BALLET FESTIVAL: JEROME ROBBINS CURATED BY TILER PECK
Performance at The Joyce Theater | 7:30pm
Followed by a cocktail reception at PHD Rooftop Lounge at Dream Downtown
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Ballet Tech Foundation Inc. in association with The Joyce Theater Foundation presents
Artistic Director DIONNE FIGGINS
Director of Dance Faculty
Administrative Directors
Production Manager
Executive Director MAGGIE CHRIST
ASHLEY TUTTLE JOE GREGORI, JANEL RAYOME ZAIRE BAPTISTE
Dancers
Students of Ballet Tech
The New York City Public School for Dance
NICHOLAS BEGUN
Guest Artists
JULIENNE BUENAVENTURA KOA CHUN
NICKEMIL CONCEPCION MEGAN ENG KYLA ERNST-ALPER
EMMA GORDON
MEILING LEE SHUILING LEE ASIA YIU
Founder ELIOT FELD
Ballet Tech offers special thanks to the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust for its enduring assistance.
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 Booth Ferris Foundation, The Harkness Foundation for Dance, MacMillan Family Foundation, The Jerome Robbins Foundation, and Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
BLUE CAST: June 12 at 7pm (except 1956), June 14 at 7pm, June 15 at 2pm
RED CAST: June 13 at 7pm, June 14 at 2pm
BLUELOON
world premiere
Choreography by Brian Reeder
Music by George Gershwin
Lighting by Carolyn Wong
Costumes by Vernon L. Ross
DANCERS
Blue Cast
MALEYA BEAUBRUN MIA CORONA DANIELLE DAVIS
KENNEDYELIZABETH GODFREY LEAH HATHAWAY VALERIA LUNA
FRIDAY MATHEWS JR. AARON MEIGHOO LILI MINNICK AYDEN RIOS
SULLIVAN SAUNDERS NIKO SIRAISI ISABELLA TAVERAS VIRGINIE WALLACE
Red Cast
KADEJAH DONATIEN CLARA ENTEL CAROLINA FADDA-ALESSI
They Can’t Take That Away From Me written by Ira Gershwin and George Gershwin. Warner Geo Met Ric Music (GMR). All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission.
- PAUSE -
PAQUITA (1881)
Choreography after Marius Petipa
Staged by Max Azaro
Assisted by Cathy Rhodes and Ashley Tuttle
Music by Ludwig Minkus
Lighting by Carolyn Wong
Costumes by Vernon L. Ross
DANCERS
KOA CHUN* MEGAN ENG**
Blue Cast
ESTELLE ALLEN NOAH BENAYOUN VERA BRUGUERAS AMELIA CHAN SEBASTIAN CLINE LIZZIE COHEN CLARA GRAF MEMPHIS HAAS GRACE IACOVELLA COSMO KATAGAS JULIA MIRANDA AVA MUÑOZ MANOA SAKURADA PERSEY SONDERUP SHAYE STEWART
SELINA TAN SERENA WANG
Red Cast
NOAH BENAYOUN AMELIA CHAN SEBASTIAN CLINE LIZZIE COHEN CLARA GRAF MEMPHIS HAAS GRACE IACOVELLA COSMO KATAGAS JULIA MIRANDA AVA MUÑOZ MANOA SAKURADA ADRIANNA SENCION PERSEY SONDERUP SHAYE STEWART SELINA TAN CORAL TORRES-HARA SERENA WANG
*Koa Chun is a guest artist.
**Megan Eng is a guest artist and BT alumna.
- INTERMISSION -
MYSTÈRE
world premiere
Choreography by Dionne Figgins and the 8th Grade Class of 2025
Music by Ennio Morricone
Lighting by Carolyn Wong
Costumes by Vernon L. Ross
DANCERS
NOAH BENAYOUN SEBASTIAN CLINE LIZZIE COHEN MIA CORONA KADEJAH DONATIEN CLARA ENTEL CAROLINA FADDA-ALESSI
LORENZO FADDA-ALESSI CLARA GRAF GRACE IACOVELLA PEIWEN JIANG
COSMO KATAGAS VALERIA LUNA JASLYN MARSHALL FRIDAY MATHEWS JR.
AARON MEIGHOO JULIA MIRANDA AVA MUÑOZ AYDEN RIOS MANOA SAKURADA SULLIVAN SAUNDERS SELINA TAN KENTO WALLACE SERENA WANG
L'Ultima Diligenza di Red Rock used with permission from Universal Music Enterprises. All Rights Reserved.
- PAUSE -
LISSE
world premiere
Choreography by Edgar Peterson
Assistant to the Choreographer Zuzu Park-Stettner
Aerial Choreography by Kyla Ernst-Alper
Music by Isak Gaines
Lighting by Carolyn Wong
DANCERS
JULIENNE BUENAVENTURA NICHOLAS BEGUN NICKEMIL CONCEPCION EMMA GORDON MEILING LEE SHUILING LEE ASIA YIU
AERIALIST & DANCER
KYLA ERNST-ALPER
Choreography and music commissioned by Ballet Tech Foundation Inc. for alumni of Ballet Tech. The choreographer and all of the dancers in this piece are BT alumni.
- PAUSE -
KYDZNY (2014)
Choreography by Eliot Feld
Staged by Megan Eng, Zuzu Park-Stettner, and Asia Yiu
Music as performed by Raya Brass Band
Lighting by Aaron Copp
Costumes by Michael Krass
Costumes Executed by Timberlake Studios, Inc.
DANCERS
Blue Cast
ESTELLE ALLEN MALEYA BEAUBRUN NOAH BENAYOUN VERA BRUGUERAS
AMELIA CHAN LIZZIE COHEN DANIELLE DAVIS KADEJAH DONATIEN
KENNEDYELIZABETH GODFREY CLARA GRAF MEMPHIS HAAS
LEAH HATHAWAY GRACE IACOVELLA COSMO KATAGAS VALERIA LUNA
JASLYN MARSHALL FRIDAY MATHEWS JR. LILI MINNICK JULIA MIRANDA
AVA MUÑOZ AYDEN RIOS MANOA SAKURADA NIKO SIRAISI
SHAYE STEWART SELINA TAN CORAL TORRES-HARA VIRGINIE WALLACE SERENA WANG
Red Cast
MALEYA BEAUBRUN NOAH BENAYOUN VERA BRUGUERAS AMELIA CHAN
LIZZIE COHEN DANIELLE DAVIS KADEJAH DONATIEN
KENNEDYELIZABETH GODFREY CLARA GRAF MEMPHIS HAAS
LEAH HATHAWAY GRACE IACOVELLA COSMO KATAGAS VALERIA LUNA JASLYN MARSHALL FRIDAY MATHEWS JR. LILI MINNICK JULIA MIRANDA
AVA MUÑOZ CARLA MUSZYNSKI AYDEN RIOS MANOA SAKURADA
NIKO SIRAISI SHAYE STEWART SELINA TAN
CORAL TORRES-HARA VIRGINIE WALLACE SERENA WANG
Bubblers (All Performances)
Orlan Caron Milo Hong Willa Lémetais Scarlett Reyes
Lyla Spencer-Coye Pacha Suwansuksanti Sena Tajima Chen Jacinda Torres Alexander Turner Quinn Walters
DANCES 1 and 2
ALL THE DANCERS
DANCE 3
NOAH BENAYOUN DANIELLE DAVIS KADEJAH DONATIEN KENNEDYELIZABETH GODFREY LEAH HATHAWAY
COSMO KATAGAS NIKO SIRAISI
DANCES 4 and 5
ALL THE DANCERS AND BUBBLERS
Didi by Hadj Brahim, used by permission of BMG Rights Management. Sousta, Uzicko Kolo, Piperkoro Oro, and Stankena Tehova used by permission of Raya Brass Band.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Mission and Organization Background
BALLET TECH FOUNDATION is committed to introducing New York City public school children to the beauty, integrity, and joy of dance. Annually, we provide the rigorous dance training necessary to fulfill and nurture students' intrinsic dance talents, tuition free. We develop dancers and leaders of tomorrow by offering young people, who reflect the rich diversity of our city, a world class dance education that encompasses a wide variety of genres of movement and choreography, alongside an academic education in collaboration with the NYC Department of Education.
Since its founding in 1978 by choreographer Eliot Feld, Ballet Tech's programming has reached over 950,000 children in 668 public elementary schools in NYC for its tuition-free ballet training program. Of those children, more than 27,000 have been invited to participate in Ballet Tech’s Introduction to Ballet classes. Students with a strong aptitude and enthusiasm for dance are invited to Ballet Tech’s fulltime school where the 4th-8th graders receive intensive tuition-free dance training at our studios at 890 Broadway, and since 1995, a strong academic education on site as well by the NYC Department of Education.
Ballet tech Across New York Enrichment Programs
Through Ballet Tech Across New York (BTANY), Ballet Tech offers in-school enrichment programs to our partner schools, introducing students to the various dance techniques taught at Ballet Tech and to the basic tenets of ballet. These tuition-free programs, tailored for 2nd and 3rd grade, are intended for students of all abilities. Ballet Tech also provides open auditions at its studios at 890 Broadway throughout the year.
introduction to ballet program
Students participating in the BTANY program that demonstrate an aptitude and enthusiasm for dance are invited to participate in the Introduction to Ballet Program.
Raymonda (2022)
Dancers: Raven Barkley, Khadim Beye, and Lily Ching
Photo by Ellen Crane
The Intro students are bused by the NYC Department of Education from their local elementary schools to BT one morning a week for a 75-minute class for 6 weeks. Beginning the following fall, qualifying students from the Introduction to Ballet Program are invited to apply for full-time enrollment at the New York City Public School for Dance.
new york city public school for dance: grades 4-8
A joint venture with the NYC Department of Education, the NYC Public School for Dance (NYCPSD) provides an onsite academic curriculum integrated with intensive dance training at 890 Broadway. The DOE provides the academic faculty and curriculum; Ballet Tech Foundation provides the intensive dance training, dancewear, and transportation. The NYCPSD follows the public school calendar.
In addition to Ballet Technique, the dance curriculum includes Allegro, Horton, Pointe, Jazz, West African (Summer Session), Repertory, and Tap.
kids dance
Created in 1994, Kids Dance, BT’s annual season at The Joyce Theater, provides the students with the opportunity to learn choreography, develop performance skills, and learn about stagecraft. In preparation for The Joyce season, students learn ballets created especially for them by dance faculty members and guest artists.
Impact
Through the scaffolding approach to learning from the beginning classes to advanced, the five years of rigorous dance training serve as both the bedrock and springboard for the students’ future pursuits, whether in dance or another field. Ballet Tech tracks its graduates through their high school careers and beyond in order to provide support and guidance as alumni grow into their respective career paths.
Ballet Tech is a community consisting of faculty, staff, parents, alumni, and donors. The entire community is united with the goal of ensuring that our students (the heart of our community), develop the values -- creativity, discipline, perseverance, confidence, critical thinking, and courage – and skills necessary to become leaders of tomorrow Find out more about Ballet Tech at www.ballettech.org. If you would like to be on our mailing list, or are inspired to support Ballet Tech, please contact us at 890 Broadway, New York, NY 10003, (212) 777-7710 or at questions@ballettech.org.
BALLET TECH COMMISSIONING PROJECT
The COMMISSIONING PROJECT was begun by founder Eliot Feld, who described it as follows:
For aspiring piano students there are Bach’s two and three-part inventions and Bartok’s Mikrokosmos, both designed to develop skills and refine evolving sensibilities. With that model in mind, Ballet Tech has resolved to build a library of new choreography imagined for and designed on emerging dancers. This will be a repertory of original dances, dreamed up and composed by boffo dance makers, for fledgling dancers to hone their skills and whet their imaginations. And, of course, intended to delight the eye and enchant the fancy of audiences of all ages.
Our 2025 additions include Blueloon by Brian Reeder and Mystère by Dionne Figgins.
The library includes works by Dionne Figgins, Men Ca, Brian Reeder, Robert LaFosse, Curtis Holland, Michael Snipe, John Heginbotham, Julia Eichten, Brian Brooks, Stephanie Terasaki, Conner Bormann, and Riley O’Flynn, Laura Careless, Karisma Jay, Ximena Salgado, and Eliot Feld.
Eliot Feld’s Pointing 1 (2017) Dancers: Joyce Ha, Megan Eng, Asia Yiu, Tobi Lee
Photo by Whitney Browne
WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY
ELIOT FELD (Choreographer; Founder of Ballet Tech) was born in Brooklyn, New York and studied dance at the School of American Ballet, New Dance Group, High School of Performing Arts, and with Richard Thomas. At age eleven, he danced with the New York City Ballet as the "Child Prince" in Balanchine's original production of The Nutcracker as well as with the companies of Donald McKayle, Pearl Lang, Sophie Maslow, and Mary Anthony. At sixteen, he joined the Broadway cast of West Side Story and appeared as Baby John in the movie version, and later danced on Broadway in I Can Get It for You Wholesale and Fiddler on the Roof. Mr. Feld danced with American Ballet Theatre, American Ballet Company and Feld Ballets/NY. Eliot Feld has choreographed 149 ballets since 1967, creating dances for American Ballet Theatre, American Ballet Company, Royal Danish Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, John Curry Skating Company, The Juilliard School, The National Ballet of Canada, Royal Swedish Ballet, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, London Festival Ballet, Boston Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Richmond Ballet, New York City Opera, New York City Ballet, Ballet Tech, and Kids Dance, among others.
DIONNE FIGGINS (Choreographer; Artistic Director of Ballet Tech) was born in Memphis, TN and grew up in Washington DC, training at Jones-Haywood School of Ballet and the Dance Institute of Washington. She briefly attended Goucher College, where she was cast as the lead Russian girl in Balanchine’s Serenade by NYCB soloist Zippora Karz. Ms. Karz encouraged Ms. Figgins to audition for Dance Theatre of Harlem and in 2000, Ms. Figgins joined DTH’s corps de ballet. With DTH, Figgins performed leading roles in Agon, Serenade, Four Temperaments, and Concerto Barocco. Ms. Figgins has also performed with Complexions Contemporary Ballet and Forces of Nature Dance Company. In 2004, Ms. Figgins turned her sights to Broadway during a hiatus at Dance Theatre of Harlem, and was cast in the original Broadway company of Hot Feet. She has also appeared in the original casts of Memphis the Musical (2010 Tony winner for Best Musical), Motown: the Musical (Diana Ross understudy and dance captain), A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical (Daisy Parker), and served as assistant choreographer for Leap of Faith on Broadway. Ms. Figgins’ work in the musical Smokey Joe’s Cafe has garnered her an Ovation Award Nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical, Chita Rivera Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actress in an Off-Broadway Musical, and a Chita Rivera Award for Best Ensemble in an Off-Broadway Musical. She is the co-founder of Broadway Serves, an affiliate organization of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and an active member of the Tony Nominating Committee.
JULIENNE BUENAVENTURA (Dancer; they/she) is a queer, Filipino artist and choreographer. They are an alum of Ballet Tech, the Martha Graham School, Ballet Hispánico, MOVE|NYC|, and Korea National University of the Arts. They are a 2024 graduate of the SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance as Summa Cum Laude. @julie.buena
NICHOLAS BEGUN (Dancer) started dancing at Atlantic Ballroom before enrolling in Ballet Tech the following year! He then attended LaGuardia H.S. and received his BFA from Fordham/Ailey. Nicholas has performed three seasons with the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, toured with Ailey 2, and also enjoys teaching dance!
KOA CHUN (Dancer), from Bedford, MA, trained at Boston Ballet School and was a Pao Scholar in its Pre-Professional Program. He performed as Franz in Coppélia for the 2022 Next Generation show. He graduated from Walnut Hill and trained with Joffrey Ballet. He currently studies at Columbia University and manages Ballet Tech’s studio.
NICKEMIL CONCEPCION (Dancer) a New York–based performer and choreographer, began his career in Broadway’s Cinderella at 13. He danced with Ballet Tech and Cedar Lake, touring globally for 12 years. Film credits: The Adjustment Bureau, In the Heights, Vacant, and upcoming roles in Kiss of the Spider Woman and American Horror Story (2025).
KYLA ERNST-ALPER (Dancer/Aerialist) has performed in over 15 countries, for all kinds of productions, from an Alicia Keys concert to a sold out cabaret in Brno. For this project, Elizabeth Munn was Kyla’s aerial coach. Strength coach: Wendy Reinert. On June 23, Kyla presents a preview of her solo show. kylaernstalper.com
MEGAN ENG (Dancer and Feld Repetiteur), a Ballet Tech alumna, began her training in 2009 and graduated in 2019. She was part of the premiere casts of Eliot Feld’s KYDZNY and Pointing 1, 2, and 3, and performed soloist roles in Feld’s A Yankee Doodle and The Jig is Up
EMMA GORDON (Dancer) first studied dance afterschool at P.S. 212, before attending Ballet Tech for 6 years, followed by The Alvin Ailey PPAS School Program. She graduated with her Honors BFA in Dance from George Mason University in 2023, earning the award for Excellence in Performance in the program.
MEILING LEE (Dancer) began dancing at age seven. She attended Ballet Tech from 2015–2017, then ABT’s JKO School until 2022. She continued her studies at The Ailey School and is currently pursuing her dance training at the collegiate level, exploring the contemporary route while honing her ballet technique and deepening her artistic voice.
SHUILING LEE (Dancer) began her dance journey at the age of seven, training at Ballet Tech (2015–2017), ABT’s JKO School (until 2022), and The Ailey School. Now pursuing collegiate dance studies, she is delving into contemporary movement while strengthening her ballet foundation and enriching her artistic expression.
ASIA YIU (Dancer and Feld Repetiteur), a Ballet Tech alumna (2009 - 2019), holds a Business Communication degree from Baruch College. Back at BT, she has assisted classes, staged Feld’s work on students (A Yankee Doodle; Apple Pie; KYDZNY), and performed in Kids Dance. She has performed with Broadway Serves, Broadway Green Alliance, and Revolución Latina.
CURTIS HOLLAND (Choreographer), born in Miami, FL, grew up dancing in his parents’ studio, the Edwin Holland School of Dance. Trained in ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, and acrobatics from age three, he honed his craft under their guidance. After high school, he competed on So You Think You Can Dance Season 10, reaching the Top 14. Moving to New York, he performed in Shuffle Along, Mean Girls, The Music Man, Funny Girl, and now The Great Gatsby. Passionate about teaching, Curtis finds joy in helping students grow, continuing a family legacy of sharing the art of dance.
EDGAR PETERSON (Choreographer), a NYC native, began his dance training at Eliot Feld’s The New Ballet School (now Ballet Tech). He performed in the first Kids Dance in 1994 and danced professionally with Feld Ballets/NY. Edgar pursued Genetics Research at Rockefeller University and studied Economics at Columbia. In 2002, he entered Financial Services through an internship at S&P Global and now works at FactSet Research Systems. He danced and choreographed professionally, co-founded ENCOUNTERS in 2012, and joined Ballet Tech’s Board in 2022. He is honored to be the first alumnus to choreograph on Ballet Tech alumni for Kids Dance.
BRIAN REEDER (Choreographer) performed with New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and William Forsythe’s Ballet Frankfurt. He began choreographing in the early 2000s, creating works for ABT, Washington Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Colorado Ballet, and various schools and academies. His work extends to music videos, film, fashion, and musical theater. Reeder has taught at Juilliard, Vassar, Brown, Barnard, Princeton, Ballet Hispanico, and Ailey II. He served as rehearsal director for Cedar Lake Ballet, a coordinating director for summer dance programs internationally, and as resident choreographer for Ballet Next. He currently teaches and choreographs for Manhattan Youth Ballet and Ballet Tech.
MAX AZARO (Rehearsal Director) began dancing under Risa Kaplowitz in Princeton, then trained at ABT’s JKO School (2014–2017) on full scholarship. He joined Ballet Austin in 2017, performing featured roles in The Nutcracker, Giselle, Rubies, and works by Balanchine, Wheeldon, and others. He has also taught throughout Texas, New Jersey, and New York.
ZUZU PARK-STETTNER (Assistant to the Choreographer and Feld Repetiteur), an NYC native, trained at Steps, Ballet Tech, and Point Park University. Performance experience: Anybodys in West Side Story (NBFT), Young Presley in Best Punk Band of Conway Missouri (UpTheater) The Tempest (Public Works) Victory Dance (New Victory). This is her third year as a Feld Repetiteur at Ballet Tech.
AARON COPP (Lighting Designer)'s recent projects include The Old Man and the Pool (Beaumont), The New One (Cort/James Earl Jones), Death Let Me Do My Show (Orpheum), Mass (Kennedy Center), Falling Out of Time (Carnegie Hall), Red State Blue State (Minetta Lane), Candide (Tanglewood Music Center), One Line Drawn (Miami City Ballet), and Shahrazad (The Royal Ballet of Flanders.) Music projects include The Silk Road Ensemble, Natalie Merchant, Diamanda Galas, Maya Beiser and the Bang On A Can All-Stars. He’s worked extensively in the dance world, winning two Bessie Awards - for Merce Cunningham's Biped and Jonah Bokaer's The Invention of Minus One.
CAROLYN WONG (Lighting Designer) is a New York-based lighting designer whose portfolio includes a diverse range of projects from intimate theatrical productions to internationally touring work. Favorites include Children of Eden (Manhattan Concert Productions, directed by Tony Yazbeck), Let Me Mingle Tears With Thee (Pacific Northwest Ballet / Jessica Lang), Come Through (a collaboration between TU Dance and Bon Iver), Une Autre Passion (Le Ballet du Grande Théâtre de Genève / Pontus Lidberg). She currently works as the Worldwide Associate Lighting Designer for Disney’s The Lion King. She is an alumna of Oberlin College, and a native of San Francisco, California. www.wongnumber.com
ISAK GAINES (Composer) is an internationally awarded composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He has collaborated with Michael Brook (Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan) and Donald Palma (Orpheus Chamber Orchestra) and was mentored by Grammy-winning producer Robert Sadin (Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter.) He has performed at venues worldwide, including Auditorio Ibirapuera in São Paulo, the Guggenheim Museum in NYC, and the Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia. His work has been recognized by ASCAP, Downbeat Magazine, the International Antonin Dvorak Composition Competition, and the Tribeca New Music Festival. Born in Seattle, he studied music and composition at The New School, and currently resides in Philadelphia.
MICHAEL KRASS (Costume Designer): BALLET TECH: The Jig Is Up, The Wild Current, Panorama, Monsieur, A Yankee Doodle, KYDZNY, Meshugana Dance, Sleep Study, 3 Commedia Dances, Apple Pie, Homeland. BROADWAY: Hadestown (Tony Nomination), What the Constitution Means To Me, The Cherry Orchard, Heisenberg, Noises Off (Tony nomination), Living on Love, Machinal (Tony nomination), The Lyons, The Constant Wife (Tony nomination), Twelve Angry Men, After the Fall, Hedda Gabler, Charlie Brown, The Rehearsal. NATIONAL TOURS: Hadestown, Angels in America, Full Gallop. OFF-BROADWAY: Will Eno, Martin Sherman, the Debate Society, Edward Albee, John Guare, etc. FILM: Campbell Scott’s Hamlet. OPERA: Pelléas and Mélisande. TEACHING: NYU, Brown.
VERNON L. ROSS (Costume Designer) began his professional career at Dance Theatre of Harlem in 1981, becoming Wardrobe Supervisor in 1991. He oversaw the costume shop, collaborated with designers, coordinated touring logistics, and managed fittings, repairs, and costume care. He toured nationally and internationally, designing for DTH’s school and summer intensives. From 1991–1999, he also designed for the Dance Institute of Washington, including its inaugural Kwanzaa performance. Vernon honors his work with Zelda Wynn, DTH’s first wardrobe supervisor and renowned African American designer. He currently serves as men’s Wardrobe Supervisor for principal and soloist dancers at American Ballet Theatre.
Dance Faculty and Staff
Artistic Director
Director Faculty
Administrative Directors
Director of Body Conditioning
Administrative Coordinator
Program Coordinators
Program Assistant
Dance Faculty
Dionne Figgins
Ashley Tuttle
Joe Gregori, Janel Rayome
Cathy Rhodes
Zoe Padden
Rashel Orellana, Darren Thomas
Michael Miles
Max Azaro, Janelle Barry, Emory Campbell, Lanette Costas, Megan Eng, Dionne Figgins, Mary Lyn Graves, Curtis Holland, Dustin James, Men Ca, Zuzu Park-Stettner, Brian Reeder, Cathy Rhodes, Ashley Tuttle, Asia Yiu
Feld Repetiteurs
Class and Rehearsal Assistants
Pianists/Accompanists
BTANY Manager
BTANY Staff
Megan Eng, Zuzu Park-Stettner, Asia Yiu
Julienne Buenaventura, Jaya Collins, Megan Eng, Basia Lamy, Michael Miles, Rashel Orellana, Anne Plowden, Jaheem Wilson, Asia Yiu
Nezih Antakli, John Epperson, Allan Greene, Ai Isshiki, George Lykogiannis, Ben Pawlak, Dmitry Polischuk, Dred Scott, Mihoko Suzuki
Janelle Barry
Mailynn Arias, Max Azaro, Janelle Barry, Nicholas Begun, Julienne Buenaventura, Men Ca, Annastasia Confrey, Piper Dye, Mary Lyn Graves, Annika Greenig, Jessica Karcz, Basia Lamy, Céline Maillard, Laura Mead, Michael Miles, Katherine Shamdin, Claire van Bever, Sofia Villa, Nate Walsh, Haley Wolfersberger, Alice Wu, Josh Zacher
Administration
Executive Director
Director of External Affairs
Director of Finance
Director of People & Culture
Building Manager
Executive Assistant
Development & Communications Assistant
Maggie Christ
Andrew Ennis
Russell Murphy
Joshua Palmer
Jason Walters
Debbie Mausner
Helen Hill
Production Staff
Production Manager
Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager
Costume Designer
Costume Liason
Wardrobe Supervisor
Wardrobe Assistants
Zaire Baptiste
Morgan Lemos
Caileigh Potter
Vernon L. Ross
Janelle Barry
Mattia Davis
Christine DiJoseph, Haley Wolfersberger
Assistant
Lighting Designer
Lighting Designer
Carolyn Wong
Helena Magee
Services
Graphic Design Publicity Auditor
Insurance
Principal Counsel
Video Production
Photo Documentation
Roads to Success (After School Program)
Linda Zacks
Blake Zidell & Associates
Fred Martens, Lutz & Carr
Bob Middleton, Maury, Donnelly, & Parr
Mark Dorfman, ODI
John Sare, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
Nel Shelby Productions
Stephanie Berger
Ciriaco Watson
Academic Faculty and Staff
Principal 4th Grade
5th Grade
4th & 5th Grade Science/ 5th Grade Math
Middle School Social Studies and ENL
Middle School Science
Middle School ELA
Middle School Math
Spanish
Teaching Artist, Visual Art
Special Education Guidance Counselor
Secretary
Parent Coordinator
Social Worker
School Aide
School Nurse
School Safety Officer
Veronica York
Tamara Rubakha
Michelle Lum
Cari Sobolewski
Alexandra Barbosa
Jeannie Herlihy
Jared Van Zweeden
Estella Li
Mariana Fernandez
Richela Morgan
Anastasiya Karpova
Jennifer Kaufman
Sherri Montgomery
Meredith Lubben
Dana Gelles
Jason Rivera
Ketevan Mikautadze
Natalie Phillips
Credits
Shoes by Freed, Second Skin Shop, and Capezio. Leotards and tights by Wear Moi, Capezio, and Speerise.
Lighting equipment provided 4-Wall Entertainment.
Costume construction by Clara Alta, Terri Black, Pamela Cummings, Mattia Davis, Christine DiJoseph, Adrianna Reyes, & Timberlake.
Ballet Tech Foudnation, Inc. Board of Directors
Patricia Crown
Glenn K. Davis
Laurel Durst
Jilian Cahan Gersten
Suk Han
Bill Heinzen
Carol Zerbe Hurford
Karen Levinson
Mimi Lien
Rachel Moreno
Patricia Tuthill Pazner
Edgar Peterson
Trustees Emeriti
Cora Cahan Gregory Hines* Howard Klein* LuEsther T. Mertz*
*in memoriam
HEARTFELT THANKS TO OUR DONORS!
The Ballet Tech School’s extensive outreach, tuition-free dance training, and Kids Dance are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Ballet Tech extends deep appreciation to the following individuals, corporations, foundations, and government agencies whose generosity supports the tuition-free Ballet Tech School.
Corporations, Foundations, and Government Agencies
Accu Data Workforce Solutions
Arts Insurance Program
Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation
Bank of America Foundation
The John N. Blackman Sr. Foundation
The Bluthenthal-Toff Family Foundation in memory of Ruth B. Toff
Capezio/BalletMakers
Dance Foundation, Inc.
Capital Supply Company
Chancy Memorial Foundation
DA Davidson & Co.
The Dammann Fund, Inc.
Oberlander Dorfman, Inc.
Dube Charitable Fund
Freed of London
Nancy Friday Foundation
Francis J Greenburger Foundation in honor of Khamelah Ford
The Harkness Foundation for Dance
KCP Learning & Behavioral Consulting, Inc.
Stephen and May Cavin Leeman Foundation, Inc.
The Malkin Fund in honor of Eliot Feld
The Marshall Frankel Foundation
John L. McHugh Foundation
The Morrison & Foerster Foundation
MZ Wallace, Inc.
Nasdaq Employee Giving
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
New York City Department of Education
The New York Community
Trust Van Lier Fellowships
New York State Council on the Arts
Nordstrom
PagerDuty
Posner-Wallace Foundation
Prometheus Charitable Trust
The Philip W. Riskin Charitable Foundation
The Jerome Robbins Foundation
Seventh District Foundation
The Shubert Foundation, Inc.
Dr. Robert C. & Tina Sohn Foundation
Tiger Baron Foundation
Michael Tuch Foundation, Inc.
UBS Financial Services, Inc
Anonymous
Individuals
Camille Acampora
Randy Adams
Deborah and Charles Adelman
Leah C. Aden in honor of Doris Jones
Sarah Adut
Carlos A. Aguilar
Janice K. Allen
Nancy Alpert & Gwen Marcus
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Anderson
Julia Johnson Attaway
Marion Bachrach
Eliza M. Baird
Ellen Bar & Jody Lee Lipes
Brandi Barber
Nan Bases in honor of Laurel Durst
Naima Beckles
Ms. Martha Bedrosian
Lisa Bellucci in honor of Ashley Tuttle
Franck Benayoun
Nancy and Mark Bender in honor of Sarah Kellner
Ingrid Benezra
Joan and John Beranbaum
Janet Bernstein
Amanda Birk
Marian Bluestein
Yelena Bobroff in memory of Daniel Levans
Jennifer Bodner
Anne R Boy
Elizabeth Breslow in honor of Maggie Christ
Tricia Brouk
Ava Brown in honor of Roosevelt Brown
Paul and Yvette Carrington
Peter and Virginia Carry
Ann F. Chamberlain
Myrna Changar
Wallace and Shanel
Cheatham
Dan Chen
Donald C. Christ
Maggie Christ & Will Wedge
Sarah Christ*
Linda Cicely
David & Dorothy Clair
Carla Clark-Campbell
Cari Clement
Ginnine L. Cocuzza
Jehudith Cohen
Miriam Cohen*
Alyson Contreras
Sadé Council
Cindy Myatt Cravenho
Patricia Crown and Tony Radice
Janet Dash
Jim and Diana Davies
Glenn K. Davis
Patrick Davison
Ann Diamond
Doris Fund
Ellen Eanet
Lenore Eggleston-Herbst
James Engel
Sheldon Epps in honor of Dionne Figgins
Ellen G. Estes
Lynn W. L. Fahey
Joyce Farnsworth & Cliff Young
Marian Fish
Katharine J. Flack
Jane Flax
Khamelah Ford
Dr. Mary Murphy Fox
William and Mary Fryar
Paula Galowitz in honor of Karen Levinson
April Gariepy in memory of Maleek Beaubrun
Ellen Gelber
Robin Gelburd
Maxine L. Gerson
Jilian Cahan Gersten & Brian Shuman
Russell and Lindsay Giroux
Ekaterina Grigoryeva
Grody-Patinkin Family
Lawrence & Alberta Grossman
Roman Grygorcewicz
Marilyn Hahn
Richard M. Halford M.D.
Saundra Hampson
Suk Han
Susan Harrington in honor of Maggie Christ
Ilene Haspel
Leigh Haus
Pamela Hawkins
Robert-Kristoffer Haynes
Wilma Heckler
Bill Heinzen
Valerie Herzog
Lujing Ho
Carol Zerbe Hurford and Thomas W. McEnerney
Carolyn Hutchinson
Kimberly Iacovella
Mariue Iuengo in memory of Kelly Cross
Martin Izquierdo
Elizabeth Johnson
Rebecca Josue
Elaine Kane
Susan Kirschner
Elysabeth Kleinhans
Rachel Rutherford Knapp in honor of Eliot Feld
Joanna Knobler
David A. Korman
Ed & Terry Kornbluh
Cynthia M. Lanzetta and Alphonso P.
AnnMarie Laramee
Jeffrey Larris and Mindy Duitz
Cary & Phyllis Lemkowitz
Rosanne Leshner
Marcia Levine in honor of Maggie Christ
Amy Murray
Karen Levinson
Paul and Susan Levy
Susan Lichter
Mimi Lien & Alec Duffy
Roseanne Lind
Winnie Luk
Jeronimo Luna
Gerard E. Lynch and Karen Marisak in honor of KJ Takahashi
Barbara MacCallum
Patricia Maher
David T. Mansy
George and Irene Mantas
Joseph M. Marger
Mary Ellen Martin
William Martin in honor of Linda Mosley and Gwen Matthews
Doris L. Master
Sandra K. Masur
Kate Mattingly
Lynn C. Mautner
Molly McEneny
Martha Morenstein in honor of Patricia Crown
Benjamin and Jan Miller
Anne Mills in memory of James Hanbury
Cathy & Glen Miranker
Claire Moise
Sherri Montgomery
Katherine Moore
Rachel Moreno
Linda Cicely Morgan
Elizabeth A. Mullins
Leila Mustachi
David and Arleen Kemler in honor of Carol Hurford
Dick and Carol Netzer*
Sifor Ng
Susan Oher in honor of Maggie Christ
Terry Orr
The Parent's Fund in honor of Chanel Stewart
Rey and Mika Parla in memory of Alicia Parla and Takenori “Anchan”
Azegami and in honor of youngarts.org
Sally Ann Parsons in honor of Eliot Feld
Jane Parver in honor of Patricia Crown
David Patterson
Jeanette Pertz
Edgar Peterson
Sarah Piazza
Anthony Piccolo
Pritzker Family Fund in honor of Dionne Figgins
Khadija Prowell
Viki Psihoyos
Dr. Renee Queen
Jonathan D. Reichman
Susan K. Reiter
Steven Resnick
Molly & Tracey Revenson & Edward Seidman
Jane Rigney
Liz & Barry Ritter
Alice & Larry Rothbaum in memory of Claire Moise
Elena Ryabova and Sergey Diyanov
Janet M. Salzer
Wendy Sasser
Ira Schall in honor of
Laurel Durst
Adina Schecter in honor of Karen Levinson
Elizabeth Schneider
Michael E. Schnur, Ph.D.
Jonathan Schorr
Lorraine Schramm
Norma Schwab
Edward Seidman
Juliet Elgart Semp
Joseph Sherman
Seth Shulman
Robin and David Sigman in honor of Maggie Christ
Perry Silvey & Renee Estinopal
Michael J. Sinder
Katherine Skelley
Susan Sonders
Joan and Laurence Sorkin
Nikki B. Springer
Andrew Sternlight
Mr. and Mrs. James Stothers
Carole Straus
Tracy Straus
Patricia Sullivan
Rosemary T. Sullivan
Stephanie Sweda
Michael and Bryna Sweedler
Susan Tabor
Mika Tajima
Jane Tate
Amy and Albert Taylor
Family Fund
Ann Stevens Teichmeier
Rachel Terte
Pue Pue Then
Pam Thornton
Helle Tondro
Patricia Tuthill Pazner
Catherine Ulissey
Ruby Vogelfanger
Thomas von Foerster
Adele Wailand in honor of Patricia Crown
Andre and Yoko Wallace in memory of Therese F. Wallace
Tina Cesa Ward
Carol A. Weil
Jacqueline Williams
John Willoughby
Jeffrey K. Hong and Luke B. Winata
Melinda Wolfe and Ken Inadomi
Stanley Wong
Liz Woodburn in memory of Daniel Uziel
Jane Worden
Henry and Marjorie Zapruder in honor of Eliot Feld
The Zevakina Family
Susan Zolla-Pazner in honor of Patricia Pazner
Eden and Clint Zugel
Pauline Zwaans
Anonymous (30)
*in memoriam
As of 5/30/25
THE BALLET TECH ACROSS NEW YORK (BTANY) DANCE ENRICHMENT PROGRAM is our primary outreach program for NYC public schools. The BTANY program provides all participating students with an accessible and engaging dance enrichment class, allowing students of all different skill levels and capabilities to enjoy the beauty and joy of dance.
Students are also able to audition for Ballet Tech through our Open Audition process, held at Ballet Tech studios throughout the year.
If you or someone you know may be interested in booking the BTANY Dance Enrichment Program, please contact our Co-Administrative Director Janel Rayome at (212)777-7710 ext. 304 or jrayome@ballettech.org.
We would like to acknowledge the many public elementary schools located throughout New York City that are our partners. Without their cooperation, our programs would not be possible.
We salute and thank you!
ABOUT THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION
The Joyce Theater Foundation ("The Joyce," Executive Director, Linda Shelton), a nonprofit organization, has proudly served the dance community for more than four decades. Under the direction of founders Cora Cahan and Eliot Feld, Ballet Tech Foundation acquired and The Joyce renovated the Elgin Theater in Chelsea. Opening as The Joyce Theater in 1982, it was named in honor of Joyce Mertz, beloved daughter of LuEsther T. Mertz. It was LuEsther’s clear, undaunted vision and abundant generosity that made it imaginable and ultimately possible to build the theater. Ownership was secured by The Joyce in 2015. The theater is one of the only theaters built by dancers for dance and has provided an intimate and elegant home for over 475 U.S.-based and international companies. The Joyce has also expanded its reach beyond its Chelsea home through off-site presentations at venues ranging in scope from Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater, to Brooklyn’s Invisible Dog Art Center, and to outdoor programming in spaces such as Hudson River Park. To further support the creation of new work, The Joyce maintains longstanding commissioning and residency programs. Local students and teachers (1st–12th grade) benefit from its school program, and family and adult audiences get closer to dance with access to artists. The Joyce’s annual season of about 48 weeks of dance now includes over 300 performances for audiences of over 100,000. Visit Joyce.org for more information.
FUNDERS
Many Thanks to The Joyce's Institutional Funders for Keeping Us Moving Forward
An abundance of gratitude to Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Representative Jerrold Nadler, and Representative Nydia M. Velázquez for their visionary leadership that established the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program, which made the reopening of The Joyce Theater in 2021 and the reemergence of many dance companies possible.
Leadership support for The Joyce's year-round programs and services:
LuEsther T. Mertz
Charitable Trust
Season Sponsor:
Champion support for The Joyce's annual programming:
Major support for The Joyce's operations and special projects:
Booth Ferris Foundation
ABOUT THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION
VISION STATEMENT
The Joyce Theater Foundation is committed to fostering and supporting a diverse and inclusive environment, both on and off stage. We embrace and celebrate diversity in all its forms, and value the rich experiences and perspectives that arise from differences in race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and cognitive and physical ability.
We strive to counteract the social injustices and racism that exist within our communities, our nation, and our world. Our aim as an organization is to embody the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice.
To achieve this, we will:
• Create and implement proactive diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice initiatives;
• Establish and maintain a culture of safe sharing, intentional listening, learning, and growth;
• Engage with and support disenfranchised communities by sharing information and resources and ensuring accessibility;
• Develop metrics and conduct regular reviews of our programs and policies to hold ourselves accountable and shift as neededs.
With these goals in place and our Vision Statement in mind, we are dedicated to the continued learning and growth needed to foster an inclusive environment for all. This is an ongoing process and by nature will be an evolving statement.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LINDA SHELTON
Executive Assistant and Community Engagement Manager........
.....................................................................................................Ayo Janeen Jackson
ADMINISTRATION
General Manager Huong Hoang
Associate General Manager................................................Katy Myers
Head Carpenter.......................................................................Web Crittenden
Head Electrician..................................................................Brittany Spencer
Stage Technicians.......................................Fabrizio Caputo, Edward Hill
The Joyce Theater is a member of APAP, Dance/NYC, and Dance/USA.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Joyce Theater operates on the Lenape island of Manhahtaan (Mannahatta) and acknowledges that it was founded upon the stolen land and erasure of many Indigenous communities. This acknowledgement demonstrates our institution’s commitment to the process of dismantling the legacies of colonialism and cultural imperialism.
We acknowledge the ongoing violence towards Indigenous people through systemic inequality. We pay our respect to the Indigenous peoples who lived and continue to live upon this land, and whose rich history, artistic practices, and spirituality are tied to this land. It is within our responsibility as a cultural institution and our commitment to diversity and inclusion to embody a commitment to Indigenous rights and cultural equity.
We sincerely invite you as an audience member to take a moment to reflect on the history and legacy of displacement, migration, and settlement.
It is our intention to work with local Native American arts councils to better inform our land acknowledgment practices and anticipate that it will evolve over time.
Sara E. Solfanelli (Special Counsel for Pro Bono Initiatives), Debra R. Anisman (Special Counsel), Howard B. Epstein (Of Counsel), Gregory P. Pressman, Esq. (Of Counsel), Cristina Giappone, Esq., Andrew B. Lowy, Esq., Sabrina Singh, Esq, Steven M. Appel, Esq., Michelle M. Orge, Esq., Gordon W. VanWieren III, Lance M. Kodish............................................................................................................. Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC................................................................ ................................................................................Kimberly M. Maynard, Esq. Stephanie Grassi, Esq. P.C...........………..Stephanie Grassi, Counsel Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP...............................................
Abraham, Matthew Giacobbe Hogan Lovells………..................................................................Ross Moskowitz
& Carr
Zavelson
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.
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
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
R. Richard Ablon
Rob Ashford
Ajay Bhandaram
Alan Cumming
Keane Ehsani
John Philip Falk
Michael Feller
Melina Fisher
IN MEMORIAM
Theodore S. Bartwink (Trustee 1993-2014)
Tracy Brown (Trustee 2020-2023)
R. Britton Fisher (Trustee 1999-2020)
David D. Holbrook (Trustee 1994-2023)
Richard Lukins (Trustee 1998-2011)
Anh-Tuyet Nguyen (Trustee 2007–2020)
Richard Shea (Trustee 2015-2022)
Monica B. Voldstad (Trustee 2016-2023)
Stephen D. Weinroth (Trustee 1996-2022)
Founders and Trustees Emeriti: Cora Cahan and Eliot Feld
ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN
Ronald Gumbaz
Toni Hoover
Robert Musiker
Meryl Rosofsky
Saul Sanders
Linda Shelton
Lauren E. Shortt
Cathy Weinroth
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 May 23, 2025.
Platinum Benefactors
($500,000 and above)
Sheetal & Tokumbo Shobowale
John & Jody Arnhold
Elysabeth Kleinhans
LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust
Virginia & Timothy Millhiser
Gold Benefactors
($100,000 and above)
Deborah & Charles Adelman
Kerry Clayton & Paige Royer
Howard Gilman Foundation
Ronald Gumbaz & Juliet Cozzi
The Harkness Foundation for Dance
Leanne Lachman
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
Sharon Patrick
Robert Pollock
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
Ann & George Colony
Margaret & John Falk
Nancy & Michael Feller
New York State Council on the Arts
The Jerome Robbins Foundation
Meryl Rosofsky & Stuart Coleman
Lauren E. Shortt
SHS Foundation
Denise Littlefield Sobel
TD Bank/TD Charitable Foundation
Conrad Voldstad
Cathy Weinroth
Benefactor's Circle
($25,000 and above)
Anonymous (2)
Jeff & Susan Campbell
Catskill Mountain Foundation
The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
Melina Fisher
Jane E. Goldberg
Elzbieta Grove
Heartfelt Wings Foundation
Henry and Lucy Moses Fund
Bob & Sharon Musiker
Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels
President's Circle
($15,000 and above)
Jen Ablon
Sarah Arison
Citizens Private Bank
Robert Goldberg & Betsy MacIsaac
Aimee Haydinger
Henry Luce Foundation
Tatiana Piankova Foundation
Karen Roth
Kathleen A. Scott
Joseph LeRoy and Ann C. Warner Fund
Vicente Wolf
Impresario’s Circle
($10,000 and above)
Anonymous
Rick & Nurit Amdur
Ms. Monica Azare
Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Dr. John Bonavita-Goldman
Edward Brill
Leslie & Richard Curtis
Ms. Susan Dickler & Mr. Sig Van Raan
Linda & Martin Fell
Gregg & Jean Frankel
Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation
Sharon B. Gurwitz
Ms. Elizabeth Haynes
Judith M. Hoffman
Toni Hoover
Illuminated Foundation
Christine Knuth
Eric & Sandy Krasnoff
Andrew Martin-Weber
Mr. James McLaren & Ms. Lawton Fitt
Linda and Ed Morse
No Studios of Milwaukee
Steve Pesner and Peace in loving memory of Michéle Pesner, a person whose entire life was devoted to culture and the arts
Rajika & Anupam Puri
Ellen Rosen
The Scripps Family Fund for Education & the Arts
Linda Shelton
Irene Shen
Leslie Siegel
Barbara Madsen Smith
Jean & Gene Stark
Emiko Terasaki
Johanna Weber
Producer’s Circle
($7,500 and above)
Neme Alperstein
Office of City Council Member Erik Bottcher
Con Edison
The FGK Foundation
Dr. Peter and Mrs. Eszter Friedman
Suzanne Hall & Valentino Carlotti
Melanie Coronetz & Bruce G. Miller
Cherrie Nanninga
Michael Sekus & Bianca Russo
Margaret Stern
Advocates
($5,000 and above)
Anonymous (3)
R. Richard Ablon
Alpern Family Foundation
Rob Ashford
Anne-Victoire Auriault
The Barbara Bell Cumming Charitable Trust
Andrew & Froma Benerofe
Ajay Bhandaram
Marty and Louise Bickman
Judi Rappoport Blitzer & David M. Blitzer
Donya & Scott Bommer
Robert Brenner
Donna B. Case
Ms. Georgina Cullman
Carol Davis and Joel Marcus, M.D.
Jeffrey Davis & Michael T. Miller
Ms. Patricia Dugan, in memory of William Perlmuth
Mr. Keane Ehsani
Judith R. & Alan H. Fishman
Robert J. Fraiman Jr. & Melanie Harris
Owls Fund at the Triangle Community Foundation
Emi Gittleman
Robert Greenberg
The Randall and Mary Hack Foundation
Elizabeth Anne Hartman
The Ivill-Weiner Family
Christopher Jones & Deborah McAlister
Alan & Gail Koss
Jonathan Levinson
Uttara P. Marti
Ronay & Richard Menschel
New Music USA
Val Holley & Joseph Plocek
Nina B. Quigley
Mr. Stephen Kroll Reidy
Ms. Theresa Russo
Lawrence Safran & Romulo Aromin, Jr.
Nancy Sands
Susan Scharf
Fran Schulman
Robert A. Schulman
Deborah Selch
Christopher Soule
Linda Strumpf
Theresa Alessandra Russo Foundation
Ms. Patricia E. Vance
Barbara Wybraniec
Director’s Circle ($2,750 and above)
Anonymous (2)
Joel & Rhela Aragona
Barbash Family Fund
Sandra Berger
Barbara Berliner & Sol Rymer
Ms. Deanna Bittker
Jeffrey Bruce & Ingrid Steffensen
David Bruson
Capezio/Ballet Makers
Dance Foundation
Cathleen Collins
Jane Comer
Chris Coulthrust
The Cowles Charitable Trust
Trisha & Patrick Duval
Christopher M Elmore
David L. Fanger & Martin Wechsler
Ania Fryszkowska
Andrew and Claire-Marine Ferguson
Kenneth Foster
Jeffrey Olund & Silvia Furia
A. Stephanie Gittleman
Dorothy Goodman
Elisabeth Hefti
Carolina Hernandez
Jonathan Kanovsky
David Kernahan
Diana Korsh
Kathy Krall
Joe Lanteri, New York City Dance Alliance Inc.
Rosanne Leshner
Jayne Lipman & Robert Goodman
Johnny Mendoza & Mark Littman in memory of John MacDonald
Lynn C. Mautner
Karen & Martin McDonald
The McNamee McHugh Family Fund
James Musiker
Warrie Price & James David Price
Donald J. Rose & Victoria Lasdon Rose
Mr. Vernon Scott
Rena Shagan
Mr. Craig Snyder
Consulate General of Spain in New York
Susan Ulick
Alex Z. Wang
Alexandra Wheeler & Rocky Rukan
Michelle D. and Claude L. Winfield
Irving & Elaine Wolbrom
Ralph Womble & Ashley Edwards
Billy F.B. Wong & Stephanie Gordon
Carol Yorke & Gerard Conn
Yavitz Cypen Foundation in honor of Billy Zavelson
Ms. Barbara Zuckerberg
Leaders
($1,000 and above
Anonymous (5)
Adrienne Albert
Robert Allyn
Gerry & Hank Alpert
Roger and Aida Anderson
Ms. Linda Andrews
Mr. Gerald Appelstein
Aybars Asci
James Asci & Joshua Schulteis
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
Ms. A. Bozzi
Barbara & Gary Brandt
Carol & Bob Braun
Ms. Joan Breibart
Madeline Brine
Gerri Brioso
Mr. Matthew Brodlie
Daniel & Elaine Brownstein
Dr. Amy Buchman & Ms. Vicki Haupt
Lisa Jo Reimer-Byrne
Ralph & Martine Calder
Doug & Lisa Caldwell
Joseph and Linda Camardo
Mr. Joel Camche
Mr. William J. Campbell
Mr. Scott Caplan
Karen Carozza
Ms. Cheryl Carruthers
Cengiz Cemaloglu
Julia Chambers
Peri & David Clark
Mike Coffin
Pamela Cook
Ms. Edrie Cote
Ms. Janet Cox
Paul and Caroline Cronson
Greg Darnieder
Irene Rosner David, in Memory of Dr. Raphael David
Diana Davies
Christopher Delong
Jan, Dick and Nora Demenus
Nicole Dietrich & Jack Kraska
The Cory & Bob Donnalley
Charitable Foundation
Miriam & David Donoho
The Dorothy Fund
Benjamin Duster
Suzanne B. Engel
Erin Feely-Nahem & Isaac Nahem
Ms. Audrey Feldman
Thomas Finch MD
Marion Ilene Fischer
Judith & Walter Flamenbaum
Pamela Frankel
Judith Z. Friedman
Mark Friedman & Veronique Bogliolo Friedman
Clio Garland
Swapna Ghanta
Barrie Gillies & William Drummy
Ms. Diane Gooch
Carole Gottlieb
Minda Gralnek
Mason & Kim Granger
Pam Green
Mr. & Mrs. Glen Gunsalus
Jenny Haid & Zohaib Rathore
Alexandra L. Harper
Ms. Vilia Hayes
Laurie and Jack Heflin
Sheila Heimbinder
Mr. Ronald Hellman &
Mr. Stephen Roberts
Janet L. Henner
Ms. L Kathy Herre
Mr. Arthur Hill
Emma Hood
Karen Brooks Hopkins
Lynn Hopkins
Ms. Lisa Huertas
David H Hughes Jr
Alexandra Hylton
Mary & David Iles
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Jacobs
Jasteka Foundation
Rebecca Josue
Gloria & Michael Kadish
Kenneth S. Kail & Ivy Hwang
John Kalish & Susan Niederman
Margaret Kaplen
Jane Kendall
John Kirby
Ed Krugman & Ethel Klein
Murray & Sylvana Klein
Vasili Krishnamurti
Bette Lacombe
Ilene H. Lang
Nancy Lashine
Mr. Julius Leiman-Carbia
Mr. Michael Lemle
Howard & Elaine Leventhal
Charitable Fund
Judith Lewis
Dorothy Lichtenstein
Robert & Dorina Link
William Lockwood
David Long
Jonna Mackin
Mr. & Ms. Mangini
Joseph M. Marger
Edwin Maynard
Lorraine J. Meeker
Jeff Melvin
Joyce F. Menschel
Ms. Mary Meyer
Diana and David Milich
Miller Khoshkish Foundation
Mr. Wayne & Mrs. Barbara Miller
Mr. Conte Moore & Ms. Barbara Jones
Mr. Michael Mulligan
Jane & Michael Murphy
Judith Musiker
Judy Musiker
Ms. Eve Mykytyn
James Neisloss
Ms. Maryam Newman
Ms. Molly Nozyce
Mr. Conor O'Neil
Omomuki Foundation
Aaron Singer and Bart Oosterveld
Mrs. Trisha Ostergaard
Rachel Ostry, MD
Candace and Simon Owen-Williams
John Owen
Joseph Pabst
Leonard Pack & Adele Weisman
Mercedes Paratje
David Pasterski
Ms. Amy Penner-Walker
Edith C. Penty
Flora Perskie
Doug and Teresa Peterson
Carl Pforzheimer III
Larry & Barbara Pitsch
The Plimpton-Shattuck Fund
Judith J Plows
Donna & James Pressman
Ms. Karen Provost
Soula Proxenos
Rainbow Sandals Foundation
Betty P. & Michael H. Rauch
Frances A. Resheske
Philip W. Riskin Charitable Foundation
Ms. Ayodele Roach
Mary Jo Robertiello
Donald W. Roeske, Jr.
Ann Sahid Rosche
Felicia Rosenfeld
Elsa Ross-Greifinger
Jane K Royal and John C Lantis II
Alina Roytberg
Ty Rugman
Mrs. Nazak Savitt
Xiomara & Charles Scheidt
Mark Schumer
Jesse & Carol Schwartz
Margaret E. Selby
Martha Sherman
Julie Simpson
Barbara Jean Sinclair
Mr. Irving Sitnick
Elizabeth Sledge
Ms. Elizabeth Smith
Marilyn Sobel
Leon Sokol
Michael Solomon
Daniel Spence and Marcelo Mesquita
Marianne Stegeland
William Stern
Judy Stewart
Mr. & Ms. Justin Stewart
Linda Stocknoff
Abbie M. Strassler
Ms. Alicia Suarez
Douglas Szlompek
Yael Mandelstam & Ken Tabachnick
Jon Teeuwissen & Welz Kauffman
Jim Tharp
Deirdre Towers
Lucy Vasserman and Brendan Finnegan
Ms. Cheryl L. Wade
Holly Wallace & Edwin Baum
Arlene Weinberg
Peter & Deborah Winograd
Julien Wolfe
Elly Karp Wong
Migs Woodside
Cora Yamamoto
Mr. Christian Zimmermann
Investors ($500 and above)
Anonymous (10)
Mohamed Abdirahman
Dr. LaRue Allen & Ebonya
Washington
West Jersey Youth Ballet, Joanna & Elena Andriopoulos
Debra R. Anisman
Rebecca Aronson
Jane Barr
Joan & Ira Berkowitz
Jan Berris
Ms. Helga Borck
Ms. Valerie Jo Bradley
Maria M Branco
Lize Burr
Robert Calderisi
Lynn Canaan
Mark Carbone
Andrea Chernyk
Amy Cho
Dr. Jason Chuang
Melinda DeChiazza Cloobeck
Galois Cohen
Robert Conkey
Victoria Cowles
Mary E Craig
Bray Creech
John and Nada Culver
Mrs. Eileen Davidson
Paul de Sa
David de Weese
The DiChristina Family
Antonio Dinkins, Sr.
Ms. Deborah Doyle
Richard G. Dudley, Jr.
Jorge Durand
Ms. Susan Feder
Heather Flock
Mr. Charles Forma
Mr. Leroy Fortcher
Sarah Fox and Steven Lofchie
Steven Fox
Pierre Frinault
Nicia Fullwood
Mr. Elan Garonzik
Tom & Nina Geller
Samara Gerard
Karen Gershowitz
Ronald Gilliam & Akram Hélil
David Glaser
Ms. Geraldine Glassman
Mark Evan Goldman
Nita & Chuck Goodgal
Maneesh Goyal
Ms. Nancye Green
Dr. Susan Ross Green
Lawrence W. Greene
Charles & Carol Grossman
Family Fund
Jane Groveman
Mia Haber
Elaine & Chuck Harris
Laurie Hart
Paul Hastings
Kathy and Scott Hawley
Ms. Maureen Hayes
Mr. Edward Henry & Ms. Susan Monk
Jonathan Hiltz
Gregory Ho and Linda Sanchez
Thomas Hollingsworth
Alicia Dhyana House
Ralph & Lynn Huber
Daphne Hurford & Sanford Padwe
Stephanie Joel
Miles Johnson and Tim Anderson
Laura Jones
Scot Karr
Nalani Kopp
Mr. Stephen Lane
Ms. Kate Lear
Ms. Julia Levy
Sydnie Liggett
Mitch Lowenthal
Susanna Lowy and Victor Davis
Waiming Man
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Marcon
Jennifer & Michael Markovitz
Mr. William Marraccini
Judy Mauer
Linda and Max Maxwell
Wendy A. McCain
Mrs. Rachel Meidan
Israel Meir & Steve Rivera
Victoria Melendez
Tanya Melich & Noel Silverman
Robert Mihalik
Barbara Miller & Stuart Nordheimer
Bertram Moody
Joe Morra
Richard J. Moylan
Deb Murnin
Jake Musiker
Drs. Benjamin Natelson & Gudrun Lange
Joyce O'Brien
Mrs. Anita Orlin
Ms. Kendra Osterman
Olivier Pechou
Andy Peters
Denae Peters
The L.E. Phillips Family Foundation, Inc.
Brian H. Polovoy
Stephanie Goldson & Stephen Rappaport
Lindy Shuttleworth & Arthur Reichstetter
Mr. Albert Reid
Sallie Gouverneur & John Riley
Ms. Andrea Rogers
M Felicity Rogers-Chapman
Jean M. Ross
Lainie and John Ross
Marilyn & Alan Rothstein
Lori Rotskoff
Sally and Peter Rudoy
Deborah Sale and Ted Striggles
Ariane Schaffer
Phillip Schmiedl
Amy Schulman
Dr. Dorry Segev
Neal Sheorey
Tony Weiss and Tara Sherman
Sheethal & Tokumbo Shobowale
Nancy Sibell
Edward Siegel
Joseph Small
Andrew & Jennifer Smith
Robin Smith
Jeanne Smythe
Joan and Laurence Sorkin
Jim Stiles & Randy Bird
Harriet Stollman
Seth Stuhl
Greg Sullivan
Dr. Pavur Sundaresan
Gary Tannenbaum & Helen J. Mills
The Winkler Prins Charitable Fund
Rachel Theilheimer
Dana Troetel & George Papageorge
Ms. Marianna Vaidman Stone & Mr. Eric Stone
Mr. Carlos Victoria
Ronald Walcott
Gregory V Ward
Joan Waricha
Ebonya Washington
Michael Wehman
Carol Weil
Kate Weil
Elisabeth Brivic and Alexander Weindling
George S. Werner & Li Werner
Mai Yee
Gregory Youdan Jr.
Evan Zazula
Eloise Zeller
Sponsors ($350 and above)
Anonymous (3)
Dr. Leonid Agranat
Mr. Ronald Alexander
Jane and Stephen Alpert
John Angiolillo, MD
Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble
Elaine Athanassiades
Clay H Barr
Mr. John Barrie & Ms. Elizabeth Smith
Kenneth Berk & Anne Serrell
Stan & Abby Bloch
Bloomberg LP
Andrew Burgie
Dr. J Caldwell
Margaret Coady
Helen & William Covington
Terri Cox
Ashlee Crawford
Barbara Cromer
Ms. Jacqueline Davis
Rodney Durso
Jo Ann Engelhardt and George Elder
Pepi Ertag
Ellen Estes
Mr. Peter Farrell
Lloyd Jay Fass
Miss Valerie Ferrier
Dr. Karen Fiester
Darrell George
James A. Glazier and James A. Ferguson
Susan E Green
Herman & Jacquelyn Heinemann
Brian and Anita Heinz
Jerry Heymann
Huong Hoang
Ms. Kathleen Hughes
Jill Hunter
Marvin Krislov
Salvatore LaRussa, Jr.
Cary and Phyllis Lemkowitz
Lawrence Levine
Ellen Levitt
Amy Litwin
Cynthia A McKee
Mary and Alan Mendelsohn
Ms. Carol Messineo
Mr. Christopher Morales
Mildred Munich
Aaron & Marcia Naveh
Madeleine Nichols
Marisa Anne Pierson
Posner-Wallace Foundation
Carole Postal
Terry Prahl
Liz Gerring Radke
Victoria Rosen
Ellen Rosenberg
Eleanor Sebastian
Virginia Seidel
Mary and John Seward
Madelynn Sirbu
Gautham Sridharan
Mr. Evan Strain
Mr. & Ms. J. Mark Strawn
Jos Stumpe & Karen van Bergen
Catherine Tolchin
Andrew A. Vitale CPA
Dick and Carolyn Wallach
Anne Walsh
Richard Zemel
Jawole Willa Jo Zollar
The Rudolf Nureyev Prize for New Dance and Ballet Festival Commissions
The Joyce Theater Foundation thanks the Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation for its invaluable partnership in commissioning new works from both established and emerging ballet companies, and enabling these companies to perform on the Joyce stage. The Joyce gratefully recognizes the donors listed below for their generous matching support that has made this effort possible.
Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation
R. Richard Ablon
Deborah & Charles Adelman
Gerald M. Appelstein
Rob Ashford
Stephen M. Baldini
Theodore S. Bartwink
The Harkness Foundation for Dance
Mick Beekhuizen
Evan Behrens & Dara Stern
Ajay Bhandaram
Torrence Boone
Stephanie R. Breslow & Paul Watterson
Madeline Brine
Richard & Martha Byrne
Kerry Clayton & Paige Royer
Rodney S. Cohen
Alan & Chi Colberg
Arlene Cooper
Pamela Crutchfield
Trisha & Patrick Duval
Jamshid & Mahshid Ehsani
Augie K. Fabela II
Britton & Melina Fisher
Kim Friedman
J. Eric Gambrell
Jane E. Goldberg
Ronald Gumbaz & Juliet Cozzi
David Haines
John & Judith Hannan
Rex S. Heinke
Cecilia & Jim Herbert
David & Andrea Holbrook
Toni Hoover
Kim Koopersmith
Allen Kovac/ Tenth Street Entertainment
Ronald & Stephanie Kramer
Ronald S. Lauder
Jim Leary
Alec & Sarah Machiels
Joyce F. Menschel
David & Diana Milich
Virginia & Timothy Millhiser
Karyl Nairn
Abby McCormick O'Neil & Carroll Joynes
Anh-Tuyet Nguyen & Robert Pollock
Susan & Gregory Pappajohn
Michèle & Steven Pesner
Tatiana Piankova Foundation
Betty P. & Michael H. Rauch
Gregg Rechler/ Lisa & Gregg Rechler
Charitable Trust
The Jerome Robbins Foundation
Ann Sahid Rosche
Meryl Rosofsky & Stuart H. Coleman
Rowan Family Foundation Inc.
Saul & Mary Sanders
Fran Schulman
Kathleen A. Scott
Frederic & Robin Seegal
Richard Shea
Howard L. Shecter
Linda Shelton
Irene Shen
Henry R. Silverman
Susan Fawcett Sosin
Allan Sperling & Ferne Goldberg
Wendy & Alex Stanton
Justin A. Stevens
Raymond & Margaret Vandenberg
Monica B. Voldstad
Amit Wadhwaney
Daniel Walsh
Stephen & Cathy Weinroth
Steven M. Zagar
Richard Kielar & Christian Zimmermann
The Young Leaders Circle
Anonymous
Robert Allyn
Rebecca Aronson
Chellis Baird
Emerald Layne Baker
Alison Baum
Ms. Lisa Bonifacic
Scott Caplan
Victor M. Castillo & Blake Wiedenhoeft
Cengiz Cemaloglu
Julia Chambers
Ellen Chen
Jason Chuang
Jennifer Cook
Marin Correa
Mary Craig
Andrew & Claire-Marine Ferguson
Bette Ann Fialkov, Co-Chair
Swapna Ghanta
Ronald Gilliam & Akram Hélil
Amita Goyal
Alexandra Harper, Co-Chair
Ronald Gilliam & Mr. Akram Hélil
Molly Hensrud
Madison Hicks
Alixandra Holloway, Co-Chair
Emma Hood
Kristen Irby
Jeremy Lentz
Jacob Levy
Mitch Lowenthal
Kyle Marshall
Katherine Maxwell
Jame McCray
Robert McGowan
Christopher Morales
Terrence Poplar
Abigail Richards
Madalyn Rupprecht
Setpheap San Ariane Schaffer
Elisa Smilovitz
Daniel Spence
Niko Stahl
Myriam Varjacques
Lucy Vasserman
Alexander Wang
Douglas Weiss
Ricke Williams
Emma Winder
LeeAna Wolfman
^Artist Committee members to join The Joyce’s Young Leaders Circle, please contact the Development office at 347-856-5828.
JOYCE PROGRAMS ARE MADE POSSIBLE WITH PUBLIC FUNDS FROM:
Joyce programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council with special thanks to Council Member Erik Bottcher.
FACILITIES & SERVICES
Box Office (212-242-0800): Open Monday thru Sunday, 12pm - 6pm. On days when there is a performance, the box office is open through curtain time; advance sales stop ½ hour prior to curtain time (including matinees). Closed on major holidays. For Hearing Impaired call (TDD) 212-245-2904. To report Lost & Found items, please see an usher or call 212-691-
EMERGENCY
RESUSCITATION EQUIPMENT
Resuscitation masks and latex gloves are located in the closet next to the drinking fountain in the Upper Lobby. AED is located downstairs in the reception area. LEARN CPR. For more information, contact the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association.
FIRE NOTICE: The exit indicated by a red light and sign nearest to the seat you occupy is the shortest route to the street. In the event of fire or other emergency, please walk —do not run— to that exit. WARNING: The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited within the auditorium. Violators will be punished with confiscation of recording device or ejection from the theater, and may be held liable for money damages.
