous (2)
Joel & Rhela Aragona
Anne-Victoire Auriault
Australian Consulate General in New York
Barbash Family Fund
Sandra Berger
Barbara Berliner & Sol Rymer
Ms. Deanna Bittker
Edward Brill
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
Jeffrey Olund & Silvia Furia
Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany
Dorothy Goodman
Elisabeth Hefti
Carolina Hernandez
Jonathan Kanovsky
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
The McNamee McHugh Family Fund
James Musiker
Warrie Price & James David Price
Donald J. Rose & Victoria Lasdon Rose
Fran Schulman
Mr. Vernon Scott
Rena Shagan
Craig Snyder
Consulate General of Spain in New York
Wendy & Alex Stanton
Stephens Foundation
Susan Ulick
Alex Z. Wang
Arlene Weinberg
Alexandra Wheeler & Rocky Rukan
Michelle D. and Claude L. Winfield
Irving & Elaine Wolbrom
Ralph Womble & Ashley Edwards
Billy F.B. Wong & Stephanie Gordon
Carol Yorke & Gerard Conn
In honor of Billy Zavelson
Ms. Barbara Zuckerberg
Leaders
($1,000 and above)
Anonymous (6)
Adrienne Albert
Robert Allyn
Gerry & Hank Alpert
Ms. Linda Andrews
Aybars Asci
James Asci & Josh Schulteis
Mr. & Mrs. Ira Asherman
Christina Back
Ali Baum
Harvey & Stephanie Benjamin
Cheryl Bergenfeld
Bloomberg LP
Ms. Lisa Bonifacic
Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon Bonovitz
Nissan Boury
Ms. A. Bozzi
Barbara & Gary Brandt
Carol & Bob Braun
Ms. Joan Breibart
Madeline Brine
Gerri Brioso
Mr. Matthew Brodlie
Daniel & Elaine Brownstein
Dr. Amy Buchman & Ms. Vicki Haupt
Lisa Jo Reimer-Byrne
Ralph & Martine Calder
Doug & Lisa Caldwell
Joseph and Linda Camardo
Mr. Joel Camche
Mr. Scott Caplan
Karen Carozza
Ms. Cheryl Carruthers
Cengiz Cemaloglu
Julia Chambers
Peri & David Clark
Mike Coffin
Pamela Cook
Ms. Edrie Cote
Paul & Caroline Cronson
Greg Darnieder
Irene Rosner David, in Memory of Dr. Raphael David
Diana Davies
Christopher Delong
Jan, Dick and Nora Demenus
Nicole Dietrich & Jack Kraska
The Cory & Bob Donnalley
Charitable Foundation
Miriam & David Donoho
The Dorothy Fund
Ms. Domitilia M. Dos Santos
Benjamin Duster
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
Swapna Ghanta
Barrie Gillies & William Drummy
Ms. Diane Gooch
Carole Gottlieb
Minda Gralnek
Mason & Kim Granger
Pam Green
Mr. & Mrs. Glen Gunsalus
Alexandra L. Harper
Laurie and Jack Heflin
Sheila Heimbinder
Mr. Ronald Hellman & Mr. Stephen Roberts
Janet L. Henner
Ms. L Kathy Herre
Mrs. Alixandra Holloway
Emma Hood
Karen Brooks Hopkins
Lynn Hopkins
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
Mr. Julius Leiman-Carbia
Michael Lemle
Howard & Elaine Leventhal
Charitable Fund
Judith Lewis
Dorothy Lichtenstein
Robert & Dorina Link
Ms. Mary Loftus
David Long
Jonna Mackin
Mr. & Ms. Mangini
Joseph M. Marger
Edwin Maynard
Lorraine J. Meeker
Jeff Melvin
Joyce F. Menschel
Ms. Mary Meyer
Diana and David Milich
Miller Khoshkish Foundation
Mr. Wayne & Mrs. Barbara Miller
Mr. Conte Moore & Ms. Barbara Jones
Mr. Michael Mulligan
Jane & Michael Murphy
Judith Musiker
Judy Musiker
Ms. Eve Mykytyn
James Neisloss
Ms. Molly Nozyce
Omomuki Foundation
Mr. Conor O'Neil
Aaron Singer & Bart Oosterveld
Mrs. Trisha Ostergaard
Rachel Ostry, MD
Candace and Simon Owen-Williams
John Owen
Leonard Pack & Adele Weisman
Mercedes Paratje
David Pasterski
Ms. Amy Penner-Walker
Edith C. Penty
Mrs. Roxanne Permesly
Flora Perskie
Doug and Teresa Peterson
Carl Pforzheimer III
Larry & Barbara Pitsch
The Plimpton-Shattuck Fund
Judith J Plows
Donna & James Pressman
Ms. Karen Provost
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
Alina Roytberg
Ty Rugman
Xiomara & Charles Scheidt
Mark Schumer
Jesse & Carol Schwartz
Margaret E. Selby
Martha Sherman
Barbara Jean Sinclair
Mr. Irving Sitnick
Elizabeth Sledge
Marilyn Sobel
Leon Sokol
Michael Solomon
Daniel Spence and Marcelo Mesquita
Marianne Stegeland
William Stern
Judy Stewart
Mr. & Ms. Justin Stewart
Linda Stocknoff
Abbie M. Strassler
Ms. Alicia Suarez
Douglas Szlompek
Yael Mandelstam & Ken Tabachnick
Jon Teeuwissen & Welz Kauffman
Jim Tharp
Deirdre Towers
Lucy Vasserman & Brendan Finnegan
Holly Wallace & Edwin Baum
Arlene Weinberg
Ms. Adele Weisman
Peter & Deborah Winograd
Elly Karp Wong
Cora Yamamoto
Ms. Bonnie Zamosky-Roth
Mr. Christian Zimmermann
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
Jane Barr
Joan & Ira Berkowitz
Jan Berris
Ms. Helga Borck
Ms. Valerie Jo Bradley
Maria M Branco
Lize Burr
Robert Calderisi
Lynn Canaan
Andrea Chernyk
Amy Cho
Melinda DeChiazza Cloobeck
Eileen & Michael Cohen
Galois Cohen
Robert Conkey
Victoria Cowles
Mary E Craig
John and Nada Culver
David de Weese
The DiChristina Family
Richard G. Dudley, Jr.
Jorge Durand
Mr. Charles Forma
Mr. Leroy Fortcher
Sarah Fox and Steven Lofchie
Steven Fox
Pierre Frinault
Nicia Fullwood
Ms. Irna Gadd & Ms. Helen Fosbery
Tom & Nina Geller
Samara Gerard
Karen Gershowitz
Ronald Gilliam & Akram Hélil
David Glaser
Ms. Geraldine Glassman
Elysa Goldman
Nita Silverman & Chuck Goodgal
Ms. Nancye Green
Dr. Susan Ross Green
Lawrence W. Greene
Charles & Carol Grossman Family Fund
Jane Groveman
Mia Haber
Elaine & Chuck Harris
Laurie Hart
Kathy and Scott Hawley
Ms. Maureen Hayes
Mr. Edward Henry & Ms. Susan Monk
Jonathan Hiltz
Gregory Ho and Linda Sanchez
Thomas Hollingsworth
Alicia Dhyana House
Ralph & Lynn Huber
Daphne Hurford & Sanford Padwe
Stephanie Joel
John Kalish & Susan Niederman
Scot Karr
Ethelle Katz
Mr. Stephen Lane
Sydnie Liggett
Mitch Lowenthal
Susanna Lowy
Waiming Man
Jennifer Markovitz
Mr. William Marraccini
Judy Mauer
Linda and Max Maxwell
Wendy A. McCain
Alexis McCormack
Mrs. Rachel Meidan
Israel Meir & Steve Rivera
Victoria Melendez
Tanya Melich & Noel Silverman
Robert Mihalik
Bertram Moody
Joe Morra
Richard J. Moylan
Deb Murnin
Jake Musiker
Drs. Benjamin Natelson & Gudrun Lange
Stuart Nordheimer & Barbara Miller
Joyce O'Brien
Mrs. Anita Orlin
Olivier Pechou
Andy Peters
Denae 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
M Felicity Rogers-Chapman
Jean M. Ross
Lainie and John Ross
Elsa & Marvin Ross-Greifinger
Marilyn & Alan Rothstein
Lori Rotskoff
Sally and Peter Rudoy
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
Joseph Small
Andrew & Jennifer Smith
Robin Smith
Jeanne Smythe
Joan and Laurence Sorkin
Jim Stiles & Randy Bird
Harriet Stollman
Dr. Pavur Sundaresan
Gary Tannenbaum & Helen J. Mills
The Winkler Prins Charitable Fund
Rachel Theilheimer
Jennifer Tipton
Dana Troetel & George Papageorge
Ronald Walcott
Gregory V Ward
Joan Waricha
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)
Dr. Leonid Agranat
Mr. Ronald Alexander
Jane and Stephen Alpert
John Angiolillo, MD
Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble
Elaine Athanassiades
Clay H Barr
Kenneth Berk & Anne Serrell
Stan & Abby Bloch
Gia Carifo
Margaret Coady
Terri Cox
Ashlee Crawford
Barbara Cromer
Ms. Jacqueline Davis
Paul de Sa
Rodney Durso
Pepi Ertag
Ellen Estes
Mr. Peter Farrell
Lloyd Jay Fass
Miss Valerie Ferrier
Dr. Karen Fiester
Darrell George
James A. Glazier & James A. Ferguson
Susan E Green
Herman & Jacquelyn Heinemann
Jerry Heymann
Huong Hoang
Jill Hunter
Miles Johnson and Tim Anderson
Salvatore LaRussa, Jr.
Cary and Phyllis Lemkowitz
Lawrence Levine
Rachel Levine
Ellen Levitt
Amy Litwin
Cynthia A. McKee
Mary and Alan Mendelsohn
Ms. Carol Messineo
Mildred Munich
Aaron & Marcia Naveh
Madeleine Nichols
Gregg Passin & Andy Schmidt
Marisa Anne Pierson
Posner-Wallace Foundation
Carole Postal
Terry Prahl
Liz Gerring Radke
Eileen Robert
Victoria Rosen
Ellen Rosenberg
Phillip Schmiedl
Eleanor Sebastian
Virginia Seidel
Mr. & Ms. J. Mark Strawn
Jos Stumpe & Karen van Bergen
Catherine Tolchin
Andrew A. Vitale CPA
Dick and Carolyn Wallach
Anne Walsh
Richard Zemel
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
Anonymous
Robert Allyn
Rebecca Aronson
Chellis Baird
Emerald Layne Baker
Alison Baum
Ms. Lisa Bonifacic
Scott Caplan
Victor M. Castillo & Blake Wiedenhoeft
Cengiz Cemaloglu
Julia Chambers
Ellen Chen
Jason Chuang
Jennifer Cook
Marin Correa
Mary Craig
Andrew & Claire-Marine Ferguson
Bette Ann Fialkov, Co-Chair
Swapna Ghanta
Ronald Gilliam & Akram Hélil
Amita Goyal
Alexandra Harper, Co-Chair
Ronald Gilliam & Mr. Akram Hélil
Molly Hensrud
Madison Hicks
Alixandra Holloway, Co-Chair
Emma Hood
Kristen Irby
Jeremy Lentz
Jacob Levy
Mitch Lowenthal
Kyle Marshall
Katherine Maxwell
Jame McCray
Robert McGowan
Christopher Morales
Terrence Poplar
Abigail Richards
Madalyn Rupprecht
Setpheap San Ariane Schaffer
Elisa Smilovitz
Daniel Spence
Niko Stahl
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 New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council with special thanks to Council Member Erik Bottcher.
FACILITIES & SERVICES
Box Office (212-242-0800): Open Monday thru Sunday, 12pm - 6pm. On days when there is a performance, the box office is open through curtain time; advance sales stop ½ hour prior to curtain time (including matinees). Closed on major holidays. For Hearing Impaired call (TDD) 212-245-2904. To report Lost & Found items, please see an usher or call 212-691-
EMERGENCY
RESUSCITATION EQUIPMENT
Resuscitation masks and latex gloves are located in the closet next to the drinking fountain in the Upper Lobby. AED is located downstairs in the reception area. LEARN CPR. For more information, contact the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association.
FIRE NOTICE: The exit indicated by a red light and sign nearest to the seat you occupy is the shortest route to the street. In the event of fire or other emergency, please walk —do not run— to that exit. WARNING: The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited within the auditorium. Violators will be punished with confiscation of recording device or ejection from the theater, and may be held liable for money damages.
