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PARSONS DANCE MAY 13-24, 2025

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ABOUT THE PROGRAM WOLFGANG

(2005)

Choreography: David Parsons

Lighting Design: Howell Binkley

Costume Design: David Murin

Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

PERFORMED BY

Zoey Anderon or Justine Delius

Megan Garcia Ziminski or Joanne Hwang

Téa Pérez • Luke Romanzi • Joseph Cyranski

Emerson Earnshaw or Odin Brock

Wolfgang was originally commissioned by and created for the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet.

HER GIFTS (2025)

world premiere

Choreography: David Parsons

Lighting Design: Christopher Chambers

Costume Design: Norma Kamali, donated by Nora Brennan

Music: Roberta Flack*

PERFORMED BY

Zoey Anderson

Her Gifts is dedicated to Roberta Flack, who was a devoted friend and patron of Parsons Dance. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, one of her most enchanting pieces, inspired me to create this work in honor of Zoey Anderson’s 10th anniversary with our company." - David Parsons

THE HUNT (2001)

Choreography: Robert Battle

Lighting Design: Burke J. Wilmore

Costume Design: Mia McSwain

Music: Les Tambours du Bronx*

PERFORMED BY

Zoey Anderson

Téa Pérez

Megan Garcia Ziminski

Justine Delius

Understudy: Joanne Hwang

Luke Romanzi

Joseph Cyranski

Emerson Earnshaw

Odin Brock

Understudy: Luke Biddinger

The Hunt was created at Parsons Dance in 2001 and premiered at the Company’s season at The Joyce Theater.

SHEEP'S GOTHIC (2025)

world premiere

Choreography: Rena Butler

Lighting Design: Christopher Chambers

Costumes Design: Asha Ama

Music: Darryl J. Hoffman*

PERFORMED BY

Zoey Anderon or Téa Pérez

Megan Garcia Ziminski or Joanne Hwang

Justine Delius or Gabrielle DiNizo

Luke Biddinger or Luke Romanzi

Joseph Cyranski • Emerson Earnshaw • Odin Brock

The music and dance for Sheep's Gothic was supported by a commissioning grant from the O'Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation. Sheep's Gothic was created with the generous support of Lake Placid Center for the Arts and created in residency in Lake Placid, which was 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.

*Music: 4 Lieder, Op. 120 - No. 4, Zigeunerlied, MWV G 5 and 4 Lieder, Op. 120 - No. 3, Im Süden / Auf dem Meere, MWV G 20 by Felix Mendelssohn. Public Domain. Mendelssohn remix, AWA 2, Reverse Wolf, Folding Chaos, and The Drive composed and performed by Darryl J. Hoffman. All rights reserved.

CAUGHT (1982)

Choreography: David Parsons

Lighting Concept: David Parsons

Lighting Design: Howell Binkley

Costume Design: Judy Wirkula

Music: Robert Fripp, Let The Power Fall

PERFORMED BY

Zoey Anderon or Megan Garcia Ziminski or Joseph Cyranski

Caught is maintained in the active repertory of Parsons Dance through generous support from the Jim and Linda Ellis Foundation.

Please be advised that strobe lights will be used during this piece.

IN THE END (2005)

Choreography: David Parsons

Lighting Design: Howell Binkley

Costume Design: Christine Darch

Music: Dave Matthews Band*

PERFORMED BY

Zoey Anderson • Megan Garcia Ziminski • Téa Pérez • Luke Romanzi • Joseph Cryanski Justine Delius • Joanne Hwang • Emerson Earnshaw • Odin Brock • Gabrielle DiNizo

In the End was commissioned by The Ferguson Center for the Arts at Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA. Additional support was provided by the Jim and Linda Ellis Foundation, in memory of Jim Ellis.

*Music: Satellite written by David J. Matthews © 1993 Colden Grey, Ltd. on behalf of itself and Sal Mander Pub. Pantala Naga Pampa written by David J. Matthews © 1998 Colden Grey, Ltd. on behalf of itself and Sal Mander Pub. When the World Ends written by David J. Matthews and Glen Ballard © 2001 Colden Grey, Ltd. on behalf of itself and Sal Mander Pub., and Concord Theatricals. Out of My Hands written by David J. Matthews, Mark Batson, Carter Beauford, and Stefan Lessard © 2005 Colden Grey, Ltd. on behalf of itself and Sal Mander Pub., and Kobalt Music. Stay (Wasting Time) written by Leroi Moore, Stefan Lessard and David J. Matthews © 1998 Colden, Grey, Ltd. on behalf of itself and Sal Mander Pub. Used by Permission. All Rights Reserved.

WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY

DAVID PARSONS (Artistic Director/Co-Founder) has enjoyed a remarkable career as a director, choreographer, performer, master teacher, and producer. Raised in Kansas City, Parsons made it to New York at the age of 17 when he received a scholarship to the Alvin Ailey School. After Ailey, he became an understudy with the Paul Taylor Dance Company and then joined the company as a principal dancer. He stayed for eight years. During summers, he toured with MOMIX; he appeared with Mikhail Baryshnikov and Mark Morris in the first White Oak tour; and he launched his choreographic career by setting work on the Taylor Company and on the National Ballet of Canada, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Batsheva Dance Company, and the Paris Opera Ballet. After leaving the Taylor company, Parsons was a guest artist with New York City Ballet for four years before his artistic prowess led him to undertake such diverse projects as choreographing Aida at Arena di Verona and producing and co-choreographing María de Buenos Aires at the Skirball Center, as well as creating the choreography for Fool’s Fire, a 1992 film directed by Julie Taymor. Perhaps one of his most thrilling assignments was choreographing and directing the dance elements for Times Square 2000, the 24-hour festivities in Times Square celebrating the turn of the Millennium. Since then, Parsons has participated in many projects, such as choreographing A Knight’s Tale, a musical theater work directed by John Caird, who previously directed the Broadway and West End productions of Les Misérables and the London National Theatre’s production of Candide. Staged at Tokyo’s iconic Imperial Theatre in summer 2018, the work featured Japanese pop stars.

In addition to the more than 75 works that he has created for Parsons Dance, Parsons has received commissions from such companies as American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the American Dance Festival, Jacob’s Pillow, the Spoleto Festival, and Het Muziektheater in Amsterdam, with his most recent from the Kansas City Ballet, who staged his work A Play For Love in May 2019. Heralded by The New York Times as “one of the great movers of modern dance,” Parsons has received many accolades throughout his career, including three Choreography Fellowship Grants from the National Endowment of the Arts; the American Choreography Award; the Dance Magazine Award; a Howard Gilman Fellowship, and the Dance Masters of America Annual Award. In May 2018, he received the Capezio Award, one of the most prestigious awards in dance.

HOWELL BINKLEY (Co-founder/Resident Lighting Designer 1985-2020) was the proud co-founder of Parsons Dance for which he designed more than 70 pieces. His Broadway designs included: Ain’t Too Proud (2019 Tony nomination), Come From Away (2017 Tony nomination), Allegiance, After Midnight (2014 Tony nomination), How to Succeed... (2011 Tony nomination), West Side Story (2009 Tony nomination), Gypsy starring Patti LuPone, In The Heights (2008 Tony nomination), Avenue Q, The Full Monty, Parade, Kiss Of The Spider Woman (1993 Tony nomination). He made extensive regional and dance works for companies such as Alvin Ailey, American Ballet Theatre, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, and The Joffrey Ballet’s Billboards. He was a five-time Helen Hayes Award recipient and received the 1993 Sir Laurence Olivier Award and the Canadian Dora Award for Kiss of The Spider Woman. Howell also received the 2006 Henry Hewes Design Award; the 2006 Outer Critics Circle Award; and the 2006 Tony Award for Jersey Boys. In addition, he won both the 2017 Tony Award and the 2018 Sir Laurence Olivier Award for the lighting design of Hamilton

ZOEY ANDERSON (Dancer) was born and raised in Utah, where she trained in contemporary, ballet, jazz, and ballroom dance at Center Stage. She was the ballroom national smooth champion in 2010. Zoey graduated cum laude from Marymount Manhattan College in 2015 with a BFA in Ballet under the direction of Katie Langan. She has performed works by Dwight Rhoden, Lar Lubovitch, and Aszure Barton, among others. In 2013, Zoey performed with Nikolais Louis in the Yang Liping International Dance Festival in Kunming, China. Other credits include the Broadway premiere gala of On The Town, the film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Dancing With The Stars webisodes, and Macy's Passport Tour. Zoey was nominated for the 2018 Outstanding Performer Bessie Award for her sustained achievement in Parsons Dance and is the recipient of the 2019 Clive Barnes Dance Artist Award. Zoey joined the company in 2015.

MEGAN GARCIA ZIMINSKI

(Dancer) began training at Progressions Performing Arts in Spring, TX. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Arizona in 2019 with a BFA in Dance and a Business Administration minor. She was privileged to perform works by Nacho Duato, Martha Graham, Bella Lewitzky, Larry Keigwin, and more. Megan attended intensives at Hubbard Street, Giordano Dance, River North Dance, the Houston Metropolitan Dance Company, and the Rockettes. After graduation, Megan was offered the role of Rockette in the 2019 Christmas Spectacular She performed in 102 shows, and was interviewed by TODAY, News 4 New York, and Telemundo. This is Megan's fourth season with Parsons Dance.

TÉA PÉREZ (Dancer) is originally from Dallas, Texas, where she trained and graduated from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (BTWHSPVA) under the direction of Lily Cabatu Weiss and Kate Walker. Perez moved to New York City in 2017 to attend the Ailey/ Fordham BFA Dance Program under the direction of Melanie Person. Pérez graduated in May of 2021 from the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program with a BFA in Dance along with a BA in Art History, with a concentration in Contemporary and Modern Art. During her studies, Pérez performed works by Alvin Ailey, Robert Battle, Kyle Abraham, Jessica Lang, Aszure Barton, Lar Lubovich, and Dwight Rhoden, among others. Téa served as an understudy for one season with Parsons Dance and was promoted to Company Dancer in June 2022.

LUKE ROMANZI (Dancer), a Brooklyn native, is an alumni Dance major of LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts. He was most recently the youngest dancer in Rock The Ballet, a contemporary ballet company. While with the company, he toured in Germany, France, and Dubai and was featured on Fox's So You Think You Can Dance and HBO's Random Acts of Flyness. In 2018, he was accepted into the Young Choreographers Festival, held at Symphony Space in New York City, and was designated a YoungArts finalist. This is Luke's third season with Parsons Dance.

her roles with Pony Box Dance Theatre, Forza Dance (Development Director), and Parsons Dance (Marketing Consultant). After apprenticing, she is thrilled to become an understudy during the Parsons Dance Joyce season.

RENA BUTLER (Choreographer; Sheep's Gothic) hails from Chicago, Illinois. She has danced with companies such as Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (also a Choreographic Fellow), A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company, David Dorfman Dance, and Gibney Company, where she also served as a Choreographic Associate. Rena’s choreographic work includes creating pieces for A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, The National Ballet of Canada, Het Nationale Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Pacific Northwest Ballet, San Francisco Opera, The Lyric Opera of Chicago, Whim W’him, Cincinnati Ballet, Gauthier Dance Juniors, Boston Dance Theater, The Juilliard School, Norrdans in Sweden, TedX Chicago: Design Your Life series, Ballet de L’Opera Avignon, and more. In 2019, she was the recipient of the prestigious Princess Grace Award for Choreography. She was spotlighted in Dance Magazine’s On The Rise feature in 2013, and the featured cover story in Dance Magazine’s November 2021 issue. For more information, visit renapbutler.com.

DARRYL J. HOFFMAN (Composer; Sheep's Gothic) is a Bronx, NY native composer and creative. He developed a curiosity for sound and began creating at the age of 13. His professional career as a music composer began in 2016. Over the years, Hoffman developed a creative partnership with choreographer and Princess Grace Award recipient Rena Butler. Together they have collaborated on countless works spanning from 2018 to the present day. In 2023, Hoffman created The Ride Through for Rena’s choreography on Parsons Dance, which premiered at The Joyce Theater. Darryl continues to live in his gift as he intends to shape the culture of music & dance with his passion for sound and in other aspects of the arts.

CHRISTOPHER CHAMBERS (Lighting Designer; Her Gifts, Sheep's Gothic). Dance: Ailey II, American Repertory Ballet, Ballet Memphis, Boca Tuya, Limón Dance Company, Lustig Dance Theatre, Parsons Dance, Yin Yue Dance Company, Manchester Ballet, Ram Island Dance. Theatre: Houses on the Moon, Cape Playhouse, North Shore Music Theatre, Connecticut Repertory Theatre, York Theatre, Curtain Call Inc., Boston College, Montclair State University, University of Hartford, Mount Washington Valley Theatre Company, Resort Players, M+D Productions, Weston Playhouse. A Connecticut native, Chris currently lives in New York. He holds a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Connecticut and is a proud member of USA 829.

ASHA AMA BIAS-DANIELS (Costume Designer; Sheep's Gothic) is a couture fashion designer & Project Runway All Star; with a great knowledge of self imparted by her parents, Asha designs fashion that remind us of who we are. Asha received her own day in 2021, her work has shown at the Taft Museum, Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati Art Museum, Freedom Center, Madison Square Garden, the BET Awards, & the Academy of Country Music Awards; she has designed for artists like Zendaya, Little Big Town, & Lizzo. Last year, Asha debuted BLOOM with Rena Butler for the Cincinnati Ballet and she created the first ever three-night fashion show for BLINK, the nation's largest light & art festival. Learn more at www.ASHAAMA.com or via Instagram @ASHA _AMA

CHRISTINE DARCH (Costume Designer; In the End) designs and builds costumes for choreographers Julia Adam, Jennifer Archibald, Karen Burke, Val Caniparoli, Robert Dekkers, Jorma Elo, Nicolo Fonte, Adam Hougland, Jae Man too, Wubkje Kuindersma, James Kudelka, Gabrielle Lamb, Edwaard Liang, Stephanie Martinez, Stephen McMahon,

Matthew Neenan, David Palmer, David Parsons, Gina Patterson, Caili Quan, Brian Reeder, Dwight Rhoden, Amy Seiwert, Meridn Soto, Septime Webre, and Yue Yin. She has been commissioned by Alvin Ailey, Arizona, Astana, Atlanta, Ballet West, BalletX, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Colorado, Complexions, Dayton, Gibney, Hawaii, Houston, Imagery, Israel, Kansas City, Marin, Memphis, Milwaukee, Nice Mediterranee, Oklahoma City, Oregon, Parsons Dance, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Post, Sacramento, San Francisco, Singapore, Smuin, Tulsa, and Washington Ballet. She is the resident costume designer for COMPLEXIONS Contemporary Ballet.

NATALIE LOMONTE (Associate Artistic Director) is a New York Citybased choreographer, director, and teacher. A Parsons dancer from 2008 to 2009, she went on to perform with MOMIX, Pilobolus, and CBE. She also appeared in the film Sex and The City 2 and was in the original Broadway cast of Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark. Following her career as a dancer, she was Assistant Choreographer to Mia Michaels for the New York Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes. In 2014, she returned to Parsons Dance to serve as David’s creative assistant, and in 2015, she received the first Parsons Dance GenerationNOW fellowship to create Within, a work premiering at The Joyce Theater. Since 2012, Natalie has been movement director for One Year Lease Theater Company.

REBECCA JOSUE (Executive Director) joined Parsons Dance in 2010 as the Company Manager and Stage Manager, and was lucky enough to tour with the company both nationally and internationally for her first five seasons. Rebecca became the General Manager for the 2013-2014 season and was appointed Executive Director in June 2019. Before joining Parsons Dance, Rebecca was a freelance company manager, stage manager, producer, theater administrator, and director. She has worked at New York Stage and Film, Mabou Mines, The Public Theater, New World Stages, La Mama, and the Under the Radar Festival, among other places, in company management, production management, stage management, and Development. A graduate of Wesleyan University, Rebecca completed the Senior Leaders Program for Non-Profit Professionals at Columbia Business School in May 2019, earning her a Certificate in Business Excellence.

PARSONS DANCE DONORS

Underwriter

Howard Gilman Foundation

New York State Council on the Arts

Barbara Rohdie

The SHS Foundation

The Shubert Foundation, Inc.

Linda Stocknoff

Christian & Lonna Yegen

Artistic Director's Circle

Linda Lighton & Lynn Adkins

NYC Department of Cultural Affairs

Barbara & Dina Zuckerberg

Premiere Circle

Jody & John Arnhold

Rita Blitt

Jeffrey Byrne

Melinda DeChiazza Cloobeck

Estate of Bob Kellogg

National Endowment for the Arts

O'Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation

David Parsons

Mark & Carol Pollard

Rosalind Reed

Jeffrey Sidell & Jeffrey Oakes

Benefactor

Linda Ellis

The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation

Brian Heidtke

Maggie Kaplen & Leon Sokol

Stephen Meringoff

Vickie Morris

Suellen Richmond

Morris Sandler in honor of Linda Stocknoff

Joyce Storey

Sponsor

Froma & Andrew Benerofe

J. Kerry Clayton & Paige Royer

George Doty & Le-Ellen Spelman Doty

Olivia & John Farr

David Grunberg

Harkness Foundation for Dance

JP Morgan Securities, LLC

Joseph Lanteri & Michael-Demby Cain

Tammy & Jay Levine

Mark Pankhurst & Barbara Strogatz Pankhurst

Rennie Richardson & Caroline Bundy

Ashley Roland & Jamey Hampton

Stephen Schwartz

Frederic & Robin Seegal

Margaret Selby

Randy & Judith Swartz

Supporter

Charles & Deborah Adelman

Jane Bean

Alison Brown

Paul & Bunni Copaken

Karen DeVerna

Jonna Mackin

Richenthal Foundation

Peter Schneider

Robert Schulman

Sam C Shulman

Gail Tifford

Steven & Madelyn Wils

James & Susan Winter

Patron

Charlton Andrews

Louisa B. Benton

Katharine Bicknell

Reese & Michele Bowen

Eric Brauer & Luanne McGrain

Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS

Nancy Browne & Charles Chadwell

Lynn Buoniconti

Todd Burnsed & Hank Stampfl

Donna Case

William Cotton & Rose Dergan

Patricia Dugan in memory of Bill Perlmuth

Tristan Dupuis

Berton & Tiraje Earnshaw

Sam Ellis in memory of Howell Binkley

Jo Ann Engelhardt & George Elder

Karen Florini & Neil Ericsson

Elaine Fong & Leon Yankwich

Jane E. Goldberg

Ilse Gordon

John & Kiendl Gordon

Robert & Elyce Gross

Stephen Hendel

Stephen & Anne Hoffman

Stephen & Anne Hoffman in honor of Joanne Hwang

Steve Kennedy in memory of Howell Binkley

Roger Kluge & Robert Faust

Eric & Sandy Krasnoff

William Lockwood

Wayne & Barbara Miller

Virginia & Timothy Millhiser

Bart Oosterveld

Barbara Parker

Susan Perez

Peter Pileski

Thomas & Kathy Rafalsky

Mary Ann Reddy

Christina Reik

Teresa Ribadeneyra & Joe Lalka

Rennie Richardson & Caroline Bundy in memory of Thaddeus G. Crapster

Suellen Richmond in memory of Patricia Newman

M Felicity Rogers-Chapman & Robert W. Chapman

Donald & Victoria Rose

Sara Lee Schupf in honor of Vicki Morris and Barbara Rohdie

Michael Emmerman & Patricia Stockhausen

Michele Stocknoff & Scott Levy in honor of Linda Stocknoff

Joyce Storey in memory of Howell Binkley

Peter & Dori Tilles

John Tomlinson & Richard Chen See

David & Andrea Weiss

Todd Whitley & Gary Holder

Louise Yamada

Christopher Yegen

Emma Yu

Laura Zeckendorf

Associate

Khaled Atallah

David Bershad and Mindy Cohen

Ken Billington in memory of Howell Binkley

Adolpho Birch III in honor of Sarah Braverman

Jay Canell

Mark & Linda Cetta

Tamar Climan

Richard Cloobeck

Martha & Neal Cooper

Michael David

Andrew DeVries & Patricia Purdy

Phyllis Dunning

Dan Flanigan

Lauri Levitt & Michael Friedland in honor of Linda Stocknoff

Darrell George

Neil A. Gordon, M.D.

Marti Grayson & Allan Kessler

Linda Hanis & Karen Walter

Ellen Hirsch

Rebecca Josue

Steve Kennedy in memory of Howell Binkley

James Lemons & Jon Donk

Christine & Michael Lorenzo

Tiler Peck

Kat Peeler

Stephen Pollard & Jessica Stevens

William & Joanne Potter

Rory Pottruck

Margo Quiticoni in honor of Jeffrey Byrne

Randi Rahm

James Rech & Margaret Black in memory of Alison Watts

B. Franklin Reinauer III

Lynn & John Savarese

Abby Schroeder

Mitchell Stern

James Stiles & Randy Bird

Rebecca Sullivan & Stephen Greenwald in honor of David Parsons & Linda Stocknoff

David Fanger & Martin Wechsler

Greg & Kathiryn Werlinich

Myles & Barbara Wittenstein

Friend

Anonymous (3)

Jim & Kristen Albright

Michael & Sally Alex

Lisa Alkofer in memory of Karen Alkofer

Donna & Terry Anderson

Philip Anderson

Deborah Barckhausen

Keith Barnett P.C. in memory of Joan Barnett

Chris & Diane Baxter

Benevity

Jan Berris

Claire Bloom

Conici Blount

Marian L. Bluestein

Jane Bodmer

Beatrice Bogorad

A. Booher

Marianne Bower

David Broman in memory of Joseph Brown

David Bronston

Mary Jo Burke

Sandra Busken

The Buss Family in honor of our OCTanner Jewelers Family

David Cannon & Nina Ledis-Cannon

Colleen Cashman in honor of David Parsons and Linda Stocknoff

Susan Cejka

Maggie Christ

Gary Chryst

Susan Ciambra

Civic Center of Greater Des Moines

Maura Clark

Jonnie & Jackie Cox in memory of Howell Binkley

Mike & Peg Cyranski

Lisa Danser

Ann Darmstaetter in honor of David Parsons

Leslie Davis

Jack Deaso & JoJean Travis

Joseph & Vicki DeChiazza

Cindy M Delmar

Debra Stuart Desimone

Karen DeVerna in memory of Howell Binkley

Bonnie DeVito

Frederick & Lynne Dillman

Jennifer Donnalley

ABOUT THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION

VISION STATEMENT

The Joyce Theater Foundation is committed to fostering and supporting a diverse and inclusive environment, both on and off stage. We embrace and celebrate diversity in all its forms, and value the rich experiences and perspectives that arise from differences in race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and cognitive and physical ability.

We strive to counteract the social injustices and racism that exist within our communities, our nation, and our world. Our aim as an organization is to embody the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice.

To achieve this, we will:

• Create and implement proactive diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice initiatives;

• Establish and maintain a culture of safe sharing, intentional listening, learning, and growth;

• Engage with and support disenfranchised communities by sharing information and resources and ensuring accessibility;

• Develop metrics and conduct regular reviews of our programs and policies to hold ourselves accountable and shift as neededs.

With these goals in place and our Vision Statement in mind, we are dedicated to the continued learning and growth needed to foster an inclusive environment for all. This is an ongoing process and by nature will be an evolving statement.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LINDA SHELTON

Executive Assistant and Community Engagement Manager........

.....................................................................................................Ayo Janeen Jackson

ADMINISTRATION

General Manager Huong Hoang

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

Director of Human Resources Sharonica Williams

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

Senior Director of Development Kirsten Munro

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Development Intern...............................................................Tah-Janay Hayes

Director of Programming Danni Gee

Programming Manager.............................................Noa Rui-Piin Weiss

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

Director of Dance Education & Family Programs

Heather McCartney

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

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

Education Intern.............................................................................Alexia Quispe

Director of Marketing Andy Sheagren

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

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

Interim Digital Marketing Manager............................Greta LaLeike

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

PRODUCTION

Director of Production

Jeff Segal

Lighting Supervisor..........................................................................Kelly Atallah

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Joyce Theater operates on the Lenape island of Manhahtaan (Mannahatta) and acknowledges that it was founded upon the stolen land and erasure of many Indigenous communities. This acknowledgement demonstrates our institution’s commitment to the process of dismantling the legacies of colonialism and cultural imperialism.

We acknowledge the ongoing violence towards Indigenous people through systemic inequality. We pay our respect to the Indigenous peoples who lived and continue to live upon this land, and whose rich history, artistic practices, and spirituality are tied to this land. It is within our responsibility as a cultural institution and our commitment to diversity and inclusion to embody a commitment to Indigenous rights and cultural equity.

We sincerely invite you as an audience member to take a moment to reflect on the history and legacy of displacement, migration, and settlement.

It is our intention to work with local Native American arts councils to better inform our land acknowledgment practices and anticipate that it will evolve over time.

JOYCE THEATER PRODUCTIONS

Producer.............................................................................................Ross LeClair

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, Nicholas Thomas

BOX OFFICE

Box Office Manager................................................................Lisa Gendell Supervisors.............................................................Beth Miller, Vanessa Moton

Box Office Associates.......................................................................Imu Aghahowa, Valencia Lombardi-Chisholm, Madalyn Regrut, Robert Craddock, Tatiana Gomez, Yulidal Hernandez-Kin, Ashley Kail, Roy Odom, Jeremy Scharf, Kate Thackaberry

OPERATIONS

Director of Operations Lou Albruzzese

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

Studio Operations Rentals Associate...............................Lauren Marcolus Studio Operations Associates (NYCC&D)....................Kristin Maugeri, Calvin Osorio, Cameron Pelache

Studio Facilities................................................Stephon Bines, Daniel Hartnett, Ricardo Hernandez, Lori Write-Huertas

FACILITIES

Facilities Manager Jimmy Ortiz Maintenance Staff...............................................................Madelin Estrella, Pablo Rodriguez, Jonathan Singh

SPECIAL SERVICES FOR THE JOYCE THEATER

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP....................................................................................

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

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

IN MEMORIAM

Theodore S. Bartwink (Trustee 1993-2014)

Tracy Brown (Trustee 2020-2023)

R. Britton Fisher (Trustee 1999-2020)

David D. Holbrook (Trustee 1994-2023)

Richard Lukins (Trustee 1998-2011)

Anh-Tuyet Nguyen (Trustee 2007–2020)

Richard Shea (Trustee 2015-2022)

Monica B. Voldstad (Trustee 2016-2023)

Stephen D. Weinroth (Trustee 1996-2022)

Ronald Gumbaz

Toni Hoover

Robert Musiker

Meryl Rosofsky

Saul Sanders

Linda Shelton

Lauren E. Shortt

Cathy Weinroth

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

Andrea Chernyk

Amy Cho

Melinda DeChiazza Cloobeck

Eileen & Michael Cohen

Galois Cohen

Robert Conkey

Victoria Cowles

Mary E Craig

John and Nada Culver

David de Weese

The DiChristina Family

Richard G. Dudley, Jr.

Jorge Durand

Mr. Charles Forma

Mr. Leroy Fortcher

Sarah Fox and Steven Lofchie

Steven Fox

Pierre Frinault

Nicia Fullwood

Ms. Irna Gadd & Ms. Helen Fosbery

Tom & Nina Geller

Samara Gerard

Karen Gershowitz

Ronald Gilliam & Akram Hélil

David Glaser

Ms. Geraldine Glassman

Elysa Goldman

Nita Silverman & Chuck Goodgal

Ms. Nancye Green

Dr. Susan Ross Green

Lawrence W. Greene

Charles & Carol Grossman Family Fund

Jane Groveman

Mia Haber

Elaine & Chuck Harris

Laurie Hart

Kathy and Scott Hawley

Ms. Maureen Hayes

Mr. Edward Henry & Ms. Susan Monk

Jonathan Hiltz

Gregory Ho and Linda Sanchez

Thomas Hollingsworth

Alicia Dhyana House

Ralph & Lynn Huber

Daphne Hurford & Sanford Padwe

Stephanie Joel

John Kalish & Susan Niederman

Scot Karr

Ethelle Katz

Mr. Stephen Lane

Sydnie Liggett

Mitch Lowenthal

Susanna Lowy

Waiming Man

Jennifer Markovitz

Mr. William Marraccini

Judy Mauer

Linda and Max Maxwell

Wendy A. McCain

Alexis McCormack

Mrs. Rachel Meidan

Israel Meir & Steve Rivera

Victoria Melendez

Tanya Melich & Noel Silverman

Robert Mihalik

Bertram Moody

Joe Morra

Richard J. Moylan

Deb Murnin

Jake Musiker

Drs. Benjamin Natelson & Gudrun Lange

Stuart Nordheimer & Barbara Miller

Joyce O'Brien

Mrs. Anita Orlin

Olivier Pechou

Andy Peters

Denae 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

M Felicity Rogers-Chapman

Jean M. Ross

Lainie and John Ross

Elsa & Marvin Ross-Greifinger

Marilyn & Alan Rothstein

Lori Rotskoff

Sally and Peter Rudoy

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

Joseph Small

Andrew & Jennifer Smith

Robin Smith

Jeanne Smythe

Joan and Laurence Sorkin

Jim Stiles & Randy Bird

Harriet Stollman

Dr. Pavur Sundaresan

Gary Tannenbaum & Helen J. Mills

The Winkler Prins Charitable Fund

Rachel Theilheimer

Jennifer Tipton

Dana Troetel & George Papageorge

Ronald Walcott

Gregory V Ward

Joan Waricha

Ebonya Washington

Michael Wehman

Carol Weil

Kate Weil

George S. Werner & Li Werner

Migs Woodside

Mai Yee

Gregory Youdan Jr.

Eloise Zeller

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.

FACILITIES & SERVICES

Box Office (212-242-0800): Open Monday thru Sunday, 12pm - 6pm. On days when there is a performance, the box office is open through curtain time; advance sales stop ½ hour prior to curtain time (including matinees). Closed on major holidays. For Hearing Impaired call (TDD) 212-245-2904. To report Lost & Found items, please see an usher or call 212-691-

EMERGENCY RESUSCITATION EQUIPMENT

Resuscitation masks and latex gloves are located in the closet next to the drinking fountain in the Upper Lobby. AED is located downstairs in the reception area. LEARN CPR. For more information, contact the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association.

FIRE NOTICE: The exit indicated by a red light and sign nearest to the seat you occupy is the shortest route to the street. In the event of fire or other emergency, please walk —do not run— to that exit. WARNING: The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited within the auditorium. Violators will be punished with confiscation of recording device or ejection from the theater, and may be held liable for money damages.