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LIMÓN DANCE COMPANY NOVEMBER 5 - 10, 2024

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The Joyce Theater Foundation, in association with the José Limón Dance Foundation, Inc. presents

LIMÓN DANCE COMPANY FOUNDERS José Limón and Doris Humphrey

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Dante Puleio

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Michelle Preston

ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Logan Frances Kruger

THE COMPANY Natalie Clevenger • Joey Columbus • MJ Edwards* • Mariah Gravelin Johnson Guo • Kieran King • Deepa Liegel • Olivia Mozie • Eric Parra Nicholas Ruscica • Jessica Sgambelluri • Savannah Spratt • Lauren Twomley *2024 Princess Grace Award Recipient

LIMÓN2 Tyler Brunson • Adele Carlson • Casidy Chan • Mikey Comito • Nyah Malone Nathan Podziewski • Jasmine Presti • Richard Sayama • Xinyi Zhang MUSICIANS Douglas Perkins (percussion) • Michael Scales (piano)

The José Limón Dance Foundation, Inc. is supported with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

Additional support is generously provided by the following institutions: Henry and Lucy Moses Fund; Howard Gilman Foundation; Miriam and Arthur Diamond Charitable Trust; New York Community Trust; Jody and John Arnhold; The Varnum De Rose Charitable Trust; SHS Foundation; The Shubert Foundation; West Harlem Development Corporation; The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc.; Mex-Am Cultural Foundation; Withers Bergman LLP; The Harkness Foundation for Dance; Bank of America Charitable Foundation; The Jerome Robbins Foundation; WQXR. The Limón Dance Company is a member of Dance/USA, Dance/NYC, Association of Performing Arts Presenters, Western Arts Alliance, National Association of Schools of Dance, the Arts & Business Council, and the United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce.

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

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

Major support for this engagement was provided through a grant from The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation to encourage the performance of New York City-based dance companies at The Joyce Theater.

Major support for The Joyce has been provided by Booth Ferris Foundation, The Harkness Foundation for Dance, MacMillan Family Foundation, and Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels. The Joyce acknowledges Doris Duke Foundation for its generous endowment to support dance performances at The Joyce Theater.

DIRECTOR'S NOTE When curating Limón’s and newly commissioned works, I focus on different aspects of who José Limón was, why he made the works he did, and how they are in conversation with where we are today.

As we sit here in election week and all that has happened these past few months, I hold onto the human instinct to rise in the face of adversity, and Limón’s belief that we will grow stronger together, not in spite of, but because of what stands in our path.

In creating this program I’ve been drawn to what I know of Limón and his feeling of living on the periphery, as an outsider, while holding strong to the belief in the power of community.

These works explore the sensation of being on the outside looking in. Reaching across decades we step inside Limón, Humphrey and Farrish’s experience of the solo figure and their response to the intensely changing world around them.

Dante Puleio, Artistic Director

ABOUT THE PROGRAM THE TRAITOR (1954) 20 minutes

Choreography: José Limón Music: Gunther Schuller, Symphony for Brass and Percussion* Staging and Direction: Kurt Douglas Costume Design (2020): Barbara Erin Delo Original Scenic Design: Paul Trautvetter Original Lighting Design: Thomas Skelton Lighting Execution: Liz Schweitzer (11/5, 11/6, 11/9 eve, 11/10)

DANCERS

(11/7, 11/8, 11/9 mat)

The Leader - Eric Parra

The Leader – MJ Edwards

The Followers – Natalie Clevenger, Joey Columbus, Kieran King, Deepa Liegel, Nicholas Ruscica, Savannah Spratt

The Followers – Joey Columbus, Johnson Guo, Kieran King, Olivia Mozie, Savannah Spratt, Lauren Twomley

The Traitor – Johnson Guo

The Traitor – Nicholas Ruscica

José Limón’s response to the McCarthy hearings and the climate of betrayal that haunted the arts and entertainment fields. Traditionally all male, this is the world premiere with a mixed gender cast.

First performed by the José Limón Dance Company on August 19, 1954, at the Connecticut College American Dance Festival *Presented under license by Malcom Music, copyright owners.

- M U S I CA L I N T E R LU D E Douglas perkins, percussion

SCHERZO (1955) MAJOR REVIVAL 11 minutes

Choreography: José Limón Composer: Hazel Johnson Percussionist: Douglas Perkins Reconstruction (1980): Carla Maxwell Reconstruction (2024): Dante Puleio Original Costume Design: Pauline Lawrence Costume Revival: Gabrielle Corrigan Lighting: Liz Schweitzer DANCERS Soloist – Drummer – Kieran King (11/5, 11/6, 11/9 eve, 11/10) Joey Columbus, Johnson Guo, Nicholas Ruscica (11/7, 11/8, 11/9 mat) Joey Columbus, Johnson Guo, Eric Parra A work that Limón began as a movement and rhythm study on his students at Juilliard, developed into a playful and vigorous game of athleticism between four dancers and their drum.

First performed on August 19, 1955 at the American Dance Festival by Limón Dance Company.

The Quake that Held Them All (2024) WORLD PREMIERE 25 minutes

Choreography: Kayla Farrish Composer: Alex MacKinnon Music: Alex MacKinnon (Drums, Percussion, Bass, Guitar, Synthesizer); Jonathan Saraga (Trumpet); Zach Koeber (Tenor Saxophone); John Feliciano (Bass) Costume Design: Márion Talán de la Rosa Lighting Design: Katie Whittemore DANCERS Natalie Clevenger, Joey Columbus, Mariah Gravelin, Johnson Guo, Kieran King, Deepa Liegel, Olivia Mozie, Eric Parra, Nicholas Ruscica, Jessica Sgambelluri, Savannah Spratt, Lauren Twomley “This work was inspired by the lost work Limón created in 1951 while in residency in Mexico City and revisited, renamed, and re-choreographed in 1952. It peers into and honors traditions, rituals, and stories of lineage among communities of radical care and expression. Dreaming of the migrants’ stories, I imagine these communities who have held onto one another and pushed for transformation and revolution together.

This work honors avante-garde jazz, Mexican Muralism, and fully felt humanity in us all.” – Kayla Farrish This work has co-commissioning support from American Dance Festival and early residency support was provided by Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music and Kaatsbaan Cultural Park.

Additional support was provided by New York State Council on the Arts.

- INTERMISSION -

TWO ECSTATIC THEMES (1931) 6 minutes

Choreography: Doris Humphrey Staging: Gail Corbin Music: Tragoedie Fragment a-moll, Op. 7 No. 2 by Nikolai Karolovich Medtner Maschere Che Passano for Piano by Gian Francesco Malipiero* Pianist: Michael Scales Original Costume Design: Pauline Lawrence Lighting Design (2024): Liz Schweitzer DANCERS Mariah Gravelin (11/5, 11/6, 11/9 eve, 11/10) Jessica Sgambelluri (11/7, 11/8, 11/9 mat) A. Circular Descent B. Pointed Ascent Two Ecstatic Themes is the keynote to Miss Humphrey’s mature work.

“The first part is in circular and spiral movements, soft and sinking, to convey a feeling of acquiescence. The second part, in contrast to the first, moves in pointed design to a strident climax suggestive of aggressive achievement. The whole is a counterpoint of circular and angular movement, representing the two inseparable elements of life as well as design.” (D.H.) First performance October 31, 1931 at Washington Irving High School, New York.

The Dance Notation Bureau, a non-profit service organization, has provided a Labanotation score for this staging of Two Ecstatic Themes. *Presented under license by G. Schirmer, Inc. o/b/o Chester Music Ltd., copyright owners.

MISSA BREVIS (1958) 30 minutes

Choreography: José Limón Music: Zoltán Kodály*, Missa Brevis In Tempore Belli Remaster (2024): Darron L West Reconstruction (2024): Kathryn Alter and Kurt Douglas Reconstruction Assistants: Eric Parra and Lauren Twomley Original Costume Design: Ming Cho Lee Costume Design and Construction (2024): Caitlin Taylor Scenic Design: Ming Cho Lee Lighting Design: Thomas Skelton, rev. William Brown (2024) (11/5, 11/6, 11/9 eve, 11/10) Soloist – The Outsider Lauren Twomley

DANCERS

(11/7, 11/8, 11/9 mat) Soloist – The Outsider Eric Parra

The Company: Adele Carlson,* Casidy Chan,* Natalie Clevenger, Joey Columbus, Mikey Comito,* Mariah Gravelin, Johnson Guo, Kieran King, Deepa Liegel, Nyah Malone,* Olivia Mozie, Eric Parra, Nathan Podziewski,* Jasmine Presti,* Nicholas Ruscica, Richard Sayama,* Jessica Sgambelluri, Savannah Spratt, Lauren Twomley, Xinyi Zhang*, Tyler Brunson*± *Member of Limón2 ±Understudy Introitus – Organ Introduction Kyrie and Gloria – The Company Qui Tollis – The Outsider Cum Sancto Spiritu – The Outsider with Joey Columbus, Johnson Guo, Nicholas Ruscica Credo – Joey Columbus, Johnson Guo, Nicholas Ruscica, with Mariah Gravelin, Deepa Liegel, Savannah Spratt

Introitus – Organ Introduction Kyrie and Gloria – The Company Qui Tollis – The Outsider Cum Sancto Spiritu – The Outsider with Natalie Clevenger, Joey Columbus, Johnson Guo Credo – Natalie Clevenger, Joey Columbus, Johnson Guo, with Deepa Liegel, Olivia Mozie, Jessica Sgambelluri

Crucifixus – Jessica Sgambelluri Et Resurrexit – The Company Sanctus – Mariah Gravelin, Jessica Sgambelluri, Savannah Spratt Benedictus – The Outsider with Mariah Gravelin, Jessica Sgambelluri Hosanna – Savannah Spratt with The Company Agnus Dei – The Outsider with The Company

Crucifixus – Savannah Spratt Et Resurrexit – The Company Sanctus – Mariah Gravelin, Deepa Liegel, Savannah Spratt Benedictus – The Outsider with Mariah Gravelin, Savannah Spratt Hosanna – Mariah Gravelin with The Company Agnus Dei – The Outsider with The Company

Ite, Missa Est – The Outsider with The Company

Ite, Missa Est – The Outsider with The Company

Zoltán Kodály, the Hungarian Composer, wrote the score during the siege of Budapest.

Its first performance was given in the cellar of a bombed-out church. Limón's prayer for peace depicts an indomitable humanity amidst the legacy and destruction of war and is a memento to those unconquerable qualities that compel the spirit to rise up in hope and to survive.

First performed April 11, 1958 at the Juilliard School of Music New York City, NY. *By arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., publisher and copyright owner

ABOUT THE LIMÓN DANCE COMPANY The Limón Dance Company (LDC) has been at the vanguard of dance since its inception in 1946. The first dance group to tour internationally under the auspices of the State Department, and first modern dance company to perform at Lincoln Center in New York, it has performed twice at The White House. The José Limón Dance Foundation, with Company and Institute, is the recipient of a 2008 National Medal of the Arts. José Limón has a special place in American culture for a social awareness that transcended distinct groups to address how we all search for commonality. It is with this ethos that we continue to commission works by critically acclaimed and emerging international voices 50 years after Limón’s passing. His works continue to influence the evolution of the art form with their arresting visual clarity, theatricality, and rhythmic and musical life. www.limon.nyc

ABOUT THE FOUNDERS JOSÉ LIMÓN (Founder/Choreographer, 1908-1972) electrified the world with his dynamic masculine dancing and dramatic choreography. One of the 20th century’s most important and influential dance makers, he spent his career pioneering a new art form and fighting for its recognition. Born in Culiacán, Mexico in 1908, he moved to California in 1915, and in 1928 came to New York where he saw his first dance program. Limón enrolled in Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman’s dance school and performed in several of their works from 1930 to 1940. In 1946, with Doris Humphrey as Artistic Director, Limón formed his own company. Over the next 25 years, he established himself and his company as a major force of 20th century dance. Limón created a total of 74 works, including The Moor’s Pavane, Concerto Grosso, and Missa Brevis.

DORIS HUMPHREY (Founder/Choreographer, 1895-1958) is recognized as a founder of American Modern Dance. She developed a distinctive movement approach based on the body’s relationship to gravity and the use of weight. The company she formed with Charles Weidman produced great dances as well as outstanding performers, José Limón among them.

When physical disability ended her career as a dancer, she became the Artistic Director for José Limón and his company, creating new works for him and for The Juilliard.

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR..............................................LINDA SHELTON Assistant to the Executive Director................Ayo Janeen Jackson

JOYCE THEATER PRODUCTIONS Producer.............................................................................................Ross LeClair

ADMINISTRATION General Manager.................................................................Huong Hoang Associate General Manager................................................Katy Myers Human Resources Manager...........................Sharonica Williams Receptionist.......................................................................................Gilbert Balasa Director of Development.............................................Kirsten Munro Director of Institutional Giving.........................................Jean M. Ross Director of Individual Giving................................................Meg White Associate Director of Special Events.................................Jesse Chin Individual Giving Manager.................................................Catherine Eng Institutional Giving Manager................................................Marisa Davis Special Events Associate........................................................Maeve Brady Development Coordinator...............................................Rachel Fontenot Development Intern....................................................................Maria Chiara Director of Programming......................................................Danni Gee Programming Manager.............................................Noa Rui-Piin Weiss Artist Services Manager..........................................................Barb Domue Archival Intern...........................................................................Angelina Miller Director of Dance Education & Family Programs................... ................................................................................................Heather McCartney Dance Education & Family Programs Manager..................................... .............................................................................................................Joyce Laoagan 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 Finance Associate.............................................................Savá M. B. Martin Finance Clerk..............................................................................Xavier DelValle Database Administrator..........................................................Jim Seggelink

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JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION DONORS

The Joyce Theater appreciates the generosity of its supporters listed below as well as its many other supporters too numerous to include on these pages. List as of September 6, 2024.

Platinum Benefactors ($500,000 and above) John & Jody Arnhold Elysabeth Kleinhans MacMillan Family Foundation LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust Gold Benefactors ($100,000 and above) Booth Ferris Foundation Catskill Mountain Foundation Kerry Clayton & Paige Royer Howard Gilman Foundation The Harkness Foundation for Dance Mellon Foundation Virginia & Timothy Millhiser New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Robert Pollock The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation The Shubert Foundation Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Silver Benefactors ($50,000 and above) Anonymous Ann & George Colony Leanne Lachman National Endowment for the Arts New York State Council on the Arts Michèle & Steve Pesner & Setpheap (“Peace”) San Meryl Rosofsky & Stuart Coleman Lauren E. Shortt SHS Foundation Denise Littlefield Sobel Conrad Voldstad Amit Wadhwaney Benefactor's Circle ($25,000 and above) Anonymous (2) Deborah & Charles Adelman Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation Stephanie R. Breslow & Paul Watterson Jeff & Susan Campbell The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation Nancy & Michael Feller Melina Fisher Jane E. Goldberg Elzbieta Grove Ronald Gumbaz & Juliet Cozzi Heartfelt Wings Foundation Henry and Lucy Moses Fund Bob & Sharon Musiker National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts The Jerome Robbins Foundation Saul & Mary Sanders TD Bank Cathy Weinroth Madelyn & Steven Wils President's Circle ($15,000 and above) Jen Ablon

Citizens Private Bank John & Margaret Falk Robert Goldberg & Betsy MacIsaac Henry Luce Foundation Karen Brooks Hopkins Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation Ms. Sharon Patrick Tatiana Piankova Foundation Karen Roth Kathleen A. Scott Vicente Wolf Impresario’s Circle ($10,000 and above) Anonymous Rick & Nurit Amdur John Basnage de Beauval Ajay Bhandaram Bloomberg Philanthropies Con Edison Leslie & Richard Curtis Ms. Susan Dickler & Mr. Sig Van Raan Linda & Martin Fell The FGK Foundation Gregg & Jean Frankel Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation Suzanne Hall & Valentino Carlotti Aimee Haydinger Judith M. Hoffman Toni Hoover Illuminated Foundation The Ivill-Weiner Family Christine Knuth Andrew Martin-Weber Linda & Ed Morse Nō Studios of Milwaukee Nancy Sands Linda Shelton Irene Shen Leslie Siegel Barbara Madsen Smith Jean & Gene Stark Johanna Weber Ralph Womble & Ashley Edwards Producer’s Circle ($7,500 and above) Office of City Council Member Erik Bottcher Dr. Peter & Mrs. Eszter Friedman Goldy Michael Melanie Coronetz & Bruce G. Miller Cherrie Nanninga Ellen Rosen Michael Sekus & Bianca Russo Margaret Stern Advocates ($5,000 and above) Anonymous R. Richard Ablon Alpern Family Foundation Neme Alperstein Sarah Arison Rob Ashford Ms. Monica Azare The Barbara Bell Cumming Charitable Trust

Andrew & Froma Benerofe Marty & Louise Bickman Judi Rappoport Blitzer & David M. Blitzer Donya & Scott Bommer Robert Brenner Donna B. Case Carol Davis & Joel Marcus, M.D. Jeffrey Davis & Michael T. Miller Mr. Keane Ehsani Judith R. & Alan H. Fishman FUSED, French U.S. Exchange in Dance Robert J. Fraiman Jr. & Melanie Harris Ania Fryszkowska Owls Fund at the Triangle Community Foundation Emi Gittleman Robert Greenberg Sharon B. Gurwitz The Randall and Mary Hack Foundation Elizabeth Anne Hartman Olivia Howard & Greg Griffith Christopher Jones & Deborah McAlister Alan & Gail Koss Mr. & Mrs. Neil Kurtz Jonathan Levinson Uttara P. Marti Ronay & Richard Menschel/ Charina Foundation, Inc. Consulate General of the Kingdom of The Netherlands Val Holley & Joseph Plocek Rajika & Anupam Puri Nina B. Quigley Mr. Stephen Kroll Reidy Lawrence Safran & Romulo Aromin, Jr. Susan & Arnie Scharf Robert A. Schulman Deborah Selch Christopher Soule Linda Strumpf Ms. Patricia E. Vance Barbara Wybraniec Director’s Circle ($2,750 and above) Anonymous (2) Joel & Rhela Aragona Ms. Takako Asakawa Anne-Victoire Auriault Australian Consulate General in New York Barbash Family Fund Sandra Berger Barbara Berliner & Sol Rymer Dr. John Bonavita-Goldman Jeffrey Bruce & Ingrid Steffensen Capezio/Ballet Makers Dance Foundation Cathleen Collins Jane Comer Chris Coulthrust The Cowles Charitable Trust Trisha & Patrick Duval Christopher M Elmore David L. Fanger & Martin Wechsler Andrew and Claire-Marine Ferguson

Mr. Bart Friedman & Ms. Wendy Stein Jeffrey Olund & Silvia Furia Dorothy Goodman Harold K. Gross Family Charitable Fund Elisabeth Hefti Carolina Hernandez David Kernahan Diana Korsh Kathy Krall Vasili Krishnamurti Joe Lanteri, New York City Dance Alliance Inc. Rosanne Leshner Jayne Lipman & Robert Goodman Johnny Mendoza & Mark Littman In memory of John MacDonald Lynn C. Mautner Karen & Martin McDonald James Musiker Warrie Price & James David Price Donald J. Rose & Victoria Lasdon Rose Fran Schulman Mr. Vernon Scott Rena Shagan Craig Snyder Temple St. Clair LLC Stephens Foundation Theresa Alessandra Russo Foundation Susan Ulick Arlene Weinberg Alexandra Wheeler & Rocky Rukan Michelle D. and Claude L. Winfield Irving & Elaine Wolbrom Billy F.B. Wong & Stephanie Gordon Carol Yorke & Gerard Conn In honor of Billy Zavelson Leaders ($1,000 and above) Anonymous (6) Adrienne Albert Robert Allyn Gerry & Hank Alpert Ms. Linda Andrews Aybars Asci Jimmy Asci & Josh Schulteis Christina Back Bank of America Merrill Lynch Ms. Sherrie Barr Ali Baum Harvey & Stephanie Benjamin Cheryl Bergenfeld Bloomberg LP Ms. Lisa Bonifacic Nissan Boury Ms. A. Bozzi Barbara & Gary Brandt Carol & Bob Braun Ms. Joan Breibart Edward Brill Madeline Brine Gerri Brioso Daniel & Elaine Brownstein Dr. Amy Buchman & Ms. Vicki Haupt Mr. Ronald Hellman & Mr. Stephen Roberts Lisa Jo Reimer-Byrne Ralph & Martine Calder Doug & Lisa Caldwell Joseph and Linda Camardo

Mr. Joel Camche Karen Carozza Ms. Cheryl Carruthers Cengiz Cemaloglu Julia Chambers Peri & David Clark Mike Coffin Pamela Cook Paul & Caroline Cronson Greg Darnieder Irene Rosner David, in Memory of Dr. Raphael David Diana Davies Christopher Delong Jan, Dick and Nora Demenus The Cory & Bob Donnalley Charitable Foundation Miriam & David Donoho The Dorothy Fund Ms. Domitilia M. Dos Santos Suzanne B. Engel Erin Feely-Nahem & Isaac Nahem Ms. Audrey Feldman Marion Ilene Fischer Judith & Walter Flamenbaum Pamela Frankel Judith Z. Friedman Mark Friedman & Veronique Bogliolo Friedman Tony & Carol Frischia Clio Garland Barrie Gillies & William Drummy Ms. Esther Goldbas Ms. Diane Gooch Carole Gottlieb Minda Gralnek Pam Green Mr. & Mrs. Glen Gunsalus Alexandra L. Harper Laurie and Jack Heflin Sheila Heimbinder Janet L. Henner Ms. L Kathy Herre Mrs. Alixandra Holloway Lynn Hopkins William Houlihan Ms. Lisa Huertas David H. Hughes, Jr. Mary & David Iles Jasteka Foundation Rebecca Josue I. Michael Kadish Kenneth S. Kail & Ivy Hwang Margaret Kaplen Mr. Matthew Karas Ms. Jane Karol Jane Kendall John Kirby Ed Krugman & Ethel Klein Murray & Sylvana Klein Eric & Sandra Krasnoff Bette Lacombe Mr. Richard Lanahan Ilene Lang Nancy Lashine Howard & Elaine Leventhal Charitable Fund Judith Lewis Dorothy Lichtenstein TJ & Laura Lim - In Memory of Monica Voldstad Robert & Dorina Link Jonna Mackin Mr. & Ms. Mangini Joseph M. Marger Edwin Maynard

The McNamee McHugh Family Fund Lorraine J. Meeker Joyce F. Menschel Diana and David Milich Miller Khoshkish Foundation Mr. Wayne & Mrs. Barbara Miller Mr. Michael Mulligan Jane & Michael Murphy Judith Musiker Judy Musiker Ms. Eve Mykytyn James Neisloss Ms. Molly Nozyce Mr. Conor O'Neil Aaron Singer & Bart Oosterveld Rachel Ostry, MD Candace and Simon Owen-Williams John Owen Mercedes Paratje David Pasterski Ms. Amy Penner-Walker Edith C. Penty Mrs. Roxanne Permesly Doug and Teresa Peterson Carl Pforzheimer III Larry & Barbara Pitsch The Plimpton-Shattuck Fund Judith J Plows Donna & James Pressman Soula Proxenos Rainbow Sandals Foundation Betty P. & Michael H. Rauch Frances A. Resheske Philip W. Riskin Charitable Foundation Ms. Ayodele Roach Mary Jo Robertiello Donald W. Roeske, Jr. Ann Sahid Rosche Felicia Rosenfeld Jane K Royal and John C Lantis II Ty Rugman Xiomara & Charles Scheidt Mark Schumer Jesse & Carol Schwartz Margaret E. Selby Martha Sherman Susan Sillins Barbara Jean Sinclair Mr. Irving Sitnick Marilyn Sobel Leon Sokol Michael Solomon Daniel Spence William Stern Linda Stocknoff Abbie M. Strassler Ms. Alicia Suarez Consulate General of Sweden in New York Swedish Institute and the Swedish Embassy in Cuba Douglas Szlompek Yael Mandelstam & Ken Tabachnick Jon Teeuwissen & Welz Kauffman Deirdre Towers Lucy Vasserman & Brendan Finnegan Holly Wallace & Edwin Baum Alex Z. Wang Arlene Weinberg Ms. Adele Weisman Peter & Deborah Winograd

Elly Karp Wong Cora Yamamoto Ms. Bonnie Zamosky-Roth Investors ($500 and above) Anonymous (7) Mohamed Abdirahman Dr. LaRue Allen & Ebonya Washington West Jersey Youth Ballet, Joanna & Elena Andriopoulos Debra R. Anisman Rebecca Aronson Joan & Ira Berkowitz Jan Berris Ms. Helga Borck Ms. Valerie Jo Bradley Maria M Branco Robert Calderisi Mr. Scott Caplan Andrea Chernyk Amy Cho Melinda DeChiazza Cloobeck Eileen & Michael Cohen Galois Cohen Robert Conkey Victoria Cowles Mary Craig John and Nada Culver David de Weese The DiChristina Family Richard G. Dudley, Jr. Ita Ekpoudom Miss Valerie Ferrier Mr. Leroy Fortcher Sarah Fox and Steven Lofchie Steven Fox Pierre Frinault Nicia Fullwood Ms. Irna Gadd & Ms. Helen Fosbery Karen Gershowitz Ronald Gilliam & Akram Hélil Ms. Geraldine Glassman Elysa Goldman Nita Silverman & Chuck Goodgal Ms. Nancye Green Lawrence W. Greene Charles & Carol Grossman Family Fund Jane Groveman Mia Haber Gina Harman Elaine & Chuck Harris Laurie Hart Kathy and Scott Hawley Jonathan Hiltz Gregory Ho and Linda Sanchez Huong Hoang Thomas Hollingsworth Emma Hood Alicia Dhyana House Ralph & Lynn Huber Daphne Hurford & Sanford Padwe Stephanie Joel John Kalish & Susan Niederman Scot Karr Ethelle Katz Sanford Krieger Mr. & Mrs. George Krupp Mr. Stephen Lane Sydnie Liggett Mr. David Long Mitch Lowenthal

Jennifer Markovitz Mr. William Marraccini Judy Mauer Linda and Max Maxwell Wendy A. McCain Alexis McCormack Israel Meir & Steve Rivera Victoria Melendez Tanya Melich & Noel Silverman Joe Morra Richard J. Moylan Deb Murnin Jake Musiker Drs. Benjamin Natelson & Gudrun Lange Kristina Ng Stuart Nordheimer & Barbara Miller Joyce O'Brien Mrs. Anita Orlin Flora Perskie Andy Peters The L.E. Phillips Family Foundation, Inc. Toniann Pitassi Brian H. Polovoy Charles Ragland Stephanie Goldson & Stephen Rappaport Lindy Shuttleworth & Arthur Reichstetter Mr. Albert Reid Sallie Gouverneur & John Riley Jean M. Ross Lainie and John Ross Elsa & Marvin Ross-Greifinger Marilyn & Alan Rothstein Lori Rotskoff Deborah Sale and Ted Striggles Ariane Schaffer Amy Schulman Drs. Dorry Segev & Sommer Gentry Neal Sheorey Tony Weiss and Tara Sherman Sheetal & Tokumbo Shobowale Nancy Sibell Edward Siegel Ms. Katherine Sinnott Elizabeth Sledge Joseph Small Andrew & Jennifer Smith Robin Smith Jeanne Smythe Joan and Laurence Sorkin Judy Stewart Jim Stiles & Randy Bird Harriet Stollman Dr. Pavur Sundaresan Gary Tannenbaum & Helen J. Mills Jennifer Tipton Mr. William Tomai Dana Troetel & George Papageorge Ronald Walcott Gregory V Ward Ebonya Washington Michael Wehman Carol Weil Kate Weil George S. Werner & Li Werner Migs Woodside Mai Yee Gregory Youdan Jr. Eloise Zeller

Sponsors ($350 and above) Anonymous (4) Mr. Ronald Alexander Jane and Stephen Alpert John Angiolillo, MD Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble Elaine Athanassiades Clay H Barr Kenneth Berk & Anne Serrell Eugene Black Stan & Abby Bloch Gia Carifo Ms. Ginger Chinn Margaret Coady Ashlee Crawford Barbara Cromer Lauren Cronk Ms. Jacqueline Davis Paul de Sa Nicole Dietrich & Jack Kraska Rodney Durso Ellen Estes Lloyd Jay Fass Dr. Karen Fiester James A. Glazier & James A. Ferguson Susan E Green Herman & Jacquelyn Heinemann Mr. Eric Hemel & Ms. Barbara Morgen Jerry Heymann Jill Hunter Ms. Christine Jowers Jonathan Kanovsky Mr. & Mrs. Cary Lemkowitz Mr. Joshua Lenihan Lawrence Levine Rachel Levine Cynthia McKee Grete Meilman Mary and Alan Mendelsohn Mildred Munich Aaron & Marcia Naveh Madeleine Nichols Gregg Passin & Andy Schmidt Marisa Anne Pierson Posner-Wallace Foundation Carole Postal Terry Prahl Eileen Robert Victoria Rosen Ellen Rosenberg Phillip Schmiedl Mr. & Ms. J. Mark Strawn Jos Stumpe & Karen van Bergen Catherine Tolchin Andrew A. Vitale CPA Dick and Carolyn Wallach Mrs. Irmgard Wieland 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 Robert Allyn Rebecca Aronson Chellis Baird Emerald Layne Baker Alison Baum Lisa Bonifacic Scott Caplan Victor M. Castillo & Blake Wiedenhoeft Cengiz Cemaloglu Julia Chambers Nishka Chandrasoma Ellen Chen

Dr. Jason Chuang Jennifer Cook Mary Craig Debora Domass Ayesha Pirbhai Fardell Andrew & Claire-Marine Ferguson Bette Ann Fialkov, Co-Chair Erica Forrence Ania Fryszkowska Tiger Gao Swapna Ghanta Ronald Gilliam & Akram Hélil Amita Goyal Alexandra Harper, Co-Chair Molly Hensrud Madison Hicks Alixandra Holloway, Co-Chair Emma Hood Kristen Irby Amanda Knight Jeremy Lentz Jacob Levy Stephanie Lichtinger Camilla Liou Mitch Lowenthal Kyle Marshall Katherine Maxwell Jame McCray Robert McGowan Christopher Morales Katie Mues Leah Nelson Abigail Nintzel Abigail Richards Setpheap San Rafi Sahanoor Sarkar Ariane Schaffer Elisa Smilovitz Andrea Nicole Smith Daniel Spence Niko Stahl Margaret Stephens J. Mark & Oni Strawn Myriam Varjacques Lucy Vasserman Alexander Wang Douglas Weiss Ricke Williams Emma Winder LeeAna Wolfman ^Artist Committee members to join The Joyce’s Young Leaders Circle, please contact the Development office at 347-856-5828.

JOYCE PROGRAMS ARE MADE POSSIBLE WITH PUBLIC FUNDS FROM:

Joyce programs are made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council with special thanks to Council Member Erik Bottcher.

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