Ayodele Casel: Chasing Magic Program Book

AYODELE CASEL: CHASING MAGIC NOVEMBER 2 - 13, 2022

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CHASING MAGIC CREATOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER AYODELE CASEL DIRECTOR TORYA BEARD ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS AND MUSIC DIRECTION CRYSTAL MONEE HALL ADDITIONAL COMPOSITIONS ANIBAL CĖSAR CRUZ • ARTURO O’FARRILL • KEISEL JIMÉNEZ FEATURING TAP ARTISTS & MUSICIANS AYODELE CASEL • JARED ALEXANDER • AMANDA CASTRO ANIBAL CÉSAR CRUZ • NAOMI FUNAKI • CRYSTAL MONEE HALL KEISEL JIMÉNEZ • QUYNN JOHNSON • SEAN KAMINSKI ARTURO O’FARRILL • DRE TORRES ADDITIONAL CHOREOGRAPHY ANTHONY MORIGERATO

LIGHTING DESIGN ALAN C. EDWARDS

WARDROBE STYLIST TEMMA RICHARDSON

VIDEO DESIGN KURT CSOLAK

ASSOCIATE WARDROBE SYLIST BRITTNEY GRIFFIN

STAGE MANAGER ERIN MCCOY

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT BILL TOLES AND AALICS BRONSON FOR THE BLACK ATLANTIC CREATIVE ASSISTANT TO CHOREOGRAPHER AND DIRECTOR/COMPANY MANAGER NATALIE NITCHOFF 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, The Harkness Foundation for Dance, The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, and The SHS Foundation.

We dedicate this engagement of Chasing Magic to our dear friend, Rod Gailes OBC. Rod was a brilliant writer, director, filmmaker, teacher, mentor, collaborator, and friend to us and countless others. He shared his MAGIC generously, and we will forever be grateful.

We love you, Rod. Rest in Power.

Torya & Ayodele

ABOUT THE PROGRAM CHASING MAGIC SCALULAR Choreography: Ayodele Casel Music: Composed by Arturo O’Farrill, recorded by Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Dancers: Ayodele Casel, Jared Alexander, Amanda Castro, Naomi Funaki, Quynn Johnson, Sean Kaminski, Dre Torres

IN JOY Improvography: Ayodele Casel Music: Musical improvisation inspired by Chan Chan, written by Compay Segundo, arranged by Anibal César Cruz, performed by Anibal César Cruz, Keisel Jiménez, Crystal Monee Hall Dancer: Ayodele Casel

LOVE SONG Music: Love Song, written by Crystal Monee Hall, performed by Crystal Monee Hall with Anibal César Cruz & Keisel Jiménez

FLY ME TO THE MOON Choreography: Ayodele Casel & Anthony Morigerato Music: Fly Me To The Moon, composed by Bart Howard, recorded by Eldar Djangirov Dancers: Ayodele Casel & Jared Alexander

CARAVAN Choreography: Ayodele Casel, improvography by the dancers Music: Composed by Juan Tizol, arranged by Arturo O’Farrill, recorded by Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Dancers: Ayodele Casel, Jared Alexander, Amanda Castro, Naomi Funaki

BLACK MAGIC Music: Arranged and performed by Crystal Monee Hall, Keisel Jiménez, Anibal César Cruz; That Old Black Magic, lyrics by Johnny Mercer & Harold Harlen Singer: Crystal Monee Hall Dancers: The Company

ABOUT THE PROGRAM CHEEK TO CHEEK Choreography: Ayodele Casel & Anthony Morigerato Music: Composed by Irving Berlin, arranged by Oscar Peterson, performed by Anibal César Cruz Dancers: Naomi Funaki & Sean Kaminski

THE SANDBOX Music: Musical improvisation by Ayodele Casel & Arturo O’Farrill

I WILL SPEAK YOUR NAME Music: Written and performed by Crystal Monee Hall

ONE, TWO, THREE, MORE… Choreography: Ayodele Casel Music: Stock media provided by Pond5 Dancers: Ayodele Casel, Amanda Castro, Naomi Funaki

AL CENTRO Music: Written and performed by Keisel Jiménez

BOMBA II Created and performed by Amanda Castro & Keisel Jiménez

MEETING PLACE: DRAFT II Choreography: Ayodele Casel Music: Africa, composed by Ayodele Casel, performed by the dancers Dancers: Ayodele Casel, Jared Alexander, Naomi Funaki, Quynn Johnson, Sean Kaminski, Dre Torres featuring Amanda Castro & Ronald K. Brown (in video projection) Africa was created during a workshop of Ayodele Casel’s Diary of A Tap Dancer V.4 with support from Royal Family Productions.

CONGO Music: Written and performed by Keisel Jiménez

THE MAGIC Choreography: Ayodele Casel with solos by the dancers Music: Magic, written and performed by Crystal Monee Hall with Anibal César Cruz, Keisel Jiménez, Arturo O’Farrill Dancers: Ayodele Casel, Jared Alexander, Amanda Castro, Naomi Funaki, Quynn Johnson, Sean Kaminski, Dre Torres

WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY AYODELE CASEL (Choreographer/Tap Artist), “a tap dancer and choreographer of extraordinary depth” (The New York Times), is a 2022 Drama Desk-nominee for Outstanding Choreography in the current Broadway revival of Funny Girl, a Bessie Award-winner for Outstanding Production (Chasing Magic film), a 2019-2020 fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, and a recipient of the “Flo-Bert Award,” and “Hoofer Award.” She is a native New Yorker who began her professional training at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Ayodele premiered her one-woman show, While I Have the Floor, at the Spoleto Arts Festival to rave reviews, cementing a trajectory for her work rooted in the expression of identity, culture, language, and communication. A frequent New York City Center collaborator, she was selected to create an interactive performance engaging NYC communities for their inaugural On the Move five-borough tour, and is New York City Center’s 2023 featured “Artists at the Center.” Ayodele is an Artist-in-Residence at Little Island and co-curator of its Little Island Dance Festival, Resident Director (with Torya Beard) for Dance Lab New York’s Tap Dance Project, and a featured tap dance artist on the USPS Forever Stamp commemorating the art of tap. Ayodele most recently served as codirector and co-choreographer for Sophisticated Ladies at University of Michigan’s School of Music, Theater, and Dance. She has an unwavering commitment to youth development and education serving as co-director of Graduate Programs at A BroaderWay Foundation and she is the co-director of Operation Tap, an online tap educational resource. Ayodele’s work has been presented across the country and around the world, and she continues to strive to make tap dance a relevant presence in the performing arts. @ayolives, www.ayodelecasel.com.

RONALD K. BROWN (Guest Artist), raised in Brooklyn, NY, founded EVIDENCE, A Dance Company, in 1985. He has worked with Mary Anthony Dance Theater, Jennifer Muller/The Works, as well as other choreographers and artists, and has been on the faculty of The Juilliard School. Brown has set works on Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey II, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Jeune Ballet d’Afrique Noire, Ko-Thi Dance Company, Philadanco, Muntu Dance Theater of Chicago, Ballet Hispánico, TU Dance, and Malpaso Dance Company. He has collaborated with such artists as composer/designer Omotayo Wunmi Olaiya, the late writer Craig G. Harris, director Ernie McClintock’s Jazz Actors Theater, choreographers Patricia Hoffbauer and Rokiya Kone, composers Robert Een, Oliver Lake, Bernadette Speech, David Simons, and Don Meissner, and musicians Jason Moran, Arturo O'Farrill, and Meshell Ndegeocello. Brown is the recipient of the 2020 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award. His other awards and recognitions include the AUDELCO Award for his choreography in Regina Taylor’s award-winning play Crowns, two Black Theater Alliance Awards, and a Fred & Adele Astaire Award for Outstanding Choreography in the Tony Award winning Broadway and national touring production of The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, adapted by Suzan Lori Parks, arranged by Diedre Murray, and directed by Diane Paulus. Brown was named Def Dance Jam Workshop 2000 Mentor of the Year and has received the Doris Duke Artist Award, NYC City Center Fellowship, Scripps/ADF Award, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts Choreographers Fellowship, New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, United States Artists Fellowship, a New York Dance and Performance “Bessie” Award, Dance Magazine Award, and The Ailey Apex Award. Brown is CoArtistic Director of Restoration ART Youth Arts Academy Pre-Professional Training

WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY Program / Restoration Dance Youth Ensemble and a member of Stage Directors & Choreographers Society.

JARED ALEXANDER (Tap Artist), born and raised in Clintondale, NY, began dancing at the age of three starting with Tap. He then went on to graduate from Pace University NYC with a degree in Commercial Dance BFA in 2019, is now an Artist-in-Residence at the American Tap Dance Foundation, Choreographer, sponsored by Miller and Ben Tap Shoes, works at Apple, the creator of Capture The Tap, an art installation project, dances with and for Ayodele Casel & Torya Beard, and is a company member of Caleb Teicher & Co. During the first half of 2022 Jared performed in Bordeaux, France, at Little Island in NYC, and the MET Gala. Jared currently resides in NYC. AMANDA CASTRO (Tap Artist) is a Puerto Rican-American multidisciplinary artist rooted in rhythm. Most recently seen in Rhythm is Life by Dormeshia Sumbrey Edwards, Chasing Magic by Ayodele Casel, and serving as Assistant Choreographer for PLAYS FOR THE PLAGUE YEAR by Suzan-Lori Parks, Castro is a graduate of California Institute of the Arts where she studied under Glen Eddy of Nederlands Dans Theatre and Andre Tyson from Alvin Ailey. Once a principal dancer of the renowned company, Urban Bush Women, she’s gone on to star in musical theater productions such as Singing In the Rain in the role of Kathy Seldon, Jared Grimes’ ensemble in 42nd Street, with “atomic” performances as Anita in Glimmerglass Festival’s West Side Story (NYT ‘18), and Lyric Opera of Chicago, among others. An active founding member of the all female percussive trio, Soles of Duende, she has worked for and collaborated on various projects with artists from around the country, including Justin Peck, Julio Monge, Caleb Tiecher, Michael Heitz, Jared Grimes, Francesca Zambello, and many more. She’s been fortunate to work with innovative artists in the field and is constantly on the search to be a part of stories that help elevate our collective humanity. @acastrodance ANIBAL CĖSAR CRUZ (Pianist/Composer) is a Cuban pianist, composer, arranger, and educator from Camaguey, Cuba. He produced his first single, La Raza, with Cuban Percussionist Keisel Jiménez in 2021. His music is rooted in classical, Afro, and Traditional Cuban Music with jazz, R&B, and gospel influences. He has recorded and performed with legends including Paquito de Rivera, Berta Rojas, Armando Manzanero, Alain Perez, Joe McCarthy, Pedrito Martinez, Nacho Gonzales, Flavio Lira, Manolo Mairena, and Juan Ruiz, and many others.

NAOMI FUNAKI (Tap Artist/Dance Captain/Understudy for Ayodele Casel) is a tap dancer from Tokyo, Japan, currently living in New York City working with New York based companies Dorrance Dance, Second Company, Caleb Teicher & Company, and Music From The Sole.

She is also an alumni of The School at Jacob’s Pillow for their tap program of 2017. Other performance credits include Tap Family Reunion; Vail Dance Festival; Dance Against Cancer, Lincoln Center; Ayodele Casel and Arturo O’Farrill, Chasing Magic The Joyce Theater; Infinity, Tokyo.

WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY CRYSTAL MONEE HALL (Original Compositions/Music Direction) is thrilled to be a part of Chasing Magic at The Joyce. A singer/songwriter and vocal arranger and producer, Crystal works with many acclaimed artists including Ben Platt, Kristen Chenoweth, Renee Elise Goldsberry, and Thomas Rhett. She is a music professor at NYU New Studio on Broadway, and a proud member of Broadway Inspirational Voices.

Follow CMH @crystalmonee on all social media platforms and at crystalmoneehall.com!

KEISEL JIMÉNEZ (Percussionist/Composer) is a percussionist specializing in timbal, congas, and drum set. Born in Camagüey, Cuba, Jiménez worked as a session musician as well as live performer and is especially known for his work with Alexander Abreu y Havana D’Primera and Issac Delgado amongst others. Since 2017, he is an integral member of Arturo O’Farrill and Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra and has regularly performed at renowned venues globally such as the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, and the Elbe Philharmonic Hall in Hamburg, Germany.

QUYNN L. JOHNSON ED.M (Tap Artist) is a graduate of Harvard University with her undergraduate degree from Howard University and is a native of Flint, Michigan. Quynn is a social entrepreneur, performing artist, international arts-based educator, and children’s author. She was most recently awarded the 2020 recipient of the John F. Kennedy Center Local Dance Commissioning Project as well as the 2014, 2017, 2020 Individual Artist Award for Dance Choreography by the Maryland State Arts Council. Ms. Johnson co-founded the Washington, DC based percussive dance company SOLE Defined (co-created with Ryan Johnson), a multidisciplinary company whose mission is to use dance as a tool to address social issues directly affecting the Black community while creating interactive arts-integrated programs in schools. Quynn’s performance highlights include, soloist in the tour of the Tony Award Winning Production, After Midnight, Jacobs Pillow: Inside Out Concert, Lincoln Center, Dance Encore Festival, Fall for Dance, and Great Gatsby by the Washington Ballet. A Nationally Credentialed Teaching Artist, Quynn’s programming has reached over 10,000+ students, teachers, and school administrators in several school districts across the Mid-Atlantic. In 2011, Quynn became a self-published author with her children’s book, Lucky’s Tap Dancing Feet, an exciting story about a horse that wants to tap dance.

SEAN KAMINSKI (Tap Artist) grew up just outside of Chicago, where he trained with Donna Johnson, Ashley Deforest Goletz, and Jay Fagan.

He extended his education by being a Chicago Human Rhythm Project scholarship recipient from 2004-2010 and graduating from the School at Jacobs Pillow under the direction of Michelle Dorrance and Dormeshia. In 2011, Sean became the Tap Director at Nolte Academy in Iowa City, IA, while simultaneously completing his Bachelors in Finance from the University of Iowa. For almost a decade, he honed his pedagogic approach while teaching hundreds of students on a weekly basis. Sean has also taught/performed at CHRP, Little Rock Tap Festival, American Tap Festival, Phoenix Tap Festival, and North Carolina Rhythm Tap Festival. He is a former member of Nico Rubio’s 333. In 2020, Sean started touring the country with Adrenaline Dance Convention and National Dance Honors. He is currently based out of Los Angeles, California.

WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY ARTURO O’FARRILL (Pianist/Composer), pianist, composer, and educator, was born in Mexico and grew up in New York City. Arturo’s professional career began with the Carla Bley Band and continued as a solo performer with a wide spectrum of artists including Dizzy Gillespie, Lester Bowie, Wynton Marsalis, and Harry Belafonte. In 2007, he founded the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance as a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the performance, education, and preservation of Afro Latin music. An avid supporter of all the Arts, Arturo has performed with Ballet Hispanico, Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE, and the Malpaso Dance Company, for whom he has written several ballets. Arturo’s well-reviewed and highly praised "Afro-Latin Jazz Suite" from the album CUBA: The Conversation Continues (Motéma) took the 2016 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition as well as the 2016 Latin Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Recording. In addition, his composition “Three Revolutions” from the album Familia- Tribute to Chico and Bebo also received the Best Instrumental Composition Grammy in 2018. Arturo’s 2020 album, Four Questions, won yet another Grammy award in 2021. Arturo has been a Steinway Artist for many years and is now a Blue Note Records Recording Artist.

DRE TORRES (Tap Artist/Swing) is an Internationally Acclaimed Tap Dance Artist, Educator, and Choreographer with a Bachelor of Science in American Dance Pedagogy and Minor in Business Entrepreneurship from Oklahoma City University. Dre’s most recent role is Assistant Tap Choreographer for Funny Girl on Broadway. After performing at The Joyce Theater with Bessie Award winning production, Chasing Magic, with Ayodele Casel and Seven-Time Grammy Award winning artist Arturo O’Farrill, Dre performed at New York City Center’s Fall for Dance, and Little Island’s Music and Dance Festival. Career highlights include Comedy Central, Radio City Music Hall, The Joyce Theater, FOX, BBC London, The Capezio A.C.E. Awards, PBS, and Harvard University. Dre has been on faculty with Broadway Dance Center, Pineapple Dance Studios, Riff DallasTap Festival, DansEncore International Dance Festival, Soul to Sole Tap Festival, London Tap Dance Intensive, and Dupree Dance Convention, to name a few. For five seasons, Dre was a Principal Dancer with Tapestry Dance Company under the direction of Acia Gray. Dre then premiered OSCiLLATE’, which she cochoreographed on the London- based tap dance company Old Kent Road. Funded by Arts Council England, This show premiered at the renowned Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London, and went on to tour venues including The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Latitude Music Festival, and Shanghai’s Xintiandi Festival. Dre has been featured in The New York Times, Dance Magazine, London Theater Review, Fest Mag, Vida, New York Post, and Los Angeles Times.

TORYA BEARD (Director) is the 2022 recipient of the APAP's Inaugural CIPA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Creative Producing and was featured in Variety and Lifetime's Power of Women: The Changemakers' Special for her work with A BroaderWay Foundation.

Torya's creative partnership with Ayodele Casel has been a significant collaboration. The pair developed various projects, including; CoDirecting/Choreographing the production of Sophisticated Ladies for University of Michigan's School of Music, Theater, and Dance (Fall 2022), Bessie Awardwinning dance film Ayodele Casel: Chasing Magic, and Ayodele Casel + Arturo O'Farrill

WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY (The Joyce Theater); Ayodele Casel: Chasing Magic Live (American Repertory Theatre); (The Joyce Theater); Really Rosie (City Center Encores! Off-Center); Diary of a Tap Dancer V.6: Us (Co-Director) and Where We Dwell, (New York City Center commissions); Rooted for the inaugural five-borough tour of New York City Center's On The Move; Diary of A Tap Dancer v.4 (Director), While I Have The Floor (Producer); Beard and Casel are Resident Directors of Dance Lab New York's Tap Project and co-curators of the Little Island Dance Festival. Torya's other projects; Funny Girl 2022 Broadway revival (Assistant Director); Waitress 2021 Broadway remount (Assistant Director); American Repertory Theater 2022 Gala (Director); Jesus Christ Superstar: Highlights from the AllFemale Studio Cast Recording (Executive Producer), Idina Menzel 2017 World Tour (Creative Director). Torya is: Executive Director, A BroaderWay Foundation; Artistic Director, Excellence Community Schools, Co-Founder, tall poPpy, and sits on the boards of Earl Mosley's Diversity of Dance and Raja Feather Kelly’s dance-theatre-media company, the feath3r theory (TF3T). Learn more about Torya at toryabeard.com. @thatgirltorya KURT CSOLAK (Filmmaker/Video Design) Broadway: Funny Girl; International Tour: Tap Dogs; New York: White Christmas, Top Hat Lab. Selected Theaters: 42nd Street, Hot Shoe Shuffle, Rhythmic Circus Holiday Shuffle, World Dance-O-.Rama, Tap Into the Night, Tap United; Companies: Dorrance Dance, Caleb Teicher & Company, Jam Project, CPD Plus; Film/TV: NBC’s World of Dance Season 1 (Rhythmatic), Speed Racer: The Next Generation, Alientologists. An accomplished filmmaker and founder of Solarc Productions, Kurt filmed Chasing Magic at The Joyce and joined Ayodele and team in the live production at A.R.T. ALAN C. EDWARDS (Lighting Designer)' work Off-Broadway includes Twilight: Los Angeles 1992, The Hot Wing King, and Fires In The Mirror (Signature), Harry Clarke (Vineyard), for which he received a Lucille Lortel Award, and the world premiere of Kill Move Paradise (National Black Theatre), which received a Drama Desk nomination. Regional: Lights Out: Nat King Cole, Paradise Blue (Geffen Playhouse); Baldwin/ Buckley (Elevator Repair Service); Pipeline, Skeleton Crew (Actors Theatre of Louisville); Detroit ’67 (Chautauqua Theatre Co.); Twisted Melodies (Center Stage Baltimore); A Raisin In The Sun, We Are Proud To Present… (The Guthrie); Twilight: Los Angeles 1992 (Syracuse Stage). Additional credits include Bluebird Memories featuring rap-artist Common (Audible Theatre); Chasing Magic (The Flynn); Where We Dwell (NYCC Fall For Dance); American Moor (Red Bull); Native Son (The Acting Company); Seize The King, Dutchman, Antigone, and Macbeth for the Classical Theatre of Harlem; and a special collaboration between CTH and the Apollo Theater in New York, The First Noel by Lelund Durond Thompson and Jason Michael Webb. On Broadway he was the associate to Jennifer Tipton on The Testament of Mary. He is a graduate of Yale School of Drama where he is also a member of the lighting faculty. www.alancedwards.com

WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY ERIN MCCOY (Stage Manager) Dance: Where We Dwell: Fall For Dance New York City Center. Broadway/ National Tour: Bernhardt/ Hamlet, Hamilton. Off-Broadway: Ain’t No Mo, #BARS, Tiny Beautiful Things, Dry Powder, Buzzer, Fidelis; Public Theater; Twelfth Night, Public Works; The Taming of the Shrew, The Tempest, Public Theater Shakespeare in the Park. Sugar In Our Wounds, MTC. Lincoln Center Directing Labs, Lincoln Center Theater. Invisible Thread, Second Stage Theater. Regional: The Folks At Home, Shakespeare in Love, Jazz, Baltimore Center Stage; Moby-Dick, American Repertory Theater; Appropriate, Westport Country Playhouse. Education: Otterbein University.

ANTHONY MORIGERATO (Additional Choreography) is a tap dancer, producer, director, content creator, writer, and Emmy-nominated choreographer. Anthony is the executive producer and artistic director for AM Dance Productions. AM Dance Productions' short films include The Text (2015), The Subtext (2018), and the award-winning When Snow Falls (2020). AM Dance Productions' live theatrical shows include AM Dance Project (2006-2008), Matt and Anthony (2009), flood (in the dark corner) (2017), flood (redux) (2020), and Alternate Spaces (2021).

NATALIE NITCHOFF (Assistant to the Choreographer & Director/ Company Manager) is a New York based dancer and arts administrator who has been assisting Ayodele Casel and Torya Beard since 2017.

Natalie is thankful to Ayodele and Torya for the opportunity to work with them on Chasing Magic at A.R.T., The Flynn Center of the Performing Arts, and to be returning to The Joyce Theater with this production.

TEMMA RICHARDSON (Wardrobe Stylist), aka Thel Rich, is a native New Yorker, with an eye for Fashion and a love for Costumes.

Graduating with a BA from Iona College with a concentration in Public Relations, Temma has always had a hand in the entertainment industry.

After graduation, she started her career with NBC Universal, where she discovered her love for styling. This experience drove her to go back to school at The Fashion Institute of Technology, where she studied to earn a certification in Costume Design & Fashion Styling. Throughout her career, Temma has used the power of costume design and styling as a storytelling device. Much like herself, her style is edgy, sophisticated, and powerful. Learn more at Thelrich.com.

BILL TOLES (Technical Director), an Audelco Award winner and Grammy nominee, works across specialties in theater, film, installation art, and music. He has worked with Amiri Baraka, Sekou Sundiata, Craig Harris, Shimon Attie, Regina Taylor, American Masters, Dianne McIntyre, Avery Brooks, Arrested Development, Meshell Ndegeocello, Nat'l Yiddish Theater Folksbiene, New Federal Theatre, Theatre For One, Ensemble for the Romantic Century, Garth Fagan, and Black Rock Coalition. He is happy to be returning to The Joyce Theater with this production. Billtoles.com.

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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 Assistant Director of Individual Giving............Meg White Assistant Director, Special Events.................Vernon Scott Individual Giving Manager.....................................Jesse Chin Institutional Giving Manager..........................................OPEN Special Events Associate...................................Maeve Brady Development Coordinator.............................Catherine Eng Director of Programming......................................Danni Gee Programming Manager.....................................Christine Tully Artist Services Manager.....................................Barb Domue Director of Dance Education & Family Programs........... .........................................................................Heather McCartney Dance Education & Family Programs Assistant.................. ....................................................................Marianne Rose Weber Dance Education & Family Programs Intern........................ ...................................................................................Lauren Pagano Director of Marketing..................................Andy Sheagren Associate Director of Marketing Strategy.....Anjali Amin Digital Marketing Manager........................Julia Thorncroft Marketing Manager..............................................Nadia Halim Marketing Assistant..................................................Annie Marx Director of Finance............................Margaret Hollenbeck Finance Associate.......................................Savá M. B. Martin Finance Clerk......................................................Xavier DelValle Database Administrator....................................Jim Seggelink Director of Information Tech....................Patricia A. Yost PRODUCTION Director of Production.............................................Jeff Segal Lighting Supervisor.................................................Kelly Atallah Technical Director.............................................Lou Albruzzese Head Audio.................................................................Sean Mullins Lighting Board Operator....................................Kyle Hagen Head Carpenter................................................Web Crittenden Head Electrician..............................................Brittany Spencer Stage Technicians................................Edward Hill, Kahlil Jahi 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.

JOYCE THEATER PRODUCTIONS Producer.....................................................................Ross LeClair Associate Producer...........................................................OPEN 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 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), 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 Crunch Fitness is the Official Gym Sponsor of The Joyce Theater.

The Joyce Theater is a member of APAP, Dance/NYC, and Dance/USA.

THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION, INC. BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Virginia A. Millhiser, Chair Amit Wadhwaney, Vice Chair Stephanie R. Breslow, Treasurer Jane E. Goldberg, Secretary

Kerry Clayton, Chair Emeritus David D. Holbrook, Chair Emeritus Stephen D. Weinroth, Chair Emeritus

R. Richard Ablon Charles M. Adelman Rob Ashford Monica F. Azare John M. Basnage de Beauval Ajay Bhandaram Tracy Brown

Keane Ehsani Ronald Gumbaz Toni Hoover Robert Musiker Susan Gluck Pappajohn Steven M. Pesner Meryl Rosofsky

Saul Sanders Linda Shelton Susan Fawcett Sosin Lauren E. Shortt Monica B. Voldstad Madelyn Wils

In Memoriam: Theodore S. Bartwink (Trustee 1993-2014), R. Britton Fisher (Trustee 1990-2020), Richard Lukins (Trustee 1998-2011), Anh-Tuyet Nguyen (Trustee 2007-2020), Richard Shea (Trustee 2015-2022)

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 September 15, 2022.

Robert Brenner Rick & Nurit Amdur Platinum Benefactors Con Edison Joel & Rhela Aragona ($500,000 and above) Jamshid & Mahshid Ehsani Sandra Berger LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust John & Margaret Falk Marty & Louise Bickman Gold Benefactors Nancy & Michael Feller Judi Rappoport Blitzer & ($100,000 and above) Gregg & Jean Frankel David Blitzer Kerry Clayton & Paige Royer Sylvia Golden Ralph & Martine Calder Ford Foundation Charles and Joan Gross Victoria V. Carey The Harkness Foundation Family Foundation Larry & Ronnie Cohen for Dance Elzbieta Grove Cathleen Collins Howard Gilman Foundation David & Andrea Holbrook Mary Sharp Cronson Mellon Foundation In Honor of Karen Brooks Hopkins Miriam & David Donoho Virginia & Timothy Millhiser The Ivill-Weiner Family Christopher M. Elmore National Endowment for The Kingsley Foundation Andrew & Claire-Marine Ferguson the Arts / American Rescue Elysabeth Kleinhans Thomas von Foerster Plan Act Melanie Coronetz & Bruce G. Miler Bart Friedman & Wendy Stein New York City Department LeConte Moore Rochel Gelman Cultural Affairs Edward J. Petrou The Harold K. Gross Family Robert Pollock Tatiana Piankova Foundation Charitable Trust The Fan Fox and Leslie Karen Roth Susan Ross Green R. Samuels Foundation Kathleen A. Scott Sharon B. Gurwitz The SHS Foundation Linda Shelton Maya Hamlet The Shubert Foundation Leslie Siegel Ronald E. Hellman & Denise Littlefield Sobel Johanna Weber Stephen B. Roberts Michelle D. & Claude L. Winfield William Houlihan Silver Benefactors Office of Cultural Affairs, ($75,000 and above) Presenter’s Circle Consulate General of Israel First Republic Bank ($5,000 and above) in New York GKV Charitable Foundation Anonymous (2) Jane Kendall National Endowment for the Arts Rob Ashford Elaine & Howard Leventhal Monica Azare Martin & Rosanne Leshner Benefactors Andrew & Froma Benerote Jayne Lipman & Robert Goodman ($50,000 and above) Donya & Scott Bommer Mark Littman & Johnny Mendoza Jody & John Arnhold | Office of City Council Member In Memory of John MacDonald Arnhold Foundation Erik Bottcher Maria Mackey National Dance Project of Donna B. Case Uttara P. Marti the New England Foundation The Barbara Bell Cumming Wendy McCain for the Arts Charitable Trust Joyce F. Menschel The Jerome Robbins Foundation Chubb LTD David & Diana Milich Meryl Rosofsky & Stuart Coleman Ms. Pamela Crutchfield Jane & Michael Murphy Lauren E. Shortt Jeffrey Davis & Michael T. Miller Mutual of America Foundation The Jennifer and Dancers Responding to AIDS Cherrie Nanninga Jonathan Allan Soros Foundation DeWitt Stern Group, Inc. Omomuki Foundation Monica Voldstad Keane Ehsani David Pasterski Amit Wadhwaney Linda Ellis Warrie Price & Christopher Evans & Josh Garner James David Prince Chairman’s Circle Martin & Linda Fell Betty P. & Michael H. Rauch ($25,000 and above) Jeanne Donovan Fisher Theresa Alessandro Russo Anonymous (2) FUSED Foundation Deborah & Charles Adelman French U.S. Exchange in Dance Wes Schafer & Carlos Galtier Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation Barbara Goldstein Susan & Arnie Scharf Stephanie R. Breslow Paul Feuerman & Bruce Grivetti Xiomara & Charles Scheidt & Paul Watterson Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Goodman Fran Schulman The Gladys Krieble Delmas Randall & Mary Hack Robert A. Schulman Foundation Elizabeth Anne Hartman Rena Shagan Susan Dickler & Sig Van Raan Judith M. Hoffman Alex & Wendy Stanton Melina Fisher Val Holley & Joseph Plocek Mark Stevens & Mary Murphy Jane E. Goldberg Illuminated Foundation Linda Stocknoff Ronald Gumbaz & Juliet Cozzi Alan & Gail Koss Marianna Vaidman Stone & Leanne Lachman Christopher Jones & Eric Stone Mertz Gilmore Foundation Deborah McAlister Consulate General of Sweden Toni Hoover Christine Knuth in New York In Motion Elizabeth & Neil Kurtz Susan Ulick Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Robert R. Littman & Ms. Patricia E. Vance Henry and Lucy Moses Fund Sully Bonnelly David E. Vogel Robert Musiker Alexandra Wheeler & Rocky Rukan New York State Council on the Arts Karen & Martin McDonald Ronay & Richard Irving & Elaine Wolbrom The O’Donnell-Green Music and Menschel/Charina Foundation, Inc. Ralph Womble & Ashley Edwards Dance Foundation In loving memory of Bill Perlmuth, Billy F.B. Wong & Susan & Greg Pappajohn Patricia Dugan Perlmuth Stephanie Gordon Michèle & Steve Pesner Rajika & Anupam Puri Saul & Mary Sanders Nina B. Quigley Leaders Susan Fawcett Sosin Mr. Stephen Kroll Reidy ($1,000 and above) Stephen & Cathy Weinroth Nancy Sands Anonymous (10) Madelyn & Steven Wils Margaret E. Selby Robert Allyn SER.O.YA Neme Alperstein Impresario’s Circle Barbara Madsen Smith Gerald M. Appelstein ($10,000 and above) Christopher Soule Bank of America Merrill Lynch Anonymous (3) Allan Sperling & Ferne Goldberg Kara Medoff Barnett & Sylvia Ablon Jean & Gene Stark Dov Barnett Alpern Family Foundation Linda B. Strumpf Alison Baum Sarah Arison Pamela Baxter Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Director’s Circle Dorothy Black Foundation ($2,500 and above) Kim Bleimann & Paola Duran John Basnage de Beauval Anonymous (2) Joe Bonnaud Ajay Bhandaram R. Richard Ablon Nissan Boury Bloomberg Philanthropies Adrienne Albert Barbara & Gary Brandt Torrence Boone & Ted Chapin

Edward Brill Madeline Brine Matt Brodile Joanna Bueche Linda & Joseph Camardo Ann Chao Larry & Ronnie Cohen Woody & Janice Collins In memory of Richard Shea Edward Brill Madeline Brine Matt Brodile Joanna Bueche Linda & Joseph Camardo Ann Chao Larry & Ronnie Cohen Woody & Janice Collins In memory of Richard Shea Jane Comer Caroline & Paul Cronson John & Nada Culver Charles T. Davis Barbara Dau Irene Rosner David, in Memory of Dr. Raphael David Jeffrey Davis & Jamie Alpert David H. De Weese & Anne Heller Ms. Beth Rudin DeWoody The Cory & Bob Donnalley Charitable Foundation The Donut Pub Jack & Eleanor Dunn The Eilers Family Suzanne B. Engel Mr. Richard Erstad & Dr. Gladys Fenichel David L. Fanger & Martin Wechsler Erin Feeley-Nahem & Isaac Nahem Judy & Richard Feldstein Judith & Alan Fishman Maria Vittoria Foglia John and Janet Foord Brandon Fradd Judith Z. Friedman Peter C. Friedman Ania Fryszkowska & Alex Louizos Barrie Gillies & William Drummy Susan Egbert Gilroy Dorothy Goodman John Graney, MD Mason & Kim Granger Patric & Patricia Gregory Ava Hamilton Deborah Harada Alexandra L. Harper Melanie C. Harris 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 Shannon M. Houston George C. Howell, III Mary & David Iles James B. Jacobs & Jan Sweeney Dr. Bernard M. Jaffe Derek Johnson Richard A. Kahn & Thomas Lutazi I. Michael Kadish Kenneth S. Kail & Ivy Hwang Margaret Kaplen Mr. Christian K. Keese Lauren Klein Hans Koch Kathy Krall George & Liz Krupp Sondra Kurtin Robinson Susan Lampard Judith Landon LDJ Productions Reginald van Lee Michael G. Lemle Rachel S. Levine Robert & Dorina Link David Lovett & Meg Ruley

Sharon Luckman & Paul Shapiro Jonna Mackin Elizabeth A. Maher Robert Marlin Lynn C. Mautner Marcia Kramer Mayer Lyn McHugh Miller Khoshkish Foundation Mr. Wayne & Mrs. Barbara Miller Michael Mulligan Jonathan M. Nadler Barbara Nagel Joyce O’Brien Aaron Singer and Bart Oosterveld Trisha Ostergaard David Parsons Peck Foundation, Milwaukee LTD Amy Pennington Doug & Teresa Peterson Douglas & Barbara Pitsch Judith Plows Carole Postal Donna & James Pressman Steven & Debbie Prince David Alan & Susan Berkman Rahm Case van Rij Philip W. Riskin Charitable Foundation Mary Jo Robertiello Ann Sahid Rosche Donald J. Rose & Victoria Lasdon Rose Ellen Rosen Harvey Rosen Diana & Michael Rothenberg Marilyn & Alan Rothstein Karen Royce Gail Russell Paula Ryan Deborah Sales & Ted Striggles Alessandro & Fe Saracino-Fendi Moshe Sasson Barbara & David Schimansky Susan Schweitzer Jesse & Carol Schwartz Michael Sekus & Bianca Russo Christina Selin Irene Shen Lisa & Randy Siegel Lynne Smalley Joseph Smith & Leslie Hendrix Marilyn Sobel Leon Sokol Paul Solomon Ellen Sorrin & David York Fran Sperling Michael Stanley Mamie and Justin Stewart Roger Stoltz & Shauna Stoltz-Laurie Christina Strack Abbie M. Strassler William Sussman & Jane Steele Swedish Institute and the Swedish Embassy in Cuba Ken Tabachnick & Yael Mandelstam Gary Tannenbaum & Helen J. Mills Temple St Clair LLC Veena Upadhyay Pamela van Zandt & Gina Gibney George Vanderploeg Lucy Vasserman Michael & Carol Weiss Bill Whelan Amy Williams Vicente Wolf Elly Karp Wong Cooper Wright & Michael Marino Brann & Ellen Wry Carol Yorke & Gerard Conn Eloise Zeller Christian Zimmermann Bonnie Zamosky-Roth Investors ($500 and above) Anonymous (12) Jan Albert Jim & Kristen Albright

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 Jennifer Bandier Betsy Barbanell Clay H. Barr Pamela Baxter Joan & Ira Berkowitz Robert & Carol Braun Jeffrey B. Bruce Carol Bryce Buchanan Jordyn A. Buchanan Diana Cagle Jennifer Kornreich Cahn & Andrew Cahn Susan Campbell Karen Carozza Jason Chuang Matthew C. Cluney Betsy Cornwall William Cosper Victoria Cowles Duke Dang & Charles E. Rosen Jonathan Davis Tony & Suzy Davis Anne DeBevoise Duane Devries Nancy Denison Debora Domass Michael Eizenberg Robert Elder & Jacqueline Fox Elder David & Ingrid Ellen Judith & Walter Flamenbaum Dr. Sarah Fox & Mr. Steven Lochie Robert Fraiman Bobby & Vicki Freeman Herbert & Judy Freedman Eileen & Cono Fusco Tom & Nina Geller Karen Gershowitz Elise Larrabure Girasole Geraldine Glassman Prof. James A. Glazier Dwight Glover Virginia Gold Elaine Goldman Nita & Chuck Goodgal Katherine Goodman Brian K. Gould Lenore & Edward Grabowski Grant Family Charitable Fund Bruce Greenwald Charles & Carol Grossman Family Fund Jane Groveman Glen & Paula Gunsalus Gina Harman Charles & Elaine Harris Ira Haupt, II Sheila Heimbinder 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 Kenneth & Jill Iscol Betty Iu Walter Jaffe & Paul King Robert & Marcy Katz H. David Kaplan Jan S. Keithly Jennifer Aley Kenney Robert & Elaine Klein Valarie Koch Ellen Koshland Brian & Rosemary Kowalchuk Audrey Lam Arthus & Jane Lane

Stephen B. Lane Kenneth M. LeClair Phyllis & Cary Lemkowitz Michael Lemle Karen Lewis Elizabeth & Durwood Littlefield Sophie Main Jennifer & Gideon Malherbe Julie Mandel Marcus Joseph M. Marger Margaret Mastrianni William Mavrelis Douglas McCorkle Lorraine J. Meeker Kati Meister Tanya Melich & Noel Silverman Victoria Morris Paula Moss Ann Mulally Deb Murnin Barry Nalebuff Drs. Benjamin Natelson & Gudrun Lange Peter Nelson Genevieve Nestor Amanda Lee Neville Stuart Nordheimer & Barbara Miller Peter J. Occolowitz Katherine Ogg Aaron Singer & Bart Oosterveld 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 Mary Jo Robertilleo Donald W. Roeske, Jr. Deborah Ronnen Ellen Rosen Jean M. Ross Elsa Ross-Greifinger Anya Peterson Royce Jennifer Goodale & Mark Russell Prince & Petar Sanders Dr. Carol Ann Satler In Memory of Tracy Scherman Marva & Florian Schodel Lynn N. Schusterman Robert Score Deborah Selch Elizabeth Shapiro George Sheanshang Tara Sherman & Tony Weiss Lindy Shuttleworth & Arthur Reichstetter Edward Siegel Dr. Jorge Sigal Rabbi Charles Simon Andrew & Jennifer Smith Joan & Laurence Sorkin Jason Spiro Michael Stanley Jessica E. Stack William L. Stern Jim Stiles & Randy Bird Robin Stout Helen Sullivan Dr. Pavur R. Sundaresan Pamela Tatge William Tomai & John Eric Sebesta TPU Local One IATSE Frank Troutman Ellie Tweedy Thomas Van Winkle Ernie Vickroy Merna Villarejo Thomas Allen Walker Charles Walker Louise Washer & Mary Clay Fields Gregory Ward Sedgwick & Pamela Ward

Chris Watson Carol A. Weil Kate Weil Sara Weinheimer Stephen D. Weinstein George S. Werner & Li Werner Tom Whelan Gregory Youdan Sponsors ($300 and above) Anonymous (4) Patricia Adell Jane & Stephen Alpert John Angiolillo, MD Elaine & Theodossios Athanassiades Sherry & Sanford Axelband Vivian Awner Elena Baum Nilda Bayron-Resnick Joan & Ira Berkowitz Kate Bicknell Roz Black & Bob Eimicke Stan & Abby Bloch Lindsley Borsodi Paul Brohan Leslie Buckland Jim Bumgardner & Lou Tharp Deborah Burand Michael & Jennifer Campagna Kelli Carrol Neil & Kathleen Chrisman Margaret Coady Eileen & Michael Cohen Galois Cohen Richard & Mary Ann Cohen Laurie Colahan Robert Conkey Dr. Arturo & Ms. Caren Constantiner Dr. & Mrs. Frederiick Corio John Coulter Mr. John A. Crawford III Judy Cunningham Diana Davies Jacqueline Z. Davis Mr. Anthony DePersia Dr. Susan Dicker Julie Ana Dobo 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 Stephanie French Barbara Futter Mr. Maura Gaenzle Barbara Gallay Loren Gesinsky & Judy Rudin Richard Gilden Ronald Gilliam Denyse Ginzberg John D. Goldman Jennifer Goodale & Mark Russell Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Grant Susan E. Green Lawrence W. Greene Sandra Gubin Laurie Hart Eric Hemel & Barbara Morgen George & Linda Hiltzik Herman & Jacquelyn Heinemann Mrs. Ruth W. Heuman Peter Holleran Huong Hoang Susan Israel Sherrilyn Ifill Ronald Jacquart Willie Johnson Drew Reid Kerr

Kenneth Silverman & Carin Khatchikian Barbara Knox Bond Koga Susan & Peter Kopple Irene H. Lang Angela de Lara Michael G. Lemle Lawrence Levine Sukey Lilienthal Leslie Lin David Long Harold W. Low Peter Maiwald Judy Mauer John & Linda Maxwell Doug & Regina McCorkle Colleen McCourtney Rodney McDaniel Cynthia Adler McKee R. McNish Alan Mendelsohn Carol and Frank Messineo Holly & William Mensching Vincent Mirrione Richard & Gloria Moylan Aaron & Marcia Naveh Stephen A. Newman Madeleine Nichols Anne & Harvey Nisselson Jeffrey Nunn Phillip J. Pena Posner-Wallace Foundation The Pulse Performing Arts Studio Jonathan Raskin Dr. & Mrs. Robert Refowitz Lan Rice Judith & Gary Richter Barbara D. Riehl Eileen Robert Susan M. Rosenberg Barbara S. Rosenthal Lainie & John Ross Alan Russell William H. Sadie Lies Sapp Gregg Passin & Andy Schmidt Laura E. Schneider Sherry Barron-Seabrook Mary & John Seward Rita Shawn Kenneth Shelley Jennifer Shotwell Anthony & Rosa Smith Robin Smith & Bill Plante Martha Sherman Robert & Curtis Spencer Margaret Stern Jos Stumpe Henry & Jo Strouss Mr. Lars Rosager & Mr. Donald Troise Ms. Donna Tatro Pat Tafuro Jennifer Tipton Margot Tohn Tonic Physical Therapy & Wellness Deirdre Towers Bruce Tredwell Charles & Susan Tribbitt Dana A. Troetel Patricia Truscelli Scott Votey Dick & Carolyn Wallach Jeff Walsh Doreen Wright Yelena Yeretsky Peter Yorgin

The Rudolf Nureyev Prize for New Dance and Ballet Festival Commissions The Joyce Theater Foundation thanks the Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation for its invaluable partnership in commissioning new works from both established and emerging ballet companies, and enabling these companies to perform on the Joyce stage. The Joyce gratefully recognizes the donors listed below for their generous matching support that has made this effort possible.

Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation R. Richard Ablon Deborah & Charles Adelman Gerald M. Appelstein Rob Ashford Stephen M. Baldini Theodore S. Bartwink The Harkness Foundation for Dance Mick Beekhuizen Evan Behrens & Dara Stern Ajay Bhandaram Torrence Boone Stephanie R. Breslow & Paul Watterson Madeline Brine Richard & Martha Byrne Kerry Clayton & Paige Royer Rodney S. Cohen Alan & Chi Colberg Arlene Cooper Pamela Crutchfield Trisha & Patrick Duval Jamshid & Mahshid Ehsani Augie K. Fabela II Britton & Melina Fisher Kim Friedman J. Eric Gambrell Jane E. Goldberg Ronald Gumbaz & Juliet Cozzi David Haines John & Judith Hannan Rex S. Heinke Cecilia & Jim Herbert David & Andrea Holbrook Toni Hoover Kim Koopersmith Allen Kovac/ Tenth Street Entertainment Ronald & Stephanie Kramer Ronald S. Lauder Jim Leary Alec & Sarah Machiels Joyce F. Menschel David & Diana Milich Virginia & Timothy Millhiser Karyl Nairn Abby McCormick O'Neil & Carroll Joynes

Anh-Tuyet Nguyen & Robert Pollock Susan & Gregory Pappajohn Michèle & Steven Pesner Tatiana Piankova Foundation Betty P. & Michael H. Rauch Gregg Rechler/ Lisa & Gregg Rechler Charitable Trust The Jerome Robbins Foundation Ann Sahid Rosche Meryl Rosofsky & Stuart H. Coleman Rowan Family Foundation Inc. Saul & Mary Sanders Fran Schulman Kathleen A. Scott Frederic & Robin Seegal Richard Shea Howard L. Shecter Linda Shelton Irene Shen Henry R. Silverman Susan Fawcett Sosin Allan Sperling & Ferne Goldberg Wendy & Alex Stanton Justin A. Stevens Raymond & Margaret Vandenberg Monica B. Voldstad Amit Wadhwaney Daniel Walsh Stephen & Cathy Weinroth Steven M. Zagar Richard Kielar & Christian Zimmermann The Young Leaders Circle Kyle Abraham^ Annie Alfstad Patricia Arellano Chellis Baird Erin Barnes Alison Baum Rachel & Dyllan Beck Lisa Bonifacic Isabella Boylston^ Camille A. Brown^ Victor M. Castillo Alejandro Cerrudo^ Phil Chan Dr. Jason Chuang Brandon T. Cournay Mary Craig Dayana De La Torre Debora Domass Michelle Dorrance^ Giancarlo Facchi Robert Fairchild^ Davalois Fearon^

Andrew D. Ferguson Erica Forrence Jordan Freisleben Amita Goyal Cari Griggs Ting Guo Jessica Halper Mingtong Han Alexandra Harper, Co-Chair Ariana Hellerman Lauren Hlubny Kile Hotchkiss^ Alixandra Hornyan, Co-Chair Audrey Hourse Laura Hsu Kristen Irby Amanda Krische Sireesha Kalapala Jean-François Kowalski Audrey Lam Stephanie Lichtinger Lydia Lin Mitch Lowenthal Michelle K. Marck Jose Martinez Katherine Maxwell^ Sara Mearns^ Justin Peck^ Tiler Peck^ Ruby Rosetta Pittman Dora Pulido Brecht Putman Vanessa Rojas Amir Rouzrokh Setpheap San^ Claire-Marine Sarner Bette Ann Schlossberg, Co-Chair Anthony Seaboyer Caroline Shadle Victoria Shadle Daniil Simkin^ Elisa Smilovitz Samara Stern Evan Strain Mark & Oni Strawn Sara Strope Laura Vang Lucy Vasserman Alexander Wang Miss Inga Wells James Whiteside^ Emma Winder Lila Ziegler ^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.

NOVEMBER 15-20

Dynamic world premieres by Garth Fagan and Norwood Pennewell, as well as stirring revivals from the company’s vibrant archive.

C U RTA I N C H AT Wednesday, November 16 FA M I LY M AT I N E E Saturday, November 19 at 2pm

“The dancers are superb— perfectly trained instruments— and the company and its repertory provide a real hope for putting that word “modern” back in modern dance.”

– New York Post

G A RT H FA G A N D A N C E . O R G