Liz Marian Lorenzo • Darío Ortega • Laura Rodriguez • Iliana Solis
Jennifer Suárez Ramos • Carlos Valladares • Greta Yero
MUSICIANS
Alma String Quartet: Yosmara Castaneda, Camila Crespo, Amaya Justiz, Liliet Silva with Gabriel Chakarji
Adam O'Farrill's Stranger Days: Adam O’Farrill, Xavier Del Castillo, Walter Stinson, Zack O'Farrill
Ballet Masters
Stage Manager
Production Manager/
Lighting Supervisor and Designer
Company Manager
Wardobe Supervisor
Dailys Bacallao & Mercedes Piedra
Diana Rosa Hernandez
Manuel Da Silva
Bridget Caston
Amy Page
Duration: Approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes with one 15-minute intermission
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.
The Joyce presents Malpaso Dance Company in partnership with Catskill Mountain Foundation. This project was made possible in part with support from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
Major support for The Joyce has been provided by The Harkness Foundation for Dance, The Jerome Robbins Foundation, and The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation.
Support for The Joyce’s presentation of international dance provided by the R. Britton Fisher and Family Gift for International Dance. Additional support has been provided by the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Endowment Fund to encourage the performances of out-of-town companies.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
DARK MEADOW SUITE (1946)
COMPANY PREMIERE
Choreography and Costumes: Martha Graham
Arrangements: Janet Eilber
Regisseur: Elizabeth Auclair
Original Lighting Design Adapted by: Manuel da Silva
Music: La Hija de Cólquide, Suite from The Dark Shadow Ballet by Carlos Chavez
PERFORMED BY
Daileidys Carranza, Greta Yero, Jennifer Suarez, Iliana Solis, Laura Rodriguez, Liz Marian Lorenzo, Esven González, Carlos Daniel Valladares, Dayron Dominguez, Darío Ortega
Musicians: Alma String Quartet
Through the act of dancing forgotten memories emerge. We sense that we have been all things. “I have been ere now a boy and a girl, a brush, a bird, and a dumb fish in the sea.” — Empedocles
Premiere: January 23, 1946, Plymouth Theatre, New York City
The restaging of Dark Meadow Suite is generously supported by Barbara Hope Zuckerberg. Originally commissioned by the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation in the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. La Hija de Cólquide presented under license by G. Schirmer, Inc. o/b/o Carlanita Music, copyright owners. Presented by arrangement with Martha Graham Resources, a division of the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance, Inc
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YEAR OF THE LEOPARD (2026)
WORLD PREMIERE
Choreography: Keerati Jinakunwiphat
Lighting Design: Manuel da Silva and Mextly Couzin
Associate Lighting Design: Roya Abab
Costume Design: Karen Young
Music: Truth Ray II, The Proximity of Clouds, and HUESO by Adam O’Farrill / Stranger Days
PERFORMED BY
Daileidys Carranza, Greta Yero, Jennifer Suarez, Laura Rodriguez, Esven González, Esteban Aguilar
Musicians: Adam O'Farrill's Stranger Days
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LA ESTACIÓN (2026)
WORLD PREMIERE
Choreography: Daileidys Carrazana
Lighting Design: Manuel da Silva
Associate Lighting Design: Roya Abab
Costume Design: Amy Page
Music*: Otoño Porteño, Invierno Porteño by Astor Piazolla; Winter 2, Spring 1 by Antonio Vivaldi, adapted by Max Richter from the album Recomposed by Max Richter Vivaldi The Four Seasons; October – Autumn Song by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
PERFORMED BY
Daileidys Carranza, Greta Yero, Jennifer Suarez, Iliana Solis, Laura Rodriguez, Liz Marian Lorenzo, Esven González, Carlos Daniel Valladares, Dayron Dominguez, Darío Ortega, Esteban Aguilar
Musicians: Alma String Quartet with Gabriel Chakarji
Winter 2 and Spring 1 by Max Richter used by arrangement with Rough Trade o/b/o Mute Song.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Since its establishment in 2012, Malpaso has become one of the most sought after Cuban dance companies with a growing international profile. Emphasizing a collaborative creative process, Malpaso is committed to working with top international choreographers while also nurturing new voices in Cuban choreography.
The company tours with 11 dancers and is led by its three original founders: resident choreographer and Artistic Director Osnel Delgado, Executive Director Fernando Sáez, and Associate Artistic Director Daile Carrazana.
An Associate Company of Joyce Theater Productions, Malpaso - together with The Joyce Theater - has commissioned original works from a number of prominent North American choreographers, including Ronald K. Brown (Why You Follow), Trey McIntyre (Under Fire), Aszure Barton (Indomitable Waltz; Stillness in Bloom), Tony and Emmy award winner Sonya Tayeh (Face the Torrent), Robyn Mineko Williams (Elemental), Ephrat Asherie (Floor…y ando!) and Keerati Junikinwiphat (Year of the Leopard). The company continues to tour works by Artistic Director Osnel Delgado, including Ocaso, 24 Hours and a Dog, and Dreaming of Lions, which are often accompanied by Grammy award winning, Cuban-American composer and pianist Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble. More recently the troop has collaborated with celebrated musicians Ted Nash, Alejandro Falcón, Cubadentro Trio, Alma String Quartet and Adam O’Farrill with Stranger Days Quartet
As part of its commitment to Cuban choreographers, Malpaso’s repertory includes works by company member Daile Carrazana (Lullaby for Insomnia, Habanera, La Ultima Cancion and La Estación). In recent seasons, the company has added works by four legendary choreographers: Mats Ek, Ohad Naharin, Merce Cunningham, and Martha Graham. Ek’s woman with water was premiered on Malpaso in Havana in 2021. Naharin traveled to Cuba in the spring of 2018 to work one-on-one with Malpaso dancers to restage his seldom performed, 30-year-old masterwork, Tabula Rasa, while Cunningham’s Fielding Sixes was adapted for eight dancers and re-staged by Jamie Scott as part of the choreographer’s centennial celebration. In 2026, Graham’s Dark Meadow Suite restaged by Elizabeth Auclair will premiere on the company.
Malpaso Dance Company has shared its work with audiences around the United States, including such prestigious venues as The Joyce Theater, The Kennedy Center, LA Music Center, Chicago Auditorium, American Dance Festival, Jacob’s Pillow, and around the world at the International Summer Festival Kampnagel in Hamburg, Germany, Belgrade Dance Festival and at the Champs-Elysees Theater in Paris.
For more information please visit malpasodance.com
For booking information, please contact Anne-Camille Hersh achersh@enpointemgmt.com.
WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY?
FERNANDO SÁEZ (Founder/Executive Director) graduated from the School of Performing Arts at the Superior Institute of Arts (ISA) in Havana in 1988. He is also a founder and actor of Estudio Teatral de Santa Clara, was the head of the Sociocultural Development Project in Las Terrazas, Pinar del Rio from 1993 to 1997, and he served on the staff of the Ludwig Foundation of Cuba since 1998 to 2014. He is also a member of the Foundation’s Board of Directors.
OSNEL DELGADO (Founder/Artistic Director) danced with Danza Contemporanea de Cuba from 2003 to 2011, before founding Malpaso. He has worked with choreographers Mats Ek, Rafael Bonachela, Kenneth Kvarnström, Ja Linkens, Itzik Galili, Samir Akika, Pedro Ruiz, Isidro Rolando and George Cespedes, among others. Delgado has created works for DCC, Rakatan and Ebony Dance of Cuba. Delgado is a 2003 graduate of the National Dance School of Havana, where he is also a professor of dance studies.
DAILEIDYS CARRANZA (Associate Artistic Director/Co-Founder/Dancer/ Choreographer) graduated from the National Ballet School of Havana in 2003. She was a member of Danza Contemporánea de Cuba from 2003 to 2011, before founding Malpaso with Osnel Delgado and Fernando Saez. Daile has worked with choreographers such as Sonya Tayeh, Robyn Mineko Williams, Jan Linkens, Samir Akika, Pedro Ruiz, Isidro Rolando, Aszure Barton, Mats Ek, Ohad Naharin, Ron K. Brown, among others. She has created choreographic works for her company Malpaso and for students of Toronto Metropolitan University. She has collaborated with different musicians: Lullaby for Insomnia with Jordi Sabatés (Barcelona) and in the piece Habanera with Miguel Núñez (Cuba).
DIANA ROSA HERNANDEZ (Stage Manager) graduated from the National School of Arts with a degree in acting in 2008. She is a member of Teatro Espontáneo de La Habana. Hernandez worked in the HavanaBama collaboration between the University of Alabama and Cuba. Since she joined Malpaso in March 2014, she has worked with choreographers such as Ron K. Brown, Trey McIntyre, Aszure Barton, Sonya Tayeh, Robyn Mineko Williams, Ohad Naharin, Mats Ek, Ephrat Asherie and among others. Diana Has worked also as lighting designers such as Al Crawford, Manuel Da Silva, Nicole Pearce, Burke Brown and Ellen Ruge.
ESTEBAN AGUILAR (Dancer), before joining Malpaso in February 2016, studied dance at ISA (Superior Institute of Arts)'s Faculty of Dance and was a member of Danza Fragmentada Company (2002-2014). He has worked with choreographers like Aszure Barton, Osnel Delgado, Sonya Tayeh, Robyn Mineko Williams, Aszure Barton, Mats Ek, Ohad Naharin, Ron K. Brown, Daile Carrazana, Ephrat Asherie, among others.
DAYRON DOMINGUEZ (Dancer) graduated from EduardoAbela Elemental Art School in San Antonio de Los Banos and from the National Dance School in Havana Cuba in 2022. He joined Malpaso Dance Company upon graduation.
ESVEN GONZALEZ (Dancer) graduated from the National School of Dance in 2014. In September of that same year he joined Danza Contemporánea de Cuba company. He has worked with choreographers such as Theo Clinkard, Anabell López Ochoa, Lea Anderson, George Cespedes, among others. He has toured nationwide and abroad in countries and organizations such the City Center in New York, National Auditorium in Mexico, La Maison de Lyon in France, as well as various venues in Great Britain, Monaco, Germany, Switzerland and Russia.
LIZ MARIAN LORENZO (Dancer) graduated from the Alfonso Pérez Isaac Art School of Matanzas and the National Dance School Fernando Alonso in 2022. An award-winning student in international competitions, Liz performed works in the repertoire of the National Ballet of Cuba by Alicia Alonso, Ramona de Saa, and Ely Regina Hernandez, Numa. She joined Malpaso Dance Company in 2022.
DARIO ORTEGA (Dancer) graduated from the National Ballet School
Fernando Alonso in 2020. He joined Micompania in 20219 where he danced works by company’s founder and director Suasano Pous. He joined Malpaso Dance Company in 2023.
LAURA RODRIGUEZ (Dancer) graduated from the Vocational Dance School
Benny Moré in Cienfuegos in 2014 and from the National Dance School in Havana in 2018. She joined Danza Contemporánea de Cuba in 2017 where she danced works by choreographers such as George Cespedes, Yoerlis Brunet, Billy Cowie, Christopher Beranger, among others. She joined Malpaso Dance Company in 2023.
ILIANA SOLIS (Dancer) is a dancer and dance teacher who graduated from Raul Gomez García Art School in Holguín, Cuba. She was a member of Codanza Dance Company from 2006 to 2013. From 2006 to 2008 she also worked as professor at José Martí Pérez Arts Instructors School. She joined Danza Contemporánea de Cuba in 2015. She became a member of Malpaso Dance Company in 2019. Ileana has worked with choreographers such as Theo Clinkard, Billy Cowie, Lea Anderson, Fleur Darken and Anabel López Ochoa, among others.
JENNIFER SUAREZ RAMOS (Dancer) graduated from the Acosta Danza Academy where she worked with choreographers such as Jorge Crecis, Pontus Lidberg, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, and Goyo Montero. She has performed in theaters and events both in Cuba and abroad including the Holland Dance Festival, Venice Biennale, Budapest Dance Festival, and The Royal Ballet.
CARLOS VALLADARES (Dancer) graduated from the Samuel Feijó Professional School of Art in Santa Clara in 2017 and from the Acosta Danza School in 2022, where he danced works from the company's repertoire created by the choreographers Alexis Fernández and Raúl Reynoso. He joins Malpaso in November 2022. He has danced works by choreographers such Ohad Naharin, Aszure Barton, Osnel Delgado, and Ron K Brown.
GRETA YERO ORTIZ (Dancer) graduated from the Fernando Alonso National Ballet School in 2017. She also received training at the Ruth Page Center and Quenedit Ballet School in the United States. In the same year of her graduation, she was part of the National Ballet of Cuba, where she assumed various relevant roles. She joins Malpaso in 2022.She has danced works by choreographers such Ohad Naharin, Daile Carrazana and Osnel Delgado.
GRETA YERO ORTIZ (Dancer) graduated from the Fernando Alonso National Ballet School in 2017. She also received training at the Ruth Page Center and Quenedit Ballet School in the United States. In the same year of her graduation, she was part of the National Ballet of Cuba, where she assumed various relevant roles. She joins Malpaso in 2022.She has danced works by choreographers such Ohad Naharin, Daile Carrazana and Osnel Delgado.
KEERATI JINAKUNWIPHAT (Year of the Leopard, Choreographer) is a NYCbased choreographer and dance artist, originally from Chicago. She has worked with and performed works of artists such as Kyle Abraham, Trisha Brown, Jasmine Ellis, Shannon Gillen, Kevin Wynn, Doug Varone, and more. Keerati began working with A.I.M. by Kyle Abraham in 2016, and choreographed her first work for the company in 2019. In 2023, she had the honor of becoming the first Asian American woman to be commissioned to choreograph for the New York City Ballet, resulting in Fortuitous Ash, with music by Pulitzer-prize winning composer Du Yun. In addition, Keerati has been commissioned to set and create works on A.I.M. by Kyle Abraham, New York Choreographic Institute, Houston Contemporary Dance Company, Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, Bang On A Can, Princeton University, PARA.MAR Dance Theatre, Whim W’him Seattle Contemporary Dance, Fire Island Dance Festival, and more; her choreography has been performed at venues including the Joyce Theater, New Victory Theater, MASS MoCA, Lincoln Center, Works & Process at the Guggenheim, New York Live Arts, Chelsea Factory and more. Keerati has graced the cover of Dance Magazine as one of their 25 to Watch in 2021. She was awarded a 2023 Jadin Wong Fellowship Artist of Exceptional Merit by the Asian American Arts Alliance, a 2023 Princess Grace Award in choreography, and is a 2025 NYSCA/ NYFA Artist Fellow in Choreography. Keerati was a 2024 Artist in Residency at the Baryshnikov Arts Center, where she recently premiered her debut evening-length work, Of Dishes and Dreams, and is a 2025-
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Artist in Residence at the 92NY's Harkness Dance Center. Keerati received her BFA from the Conservatory of Dance at SUNY Purchase and was a recipient of the Adopt-A-Dancer Scholarship. She has also studied at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, and Springboard Danse Montreal. She has served as adjunct professor at SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance, Marymount Manhattan College, and Barnard College/Columbia University.
MARTHA GRAHAM (1894-1991) (Dark Meadow Suite, Choreographer) is recognized as a primal artistic force of the 20th Century. She was named “Dancer of the Century” by Time and has been compared with other creative giants such as Picasso, Einstein, Stravinsky, and Freud. She created 181 ballets and a technique that revolutionized dance throughout the greater part of the past century. Using the founding principals of contraction and release, she built a vocabulary of movement to “increase the emotional activity of thedancer’s body,” exploring the depth and diversity of human emotion. Her ballets were inspired by a wide range of sources from the American frontier to Greek Mythology. She created and portrayed prominent women, including Clytemnestra, Jocasta, Medea, Phaedra, Joan of Arc, and Emily Dickenson. During her 70 years of creating dance, she collaborated with other great artists –Noguchi, Copland, Barber and Schuman, and her mentor Louis Horst among others, and is recognized for her groundbreaking work in all aspects of the theater –use of time, space, lighting, costumes, sets and music. Her company was a training ground for many generations of choreographers including Cunningham, Taylor, and Tharp. At the Neighborhood Playhouse, she is said to have changed the course of American acting through students such as Bette Davis, Gregory Peck, Tony Randall and Orson Wells. Her creative genius earned numerous honors and awards, including the Medal of Freedom and the National Medal of the Arts. Martha Graham’s extraordinary legacy lives on in the work of the Martha Graham Dance Company, Ensemble and School, and in the students worldwide studying her technique and performing her masterworks.
YOSMARA CASTANEDA VALDES (Musician) graduated from the Amadeo Roldan Conservatory of Music as Violinist and from the Higher Institute of Art (ISA) in the Viola player. She has collaborated with national and foreign artists. She has performed in Mexico, Venezuela, China, and the United States with different ensembles such as Grupo Frasis, Amigos del BuenaVista Social Club, and Arslonga. She taught classes at the Alejandro Garcia Caturla School of Music and at Elementary Schools of Music Manuel Saumell and Amadeo Roldan. Currently, she is a member of different orchestras such as the "Havana Chamber Orchestra" directed by Maestra Daiana García, the "Música Eterna" Chamber Orchestra directed by Maestro Guido Lopez-Gavilán, "Camerata Romeu" directed by Zenaida Castro Romeu, Emsemble CANTABILE and ALMA String Quartet.
CAMILA CRESPO RAMIREZ (Musician) graduated from Guillermo Tomás Conservatory of Music and graduate in music from University of the Arts (ISA) in the specialty of violin (2020). She was part of the Autumn Course of the Transatlantic Orchestra of the Youth Academy Cuban-European in Germany (2023). She worked in the Havana Soloists Ensemble Orchestra. She currently is member of the Alma String Quartet since 2018, performing at events such as the annual editions of La Ruta de Mozart at the Mozart-Havana Festival. She has collaborated with the Espiral Eterna Editions Office of Maestro Leo Brouwer interpreting and recording his works. In 2022, she participated in the celebrations for the liberation of slavery in Guadeloupe (French Island). She has collaborated with the Malpaso Dance Company, performing at events such as the Jazz Plaza Festival 2024. She teaches violin at the Paulita Concepción School of Music since 2021. She works as a concertmaster at the Camerata Romeu String Orchestra from 2022, conducted by Maestra Zenaida Romeu, performing at different events such as the Habana Clásica Festival 2022 and in the 43rd edition of the Latin American International New Cinema Festival.
AMAYA JUSTIZ ROBERT (Musician) graduated as cellist and teacher from the Conservatory of Music Amadeo Roldán and the Higher Institute of Art (ISA). As director and founder of the ALMA String Quartet, she has been part of the La Ruta de Mozart festival in all its editions, at the Mozart Havana festival, and in various concerts at the Basilica of the San Francisco de Asís convent. She participated in the commemoration of the National Liberation Day from slavery in Guadeloupe (French Island) invited by the government of the region. She has also performed in Brasil as part of the Sao Paolo-Havana Ensemble project conducted by Maestra Daiana Garcia. She currently collaborates with the Ediciones Espiral Eterna office. In which highlights the recording of Leo Brouwer’s three compositions for string quartet and guitar together with French guitarist Lazhar Cherouana. She has been part of other groups such as the Amado Mozart quartet conducted by violinist Michael Dabroski. She has played with the orchestra of the Lyceum of Havana, the Soloists Orchestra of Havana, and Habana XXI Ensemble. She is currently the 1st cello of the Havana Chamber Orchestra directed by Maestra Daiana García, performing in different venues and important festivals such as Habana Clásica, Jazz Plaza, and accompanying internationals artists such as Linus Roth, Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Willem Stam, and Kinan Azmeh. She actively collaborates with the Camerata Romeu directed by Maestra Zenaida Romeu. She is a teacher at the Amadeo Roldán Conservatory, and at the Paulita Concepcion Elementary Music School.
LILIET SILVA CARMENATES (Musician) graduated from the National School of Music and graduated in music from the University of the Arts (ISA) in the specialty of violin (2023). Participates as assistant to concertmaster Aitor Hevia, in the closing concerts of the XXXI International Music Course of Llanes, Spain (2018). Member of the Alma String Quartet since 2023, collaborating with Maestro Leo Brouwer's Ediciones Espiral Eterna Office, performing and recording his works written for this format. She has collaborated with the Malpaso Contemporary Dance Company since 2020 and it includes the Jazz Plaza 2024 Festival. She is currently part of the “La Camerata Romeu” String Orchestra directed by Maestra Zenaida Romeu since 2019, performing at different events such as the 49th edition of the Cervantino International Festival in Mexico (2020), Habana Clásica Festival (2022) and the 43rd edition of the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema. She has recorded with the Camerata Romeu the album Libertango.
GABRIEL CHAKARJI (Musician) is a GRAMMY award-winning pianist and composer known for his unique blend of Venezuelan and New York City jazz music. Growing up in Caracas, Gabriel was exposed to a wide variety of musical styles, including Afro-Venezuelan folk, Caribbean, and Brazilian music, as well as jazz and gospel hymns. He eventually moved to New York City to explore new musical frontiers and has since performed at some of the city's most iconic venues, including Carnegie Hall, Blue Note, and Dizzy's Club. Gabriel has released two critically acclaimed albums as a bandleader: Vida and New Beginning. His composition "Enredadera" was nominated for best jazz single at the 20th edition of the Independent Music Awards in New York City. In 2022, Gabriel was awarded the prestigious Jazz Gallery Residency Commission and the ASCAP Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award. In addition to his successful career as a bandleader, Gabriel has collaborated with a diverse range of artists and companies around the world, including Disney's Encanto Sing-Along Show, Jeremy Bosh, Luis Enrique, Ari Hoenig, Luisito Quintero, Mambo Legends Orchestra and Dayna Stephens. He participated in the Grammy-winning album Fandango at the Wall in New York with The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra. His compositions and playing reflect his passion for social justice and multiculturalism. www.gabrielchakarji.com
Over the last decade, Brooklyn native ADAM O'FARRILL (Year of the Leopard, Composer/Musician) has established himself as one of the most indemand trumpet players on the international contemporary jazz scene. He is widely recognized as a “rising star as a player and composer” (PopMatters) and “a blazing young trumpet talent” (The New York Times). This recognition is unsurprising given O’Farrill’s rich musical lineage: his grandfather was boundary-pushing Cuban composer and arranger Chico O’Farrill; his father is composer, pianist, and activist Arturo O’Farrill; his mother, Alison Deane, is a classical pianist and educator; and his brother and frequent collaborator, Zack O’Farrill, is a drummer and musicologist. O’Farrill has been featured with artists including Hiromi, Mary Halvorson, Vijay Iyer, Anna Webber, Tyshawn Sorey, Mulatu Astatke, Son Lux, Samora Pinderhughes, Rudresh Mahanthappa, and Photay, and has garnered widespread acclaim as a leader in his own right. He has released four albums documenting his longtime quartet Stranger Days, including HUESO (2024), which The Washington Post called “strikingly original.” HUESO features saxophonist Xavier Del Castillo, bassist Walter Stinson, and drummer Zack O’Farrill in the chord-less setting that has served as the vehicle for much of O’Farrill’s compositional output. The band’s previous album, Visions of Your Other, was named one of 2021’s best jazz albums by The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and PopMatters, and received the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik in January 2022. His most recent release, For These Streets, is a suite inspired by the culture, literature, and music of the 1930s, performed by an octet of leading improvisers including Mary Halvorson, Patricia Brennan, Kevin Sun, David Leon, Kalun Leung, Tyrone Allen, and Tomas Fujiwara. The Wall Street Journal wrote, “Mr. O’Farrill here makes his boldest statement as a composer…he extends a storied lineage…[and] has his own distinct vision.” O’Farrill will release his sixth album as a bandleader, ELEPHANT, in March 2026, moving toward a more electronically inclined sound and featuring Yvonne Rogers, Walter Stinson, and Russell Holzman. O’Farrill has received numerous awards for his work as a composer and improviser, including third place in the 2014 Thelonious Monk Institute International Trumpet Competition, DownBeat Critics Poll Best Rising Star Trumpeter honors in 2019 and 2021, and commissions and grants from the Shifting Foundation, South Arts, Roulette, the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, the Hermitage Artist Retreat, YoungArts, Metropolis Ensemble, the Jazz Gallery, and ASCAP’s Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award.
ZACK O'FARRILL (Musician) is a drummer/percussionist, educator, and big band director from Brooklyn. He performs regularly close to home in Brooklyn, throughout the United States, and across the globe with Adam O’Farrill Stranger Days, Albert Marquès and Freedom First, Kalí Rodríguez-Peña and Mélange, Mali Obomsawin, Dan Lehner's True East, and El Kikirikí Biquéy. He also works extensively with his father Arturo O’Farrill and has performed on several of his Grammy® Award-winning albums. He was the Community Liaison at Belongó (fka the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance) where he worked to connect the organization to its neighborhood of El Barrio and the Latino community at large in the lead up to the construction of their permanent brick and mortar arts and community center. With Belongó he manages the Fat Cats youth ensembles, directing the big band. With his wife, Colombian soprano Sasha Gutiérrez Montaño, he is co-founder of The Opera Next Door, producing opera’s (and not operas) in the streets of New York reaching audiences often overlooked by conventional arts programming.
XAVIER DEL CASTILLO (Musician) is a saxophonist and composer based in Brooklyn, New York. Since graduating from the Manhattan School of Music, he has performed with numerous jazz and new music ensembles including Adam O'Farrill's Stranger Days, Cat Toren's Human Kind, the Kyle Athayde Dance Party, the RAD Jazz Orchestra, Patrick Bartley’s Dream Weaver Society, Ben Rosenblum's Nebula Project, Mat Muntz’ Phantom Islands, Tim Rachbach's Under One Moon, Alec Goldfarb's Laughing Coffin, and Brooklyn Qawwali Party. He has co-led various ensembles like Brickwork (formerly Mughal Muesli), the Arsonists and Body Bag, as well as leading his own small groups as well as the jazz
prog metal fusion band Counterforce, recordings of which can be found on Bandcamp and YouTube. He has performed throughout the world at numerous festivals including BRIC JazzFest, Chicago Jazz Festival, Winter Jazzfest, Earshot Jazz: The Second Century, Havana International Jazz Festival, Angra Jazz, Festival Internacional Cervantino, St. Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival and Sitka Jazz Festival as well as venues like Birdland, Dizzy’s Club, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Kennedy Center, Roulette, Public Records, Littlefield, MoMA, Carnegie Hall, Palacio de Bellas Artes in CDMX and the 55 Bar.not operas) in the streets of New York reaching audiences often overlooked by conventional arts programming.
WALTER STINSON (Musician) is a bassist, educator and composer currently based between Brooklyn, NY and Montréal, QC. After graduating from Purchase College in 2012, he moved to New York City where he has been working steadily ever since. Some of his most frequent collaborators include Adam O’Farrill, Kevin Sun, Max Light, and Aaron Quinn. He has shared stages all over the world with Billy Hart, John Hollenbeck, Caroline Davis, Kenny Werner, Roy Nathanson, Arturo O’Farrill, Anna Webber, David Binney, and Jean-Michel Pilc. In 2025, Stinson, along with pianist Evan Main and drummer Steven Crammer, released their eponymous collaboratively-led piano trio “Prawntail” on Endectomorph Records. Originally from Ithaca, NY, Stinson began studying the upright bass at the age of ten. His first exposure to music came from his mother, a pianist who would sing and play jazz standards. While growing up in Ithaca, he also had the good fortune of being mentored by two unsung heroes of the New York City jazz scene, bassist Bernie Upson and drummer George Reed as well as being under the tutelage of Nicholas Walker, a protégé of Francois Rabbath. Along his educational journey, Stinson also studied privately with Doug Weiss, Todd Coolman, Kermit Driscoll, Scott Colley, Stephan Crump, Greg August, and William Parker. Walter continues to tour worldwide, devoting himself to a variety of improvised and creative music.
AMY PAGE (LA ESTACIÓN, Costume Designer, Wardrobe Supervisor) is a costume creator and wardrobe supervisor who has worked for many years with MMDG. She enjoys working with costume designers to bring their dreams to reality and supporting artists so that they can bring the best possible performance to the stage. Her costumes are in the repertory of Kyle Abraham’s A.I.M., Dance Theatre of Harlem, Dorrance Dance, and Camille A. Brown and Dancers. Passionate about supporting artists as they learn and grow in Academia, Amy has created costumes for Ballet Academy East, American Ballet Theater’s Make A Ballet program, and the Dance Department of Sarah Lawrence College, as well as teaching at the College of William and Mary. As a wardrobe supervisor, Amy oversaw many productions at the Mostly Mozart and White Light Festivals at Lincoln Center, as well as many touring companies who graced The Joyce Theater stage. From the Akram Khan Company to The Royal Ballet to Momix, her calm, capable presence through lightning-fast quick changes and marathon loads of laundry bring a ray of sunshine to the backstage world. She has toured with Ballet Hispanico, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Dorrance Dance, and Philadanco. On Broadway, she has had the pleasure of dressing Tatiana Maslany in Network, as well as the cast of Hamilton and Hadestown. In the television world, she worked as a costume fitter on the last three seasons of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. She has also taught children’s dance classes at the Dance Center, 2014-2017. She holds a BFA from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
KAREN YOUNG (Year of the Leopard, Costume Designer) is an artist and costume designer based in New York. She has worked extensively with world renowned dance companies, choreographers, directors and artists. The breadth of her work has spanned from fine art exhibitions to costumes of many genres of contemporary performance and dance. Amongst others, she has worked with artists Eve Sussman, Matthew Barney, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Kyle Abraham, Wendy Whelan, The Royal Ballet, and Miami City Ballet to name a few. She is currently the costume design consultant to the Martha Graham Dance Company
during the process of reconstructing all of the costumes of the Graham Repertoire. Young holds a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, received a design fellowship from the N.E.A and Theater Communications Group, and was a visiting fellow at London College of Fashion.
ROYA ABAB (Associate Lighting Designer) is an Iranian-American lighting director, programmer, and creative professional working in New York. Currently the Lighting Director for the annual Vail Dance Festival, Roya was recently the moving light programmer for Stereophonic on Broadway and the Lighting Director for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater where she toured with the company for over a decade. She has traveled widely both domestically and internationally with repertory dance companies including AAADT and the Limón Dance Company and has worked regionally with companies such as The Washington Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and Hamburg Ballet. She has programmed work on and Off-Broadway, a few being: Teeth, Walk on Through, and The Welkin. Roya has led workshops and classes at LDI, Studio School of Design, and UNCSA, and participated in mentorship programs with ETC and AAADT.
MEXLY COUZIN (Lighting Designer), credits include, Broadway: JOB. OffBroadway: MEXODUS, Rheology, N/A, Fiasco Theatre’s Pericles, A Good Day to Me Not To You, Here We Are (ALD), Straight Line Crazy, peerless, Tambo & Bones; Regional: Real Women Have Curves (Alley Theatre), MEXODUS (Berkeley Rep, Baltimore Center Stage/ Mosaic), Indian Princesses (La Jolla Playhouse), HENRY 6 (The Old Globe); Das Rheingold (Seattle Opera); Incendiary (Woolly Mammoth); West Side Story (Centro de Bellas Artes Puerto Rico); La Belle et la Bête (Opera Paralléle). International: Théâtre des ChampsElysées, Nuits de Fourvière. MXD Lighting Co-Founder. 2023 recipient of The 1/52 Project grant. MFA University of California, San Diego ’20. www.mextlycouzin.com
MANUEL DA SILVA (Production Manager, Lighting Designer & Supervisor) was born in Caracas, Venezuela and raised in South Florida where he developed a passion for theatre and the arts at a young age. Manuel attended The University of North Carolina School of the Arts where he received his BFA in Lighting Design and Technology. Now an NYC based lighting designer, Manuel has had the chance to work with several OffBroadway theatre companies, including designing the world premiere of La Tía Julia y el Escribidor at El Repertorio Español. Manuel has also had the opportunity to display his work at the Gilbert Hemsley Lighting Portfolio Review and the National Design Showcase East.
BRIDGET CASTON (Company Manager) has worked in arts administration since 2021. A graduate of The University of Texas at Austin with a BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography and a BBA in Consulting and Change Management, she has held roles with Gesel Mason Performance Projects, K. DMC, and Jacob’s Pillow Dance’s 90th Anniversary Festival. From 2022–2024, Caston was Associate Producer at the Joyce Theater Foundation’s in-house producing entity, Joyce Theater Productions (JTP), where she contributed to projects including serpentwithfeet’s Heart of Brick, Hope Boykin’s States of Hope, and Caleb Teicher’s Bzzz, and served as company manager for touring productions. She also helped launch and manage the Joyce’s New York Center for Creativity & Dance. In 2024, she supported Max Roach 100, a centennial celebration featuring Ayodele Casel, Rennie Harris, and Ronald K. Brown, among others. Most recently, she was Company Manager for A.I.M by Kyle Abraham (2024–2025). Caston is dedicated to advancing the growth, efficiency, and sustainability of performing arts and artists for years to come.
JOYCE THEATER PRODUCTIONS (JTP) is the in-house producing entity for The Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc., formed to create original work for The Joyce’s stage and for worldwide touring. The initiative provides dance artists who have little or no formal management or
infrastructure the means to create productions of the highest standards of excellence. The program also includes the Associate Company model, offering sustained producing, fiscal and/ or administrative management to companies that may require short or longer term support. Originally founded in partnership with Sunny Artist Management, Inc. (SAM) in 2014, JTP has since supported projects with Daniil Simkin, Wendy Whelan/Brian Brooks, Arthur Pita/James Whiteside, Maria Kochetkova, Caleb Teicher, Alexei Ratmansky, Molissa Fenley, and L.A. Dance Project, and maintains and ongoing relationship with Cuba’s Malpaso Dance Company.
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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 with special thanks to Council Member Erik Bottcher.
ABOUT THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION
VISION STATEMENT
The Joyce Theater Foundation is committed to fostering and supporting a diverse and inclusive environment, both on and off stage. We embrace and celebrate diversity in all its forms, and value the rich experiences and perspectives that arise from differences in race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and cognitive and physical ability.
We strive to counteract the social injustices and racism that exist within our communities, our nation, and our world. Our aim as an organization is to embody the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice.
To achieve this, we will:
• Create and implement proactive diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice initiatives;
• Establish and maintain a culture of safe sharing, intentional listening, learning, and growth;
• Engage with and support disenfranchised communities by sharing information and resources and ensuring accessibility;
• Develop metrics and conduct regular reviews of our programs and policies to hold ourselves accountable and shift as neededs.
With these goals in place and our Vision Statement in mind, we are dedicated to the continued learning and growth needed to foster an inclusive environment for all. This is an ongoing process and by nature will be an evolving statement.
Senior Director of Development................................Kirsten Munro
Director of Institutional Giving.........................................Jean M. Ross
Director of Individual Giving and Development Operations ... .........................................................................................................................Meg White
Director of Special Events and Board Relations............Jesse Chin
Individual Giving Manager.................................................Catherine Eng
Institutional Giving Manager................................................Marisa Davis
Special Events Associate........................................................Maeve Brady
Development Coordinator...............................................Rachel Fontenot
Director of Programming Danni Gee
Programming Manager.....................................................................Kate Ross
Artist Services Manager..........................................................Barb Domue
Director of Dance Education & Family Programs Heather McCartney
Dance Education & Family Programs Manager.....................................
Head Carpenter.......................................................................Web Crittenden
Head Electrician..................................................................Brittany Spencer
Stage Technicians.......................................Fabrizio Caputo, Edward Hill
The Joyce Theater is a member of APAP, Dance/NYC, and Dance/USA.
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.
Producer
JOYCE THEATER PRODUCTIONS
Ross LeClair
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, Kate Thackaberry
OPERATIONS
Director of Operations Lou Albruzzese Facilities Manager.....................................................................................Jimmy Ortiz Maintenance/Security...................Pablo Rodriguez, Travis Segarra, Jonathan Singh, Khloyei Galloway
NYCC&D STUDIO STAFF
Studio Operations Manager (NYCC&D).....................Tamika Daniels Studio Operations Rentals Associate...............................Lauren Marcolus Studio Operations Associates..............Kristin Maugeri, Calvin Osorio, Matt Del Rosario Studio Facilities................................................Carolyn Best, Stephon Bines, Clarissa Campo, Ricardo Hernandez Chris Erdman, Lori Write-Huertas
Sara E. Solfanelli (Special Counsel for Pro Bono Initiatives), Debra R. Anisman (Special Counsel), Howard B. Epstein (Of Counsel), Gregory P. Pressman, Esq. (Of Counsel), Cristina Giappone, Esq., Andrew B. Lowy, Esq., Sabrina Singh, Esq, Steven M. Appel, Esq., Michelle M. Orge, Esq., Gordon W. VanWieren III, Lance M. Kodish............................................................................................................. Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC................................................................ ................................................................................Kimberly M. Maynard, Esq. Stephanie Grassi, Esq. P.C...........………..Stephanie Grassi, Counsel Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP............................................... .........................................................Aaron Abraham, Matthew Giacobbe Hogan Lovells………..................................................................Ross Moskowitz 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
Mrs. Kathy 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
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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
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John & Judith Hannan
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Kim Koopersmith
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Jim Leary
Alec & Sarah Machiels
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Virginia & Timothy Millhiser
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Abby McCormick O'Neil & Carroll Joynes
Anh-Tuyet Nguyen & Robert Pollock
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Michèle & Steven Pesner
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Charitable Trust
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Raymond & Margaret Vandenberg
Monica B. Voldstad
Amit Wadhwaney
Daniel Walsh
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The Young Leaders Circle
Anonymous
Robert Allyn
Chellis Baird
Stacy & Jordan Barr
Alison Baum
Amanda Beebe
Ms. Lisa Bonifacic
Dr. Reed Caldwell and Mr. Anthony Hird
Scott Caplan
Victor M. Castillo & Blake Wiedenhoeft
Cengiz Cemaloglu
Julia Chambers
Ellen Chen
Jason Chuang
Marin Correa
Mary Craig
MJ Edwards
Andrew & Claire-Marine Ferguson
Bette Ann Fialkov, Co-Chair
Swapna Ghanta
Ronald Gilliam & Akram Hélil
Gabrielle Goldman
Amita Goyal
Jessica Greenberg
Alexandra Harper, Co-Chair
Madison Hicks
Alixandra Holloway, Co-Chair
Emma Hood
Kristen Irby
Nalani Kopp
Jeremy Lentz
Jacob Levy
Mitch Lowenthal
Kyle Marshall
Katherine Maxwell
Jame McCray
FACILITIES & SERVICES
Robert McGowan
Christopher Morales
Terrence Poplar
Abigal Richards
Tamar Rothstein
Setpheap San
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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.
25TH FLAMENCO FESTIVAL
Featuring
Ballet Flamenco Sara Baras
Estévez / Paños y Compañía
Eva Yerbabuena
Manuel Liñán
El Farru
Juan Tomás de la Molía
LYON OPERA BALLET
Feb 19 – 21, 2026
works by Merce Cunningham and Christos Papadopoulos
