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The Joyce Theater Foundation, in association with Doug Varone and Dancers, presents
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Doug Varone
THE COMPANY
Courtney Barth · Dareon Blowe · Joniece “JoJo” Boykins · Madison Elliott
Will Noling · Nicholas Ruscica · Kanon Sugino · Ryan Yamauchi
GUEST ALUMNI ARTISTS
Julia Burrer · Daniel Charon · Ryan Corriston · Natalie Desch
Adriane Fang · Stephanie Liapis · Alex Springer · Eddie Taketa
Lighting Designers
Costume Designers
Production Manager
General Manager
Jane Cox, Ben Stanton
Liz Prince, Caitlin Taylor
Joseph Futral
Patty Bryan
Doug Varone and Dancers’ programs are supported in part by Jody and John Arnhold, The Bulova Gale Foundation, Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Gladys Kreible Delmas Foundation, Harkness Foundation for Dance, Howard Gilman Foundation, SHS Foundation, Vapnek Family Fund, and Shubert Foundation, as well as public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature. We also gratefully acknowledge our many individual supporters.
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 by The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation to encourage the performance of New York City-based companies at The Joyce Theater. The Joyce gratefully acknowledges Doris Duke Foundation for its generous endowment funding to support dance performances at The Joyce Theater.
Major support for The Joyce has been provided by The Harkness Foundation for Dance, The Jerome Robbins Foundation, and Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
Key support for The Joyce has been provided by The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, The Hearst Foundations, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, Henry and Lucy Moses Fund, and The SHS Foundation.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
"Each creative process is a tremendously collaorative event with the dancers, embracing all of our imaginations, instincts, and artistry. My thanks and love to them for being such great, caring allies in the creation of the many dances that fall from my brain." - Doug Varone
BOATS LEAVING (2006)
Choreography by Doug Varone
Music by Arvo Pärt, Te Deum
Lighting by Jane Cox
Costume Design by Liz Prince
PERFORMED BY
Courtney Barth
Dareon Blowe Joniece “JoJo” Boykins
Madison Elliott
Will Noling · Nicholas Ruscica · Kanon Sugino · Ryan Yamauchi
On Thursday, May 28, 2026 for the 40th Anniversary Performance and Celebration evening, an alumni cast of Boats Leaving will join the current company of dancers.
Julia Burrer · Daniel Charon · Ryan Corriston · Natalie Desch
Adriane Fang · Stephanie Liapis · Alex Springer · Eddie Taketa
Boats Leaving was commissioned by the American Dance Festival and premiered in Durham, NC on July 6, 2006. Boats Leaving was funded with major support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Funding was also provided by the American Dance Festival with support from the Doris Duke Awards for New Work.
- INTERMISSION -
NO MATTER HOW IT ENDS (2026)
new york premiere
Choreography by Doug Varone
Music by Radiohead, In Rainbows
Music Composed by Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Colin Greenwood, Philip Selway
Lighting Design by Ben Stanton
Costume Design by Caitlyn Taylor
PERFORMED BY
Courtney Barth
Dareon Blowe Joniece “JoJo” Boykins Madison Elliott Will Noling · Nicholas Ruscica · Kanon Sugino · Ryan Yamauchi
15 Steps: Full Company
Bodysnatchers: Dareon Blowe and Ryan Yamauchi
Nude: Will Noling
Weird Fishes/Arpeggi: Joniece ‘JoJo’ Boykins and Company
All I Need: Courtney Barth and Nicholas Ruscica
Faust Arp: Madison Elliott, Dareon Blowe and Ryan Yamauchi
Reckoner: Full Company
House of Cards: Courtney Barth, Joniece ‘JoJo’ Boykins, Will Noling, Nicholas Ruscica Jigsaw Falling into Pieces: Kanon Sugino, Dareon Blowe, Madison Elliott. Ryan Yamauchi
Videotape: Full Company
No Matter How It Ends premiered at George Mason University on April 25, 2026. It was created in residence at Marbletown Multi-Arts Center, Stone Ridge, NY; The Wheelhouse, Mt. Tremper, NY; Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY and Baryshnikov Arts Center, New York, NY. The work was funded by individual donations as part of DOVA’s Commissioner’s Club: Nancy Adler, Gail Epstein, Laura Faure, Mark Goldfield and Mary Hatch, Sharon Kirshner, Jeanne Murphy and Bill Oris, Paul O’Neil and Elizabeth Young, Lida Orzeck, Maxine Pollak, Joseph Smith and Leslie Hendrix, The Vapnek Family Fund, Marie Varone, Carol and Scottie Walker. Special Thanks to Eveline Chang and Ben Stanton for our Creative Residency at Brooklyn College.
Photo by Kevin Colton
Photo by Scott Suchman
Photo by Scott Suchman
ABOUT THE COMPANY
2026 marks DOUG VARONE AND DANCERS' 40th year of creating and touring work. On the concert stage, in opera, theater and on the screen, Varone's kinetically thrilling dances make essential connections and mine the complexity of the human spirit.
Since its first performances at PS122 in 1986, the company has performed in more than 125 cities in 45 states across the U.S. and in Europe, Asia, Canada, and South America. Stages include The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Brooklyn Academy of Music, San Francisco Performances, London's Queen Elizabeth Hall, Toronto's Harbourfront, Moscow's Stanislavsky Theater, Buenos Aires’ Teatro San Martin, the Venice Biennale, Marble Hall in Tokyo, and the Bates, Jacob's Pillow, The Joyce Theater, and American Dance Festivals. In opera and theater, the company regularly collaborates on the many Varone-directed or choreographed productions that have been produced around the country.
Doug Varone and Dancers are among the most sought-after ambassadors and educators in the field. For the past 20 years, the company’s annual summer intensive workshops at leading universities have attracted students and professionals from around the globe. The DEVICES Program, a mentoring initiative for emerging choreographers began its pilot year in 2014. This unique program mentors ten artists over the course of several months in the creation and presentation of new works. Other educational initiatives include Virtual Varone, a program which creates virtual residencies around the globe and the Education/Performance Project which enfolds college dance students into the company’s repertory, directly sharing the stage with company dancers. The Project has been a cornerstone in the company’s teaching and mentorship programs, creating an important dialogue with young dancers about their artistry and the effect they can have in the world today.
Varone, his dancers and designers have been honored with 11 Bessie Awards. The Company’s creative output is as varied as Varone’s interests. Recent projects include: everything is fine, a full evening movement play based on the poems of Billy Collins, with a new score by David Van Tieghem; The Scrapbook, a digital journal of 10 films created and directed by Varone, set to iconic songs from the 1940s-50’s and Somewhere, Varone’s acclaimed non-narrative version of Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story, and To My Arms/Restore set to Handel. The Company’s Summer Workshop will be held in New York City from June 8-19, 2026. To learn more about this program and other Company activities, visit dovadance.org.
WHO IS DOUG VARONE?
DOUG VARONE (Artistic Director), an Award-winning choreographer and director, works in dance, theater, opera, film, and fashion. His New York City-based Doug Varone and Dancers has been commissioned and presented to critical acclaim by leading international venues for over three decades. In the concert dance world, Varone has created a body of works globally. Commissions include Paul Taylor’s American Modern Dance Company, The Limón Company, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Rambert Dance Company, Martha Graham Dance Company, Batsheva Dance Company, Bern Ballet, among others. In addition, his dances have been staged on more than 100 college and university programs around the country. In opera, Doug Varone is in demand as both a director and choreographer. Among his productions at The Metropolitan Opera are Richard Strauss’ Salome, the world premiere of Tobias Picker’s An American Tragedy, Stravinsky’s Le Sacre du Printemps, designed by David Hockney, and Hector Berloiz’s Les Troyens. He has staged multiple premieres and new productions for Minnesota Opera, Opera Colorado, Washington Opera, New York City Opera, and Boston Lyric Opera, among others. His numerous theater credits include choreography for Broadway, Off-Broadway and regional theaters across the country. Recent projects include directing and choreographing MasterVoices production of Dido and Aeneas at NY’s City Center, starring Tony Award winners Kelli O’Hara and Victoria Clark, staging Julia Wolfe’s Pulitzer Prize winning oratorio, Anthracite Fields for the Westminster Choir and the Bang on a Can All-Stars and choreographing the MasterVoices revival of Kurt Weill’s musical Lady in the Dark at City Center. Varone received his BFA from Purchase College where he was awarded the President’s Distinguished Alumni Award. Numerous honors and awards include a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, two individual Bessie Awards, an Obie Award, a Doris Duke Artist Award, the Jerome Robbins Fellowship at the Bogliasco Institute in Italy, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Dance Guild.
COURTNEY BARTH (Company Dancer) (she/they) is a New York–based dancer originally from Las Vegas, NV. She trained at the Las Vegas Academy of Performing Arts before graduating from SUNY Purchase with a BFA in Dance, where she also studied abroad at the London Contemporary Dance School. Courtney is a company member with 2nd Best Dance Company and Doug Varone and Dancers, where she also serves as Costume Manager and Workshop Coordinator. Additional performance credits include works by Crystal Pite, Shannon Gillen, Kensaku Shinohara, and Loni Landon. Courtney is currently training to be a teacher in the Alexander Technique at the Balance Arts Center.
JONIECE “JOJO” BOYKINS (Company Dancer) is an African American native of Inglewood, California. She graduated with honors, Cum Laude, receiving her BFA in Dance from the Conservatory of Dance at SUNY Purchase College. During her time at Purchase, she performed the works of Doug Varone, Peter Chu, Kevin Wynn, Jonathan Reidel, Alexandra Beller, and Nejla Yatkin. Alongside her studies, she has attended professional programs such as Springboard Danse Montreal, Hubbard Street, Alvin Ailey, and Ron K. Brown/ Evidence’s summer workshop. In her professional career she has performed work by Sidra Bell, Brian Brooks, Donald McKayle, Itzik Galili, Rennie Harris, Christopher Huggins, Tommie Waheed, Lula Washington, and Tamica Washington-Miller. She has been a company member of Doug Varone and Dancers since 2021 and is also the founder of the choreographic festival, Upsurge Dance Festival. She made her Metropolitan Opera debut this winter in the production of Porgy and Bess.
DAREON BLOWE (Company Dancer) is a native of Hampton Roads, VA. He is a dancer, creator, and educator. He obtained his BFA from The George Mason School of Dance on a full scholarship under the leadership of Susan Shields & Karen Reedy. Additionally, he is an alum of The School at Jacob’s Pillow, SpringBoard Danse Montreal, and in 2021 he Joined MOTUS the company led by Diana Matos. Post grad, Dareon relocated to Montréal to join RUBBERBAND, where he worked from 2023 to 2025. Most recently, he moved to NYC where he has worked with NVA & Guests, Kayla Farrish, and Tethered Residents. He began working with Doug Varone and Dancers in 2026.
JULIA BURRER (Guest Alumni Artist) (she/her) performed with Doug Varone and Dancers from 2007-2014. During that time, she also performed with Steeledance, Colleen Thomas and Bill Young, and Gwen Welliver. She has been on faculty at Marymount Manhattan College, Barnard College, The College at Brockport (SUNY), and Montclair State University. She received her BFA from Purchase College (SUNY) and her MFA from University of Washington. She now runs a gardening business with her husband. They live just outside New York City with their three sons, three dogs, multiple fish, and lots of chickens.
DANIEL CHARON (Guest Alumni Artist) is a choreographer, educator, arts administrator, and performer with more than 30 years of experience. He served as Artistic Director of RirieWoodbury Dance Company from 2013 to 2025. Based in New York City for much of his performing career, he was a longtime member of Doug Varone and Dancers (1999–2010) and previously performed with the Limón Dance Company. His additional credits span dance, theater, and opera. Charon holds a BFA from the North Carolina School of the Arts and an MFA in Choreography and Integrated Media from the California Institute of the Arts. As a choreographer, he has created numerous original works for professional companies and universities, presented on stage, in galleries, and in digital contexts. He has also choreographed multiple productions for Utah Opera. He has taught extensively at institutions and festivals across the country and continues to work as a freelance choreographer, educator, and performer.
RYAN CORRISTON (Guest Alumni Artist) started dancing at age eight in Seattle under the direction of Anne Gilbert in Kaleidoscope Dance Company. Thirteen years after graduating from the University of Washington with a major in Dance, where he was the recipient of the Evelyn H. Green Endowed Scholarship, he returned and received his MFA in Dance from his alma mater. In New York, Corriston danced in productions of Salome, The Magic Flute, and Les Sacre du Printemps at the Metropolitan Opera and worked with Nancy Bannon, Andrew Robinson, Tiffany Mills, Martha Clarke, and the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company. He was a member of Doug Varone and Dancers from 2005-2011 and was artistic director of Harkness Repertory Ensemble at the 92nd Street Y from 2009-2011. He joined the dance faculty at James Madison University in 2013 and makes his home in Harrisonburg, VA. with his wife and kids.
NATALIE DESCH (Guest Alumni Artist) is an artist and educator hailing from New Castle, Pennsylvania. A BFA graduate of the Juilliard School and an MFA graduate of the University of Washington, she performed for five seasons with the Limón Dance Company and eleven seasons with Doug Varone and Dancers in NYC. From 2005-2012, she taught at Hunter College and has also been a visiting faculty member at the Beijing Dance Academy, the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, and Weber State University. Natalie has restaged the works of José Limón, Doug Varone, Jirí Kylián, and Daniel Charon on performing groups around the world, and her choreography has been presented at venues throughout the US. In 2014, Natalie relocated to Salt Lake City, and began teaching at Ballet West Academy, Westminster College, and Utah Valley University. She became an Assistant Professor at the University of Utah’s School of Dance in 2019.
MADISON ELLIOTT (Company Dancer) (she/her) is a dancer, choreographer and Countertechnique Teacher based in NYC. She attended high school at the UNCSA and received her BFA in Dance at SUNY Purchase College. Madison has worked with companies such as ZviDance, MJ Willis Project, DanceLabNYC, TU Dance and more. She has taught at Gibney Dance, Taylor Dance West, Peridance, Steps on Broadway, SUNY Purchase College, and is an Adjunct Professor at Adelphi University. In 2020, Madison founded and is now the Director of Headlights Theater, an immersive performing arts organization, in her home town of Sioux Falls, SD. Madison joined Doug Varone and Dancers in 2024.
ADRIANE FANG (Guest Alumni Artist) (she/her) is a dancer, teacher and choreographer with a keen interest in multidisciplinary collaboration. She was a member of Doug Varone and Dancers from 1996 to 2006 and has worked with several other choreographers including Colleen Thomas, Wally Cardona, and Bebe Miller. She is a co-creator of DANCExDANCE, an interactive
performance that explores the intersection of dance, robotics and audience engagement and is embarking on a new collaborative project involving Quantum Cryptography and Dance. Adriane is the recipient of a 2007 New York Dance and Performance Award (“Bessie”) for her performance with Doug Varone and has been on faculty at the University of Maryland since 2010.
STEPHANIE LIAPIS (Guest Alumni Artist) is an artist based in Southern California. She spent much of her career in New York City performing with Doug Varone, Nancy Bannon, Nicholas Leichter Dance, Susan Marshall & Company, Netta Yerushalmy among others. From 2002–2007, she was a member of Doug Varone and Dancers and continues to restage his work, sharing it with new generations of dancers. She holds a BFA from NYU and an MFA from the University of Washington, where she focused on embodied dance writing. Her creative work explores visibility and interaction through quiet contemplative dance and video works. Stephanie is a faculty member at Chapman University and will teach at the American Dance Festival summer 2026. Stephanie is thrilled to return to the company as a performer, reconnecting with this work and sharing the stage with friends. She thanks Martin, and Pearl, for the sweet life they’ve created together.
WILL NOLING (Company Dancer) (they/them) is a performer and educator born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. They graduated Summa Cum Laude from SUNY Purchase, having spent a term on exchange at London Contemporary Dance School. In addition to performing with Doug Varone and Dancers since 2024, they are a founding collaborator with Hannah Garner’s 2nd Best Dance Company. Will is also a collaborator with Megan Williams Dance Projects, and previously served as Artistic Associate with Gibney Dance Company. Additional performance credits include works by Raja Feather Kelly, Chuck Wilt, and Crystal Pite.
NICHOLAS RUSCICA (Company Dancer) is a New York based dance artist originally from Toronto, Canada. He is a President’s Merit Scholar (CalArts, BFA) as well as a trained unarmed actor combatant. After graduation, Nicholas joined the Limón Dance Company, where he performed as a soloist from 2020 to 2024. His artistic collaborations include work with Aszure Barton, VIM VIGOR, Kayla Farrish, and Raúl Taméz. In addition to his performance career, Nicholas is dedicated to teaching and sharing dance practice. He has led workshops and assisted in lecture demonstrations at institutions including Princeton University, the University of Minnesota, the Limón Institute, the National Ballet School of Canada, and Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre. Nicholas is currently on faculty at Ballet Hispánico and the Limón Institute. He began working with Doug Varone and Dancers in 2025.
ALEX SPRINGER (Guest Alumni Artist) is a choreographer, performer, video artist, educator, and Assistant Professor of Contemporary Dance at the University of Florida. He was a member of DOVA from 2008–2017, where he also served as rehearsal director and company manager, and continues to contribute as a video editor, archivist, and répétiteur. His collaborative choreographic research with Xan Burley has been presented nationally and internationally, spanning stage, screen, site-responsive, and interdisciplinary contexts. Recent projects include a residency at AIR Taipei, leading to two return engagements in Taiwan to create newly commissioned works, and a featured article in the Journal of Dance Education that bridges industrial engineering and choreographic practice. They are also key personnel on a National Science Foundation–funded project exploring intersections between choreography and battery science. He is forever grateful to Xan for her unwavering partnership in all things and for their two joyful children, Jasper and Ronan. www.xanandalex.com
KANON SUGINO (Company Dancer) (she/her) is a Japanese American dance artist born and raised in New York. After graduating from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, she graduated Summa Cum Laude from Purchase College, SUNY. She has performed in works choreographed by Bill T. Jones, Norbert De La Cruz lll, Peter Chu, Darrell Grand Moultrie, MICHIYAYA, Jie-Hung Connie Shiau, Merce Cunningham, Martha Graham, and more. Soon after graduating, she joined Nimbus Dance as a company dancer, and is now working with MICHIYAYA Dance and
Doug Varone and Dancers. In recent years, Kanon was named the Jadin Wong Fellow with Asian American Arts Alliance as well as an honored artist with the Clive Barnes Foundation. Kanon began working with Doug Varone and Dancers in 2024.
EDDIE TAKETA (Guest Alumni Artist), along with his wife, Stephanie King, and their daughters, Miya and Renee, moved to Columbus, Ohio, in 2015, where he has had the pleasure and privilege of serving on the faculty of The Ohio State University Department of Dance. Renee recently completed her 200-hour yoga certification and has begun teaching at Radiant Yoga & Wellness. Miya is finishing her second year at OSU in Air Transportation, and Stephanie has returned to arts administration at Columbus Museum of Art. All of our lives have been blessed and shaped by dance. I am elated to be here celebrating those gifts and saying thank you to Doug, to everyone who has been a part of Doug Varone and Dancers (company member 1994-2014), and to you, the DOVA family.
RYAN YAMAUCHI (Company Dancer) was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii and began his dance training at the Mid-Pacific Institute School of the Arts. He later moved to New York and received his BFA in Dance from SUNY Purchase. Ryan has had the pleasure of dancing with 2nd Best Dance Company, Keerati Jinakunwiphat, NVA & Guests, Loni Landon Dance Projects, and Sidra Bell Dance New York (Apprentice). He has also performed as a guest dancer with Gibney Dance Company, Santa Fe Opera, and Santa Barbara Dance Theater. As a choreographer, Ryan has been commissioned to create work for students at The Juilliard School, SUNY Purchase, and San Jose State University. Ryan began working with Doug Varone and Dancers in 2015.
JANE COX (Lighting Designer) is a theater maker, an educator, and a lighting designer working in theater, opera, dance, and music. Jane has been nominated for four Tony Awards, winning in 2024 for her lighting of Appropriate, and was awarded Bessies for work with Doug Varone and Monica Bill Barnes. Her creative career has been built on relationships; other extraordinary artists who have shaped her creative life are Ruben Santiago-Hudson, John Doyle, Elise Thoron, Caitríona MacLaughlin, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, and Sam Gold. She has been a member of the Monica Bill Barnes dance company for twenty-five years, and is a Professor of the Practice and Director of the Program in Theater and Music Theater at Princeton University.
JOSEPH FUTRAL (Production Manager) has worked in the arts for over 30 years primarily as a production manager and a lighting designer. Production management credits include Doug Varone, Jody Sperling’s Time Lapse Dance, First Stage, Chautauqua Institution, Reg Lenna Theater, Tulsa Ballet Theatre, Kinetic Light Dance, Vail Dance Festival, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, American Dance Festival, Pilobolus, Charleston Ballet, Ohio Ballet, and Portland Ballet. Lighting credits include design for Ballet Idaho, Alliance Theater, Terminus Contemporary Ballet Company, Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theater, Moving in the Spirit, Full Radius Dance, Saiah International, Horizon Theatre, Blake Beckham and Lucky Penny, among others.
LIZ PRINCE (Costume Designer) designs costumes for dance, theater, and film and has had the great pleasure of designing costumes for Doug Varone since 1997. Her work has been exhibited at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, 2011 Prague Quadrennial of Performance Space and Design, Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, Rockland Center for the Arts and Snug Harbor Cultural Center. She received a 1990 New York Dance and Performance Award (Bessie) for costume design and a 2008 Charles Flint Kellogg Award from Bard College for achievement in her field.
BEN STANTON (Lighting Designer) is a five-time Tony Award nominee as well as an Obie, Lortel, Hewes, and Ovation Award winner. His work can currently be seen on Broadway in Maybe Happy Ending at the Belasco Theater; off-Broadway in the immersive production Masquerade; & across the US in the first national tour of The Notebook. Recent Broadway credits include Marjorie Prime; The Notebook; Mary Jane; Days of Wine and Roses; Goodnight, Oscar; The Collaboration; A Christmas Carol; The Rose Tattoo; Derren Brown: Secret; Regina Spektor: Live
On Broadway; JUNK; Six Degrees of Separation; Deaf West Theater’s Spring Awakening; Fully Committed; and Fun Home (Broadway, Off-Broadway, 1st National Tour, London). Ben has designed concerts and tours for recording artists including Beirut, Ben Platt, Iron and Wine, The National, Regina Spektor, Sufjan Stevens, and St. Vincent, and has collaborated on several large-scale concert/theater hybrid performances at venues including BAM (Harvey & Opera House), David Geffen Hall, Disney Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, & The Barbican Centre, London. This is Ben's third collaboration with Doug Varone and Dancers. Ben serves as an Assistant Professor at Brooklyn College where he teaches lighting design and programming. He lives in Brooklyn with his partner, the projection designer Lucy Mackinnon, and their two children.
CAITLIN TAYLOR (Costume Designer) is a freelance dancer and costume designer based in New York City. She has designed costumes for Sidra Bell Dance New York, UNA Projects, Cirio Collective, HIVEWILD, The Dash Ensemble, Loni Landon Dance Projects, Kayla Farrish, Brandon Coleman, The Limón Dance Company, New York City Ballet, and NVA & Guests. Caitlin has done costume reconstruction for Alexander Whitley Dance Company, the touring production of RENT, and Doug Varone and Dancers. Assisting designer Mark Eric, she has worked on commissions for Ballet Hispánico, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey II, and Ballet X, among others.
PATTY BRYAN (General Manager) has been involved with dance companies and dance organizations throughout her professional career. She has held senior administrative positions with Rena Shagan Associates, Armitage Gone! Dance, DanceBrazil, Gina Gibney Dance, Shen Wei Dance Arts and the New York State Dance Force. She has served as Board Chair of Pentacle Dance/Works, President of the Nancy Meehan Dance Company Board, President of the Laban/Bartinieff Institute for Movement Studies Board and was co-founder and Board President of Dance Umbrella in Austin, TX. She also performed with the Nancy Meehan Dance Company. She has been with DOVA since 2019.
DOUG VARONE AND DANCERS is incorporated as DOVA, Inc., a not-for-profit tax-exempt organization founded in 1995. Contributions to the Company's work are tax-deductible and greatly appreciated. Please make your gift payable to:
DOVA, INC.
224 W. 35th St, Suite 500 #591 New York, NY 10001 USA Website: dovadance.org
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Board of Directors, DOVA, Inc.
Carol Walker President
Richard J. Caples, Sharon Kirschner, Jeanne Murphy, Gabrielle Presser, Mylene Ramos Seidl, Doug Varone
Artistic Director
General Manager
Financial Officer
Production Director
Lighting Programmer
Rehearsal Director
Company and Tour Manager
Costume Manager
Workshop Coordinators
Licensing and Staging
Social Media Coordinator
Website Designer
Season Understudy
Season Understudy
Doug Varone
Patty Bryan
Lynn Wichern
Joseph Futral
Kat Morrill
Ryan Yamauchi
Madison Elliott
Courtney Barth
Courtney Barth, Ryan Yamauchi
Brad Beakes
Joniece "Jojo" Boykins
Tiba Vieira
Turquoise Cupid
Kaden Johns
For Booking Inquiries, please contact booking@dovadance.org
In Rainbows Performed by Radiohead
MUSIC CREDITS
Licensed Courtesy of XL Recordings Limited "15 Step," "All I Need," "Bodysnatchers," "Faust Arp," "House of Card," "Jigsaw," "Falling Into Place," "Nude," "Reckoncer," "Videotape," "Weird Fishes/Arpeggi"
The Joyce Theater Foundation ("The Joyce," Executive Director, Linda Shelton), a nonprofit organization, has proudly served the dance community for more than four decades. Under the direction of founders Cora Cahan and Eliot Feld, Ballet Tech Foundation acquired and The Joyce renovated the Elgin Theater in Chelsea. Opening as The Joyce Theater in 1982, it was named in honor of Joyce Mertz, beloved daughter of LuEsther T. Mertz. It was LuEsther’s clear, undaunted vision and abundant generosity that made it imaginable and ultimately possible to build the theater. Ownership was secured by The Joyce in 2015. The theater is one of the only theaters built by dancers for dance and has provided an intimate and elegant home for over 500 U.S.-based and international companies. The Joyce has also expanded its reach beyond its Chelsea home through off-site presentations at venues ranging in scope from Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater, to Brooklyn’s Invisible Dog Art Center, and to outdoor programming in spaces such as Hudson River Park. To further support the creation of new work, The Joyce maintains longstanding commissioning and residency programs. Local students and teachers (1st–12th grade) benefit from its school program, and family and adult audiences get closer to dance with access to artists. The Joyce’s annual season of about 48 weeks of dance now includes over 300 performances for audiences of over 100,000. Visit Joyce.org for more information.
FUNDERS
Many Thanks to The Joyce's Institutional Funders for Keeping Us Moving Forward
Leadership support for The Joyce's year-round programs and services:
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:
JOYCE PROGRAMS ARE MADE POSSIBLE WITH PUBLIC FUNDS FROM: Joyce programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.
ABOUT THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION
VISION STATEMENT
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.
Senior Director of Development................................Kirsten Munro
Director of Institutional Giving.........................................Jean M. Ross
Director of Individual Giving and Development Operations ... .........................................................................................................................Meg White
Director of Special Events and Board Relations............Jesse Chin
Individual Giving Manager.................................................Catherine Eng
Institutional Giving Manager................................................Marisa Davis
Special Events Associate........................................................Maeve Brady
Development Coordinator...............................................Rachel Fontenot
Director of Programming Danni Gee
Artist Services Manager..........................................................Barb Domue
Programming Manager.....................................................................Kate Ross
Director of Dance Education & Family Programs
Heather McCartney
Dance Education & Family Programs Manager.....................................
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.P, 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.
JOYCE THEATER PRODUCTIONS
Producer Ross LeClair
Producing Assistant...........................................................................Kate Ross
FRONT-OF-HOUSE
FOH Operations Manager Samantha Fernandez
House Manager .Drew O'Bryan
Assistant House Managers.........Gilbert Balasa, Chikako Iwahori, Di’Shai Oquendo, Utafumi Takemura
BOX OFFICE
Box Office Manager Lisa Gendell Supervisors.............................................................Beth Miller, Vanessa Moton
Box Office Associates.......................................................................Imu Aghahowa, Jessica Braidwood, Crystal Rae Holmes Colon, Valencia Lombardi-Chisholm, Robert Craddock, Tatiana Gomez, Adeline Grimmett, Rachel Halmrast, Yulidal Hernandez-Kin, Calley Luman, Roy Odom, Kate Thackaberry
OPERATIONS
Director of Operations Lou Albruzzese Facilities Manager.....................................................................................Jimmy Ortiz Maintenance/Security...................Pablo Rodriguez, Travis Segarra, Jonathan Singh, Khloyei Galloway
NYCC&D STUDIO STAFF
Studio Operations Manager (NYCC&D).....................Tamika Daniels
Studio Operations Rentals Associate............................Salonee Shatagar
Studio Operations Associates..............Kristin Maugeri, Calvin Osorio, Matt Del Rosario
Studio Facilities................................................Carolyn Best, Stephon Bines, Ricardo Hernandez, Chris Erdman
SPECIAL SERVICES FOR THE JOYCE THEATER
McDermott Will & Schulte....................................................................................
Sara E. Solfanelli (Special Counsel for Pro Bono initiatives), Debra R. Anisman (Special Counsel), Ari Aranda, Howard B. Epstein (Of Counsel), Andrew B. Lowry, Esq., Michelle M. Orge, Esq., Samuel F. Thomas Hogan Lovells……….........................Ross Moskowitz, Thomas Zampino Gibson Dunn.......................................................................Andrew Lance, Esq. Troutman Pepper Locke LLP............................Daniel Towns, Counsel Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC..........Kimberly M. Maynard, Esq. Stephanie Grassi, Esq. PC..........................Stephanie Grassi, Counsel
Digital Marketing Firm...............................................Capacity Interactive Publicity.................................................................................................Billy Zavelson
Printer...........................................................Direct Printing Impressions Inc.
Insurance.................................................................Risk Strategies Company Architects.............................................................................................................H3
Donald J. Rose, MD Director, Harkness Center for Dance Injuries at NYU Langone Health is the orthopedic and dance medicine consultant for The Joyce Theater Foundation.
THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION, INC. BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Charles M. Adelman, Chair
Madelyn Wils, Vice Chair
Monica F. Azare, Vice Chair
Stephanie R. Breslow, Treasurer
Jane E. Goldberg, Secretary
Kerry Clayton, Chair Emeritus
Virginia A. Millhiser, Chair Emerita
Amit Wadhwaney, Chair Emeritus
R. Richard Ablon
Rob Ashford
Ajay Bhandaram
Alan Cumming
Keane Ehsani
John Philip Falk
Michael Feller
Melina Fisher
Ronald Gumbaz
IN MEMORIAM
Theodore S. Bartwink (Trustee 1993-2014)
Tracy Brown (Trustee 2020-2023)
R. Britton Fisher (Trustee 1999-2020)
David D. Holbrook (Trustee 1994-2023)
Richard Lukins (Trustee 1998-2011)
Robert Musiker (Trustee 2019-2025)
Anh-Tuyet Nguyen (Trustee 2007–2020)
Richard Shea (Trustee 2015-2022)
Monica B. Voldstad (Trustee 2016-2023)
Stephen D. Weinroth (Trustee 1996-2022)
Toni Hoover
Leslie Jameson
James I. McLaren
Meryl Rosofsky
Saul Sanders
Kathleen A. Scott
Linda Shelton
Lauren E. Shortt
Founders and Trustees Emeriti: Cora Cahan and Eliot Feld
ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN
The Joyce honors the following individuals, corporations, and foundations for their visionary support of our mission of advancing the vibrant and extraordinary art of dance. Funds contributed to the endowment campaign will allow The Joyce to continue its support of the dance community and to commission new work.
$1 Million and above
LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust
Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Endowment Fund
Stephen and Cathy Weinroth Charitable Trust
$500,000 and above
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Richard B. Fisher and Family
R. Britton Fisher and Family Rockefeller Brothers Fund
$250,000 and above
David & Andrea Holbrook
Richard A. Lukins & Karen Fry
Saul & Mary Sanders
Susan Fawcett Sosin
$100,000 and above
Anonymous (1)
Alphawood Foundation
Kerry Clayton & Paige Royer
The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation
The Estate of Dorothy Lefkof
The William Randolph Hearst Foundations
Lynne & Richard Pasculano
Michèle & Steve Pesner
The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation
The Starr Foundation
$50,000 and above
R. Richard & Margery Ablon
Apollo Management, L.P.
Stephanie Breslow & Paul Watterson
The Coca-Cola Foundation
Ronald Gumbaz & Juliet A. Cozzi
JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Jerome A. and Estelle R.
Newman Assistance Fund, Inc.
Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation
$25,000 and above
Jane E. Goldberg
Cecilia & Jim Herbert
Jane Kendall & David Dietz
Elysabeth Kleinhans
Arnie & Susan Scharf
Richard Shea
Jennifer & Jonathan Allan Soros
Fiona J. Tilley & Gürhan Orhan
Dave Waks & Sandy Teger
Chris & Lonna Yegen
Carol Yorke & Gerard Conn
$5,000 and above
Anonymous (3)
Barbara & Robert Berkley
Philanthropic Fund
Barbara Berliner & Sol D. Rymer
The Cory & Bob Donnalley
Charitable Foundation
Jim & Linda Ellis
Mr. & Mrs. Ira Haupt, II
The Lawton W. Fitt & James I. McLaren Foundation
James H. Ottaway, Jr.
Kathleen A. Scott
Linda Shelton
Ferne Goldberg Sperling & Allan Sperling
JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION DONORS
The Joyce Theater appreciates the generosity of its supporters listed below as well as its many other supporters too numerous to include on these pages. List as of January 6, 2026.
Platinum Benefactors
($500,000 and above)
Jody & John Arnhold
Elysabeth Kleinhans
LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust
Virginia & Timothy Millhiser
Rajika Puri
Denise Littlefield Sobel
Gold Benefactors
($100,000 and above)
Anonymous
Deborah & Charles Adelman
Ms. Maria-Cristina Anzola
Kerry Clayton & Paige Royer
Howard Gilman Foundation
Ronald Gumbaz & Juliet Cozzi
The Harkness Foundation for Dance
Leanne Lachman
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
Sharon Patrick
Robert Pollock
The Jerome Robbins Foundation
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation
Saul & Mary Sanders
The Shubert Foundation
Amit Wadhwaney
Madelyn & Steven Wils
Silver Benefactors
($50,000 and above)
Anonymous
Stephanie R. Breslow & Paul Watterson
Barbara Broccoli
Margaret & John Falk
Nancy & Michael Feller
The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation
Henry and Lucy Moses Fund
National Endowment for the Arts
New York State Council on the Arts
Meryl Rosofsky & Stuart Coleman
Lauren E. Shortt
SHS Foundation
TD Bank/TD Charitable Foundation
Conrad Voldstad
Cathy Weinroth
Benefactor's Circle
($25,000 and above)
Anonymous
Sarah Arison
Jeff and Susan Campbell
Catskill Mountain Foundation
The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
Melina Fisher
Gregg & Jean Frankel
Jane E. Goldberg
Elzbieta Grove
Heartfelt Wings Foundation
Mr. James McLaren & Ms. Lawton Fitt
Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels
President's Circle
($15,000 and above)
Anonymous
Jen Ablon
Barbara Berliner and Sol Rymer
Citizens Private Bank
Henry Luce Foundation
Sharon B. Gurwitz
Tatiana Piankova Foundation
Karen Roth
Kathleen A. Scott
The 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
Mr. Torrence Boone
Edward Brill
Leslie & Richard Curtis
Ms. Susan Dickler & Mr. Sig Van Raan
Mr. Keane Ehsani
Linda & Martin Fell
Anderson-Rogers Foundation Inc.
Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation
Ms. Elizabeth Haynes
Judith M. Hoffman
Toni Hoover
Illuminated Foundation
The Ivill-Weiner Family
Christine Knuth
Eric & Sandra Krasnoff
Ms. Alexis Le-Quoc
The McNamee McHugh Family Fund
Linda and Edward Morse
Nō Studios of Milwaukee
Steve Pesner & Setpheap (“Peace”) San in memory of Michèle Pesner
Ellen Rosen
The Scripps Family Fund for Education & the Arts
Linda Shelton
Irene Shen
Leslie Siegel
Barbara Madsen Smith
Emiko Terasaki
Johanna Weber
Producer’s Circle
($7,500 and above)
Neme Alperstein
Office of City Council Member Erik Bottcher
Ms. Nancy Burstein
The FGK Foundation
Dr. Peter and Mrs. Eszter Friedman
Suzanne Hall & Valentino Carlotti
Melanie Coronetz & Bruce G. Miller
Cherrie Nanninga
Robert A. Schulman
Ted & Mary Jo Shen
Margaret Stern
Advocates
($5,000 and above)
Anonymous (3)
R. Richard Ablon
Adrienne Albert
Alpern Family Foundation
Ms. Takako Asakawa
Rob Ashford
Anne-Victoire Auriault
The Barbara Bell Cumming
Charitable Trust
Andrew & Froma Benerofe
Jan Berris
Ajay Bhandaram
Marty and Louise Bickman
Judi Rappoport Blitzer & David M. Blitzer
Robert Brenner
Donna B. Case
Chris Coulthrust
Creeggan Hill Family
Ms. Georgina Cullman
Carol Davis and Joel Marcus, M.D.
Jeffrey Davis & Michael T. Miller
Ms. Patricia Dugan, in memory of William Perlmuth
Judith R. & Alan H. Fishman
Owls Fund at the Triangle Community Foundation
Jane Gilbert
Emi Gittleman
Mr. Robert Greenberg & Ms. Linda Novak
The Randall and Mary Hack Foundation
Elizabeth Anne Hartman
Christopher Jones & Deborah McAlister
David Kernahan
Alan & Gail Koss
Jonathan Levinson
Mr. Robert Littman & Mr. Sully Bonnelly
William Lockwood
Uttara P. Marti
Andrew Martin-Weber
Ronay & Richard Menschel
Val Holley & Joseph Plocek
Nina B. Quigley
Mr. Stephen Kroll Reidy
Patricia C. Reifel
Ms. Anya Royce
Michael Sekus & Bianca Russo
Ms. Theresa Russo
Lawrence Safran & Romulo Aromin, Jr.
Nancy Sands
Mrs. Denise Saul
Susan Scharf
Fran Schulman
Deborah Selch
Christopher Soule
Mr. David Steele
Linda Strumpf
Angel Shine Foundation/Allyson Tang
Theresa Alessandra Russo Foundation
Ms. Patricia E. Vance
Ms. Barbara Zuckerberg
Director’s Circle
($2,750 and above)
Anonymous (2)
Joel & Rhela Aragona
Barbash Family Fund
Sandra Berger
Jeffrey Bruce & Ingrid Steffensen
David Bruson
Doug & Lisa Caldwell
Capezio/Ballet Makers
Dance Foundation
Cathleen Collins
Jane Comer
The Cowles Charitable Trust
Allison Cromwell
Ms. Cecile de Lardemelle
Trisha & Patrick Duval
Christopher M Elmore
Suzanne B. Engel
Phillip Fairweather, MD and Mr. Diego Lopez
David L. Fanger & Martin Wechsler
Andrew and Claire-Marine Ferguson
Kenneth Foster
Ania Fryszkowska
Jeffrey Olund & Silvia Furia
A. Stephanie Gittleman
Mrs. Barbara Goldstein Amster
Dorothy Goodman
Elisabeth Hefti
Carolina Hernandez
Jonathan Kanovsky
Colin King
Diana Korsh
Kathy Krall
Stephen Lane & Vanessa Hicks
Joe Lanteri, New York City Dance Alliance Inc.
Mr. Julius Leiman-Carbia
Ms. Myla Lerner
Rosanne Leshner
Jayne Lipman & Robert Goodman
Johnny Mendoza & Mark Littman
In memory of John MacDonald
William J. Marraccini
Lynn C. Mautner
Karen & Martin McDonald
Mr. Conte Moore & Ms. Barbara Jones
James Musiker
Rachel Ostry, MD
Warrie Price & James David Price
Donald J. Rose & Victoria Lasdon Rose
Mr. Donald Roth
Mr. Vernon Scott
Rena Shagan
Mr. Craig Snyder
Susan Ulick
Alex Z. Wang
Ms. Arlene Weinberg
Alexandra Wheeler & Rocky Rukan
Mr. Kip Wicke
Michelle D. and Claude L. Winfield
Irving & Elaine Wolbrom
Ralph Womble & Ashley Edwards
Billy F.B. Wong & Stephanie Gordon
Carol Yorke & Gerard Conn
Yavitz Cypen Foundation in honor of Billy Zavelson
Leaders ($1,000 and above)
Anonymous (7)
Robert Allyn
Gerry & Hank Alpert
Mr. Michael Alster
Roger and Aida Anderson
Mr. Gerald Appelstein
Aybars Asci
Mr. & Mrs. Ira Asherman
Christina Back
Ms. Sherrie Barr
Ali Baum
Harvey & Stephanie Benjamin
Cheryl Bergenfeld
Mr. Robert Boblitt
Ms. Lisa Bonifacic
Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon Bonovitz
Nissan Boury
Barbara & Gary Brandt
Carol & Bob Braun
Ms. Joan Breibart
Madeline Brine
Ms. Beth Brinkman
Gerri Brioso
Mr. Matthew Brodlie
Daniel & Elaine Brownstein
Dr. Amy Buchman & Ms. Vicki Haupt
Lisa Jo Reimer-Byrne
Ralph & Martine Calder
Joseph and Linda Camardo
Mr. William J. Campbell
Mr. Scott Caplan
Karen Carozza
Ms. Jennifer Chaitman
Julia Chambers
Ms. Yvonne Chen
Peri & David Clark
Millard F Coffin, PhD
Pamela Cook
Ms. Edrie Cote
Ms. Janet Cox
Mary Craig & Gerard Dages
Paul and Caroline Cronson
Greg Darnieder
Irene Rosner David, in Memory of Dr. Raphael David
Diana Davies
Christopher Delong
Nicole Dietrich & Jack Kraska
Julia DiNapoli
The Cory & Bob Donnalley
Charitable Foundation
Miriam & David Donoho
The Dorothy Fund
Ms. Domitilia M. Dos Santos
Ms. Deborah Doyle
Benjamin Duster
Ms. Bonnie Erickson
Warren Feder
Erin Feely-Nahem & Isaac Nahem
Thomas Finch MD
Marion Ilene Fischer
Judith & Walter Flamenbaum
Mr. Charles Forma
Pamela Frankel
Lauren Frazza
Judith Z. Friedman
Mark Friedman and Veronique Bogliolo Friedman
Clio Garland
Swapna Ghanta
Ronald Gilliam & Akram Hélil
Barrie Gillies & William Drummy
David Glaser
Ms. Diane Gooch
Carole Gottlieb
Minda Gralnek
Mason & Kim Granger
Pam Green
Ms. Jennifer Greiner
Mr. & Mrs. Glen Gunsalus
Jenny Haid & Zohaib Rathore
Alexandra L. Harper
Ms. Vilia Hayes
Laurie and Jack Heflin
Sheila Heimbinder
Ron Hellman & Stephen Roberts
Janet L. Henner
Mr. Edward Henry & Ms. Susan Monk
Ms. L. Kathy Herre
Mr. Arthur Hill
Emma Hood
Karen Brooks Hopkins
Lynn Hopkins
David H Hughes Jr
Alexandra Hylton
Mary & David Iles
Jasteka Foundation
Rebecca Josue
Gloria & Michael Kadish
Kenneth S. Kail & Ivy Hwang
John Kalish & Susan Niederman
Margaret Kaplen
Ms. Jane Karol
Dennis & Sharon Karr
Jane Kendall
John Kirby
Ed Krugman & Ethel Klein
Murray & Sylvana Klein
Vasili Krishnamurti
Ms. Natalie Kuhn
Bette Lacombe
Mr. David Lakari
Ilene H. Lang
Nancy Lashine
Dr. Dennis Leach Sr.
Jean Lee
Mr. Peter Leffman
Mr. Michael Lemle
Howard & Elaine Leventhal Charitable Fund
Ms. Anne Levy
Judith Lewis
William Lewis
Dorothy Lichtenstein
Ms. Yvette Lin
Robert & Dorina Link
David Long
Jonna Mackin
Mr. & Ms. Mangini
Joseph Marger
Edwin Maynard
Wendy A. McCain
Lorraine J. Meeker
Jeff Melvin
Joyce F. Menschel
Ms. Mary Meyer
Diana and David Milich
Miller Khoshkish Foundation
Mr. Wayne & Mrs. Barbara Miller
Mr. Vincent Mirrione
Mr. Gerald Morin
Mr. Michael Mulligan
Judith Musiker
Judy Musiker
Mr. Jonathan M. Nadler
James Neisloss
Ms. Maryam Newman
Mr. Conor O'Neil
Aaron Singer and Bart Oosterveld
Mrs. Trisha Ostergaard
John Owen
Joseph Pabst
Leonard Pack & Adele Weisman
Mercedes Paratje
David Pasterski
Edith C. Penty
Flora Perskie
Doug and Teresa Peterson
Carl Pforzheimer III
Meixi Piao
Mr. Peter Pileski
Larry & Barbara Pitsch
The Plimpton-Shattuck Fund
Judith J Plows
Donna & James Pressman
Ms. Karen Provost
Rainbow Sandals Foundation
Betty P. & Michael H. Rauch
Frances A. Resheske
Philip W. Riskin Charitable Foundation
Mary Jo Robertiello
Ann Sahid Rosche
Felicia Rosenfeld
Mr. Peter Rossbach
Mrs. Elsa Ross-Greifinger
Jane K Royal and John C Lantis II
Alina Roytberg
Mrs. Nazak Savitt
Xiomara & Charles Scheidt
Mr. Robert Schoenthal & Ms. Barbara Katz
Mark Schumer
Jesse & Carol Schwartz
Kathy and Joel Segall
Margaret E. Selby
Martha Sherman
Julie Simpson
Barbara Jean Sinclair
Mr. Irving Sitnick
Elizabeth Sledge
Joseph Small
Ms. Christine Smith
Ms. Elizabeth Smith
Marilyn Sobel
Leon Sokol
Michael Solomon
Daniel Spence and Marcelo Mesquita
Temple St. Clair LLC
Marianne Stegeland
Karen Steinberg
William Stern
Mr. & Ms. Justin Stewart
Linda Stocknoff
Abbie M. Strassler
Yael Mandelstam & Ken Tabachnick
Jon Teeuwissen & Welz Kauffman
Ms. Kimberley Thacker
Jim Tharp
Deirdre Towers
Lucy Vasserman and Brendan Finnegan
Mr. Carlos Victoria
Ms. Cheryl L. Wade
Peter & Deborah Winograd
Julien Wolfe
Elly Karp Wong
AnneAdare Wood
Migs Woodside
Cora Yamamoto
Mr. Christian Zimmermann
Investors ($500 and above)
Anonymous (10)
Mohamed Abdirahman
Dr. LaRue Allen & Ebonya Washington
Debra R. Anisman
Rebecca Aronson
Mrs. Susan Babbitt
Jane Barr
Mr. Al Bartosic
Joan & Ira Berkowitz
Barbara Blank and Barry Shapiro
Bloomberg LP
Ms. Helga Borck
Ms. Valerie Jo Bradley
Maria M Branco
Lize Burr
Robert Calderisi
Lynn Canaan
Mark Carbone
Ms. Cheryl Carruthers
Andrea Chernyk
Amy Cho
Nikolaus Christmann
Dr. Jason Chuang
Citizens Committee For New York City
David & Dorothy Clair
Galois Cohen
Robert Conkey
Ms. Victoria Cowles
Bray Creech
Barbara Cromer
John and Nada Culver
Mrs. Eileen Davidson
Paul de Sa
David de Weese
The DiChristina Family
Antonio Dinkins, Sr.
Richard G. Dudley, Jr.
Jorge Durand
Mr. Michael Eizenberg
Ms. Leslie Farrar
Ms. Susan Feder
Bette Ann Fialkov
Ms. Isabelle Fisher
Ms. Rita Fishman
Heather Flock
Mr. Leroy Fortcher
Sarah Fox and Steven Lofchie
Steven Fox
Pierre Frinault
Nicia Fullwood
Toni Gantz
Mr. Elan Garonzik
Ms. Marie Claire Ged
Tom & Nina Geller
Samara Gerard
Karen Gershowitz
Ms. Geraldine Glassman
Ms. Gabrielle Goldman
Mark Evan Goldman
Nita & Chuck Goodgal
Maneesh Goyal
Ms. Nancye Green
Dr. Susan Ross Green
Lawrence W. Greene
Jane Gross
Charles & Carol Grossman Family Fund
Jane Groveman
Elaine and Charles Harris
Laurie Hart
Paul Hastings
Jonathan Hiltz
Thomas Hollingsworth
Mrs. Alixandra Holloway
Alicia Dhyana House
Ralph & Lynn Huber
Daphne Hurford & Sanford Padwe
Linette S. Hwu
Bethany Jankunis
Stephanie Joel
Miles Johnson and Tim Anderson
Laura Jones
Scot Karr
Jay Kesslen
Nalani Kopp
A.M. LaVey
Ms. Kate Lear
Ms. Julia Levy
Sydnie Liggett
Mitch Lowenthal
Susanna Lowy and Victor Davis
Waiming Man
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Marcon
Jennifer & Michael Markovitz
Mrs. Barbara Marwell
Ellice Matsil
Judy Mauer
Linda and Max Maxwell
Mrs. Rachel Meidan
Grete Meilman
Israel Meir & Steve Rivera
Victoria Melendez
Tanya Melich & Noel Silverman
Holly and William Mensching
Robert Mihalik
Barbara Miller & Stuart Nordheimer
Jessica Mindnich
Bertram Moody
Dot Morgan
Joe Morra
Richard J. Moylan
Deb Murnin
Lawrence Murphy
Jane & Michael Murphy
Jake Musiker
Drs. Benjamin Natelson & Gudrun Lange
The New York Community Trust
Joyce O'Brien
Ms. Diane Oshin
Ms. Kendra Osterman
Olivier Pechou
The L.E. Phillips Family Foundation, Inc.
Brian H. Polovoy
Stephanie Goldson & Stephen Rappaport
Lindy Shuttleworth & Arthur Reichstetter
Linda and Norman Reimer
Sallie Gouverneur & John Riley
Ms. Andrea Rogers
M Felicity Rogers-Chapman
Edward S Rosenfeld and Karyn Grossman Gershon
Jean M. Ross
Lainie and John Ross
Marilyn & Alan Rothstein
Lori Rotskoff
Scott Rudin
Sally and Peter Rudoy
Deborah Sale and Ted Striggles
Ariane Schaffer
Phillip Schmiedl
Amy Schulman
Dr. Dorry Segev
Neal Sheorey
Sheethal & Tokumbo Shobowale
Nancy Sibell
Edward Siegel
Andrew & Jennifer Smith
Robin Smith
Jeanne Smythe
Catharine and Jeffrey Soros
Ms. Ellen Sorrin & Mr. David York
Doug Steiner
Ms. Christina Sterner
Harriet Stollman
Mr. Seth Stuhl
Greg Sullivan
Dr. Pavur Sundaresan
Gary Tannenbaum & Helen J. Mills
The Winkler Prins Charitable Fund
Rachel Theilheimer
Lisa Tillinghast
Dana Troetel & George Papageorge
Ms. Marianna Vaidman Stone & Mr. Eric Stone
Ronald Walcott
Gregory V Ward
Joan Waricha
Michael Wehman
Carol Weil
Kate Weil
Elisabeth Brivic and Alexander Weindling
Jacqueline Welch
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
Avery-Denyse Family Charitable Fund
Clay H Barr
Mr. John Barrie & Ms. Elizabeth Smith
Kenneth Berk & Anne Serrell
Stan & Abby Bloch
Andrew Burgie
Dr. J Caldwell
Raymond Cerabone
Margaret Coady
Helen & William Covington
Terri Cox
Ashlee Crawford
Mr. & Ms. John Crawford III
Ms. Jacqueline Davis
Rodney Durso
Ms. Susan Eisenhauer
Jo Ann Engelhardt and George Elder
Pepi Ertag
Ellen Estes
Peter Farrell
Lloyd Jay Fass
Miss Valerie Ferrier
Dr. Karen Fiester
Darrell George
Lydia Gilbert
James A. Glazier and James A. Ferguson
Susan E Green
Ms. Maxine Groffsky
Herman & Jacquelyn Heinemann
Brian and Anita Heinz
Jerry Heymann
Huong Hoang
Ms. Sherrilyn Ifill
Ethelle Katz
Salvatore LaRussa, Jr.
David Later and Nancy Eklund
In loving memory of Hing K Lee
Lawrence Levine
Ellen Levitt
Mr. Peter Lijoi
Robert McGowan
Cynthia A McKee
Mary and Alan Mendelsohn
Mr. Christopher Morales
Mildred Munich
Aaron & Marcia Naveh
Madeleine Nichols
Greg Piccininno
Marisa Anne Pierson
Alex Tsirkin & Victoria Portnoy
Posner-Wallace Family Foundation
Carole Postal
Terry Prahl
Liz Gerring Radke
Jonathan Raskin
Ms. Eileen Robert
Donald W. Roeseke Jr.
Victoria Rosen
Ellen Rosenberg
Ms. Marcia Savin
Mrs. Karen Schader
Ms. Rose Schwartz
Eleanor Sebastian
Virginia Seidel
Mary and John Seward
Tony Weiss and Tara Sherman
Gautham Sridharan
Deborah Stone
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
Ms. Doreen Weisfuse
Dr. Timothy Whiteside MD
Ms. Toya Williford
Mr. John Wright
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
Chellis Baird
Stacy & Jordan Barr
Alison Baum
Amanda Beebe
Ms. Lisa Bonifacic
Dr. Reed Caldwell and Mr. Anthony Hird
Scott Caplan
Victor M. Castillo & Blake Wiedenhoeft
Cengiz Cemaloglu
Julia Chambers
Ellen Chen
Jason Chuang
Marin Correa
Mary Craig
MJ Edwards
Andrew & Claire-Marine Ferguson
Bette Ann Fialkov, Co-Chair
Swapna Ghanta
Ronald Gilliam & Akram Hélil
Gabrielle Goldman
Amita Goyal
Jessica Greenberg
Alexandra Harper, Co-Chair
Madison Hicks
Alixandra Holloway, Co-Chair
Emma Hood
Kristen Irby
Nalani Kopp
Jeremy Lentz
Jacob Levy
Mitch Lowenthal
Kyle Marshall
Katherine Maxwell
Jame McCray
FACILITIES & SERVICES
Robert McGowan
Christopher Morales
Terrence Poplar
Abigal Richards
Tamar Rothstein
Setpheap San
Ariane Schaffer
Elisa Smilovitz
Daniel Spence & Marcelo Mesquita
Niko Stahl
Evan Strain
Lucy Vasserman & Brendan Finnegan
Alex Z. Wang
Ricke Williams
Emma Winder
Julien Wolfe
LeeAna Wolfman
To join the Joyce's Young Leader's Circle, please contact the Development office at 212-691-9740 ext. 327
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.
