A.I.M by Kyle Abraham Program Book

A.I.M BY KYLE ABRAHAM APRIL 4 - 9, 2023

Season Sponsor:

JUN 6—11

The Joyce Theater Foundation presents

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR KYLE ABRAHAM** EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SYDNIE LIGGETT-DENNIS DANCERS JAMAAL BOWMAN, TAMISHA A. GUY*, KEERATI JINAKUNWIPHAT, CATHERINE KIRK, JAE NEAL, DONOVAN REED, MARTELL RUFFIN, DYMON SAMARA, KAR’MEL ANTONYO WADE SMALL, KETURAH STEPHEN (swing), GIANNA THEODORE *Princess Grace Award Recipient; **Princess Grace Statue Award

GUEST DANCERS The Glorya Kaufman School of Dance at USC Class of '24

ASHTON BENN, AIMEE BROTTEN, WILLIAM OKAJIMA, HAYDEN RIVAS

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.

Champion support for The Joyce’s Creative Residencies Program supporting choreographers and dance companies has been provided by Mellon Foundation.

Major support for The Joyce has been provided by Ford Foundation, MacMillan Family Foundation, The Harkness Foundation for Dance, The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, and The SHS Foundation.

The Joyce’s presentation of A.I.M by Kyle Abraham is made possible with the support of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels.

Special support for live music has been provided by the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust.

FROM THE A RTI STIC D IRECTOR Thank you for joining us!

This program started the moment you walked into the theater and heard the preshow playlist I created. Starting with D’Angelo’s Me And Those Dreaming Eyes of Mine, this playlist serves as a bridge to the actual format New York audiences were supposed to experience our work. I hoped you would first see An Untitled Love at BAM, followed by this mixed program of repertory here at The Joyce, before attending Requiem: Fire in the Air of The Earth at The Rose Theater. Clearly, the pandemic had its own agenda.

Luckily that agenda gave way for the newly commissioned work, Uproot: love and legacy by former A.I.M company member (2011-2014) and recent Princess Grace recipient Maleek Washington. As a dancer/collaborator, Maleek performed in the premiere of Live! The Realest MC and Pavement before moving on to create his own works and collaborate with fellow Princess Grace recipient, Camille A. Brown. I remember seeing Maleek’s autobiographical solo work, The Bronx Blues at Gibney in 2019 and being completely moved by his point of view.

The second work on our program is 5 Minute Dance (You Drivin’?). It's an amusebouche of what may possibly become a larger work that I began to investigate with the dancers at A.I.M and students at USC Kaufman during my first semester, and rounding out the first half is MotorRover. Commissioned by Baryshnikov Arts Center in collaboration with the Merce Cunningham Trust in 2021, the task was to create a work “in conversation” with Merce Cunningham’s Landrover for a dance film adaptation of "In Conversation with Merce.” Having already premiered the film, this week marks the world premiere of the stage adaptation. Since I first studied the technique with Cathy Kerr at Purchase College and took open classes at The Cunningham Studio, I’ve always admired Cunningham’s vast and brilliant repertoire that allows for endless possibilities and exploration.

The second half opens with a reconstruction of Bebe Miller’s 1989 solo work Rain performed on alternating programs by Tamisha A. Guy and Catherine Kirk. This is the company’s second time exploring Bebe’s repertoire. Her work speaks so much to the dance-maker I hope to be. You see her history, her pride, and her vulnerability in all that she touches. Rain is a work that takes the performer and the audience on a beautifully cathartic journey and I’m so thrilled to have that imparted within this repertory program.

To close the program is If We Were a Love Song, a work created as a love letter for the culture. Its power and vulnerability are an offering of love to our future, through our past.

Thank you for spending your time with us.

With love and gratitude, Kyle Abraham

ABOUT THE PROGRAM Uproot: love and legacy WORLD PREMIERE

Choreography: Maleek Washington in collaboration with A.I.M Music Composition & Performance: KAMAUU & Kwinton Gray Lighting Design: Dan Scully Scenic Design: Lee “SOEMS” Beard in collaboration with Maleek Washington Costume Design: Bones Jones PERFORMED BY JAMAAL BOWMAN, TAMISHA A. GUY, CATHERINE KIRK, DONOVAN REED, GIANNA THEODORE Uproot: love and legacy is 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.

Uproot: love and legacy is commissioned, in part, with the support of The Joyce Theater Foundation's Stephen and Cathy Weinroth Fund for New Work.

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5 Minute Dance (You Drivin'?)

WORLD PREMIERE

Choreography: Kyle Abraham in collaboration with A.I.M and The Glorya Kaufman School of Dance at USC Class of '24 Music: Black to Basiks by Jlin Lighting Design: Dan Scully Costume Design: Kyle Abraham & Karen Young PERFORMED BY KEERATI JINAKUNWIPHAT, KAR’MEL ANTONYO WADE SMALL, KETURAH STEPHEN, GIANNA THEODORE (4/4, 4/5, 4/8eve, 4/9) *ASHTON BENN, AIMEE BROTTEN, WILLIAM OKAJIMA, HAYDEN RIVAS (4/6, 4/7, 4/8mat) *Guest student artists from The Glorya Kaufman School of Dance at USC Class of '24.

MotorRover WORLD PREMIERE

Choreography: Kyle Abraham in collaboration with A.I.M Lighting Design: Dan Scully Costume Design: Reid & Harriet PERFORMED BY JAMAAL BOWMAN & DONOVAN REED (4/4, 4/5, 4/7, 4/8eve, 4/9) TAMISHA A. GUY & CATHERINE KIRK (4/6, 4/8mat) MotorRover was created in part during a “bubble” residency at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park and LUMBERYARD, made possible by the Mellon Foundation.

MotorRover was commissioned by Baryshnikov Arts Center through its 2021 Commissioning Initiative. This initiative was made possible with generous support from Anonymous, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Howard Gilman Foundation, Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine Kaye Foundation, and Jerome Robbins Foundation. MotorRover was choreographed in response to an excerpt from Merce Cunningham’s 1972 dance Landrover, and first shown digitally as part of “In Conversation with Merce,” an online program co-produced by Baryshnikov Arts Center and the Merce Cunningham Trust.

Additional support for MotorRover is generously provided by Michéle and Steve Pesner, and Peace.

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Rain (1989) Choreography: Bebe Miller Original Music: Composed by Hearn Gadbois, vocals by Jay Bolotin and Rich Franko with cello by Robert Een Additional Music: Heitor Villa-Lobos, Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5*; vocals: Salli Terri; guitar: Laurindo Almeida Original Lighting Design: Ken Tabachnick Visual Design: Bebe Miller Original Costume Design: Muriel Stockdale, recreated by Jon Taylor PERFORMED BY TAMISHA A. GUY (4/4, 4/5, 4/7, 4/9), CATHERINE KIRK (4/6, 4/8mat/eve) “My inspiration for Rain came from Salli Terri singing Villa Lobos’ Bachianas Brasileiras #5. I thought it was the most beautiful song I’d ever heard. Deciding to dance to it meant finding a way to arrive, to be there with her voice. At the time it seemed a hard journey, aimed towards a deliverance of some kind. Rain’s setting, costume, and music score, with Hearn Gadbois’ stringent score as a prelude to Villa Lobos, all speak to a generative friction, a rub between opposites. For me, performing the work was always a strategy toward release, a relief from current circumstances.

Setting the work on A.I.M's dance artists has been a different release, tossing the work onward for others to navigate.

Rain premiered in the Le Percq Space, Brooklyn Academy of Music Next Wave Series, in 1989. Joseph Melillo, the festival’s artistic director, suggested that I choreograph a solo to accompany Bebe Miller Company’s group work, Allies, which also premiered on the program. I remain grateful to Joe for his gentle suggestion.” --Bebe Miller *Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 by Heitor Villa-Lobos presented under license from G. Schirmer Inc. and Associated Music Publishers, copyright owners.

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If We Were a Love Song (2021) Choreography: Kyle Abraham in collaboration with A.I.M Music: Nina Simone Lighting Design: Dan Scully Costume Design: Kyle Abraham & Karen Young Black is the Color of My True Love’s Hair

Keeper of the Flame

Jamaal Bowman, Keerati Jinakunwiphat, Catherine Kirk, Donovan Reed, & Gianna Theodore with Tamisha A. Guy (4/6, 4/7, 4/8mat, 4/9) Jae Neal (4/5 & 4/8mat) Dymon Samara (4/4, 4/5, 4/8eve) Martell Ruffin (4/4, 4/6, 4/7, 4/8eve, 4/9) Jae Neal (4/4, 4/7, 4/8eve) Donovan Reed (4/6 & 4/8mat) Dymon Samara (4/5 & 4/9)

Little Girl Blue

Gianna Theodore

Don’t Explain

Jae Neal & Donovan Reed

Wild is the Wind Images

Keerati Jinakunwiphat (4/6 & 4/9) Martell Ruffin (4/4, 4/5, 4/7, 4/8mat/eve) Tamisha A. Guy (4/6, 4/7, 4/8mat) Catherine Kirk (4/4, 4/5, 4/8eve, 4/9)

If We Were a Love Song was made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts.

If We Were a Love Song was created in part through a residency at the Pillow Lab at Jacob’s Pillow; and during a “bubble” residency at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park and LUMBERYARD, made possible by the Mellon Foundation.

If We Were a Love Song is commissioned by ADF with support from the Doris Duke/SHS Foundations Award for New Works.

ABOUT THE COMPANY Contemporary dance company A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, considered “one of the most consistently excellent troupes working today” (The New York Times), provides multifaceted performances, educational programming, and community-based workshops across the globe. Led by acclaimed Choreographer and Artistic Director Kyle Abraham’s innovative vision, the work of A.I.M is galvanized by Black culture and history, and grounded in a conglomeration of unique perspectives; described by Abraham as a “post-modern gumbo” of movement exploration.

A.I.M is one of the most active touring dance companies in the United States, with an audience base as diverse as A.I.M’s movement vocabulary, drawing inspiration from a multitude of sources and dance styles. Since A.I.M’s founding in 2006, Abraham has created more than 15 original works for and with the company.

To expand its repertoire and offer a breadth of dance work to audiences, A.I.M commissions new works and performs existing works by outside choreographers, such as Trisha Brown, Bebe Miller, Andrea Miller, and current A.I.M dancer Keerati Jinakunwiphat.

Kyle Abraham’s unique vision and illumination of poignant and relevant issues set him apart from his generation of choreographers as a leading creative force in dance. A.I.M extends this vision and amplifies surrounding artistic voices to share movement and community-based work with audiences around the world.

For more information, to get involved, or purchase your A.I.M merchandise, please visit aimbykyleabraham.org. Follow A.I.M on Instagram @aimbykyleabraham and Kyle Abraham at @kyle_abraham_original_recipe.

SU P P ORT Generous support for A.I.M provided by: Nathan M. Clark Foundation; Dorchester Industries Experimental Design Lab; Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; Ford Foundation; Howard Gilman Foundation; Harkness Foundation for Dance; The DuBose & Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund; The Hyde and Watson Foundation; The International Association of Blacks in Dance; Joyce Theater Foundation; MacMillan Family Foundation; Mellon Foundation; New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; New Music USA; New York Community Trust; Princess Grace Foundation-USA; Rockefeller Brothers Fund; Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation; Samuel H. Scripps Foundation; and The Shubert Foundation.

Public funding provided by Mid Atlantic Arts Regional Resilience Fund, 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.

A.I.M is supported through the Comprehensive Organizational Health Initiative (COHI) | Managing Organizational Vitality and Endurance, a program of The International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) in partnership with the Nonprofit Finance Fund with support from the Mellon Foundation.

A.I.M is a proud supporter of Dancers Responding to AIDS, which helps ensure that those most in need receive the care and comfort they would otherwise do without. Founded in 1991 by former Paul Taylor Dance Company members Denise Roberts Hurlin and Hernando Cortez, DRA relies on the extraordinary compassion and efforts of the performing arts community to fund a safety net of social services for those in need. Together, we can make a difference for those less fortunate than us. Donate at www.dradance.org/donate.

Support the creation of new work and community engagement! Contributions may be made payable to “Abraham.In.Motion, Inc.” P.O. Box 986, New York, NY 10113. Abraham.In.Motion, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization (EIN: 82-4790161). All donations are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law.

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COMPANY CREDITS LEADERSHIP Kyle Abraham (he/him), Artistic Director Sydnie Liggett-Dennis (she/her), Executive Director A.I.M BOARD OF DIRECTORS Kyle Abraham, Stephen Simcock (chair), Cheryl Bergenfeld, Chris Calkins, Adrienne Edwards, Suzanne Hall, Mark A. Leavitt, Glenn Ligon, Jennifer Mendelson, Bebe Neuwirth, Carrie Schneider, Gilda Squire, Julia Strickland, Mickalene Thomas A.I.M STAFF Company & Tour Operations Anne Dechêne (she/her), General Manager Jessica Tong (she/her), Rehearsal Director Matthew Baker (he/him), Artistic Engagement Manager Amber Lee Parker (she/her), Company Manager Meredith Belis (she/her), Production Stage Manager Dan Stearns (he/him), Lighting Supervisor Risa Steinberg (she/her), Choreographic Advisor Samuel Crawford (he/him), Sound Editor Development Lauren Cronk (she/her), Director of Development Danielle LeBron (she/her), Development Associate Press & Marketing Alexander Diaz (he/they), Marketing Manager Catherine Kirk (she/her), Marketing Associate Lisa Labrado (she/her), Press Agent Finance Lucy Mallett (she/her) and Julia Corrigan (she/her), Arts FMS, Financial Services Interns Izzy Brennan (she/her), Melike Konur (she/her), Donovan Reed (he/they), Grace Tong (she/her)

WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY KYLE ABRAHAM (he/him) (Artistic Director/Choreographer), Princess Grace Statue Award Recipient (2018), Doris Duke Award Recipient (2016), and MacArthur Fellow (2013), began his dance training at the Civic Light Opera Academy and the Creative and Performing Arts High School in Pittsburgh, PA. After graduating from Schenley High School, Abraham continued his dance studies in New York, earning a BFA from SUNY Purchase and an MFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Abraham later received an honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts from Washington Jefferson College. Abraham is currently the Claude and Alfred Mann Endowed Professor in Dance at The University of Southern California (USC) Glorya Kaufman School of Dance (2021-present). Prior to USC, Abraham served as a visiting professor in residence at the University of California, Los Angeles’s (UCLA) World Arts Cultures in Dance program (2016-2021). Abraham serves on the advisory board for Dance Magazine, and in 2020 was selected to be their first-ever Guest Editor. Abraham also sits on the artistic advisory board for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the ​​inaugural Black Genius Brain Trust, and the inaugural cohort of

the Dorchester Industries Experimental Design Lab, a partnership between the Prada Group, Theaster Gates Studio, Dorchester Industries, and Rebuild Foundation.

In addition, Abraham was named a Kennedy Center Next 50 Leader (2021), a list of leaders who exemplify the Center’s mission to help shape culture and society through the arts. Abraham was named to the inaugural 100 ArtDesk magazine (2022) for “pushing new frontiers in creative work” and was one of Native Son’s 101 Class of 2022 honoring “Black gay men who have had an impact this year.” He was a recipient of a 2022 Dance Magazine Award, one of the field’s highest honors, and was called a “voice of a generation” by the magazine.

Rebecca Bengal of Vogue wrote, “What Abraham brings … is an avant-garde aesthetic, an original and politically minded downtown sensibility that doesn’t distinguish between genres but freely draws on a vocabulary that is as much Merce [Cunningham] and Martha [Graham] as it is Eadweard Muybridge and Michael Jackson.”

His company, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, is widely considered “one of the most consistently excellent troupes working today” (The New York Times). Led by Abraham’s innovative vision, the work of A.I.M is galvanized by Black culture and history and grounded in a conglomeration of unique perspectives; described as a “post-modern gumbo” of movement exploration. The company’s recent works include An Untitled Love (2021), a thumping mixtape celebrating culture, family, and community, that was included on The Boston Globe’s and The Guardian’s “Best Dance of 2022” list; Requiem: Fire in the Air of the Earth, described as “a brilliant collaborative feat”; and A.I.M’s Emmy-nominated film If We Were a Love Song (2021), a series of poetic vignettes set to the music of Nina Simone. In addition to performing and developing new works for his company, Abraham has been commissioned by a wide variety of dance companies including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, The National Ballet of Cuba, New York City Ballet, and the Royal Ballet.

Abraham has created four works for New York City Ballet; Love Letter (on shuffle) (2022); the dance film When We Fell (2021); a collaboration with Principal Dancer Taylor Stanley, Ces noms que nous portons (2020), a Lincoln Center and NYCB commissioned solo; and The Runaway (2018). The New York Times hailed When We Fell as “among the most beautiful dance films of the pandemic” and The Runaway (2018) was recognized on its “Best Dance of 2018.” Abraham has created two works for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Are You In Your Feelings (2022) and Untitled America (2016). Untitled America is a three-part commissioned work for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater that was described by The New York Times as “potent and explosive and wonderfully of the moment.” Other works include The Weathering (2022), commissioned by The Royal Ballet; Unto The End, We Meet (2020) for National Ballet of Cuba; and Abraham was the final choreographer commissioned by Paul Taylor before his passing, creating Only The Lonely (2019) for Paul Taylor American Modern Dance. In addition to performing and developing new works for his company, Abraham has been commissioned by a wide variety of dance companies including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, The National Ballet of Cuba, New York City Ballet, and the Royal Ballet.

Abraham has also choreographed for many of the leading dancers of our time.

Most recently, to be seen (2020), a new solo for American Ballet Theatre Principal Dancer Calvin Royal III, premiered during the virtual Fall For Dance Festival. Of

this solo, The New York Times observed “how skilled [Abraham] has become at mingling the ballet vernacular with other forms, from hip-hop to West African movement” and his unique talent for “finding the person within the dancer and the bodies within a body.” Abraham created Ash (2019), a solo work for American Ballet Theatre Principal Dancer Misty Copeland that also had its premiere at Fall for Dance. The Serpent and The Smoke (2016) toured as part of Restless Creature, a pas de deux for Abraham, and acclaimed Bessie Award-winning and former New York City Ballet Principal Dancer Wendy Whelan. Off the stage, Abraham choreographed the music video for Sufjan Stevens’ Sugar (2020) and the featurelength film The Book of Henry (2016) for acclaimed director Colin Trevorrow.

In his early career, Abraham served as a choreographic contributor for Beyonce’s British Vogue cover shoot (2013) and was named a Joyce Creative Residency Artist (2017-18), a City Center Choreographer in Residence (2015), the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award recipient (2012), a USA Ford Fellow (2012), and the New York Live Arts Resident Commissioned Artist (2012–2014). Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater premiered Abraham’s Another Night (2012) at New York City Center. OUT Magazine labeled Abraham as the “best and brightest creative talent to emerge in New York City in the age of Obama” (2011). Abraham is the recipient of a Bessie Award for Outstanding Performance in Dance for The Radio Show (2010), a Princess Grace Award for Choreography (2010), and was selected as one of Dance Magazine’s “25 To Watch” (2009).

Abraham’s choreography has been presented throughout the United States and abroad. Notable venues and festivals include Brooklyn Academy of Music, Danspace Project, Fall for Dance Festival at New York City Center, Harlem Stage, The Joyce Theater, and Lincoln Center in New York; Carpenter Performing Arts Center, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and Los Angeles Music Center in California; Dance Center at Columbia College Chicago in Illinois; ICA Boston and Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in Massachusetts; Bates Dance Festival in Maine; American Dance Festival in North Carolina; The Andy Warhol Museum, The Byham, and The Kelly-Strayhorn Theater in Pennsylvania; Performing Arts Houston and TITAS in Texas; On The Boards and Seattle Theatre Group in Washington; and The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Internationally Abraham’s works have toured to Théâtre Paul Eluard, Maison de la Danse, Théâtre de la Ville, and L’Onde in France; Tanz Im August and Kampnagel Festival in Germany; Project Arts Centre in Ireland; The Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum in Japan; and the Royal Opera House and Sadler’s Wells in the United Kingdom, among others.

JAMAAL BOWMAN (he/him) (Dancer) began his dance training at the age of 14 in Maryland, where he was born and raised. In 2021, he graduated from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA as a Director’s Scholar under the direction of Donna Faye Burchfield.

Over the years, he has collaborated with Nora Chipaumire, Tommie Waheed-Evans, Maleek Washington, Helen Pickett, Fana Fraser, Jocelyn Cottencin, Nacera Belaza, and Sidra Bell. In November 2021, Bowman toured with Von Howard Project to Ecuador to perform in the International Living Arts Festival of Loja. Most recently, he has performed as a company member with Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers for their 2021-2022 season. His personal practices are centered around queer Black joy, theater, improvisation, and comedy. He hopes to reshape the future for queer Black people like him, to give them more opportunities to shine. Bowman joined A.I.M by Kyle Abraham in 2022.

TAMISHA A. GUY (she/her) (Dancer), a native of Trinidad and Tobago, began her formal dance training at Ballet Tech, under the direction of Eliot Feld. Later, she attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School and SUNY Purchase College as a double major in dance and arts management. She has completed summer programs with COMPLEXIONS Contemporary Ballet and Springboard Danse Montreal, and has performed works by William Forsythe, Pam Tanowitz, and Mark Morris. In 2013, Guy graduated with honors from SUNY Purchase College and joined the Martha Graham Dance Company shortly after. In 2016, Guy was selected as one of Dance Magazine's “Top 25 to Watch” and received the 2016 Princess Grace Award. In 2017, she was named one of the Best Dancers of the Year by Dance Europe. In 2021, she was awarded the 2022 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Dance which recognizes foreign-born scientists and artists in the United States. Guy joined A.I.M by Kyle Abraham in 2014.

KEERATI JINAKUNWIPHAT (she/her) (Dancer), originally from Chicago, IL, received her BFA from the Conservatory of Dance at SUNY Purchase and was a recipient of the Adopt-a-Dancer scholarship program. She has additionally studied at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, and Springboard Danse Montreal. She has worked with and performed works of artists including Kyle Abraham, Nicole von Arx, Trisha Brown, Jasmine Ellis, Hannah Garner, Shannon Gillen, Andrea Miller, Kevin Wynn, and Doug Varone. She has assisted Kyle Abraham in new commissioned work for New York City Ballet and Paul Taylor American Modern Dance. As a freelance choreographer, Jinakunwiphati has presented her own choreographic works at the American Dance Guild Festival, Battery Dance Festival, Dance Gallery Festival, The Joyce Theater, New Victory Theater, Lincoln Center, and more. She has been commissioned to set and create works on the Evanston Dance Ensemble, the Martha Graham School, SUNY Purchase College Conservatory of Dance, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, Houston Contemporary Dance Company, New England Ballet Theatre, Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, Bang On A Can, Princeton University, PARA.MAR Dance Theatre, Whim W'him Seattle Contemporary Dance, and the New York Choreographic Institute. She graced the cover as one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” in 2021. In 2023, Keerati became the first Asian American Woman to be commissioned to choreograph for the New Yorky City Ballet. Keerati Jinakunwiphat joined A.I.M by Kyle Abraham in 2016.

CATHERINE KIRK (she/her) (Dancer) was born on the unceded land of the Kiickaapoi and Wichita peoples, now called Dallas, TX. She began formally studying dance at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts before graduating from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. A multi-hyphenate, Kirk is also a dance maker, marketing strategist, arts administrator, dance educator, and yoga teacher. She has completed seasonal programs with San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, Movement Invention Project, and Springboard Danse Montreal, where she performed work by Fernando Melo, Ohad Naharin, and Sharon Eyal. Upon graduating, Kirk apprenticed for Sidra Bell Dance New York before collaborating and performing with Danakah Dance, UNA Productions, Burr Johnson, Jasmine Hearn, and Helen Simoneau Danse. She is working as A.I.M’s marketing associate while performing with the company. Kirk joined A.I.M by Kyle Abraham in 2013.

JAE NEAL (they/them) (Dancer) was born and raised in Michigan and received their training from Western Michigan University. There, they performed in professional works such as Strict Love by Doug Varone, Temporal Trance by Frank Chavez, and Harrison McEldowney’s Dance Sport. Since relocating to New York, they have had the privilege of working with SYREN Modern Dance, Christina Noel Reaves, Catapult Entertainment, Katherine Helen Fisher Dance, and Nathan Trice. Neal joined A.I.M by Kyle Abraham in 2011.

DONOVAN REED (he/they) (Dancer), a native of Philadelphia, PA, began his dance training at the age of 16. Soon after, Reed attended college at The University of the Arts where he received his BFA in May of 2016. During his time in college, he participated as an artist in residence at Die Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Frankfurt, Germany. In addition, Reed participated in an independent artist program where his training was extended with the Pennsylvania Ballet. Other studies include PHILADANCO!, Eleone Dance Theatre, and The Rock School for Dance Education. He has performed works by choreographers Sidra Bell, Regina Van Berkel, Sharon Eyal, Tommie WaheedEvans, Beth Gill, Andrea Miller, Tania Isaac, Meredith Rainey, and Helen Simoneau.

Reed joined A.I.M by Kyle Abraham in 2018.

MARTELL RUFFIN (he/him) (Dancer), from Chicago, IL, began his formal dance training at the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago in 2009. He attended Chicago High School for the Arts under then-director Lisa Johnson-Willingham, former dancer of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Ruffin has been awarded dance scholarship to intensives at Joffrey Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem, COMPLEXIONS Contemporary Ballet, and received first place in the all-city NAACP ACT-SO Competition 2011. He trained at The Ailey School as a scholarship student and has performed works by Lisa Johnson-Willingham, Earl Mosley, George Faison, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Matthew Rushing, Jae Man Joo, Robert Battle, and Alvin Ailey. Ruffin has also been seen in the “Poison Girl” Christian Dior commercial for women's fragrance and an Urban Outfitters commercial for music artist Samantha Urbani. He completed two years with Ailey II and is now contributing choreographer and performer for Triptych (Eyes of One Another), an Opera based on Robert Mappethorpe. Ruffin joined A.I.M by Kyle Abraham in 2020.

DYMON SAMARA (she/her) (Dancer) is a process-driven dancer, choreographer, and performer who began her dance training at the age of 11, where she attended the AileyCamp Miami summer program. She then continued her dance training at Author and Polly Mays Conservatory of the Arts where she met Lateshia McFarland who offered her a scholarship to attend her studio, ICTalent Dance. Samara is a New World School of the Arts alumna where she holds the Principals Hall of Fame Award for her outstanding academic and arts performance. She has performed works by world-renowned choreographers including Robert Battle, Ohad Naharin, Jennifer Archibald, Peter London, Camille A. Brown, Stephen Petronio, and apprenticed with Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE, A Dance Company during the Summer and Fall of 2021. She currently studies at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts on a full tuition scholarship as a 2019-2022 Dean Scholar. Samara joined A.I.M by Kyle Abraham in 2022.

KAR’MEL ANTONYO WADE SMALL (he/him) (Dancer), raised in the South Bronx, NY, began his dance journey with American and International Ballroom at the age of 10. In 2011, he launched his formal dance training at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in New York City. Small went on to become a student of the Conservatory of Dance at SUNY Purchase, graduating with a BFA in Dance Performance and Composition in 2019. He has since performed at Jacob’s Pillow, The Joyce Theater, Symphony Space, Kaatsbaan, New York Live Arts, The Neuberger Museum of Art, Lincoln Center, and Central Park for NYC SummerStage. Small has performed works by Damani Pompey, Kayla Farrish, Ohad Naharin, Sidra Bell, Roderick George, Kevin Wynn, Martha Graham, Jerome Robbins, Eleo Pomare, Merce Cunningham, and many other notable choreographers. He choreographed director Dean Irby’s version of Tarell Alvin McCraney’s The Brothers Size and has danced in numerous TV and film projects including UNIVISION’s Despierta América, and HBO’s Random Acts of Flyness.

Small joined A.I.M by Kyle Abraham in October 2022.

KETURAH STEPHEN (she/her) (Swing), a Brooklyn native, began her dance journey at Restoration Youth Arts Academy, where she trained in modern, African, and hip hop. She attended Brooklyn High School of the Arts, as well as The Ailey School. She is a graduate of the Conservatory of Dance at SUNY Purchase College.

Stephen attended the MOVE (NYC) Young Professionals Program, led by Co-Directors and Co-Founders Chanel DaSilva and Nigel Campbell. Throughout the course of her training, she has worked with and performed works by Earl Mosley, Loni Landon, Roderick George, Trisha Brown, and Antonio Brown. Stephen appeared in the movie In the Heights under the direction of Ebony Williams in 2019. Stephen joined A.I.M by Kyle Abraham in 2022.

GIANNA THEODORE (she/her) (Dancer), raised West Palm Beach, FL, began her dance training at Ballet East Studio under the direction of Susan Lyle and Chelsea Nasby. Theodore is a graduate of A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, and a three-time YoungArts Merit Scholar/Honorable Mention. She graduated with a BFA in dance from the Ailey/Fordham BFA program Class of 2020.

Throughout the course of her training, she has performed works by Robert Battle, Chuck Wilt, and Bradley Shelver. Theodore attended Springboard Danse Montreal, where she performed work created by RUBBERBANDANCE, and Parts+Labour Danse. She has ventured through many cultures and styles of dance, such as house and African, which has helped land her lead roles in music videos.

She has also performed professionally with artists including Ebony Williams, Mark Caserta, Maleek Washington, and Jennifer Archibald. She recently performed at a residency with Helen Simoneau Danse. Theodore joined A.I.M by Kyle Abraham in 2019.

GUEST DANCERS. Ashton Benn (she/her) from Irving, TX; Aimee Brotten (she/her) from Tulalip, WA; William Okajima (he/him) from Irvine, CA; and Hayden Rivas (he/ him) from South Surrey, British Columbia, Canada; are members of the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance Class of 2024. The University of Southern California’s sixth art school, USC Kaufman expands upon USC’s signature reputation as a world-class research institution with a deep commitment to the arts.

GUEST CHOREOGRAPHERS BEBE MILLER (Guest Choreographer, Rain), a native New Yorker, first performed her choreography at NYC's Dance Theater Workshop in 1978. She formed Bebe Miller Company (BMC) in 1985 to pursue her interest in finding a physical language for the human condition. Miller has created more than 50 dance works for BMC and been commissioned by Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Oregon Ballet Theater, Boston Ballet, PHILADANCO!, Amsterdam’s Neue Dans Groep, and the UK’s Phoenix Dance Company. She has received four New York Dance and Performance Bessie Awards and been honored by Danspace Project, Movement Research, and by the Kennedy Center as a Master of African American Choreography. Miller is a Doris Duke Foundation Artist, a United States Artists Ford Fellow, and a Professor Emerita in Ohio State University’s Department of Dance. BMC has been commissioned by leading venues including 651 ARTS, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Dance Theater Workshop, Jacob's Pillow, The Joyce Theater, Portland Institute of Contemporary Art, REDCAT, and Wexner Center for the Arts. After decades of dance making and performance, BMC notes the matrix of changes in the field itself, and has increased its emphasis on mentorship for individual artists, digital initiatives such as e-books that engage audiences and artists, performance activities that enrich the field, and related scholarship, curatorial, and research modes. www.bebemillercompany.org MALEEK WASHINGTON (Guest Choreographer, Uproot: love and legacy) is from the Bronx, NY. An alumni of the Boston Conservatory, where he studied on full scholarship, he began his dance training at Harlem School of the Arts, Broadway Dance Center, and LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts. He has danced with CityDance Ensemble (Washington DC), Montreal’s SpringBoard Danse (working with Jose Navas & RUBBERBAND), and Kyle Abraham’s A.I.M for four seasons, before becoming the first African American male to perform in Sleep No More. He has also performed for celebrity artists Sia, Phish, Rihanna, and ASAP Rocky. Maleek was part of NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar Live and performed with Camille A. Brown & Dancers in the 2018 TED Talk Conference in Vancouver. Maleek has been a member of Camille A. Brown & Dancers for seven seasons. Maleek's choreographic portfolio highlights include, assistant choreographer for Camille A. Brown's Grammy-winning Porgy and Bess and Fire Shut Up In My Bones at the Metropolitan Opera, making history as the first Opera composed by an African American man named Terrance Blanchard; and associate choreographer to Camille A. Brown's For Colored Girls. Other notable choreographic credits include, Camille A. Brown's Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater piece entitled City of Rain, Rashaad Newsome's Assembly at Park Avenue Armory, rapper Nas' Master Class music video, Spike Lee's Mont Blanc Commercial, and MOVE|NYC|'s Scottish Youth Exchange collaborative work that premiered at the U.Dance Festival in England.

Proudly, in 2022, Maleek was named a Princess Grace Awardee for Choreography.

The remarkable Kyle Abraham, director or A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, nominated Maleek for this award.

CREATIVE TEAM BONES JONES (Costume Design, Uproot: love and legacy) grew up in Virginia but always knew there was more to life than his small hometown. His fondness for fashion began as a child watching his grandmother sew for her downtown boutique, which specialized in church hats and formal wear. After receiving his first sewing machine from her at age 16, he attended the Virginia School of the Arts to study ballet, jazz, and modern dance. Bones’s love for the arts led him to be a background dancer for various icons—Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez, and many others. He made his Broadway debut as an original cast member of The Illusionists and also appeared in Off-Broadway's Fuerza Bruta. After four years of living abroad and in Los Angeles, Bones retired from professional dance and moved back to New York in 2019 to focus on launching his line, House O Bones (HOB). With an interest in unisex fashion and everything lifestyle, HOB has something for everyone. @houseobones KAMAUU (Composer/Performer, Uproot: love and legacy) is a Washington D.C.-born and Maryland-based artist, rapper, poet, and thinker. He signed with Atlantic Records in 2015 after his first successful single Jusfayu. Since then, his music has been streamed globally hundreds of millions of times. His vocal layerbased, improvisational, and moldable style has lent itself to vocal soundbaths around the world, and multidisciplinary collaborations, including Broadway’s Thoughts of a Colored Man, The Alabama Ballet, HYPAMASS - a New Zealand Krump Theatre Performance, film scores including Insecure, Without Remorse, etc., and many collaborative workshops and performances with Maleek Washington.

KWINTON GRAY (Composer/Performer, Uproot: love and legacy) was born and raised in Dallas, TX where he and siblings received a home-schooled education from their mother. Kwinton comes from a musical family, and he performs w/ his siblings in their family band known as “The Grays.” He also started his own jazz/ fusion group “The Kwinton Gray Project” which released their debut album in 2018 titled Leap of Faith. Both bands continue to perform locally and abroad. In 2017, Kwinton was awarded the Dallas Observer Music Award for Best Keyboardist.

He began touring w/ Tony Award nominated director/choreographer Camile A. Brown & Dancers in 2018. He has toured and performed around the globe with acts such as Lalah Hathaway, Janet Jackson, Mononeon, Liv Warfield, The Funky Knuckles, and more.

JLIN (Composer, 5 Minute Dance (You Drivin’?)), Jerrilynn Patton, was born in 1987 in Gary, ID, where she continues to live and work. Jlin’s thrilling, emotional, and multidimensional compositions have earned her praise as “one of the most forward-thinking contemporary composers in any genre” (Pitchfork). Jlin’s signature sound builds on the Chicago footwork style of her origins, expanding to embrace diverse influences (ranging from Igor Stravinsky and Philip Glass to Miles Davis and Eartha Kitt) that give her complex percussion-driven work a sophisticated polyrhythmic sound that is all its own. Her albums Dark Energy (2015) and Black Origami (2017) received critical acclaim and have been featured in “best of” lists in The New York Times, The Wire, LA Times, Rolling Stone, The Guardian, and Vogue. Jlin has collaborated with contemporary artists including William Basinski, Dope Saint Jude, Holly Herndon, Zora Jones, and the late, iconic SOPHIE. She has remixed works for major artists including Björk, Max Richter, Martin Gore (of Depeche Mode), Galya Bisengalieva, Marie Davidson,

Nina Kraviz, and Ben Frost. Inspired by movement, Jlin has also collaborated with legendary choreographers Wayne McGregor (2017) and Kyle Abraham (2021).

REID & HARRIET (Costume Designers, MotorRover). Harriet Jung and Reid Bartelme met in 2009 while pursuing fashion design degrees at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. They started designing collaboratively in 2011 and have focused their practice primarily on costuming dance. In 2015, they were commissioned by the Museum of Art and Design in New York to develop a costume centric performance work and have since devised two performances at the Guggenheim Museum to shed light on collaborative practice in design and dance. Reid & Harriet Design has completed research fellowships at NYU Center for Ballet and the Arts and the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

They continue designing costumes and sets for dance productions around the world while expanding the scope of their practice outside the theater.

DAN SCULLY (Lighting Designer) is a New York-based lighting and projection designer. He has been the resident lighting designer for A.I.M by Kyle Abraham since its founding, including designs for the full-length evening works Pavement, Live! The Realest M.C., and the Bessie Award winning The Radio Show. Recent dance work includes designs for New York City Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, BODYTRAFFIC, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, and Misty Copeland, among others. Theater and concert credits include Rocky (Broadway), Jedermann (Salzburger Festspeile), The Orchestra Rocks! (Carnegie Hall), and Peter and The Wolf (John Lithgow / Carnegie Hall). Regional: Trinity Repertory Company, Geva Theatre Center, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Cleveland Playhouse, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, and the Two River Theater Company. MFA NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

LEE “SOEMS” BEARD (Scenic Design, Uproot: love and legacy) is a Boston raised artist, teacher, muralist, designer, and graffiti enthusiast. He has more than two decades worth of experience in the arts. His works have a wide range of placements that are historical within his city, as well as internationally. Although personally for him, it’s about the details, and how his works and collaborations strike a chord for the viewer. Making connections for people to fully embrace, and experience a new energy creatively is what prides him to continue his journey. It is an honor to create, and to share like minded visions with audiences who would be entering new realms of reality.

KAREN YOUNG (Costume Design, 5 Minute Dance (You Drivin'?), If We Were a Love Song) is a New York-based costume designer who has designed clothes for many of A.I.M by Kyle Abraham’s works including An Untitled Love, Drive, The Gettin’, INDY, Meditation: A Silent Prayer. Other recent work with Kyle Abraham includes costume design for his creations for the Royal Ballet, Alvin Ailey, and Paul Taylor. Young also recently designed Keerati Jinakunwiphat’s Fortuitous Ash for New York City Ballet as well as costumes for new works with the Martha Graham Dance Company, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Alejandro Cerrudo, Brian Brooks, Lucinda Childs, Pontus Lidberg, Troy Schumacher, Sonya Tayeh, Miami City Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Ballet Basel, Acosta Danza Cuba, and Malpaso Dance Company. karenyoungcostume.com.

Headshots by Carrie Schneider; Headshot of Kar'mel Antonyo Wade Small by Kyra Akia Naomi Ferguson.

ABOUT THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION The Joyce Theater Foundation ("The Joyce," Executive Director, Linda Shelton), a nonprofit organization, has proudly served the dance community for over three decades. Under the direction of founders Cora Cahan and Eliot Feld, Ballet Tech Foundation acquired and The Joyce renovated the Elgin Theater in Chelsea. Opening as The Joyce Theater in 1982, it was named in honor of Joyce Mertz, beloved daughter of LuEsther T. Mertz. It was LuEsther’s clear, undaunted vision and abundant generosity that made it imaginable and ultimately possible to build the theater. Ownership was secured by The Joyce in 2015. The theater is one of the only theaters built by dancers for dance and has provided an intimate and elegant home for over 400 U.S.-based and international companies. The Joyce has also expanded its reach beyond its Chelsea home through off-site presentations at venues ranging in scope from Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater, to Brooklyn’s Invisible Dog Art Center, and to outdoor programming in spaces such as Hudson River Park. To further support the creation of new work, The Joyce maintains longstanding commissioning and residency programs. Local students and teachers (K–12th grade) benefit from its school program, and family and adult audiences get closer to dance with access to artists.

The Joyce’s annual season of about 48 weeks of dance now includes over 340 performances for audiences in excess of 150,000 patrons. Visit Joyce.org for more information.

FUNDERS Many Thanks to The Joyce's Institutional Funders for Keeping Us Moving Forward An abundance of gratitude to Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Representative Jerrold Nadler, and Representative Nydia M. Velázquez for their visionary leadership that established the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program, which has helped make the reopening of The Joyce Theater and the reemergence of many dance companies possible.

Leadership support for The Joyce's year-round programs and services:

LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust

Major support for The Joyce’s American Dance Platform and Harkness First debuts:

Season Sponsor: Major support for The Joyce's operations and special initiatives: Champion support for The Joyce's Dance Residencies:

The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation Champion support for The Joyce's annual programming: Lead corporate support:

ABOUT THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION VISION STATEMENT

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Joyce Theater Foundation is committed to fostering and supporting a diverse and inclusive environment, both on and off stage. We embrace and celebrate diversity in all its forms, and value the rich experiences and perspectives that arise from differences in race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and cognitive and physical ability.

The Joyce Theater operates on the Lenape island of Manhahtaan (Mannahatta) and acknowledges that it was founded upon the stolen land and erasure of many Indigenous communities. This acknowledgement demonstrates our institution’s commitment to the process of dismantling the legacies of colonialism and cultural imperialism.

We strive to counteract the social injustices and racism that exist within our communities, our nation, and our world. Our aim as an organization is to embody the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice.

To achieve this, we will:

We acknowledge the ongoing violence towards Indigenous people through systemic inequality. We pay our respect to the Indigenous peoples who lived and continue to live upon this land, and whose rich history, artistic practices, and spirituality are tied to this land. It is within our responsibility as a cultural institution and our commitment to diversity and inclusion to embody a commitment to Indigenous rights and cultural equity.

• Create and implement proactive diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice initiatives; • Establish and maintain a culture of safe sharing, intentional listening, learning, and growth; • Engage with and support disenfranchised communities by sharing information and resources and ensuring accessibility; • Develop metrics and conduct regular reviews of our programs and policies to hold ourselves accountable and shift as neededs.

We sincerely invite you as an audience member to take a moment to reflect on the history and legacy of displacement, migration, and settlement.

It is our intention to work with local Native American arts councils to better inform our land acknowledgment practices and anticipate that it will evolve over time.

With these goals in place and our Vision Statement in mind, we are dedicated to the continued learning and growth needed to foster an inclusive environment for all. This is an ongoing process and by nature will be an evolving statement.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR......................................LINDA SHELTON Assistant to the Executive Director........Ayo Janeen Jackson

ADMINISTRATION General Manager..................................................Huong Hoang

Associate General Manager........................................Katy Myers Human Resources Manager.....................Sharonica Williams Office Manager.........................................................Christine Guglia Director of Development.........................................................OPEN Director of Institutional Giving..................................Jean M. Ross Director of Individual Giving.........................................Meg White Associate Director of Special Events.........................Jesse Chin Individual Giving Manager.....................................Catherine Eng Institutional Giving Manager.........................Brianna Anderson Special Events Associate...........................................Maeve Brady Development Associate...........................................Grace O’Brien Director of Programming..............................................Danni Gee Programming Manager..................................Noa Rui-Piin Weiss Artist Services Manager..............................................Barb Domue Programming Intern..........................................................Eric Stucky Director of Dance Education & Family Programs................... .................................................................................Heather McCartney Dance Education & Family Programs Assistant.......................... ............................................................................Marianne Rose Weber Dance Education & Family Programs Intern................................ ........................................................................................Kristine Martinez 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.

JOYCE THEATER PRODUCTIONS

Producer.............................................................................Ross LeClair Associate Producer................................................Bridget Caston JTP Intern............................................................................... Ashley Kail

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 Tracy Brown, Vice Chair Stephanie R. Breslow, Treasurer Jane E. Goldberg, Secretary Kerry Clayton, Chair Emeritus David D. Holbrook, Chair Emeritus Virginia A. Millhiser, Chair Emeritus

R. Richard Ablon Rob Ashford Monica F. Azare John M. Basnage de Beauval Ajay Bhandaram Keane Ehsani Ronald Gumbaz Toni Hoover Robert Musiker

Susan Gluck Pappajohn Steven M. Pesner Meryl Rosofsky Saul Sanders Linda Shelton Susan Fawcett Sosin Lauren E. Shortt Monica B. Voldstad Madelyn Wils

In Memoriam: 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 February 27, 2023.

Platinum Benefactors ($500,000 and above) Howard Gilman Foundation LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust

Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation John Basnage de Beauval Ajay Bhandaram Bloomberg Philanthropies Gold Benefactors Torrence Boone ($100,000 and above) Robert Brenner Kerry Clayton & Paige Royer Tracy Brown Ford Foundation Con Edison The Harkness Foundation John & Margaret Falk for Dance Nancy & Michael Feller MacMillan Family Foundation *Brandon Fradd Mellon Foundation Gregg & Jean Frankel Virginia & Timothy Millhiser Charles and Joan Gross National Endowment for Family Foundation the Arts / American Rescue Elzbieta Grove Plan Act David & Andrea Holbrook New York City Department In Honor of Karen Brooks Hopkins Cultural Affairs The Ivill-Weiner Family Robert Pollock The Kingsley Foundation The Fan Fox and Leslie Melanie Coronetz & Bruce G. Miler R. Samuels Foundation *LeConte Moore The Shubert Foundation Tatiana Piankova Foundation Denise Littlefield Sobel Karen Roth *Nancy Sands Silver Benefactors Kathleen A. Scott ($75,000 and above) Linda Shelton First Republic Bank Leslie Siegel GKV Charitable Foundation Johanna Weber National Endowment for the Arts Michelle D. & Claude L. Winfield Benefactors Presenter’s Circle ($50,000 and above) ($5,000 and above) Jody & John Arnhold | Anonymous (2) Arnhold Foundation *Rick & Nurit Amdur National Dance Project of Rob Ashford the New England Foundation Monica Azare for the Arts Andrew & Froma Benerote New York State Council on the Arts *Marty & Louise Bickman Meryl Rosofsky & Stuart Coleman Donya & Scott Bommer Lauren E. Shortt Office of City Council Member The SHS Foundation Erik Bottcher Amit Wadhwaney Donna B. Case The Barbara Bell Cumming Chairman’s Circle Charitable Trust ($25,000 and above) Chubb LTD Anonymous (2) Ms. Pamela Crutchfield Deborah & Charles Adelman Jeffrey Davis & Michael T. Miller Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation Dancers Responding to AIDS Stephanie R. Breslow & Linda Ellis Paul Watterson Martin & Linda Fell The Gladys Krieble Delmas *Judith & Alan Fishman Foundation FUSED Susan Dickler & Sig Van Raan French U.S. Exchange in Dance Keane Ehsani Barbara Goldstein Jamshid & Mahsid Ehsani Paul Feuerman & Bruce Grivetti Melina Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Goodman Jane E. Goldberg Sharon B. Gurwitz Ronald Gumbaz & Juliet Cozzi Randall & Mary Hack Toni Hoover Elizabeth Anne Hartman In Motion Judith M. Hoffman *Elysabeth Kleinhans Illuminated Foundation Leanne Lachman Christopher Jones & Mertz Gilmore Foundation Deborah McAlister Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Christine Knuth Henry and Lucy Moses Fund Alan & Gail Koss Bob & Sharon Musiker The O’Donnell-Green Music and Elizabeth & Neil Kurtz *Jonathan Levinson Dance Foundation Robert R. Littman & Susan & Greg Pappajohn Sully Bonnelly Michèle & Steve Pesner Karen & Martin McDonald The Jerome Robbins Foundation Ronay & Richard Saul & Mary Sanders Menschel/ Susan Fawcett Sosin Charina Foundation, Inc. Dance Reflections by *Cherrie Nanninga Van Cleef & Arpels In loving memory of Bill Perlmuth, Monica Voldstad Patricia Dugan Perlmuth Cathy Weinroth Rajika & Anupam Puri Madelyn & Steven Wils Nina B. Quigley Mr. Stephen Kroll Reidy Impresario’s Circle Margaret E. Selby ($10,000 and above) Barbara Madsen Smith Anonymous (3) Christopher Soule Jen Ablon Jean & Gene Stark Alpern Family Foundation Linda B. Strumpf Sarah Arison *Vincente Wolf

Director’s Circle ($2,500 and above) Anonymous (2) R. Richard Ablon Adrienne Albert Joel & Rhela Aragona Sandra Berger Judi Rappoport Blitzer & David Blitzer Ralph & Martine Calder Victoria V. Carey Cathleen Collins Melanie Coronetz & Bruce G. Miller Mary Sharp Cronson Jan, Dick & Nora Demenus Miriam & David Donoho Christopher M. Elmore *Paul S. Engler Andrew & Claire-Marine Ferguson Thomas von Foerster Rochel Gelman Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in New York *Dorothy Goodman The Harold K. Gross Family Charitable Trust Susan Ross Green 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 *Joe Lanteri, New York City Dance Alliance Inc. 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 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 *Temple St Clair LLC 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 *Rachael Venner & Michael Byars Linda & Joseph Camardo Ann Chao Woody & Janice Collins *Chris Coulthrust 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 Suzanne B. Engel Mr. Richard Erstad & Dr. Gladys Fenichel David L. Fanger & Martin Wechsler Erin Feeley-Nahem & Isaac Nahem Judy & Richard Feldstein *Marion Ilene Fischer 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 *Tom & Nina Geller 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 Diana Korsh 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 & Steve Rivera *Lorraine Meeker Miller Khoshkish Foundation Mr. Wayne & Mrs. Barbara Miller Michael Mulligan *Judith Musiker Barbara Nagel Joyce O’Brien Aaron Singer and Bart Oosterveld Trisha Ostergaard David Parsons Peck Foundation, Milwaukee LTD Amy Pennington Doug & Teresa Peterson The Plimpton Shattuck Fund Douglas & Barbara Pitsch Judith Plows Carole Postal Donna & James Pressman David Alan & Susan Berkman Rahm *Frances A. Resheske 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 Pamela van Zandt & Gina Gibney George Vanderploeg *Lucy Vasserman & Brendan Finnegan Michael & Carol Weiss Elly Karp Wong Cooper Wright & Michael Marino Brann & Ellen Wry *Zen & Barbara Yankovig *Malin Yhr 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 *Maria M. Branco *Dr. Andrea Brandon & Black Rubee Robert & Carol Braun *Jonathan Brecht Jeffrey B. Bruce Carol Bryce Buchanan Diana Cagle Jennifer Kornreich Cahn & Andrew Cahn Susan Campbell Karen Carozza *Nishka Chandrasoma Jason Chuang *Maciej Chociej 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 *Melissa Elstein & Eric Katzman Judith & Walter Flamenbaum Dr. Sarah Fox & Mr. Steven Lochie Eileen & Cono Fusco 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 *Tali Herman 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 Arthus & Jane Lane Stephen B. Lane Kenneth M. LeClair *Rosanne Legrand Phyllis & Cary Lemkowitz Michael Lemle Elizabeth & Durwood Littlefield *David Long Sophie Main Jennifer & Gideon Malherbe Julie Mandel Marcus Joseph M. Marger *Jennifer Markowitz

Margaret Mastrianni William Mavrelis Douglas McCorkle 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 *The Carol & Melvin Newman Family Foundation 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 *Ellen & Mike Rosenberg 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 *Dana Troetel & George Papageorge 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 *Fred & Sarah Allilaire 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 Anita Cabrera 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 & Akram Hélil 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 *Jerry Heymann *Martha Evenson & Daniel Hoffman 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 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 *Mildred Munich *Brigitte and Jeff Myhre Aaron & Marcia Naveh Stephen A. Newman Madeleine Nichols Anne & Harvey Nisselson Jeffrey Nunn Phillip J. Pena *Marisa Anne Pierson 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 *Marva and Florian Schodel 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 *Irving & Marjorie Weiser * Jeanette Williams 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^ Robert Allyn Patricia Arellano *Rebecca Aronson Chellis Baird Erin Barnes Alison Baum Lisa Bonifacic Isabella Boylston^ Camille A. Brown^ *Scott Caplan Victor M. Castillo & Blake Wiedenhoeft Alejandro Cerrudo^ *Julia Chambers *Nishka Chandrasoma Dr. Jason Chuang Mary Craig Debora Domass Michelle Dorrance^

Robert Fairchild^ Davalois Fearon^ Andrew & Claire-Marine Ferguson Erica Forrence *Ania Fryszkowska Ronald Gilliam & Akram Hélil Amita Goyal Jessica Halper Mingtong Han Alexandra Harper, Co-Chair *Emma Hood Kile Hotchkiss^ Alixandra Hornyan, Co-Chair Audrey Hourse Laura Hsu Kristen Irby Amanda Krische Jean-François Kowalski Audrey Lam Debra Levin Stephanie Lichtinger Mitch Lowenthal Michelle K. Marck Katherine Maxwell^ Sara Mearns^ *Katie Mues *Leah Nelson *Abigail Nintzel Justin Peck^ Tiler Peck^ *Abigail Richards Vanessa Rojas Setpheap San^ Bette Ann Schlossberg, Co-Chair Daniil Simkin^ *Madelyn Sirbu Elisa Smilovitz *Margaret Stephens Evan Strain Mark & Oni Strawn Sara Strope *Myriam Varjacques *Lucy Vasserman & Brendan Finnegan Alexander Wang Miss Inga Wells James Whiteside^ Emma Winder *LeeAna Wolfman *Sangeeta Yesley *Malin Yhr ^Artist Committee members to join The Joyce’s Young Leaders Circle, please contact the Development office at 347-856-5828.

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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