Ailey II Program Book Digital Program

AILEY II MARCH 17 - 22, 2026

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Francesca Harper Artistic Director Sylvia Waters Artistic Director Emerita Alvin Ailey Founder Company Members Kamani Abu, Jada Ammons, Carley Cruzat Brooks, Meredith Brown, Christian Butts, Jennifer M. Gerken, Xavier Logan, Xhosa Scott, Adanna Smalls, Darion Turner, Eric J. Vidaña, Jordyn White Shay Bland Rehearsal Director Apprentices Vic E. Davis, Jaydin J. De Jesús, Naia Neal, Michelle Osanya

Alicia Graf Mack Daria L. and Eric J. Wallach Artistic Director of AILEY Bennett Rink Executive Director of AILEY Ailey II gratefully acknowledges the generous support provided by The Glorya Kaufman Dance Foundation.

Leadership support for The Joyce Theater Foundation has been received from the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust.

Champion support for The Joyce’s annual programming has been provided by Howard Gilman Foundation and The Shubert Foundation.

Major support for this engagement was provided through a grant from The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation to encourage the performance of New York City-based companies at The Joyce Theater. The Joyce gratefully acknowledges Doris Duke Foundation for its generous endowment funding to support dance performances at The Joyce Theater.

Major support for The Joyce has been provided by The Harkness Foundation for Dance, The Jerome Robbins Foundation, and Rockefeller Brothers Fund.

Key support for The Joyce has been provided by The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, Henry and Lucy Moses Fund, and The SHS Foundation.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM NEW WORKS: March 17, 19, 21 (mat & eve), 22 (eve) Scan QR Code to view the casting for this program

BERRY DREAMIN’ (2025) Choreography: Chalvar Monteiro Music: Chuck Berry* Costume Design: Danté Baylor Lighting Design: Brandon Stirling Baker Chalvar Monteiro hails from Montclair, NJ and received his BFA from the Conservatory of Dance at SUNY Purchase. Monteiro has worked with Sidra Bell Dance New York, Elisa Monte Dance, Keigwin+Company, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, BODYTRAFFIC, GALLIM, Ailey II and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. In 2019, Monteiro performed in Merce Cunningham Trust’s Night of 100 Solos: A Centennial Event, and later joined the faculty at Tisch School of the Arts at NYU in 2020. His choreography has been presented at the Fire Island Dance Festival, Lincoln Center, Fordham University, the Conservatory of Dance at SUNY Purchase, and worked alongside Jawole Willa Jo Zollar and Samantha Figgins on The Holy Blues for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

The creation of Berry Dreamin’ is supported, in part, by commissioning funds from Dance St. Louis.

The creation of Berry Dreamin’ is supported by Kim van Doorn. *"Oh Louisiana," "Drifting Heart," "Johnny B. Goode (Endel Sleep Soundscape / Part 1, Part, 2, Part 3, Part4)," "No Money Down," "Maybellene," "Memphis, Tennessee," "Downbound Train," "Havana Moon," and "Together (We’ll Always Be)" performed and written by Chuck Berry, courtesy of Dualtone Music Group.

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THIRD PERSON POINT OF VIEW (2025) Choreography: My’Kal Stromile Music: Various Artists* Costume Design: Ezra Lovesky Lighting Design: Brandon Stirling Baker My’Kal Stromile received his BFA from The Juilliard School under the direction of Larry Rhodes, following training with Kim Abel, Ceyhun Ozsoy, Dereque Whiturs, and Anna-Marie Holmes at The School at Jacob’s Pillow. A 2014 U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts, an honor awarded by President Barack Obama, he has performed works by William Forsythe, Aszure Barton, Crystal Pite, Dwight Rhoden, and Jerome Robbins and danced with Bruce Wood Dance, Disney Productions, and Boston Ballet (2018–2024), where he became a Princess Grace Award nominee. Stromile has choreographed for Boston Ballet, The Juilliard School, the Joyce Theater’s UNITE Ballet Festival, and Vail Dance Festival, among others. In 2024, he choreographed Word for Word for the Paris Opera Ballet in collaboration with CHANEL and participated in the New York Choreographic Institute. He is the recipient of Juilliard’s Hector Zaraspe Prize in Choreography and was recognized with Choreographic Honors three consecutive years. Upcoming commissions include Juilliard’s New Dances and Boston Ballet (2026). *"Magnets" (feat. Alan Thompson, 5hekwoaga, & Butler Knowles) by Elijah Fox courtesy of Universal Music Group. "Nothing Can Stop Us" performed by The Vernon Spring, written by Sam Beste. "Strength Of A Young Man" performed by The Vernon Spring, written by Sam Beste courtesy of BMG Rights Management. "Cashew" performed by FKJ, written by Vincent Fenton.

"Meeting Again in the Void" performed by FKJ, written by Vincent Fenton."TUI" performed and written FKJ. "Lying TogetherInterlude" performed by FKJ, written by Vincent Fenton.

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LIKES VS LIFE (2025) Choreography: Renée I. McDonald Music: Various Artists* Costume Design: Heather Craig Lighting Design: Harrison Hoffert Renée I. McDonald is a Jamaican choreographer, dancer, photographer, and attorney-at-law. She trained at the Tony Wilson School of Modern Dance in Kingston and danced with the Company Dance Theatre for twelve years, serving five years as Rehearsal Director. Since beginning her journey with choreography in 2008, she has become one of Jamaica’s most in-demand choreographers, creating critically acclaimed and award-winning works for companies, schools, artistes, and major events. Renée is the first choreographer from Jamaica to set a piece (Breaking Point) on Ailey II. She is currently the Associate Artistic Director of CDT Jamaica and practices law full-time. *Overture of Conclave," "Arrival," and "Soon Enough," composed by Volker Bertelmann.

"The Night King," written by Ramin Djawadi, courtesy of Universal Music Publishing.

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IN SESSION (2025) Choreography: Rena Butler Music: Darryl J. Hoffman* Costume Design: Katie Chihaby Lighting Design: Aja M. Jackson Rena Butler, a Chicago native, trained at The Chicago Academy for the Arts, Taipei National University of the Arts, and SUNY Purchase (BFA). She performed with Hubbard Street, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company, and Gibney. A Princess Grace, Isadora Duncan, and Ferradini Grander Award recipient, Butler has choreographed for Het Nationale Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, San Francisco Opera, Hubbard Street, and more. Her works span opera, ballet, film, and museums across the U.S. and Europe. Her practice weaves storytelling, identity, and the reclamation of traditional narratives through interdisciplinary performance and film.

The creation of In Session is supported by Robert A. Press M.D. * "HIDE N SEEK" written by Jaylah Hickmon, Kalon Berry, Michael Hernandez and "STANKA POOH" written by Devin Williams, Jaylah Hickmon, Kalon Berry, and Miles Franklin, courtesy of Universal Music Publishing and Warner – Tamerlane Publishing.

"BLOOM" written by Jayda Love, Jaylah Hickmon, Matthew Hawkins, and Xavier Beard, courtesy of Say Zay Publishing and Universal Music Publishing. "Doechii: Alligator Bites Never Heal, "DENIAL IS A RIVER", & Hip-Hop Traditions, from Apple Music". "NISSAN ALTIMA" written by Jaylah Hickmon and Randle Markus Alandrus, courtesy of Universal Music Publishing and Childish Major Music. "Nosebleeds" written by Jaylah Hickmon and Jonas Jeberg courtesy of Jonas Jeberg Publishing and Universal Music Publishing. "BOOM BAP" written by Darhyl Camper, DIXSON, and Jaylah Hickmon courtesy of Universal Music Publishing.

Ailey II’s M. Brown, D. Turner, J. White in Renée I. McDonald’s Likes vs Life.

Photo by Nir Arieli.

LEGACY / FUTURE: March 18, 20, 22 (mat) Scan QR Code to view the casting for this program

STREAMS (1970) Choreography: Alvin Ailey Restaging: Masazumi Chaya Music: Miloslav Kabelac (“Eight Inventions, Opus 45”)* Costume Design: A. Christina Giannini Lighting Design: Chenault Spence Corale Giubiloso Recitativo Scherzo Lamentoso Danza Aria Diabolico This work was made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts – a state agency, and The Eleanor Naylor Dana Charitable Trust. *By arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., publishers and copyright owners.

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THIRD PERSON POINT OF VIEW (2025) Choreography: My’Kal Stromile Music: Various Artists* Costume Design: Ezra Lovesky Lighting Design: Brandon Stirling Baker My’Kal Stromile received his BFA from The Juilliard School under the direction of Larry Rhodes, following training with Kim Abel, Ceyhun Ozsoy, Dereque Whiturs, and Anna-Marie Holmes at The School at Jacob’s Pillow. A 2014 U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts, an honor awarded by President Barack Obama, he has performed works by William Forsythe, Aszure Barton, Crystal Pite, Dwight Rhoden, and Jerome Robbins and danced with Bruce Wood Dance, Disney Productions, and Boston Ballet (2018–2024), where he became a Princess Grace Award nominee. Stromile has choreographed for Boston Ballet, The Juilliard School, the Joyce Theater’s UNITE Ballet Festival, and Vail Dance Festival, among others. In 2024, he choreographed Word for Word for the Paris Opera Ballet in collaboration with CHANEL and participated in the New York Choreographic Institute. He is the recipient of Juilliard’s Hector Zaraspe Prize in Choreography and was recognized with Choreographic Honors three consecutive years. Upcoming commissions include Juilliard’s New Dances and Boston Ballet (2026). *"Magnets" (feat. Alan Thompson, 5hekwoaga, & Butler Knowles) by Elijah Fox courtesy of Universal Music Group. "Nothing Can Stop Us" performed by The Vernon Spring, written by Sam Beste. "Strength Of A Young Man" performed by The Vernon Spring, written by Sam Beste courtesy of BMG Rights Management. "Cashew" performed by FKJ, written by Vincent Fenton.

"Meeting Again in the Void" performed by FKJ, written by Vincent Fenton. "TUI" performed and written FKJ. "Lying TogetherInterlude" performed by FKJ, written by Vincent Fenton.

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IN SESSION (2025) Choreography: Rena Butler Music: Darryl J. Hoffman* Costume Design: Katie Chihaby Lighting Design: Aja M. Jackson Rena Butler, a Chicago native, trained at The Chicago Academy for the Arts, Taipei National University of the Arts, and SUNY Purchase (BFA). She performed with Hubbard Street, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company, and Gibney. A Princess Grace, Isadora Duncan, and Ferradini Grander Award recipient, Butler has choreographed for Het Nationale Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, San Francisco Opera, Hubbard Street, and more. Her works span opera, ballet, film, and museums across the U.S. and Europe. Her practice weaves storytelling, identity, and the reclamation of traditional narratives through interdisciplinary performance and film.

The creation of In Session is supported by Robert A. Press M.D. * "HIDE N SEEK" written by Jaylah Hickmon, Kalon Berry, Michael Hernandez and "STANKA POOH" written by Devin Williams, Jaylah Hickmon, Kalon Berry, and Miles Franklin, courtesy of Universal Music Publishing and Warner – Tamerlane Publishing.

"BLOOM" written by Jayda Love, Jaylah Hickmon, Matthew Hawkins, and Xavier Beard, courtesy of Say Zay Publishing and Universal Music Publishing. Doechii: "Alligator Bites Never Heal," "DENIAL IS A RIVER", & Hip-Hop Traditions, from Apple Music”. "NISSAN ALTIMA" written by Jaylah Hickmon and Randle Markus Alandrus, courtesy of Universal Music Publishing and Childish Major Music. "Nosebleeds" written by Jaylah Hickmon and Jonas Jeberg courtesy of Jonas Jeberg Publishing and Universal Music Publishing. "BOOM BAP" written by Darhyl Camper, DIXSON, and Jaylah Hickmon courtesy of Universal Music Publishing.

Ailey II’s Meredith Brown and Kamani Abu in Alvin Ailey’s Streams.

Photo by Nir Arieli.

ABOUT THE COMPANY AILEY II is universally renowned for merging the spirit and energy of the country’s finest earlycareer dance talent with the passion and creative vision of today’s outstanding and emerging choreographers. Founded in 1974 as the Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble, the company serves as a bridge between the studio and the stage for these artists, offering unique opportunities to refine their technique while gaining invaluable performance and teaching experience during their two-year tenure. Ailey II members have gone on to pursue successful careers as dancers, teachers, and choreographers with various dance companies, on Broadway, television, and in films.

The company embodies Alvin Ailey’s pioneering mission to establish an extended cultural community that provides dance performances, training, and community programs for all people. Under the leadership of Sylvia Waters, who served as its artistic director for 38 seasons, Ailey II flourished into one of the most popular modern dance companies, combining a rigorous touring schedule with extensive community outreach. Today, with Francesca Harper at the helm and in her third season as Artistic Director of Ailey II, she brings a fresh perspective to Mr. Ailey’s legacy while nurturing new creative voices and propelling the company forward.

Ailey II is supported, in part, by an anonymous Foundation, TD Charitable Foundation, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Ailey II with Artistic Director Francesca Harper and Rehearsal Director Shay Bland.

Photo by Nir Arieli.

WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY? ALVIN AILEY (Founder) was born on January 5, 1931, in Rogers, TX. His experiences of life in the rural South would later inspire some of his most memorable works. He was introduced to dance during junior high school in Los Angeles, and his formal dance training began with his friend Carmen de Lavallade taking him to Lester Horton’s classes. Horton, the founder of one of the first racially integrated dance companies in the United States, became a mentor for Mr. Ailey. After Horton’s death in 1953, Mr. Ailey became director of the Lester Horton Dance Theater and began to choreograph his own works. In 1958, he founded Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. He established The Ailey School in 1969 and formed Ailey II in 1974. Throughout his lifetime he was awarded numerous distinctions, including the Kennedy Center Honor in 1988. In 2014, he posthumously received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country’s highest civilian honor. When Mr. Ailey died on December 1, 1989, The New York Times said of him, “you didn’t need to have known [him] personally to have been touched by his humanity, enthusiasm, and exuberance and his courageous stand for multi-racial brotherhood."

FRANCESCA HARPER (Artistic Director) began her professional dance career with Dance Theatre of Harlem. She was also a member of Ballett Frankfurt from 1991-1999 under the direction of William Forsythe, and she has performed on Broadway in productions including Fosse, All Shook Up, The Color Purple, Sweet Charity, and Sophisticated Ladies, and was nominated for Best Actress in a Musical by Broadway.com for her role as Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill. Ms. Harper created her first play, 50 minutes with Harriet and Phillis, produced by Anna Deavere Smith, with her aunt, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Margo Jefferson, and Paul Miller, a.k.a DJ Spooky. In 2014, she debuted her critically acclaimed one-woman show, The Look of Feeling, as a writer, actor, dancer, and vocalist. She is also the writer, producer, composer, and narrator of the documentary film To Lillian (2021). Ms. Harper has choreographed works for companies including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey II, Dance Theater of Harlem, Hubbard Street II, and Tanz Graz, as well as The Francesca Harper Project, which she had founded in 2005. Her television and film credits include appearances on Boardwalk Empire, Late Night with David Letterman, and The Oprah Winfrey Show. She served as ballet consultant for the motion picture Black Swan and was featured in Zinnias – The Life of Clementine Hunter, directed by Robert Wilson. In 2013, Ms. Harper received a Living History Award during Black History Month from Long Island University and the Innovation and Technology Award for her choreography for Fashion Week with designer Louis Vuitton. She also served as co-director and choreographer for the musical Rose’s War and as movement director for Tommy Hilfiger and Zendaya for their fashion show at the Apollo Theater in 2019. Ms. Harper was the creator and directorial consultant for 16 world premiere virtual films. Her latest works include a new creation for Wendy Whelan, Associate Artistic Director of New York City Ballet, and poet Marc Bamuthi Joseph. Currently, Ms. Harper is engaged as Executive Producer with Sony Pictures on a series in development, and recently she received her Masters of Fine Arts degree from Goddard College.

SYLVIA WATERS (Artistic Director Emerita, Ailey II) was personally selected by Alvin Ailey in 1974 as Artistic Director of Ailey II and led the company for 38 years. She attended The Juilliard School, where she worked with Donald McKayle’s company, and with a young Hava Kohav –who later became an actress and Academy Award nominee— performing very often to widely populated audiences of the entire New York Dance community at the YMHA. After receiving her B.S. from Juilliard, she moved to Paris, where she appeared regularly on television. She toured in the European company of Black Nativity and worked with Michel Descombey, then director of the Paris Opera Ballet, as well

as Milko Šparembleck. She also performed in Donald McKayle's European production of Black New World and worked with Maurice Béjart’s company performing in Brussels and at the Summer Olympics in Mexico City. In 1968, Ms. Waters joined Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and toured with the Company until assuming leadership of Ailey II. She has received honorary doctorates from the State University of New York at Oswego and The Juilliard School, and she has served as a panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts. Ms. Waters is a recipient of the Legacy Award as part of the 20th Annual IABD Festival, Syracuse University’s Women of Distinction Award, a Dance Magazine Award, and a Bessie Award.

ALICIA GRAF MACK (Daria L. and Eric J. Wallach Artistic Director of AILEY) was a star performer on the Ailey stage during a spectacular career between 2005 and 2014, when she was brought into the company and mentored by the incomparable Judith Jamison. In 2025, she returned to serve as AILEY’s fourth Artistic Director after distinguishing herself as the Dean and Director of the Dance Division of The Juilliard School from 2018-2025. Born in San Jose, CA, Ms. Graf Mack grew up in Columbia, MD. She began her career with Dance Theatre of Harlem under the direction of Arthur Mitchell and ascended to become a highly recognized principal ballerina. A celebrated artist, she performed with Complexions Contemporary Ballet and made guest appearances with Alonzo King LINES Ballet. Her versatility led to collaborations with artists including Beyoncé, John Legend, Andre 3000, Alicia Keys, and Jon Batiste. Ms. Graf Mack has graced the stages of major galas and festivals, performed tributes to luminaries including Carmen de Lavallade at the 2017 Kennedy Center Honors, and danced at the memorial services for Arthur Mitchell at NYC’s Riverside Church and Jessye Norman at the Metropolitan Opera House. A Columbia University graduate (magna cum laude, honors in history), she also holds an MA in nonprofit management from Washington University in St. Louis. Some of her many honors are the prestigious 2023 Dance Magazine Award, Smithsonian Magazine’s American Innovator of the Arts and Sciences, and the Ebony Power 100 List of influential Black leaders and innovators.

Other accolades include an honorary doctorate from The Juilliard School in 2025, Columbia University’s Medal of Excellence, keynote addresses at Columbia’s School of General Studies in 2008 and 2025, and the 2025 Columbia Black Alumni Heritage Award. Before arriving at Juilliard, Ms. Graf Mack was an assistant professor at Webster University and an adjunct professor at the University of Houston and Washington University. She hosted three seasons of Moving Moments, a podcast in which she interviews colleagues and friends to discuss the creative process and living a purposeful life in dance and is now working on a new podcast at AILEY, to launch later in 2026.

BENNETT RINK (Executive Director of AILEY) became Executive Director of AILEY in 2013. He first joined the organization as Manager of Special Events in 1994, became Development Director in 1998, and served as Senior Director of Development and External Affairs from 2007 to 2012. In his tenure overseeing AILEY’s development and fundraising efforts, Mr. Rink led a major capital campaign to establish the organization’s first permanent home, The Joan Weill Center for Dance, which opened in 2005 and attracts more than 200,000 visitors each year. Mr. Rink also oversaw the campaign to build the organization’s endowment, which provides vital ongoing support for programmatic initiatives.

When the company celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2008, Mr. Rink supervised an 18-month celebration including events, promotions, collaborations, and special performances, bringing public awareness of the AILEY organization to new heights. During his time as Executive Director, the Company has deepened its presence in New York City by establishing an annual spring season to complement its New York City Center winter season, while also extending its role as America’s “Cultural Ambassador to the world” with tours to Africa, Europe, and South America. To reach audiences beyond live performances, Mr. Rink has broadened the organization’s commitment to creating film and digital content. Mr. Rink has also extended the reach and impact of AILEY’s educational offerings, including the creation of new curricula and

programs that reach across generations, from elementary school children to older adults. In 2017, the organization unveiled the Elaine Wynn and Family Education Wing, providing muchneeded additional studios and classroom space. The building now comprises 87,000 square feet and is the largest destination for dance in New York City. In recent years, Mr. Rink has overseen a branding initiative to express the totality of AILEY’s offerings, creating greater connectivity among Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey II, The Ailey School, Ailey Arts in Education & Community Programs, and Ailey Extension. Most recently, he led the organization’s collaboration with the Whitney Museum on Edges of Ailey (2025), the first largescale museum exhibition celebrating the life, dances, influences, and enduring legacy of Alvin Ailey. Mr. Rink is a graduate of Syracuse University and holds a BFA in Theater.

SHAY BLAND (Rehearsal Director) is from Englewood, NJ. She began her formal dance training at The Ailey School in 2007 where she was a scholarship student in the Junior Division. She is a graduate of the Professional Performing Arts School (PPAS), and has danced with several companies including Ailey II, Elisa Monte Dance, Nimbus Dance Theater, Von Howard Project, Francesca Harper Project, Ray Mercer Collective, Kachal Dance, and The Metropolitan Opera Ballet. Ms. Bland has worked on projects on and off-Broadway including The Visitor (off-Broadway) as associate choreographer, and as assistant choreographer for the 13-time nominated Broadway show Hell’s Kitchen. She was also lead choreographer for Nebraska High School Theater Academy (NHSTA) in conjunction with Omaha Performing Arts. As an educator, Ms. Bland serves as a faculty member at Pace University, The Ailey School, Manhattan Youth Ballet, and Earl Mosley’s Institute of the Arts (EMIA).

The Company KAMANI ABU (New Castle, DE) began his dance training at the age of 16 at a local studio in his hometown. He also trained in the summer intensive at BalletX. He is a recent graduate of the Ailey/Fordham BFA in Dance program, and has worked with choreographers including Jennifer Archibald, Tracy Inman, Darshan Bhuller, Gregory Dawson, and Maleek Washington. In 2023, Abu performed in Geoffrey Holder’s Dougla with Dance Theatre of Harlem and in Alvin Ailey’s Memoria during Ailey’s New York City Center season. This is his first season with Ailey II. JADA AMMONS (Los Angeles, CA) began her dance training at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy. She earned her BFA in Dance from Point Park University in 2022 and graduated from The Ailey School’s Certificate Program in 2025. Ammons also trained in the School’s Summer Intensive where she was the recipient of the Oprah Winfrey Foundation Scholarship. She has performed works by choreographers Debbie Allen, Renee Robinson, Ray Mercer, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Christopher L. Huggins, Ronald K. Brown, Branndi Lewis, and Freddie Moore. This is Ammons’ first season with Ailey II. CARLEY CRUZAT BROOKS (Chicago, IL) received her training at TDA Prep under the direction of Preston Miller and Jacqueline Green. Her studies include summer dance intensives with Jacob's Pillow, Nederlands Dans Theater, and Dance Theatre of Harlem. Brooks graduated from the Ailey/ Fordham BFA in Dance program, class of 2025. She has performed works

by Alvin Ailey, Jiří Kylián, Ronald K. Brown, Hope Boykin, Marco Goecke, Jennifer Archibald, and Christopher L. Huggins. Her performance highlights include Geoffrey Holder’s Dougla with Dance Theatre of Harlem and Alvin Ailey’s Memoria during Ailey’s New York City Center season in 2023. This is Brooks’ second season with Ailey II.

MEREDITH BROWN (Asheville, NC) began her dance training at a local studio in her hometown. She studied at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, and she is a recent graduate of the Ailey/Fordham BFA in Dance program, where she performed in Alvin Ailey’s Festa Barroca and Memoria during Ailey’s 2022 and 2023 New York City Center seasons. Brown also danced in Hope Boykin’s Chasing the Spirit at Jazz at Lincoln Center.

She worked with Madison Hicks’ The Moving Forward Collective, and she is an alumnus of the Jacob’s Pillow Contemporary Program, where she worked with Sidra Bell, Rena Butler, and Antoine Vereecken. This is Ms. Brown’s second season with Ailey II. CHRISTIAN BUTTS (Atlanta, GA) began his dance training at Dancemakers of Atlanta under the direction of Lynise Heard and Denise Heard-Latimer.

He also trained in the summer intensive programs at GALLIM School of Movement with Andrea Miller and A.I.M by Kyle Abraham. He has worked and performed pieces by Linda Celeste Sims and Glenn Allen Sims, Nattie Trogdon and Hollis Bartlett, Seán Curran, Michelle Thompson-Ulerich, and Kevin Wynn. In 2025, he graduated from SUNY Purchase receiving a BFA in Dance with a concentration in composition. This is his first season with Ailey II. JENNIFER M. GERKEN (Houston, TX) began her dance training at age six.

In 2016, she was accepted into Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. In 2019, Gerken received the Mary Martha Lappe Dance Scholarship and performed in an excerpt of Appalachian Spring by Martha Graham in the roles of the Bride and Follower. She was a student in the Ailey/Fordham BFA in Dance program where she graduated in 2023. Gerken has performed works by William Forsythe, Mark Caserta, Ethan Colangelo, José Limón, and Paul Taylor. This is her second season with Ailey II. XAVIER LOGAN (Atlanta, GA) trained at Dancemakers of Atlanta. He is a recent graduate of The Juilliard School and has worked with choreographers Medhi Walkerski, Tom Weinberger, Sharon Eyal, Jamar Roberts, Bobbi Jene Smith, and Or Schraiber, amongst others. Logan has been featured on The Vampire Diaries, Dance Moms, and So You Think You Can Dance. In 2023, his work Welcome To The J(U) premiered as the first ever hip-hop dance to appear on Juilliard’s mainstage, and he was named one of Teen Vogue & GLAAD’s “20 Under 20” rising stars. This is Logan’s second season with Ailey II. XHOSA SCOTT (Richmond, VA) was raised in Virginia where he began dancing with The School of Richmond Ballet’s outreach program, Minds in Motion. He continued training at Baltimore School for the Arts, and attended summer intensives including the Bolshoi Ballet Academy, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and The Juilliard School. After graduating high school under the School of American Ballet, Scott attended The University of Virginia where he majored in Art History with a minor in Anthropology. While at The Ailey School in the Scholarship Program, he performed works by choreographers including Ronald K Brown, Amy Hall Garner, Ray Mercer, and Darrell Grand Moultrie. This is Scott’s second season with Ailey II.

ADANNA SMALLS (Brooklyn, NY) began her formal dance training at the Abrons Arts Center/Henry Street Settlement. A 2021 graduate of the Professional Performing Arts School with a concentration in dance, she went on to complete the Certificate Program at The Ailey School. That same year, she performed in Bird Lives! and Memoria during Ailey’s New York City Center season. Smalls had the opportunity to work with renowned choreographers including Clifton Brown, Norbert De La Cruz III, and Ronald K. Brown, and she previously served as an apprentice with Evidence, A Dance Company. This is her first season with Ailey II. DARION TURNER (Clayton County, GA) began his dance training at AileyCamp Atlanta and attended Martha Ellen Stilwell School of the Arts. He studied as a scholarship student at Atlanta Ballet and Eagles Landing Dance Center. Turner is a graduate of the Certificate Program at The Ailey School and worked with choreographers Darrell Grand Moultrie, Christopher L. Huggins Anthony Burrell, Amy Hall Garner, Ronald K. Brown, Norbert De La Cruz, Brandi Lewis, Houston Thomas, and Baye & Asa. He also performed works by Robert Battle, Geoffrey Holder, and danced in Alvin Ailey’s Memoria during AILEY’s 2022 New York City Center season. This is Turner’s second season with Ailey II. ERIC J. VIDAÑA (Las Vegas, NV) is a graduate of the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts. He received his early dance training from The Nevada Ballet Theatre and continued studying at West Las Vegas Arts Center and Contemporary West Dance Theatre’s Conservatory, under the direction of Bernard Gaddis and Avree Walker. Vidaña furthered his dance education as a Scholarship student at The Ailey School. He has performed works by choreographers including Alvin Ailey, Hope Boykin, Donald Byrd, Michelle Manzanales, Tommie Waheed Evans, Milton Myers, Jeneane Huggins, Don Bellamy, Rennie Harris, Ronald K. Brown, and Christopher L. Huggins. This is his second season with Ailey II. JORDYN WHITE (West Palm Beach, FL) graduated from Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts high school. She began her dance training at Raskin Dance Studio in Florida and attended summer intensives at Joffrey Ballet School, Modas Dance, and The Ailey School. White has performed works by choreographers Houston Thomas, George Balanchine, Judith Jamison, and Ronald K. Brown, and danced in Alvin Ailey’s Memoria during Ailey’s 2022 and 2023 New York City Center seasons. She is a recent graduate of The Ailey School’s Certificate Program, and the University of Florida with a BA in Psychology. This is White’s second season with Ailey II.

apprentices VIC E. DAVIS (Atlanta, GA) is originally from Gaffney, South Carolina. He began his formal dance training at South Gwinnett High School in Atlanta, where he graduated with honors. He continued studying as a scholarship student at Gwinnett School of Dance, Northeast Atlanta Ballet, and Atlanta Dance Connection. Davis is currently a student at The Ailey School where he trains on scholarship and has performed works by choreographers including Christopher L. Huggins, Maleek Washington, and Clifford Williams. This is his first season as an apprentice with Ailey II.

JAYDIN J. DE JESÚS (West Hartford, CT) is a current senior in the Ailey/ Fordham BFA in Dance program. He received his early dance training at Studio 860 and continued his studies at the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts high school. He has performed works by Alvin Ailey, Takehiro Ueyama, Martha Graham, Christopher L. Huggins, Pedro Ruiz, and Ray Mercer. This is De Jesús’ first season as an apprentice with Ailey II.

NAIA NEAL (Aptos, CA) began her dance training at the age of seven at Dancenter, a local dance school in her hometown. She is a graduate from the Ailey/Fordham BFA in Dance program, where she received the 2023 Denise Jefferson Memorial Scholarship. Neal has performed works by choreographers Christopher L. Huggins, Hope Boykin, Jonathan Lee, PeiJu Chien-Pott, Clifford Williams, Darshan Singh Bhuller, and Ephrat Asherie. She also danced in Alvin Ailey’s Memoria during Ailey’s 2023 New York City Center season and at BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) in 2024. This is Neal’s second season as an apprentice with Ailey II. MICHELLE OSANYA (Ames, IA) began her dance training at Robert Thomas Dancenter. She also attended summer intensives with LINES Ballet, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, and TDA Prep with Preston Miller and Jacqueline Green.

Osanya is currently a junior in the Ailey/Fordham BFA in Dance program and has performed works by Adam Barruch, Burr Johnson, Adrienne Hurd, and Judith Jamison. In 2024, Osanya performed in Harrison Guy’s Can We Know the Sound of Forgiveness at Carnegie Hall, and recently, she worked with choreographer Kyle Abraham and slowdanger at Springboard Danse. This is her first season as an apprentice with Ailey II. All headshots by Nir Arieli, except Alvin Ailey headshot by Eric N. Hong; Bennett Rink and Alicia Graf Mack headshots by Andrew Eccles.

Ailey II’s C. Brooks, X. Logan, and E. Vidaña in My’Kal Stromile’s Third Person Point of View.

Photo by Nir Arieli.

Ailey II in Chalvar Monteiro's Berry Dreamin'. Photo by Nir Arieli.

Ailey II in Rena Butler's In Session. Photo by Nir Arieli.

Ailey II in Rena Butler's In Session. Photo by Nir Arieli.

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ALVIN AILEY DANCE FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES Chairman Daria L. Wallach

Chairmen Emeriti Philip Laskawy, Stanley Plesent, Esq.*, Joan H. Weill

President Anthony S. Kendall

President Emeriti Debra L. Lee, Henry McGee Honorary Trustees Gina F. Adams, Simin Allison*, Anthony Carvette, Kathryn C. Chenault, Bruce S. Gordon, Robert Kissane, Leslie Maheras, Stephen J. Meringoff, Arthur J. Mirante, John H. Schaefer, Lemar Swinney

Jolen V. Anderson, Eleanor S. Applewhaite, Esi Eggleston Bracey, Janice Brathwaite, Laura D. Corb, Georgette C. Dixon, Nailah Flake, Jaileah X. Huddleston, Vickee Jordan Adams, Jaishri Kapoor, Suzan Kereere, Kristin LaRoche, Allegra Lawrence-Hardy, Anthony A. Lewis, Alicia Graf Mack, Johnbull Okpara, Jack Pitts, Paula Price, Muhammad Qubbaj, Lata N. Reddy, Bennett Rink, Oti Roberts, Cara Robinson, Danielle M. Robinson, PhD, Tara L. Smith, Joan H. Weill, Jean-Rene Zetrenne, Pamela D. Zilly

*in Memoriam

ALVIN AILEY DANCE FOUNDATION STAFF Recipient of the National Medal of Arts Alicia Graf Mack - Daria L. and Eric J. Wallach Artistic Director of AILEY Bennett Rink - Executive Director DEVELOPMENT Ebonie C. Pittman, Managing Director of Development Josephine Ciallella, Director of Donor Events & Stewardship Marceen Lovelace, Director of Development Operations Megan Jakel, Director of Major Gifts & Individual Giving Sarah Rodriquez, Director of Institutional Giving Thomas Baker, Associate Director of Individual Giving Francis A. Lewis III, Associate Director of Donor Events & Stewardship Myriam Varjacques, Associate Director of Institutional Giving James Cooper, Manager of Donor Events & Stewardship Rosa Schembari, Development Operations Associate Rufaro Gulstone, Individual Giving Assistant Ethan Richmond, Development Assistant FACILITIES Michael Canarozzi, Facility Director Reynold Manigault, Head of Security Pam Wilkinson, Security Coordinator Carlos Arenas, Maintenance Mechanic Anthony Ragin, Maintenance Assistant Brendan McCann, Maintenance Assistant FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Pamela Robinson, Chief Financial Officer Prital Chohan, Director of Finance Denise Fox, Controller Linda Chen, Staff Accountant Albert Martinez, Strategy & Planning Manager Zixin Alexis Han, Business Data Analyst Angella Davis, Accounting Specialist Moises Perez-Batista, Payroll Administrator Jennifer Bernal, Finance Associate Glory Christian, Grant Analyst Karen Flores, Finance Assistant Randolph Houston, General Counsel Sathi Pillai-Colucci, Executive Liaison to the Artistic Director Danielle Jackson, Executive Assistant to the Executive Director Samuel Coleman, Office Manager HUMAN RESOURCES Krystle Douglas, Managing Director of People & Culture Toronda Miller, Director of People & Culture INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Chad J. Sutton, Director of Information Technology Tom Beck, CRM Platform Manager Dena Hardee, Education Product Manager Edward Park, IT Operations Manager Edward Vulfson, Database Developer Yamile Pacheco Cueva, Salesforce Administrator Erica Wong, Salesforce Support & Training Specialist Lloyd Alvarez, Network Administrator Daniel Richardson, Application & Desktop Support Specialist

MARKETING Elizabeth Kandel, Managing Director of Marketing Liad Baniel, Art Director Maria Flotta, Associate Director of Sales and Ticketing Jennifer Fyall, Associate Director of Marketing Lynette P. Rizzo, Associate Director of Marketing Erica Hochstedler, Associate Director of Editorial Content Mikaela Tripp, Associate Director of Digital Marketing Rennie McDougall, Content Writer Tiara Nock, Social Media Manager Jennifer Rockwood, Ticket Manager Chris Cates, Group Sales & Ticketing Coordinator Stephanie Lacy, Social Media Content Creator Sheray Franklin, Website Assistant Amber Mahoney, Email Marketing Assistant Judith Service Montier, Atlanta External Affairs Consultant Capacity Interactive, Digital Marketing Consultants Walker International Communications Group, Audience Development Consultants PUBLIC RELATIONS Christopher Zunner, Managing Director of Public Relations Tracy Severe, Associate Director of Public Relations Nicole Tintle, Public Relations Manager Esther Akutekha, Public Relations Associate Danielle Chambliss, Public Relations Assistant Mia Ortega, Public Relations Part-Time Assistant Polskin Arts & Communications Counselors, PR Consultant Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis, Season Press Consultants Judy Kinberg, Film Consultant STUDIO & THEATER OPERATIONS Alaric E. Hahn, Director of Studio & Theater Operations Kris Carr, Associate Director of Studio Operations Joel Wilhelmi, Technical Director Jason Jude Hill, Studio Operations Manager Britini Jackson, Studio Manager Maleek Slade, Studio Manager Kwesi Kayode, Extension Studio Manager Reché Nelson, Extension Studio Manager Raymund Golamco, Financial Assistant Coal Rietenbach, Videographer Jada Alfred, Assistant Videographer Alice Castro, Assistant Videographer ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER Judith Jamison - Artistic Director Emerita Alicia Graf Mack - Daria L. and Eric J. Wallach Artistic Director Mathew Rushing, Associate Artistic Director Clifton Brown, Assistant Rehearsal Director Kanji Segawa, Assistant Rehearsal Director Eric D. Wright, General Manager Isabelle Mezin, Director of Company Business Affairs Gregory Stuart, Company Manager Joseph Anthony Gaito, Technical Director HaeJin Han, Production Stage Manager Yi-Chung Chen, Lighting Director Jon Taylor, Wardrobe Supervisor

Michel Harruch, Sound Engineer Jorge Lanuza, Master Carpenter David Trudeau, Master Electrician Manuel Andino, Property Master Justin Coffman, Assistant Company Manager Kait Mahoney, Assistant Stage Manager Natalia Carlson, Assistant Lighting Director Danté Baylor, Wardrobe Assistant Katie Chihaby, Wardrobe Assistant Justin Hernandez, Assistant Carpenter/Flyman Brendan Mulleniz, Assistant Electrician Amadea Edwards, Director of Administration Chelsea Gillespie, Licensing & Clearance Manager Michelle Grazio, Company Business Affairs Manager Donald J. Rose, M.D., Director of the Harkness Center for Dance Injuries, NYU Langone Orthopedics Sheyi Ojofeitimi, PT, DPT, OCS, Director of Therapy Services / Health & Safety Advisor Jessi Patz, PT, DPT, CKTP, Physical Therapist Dionne Vernon, PT, DPT, PES, MBA, Physical Therapist Amy Zink, PT, DPT, CSCS, CPI, Physical Therapist Ronnell Kitt, Physical Therapy Aide AILEY II Francesca Harper, Artistic Director Sylvia Waters, Artistic Director Emerita Shay Bland, Rehearsal Director Eric D. Wright, General Manager Isabelle Mezin, Director of Company Business Affairs Sumaya Jackson, Company Manager Maggie Caradonna, Stage Manager Harrison Hoffert, Lighting & Sound Supervisor Heather Craig, Wardrobe Supervisor THE AILEY SCHOOL Tracy Inman, Co-Director of The Ailey School & Director of the Professional Division and Ailey Teacher Certification Program: Ailey Horton Technique Melanie Person, Co-Director of The Ailey School & Director of the Ailey/Fordham BFA in Dance and Ballet Department Chair JoAnne Ruggeri, Director of Admissions & Student Affairs Tiffany Barnes, Director of the Junior Division Jennifer Y. Quinones, Director of School Business Operations Cristina Sabater, Associate Director of Admissions Dawn-Marie Tricarico, Associate Director of the Junior Division Lakey Evans-Peña, Associate Director of the Ailey Teacher Certification Program: Ailey Horton Technique Michela Boschetto, Professional Division Program Administrator & Assistant to Co-Director Tracy Inman Brittany Benton, School Operations Manager Elizabeth Streeter, Ailey/Fordham BFA in Dance Program Administrator & Assistant to Co-Director Melanie Person Jacob Blank, Bursar Blythe Koster, Registrar David Herrera, Production Administrator Ariel Harper, Junior Division Program Assistant Oceana Hinds-Zemanian, Junior Division Program Coordinator Becky Brown, Junior Division Program Assistant Breana Moore, Payroll/Student Accounts Assistant Patrick Piras, Summer Housing Coordinator Guillermo Asca, Coordinator for the Professional Performing Arts School (PPAS) Program Freddie Moore, Rehearsal Director of the Ailey Student Performance Group (ASPG) Kelly Grabowksi, Costume Coordinator

THE AILEY SCHOOL PROGRAM ADVISORS Melanie Person, BFA First Years Adrienne Hurd, BFA Sophomores Kimberly Bartosik, BFA Juniors Lakey Evans-Peña, BFA Seniors Tracy Inman, Scholarship Program students Brice Mousset, Certificate Program First Year Freddie Moore, Certificate Program 2nd & 3rd Years Guillermo Asca, Independent Study students Kevin L. Predmore, International Independent Study students THE AILEY SCHOOL DEPARTMENT CHAIRPERSONS Melanie Person, Ballet Chair Lynn Glauber-Mandel, Ballet Co-Chair Ana Marie Forsythe, Ailey Horton Chair Emerita Tracy Inman, Ailey Horton Chair Jacqulyn Buglisi, Graham Chair Hollie Wright, Jazz Chair AILEY ARTS IN EDUCATION & COMMUNITY PROGRAMS Dr. Rachel McCaulsky, Director Heidi Miller, Associate Director Nasha Thomas, National Director of AileyCamp/Spokesperson & Master Teacher Sarah Feeley, Associate Director, Business Affairs Cara Buchanan, Program Manager David Vargas, Business Assistant Stacey Spencer-Willoughby, Assistant AILEYCAMP Nasha Thomas, National Director Torens Johnson, National Deputy Director Darius "Damazi" Williams, Director of Children's Aid AileyCamp New York Ronnie D. Carney, Co-Director, AileyCamp Newark Sherece Hill, Co-Director, AileyCamp Newark AILEY EXTENSION Lisa Johnson-Willingham, Director Felipe Arellano, Business Data Analyst Grace Landefeld, Marketing Manager Ja'Michael Darnell, Schedule Manager Renee McGinnis, Front Desk Operations Manager Jordan Llanes, Kids & Teens and Private Groups Coordinator Tiffany Ospino, Administrative Coordinator Alexandra Strouse, Financial Assistant Aya Travick-Best, Social Media Content Creator AILEY ARCHIVES Dominique Singer, Archivist Jasmyn Castro, Digital Asset Manager Ellen Kamoe, Consultant Norton Owen, Consultant Sylvia Waters, Consultant David Finkelstein, Video Editor AILEY BOUTIQUE @ 405 WEST 55TH STREET Colette Hawkins, Director of Product Development Merchandising Adhara Velez, Boutique Manager Rama Colucci, Senior Sales Associate

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AILEY CONTRIBUTORS

Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation depends on tax-deductible contributions to support performances, scholarships, and education programs for children. For more information on giving opportunities, please call Ebonie Pittman at 212-405-9026 or email epittman@ailey.org.

PRINCIPAL BENEFACTORS AARP The Angel Fund Anonymous Jody & John Arnhold / Arnhold Foundation Bank of America Emily & Leonard Blavatnik Blavatnik Family Foundation Bloomberg Philanthropies BNY Mellon The Harney S. Bogan Charitable Trust Booth Ferris Foundation New York City Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers Estate of Delores Browne Sela & Art Collins Laura D. Corb Diageo, Inc. Estate of Paula Durbin Ford Foundation Howard Gilman Foundation Estate of Guido Goldman *Google, Inc. Jaileah X. Huddleston Anthony S. Kendall Angella & Robert Kissane Leslie & Tom Maheras Mellon Foundation Meringoff Family Foundation Stephen J. Meringoff Morgan Stanley Institute of Museum and Library Services New York City Center New York State Council on the Arts New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Jack Pitts Melinda & Paul Pressler The Prudential Foundation Lata N. Reddy Oti & Remi Roberts Danielle M. Robinson, PhD & Reverend Dwayne McClary The Shubert Foundation Denise Littlefield Sobel Southern Company Tara L. Smith Thompson Family Foundation Mitchell & Titus LLP Verizon Communications Warner Bros. Discovery Daria L. & Eric J. Wallach Joan & Sandy Weill The Weill Family Foundation Edna Kane Williams Gillian Wynn Elaine P. Wynn & Family Foundation Pamela D. Zilly & John H. Schaefer MAJOR BENEFACTORS American Express The Aflac Foundation Inc. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Altria Group, Inc. Amazon Amgen Inc. Jolen Anderson Appaloosa Management Charitable Foundation, Inc. Eleanor S. Applewhaite Esq. Baker & McKenzie Ltd Tiger Baron Foundation BNY Mellon Tiffeny Sanchez & Reginald J. Brown Capital One *Children’s Aid Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Comcast Corporation Allison Moore Cotter Deloitte Estate of Marvin Edwards Exelon Corporation FedEx Georgia-Pacific Goldman Sachs Gives Estate of Agnes Gund The Home Depot Foundation Ichor Strategies

Vickee Jordan Adams Judith & Joseph Kaminski Suzan & Kham Kereere Ethel Klein & Edward Krugman Reginald F. Lewis Foundation Littlejohn Family Foundation Savills / Elizabeth & Arthur J. Mirante Ambrose Monell Foundation Henry and Lucy Moses Fund Donald Mullen National Endowment for the Arts Omidyar Network Michael Palmer Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP PayPal The Perry Foundation Pfizer Inc. Philip Morris International (PMI) Georgia Power Muhammad M. Qubbaj Rai Services Company Nicolas S. Rohatyn & Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn Ropes & Gray LLP Larry & Elaine Rothenberg Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation The SHS Foundation Linda Stafford Burrows Staten Island Foundation T-Mobile USA Inc. United Parcel Service of America, Inc. Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program / Giselle A. Wagner Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Lisa Warner Wardell Wells Fargo The Wildflower Foundation, Inc. DeJuan Wilson United Talent Agency Inc. / Jean-Rene Zetrenne SPECIAL BENEFACTORS Altschul Foundation Anonymous Sarah Arison / Arison Arts Foundation Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation Michele & Tim Barakett The Milton & Ruth Berman Family Foundation Joan Binstock & David Silvers Blackstone Charitable Foundation Bloch Inc. Maury Bohan New York City Council Member Erik Bottcher Calpine / Zoe Cadore Howard & Celestine Campbell B Carlin Foundation Charter Communications Michael E. Collins Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation New York City Council Member Eric Dinowitz Linda Ellis Joan Finkelstein Marion I. Fischer Bruce Gordon & Tawana Tibbs Elizabeth Marsteller Gordon Sally Hardesty / Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Keith Haring Foundation The Harkness Foundation for Dance Terri Hearsh Helmsley Foundation The Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Fund Peter Jueptner Rosemary King Kirk Foundation Mary Landy Anthony A. Lewis / Ayco Charitable Foundation William E. Lighten / Lighten Family Foundation Patricia Malone Chin Mary Beth Mandanas Laurie Mandelbaum Richard M. McVey The Mill River Foundation Jim & Marlene Moss

New York City Council Member Sandy Nurse Kenneth O’Connor O’Donnell-Green Music & Dance Foundation Beth Olmstead & Tom Kuhn Joan O’Meara Winant Crawford Parker M.D. Pincus Family Foundation Robert Press Nicolas S. Rohatyn & Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn Elizabeth Roxas-Dobrish & Robert Dobrish Hideko Sakamoto & Vijay Tella Darin & Debbie Samaraweera Nancy Sands Deborah Slott Sherman Smith / Greenberg Traurig, LLP Marsha Soffer / The Fine & Greenwald Foundation Inc. The Martha & Alexis Stewart Charitable Foundation Jennifer Stewart Linda & Jonathan Strumpf TD Charitable Foundation Tito’s Handmade Vodka Kim Van Doorn New York City Council Member Inna Vernikov Karen Wagner & David Caplan Calvin Warren Warner Music Group Shawna Watley / Holland & Knight LLP Vera Wells Peter Woodin / Woodin Laboratory New York City Council Member Julie Won SUSTAINING BENEFACTORS June Adams Elizabeth Alexander Olga Alfred Anonymous Linda Auglis Junior Martin Benjamin / Columbia University Lisa Billington Joyce Brayboy New York City Council Member Gale Brewer Linda Brown Antoinette Bush Frank K. Bynum Jr. Paul Cejas Carol Chapla Cowles Charitable Trust Julia DiNapoli Dionna Dorsey Patricia Dugan Lawrence Duncan III Nancy Fischer Shawna Frazier Marguerite Gelfman Gina Gibney The Mertz Gilmore Foundation Annamarie Glaize / The Loyola Foundation Pamela Godde Herman Goldman Foundation Simone Hicks Hobson Lucas Family Foundation Judith & Richard Hoffman Marques Johnson Jemma Lehner Joel Limerick Lincoln National Life Insurance Company Sandra Lowe Kia Lowe Eve Rice & Tim Mattison Imelda Mccain Henry & Celia McGee New York City Council Member Julie Menin Yasmeen Mock Sharon Murphy Christine Musich *New Jersey Performing Arts Center New Jersey Devils Care Foundation Next Jump Christopher Nichols & Elizabeth Sheehan

SUSTAINING BENEFACTORS (cont) The Olive Tree Foundation Joan O’Meara Winant One World Fund John Page Karen & Charles Phillips Myrtle Potter & Alan Thompson The Rice Family Foundation Jerome Robbins Foundation Victoria Lasdon Rose & Donald J. Rose, M.D. Hattie Spears Melanie Spinella Temple St Clair LLC Jana Taylor Jennings Wesley Thomas Hornrette Thomas Linsey Tully Nicole Venable The Venable Foundation Linda Vizi Katharine Weymouth Scully Robert A. Williams Jr. Liz Wolf BENEFACTORS Olga N. Alfred *Beethoven Pianos Kathy Bloomfield Daniel Bonitsky & Phyllis Schray Thomas Bowen Tracy Brockmeier Vincent Brown Ashley Bryant-Baker Karen Campbell Kimberly Harris Campbell & Gilbert Campbell Cascade United Methodist Church Natalie Cofield Monta Conrad John Cramer III

The Helen Matchett DeMario Foundation, Inc. Sophia Dillon Matthew Dontzin Elaine Eaton Jane & David Eger Lisa Ekle Maia Estes Ron and Joyce Nelson Family Foundation Sabina Fila Nailah Flake Virginia Gager Eli Gilbert Bernice Giscombe Nina Goulah Ashlyn Gray Mary Haft Hardwick Law Firm LLC / Herbert Hardwick Shannan Herbert Tiffany Hinton Gwen Huddleston Charese John Grace Johnson Damon Jones David Kirk Steven & Sarah Kraemer Chia Kuo Madeline Y. Lawson Robin Leeds Lisa Sherman & Julie Lichtstein Charley Ellis & Linda Lorimer Eugene Lynch Kadrieka Maiden Rufaro Makanda Rose McElrath-Slade Sharon Mincy Aleksandra Miziolek Kwabena Nsiah Northern Real Estate Urban Ventures Maxwell & Cheryl Ocansey

Bevin Philip Ebonie C. Pittman Lisa Polisar MaryJean Potenzone Rajika Puri Carol & David Rawle Nadia Rawlinson Michael Reid Wynetka Reynolds Hilda Richards Daniel Roberts Gwendolyn Roebuck Michael Schultz Judith Service Montier Judith & Amit Sethi Elaine Siegel James Smith Dr. Robert C. and Tina Sohn Foundation Lakecia Stickney Grace Speights Alexander Tachmes Monica Thompson Kimberly Tignor Ayo Tometi Deborah Vietze Peter Wallach Carol Wheeler Sandra Wexler Anne Whatley B.J. Williams Natalie Williams & Stanley Pierre-Louis

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE

The Artistic Director’s Circle offers exclusive, behind-the-scenes access to AILEY’s artistic process while supporting the Company’s new works and other creative initiatives. For more information, please call Megan Jakel at 212-405-9067 or email mjakel@ailey.org.

Jen Ablon & Sylvia Ablon Kathleen & Ernest Abrahamson Anonymous (4) Michele & Tim Barakett Maury & Joseph Bohan Leigh F. Butler Celestine & Howard V. Campbell Victoria Cerami Sandra Pullman & Lloyd B. Chinn Patricia Malone Chinn Cretors Family Foundation Deneen L. Donnley & Nia Evans Julie C. Down

Nancy & Michael A. Feller Addie & Tom Jones Shannon Trilli Kempner Ethel Klein & Edward Krugman Leanne Lachman Mary P. Landy Catherine & Bill Miller Red Moose Charitable Trust Crawford Parker, M.D. Tracy Elise Poole Iris & Gary Posternack Elaine & Larry Rothenberg Hideko Sakamoto & Vijay Tella

Wendy B. Samuel Nancy Sands Robert & Cynthia Schaffner Danielle I. Schanz Alma Scott Denise Littlefield Sobel Linda B. Strumpf Daria L. & Eric J. Wallach Audrey Weiner & Jeffrey Solomon Vera F. Wells

AILEY PARTNERS

The support of each Ailey Partner helps to preserve the Company’s rich artistic heritage and maintain and expand its vital programs.

For information on how you can participate, please call Thomas Baker at 212-405-9034 or email tbaker@ailey.org.

SUSTAINING PARTNERS Anonymous Kim van Doorn Annamarie Glaize / The Loyola Foundation Fernande Jensen Wendy & Doug Kreeger Robert A. Press, M.D. Stephen Saft / Thomas and Jeanne Elmezzi Private Foundation The SNJ Family Fund SUPPORTING PARTNERS Anonymous (2) Julia & Jett Anderson Cynthia Brogan Linda Stafford Burrows Linda Cote Miriam Donoho Diana Elghanayan / Corner Foundation, Inc. Mitzi Elkes Esther Fein Judy Feldstein Lorin Fields Jeanne Fisher Theresa Galvin & Mark Almeida Randall & Mary Hack

Marcia Head Gwen Houston Diarra K. Lamar, M.D. Eve Leeman & Alberto Villar Eric Logan Karen Moore Beth Olmstead & Tom Kuhn Robin Quivers Darin S. & Debbie Samaraweera Barbara Sternfeld Patricia Vance Elizabeth & Richard Witten SPECIAL PARTNERS Anonymous Lorraine & James G. Abruzzo Charles & Deborah Adelman Marsha Askins Samuel R. Aymer Ph.D. Coleen Banks Ronnie P. Barnes Carol L. Brown Timothy & Carrie Buchman Lawrence Bukzin Donna Chandler Ginger Chinn

William Colavito & Ronni Favors Michele & Caroline David Jennie DeScherer Domitilia M. Dos Santos Melissa Elstein Alice Everette-Cooper Daniele Favre-Panayotatos & Nikos Panayotatos John-Andrew Forde Judith Z. Friedman Gwendolyn Goodwin Frances Hansen Sally Harwood Tiyale Hayes & Nelson Troche-Hayes Dennis & Mary C. Helf Alexa & Ward Horton Mark & Cathy Iger Lisa R. James Deann Johnson Cynthia L. Jones & Mark Testa Noelle Kalin Myrna Kinkle-Ansah Deborah I. Knight Phil Laskawy Douglas Ley

Maria Mba Wright Wileeta & Sean Mcgee Cynthia McKee Martin Monas & Teresa Reyes Natalie Nixon Claudia Palmer Mary Penniman Moran Deborah & Andrew Rempis Barbara Mae Simmons Jill Spitz Nancy Sun Phyllis & Bernie Sussman Nicholas & Joanna Vergoth Jacqueline Williams Laura & William Zeckendorf AILEY PARTNERS Anonymous Jill Abel-White Jacqueline Adams Bilqis Aidara Penda Aiken Barbara Ascher Sherry Brous Ava Brown Beth & William Buck J. Kamala Buckner Danielle Butin Sharon R. Chertok Wendy Clark Joseph Lovett & James Cottrell Helen & William J. Covington Eileen Davidson Kimberley Davis Fontaine Davis Lisa DeCarlo

Irene & Barry Fisher Fredrica S. Pollack Ford Susan Fox-Rodigas Margaret Fraser David Goldman Sandra Gubin Abby Hamlin Gina Harman Philip Coltoff & Lynn Harman Sandra Harper Lynn Hashimoto Joseph Haslip Robert-Kristoffer Haynes Alice Hendrickson & Glen Lawrence Mahoko Hikita Judith M. Hoffman Tera Hunter Barbara Iason Myra Johnson Chauncey Jones & Judy Marshall-Jones Kimberly Joseph Clennita Justice Jonathan Kandel Susannah Keagle Judy Kinberg Valarie Koch Lynne Lagarde Judy Lam Stephanie Leonard Joyce Lewis Joseph Lovett & James Cottrell Rufaro Makanda David Makower Laura Manuelidis Odell Mays & David Lovegreen Toni McNaron

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PATRONS Jessica Abrahams Tanara Bechara Maher Benham William Boyd Gayle Capozzalo Timothy Carlton Athena Cheng Millard Coffin Miguel Contreras Patricia Cuddy Marcia Dacres Dr. Moses Davis Daryl Dunbar Dr. Jonathan P. Edwards & Mr. DeWayne A. Snype Lillian R. Evans Charles Gardner Sally Gavin Cheryl K. Gooden M.D. Karen Hedden Lisa Henner & Tim Hundt Adrienne Hurt Peter & Karen Jakes Debra A. James Marche & Dalphne Jenkins Wilbur E. Johnson Lola F. Kamp Rhoda Krasner Emanuel L. Lewis Marcia Linn Jeannie Mackler Jennifer & Michael Markovitz Meredith McClarty Williams-McDonnell Family Heino Meyer Bahlburg Wayne Miller Joan Muir, Ph.D. Gary Quigg Ms. Lenore Rey & Dr. Marc Stoller Anne & Thomas Robinson Leah Sandholm Sheryl G. Schreiber Laurence T. Sorkin

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Chaye Zuckerman Shapot Kathryn & Kay Sheehan Fern Square Caroline & James Theus T. Webber Francis & Scott Williams M. Williams ANNUAL FUND Anonymous Greater Kansas City Community Foundation / Jett & Julia Anderson Caged Bird Legacy LLC / Estate of Dr. Maya Angelou Evergreen Foundation Rosemary Armstrong Howard Baldwin & Monica Delzeit Shirley E. Barnes Clay H. Barr / The Barr Foundation Donna Barreiro Elena Baum The Jeannette P. Barron Charitable Trust / Froma B. Benerofe Jane and Henry Berliss Charitable Fund Philippe Bigot Lisa Billington Joan Binstock & David Silvers Edith Bjork Michael Blank Valerie Block Kathy Bloomfield, in honor of Daria Wallach Daniel Bonitsky & Phyllis Schray Devra Breslow Tracy Brockmeier Janice Brody Linda S. Brown, in honor of Daria and Eric Wallach Gramercy Park Foundation / Barbara Cardinal Laura Chamberlain & Mark Stein Tracey L. Chunn David Congdon Monta L. Conrad

ANNUAL FUND (CONT) Marsha Cooke Roniesha Copeland Christina & Scott Crum* Matthew Curran Jeff Dai Gail Daitch Julia DiNapoli Patricia Dugan, in memory of Bill Perlmuth Cheray Duran Elaine Eaton Jane & David Eger Joseph K. and Inez Eichenbaum Foundation Lisa Ekle / E.G. Projects John P. Falk & Mrs. Margaret Falk Ron and Joyce Nelson Family Foundation Sabina Fila Nancy Ward Fischer, in memory of Simin Allison R. Fenimore Fisher Charles A. Forma Harriette Fox Shirley Friedman-Yohalem Virginia Gager, in memory of Susan Gilbert Eli Gilbert, in memory of Susan Gilbert Debra Glasper Ashlyn Gray Rachel Mattes Greenberg and G. Duncan Greenberg Gwen Greene Brickman Gross Family Foundation / Howard & Gayle Gross Adrienne Hahn & Fred J. Hahn IRA, in honor of Alaric Hahn Cassandra Hardman Elaine Harris John L. McHugh Foundation / Sally Harwood Marla Hassner Wayne & Barbara Hinman, in honor of Judy Kaminski Ally Hiponia Tim Hunter Nicole Jackson

Keyes-Sulat Family Fund Clifford A. Johnson Marianne Kah The John and Diane Kane Charitable Fund Judith Kellner Edith Kieffer Rosemary Louise King Kathleen Kingsbury* David Kirk Adrienne Koch Mona Kreaden Jules & Lynn Kroll, in honor of Elizabeth Mirante Alan J. Levy Lisa Sherman & Julie Lichtstein Roberta Lonzo Sharon Marks Wendy Matthews The Michele Coleman Mayes Fund Peter McKinney Michael Menna Marie-Noelle Meyer Roger Midgette Kathleen Miller Michele Moore Christine Diana Musich William Norcross Maxwell & Cheryl A. Ocansey Lynn Osborn Eugene Palmer & Hali Croner Bevin Philip Sarah Piper Lisa Polisar MaryJean M. Potenzone Gail Price Rajika Puri Carol & David L. Rawle Michael E. Reid MDiv, Ed.D Wynetka Reynolds, in honor of Matthew Rushing Rice Family Foundation of New York Janet & Richard Rink Gwendolyn Roebuck Dianne & David Rogers

Anya Royce Lisa Schultz Mary Ellen Semple Judith Service Montier Judith and Amit Sethi Tracy Severe, in memory of Gerald Obah Shank Family Foundation Elaine Gomshay Siegel Lailany Sierra Diane Simon Mollie Singh James Smith Hattie Spears Candace Spennato Temple St Clair LLC The Martha & Alexis Stewart Charitable Foundation* Felice Swapp Alexander Tachmes Hornrette Thomas Barbara Vickrey Deborah Vietze Karen Wagner Elise Wagner Tina A. Walls Patricia Weiss Richard Wells*, in memory of Rachael Wells Margaret Weissman Ann Welsh Sandra Wexler Nykia Wharton Natalie Williams & Stanley Pierre-Louis Renae Williams Niles Alice Young Dorothy B. Ziemer

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STEERING COMMITTEE Kathleen Adams J. Seldric Blocker Angelina E. Darrisaw Simone O. Davis Alexis Jeffries Alexsandra Mitchell Kelly Rodigas Tiffany Tate Marques E. Zak

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PLUS ONE Kelsey Baffour Edward Baynes Laura Busby Marissa Davis Jon Dutton Mollie Eliasof Amanda Jones Faoye Erin & Charles Foley Stasia Foster Mary Tabor Furr Richard Harper Merlyne Jean-Louis Briana Jinadu Adinah Juliet Alexis King Eric Love Jeana Marinelli Faith McCormick Erica Mills-Harris Jesse Owens II Andrea Sease-Shapiro John Smith-Ricco Jaylen Ross Nikki Stokes Destinee Swindell

PLATINUM Alexandra Davis Sarah Goldin Friedman Lisa Gonzalez Kristen Kier Arielle Mauge

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Jack Aini Cecilia Allen Dr. Gail B. Allen Paula Allen Anonymous (2) Eleanor S. Applewhaite Leslie Bachrach Cheryl Bailer & Raymond Hinkle In Memory of Marshall Louis Barer Katrina H. Becker Francesca Benson & George D. Cody April E. Berry Martin Blackman Irisha Brown Beth & William Buck Terry Ann Marek & Peter Buttenwieser Jessica Butterick Lisa Marie Caputo The Reverend Dr. Chawanda Charae Barbara Cohen-Stratyner Helen & William Covington Valerie Edgehill Cuyjet & Gregory G. Cuyjet Richard W. & Beth G. Davis Mr. Dixon In Memory of Eugenia Delarova Doll Ellen & Frank Estes

Daniele Favre-Panayotatos & Nikos Panayotatos Melodi Ford Michael Golden In Memory of Margaret Grace Gwen M. Greene Deborah Harding Susan R. Harris Robert-Kristoffer Haynes Elizabeth D. Hayter Dennis & Mary C. Helf In Memory of Richard Reginald Bloodsaw Hulsizer In Memory of Calvin Hunt Barbara Iason Vikki Ismael Donald Jonas Vanessa Jordan Susannah Keagle In Memory of Annette G. Klabin Terrance J. Kyle Diarra K. Lamar Laurie Gilden Lindner Estate of Marjorie B. Perces Shelia McClendon Toni McNaron Katherine Meerse & David Woodard

Jacquelyn Mitchell, Estate Kathleen Morris Constance Otradovec Emily Paine Sheena Payne Robert L. Polk Tracy Elise Poole Gary Powell Beth A. Rasin Julie Ratner, Ed.D. In Memory of John M. Regan, Jr. Michael E. Reid & William E. Robnett Elizabeth Roxas-Dobrish & Robert Z. Dobrish Danielle I. Schanz Karen Sonet-Rosenthal Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Strumpf Patricia Sullivan Hornrette Thomas Carol Verschell Daria L. Wallach Vera F. Wells Kisha Mitchell Williams Cynthia & Guy Curtis Wrinkle Deanie Yasner Dianne Selditch & Benjamin Zelermyer *Parents Annual Fund *In-kind support All listings as of December 31, 2025

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ABOUT THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION The Joyce Theater Foundation ("The Joyce," Executive Director, Linda Shelton), a nonprofit organization, has proudly served the dance community for more than four decades. Under the direction of founders Cora Cahan and Eliot Feld, Ballet Tech Foundation acquired and The Joyce renovated the Elgin Theater in Chelsea. Opening as The Joyce Theater in 1982, it was named in honor of Joyce Mertz, beloved daughter of LuEsther T. Mertz. It was LuEsther’s clear, undaunted vision and abundant generosity that made it imaginable and ultimately possible to build the theater. Ownership was secured by The Joyce in 2015. The theater is one of the only theaters built by dancers for dance and has provided an intimate and elegant home for over 500 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 Leadership support for The Joyce's year-round programs and services:

Major support for The Joyce's operations and special projects:

LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust Season Sponsor:

Champion support for The Joyce's annual programming:

THE FAN FOX & LESLIE R. SAMUELS FOUNDATION 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.

ABOUT THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION VISION STATEMENT

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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

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

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

To achieve this, we will: • Create and implement proactive diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice initiatives; • Establish and maintain a culture of safe sharing, intentional listening, learning, and growth;

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

• Engage with and support disenfranchised communities by sharing information and resources and ensuring accessibility;

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

• Develop metrics and conduct regular reviews of our programs and policies to hold ourselves accountable and shift as neededs.

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

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

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR..............................................LINDA SHELTON Executive Assistant..............................................................................Molly Koch ADMINISTRATION General Manager.................................................................Huong Hoang Associate General Manager................................................Katy Myers Manager of Human Resources...................José Manuel Valdez Receptionist......................................................................................Gilbert Balasa Senior Director of Development................................Kirsten Munro Director of Institutional Giving.........................................Jean M. Ross Director of Individual Giving and Development Operations ... .........................................................................................................................Meg White Director of Special Events and Board Relations............Jesse Chin Individual Giving Manager.................................................Catherine Eng Institutional Giving Manager................................................Marisa Davis Special Events Associate........................................................Maeve Brady Development Coordinator...............................................Rachel Fontenot Development Intern..........................................................Jennifer McDonald Director of Programming.....................................................Danni Gee Programming Manager.....................................................................Kate Ross Artist Services Manager..........................................................Barb Domue Director of Dance Education & Family Programs................... ................................................................................................Heather McCartney Dance Education & Family Programs Manager..................................... .............................................................................................................Joyce Laoagan Dance Education Intern................................................................Josie Farrell Director of Marketing.................................................Andy Sheagren Associate Director of Marketing Strategy......................Anjali Amin Associate Director of Creative & Design..............Julia Thorncroft Marketing Manager........................................................................Annie Marx Marketing Assistant..............................................................................Dezi Tibbs Director of Finance...........................................Margaret Hollenbeck Senior Manager of IT and Accounting Services..................................... .........................................................................................................Savá M. B. Martin Accounting Clerk........................................................................Xavier DelValle Database Administrator..........................................................Jim Seggelink PRODUCTION Director of Production................................................................Jeff Segal Assistant Production Manager...........................................Olivia Brown Head Audio.........................................................................................Sean Mullins Lighting Board Operator.................................................Alexander Symes Head Carpenter........................................................................Web Crittenden Head Electrician..................................................................Brittany Spencer Stage Technicians........................................Fabrizio Caputo, Edward Hill The Joyce Theater is a member of APAP, Dance/NYC, and Dance/USA.

JOYCE THEATER PRODUCTIONS Producer.............................................................................................Ross LeClair Producing Assistant...........................................................................Kate Ross FRONT-OF-HOUSE FOH Operations Manager...........................Samantha Fernandez House Manager........................................................................Drew O'Bryan Assistant House Managers.........Gilbert Balasa, Chikako Iwahori, Di’Shai Oquendo, Utafumi Takemura BOX OFFICE Box Office Manager.................................................................Lisa Gendell Supervisors.............................................................Beth Miller, Vanessa Moton Box Office Associates.......................................................................Imu Aghahowa, Crystal Rae Holmes Colon, Valencia Lombardi-Chisholm, Madalyn Regrut, Robert Craddock, Tatiana Gomez, Rachel Halmrast, Yulidal Hernandez-Kin, Calley Luman, Roy Odom OPERATIONS Director of Operations.................................................Lou Albruzzese Facilities Manager.....................................................................................Jimmy Ortiz Maintenance/Security...................Pablo Rodriguez, Travis Segarra, Jonathan Singh, Khloyei Galloway NYCC&D STUDIO STAFF Studio Operations Manager (NYCC&D).....................Tamika Daniels Studio Operations Rentals Associate...............................Lauren Marcolus Studio Operations Associates..............Kristin Maugeri, Calvin Osorio, Matt Del Rosario Studio Facilities................................................Carolyn Best, Stephon Bines, Ricardo Hernandez, Chris Erdman SPECIAL SERVICES FOR THE JOYCE THEATER McDermott Will & Schulte....................................................................................

Sara E. Solfanelli (Special Counsel for Pro Bono initiatives), Debra R. Anisman (Special Counsel), Ari Aranda, Howard B. Epstein (Of Counsel), Andrew B. Lowry, Esq., Michelle M. Orge, Esq., Samuel F. Thomas, Esq Hogan Lovells……….............Ross Moskowitz, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Thomas Zampino Gibson Dunn.......................................................................Andrew Lance, Esq. Troutman Pepper Locke LLP..........Daniel Towns, Aaron Abraham Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC..........Kimberly M. Maynard, Esq. Stephanie Grassi, Esq. PC..........................Stephanie Grassi, Counsel Accounting...........................................................................................Lutz & Carr Digital Marketing Firm...............................................Capacity Interactive Publicity.................................................................................................Billy Zavelson Printer...........................................................Direct Printing Impressions Inc. Insurance.................................................................Risk Strategies Company Architects.............................................................................................................H3 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 Ronald Gumbaz

Toni Hoover Leslie Jameson James I. McLaren Meryl Rosofsky Saul Sanders Kathleen A. Scott Linda Shelton Lauren E. Shortt

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) Robert Musiker (Trustee 2019-2025) Anh-Tuyet Nguyen (Trustee 2007–2020) Richard Shea (Trustee 2015-2022) Monica B. Voldstad (Trustee 2016-2023) Stephen D. Weinroth (Trustee 1996-2022) Founders and Trustees Emeriti: Cora Cahan and Eliot Feld

ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN The Joyce honors the following individuals, corporations, and foundations for their visionary support of our mission of advancing the vibrant and extraordinary art of dance. Funds contributed to the endowment campaign will allow The Joyce to continue its support of the dance community and to commission new work. $1 Million and above LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Endowment Fund Stephen and Cathy Weinroth Charitable Trust $500,000 and above Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Richard B. Fisher and Family R. Britton Fisher and Family Rockefeller Brothers Fund $250,000 and above David & Andrea Holbrook Richard A. Lukins & Karen Fry Saul & Mary Sanders Susan Fawcett Sosin $100,000 and above Anonymous (1) Alphawood Foundation Kerry Clayton & Paige Royer The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation The Estate of Dorothy Lefkof The William Randolph Hearst Foundations Lynne & Richard Pasculano Michèle & Steve Pesner The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation The Starr Foundation $50,000 and above R. Richard & Margery Ablon Apollo Management, L.P. Stephanie Breslow & Paul Watterson The Coca-Cola Foundation Ronald Gumbaz & Juliet A. Cozzi JPMorgan Chase Foundation

Jerome A. and Estelle R. Newman Assistance Fund, Inc. Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation $25,000 and above Jane E. Goldberg Cecilia & Jim Herbert Jane Kendall & David Dietz Elysabeth Kleinhans Arnie & Susan Scharf Richard Shea Jennifer & Jonathan Allan Soros Fiona J. Tilley & Gürhan Orhan Dave Waks & Sandy Teger Chris & Lonna Yegen Carol Yorke & Gerard Conn $5,000 and above Anonymous (3) Barbara & Robert Berkley Philanthropic Fund Barbara Berliner & Sol D. Rymer The Cory & Bob Donnalley Charitable Foundation Jim & Linda Ellis Mr. & Mrs. Ira Haupt, II The Lawton W. Fitt & James I. McLaren Foundation James H. Ottaway, Jr. Kathleen A. Scott Linda Shelton Ferne Goldberg Sperling & Allan Sperling

JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION DONORS

The Joyce Theater appreciates the generosity of its supporters listed below as well as its many other supporters too numerous to include on these pages. List as of January 6, 2026.

Platinum Benefactors ($500,000 and above) Jody & John Arnhold Elysabeth Kleinhans LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust Virginia & Timothy Millhiser Rajika Puri Denise Littlefield Sobel Gold Benefactors ($100,000 and above) Anonymous Deborah & Charles Adelman Ms. Maria-Cristina Anzola 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 Sharon Patrick Robert Pollock The Jerome Robbins Foundation Rockefeller Brothers Fund The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation Saul & Mary Sanders The Shubert Foundation Amit Wadhwaney Madelyn & Steven Wils Silver Benefactors ($50,000 and above) Anonymous Stephanie R. Breslow & Paul Watterson Barbara Broccoli Margaret & John Falk Nancy & Michael Feller The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Henry and Lucy Moses Fund National Endowment for the Arts New York State Council on the Arts Meryl Rosofsky & Stuart Coleman Lauren E. Shortt SHS Foundation TD Bank/TD Charitable Foundation Conrad Voldstad Cathy Weinroth

Edward Brill Leslie & Richard Curtis Ms. Susan Dickler & Mr. Sig Van Raan Mr. Keane Ehsani Linda & Martin Fell Anderson-Rogers Foundation Inc. Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation Ms. Elizabeth Haynes Judith M. Hoffman Toni Hoover Illuminated Foundation The Ivill-Weiner Family Christine Knuth Eric & Sandra Krasnoff Ms. Alexis Le-Quoc The McNamee McHugh Family Fund Linda and Edward Morse Nō Studios of Milwaukee Steve Pesner & Setpheap (“Peace”) San in memory of Michèle Pesner Ellen Rosen The Scripps Family Fund for Education & the Arts Linda Shelton Irene Shen Leslie Siegel Barbara Madsen Smith Emiko Terasaki Johanna Weber Producer’s Circle ($7,500 and above) Neme Alperstein Office of City Council Member Erik Bottcher Ms. Nancy Burstein The FGK Foundation Dr. Peter and Mrs. Eszter Friedman Suzanne Hall & Valentino Carlotti Melanie Coronetz & Bruce G. Miller Cherrie Nanninga Robert A. Schulman Ted & Mary Jo Shen Margaret Stern

Advocates ($5,000 and above) Anonymous (3) R. Richard Ablon Adrienne Albert Alpern Family Foundation Benefactor's Circle Ms. Takako Asakawa ($25,000 and above) Rob Ashford Anonymous Anne-Victoire Auriault Sarah Arison The Barbara Bell Cumming Jeff and Susan Campbell Charitable Trust Catskill Mountain Foundation Andrew & Froma Benerofe The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation Jan Berris Melina Fisher Ajay Bhandaram Gregg & Jean Frankel Marty and Louise Bickman Jane E. Goldberg Judi Rappoport Blitzer & Elzbieta Grove David M. Blitzer Heartfelt Wings Foundation Robert Brenner Mr. James McLaren & Ms. Lawton Fitt Donna B. Case Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Chris Coulthrust Creeggan Hill Family President's Circle Ms. Georgina Cullman ($15,000 and above) Carol Davis and Joel Marcus, M.D. Anonymous Jeffrey Davis & Michael T. Miller Jen Ablon Ms. Patricia Dugan, Barbara Berliner and Sol Rymer in memory of William Perlmuth Citizens Private Bank Judith R. & Alan H. Fishman Henry Luce Foundation Owls Fund at the Triangle Sharon B. Gurwitz Community Foundation Tatiana Piankova Foundation Jane Gilbert Karen Roth Emi Gittleman Kathleen A. Scott Mr. Robert Greenberg & The Joseph Leroy and Ann C. Warner Fund Ms. Linda Novak Vicente Wolf The Randall and Mary Hack Foundation Elizabeth Anne Hartman Impresario’s Circle Christopher Jones & Deborah McAlister ($10,000 and above) David Kernahan Anonymous Alan & Gail Koss Rick & Nurit Amdur Jonathan Levinson Ms. Monica Azare Mr. Robert Littman & Mr. Sully Bonnelly Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation William Lockwood Bloomberg Philanthropies Uttara P. Marti Dr. John Bonavita-Goldman Andrew Martin-Weber Mr. Torrence Boone Ronay & Richard Menschel

Val Holley & Joseph Plocek Nina B. Quigley Mr. Stephen Kroll Reidy Patricia C. Reifel Ms. Anya Royce Michael Sekus & Bianca Russo Ms. Theresa Russo Lawrence Safran & Romulo Aromin, Jr. Nancy Sands Mrs. Denise Saul Susan Scharf Fran Schulman Deborah Selch Christopher Soule Mr. David Steele Linda Strumpf Angel Shine Foundation/Allyson Tang Theresa Alessandra Russo Foundation Ms. Patricia E. Vance Ms. Barbara Zuckerberg Director’s Circle ($2,750 and above) Anonymous (2) Joel & Rhela Aragona Barbash Family Fund Sandra Berger Jeffrey Bruce & Ingrid Steffensen David Bruson Doug & Lisa Caldwell Capezio/Ballet Makers Dance Foundation Cathleen Collins Jane Comer The Cowles Charitable Trust Allison Cromwell Ms. Cecile de Lardemelle Trisha & Patrick Duval Christopher M Elmore Suzanne B. Engel Phillip Fairweather, MD and Mr. Diego Lopez David L. Fanger & Martin Wechsler Andrew and Claire-Marine Ferguson Kenneth Foster Ania Fryszkowska Jeffrey Olund & Silvia Furia A. Stephanie Gittleman Mrs. Barbara Goldstein Amster Dorothy Goodman Elisabeth Hefti Carolina Hernandez Jonathan Kanovsky Colin King Diana Korsh Kathy Krall Stephen Lane & Vanessa Hicks Joe Lanteri, New York City Dance Alliance Inc. Mr. Julius Leiman-Carbia Ms. Myla Lerner Rosanne Leshner Jayne Lipman & Robert Goodman Johnny Mendoza & Mark Littman In memory of John MacDonald William J. Marraccini Lynn C. Mautner Karen & Martin McDonald Mr. Conte Moore & Ms. Barbara Jones James Musiker Rachel Ostry, MD Warrie Price & James David Price Donald J. Rose & Victoria Lasdon Rose Mr. Donald Roth Mr. Vernon Scott Rena Shagan Mr. Craig Snyder Susan Ulick Alex Z. Wang Ms. Arlene Weinberg Alexandra Wheeler & Rocky Rukan Mr. Kip Wicke Michelle D. and Claude L. Winfield Irving & Elaine Wolbrom Ralph Womble & Ashley Edwards Billy F.B. Wong & Stephanie Gordon Carol Yorke & Gerard Conn Yavitz Cypen Foundation in honor of Billy Zavelson

Leaders ($1,000 and above) Anonymous (7) Robert Allyn Gerry & Hank Alpert Mr. Michael Alster Roger and Aida Anderson Mr. Gerald Appelstein Aybars Asci Mr. & Mrs. Ira Asherman Christina Back Ms. Sherrie Barr Ali Baum Harvey & Stephanie Benjamin Cheryl Bergenfeld Mr. Robert Boblitt Ms. Lisa Bonifacic Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon Bonovitz Nissan Boury Barbara & Gary Brandt Carol & Bob Braun Ms. Joan Breibart Madeline Brine Ms. Beth Brinkman Gerri Brioso Mr. Matthew Brodlie Daniel & Elaine Brownstein Dr. Amy Buchman & Ms. Vicki Haupt Lisa Jo Reimer-Byrne Ralph & Martine Calder Joseph and Linda Camardo Mr. William J. Campbell Mr. Scott Caplan Karen Carozza Ms. Jennifer Chaitman Julia Chambers Ms. Yvonne Chen Peri & David Clark Millard F Coffin, PhD Pamela Cook Ms. Edrie Cote Ms. Janet Cox Mary Craig & Gerard Dages Paul and Caroline Cronson Greg Darnieder Irene Rosner David, in Memory of Dr. Raphael David Diana Davies Christopher Delong Nicole Dietrich & Jack Kraska Julia DiNapoli The Cory & Bob Donnalley Charitable Foundation Miriam & David Donoho The Dorothy Fund Ms. Domitilia M. Dos Santos Ms. Deborah Doyle Benjamin Duster Ms. Bonnie Erickson Warren Feder Erin Feely-Nahem & Isaac Nahem Thomas Finch MD Marion Ilene Fischer Judith & Walter Flamenbaum Mr. Charles Forma Pamela Frankel Lauren Frazza Judith Z. Friedman Mark Friedman and Veronique Bogliolo Friedman Clio Garland Swapna Ghanta Ronald Gilliam & Akram Hélil Barrie Gillies & William Drummy David Glaser Ms. Diane Gooch Carole Gottlieb Minda Gralnek Mason & Kim Granger Pam Green Ms. Jennifer Greiner Mr. & Mrs. Glen Gunsalus Jenny Haid & Zohaib Rathore Alexandra L. Harper Ms. Vilia Hayes Laurie and Jack Heflin Sheila Heimbinder Ron Hellman & Stephen Roberts Janet L. Henner Mr. Edward Henry & Ms. Susan Monk Ms. L. Kathy Herre Mr. Arthur Hill Emma Hood

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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

Robert McGowan Christopher Morales Terrence Poplar Abigal Richards Tamar Rothstein Setpheap San Ariane Schaffer Elisa Smilovitz Daniel Spence & Marcelo Mesquita Niko Stahl Evan Strain Lucy Vasserman & Brendan Finnegan Alex Z. Wang Ricke Williams Emma Winder Julien Wolfe LeeAna Wolfman To join the Joyce's Young Leader's Circle, please contact the Development office at 212-691-9740 ext. 327

The Young Leaders Circle Anonymous Robert Allyn Chellis Baird Stacy & Jordan Barr Alison Baum Amanda Beebe Ms. Lisa Bonifacic Dr. Reed Caldwell and Mr. Anthony Hird Scott Caplan Victor M. Castillo & Blake Wiedenhoeft Cengiz Cemaloglu Julia Chambers Ellen Chen Jason Chuang Marin Correa Mary Craig MJ Edwards Andrew & Claire-Marine Ferguson Bette Ann Fialkov, Co-Chair Swapna Ghanta Ronald Gilliam & Akram Hélil Gabrielle Goldman Amita Goyal Jessica Greenberg Alexandra Harper, Co-Chair Madison Hicks Alixandra Holloway, Co-Chair Emma Hood Kristen Irby Nalani Kopp Jeremy Lentz Jacob Levy Mitch Lowenthal Kyle Marshall Katherine Maxwell Jame McCray

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