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HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO MARCH 24 - APRIL 5, 2026

The Tino & Rajika Puri Auditorium

Season Sponsor:

Eduardo Vilaro, Artistic Director & CEO

MUJERES: Women in Motion

Four works by Latinas reshaping the future of dance 2026 Spring Season | April 23 - 26

Ballet Hispánico brings together four choreographers with distinct ways of approaching dance with a common curiosity about the present. Experience world premieres from Cassi Abranches and Marianela Boán, a company repertory classic by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, and a company premiere by Stephanie Martinez.

PERFORMANCES AT

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The Joyce Theater Foundation presents

LINDA-DENISE FISHER-HARRELL, Artistic Director

DAVID MCDERMOTT, Executive Director

LOU CONTE, Founder

THE COMPANY

Kyle Anders • Alexandria Best* • Dominick Brown • Jacqueline Burnett*

Aaron Choate • Morgan Clune • Michele Dooley • Elliot Hammans

Bianca Melidor • Shota Miyoshi • Andrew Murdock

David Schultz* • Simone Stevens • Cyrie Topete*

SEASONAL GUEST ARTIST

Malachi Ashley Stevens

*Denotes Princess Grace Award Recipient

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.

Special support for The Joyce’s presentation of Hubbard Street Dance Company has been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support has been provided by the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Endowment Fund to encourage the performances of out-of-town companies.

Major support for The Joyce has been provided by The Harkness Foundation for Dance, The Jerome Robbins Foundation, The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, and Rockefeller Brothers Fund.

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

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

GNAWA (2025)

Choreography: Nacho Duato

Stager: Jim Vincent

Assistant Stager: Cheryl Mann

Music: Ma’Bud Allah by Hassan Hakmoun and Adam Rudolph

Costume Design: Modesto Lomba

Lighting Design: Nicolás Fischtel

Set Design: Nacho Duato

Production Supervisor: Carlos Iturrioz

Rehearsal Assistant: Madison Moser

PERFORMED BY The Company

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SWEET GWEN SUITE (2021)

Company Premiere (2024)

Choreography: Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon

Staging, Additional Choreography, and Direction: Linda Haberman

Music: Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass, Johnny Mandel, Lalo Schifrin

Arranger/Orchestrator: Lynne Shankel

Costume Design: Bobby Pearce*

Lighting Design: Harrison Pearse-Pollack

PERFORMED BY

Dominick Brown, Aaron Choate, Cyrie Topete (3/24, 3/27, 3/28 eve)

Alexandria Best, Dominick Brown, Aaron Choate (3/25, 3/26)

Craig D. Black, Jr., Morgan Clune, Elliot Hammans (3/28 mat, 3/29)

Sweet Gwen Suite has been commissioned by New York City Center for the 2021 Fall for Dance Festival. Support for new dance works at City Center is provided by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Please be advised: Sweet Gwen Suite incorporates prop cigarettes (non-tobacco, non-nicotine).

Music:

Tijuana

Lalo Schifrin, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI); Mexican Breakfast by Johnny Mandel, WC Music Corp. (ASCAP).

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BLUE SOUP (2002)

Company Premiere (2025)

Choreography: Aszure Barton

Stager: Jonathan E. Alsberry

Music: Maya Angelou, Angelo Badalamenti, Faraualla, Trevor Horn, Serge Gainsbourg, Kodo, Randy Newman, Les Yeax Noirs, Paul Simon, Andy Williams

Costume Design: Rémi van Bochove after Fritz Masten

Lighting Design: Burke Brown*

PERFORMED BY The Company

"BLUE SOUP was the first large-scale work I made with my crew, Aszure & Artists, in the early 2000s. A playful feast — an explosion of sound, shimmer and sting, in bursts. Over 20 years later, what a thrill to have it back on stage with Hubbard — all that energy. I want to acknowledge Maya Angelou and David Lynch — their voices inspired me from very early on. Though I didn’t understand them, I felt what they did to my heart and followed that impulse. Gravity and ambiguity — a joyful rebellion — my imagination, unabashedly. And my mother named me blue, thanks ma.”—Aszure Barton

Music: "Sounds Like Pearls," and "The Detached" from JUST GIVE ME A COOL DRINK OF WATER 'FORE I DIE by Maya Angelou, copyright © 1971 by Caged Bird Legacy, LLC. Used by permission of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. All rights reserved. Jitterbug by Angelo Badalamenti & The City of Prague Orchestra. Rumelaj, Domina de Miseria, Sind’, and Maha Te Song by Faraualla, courtesy of Amiata Records. Sh-boom produced by Trevor Horn. Comic Strip by Serge Gainsbourg, conducted by David Whitaker. Sange by Kodo. I’m Different by Randy Newman. Lodz by Les Yeux Noirs. Pigs, Sheep & Wolves by Paul Simon. How Wonderful to Know by Andy Williams. *United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829 of the IATSE is the union representing Scenic, Costume, Lighting, Sound, and Projection designers in Live Performance.

Mexican Shuffle by Herb Alpert &

Brass; Cool Hand Luke by

WITHIN THE FRAME (2025)

Choreography: James Gregg

Music: Ben Waters

Costume Design: Hogan McLaughlin

Lighting Design: Slick Jorgenson

Dramaturge Constultant: Mathieu Leroux

PERFORMED BY

Michele Dooley, Elliot Hammans, Bianca Melidor, Shota Miyoshi (3/31, 4/3, 4/4 eve)

Dominick Brown, Jacqueline Burnett, Aaron Choate, Cyrie Topete (4/1, 4/2, 4/4 mat, 4/5)

“WITHIN THE FRAME explores the boundaries and expectations imposed upon us, inviting reflection on identity, freedom, and the power of embracing individuality within interpersonal connections. Special thanks to the Hubbard Street Dancers for their collaboration.” — James Gregg

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PERCUSSION IV (1978)

Company Premiere (2025)

Choreography: Bob Fosse

Staging and Direction: Linda Haberman

Music: Percussion IV by Gordon Lowry Harrell

Orchestrations: Lynne Shankel

Costume Design: Willa Kim

Lighting Design: Harrison Pearse-Pollack

PERFORMED BY

Aaron Choate (3/31, 4/3, 4/4 eve), Bianca Melidor (4/1), Shota Miyoshi (4/2 + 4/5), Elliot Hammans (4/4 mat)

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BEAUTY CHASERS (2025)

Choreography: Matthew Rushing

Music: Elinor Ahlstrand, Alice Coltrane, David & Steve Gordon, Matthew Halsall, Reiki Healing Music Ensemble

Costume Design: Dante Anthony Baylor

Lighting Design: Jason Lynch*

Original Composition: Dante Giramma

Arrangement: Matthew Rushing and Jonathan E. Alsberry

PERFORMED BY

Bianca Melidor, Shota Miyoshi, Cyrie Topete (3/31, 4/3, 4/4 eve)

Dominick Brown, Morgan Clune, Michele Dooley (4/1, 4/2, 4/4 mat, 4/5)

Music: Original sound design by Dante Giramma. Faro by Elinor Ahlstrand, published by 2020 Quiet Records. Thunder Drum Dream by David & Steven Gordon, music courtesy of Sequoia Records. Cherry Blossom by Matthew Halsall, courtesy of Gondwana Records. Journey in Satchidananda by Alice Coltrane, performed by Alice Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders, produced by Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra, courtesy Wood Work Music. Animal Sounds by Reiki Healing Music Orchestra, music courtesy of Equilibriummusicgroup.com.

- INTERMISSION -

BLUE SOUP (2002)

Company Premiere (2025)

*see previous page for details*

ABOUT THE COMPANY

The Mission of HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO is to awaken the human spirit through contemporary dance, envisioning a dance landscape that is relevant and accessible to all. We fulfill our mission by nurturing diverse voices in contemporary dance, opening new pathways to growth, learning, and discovery in Chicago and throughout the world. We are guided by our Values of Artistry, Belonging, and Curiosity.

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago grew out of the Lou Conte Dance Studio at LaSalle and Hubbard Streets in 1977, when Lou Conte gathered an ensemble of four dancers to perform in senior centers across Chicago. Barbara G. Cohen soon joined the company as its first Executive Director. Conte continued to direct the company for 23 years, during which he initiated and grew relationships with both emerging and established artists including Nacho Duato, Daniel Ezralow, Jiří Kylián, Ohad Naharin, Lynne Taylor-Corbett and Twyla Tharp.

Conte’s successor Jim Vincent widened Hubbard Street’s international focus, began Hubbard Street’s collaboration with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and cultivated growth from within, launching the Inside/Out Choreographic Workshop and inviting Resident Choreographer Alejandro Cerrudo to make his first work. Gail Kalver’s 23 years of executive leadership provided continuity from 1984 through the 2006–07 season, when Executive Director Jason Palmquist joined the organization. Glenn Edgerton became Artistic Director in 2009 and, together with Palmquist, moved this legacy forward on multiple fronts.

In 2021, former company dancer Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell was named the fourth Artistic Director of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Season 44: RE/CHARGE marked her debut season as the artistic leader of the organization, with the goal of continuing to diversify the company’s repertoire and ensemble while building on the incredible legacy and reputation that HSDC has already established. Along with David McDermott, Executive Director since 2017, the company is looking forward to expanding its audience reach and increasing the local, national, and global reputation of Hubbard Street.

For 48 years, Hubbard Street has been one of the most original forces in contemporary dance – bringing top choreographers and works to Chicago and beyond. Hubbard Street’s ever-evolving repertory, created by today’s leading choreographic voices, makes them a company that dancers aspire to join and performance venues all over the world are eager to host. To date, the main company has performed globally in 19 countries and 44 U.S. states.

At home in Chicago, Hubbard Street performs 20 times a year and delivers renowned education programs in 50 classrooms across 17 Chicagoland schools. HSDC Education utilizes the choreographic process to teach essential problem-solving skills, creativity, and collaboration - expanding our reach beyond traditional concert dance audiences, ensuring that everyone has access to world-class dance and instruction.

HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO STAFF

LEADERSHIP

Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell, Artistic Director

David McDermott, Executive Director

ARTISTIC STAFF

Jonathan E. Alsberry, Senior Rehearsal Director & Director of Summer Intensives

Craig, D. Black, Jr*, Rehearsal Director

Shawn Lent, Manager of Training Programs

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Abby Olson, General Manager

Arts FMS, Financial Management Services

EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

Mollie Alexander, Director of Development

Haley Gillespie, Associate Director of Development

Erik Kaiko, Director of Marketing & Communications

Megan Moran, Associate Director of Marketing & Communications

Brandon Jones, Content Creation Specialist

YOUTH, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

Eboné Harden, Director of Education

PRODUCTION

Harrison Pearse-Pollack, Director of Production

Kate Darby, Stage Manager and Head of Props

Bill Green, Head of Audio

Jenah Hensel, Head of Wardrobe

Jack Horwitch, Head Electrician

Kevin Upham, Head Carpenter

WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY

ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP

LINDA-DENISE FISHER-HARRELL (Artistic Director, she/her) is the Artistic Director of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, appointed in 2021 after an extraordinary career as a professional dance artist and educator. Her appointment marked a historic first: she is the company’s first alumna, woman, and person of color to lead the organization. Under her visionary leadership, Hubbard Street has experienced a revival, returning to pre-pandemic vibrancy with sleek, memorable programming and a renewed era of artistic excellence. Her impact has been recognized in The New York Times (“At Hubbard Street: Making a Place for ‘the Other Folks’”) and on the cover of Dance Magazine (August 2023, “Hubbard Street Dance Chicago is Returning to Stability—And Its Roots”). Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Fisher-Harrell trained at the Baltimore School for the Arts with Sylvester Campbell and Stephanie Powell, apprenticed with the Capitol Ballet under Doris Jones, and studied on full fellowship at The Ailey School before attending The Juilliard School. She began her professional career with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago at the invitation of founder Lou Conte. She performed with the company for three years before becoming a Principal Dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, under the legendary Judith Jamison. During her 13-year tenure with Ailey, Fisher-Harrell toured globally and was featured in works by Alvin Ailey, John Butler, Ronald K. Brown, Ulysses Dove, Rennie Harris, Judith Jamison, Alonzo King, Lar Lubovitch, Donald McKayle, Elisa Monte, and Dwight Rhoden. Career highlights include guest artist performances at Les Étoiles du 21e Siècle in Paris and Toronto, World Stars of the Opera in Budapest, and special appearances at the White House State Dinner in honor of the President of Kenya and the Kennedy Center’s 12th Annual Gala alongside Nancy Wilson and Liza Minnelli. As an educator and leader, Fisher-Harrell has had a profound impact in her hometown of Baltimore. A Professor of Dance at Towson University since 2005, she also served on the faculty of the Baltimore School for the Arts, served as director, founder, and principal grant writer for AileyCamp Baltimore at Towson University, and facilitated nine Ailey II residencies at Towson University. Her mentorship has shaped the next generation of artists, many of whom now perform in professional companies and productions worldwide. Fisher-Harrell holds an MFA in Dance from Hollins University. Her pedagogy is dual focused, the Lester Horton Technique and an ABT® Certified Ballet Teacher; she remains a sought-after instructor for universities, companies, and organizations nationwide. Her scholarship includes the entry “Alvin Ailey” in the Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism. In 2025, she was honored with the Martha Hill Mid-Career Award for her artistic excellence, visionary leadership, and enduring impact on the dance field.

DAVID MCDERMOTT (Executive Director, he/him) leads Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s organization-wide strategy and administration, overseeing the company’s finances, operations, marketing, and development. Before joining Hubbard Street, he served as First Deputy Commissioner at the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, where he managed daily operations and helped shape major initiatives including the Chicago Cultural Plan and the launch of the Chicago Architecture Biennial. Earlier in his career, McDermott served as Political and Community Outreach Director for U.S. Senator Dick Durbin and managed political campaigns at the congressional, county, and municipal levels. He is a graduate of Trinity College at the University of Dublin with a degree in Public Policy and recently completed a fellowship at the University of Chicago’s Civic Leadership Academy.

LOU CONTE (Founding Artistic Director, he/him) after a performing career that included roles in Broadway musicals such as Cabaret, Mame, and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, established the Lou Conte Dance Studio in 1974. Three years later, he founded what is now Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Originally the company’s sole choreographer, he developed relationships with emerging and world-renowned dancemakers Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Margo Sappington and Daniel Ezralow as the company grew. He continued to build Hubbard Street’s repertoire by forging a key relationship with Twyla Tharp in the 1990s, acquiring seven of her works as well as original choreography. It then became an international enterprise with the inclusion of works by Jiří Kylián, Nacho Duato and Ohad Naharin. Throughout his 23 years as the company’s artistic director, he received numerous awards including the first Ruth Page Artistic Achievements Award in 1986, the Sidney R. Yates Arts Advocacy Award in 1995, and a Chicagoan of the Year award from Chicago Magazine in 1999. In 2003, he was inducted as a laureate into the Lincoln Academy of Illinois, the state’s highest honor, and in 2014, was named one of five inaugural recipients of the City of Chicago’s Fifth Star Award. He has been credited by many for helping raise Chicago’s international cultural profile and for creating a welcoming climate for dance in the city, where the art form now thrives.

JONATHAN E. ALSBERRY (Senior Rehearsal Director & Director of Summer Intensives, he/him) shapes the daily practice of the company dancers while fostering connectivity across departments. He designs physically mindful schedules that ensure seamless transitions between repertory stagings, new creations, and performances. He also leads morning company classes rooted in wellness, joy, and excellence. As Director of Summer Intensives, he curates four dynamic programs, bringing in diverse choreographers and instructors, highlighting Chicago’s cultural richness, and attracting aspiring dancers ages 13–25 from across the globe. Jonathan’s dance journey began at his mother’s Agape Dance Center, continued at The Chicago Academy for the Arts, and led to a BFA from The Juilliard School, where formative collaborations with Aszure Barton and Lar Lubovitch launched long-standing creative partnerships. Affectionately known as “Jojo,” he is a Creative Associate with Aszure Barton & Artists, assisting on works for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Hamburg Ballet, Malpaso Dance Company, and Teatro alla Scala. He also performed with the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company for over a decade, continuing his work as a stager and teaching artist. He has performed internationally with legends including Mikhail Baryshnikov and Alessandra Ferri, and with organizations such as Despertares, The Metropolitan Opera Ballet, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and LA Opera. Other collaborations include Luna Negra Dance Theater, Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company, The Chase Brock Experience, and Pier Group Dance. Now in his ninth season with Hubbard Street, Jonathan brings joy, rigor, and artistry into every space he enters. Through partnerships with organizations like Springboard Danse, Arts Umbrella, and the Chicago Dance Health Fund, he remains committed to nurturing the next generation and uplifting the spirit of dance.

CRAIG D. BLACK JR. (Rehearsal Director, he/they), from San Jose, CA, is a dancer, educator, stager, and the Rehearsal Director of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. He was appointed to this role in 2022 for the company’s 45th Anniversary: Sapphire Season. At the age of ten, Craig began dancing at South Bay Dance Center and continued his dance training at Abraham Lincoln High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. In 2011, Craig received his BFA from The Juilliard School. He obtained additional training at Springboard Danse Montréal, Nederlands Dans Theater, and the School at Jacob’s Pillow. Craig is a recipient of the 2010 Princess Grace Award in Dance as well as the 2011 Lorna Strassler Award for Student Excellence from the School at Jacob’s Pillow. For six seasons, Craig performed and toured with Aspen Santa Fe Ballet under the direction of Tom Mossbrucker and Jean-Philippe Malaty. In 2017, Craig joined Hubbard

Street Dance Chicago where he danced for five seasons before transitioning into the HSDC Rehearsal Director position. Now in his fourth season as rehearsal director, Craig has been a guest artist with HSDC and the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, a guest rehearsal director for FLOCK, and a stager for Alejandro Cerrudo. He has had the privilege of dancing works by Kyle Abraham, Aszure Barton, Cherice Barton, Rena Butler, Alejandro Cerrudo, Peter Chu, Nacho Duato, Jorma Elo, William Forsythe, Rennie Harris, Johan Inger, Jirí Kylián, Fernando Melo, Robyn Mineko-Williams, Ohad Naharin, Crystal Pite, and Cayetano Soto Ramirez among many others. Craig has had the pleasure of co-choreographing and rehearsal directing Cardi B and Offset’s 2019 BET Awards performance as well as assisting Robyn Mineko-Williams with the official music video for Sen Morimoto’s Pressure on the Pulse. Craig is a passionate teacher and mentor. He is certified in IMAGE TECH for Dancers™ introductory through advanced level. He has been a guest company class instructor for DanceAspen, Giordano Dance Chicago, and South Chicago Dance Theatre. Additionally, Craig is on faculty for Dupree Dance and has served as guest faculty for the Hubbard Street Professional Program, The Joffrey Academy, New York City Dance Alliance, Peridance Center, and Steps on Broadway.

CHOREOGRAPHER & STAGER PROFILES

NACHO DUATO (Gnawa), born in Valencia, Spain, started professional ballet training with the Rambert School in London at eighteen, expanding studies at Maurice Béjart’s Mudra School in Brussels and completing his dance education at The Alvin Ailey American Dance Centre in New York. In 1980, Duato signed his first professional contract with the Cullberg Ballet in Stockholm and a year later Jirí Kylián brought him to the Nederlands Dans Theater in Holland, where he was quickly incorporated into company and repertoire. His first choreographic attempt in 1983 turned into a major success: Jardí Tancat to Spanish/Catalan music by compatriot Ma del Mar Bonet won him the first prize at the International Choreographic Workshop (Internationaler Choreographischer Wettbewerb) at Cologne. Duato has created more than a dozen works for the two companies of Nederlands Dans Theater and in 1988 was named Resident Choreographer next to Hans van Manen and Jirí Kylián. His ballets form part of the repertoire of companies like Paris Opera, Cullberg Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theater, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Deutche Opera Ballet, Australian Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, Ballet Gulbenkian, Finish Opera Ballet, The Royal Ballet, The Singapore Ballet, Tulsa Ballet Theatre, Pacific Northwest Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, The Washington Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, North Carolina Dance Thatre, The Boston Ballet, The Gothemburg Ballet, The Royal Swedish Ballet, The Royal Danish Ballet, The Northen Ballet, Ballet du Capitole, Ballet du Rhin, Teatro Comunale Florence, National Ballet of Portugal, The Norweigian Ballet, National Theatre Tokio, The Universal Ballet, Stars Foundation Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Tulsa Ballet Theatre, Staats Theater Berlin, Bolshoi Ballet, etc. Since June 1990 and until July 2010, Nacho Duato was Artistic Director of Compañía Nacional de Danza (Madrid-Spain). In 1995, he received the grade of Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres which is annually given by the French Embassy in Spain. In 1998 the Spanish Government rewarded him the Golden Medal for the Merit in the Fine Arts. At the Stuttgart Opera he was offered the Benois de la Danse, one of the most prestigious international awards for choreography, presented by the International Dance Association for his Ballet Multiplicity, Forms of Silence and Emptiness, in April, 2000. From January 2011, he was in the position of Artistic Director of Mikhailowsky Ballet (Saint Petersburgs-Russia). From 2014, he became Intendant and Artistic Director of Berlin State Ballet (Germany).

ASZURE BARTON (Blue Soup) is a prolific creator whose dance work has been equated to “watching the physical unfurling of the human psyche” by the U.S. National Endowment for the Arts. She started tap dancing at the age of three and has been creating for as long as she can remember. Her works have been performed on stages throughout the world, including the Palais Garnier, Mariinsky Theater, The Kennedy Center, Studio 54, Lincoln Center, and Sadler’s Wells, as well as in museums and exhibits, such as the Smithsonian in Washington, DC. She has choreographed for theater, film, and opera, including Broadway, notably for the production of The Threepenny Opera. Early in her career, she founded her own project, Aszure Barton & Artists, in order to create an autonomous, interdisciplinary, and collaborative platform for process-centered creation. Aszure has worked with celebrated artists and companies including Mikhail Baryshnikov, Jessica Chastain, Misty Copeland, Alan Cumming, Cyndi Lauper, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Nederlands Dans Theater, Teatro alla Scala, American Ballet Theatre, Sydney Dance Company, English National Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, Grand Théâtre de Genève, Cuba’s Malpaso Dance Company, and Martha Graham Dance Company, among others. She recently premiered a new work (Mere Mortals) at San Francisco Ballet in collaboration with British electronic music producer/DJ Floating Points and mixed media artists Hamill Industries—the first evening-length work created by a woman in SFB’s history, curated by Artistic Director Tamara Rojo. Aszure is House Choreographer with Gauthier Dance | Theaterhaus Stuttgart and is delighted to be the current Resident Artist at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Her latest artistic venture is a fertile collaboration with acclaimed trumpeter and composer Ambrose Akinmusire; the two premiered their first work titled B E N D at Kampnagel’s International Summer Festival and are now touring it internationally with the partnership of Pomegranate Arts. Tanz Magazine’s Falk Schraiber described its “refusal of categorization” and called it “a collaborative work that also draws its appeal from the fact that two artists who are completely secure in their field playfully unsettle each other.” They’ve since created new work for Hamburg Ballett and the Limón Dance Company. Aszure Barton continues to be an innovator of form, having contributed to an evolution of dance and theater companies worldwide. Over the years, she has received accolades including a Bessie Award for her work Busk. She was the first Martha Duffy Resident Artist at Baryshnikov Arts and is a recipient of the prestigious Arts & Letters Award, joining the likes of Oscar Peterson, Karen Kain, and Margaret Atwood. She is also an official ambassador of contemporary choreography in Canada. As an educator, Aszure is creative partner with Boston Conservatory at Berklee College and has built a longtime working relationship with The Juilliard School.

BOB FOSSE (Sweet Gwen Suite, Percussion IV) is one of the most internationally recognized figures in the history of the performing arts for his groundbreaking, genre-defining work as a director, choreographer, performer, and writer across various mediums on both stage and screen. In 1973, he became the first director in history to win the Oscar, Tony, and Emmy awards in a single year for his spectacular triumphs with Cabaret on film, Pippin on Broadway, and “Liza with a Z” on television. Though he got his start as a performer, Mr. Fosse’s career as a creative force on Broadway began in 1954 when he served as choreographer for the Original Broadway production of The Pajama Game, earning him the first of his nine Tony Awards. He went on to choreograph Damn Yankees, Bells Are Ringing, New Girl In Town, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and direct and choreograph Redhead, Little Me, Sweet Charity (which he also conceived), Pippin, Liza, Chicago (for which he also co-wrote the book), Dancin’, Big Deal (for which he also wrote the book), and the 1986 revival of Sweet Charity. On film, he served as director and choreographer for Sweet Charity, Cabaret, All That Jazz (also co-screenwriter), and Star 80 (also co-screenwriter), earning him an Academy Award and two additional nominations for Best Director, as well as a nomination for Best Original Screenplay. All That Jazz also won the Palme d’Or at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. His additional film credits include choreography for The Pajama Game, Damn Yankees, and The Little Prince. Born in Chicago, Mr. Fosse began dancing at age nine and

made his first professional appearance at thirteen with his childhood friend Charles Grass under the name “The Riff Brothers.” After serving with the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Islands during World War II, he reignited his career as a dancer, performing alongside Mary Ann Niles in Call Me Mister, Make Mine Manhattan, and Dance Me a Song. He also appeared in the MGM films Give a Girl a Break; The Affairs of Dobie Gillis; and Kiss Me, Kate. His last performing engagements were with New York City Center, dancing the title role in their revival of Pal Joey and dancing the role of The Serpent in The Little Prince on screen. Bob Fosse passed away in 1987, on the Opening Night of the National Tour of Sweet Charity. Mr. Fosse’s work constantly finds new life in productions like the long running Broadway revival of Chicago (1996), Fosse (1999), and the Broadway revival of Dancin’ (2023), as well as in the Emmy Award-winning FX series "Fosse/Verdon" (2019), and the trio of dances Sweet Gwen Suite (2021). The Verdon Fosse Legacy®, founded by his daughter, Nicole Fosse, ensures Mr. Fosse’s enduring legacy will continue to help shape the entertainment landscape for years to come.

GWEN VERDON (Sweet Gwen Suite) is “widely regarded as the best dancer ever to brighten the Broadway Stage” (The New York Times). Her early career was marked by her close working relationship with Jack Cole, for whom she worked as both a performer and assistant choreographer. Her most enduring professional partnership, however, was with the man she would marry, Bob Fosse. Together, Ms. Verdon and Mr. Fosse ran up a string of iconic theatrical successes not rivaled by a director/choreographer and star before or since. After she earned her first of four Tony Awards in her breakout role as Claudine in Can-Can, her collaboration with Mr. Fosse began. She starred in Damn Yankees (Tony Award), New Girl in Town (Tony Award), Redhead (Tony Award), Sweet Charity (Tony nomination) and Chicago (Tony nomination). Her work in feature films includes roles in On the Riviera, David & Bathsheba, Mississippi Gambler, Damn Yankees, Cocoon, Cocoon: The Return, The Cotton Club, Nadine, Marvin’s Room, Alice, Bruno, and Walking Across Egypt. Early in her career, she helped stage Marilyn Monroe’s performance of “Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend” in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. She served as Artistic Advisor for Steam Heat, the Emmy Award-winning documentary about Mr. Fosse. She also appeared on the television programs “Mash,” “Fame,” “Trapper John,” “M.D.,” “Webster,” “Magnum, P.I.,” “The Equalizer,” “Dream On,” “Dear John,” “Homicide,” and “Legs.” Her work in the concert dance world spanned decades and continents, including Chicago’s Hubbard Street Dance, the Beijing Ballet School in China, the Houston Ballet Company, and the Paul Taylor Dance Company. Counted among the hundreds of partners with whom she danced throughout the course of her career were Mikhail Baryshnikov and Rudolph Nureyev. Among her many accolades, Ms. Verdon won a Grammy Award for Redhead and received a National Endowment for the Arts & Humanities Award.

Internationally acclaimed choreographer JAMES GREGG (Within the Frame) has carved a unique path in the world of contemporary dance, infusing his bold, innovative style into every project he undertakes. Gregg embarked on his dance journey at the age of nine, training with esteemed institutions including Ballet Oklahoma, Houston Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet Academy, and The Edge Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles. Gregg’s exceptional talent has garnered numerous accolades throughout his career, including the prestigious 2015 Princess Grace Choreography Fellowship Award and first place in Ballet Austin’s 2014 New American Talent choreographic competition. His work has graced the stages of some of the world’s most esteemed dance companies and institutions, such as Edmonton Ballet, Ballet X Bodytraffic, Whim W’Him, Arts Umbrella, Danceworks Chicago, Dark Circles Contemporary Dance, Cirque du Soleil, and Springboard Danse Project Montreal. Gregg has collaborated with a number of world-renowned choreographers and companies, including Aszure Barton & Artists, BJM Danse, Rubberband Dance Group, and Bodytraffic. With each new venture, Gregg continues to captivate audiences and redefine the landscape of contemporary dance.

MATTHEW RUSHING (Beauty Chasers) was born in Los Angeles, California. He was a scholarship student at The Ailey School, became a member of Ailey II, and in 1992, became a member of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. During his career he has performed for Presidents George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama. During his time with the Company, he has choreographed four ballets: Acceptance In Surrender (2005), a collaboration with Hope Boykin and Abdur-Rahim Jackson; Uptown (2009), a tribute to the Harlem Renaissance; ODETTA (2014), a celebration of “the queen of American folk music”; and Testament (2020), a tribute to Alvin Ailey’s Revelations created in collaboration with Clifton Brown and YushaMarie Sorzano. Mr. Rushing became Rehearsal Director in 2010, was appointed Associate Artistic Director in January 2020, and during the 65th anniversary season for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater was interim Artistic Director.

LINDA HABERMAN (Staging and Direction, Sweet Gwen Suite & Percussion IV) is best known as the visionary behind the modern-day Rockettes, where her work has been recognized for its demanding physicality, sophisticated style, and detailed synchronization. She attributes her time spent assisting the luminaries Jerome Robbins and Bob Fosse for influencing her approach to both directing and choreographing. Linda is honored to continue her connection to Mr. Fosse through her ongoing work with the Verdon Fosse Legacy®, where she was recently named Artistic Director of Concert Development. She directed, staged, and provided additional choreography for Sweet Gwen Suite, a trio of dances originally choreographed by Fosse and Verdon, which premiered at the Fall for Dance Festival in 2021. Since then, she has taken the lead in the ongoing partnership between TVFL and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, where she staged both Sweet Gwen Suite and Fosse’s Percussion IV. She is excited to begin work on a new piece as part of the Fosse Forward Initiative. In 2006, Ms. Haberman became the first woman to be named sole director and choreographer of the Radio City Rockettes. For the next eight years, with her innovative choreography and use of groundbreaking technology, she pushed the iconic troupe to new heights and critical acclaim. She also created multiple touring productions of the Christmas Spectacular, which played in over 80 cities across North America. Linda has choreographed numerous Off-Broadway and regional productions, and her work has been seen on television shows such as the NBC broadcast of The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Dancing with the Stars, America’s Got Talent, and The Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting. In Japan, she directed and choreographed six productions of La Cage aux Folles and choreographed for the world-renowned Takarazuka Revue Company. On Broadway, Linda was assistant choreographer to Bob Fosse on his last show, Big Deal, was assistant choreographer to Jerome Robbins during the reconstruction phase of Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, and assisted Christopher Chadman on the hit revival of Guys and Dolls. She was in the original Broadway productions of Dancin’, La Cage aux Folles, Can-Can, and the video version of Pippin. Ms. Haberman grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she began studying ballet at age nine. As a young teen, she trained on scholarship with the San Francisco Ballet, School of American Ballet, and the Apprenticeship Program at the Harkness Ballet.

DANCER PROFILES

KYLE ANDERS (he/him, Sykesville, MD) is from Sykesville, Maryland where he began his training at Savage Dance Company under the direction of Nichole Savage and Brandy Fry for thirteen years. He is a 2024 graduate of The University of Arizona, where he received his BFA in Dance and BSBA in Business Management. Within his four years studying at Arizona, Kyle received numerous performance opportunities, such as being a featured soloist in Thang Dao’s Nevermore, performing in Duane Cyrus’ Bolero at The Joyce Theater, alongside roles in works by Martha Graham, Frank Chavez, Paul Taylor, Jason Hortin, and more. He is additionally an alumni of The School at Jacob’s Pillow Contemporary Program, directed by Milton Myers, and attended Orsolina28, focusing on Marco Goecke repertoire.

ALEXANDRIA BEST (she/her, Raleigh, NC) is a native of Raleigh, North Carolina where she began her pre-professional dance training. During this time, she acquired knowledge from instructors across programs such as American Ballet Theatre, Arts Umbrella, Carolina Ballet, DamianiDance, French Academie of Ballet, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. She is a 2021 graduate of Pace University where she earned her BFA in Dance, with a concentration in Performance and Pedagogy, and a minor in Business. Immediately following post-grad, Alexandria joined Hubbard Street Dance Chicago as a Company Artist under the direction of Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell. Now going into her fifth season, she has had the opportunity to perform a diverse body of repertoire by many great-minded artists. She is honored to be named a 2023 Princess Grace Foundation Award winner in Dance and to be joining its legacy of artists. Alexandria is thrilled to continue her time growing her artistry and community with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in its upcoming season.

DOMINICK BROWN (he/they, Oklahoma City, OK) is a professional dance artist originally from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Dominick began training under the direction of CeCe Farha. While training, Dominick attended summer intensives with The Washington School of Ballet and Complexions Contemporary Ballet. Dominick received a BFA from the University of The Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania under the direction of Donna Faye Burchfeild as a Directors Scholar in 2021. While at the university, Dominick worked with Ballet Preljocaj in Aix en Provence, France. Dominick also attended The American Dance Festival in Durham, North Carolina. Dominick has previously danced as a company artist with Kun Yang Lin Dancers and SALT Contemporary Dance. Dominick joined Hubbard Street Dance Chicago as a main company dancer in 2024. Dominick has performed works by Merce Cunningham, Ihsan Rustem, Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon, Ohad Naharin, Aszure Barton, Mathew Rushing, James Gregg, Johan Inger, and Peter Chu. Dominick is thrilled to embark on their second season with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago.

JACQUELINE BURNETT (she/her, Pocatello, ID) received her formative classical ballet training in her hometown of Pocatello, Idaho, from Romanian Ballet Master Marius Zirra. She moved to New York City in 2005 to pursue the Ailey School/ Fordham University joint BFA degree, graduating Magna Cum Laude with departmental honors in 2009. She joined Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in January 2008 as a Center Apprentice while completing her degree and became a member of the main company in August 2009. She received a 2011 Princess Grace Honorarium for Dance and was a member of the HSDC contingent for DanceMotion USA 2013, a U.S. State Department/Brooklyn Academy of Music cultural diplomacy tour in Algeria, Morocco, and Spain. In addition to dancing with HSDC, she also teaches company class, has choreographed for the Create Summer Intensive, serves as a repetiteur for choreographies by Penny Saunders (Ballet Idaho, Grand Rapids Ballet, Seattle Dance Collective, Royal New Zealand Ballet), and is a freelance dancer with Robyn Mineko Williams and Artists. Her choreography has been commissioned by Chicago Movement Collective for the Claire Bataille Legacy Program, Danza Visual in Mexico City, and Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s production of Murder on the Orient Express under the direction of Annika Boras.

AARON CHOATE (they/them, Lexington, KY) is a graduate of The Juilliard School class of 2022. After studying at Diana Evans School of Dance in Kentucky, they were named a 2018 Presidential Scholar in the Arts. They have performed the works of renowned choreographers, such as Kyle Abraham, Aszure Barton, Bob Fosse/ Gwen Verdon, Ohad Naharin, Justin Peck, Matthew Rushing, Jamar Roberts, Bobbi Jene Smith, Rennie Harris, Lar Lubovitch, and Ted Shawn. They are also an avid choreographer. In 2025 they were an Emerging Choreographer for Springboard Danse Pittsburgh’s 25th anniversary. In the same year they created a work for the

composition department of Princeton for their semi-annual “Sound Kitchen”. Summer of 2023 they had a process at Gibney Dance called the Moving Towards Justice Fellowship created by Scott Autry and in 2022, they presented a work at 92nd Street Y as a part of the Future Dance Festival.

MORGAN CLUNE (she/her, Barrington, IL) graduated from The Chicago Academy for the Arts in 2018. She was recognized as a National YoungArts Winner in New York for Contemporary Dance in 2018 where she performed solo at Baryshnikov Arts Center. Morgan attended the Juilliard School under direction of Alicia Graf Mack between 2018-2022 where she worked with renowned choreographers such as Bobbi Jene Smith, Justin Peck, Jamar Roberts, Ohad Naharin, and more. Upon graduation from Juilliard, Morgan was awarded the Martha Hill Prize for her achievement and leadership in Dance as well as a Juilliard Career Advancement Fellowship for her promise as an entrepreneur and her engagement in the arts. She is an emerging choreographer, choreographing at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s CREATE Summer Intensives (2023 & 2024) and The Juilliard School Summer Dance Intensive in 2023. Morgan is currently in her fourth season with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago under the direction of Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell.

MICHELE DOOLEY (she/he/they, Philadelphia, PA) is a dance artist and teacher from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Michele began training at The Institute of the Arts, continued studying at The Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts, and later earned a BFA in Dance from The University of the Arts. Michele has had the pleasure of working with numerous choreographers throughout their professional career, such as Gary Jeter, Tommie-Waheed Evans, Donald Byrd, Aszure Barton, Jermaine Spivey, Spenser Theberge, and Matthew Rushing, amongst others. Michele has worked with Eleone Dance Theatre and Spectrum Dance Theater, and they are beyond thrilled to continue their artistic journey with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago!

ELLIOT HAMMANS (he/him, Santa Fe, NM) began his formal dance training in 2008 with Robert Sher-Machherndl and continued his ballet and modern dance education with Moving People Dance in Santa Fe, NM, under the direction of Curtis Uhlemann. He joined Moving People Dance Company as an apprentice in 2010, trained on full scholarship at the Alonzo King LINES Dance Center in San Francisco, and attended Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s 2011 and 2012 Summer Intensives. Following studies abroad at Austria’s Tanzzentrum SEAD (Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance), he earned his BFA in Dance in 2014 from Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. He joined Hubbard Street 2 in August 2014 and was promoted to Hubbard Street’s main company in August 2016. Elliot also works at Athletico Physical Therapy as a Rehabilitation Aide and enjoys practicing and teaching somatic methods.

BIANCA MELIDOR (she/her, Dacula, GA) comes from Atlanta where she received her dance training at the Gwinnett Ballet Theater under the artistic direction of Lisa Sheppard Robson and Wade Walthall. Melidor then furthered her training in jazz at Point Park University under the direction of Ruben Graciani and Garfield Lemonius. In addition, she has spent many of her summers training at intensives with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Mark Morris Dance Group, Ballet West, Atlanta Ballet, and Dallas Black Dance Theatre. In 2018, she graduated from Point Park University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance, Magna Cum Laude and soon after joined Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s DBDT: Encore! with the artistic direction of Nycole Ray. In 2021, she joined Dallas Black Dance Theatre with Melissa Young as artistic director and performed in countless programs by Matthew Rushing, Christopher Huggins, Darrell Grand Moultrie, and many more.

SHOTA MIYOSHI (he/him, Kanagawa, Japan) trained extensively in jazz, ballet, tap, and hip-hop before moving to the United States to pursue his studies at SUNY Purchase College, where he earned his BFA in Dance in 2022. Upon graduation, he joined Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, performing works by acclaimed choreographers including Aszure Barton, Ohad Naharin, Matthew Rushing, Rena Butler, FLOCK (Alice Klock and Florian Lochner), and James Gregg, among others. Expanding his artistry into choreography, Shota was commissioned to create new works for The Joffrey Ballet’s Winning Works 2025 and New Dances 2025. For more information, please visit https://shotamiyoshi.wixsite.com/shota-miyoshi-dance.

ANDREW MURDOCK (he/him, St. Alberta, AB, Canada) is a Canadian dancer, stager, teaching artist, and rehearsal director based out of Chicago, IL, USA. He has spent the majority of his dancing career at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Aszure Barton & Artists, Ballets Jazz Montréal, and Robyn Mineko Williams & Artists. He is a former Rehearsal Director for Ballets Jazz Montréal, guest Rehearsal Director for Para.Mar Dance Theatre, and he provides company classes and preprofessional training in the Chicagoland area. He has also staged work and assisted creations for Springboard Danse Montréal, AB&A, Ballet Jazz Montréal, RMW&A, Para.Mar Dance Theatre, Moonwater Dance Project, Arts Umbrella, American Ballet Theatre, National Ballet School of Canada, Ballet BC, Oklahoma City Ballet, Orlando Ballet, STEPS Repertory Ensemble, New York University, and is a former Artistic Lead for Hubbard Street Summer Intensives and Inside/Out choreographic workshop.

DAVID SCHULTZ (he/him, Grand Rapids, MI) began his training in Michigan with the School of the Grand Rapids Ballet, where he then performed for four seasons with its company, the Grand Rapids Ballet. He joined Hubbard Street 2 in 2009 and was promoted to the main company, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, in 2011 where he has worked with many of the world's leading contemporary choreographers. He is a recipient of a 2012 Princess Grace Award. As a choreographer he has had the honor of creating works for DanceWorks Chicago, Chambered Squared, Boston University, and a Co-choreographed piece with Jacqueline Burnett for Danza Visual in Mexico City. When he is not dancing, or choreographing, he has spent many years studying music and has performed and scored many pieces for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago as well as for his own works.

SIMONE STEVENS (she/her, Atlanta, GA) received her dance training in her hometown of Stone Mountain, GA at En Pointe School of Dance before graduating from Kennesaw State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance and Minor in Anthropology. Upon moving to Chicago, Simone studied on scholarship at the Lou Conte Dance Studio, receiving mentorship from the incomparable Claire Bataille, Laura Wade, and Ethan Kirschbaum. Simultaneously, she performed as a freelance artist throughout the city, working closely with Hanna Brictson and Katlin Bourgeouis, among others. In addition to performing with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Simone has been recognized as one of Dance Magazine's 25 To Watch; served as creative Lead for the company’s Summer Intensives; and expanded her network as an instructor at The Rooted Space, Red Clay Dance Center, and her alma mater. Forever grateful for the spaces and communities that continue to welcome and uplift her, Simone looks forward to embarking on a fifth year with the company.

CYRIE TOPETE (she/they, Peoria, AZ) is from Peoria, Arizona. Following her father, she began as a break-dancer and started training in competitive dance at the age of thirteen. She was recognized as a YoungArts Merit winner in 2018 before moving to New York City. She graduated with a BFA from The Juilliard School in 2022, where she received the FENDI Vanguard Award. Following graduation, Cyrie was featured in an On Running brand ad choreographed by Justin Peck and joined Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s Company. Entering her fourth season, she’s had the opportunity to perform works by Aszure Barton, Johan Inger, Ohad Naharin, Bob Fosse & Gwen Verdon, James Gregg, Rennie Harris, Kyle Abraham, FLOCK, Rena Butler, and more. She’s been featured in Dance Magazine’s “On the Rise” and choreographed for the HSDC Create Summer Intensive in 2024 & 2025. She is ecstatic to be announced as a 2025 Princess Grace Honoraria Recipient and to be a part of a prestigious community of artists. Cyrie is honored to contribute to the enduring and impactful legacy that Hubbard Street carries forward.

MALACHI ASHLEY STEVENS (they/them, Abingdon, MD) is a multidisciplinary artist, blending dance, choreography, and poetry to tell powerful stories. Their journey began in the church, where movement became a spiritual expression and foundation for their artistic voice. They trained at Divine Dance Institute and graduated from the Baltimore School for the Arts (Class of 2021), later earning a BFA from USC Kaufman with a minor in Communication and receiving the Artistic Excellence scholarship. They have performed works by renowned choreographers including Kyle Abraham, Hope Boykin, Tassandra Chavez, Peter Chu, E. Moncell Durden, Micaela Taylor, Justin Peck, Helen Pickett, and Jiří Kylián. Their training includes prestigious programs such as Jacob’s Pillow Contemporary, Nederlands Dans Theater, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, Gallim dance company, and Springboard Pittsburgh. They are passionate about blending physicality and narrative to move and challenge audiences—and they are thrilled to begin their professional career with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago.

ABOUT THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION

The Joyce Theater Foundation ("The Joyce," Executive Director, Linda Shelton), a nonprofit organization, has proudly served the dance community for more than four decades. Under the direction of founders Cora Cahan and Eliot Feld, Ballet Tech Foundation acquired and The Joyce renovated the Elgin Theater in Chelsea. Opening as The Joyce Theater in 1982, it was named in honor of Joyce Mertz, beloved daughter of LuEsther T. Mertz. It was LuEsther’s clear, undaunted vision and abundant generosity that made it imaginable and ultimately possible to build the theater. Ownership was secured by The Joyce in 2015. The theater is one of the only theaters built by dancers for dance and has provided an intimate and elegant home for over 500 U.S.-based and international companies. The Joyce has also expanded its reach beyond its Chelsea home through off-site presentations at venues ranging in scope from Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater, to Brooklyn’s Invisible Dog Art Center, and to outdoor programming in spaces such as Hudson River Park. To further support the creation of new work, The Joyce maintains longstanding commissioning and residency programs. Local students and teachers (1st–12th grade) benefit from its school program, and family and adult audiences get closer to dance with access to artists. The Joyce’s annual season of about 48 weeks of dance now includes over 300 performances for audiences of over 100,000. Visit Joyce.org for more information.

FUNDERS

Many Thanks to The Joyce's Institutional Funders for Keeping Us Moving Forward

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

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.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

LINDA SHELTON

Executive Assistant..............................................................................Molly Koch

ADMINISTRATION

General Manager

Huong Hoang

Associate General Manager................................................Katy Myers

Manager of Human Resources José Manuel Valdez

Receptionist......................................................................................Gilbert Balasa

Senior Director of Development................................Kirsten Munro

Director of Institutional Giving.........................................Jean M. Ross

Director of Individual Giving and Development Operations ... .........................................................................................................................Meg White

Director of Special Events and Board Relations............Jesse Chin

Individual Giving Manager.................................................Catherine Eng

Institutional Giving Manager................................................Marisa Davis

Special Events Associate........................................................Maeve Brady

Development Coordinator...............................................Rachel Fontenot

Development Intern..........................................................Jennifer McDonald

Director of Programming Danni Gee

Artist Services Manager..........................................................Barb Domue

Programming Manager.....................................................................Kate Ross

Director of Dance Education & Family Programs Heather McCartney

Dance Education & Family Programs Manager.....................................

.............................................................................................................Joyce Laoagan

Dance Education Intern................................................................Josie Farrell

Director of Marketing Andy Sheagren

Associate Director of Marketing Strategy......................Anjali Amin

Associate Director of Creative & Design..............Julia Thorncroft

Marketing Manager........................................................................Annie Marx

Marketing Assistant..............................................................................Dezi Tibbs

Director of Finance Margaret Hollenbeck

Senior Manager of IT and Accounting Services.....................................

.........................................................................................................Savá M. B. Martin

Accounting Clerk........................................................................Xavier DelValle

Database Administrator..........................................................Jim Seggelink

PRODUCTION

Director of Production

Jeff Segal

Assistant Production Manager...........................................Olivia Brown

Head Audio........................................................................................Sean Mullins

Lighting Board Operator................................................Alexander Symes

Head Carpenter.......................................................................Web Crittenden

Head Electrician..................................................................Brittany Spencer

Stage Technicians.......................................Fabrizio Caputo, Edward Hill

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

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, Crystal Rae Holmes Colon, Valencia Lombardi-Chisholm, Madalyn Regrut, Robert Craddock, Tatiana Gomez, Rachel Halmrast, Yulidal Hernandez-Kin, Calley Luman, Roy Odom

OPERATIONS

Director of Operations Lou Albruzzese Facilities Manager.....................................................................................Jimmy Ortiz Maintenance/Security...................Pablo Rodriguez, Travis Segarra, Jonathan Singh, Khloyei Galloway

NYCC&D

STUDIO STAFF

Studio Operations Manager (NYCC&D).....................Tamika Daniels

Studio Operations Rentals Associate...............................Lauren Marcolus

Studio Operations Associates..............Kristin Maugeri, Calvin Osorio, Matt Del Rosario

Studio Facilities................................................Carolyn Best, Stephon Bines, Ricardo Hernandez, Chris Erdman

SPECIAL SERVICES FOR THE JOYCE THEATER

McDermott Will & Schulte....................................................................................

Sara E. Solfanelli (Special Counsel for Pro Bono initiatives), Debra R. Anisman (Special Counsel), Ari Aranda, Howard B. Epstein (Of Counsel), Andrew B. Lowry, Esq., Michelle M. Orge, Esq., Samuel F. Thomas, Esq Hogan Lovells……….............Ross Moskowitz, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Thomas Zampino Gibson Dunn.......................................................................Andrew Lance, Esq. Troutman Pepper Locke LLP..........Daniel Towns, Aaron Abraham Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC..........Kimberly M. Maynard, Esq. Stephanie Grassi, Esq. PC..........................Stephanie Grassi, Counsel

Accounting...........................................................................................Lutz & Carr

Digital Marketing Firm...............................................Capacity Interactive Publicity.................................................................................................Billy Zavelson

Printer...........................................................Direct Printing Impressions Inc.

Insurance.................................................................Risk Strategies Company Architects.............................................................................................................H3

Donald J. Rose, MD Director, Harkness Center for Dance Injuries at NYU Langone Health is the orthopedic and dance medicine consultant for The Joyce Theater Foundation.

THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION, INC. BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Charles M. Adelman, Chair

Madelyn Wils, Vice Chair

Monica F. Azare, Vice Chair

Stephanie R. Breslow, Treasurer

Jane E. Goldberg, Secretary

Kerry Clayton, Chair Emeritus

Virginia A. Millhiser, Chair Emerita

Amit Wadhwaney, Chair Emeritus

R. Richard Ablon

Rob Ashford

Ajay Bhandaram

Alan Cumming

Keane Ehsani

John Philip Falk

Michael Feller

Melina Fisher

Ronald Gumbaz

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

Mrs. Linda 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

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.