RONALD K. BROWN/EVIDENCE FEBRUARY 18, 2021
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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR RONALD K. BROWN ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ARCELL CABUAG DANCERS DEMETRIUS BURNS, ARCELL CABUAG, STEPHANIE CHRONOPOULOS, JOYCE EDWARDS, CHARLES GRANT, ANNIQUE ROBERTS, SHAYLIN WATSON GUEST ARTISTS DANIEL S. HARDER & HANNAH ALISSA RICHARDSON APPRENTICES AUSTIN COATS, BREANA MOORE & CHRISTOPHER SALANGO REHEARSAL DIRECTOR ANNIQUE ROBERTS
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR/ RESIDENT LIGHTING DESIGNER TSUBASA KAMEI
COSTUME DESIGNER OMOTAYO OLAIYA
COMPANY MANAGER MEGHAN ROSE MURPHY
Leadership support for The Joyce Theater Foundation has been provided by the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust. Leadership support for The Joyce’s presentation of dance is provided by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Leadership support for The Joyce's annual programming is provided by Howard Gilman Foundation. The Joyce's Open Channels Project promoting diverse voices is generously supported by the Ford Foundation and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Visionary lead support for piloting the EVIDENCE/Joyce Administrative Collaboration has been provided by Howard Gilman Foundation, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, and The New York Community Trust. Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE's New York performance season at The Joyce Theater is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
ABOUT THE COMPANY Founded by Ronald K. Brown in 1985 and based in Brooklyn, EVIDENCE, A DANCE COMPANY focuses on the fusion of African dance with contemporary choreography and spoken word. This work provides a unique view of human struggles, tragedies, and triumphs. Brown uses movement as a way to reinforce the importance of community in African American culture and to acquaint audiences with the beauty of African forms and rhythms. EVIDENCE tours to some 30 communities in the United States annually. The company has traveled to Cuba, Brazil, England, France, Greece, Hungary, Hawaii, Ireland, Holland, Mexico, Columbia, South Africa, Nigeria, Senegal, and in 2010 joined the U.S. State Department’s DanceMotion USASM tour to perform works, teach master classes, and conduct demonstrations. Annually, the company reaches an audience of more than 30,000. Special Thanks EVIDENCE, A DANCE COMPANY works in partnership with RestorationART and The Joyce Theater. Special thanks to Linda Shelton, Aaron Mattocks, Margaret Hollenbeck, Jean M. Ross, Ross LeClair, Meghan Rose Murphy, Vernon Scott, Andy Sheagren, Meg White, and the board and staff of The Joyce Theater. Additional special thanks to the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, RestorationART, The Billie Holiday Theatre, Colvin Granum, Dr. Indira Etwaroo, and the RestorationART team. Ongoing appreciation to Pierre Apraxine, Monica Azare, Torya Beard, Ayodele Casel, Elena Comendador, Pamela M. Green, Robert-Kristoffer Haynes, Ed Henry and Susan Monk, Susan Jacobson and David Moskovitz, Fatima Jones, Paunika Jones, Emil Kang, Maurine Knighton and Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Sharon Luckman, Mary McCormick and the Fund for the City of New York, Freddie Moore, Newman’s Own Foundation, Alison Riley, Karen Thornton, Bruce Gordon and Tawana Tibbs, Amit Wadhwaney, Emily Waters, Kerry Wingo, and the EVIDENCE Circle of Friends.
Contact Information EVIDENCE, A DANCE COMPANY Ronald K. Brown, Artistic Director 1368 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11216 Tel: 347-493-2414 Email: info@evidencedance.com www.evidencedance.com
Booking Agent PMG ARTS MANAGEMENT Agent for engagement Pamela Green PO Box. 52346, Durham, NC 27717 Tel: 919-813-6092, Fax: 919-908-8200 Email: pam@pmgartsmgt.com www.pmgartsmgt.com
LOTUS ARTS MANAGEMENT New agent as of September 1, 2020 Sophie Myrtil-McCourty 72-11 Austin Street #371, Forest Hills, NY 11375 Tel: 347-721-8724 Email: sophie@lotusartsmgmt.com www.lotusartsmgmt.com
A NOTE FROM RONALD K. BROWN Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE, A Dance Company Honors Pamela Green In the Premiere Live Stream Performance February 18, 2021 "The foundation of the relationship between Pamela Green, PMG Arts Management, EVIDENCE, and I began over 20 years ago. In 1998, I was preparing an application for National Dance Project and there was a requirement to list a Booking Agent. I knew that Pam had worked for Baba Chuck Davis and with fingers crossed, I sent her a note asking her to work with EVIDENCE. She said yes. When we began working together in 1999, we talked business, dreams, and family. In our work together, we were able to share the work of EVIDENCE in all 50 states in the US and at over eight venues internationally. During our relationship, Pam has brought many opportunities that have resulted in magic. She has been instrumental in the development of some of the most potent works in the EVIDENCE repertory including; Come Ye, One Shot, The Subtle One, and Blueprint of a Lady: The Once and Future Life of Billie Holiday, in collaboration with Nneena Freelon and over five other works. When Pam mentioned that Gideon Lester wanted to meet with me to discuss a presentation for the 20th Anniversary of Grace and the possible creation of a new work, I had no idea that it would result in a collaboration with Meshell Ndegeocello and the creation of Mercy. It is perfect that for this special digital performance, EVIDENCE is performing Mercy and some of the solos and duets that are a part of our history. The dancers and I are happy to dedicate these performances to Pamela Green as a thank you for her support, encouragement, love, and contribution to us all."
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
GRACE (excerpt) (1999/2003)
Choreography: Ronald K. Brown Original Lighting for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: William H. Grant Original Light for EVIDENCE: Brenda Gray Lighting Re-Creation: Tsubasa Kamei Costumes: Omotayo Olaiya Performance: The Company Music: "Come Sunday" composed by Duke Ellington, recorded by Jimmy McPhail Grace was originally choreographed for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1999. Grace became a part of the EVIDENCE repertory in 2003.
MARCH (1995)
Choreography: Ronald K. Brown Lighting: Tsubasa Kamei Costumes: Omotayo Olaiya Performance: Demetrius Burns & Shaylin Watson Music: Selected Speeches by Martin Luther King Jr. "The 23rd Psalm" written and performed by Bobby McFerrin Courtesy of Blue Note Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises Publisher and rights holder Universal Music, on behalf of Probnoblem Music
SHE IS HERE (2016)
Choreography: Ronald K. Brown Lighting: Tsubasa Kamei Costumes: Keiko Voltaire Performance: Annique Roberts Music: “Vieques” composed by Andy Gonzalez, recorded by Arturo O’Farrill, Andy Gonzalez, and Dafnis Prieto
ABOUT THE PROGRAM FOR YOU (2003)
Choreography: Ronald K. Brown Lighting: Tsubasa Kamei Costumes: Omotayo Olaiya Performance: Daniel S. Harder Music: “A Song For You” by Leon Russell, performed by Donny Hathaway By arrangement with Universal Music Publishing Group and Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp
ONE SHOT: PALO Y MACHETE (excerpt) (2007)
Choreography: Ronald K. Brown Original Lighting: Dalila Kee Lighting Recreation: Tsubasa Kamei Costumes: Omotayo Olaiya Performance: Arcell Cabuag Music: “Loma Y Machete” by Anónimo Consejo Commissioned by August Wilson Center for African American Culture, The Joyce Theater's Stephen and Cathy Weinroth Fund for New Work, and the American Dance Festival. One Shot was made possible, in part, by the Doris Duke Fund for Dance of the National Dance Project, a program administered by the New England Foundation for the Arts with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and Philip Morris Companies Inc. Special Thanks to Charles Teenie Harris Jr, Kamau Ware, Louise Lippincott, Celeta Hickman, Carnegie Museum of Art, Sandra Jackson Dumont, Deborah Willis, the staff of August Wilson Center for African American Culture, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Plaza, Youth Arts Academy, Jana Feinman, Jennifer Rabb, Dean Judith Freidlander, the staff of Hunter College, Kay Cummings, New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Pam Tatge, Barbara and the staff of Wesleyan University.
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MERCY (2019)
Choreography: Ronald K. Brown Original Music: Meshell Ndegeocello Scenery and Lighting: Tsubasa Kamei Costumes: Omotayo Olaiya Performance: The Company Mercy was co-commissioned by the Fisher Center at Bard, where it received its world premiere in July 2019, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Carolina Performing Arts at UNC Chapel Hill, and The Joyce Theater’s Stephen and Cathy Weinroth Fund for New Work.
WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY RONALD K. BROWN (Founder/Artistic Director), raised in Brooklyn, NY, founded EVIDENCE, A Dance Company in 1985. He has worked with Mary Anthony Dance Theater, Jennifer Muller/The Works, as well as other choreographers and artists, and has been on the faculty of The Juilliard School. Brown has set works on Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey II, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Jeune Ballet d’Afrique Noire, Ko-Thi Dance Company, Philadanco, Muntu Dance Theater of Chicago, Ballet Hispánico, TU Dance, and Malpaso Dance Company. He has collaborated with such artists as composer/designer Omotayo Wunmi Olaiya, the late writer Craig G. Harris, director Ernie McClintock’s Jazz Actors Theater, choreographers Patricia Hoffbauer and Rokiya Kone, composers Robert Een, Oliver Lake, Bernadette Speech, David Simons, and Don Meissner, and musicians Jason Moran, Arturo O'Farrill, and Meshell Ndegeocello. Brown is the recipient of the 2020 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award. His other awards and recognitions include the AUDELCOAward for his choreography in Regina Taylor’s award-winning play Crowns, two Black Theater Alliance Awards, and a Fred & Adele Astaire Award for Outstanding Choreography in the Tony Award winning Broadway and national touring production of The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, adapted by Suzan Lori Parks, arranged by Diedre Murray, and directed by Diane Paulus. Brown was named Def Dance Jam Workshop 2000 Mentor of the Year and has received the Doris Duke Artist Award, NYC City Center Fellowship, Scripps/ADF Award, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts Choreographers Fellowship, New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, United States Artists Fellowship, a New York Dance and Performance “Bessie” Award, Dance Magazine Award, and The Ailey Apex Award. Brown is Co-Artistic Director of Restoration ART Youth Arts Academy PreProfessional Training Program / Restoration Dance Youth Ensemble and a member of Stage Directors & Choreographers Society. ARCELL CABUAG (Associate Artistic Director/Dancer) is a first generation Filipino American who is a native of San Jose, California. In 1995, he moved to New York and attended the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center where he was first introduced to Ronald K. Brown. His professional experiences include: Rock the House for Paramount Pictures (California), The Shoji Tabuchi Show (Branson, MO), and the Richard Rodgers Centennial Production of The King and I. Arcell can be seen in the episode
WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY "Choreographed" on Law and Order SVU, and a Codorniu commercial with PILOBOLUS, shot and aired in Barcelona. He has served his community as dance professor at Long Island University (Brooklyn Campus), the Co-Artistic Director of RestorationART Youth Arts Academy Pre-Professional Training Program / Restoration Dance Youth Ensemble, and continues to teach master class locally and abroad. Cabuag has also set EVIDENCE repertory at NYU Tisch, UMASS, Boston Arts Academy, the Peridance Certificate Program, The Ailey Fordham BFA Program, University of the Arts, Kent State, DeSales University, Coker College, Marymount Manhattan College, and Boston Conservatory. Cabuag has assisted Brown in creating repertory on Philadanco Dance Company, MUNTU, TU Dance, Ballet Hispánico, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Malpaso Dance Company of Havana, Cuba, and was the associate choreographer for the Tony Award winning Broadway and National touring production of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess. Arcell was the first EVIDENCE apprentice in 1996, joined the company in 1997, was appointed to be the associate artistic director in 2003 and won a New York Dance and Performance “Bessie” Award in 2004. TSUBASA KAMEI (Technical Director/Production Manager/Resident Lighting Designer) has toured with the company for more than 65 venues globally and internationally. Credits include: Scene and lighting for Mercy (World Premiere), lighting for Four Corners; Dancing Spirit (Company Premiere); New Conversations: Iron Meets Water (World Premiere) for Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE. He has also designed The Call (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater) and Where The Light Shines Through (TU Dance), all choreographed by Ronald K. Brown. ANNIQUE ROBERTS (Rehearsal Director/Dancer) is from Atlanta, Georgia and a graduate of Tri-Cities High School for the Visual and Performing Arts. She attended the Junior Division Summer Intensive Program at The Ailey School and the School at Jacob’s Pillow. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BFA in Dance from Howard University under the direction of Dr. Sherrill Berryman Johnson. There, she performed works by distinguished choreographers such as Ronald K. Brown, Kevin Iega Jeff, Christopher Huggins, and Eleo Pomare. Annique joined Garth Fagan Dance in January 2004 and became senior dancer in 2006. She also taught at the Garth Fagan Dance School and was featured in the August 2008 issue of Dance Magazine. Annique joined EVIDENCE in January 2010 and became the rehearsal director in 2017. She was nominated for a 2013 and 2020 New York Dance and Performance Award "Bessie" for Best Performer and featured in the February 2013 edition of TimeOut NY. In 2020, she was one of
WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY seven dancers selected to perform in The Joyce Theater's production of the revival of Molissa Fenley's tour de force solo, State of Darkness. Annique also holds an MA in Arts Administration from Savannah College of Art & Design. She currently serves on Jacob’s Pillow’s School Advancement Committee and is an Adjunct Professor of Dance at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. DEMETRIUS BURNS (Dancer) was born in Anniston, AL and grew up in Boston, MA. He graduated from Boston Arts Academy and the Boston Conservatory on scholarship where he choreographed Urinetown on the musical theatre department. He spent several summers at the Earl Mosley Institute of the Arts (EMIA) as a student, intern, and dance instructor. While at EMIA he performed at Jacob’s Pillow with Earl Mosley's Life Dance Company and repertory by Ronald K. Brown. Demetrius attended the Bates Dance Festival, Jacob’s Pillow social dance program with the American Dance Guild Scholarship under the direction of Camille A. Brown and Moncell Durden, and the Jacob's Pillow's Improvisation Traditions and Innovation program under the direction of Jawole Zollar. Demetrius is a recipient of the EVIDENCE, A Dance Company Beth Young Scholarship and is celebrating his fourth season with EVIDENCE. He recently received his MFA in Dance from Hollins University. STEPHANIE CHRONOPOULOS (Dancer) is a first generation Greek American, born and Raised in New York City. She graduated Cum Laude with a B.S. in Dance from LIU Brooklyn. At LIU, Stephanie had the privilege of performing works by influential choreographers such as Khaleah London, Frederick Earl Mosley, Erika Pujic, Doug Varone, and Ronald K. Brown. In 2015, she became a company member of Forces of Nature Dance Theater under the Direction of Abdel Salaam. During her time with the company, she performed in the Bessie Award winning Healing Sevens at BAM's Dance Africa, and in the revival of Terrestrial Wombs at the Apollo Theater. Stephanie has also apprenticed with Jennifer Muller/The Works, and is now a company member with EVIDENCE, A Dance Company. She is also a recipient of the EVIDENCE Dance Workshop Series Beth Young Scholarship. JOYCE EDWARDS (Dancer), a Rochester, NY native, is a dancer, storyteller, and a lifelong student. Her undergraduate studies in Dance and African/AfroAmerican Studies, at The College at Brockport SUNY, journeyed her to The University of East Legon in Ghana, and to La Universidad de Granada in Spain. Joyce has
WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY performed in works by Bessie Award winning choreographer Beth Gill and Netta Yerushalmy (Brand New Sidewalk-2017, Pitkin Grove-2018, Paramodernities-2019). She is mentioned in the 2019 Dance Magazine issue of the “25 to Watch” in 2020 for her work in Gill’s Pitkin Grove. EVIDENCE welcomed Joyce as an apprentice in May of 2018, and later as a company member in August of 2019 following her premiere in Ronald K. Brown’s Mercy at Bard SummerScape Dance Festival. Joyce is thrilled to be celebrating her second season with the company. CHARLES GRANT (Dancer) hails from South San Francisco, CA. He started dancing with tap classes at Schumacher's School of Dance and later began to expand his dance experiences at the ODC School in San Francisco, The Rites of Passage Program in Oakland, and the Howard University Dance Major Program. After receiving his Bachelor degree from Fisk University, he attended The Ailey School for four years. During his studies, Charles participated in Buglisi Dance Theater’s Table of Silence Project, the student ensemble of Alvin Ailey’s Memoria, the Bessie Award winning show The Let Go by Nick Cave, and appeared in an episode of the FX series Pose. He has performed works by known artists such as Alvin Ailey, Ephrat Asherie, Darshan Bhuller, Hope Boykin, Clifton Brown, Ronald K Brown, Thang Dao, Amy Hall, Francesca Harper, Tracy Inman, Donald McKayle, Ray Mercer, Frederick Earl Mosley, and Pearl Primus. This is Charles' second season with EVIDENCE. SHAYLIN WATSON (Dancer) was born in Lanham, Maryland and trained at Duke Ellington School of the Arts under the instruction of Charles Augins and Katherine Smith. She obtained a BFA in Dance with a concentration in Choreography and Performance from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2019. While in North Carolina, her choreography was featured in the National Black Theater Festival (Winston Salem, NC 2019). Ms. Watson is a recipient of the EVIDENCE dance workshop series Beth Young Scholarship and has also received scholarships to intensives such as American Dance Festival and University of North Carolina School of the Arts. She has performed works by choreographers such as Clarice Young, Ronald K. Brown, T Lang, Christopher Huggins and Marcus White, and Shen Wei. This is Shaylin’s second season with EVIDENCE.
WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY DANIEL S. HARDER (Guest Artist Dancer) began dancing at Suitland High School’s Center for the Visual and Performing Arts in Maryland and received additional training at the Dance Institute of Washington, Debbie Allen Dance Academy, The Ailey School, and Dance Theater of Harlem. Upon graduating, Mr. Harder attended the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program in Dance on full scholarship, where he had the opportunity to work with and perform works by world renowned choreographers. Before graduating in 2009, he danced in an international tour of West Side Story, and with Camille A. Brown & Dancers. Daniel became a member of Ailey II in 2009 and joined the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 2010, under the direction of Judith Jamison, where he was featured in works by Alvin Ailey, Rennie Harris, Ronald K. Brown, Hans van Manen, Aszure Barton, Ulysses Dove, and Kyle Abraham, to name a few. Recently, Daniel made his Broadway debut in Disney’s THE LION KING. Mr. Harder has had the privilege to work as a choreographer’s assistant with powerhouses including Debbie Allen and Christopher L. Huggins at Lula Washington Dance Theater, Philadanco, and Dallas Black Dance Theater. Mr. Harder teaches master classes at high schools and universities in the U.S. and abroad. HANNAH ALISSA RICHARDSON (Guest Artist Dancer) is from Toronto, Canada. She has graduated with honors from the prestigious Ailey School. Hannah can be found on TV shows such as Family Channel’s The Next Step, Disney Channel’s Backstage, and also roles in movies. She plays “Katie” in the film Everyday based on the book written by David Levithan, directed by Michael Sucsy. She has also performed in the 2017 fall/winter Vogue Collections fashion video and has been the opening and closing performer for many New York Fashion Week shows. Hannah has performed works by Bradley Shelver, Tina Bush, Ray Mercer, Fredrick Earl Mosley, Clifton Brown, William Forsythe, Moonlight choreographed by Robert Battle at the Lincoln Center, the premiere performance of Grace and Mercy choreographed by Ronald K. Brown at Fisher Center at Bard’s SummerScape festival, and danced in Alvin Ailey’s Memoria during Ailey’s 2017, 2018, and 2019 New York City Center season. Hannah was featured in a dance video tribute to Judy Chicago’s The Dinner Party, directed by Redha Medjellekh. She was also a principal dancer in performances at the 2020 Holland Dance Festival and took part in a video performance for Def Jam artist Teyana Taylor. Hannah is currently a special guest artist with Evidence, A Dance Company and the newest company member with Ailey II. Hannah is very thankful to those who have guided and supported her along her journey and feels very blessed being able to do what she loves most.
Heartfelt Thanks and Appreciation for Supporting EVIDENCE
Major support for Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE has been provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, The New York Community Trust, New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, and The O’Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation. Additional generous support has been provided by Black Art Futures Fund, Joseph and Joan Cullman Foundation for the Arts, Select Equity Group Foundation, and Marcia Brady Tucker Foundation.
EVIDENCE Circle of Friends The EVIDENCE Circle of Friends is comprised of more than 285 individual donors including close to 190 Community Dance Class participants who all generously support EVIDENCE's operations and programs, and wonderfully helped the company move onward and upward in 2020. Many thanks to all! Commissioner Anonymous Benefactor Elizabeth D. Stoehr Reginald Van Lee Patron Monica Azare Jean Cook Allen Harvey Joanne Hill Andrea Hoffman Loida Lewis Sharon Luckman In honor of Theodore Carter Edghill Roberta Stevens Diane Stovall Lisa Walker Vera Wells
Sponsor Alvin Adell Dwayne Ashley Betsy Berne Jean M. Ross Lawrence Satterfield Patricia Scipio-Brim Susan Taylor Patricia Thornton Ellie Tweedy
Donor Willie Breedlove Carrington Carter Janet Cox Carmelle Daniel Sandra L. Davoll Brenda Divelbliss Mary Ann Edghill Sherrilyn Ifill Daphne Joslin Zenobia Marion Cynthia McKee Hillary Newton Melinda Parham Albert Sarnoff Linda Shelton Donaldine Temple Yvonne Walker Photo of Shaylin Watson by David Torrence
FUNDERS Many Thanks to The Joyce's Institutional Funders for Keeping Us Moving Forward Leadership support:
LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust
The Joyce’s Open Channels Project promoting diverse voices is generously supported by:
Leadership support for The Joyce’s presentation of dance:
Season Sponsor:
Major support for the performances of New York Citybased dance companies:
The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation Major support for The Joyce’s Artist Residency Center:
Lead corporate support:
Key institutional support: Major support for The Joyce’s American Dance Platform and Harkness First Joyce Theater debuts:
Major support for general operations:
Special thanks for the time-sensitive support of the NYC COVID-19 Response and Impact Fund in The New York Community Trust
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 over three 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 400 U.S.-based and international
companies. The Joyce has also expanded its reach beyond its Chelsea home through offsite 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 (K–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 340 performances for audiences in excess of 150,000 patrons. Visit Joyce.org for more information.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.......................L INDA SHELTON
JOYCE THEATER PRODUCTIONS Producer.....................................................................Ross LeClair Company Manager for Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE.... ....................................................................Meghan Rose Murphy Booking Agent.................................................Christine Tschida
ADMINISTRATION General Manager ...........................................Huong Hoang Associate General Manager.............................Katy Myers Human Resources Manager............Sharonica Williams Director of Development..............................................OPEN Director of Institutional Giving.........................Jean M. Ross Assistant Director of Individual Giving.................Meg White Assistant Director, Special Events.................Vernon Scott Individual Giving Manager...........................................Jesse Chin Institutional Giving Manager..............Myriam Varjacques Special Events Associate................................... Katie Gorsky Development Coordinator........................................Ivan Huang Development Intern.......................................................Emily Singh Director of Programming..............................Aaron Mattocks Programming Manager.....................................Christine Tully Artist Services Manager..................................Elmes Gomez Director of School and Family Programs............................ ........................................................................Heather McCartney School & Family Programs Intern 1..........Itzel Maldonado School & Family Programs Intern 2.................Julia Sperling Director of Marketing...................................Andy Sheagren Associate Director, Context and Interpretation............... .............................................................................Laura Diffenderfer Associate Director of Marketing Strategy.....Anjali Amin Digital Marketing Manager.........................Julia Thorncroft Marketing Associate.............................................Nadia Halim Marketing Volunteer........................................Sophie Visscher Director of Finance............................Margaret Hollenbeck Finance Associate...........................................Savá M..B. Martin Finance Clerk...................................Andrew Williams-Leazer Office Manager..............................................Erika Langmeyer Database Administrator.....................................Jim Seggelink Director of Information Technology........Patricia A. Yost PRODUCTION Director of Production..............................................Jeff Segal Technical Director, Lighting.................................Kelly Atallah Technical Director, Stage Operations......Jessica Bender Head Audio.................................................................Sean Mullins Lighting Board Operator.......................................Kyle Hagen Head Carpenter................................................Web Crittenden Head Electrician...............................................Julie Ana Dobo Stage Technician #1......................................................Kahlil Jahi Stage Technician #2..................................................Edward Hill Crunch Fitness is the Official Gym Sponsor of The Joyce Theater.
FRONT-OF-HOUSE House Manager.................................Samantha Fernandez Assistant House Managers........................................................... Joseph Burke, Xavier DelValle, Charis Lord-Haines, Kenneth Harlin, Jere Hunt, Chikako Iwahori, Utafumi Takemura, Nicholas Thomas BOX OFFICE Box Office Manager..............................................Lisa Gendell Supervisors...................Alexandra Curren, Vanessa Moton Box Office/JoyceCharge Staff.........................Meredith Blouin, Roy Odom, Jasmine Webb, Daniel Stompor, Lydia Paulos, Christine Hinchee, Kiersten Foster, Maeve Brady FACILITIES Facilities Manager.....................................................Jimmy Ortiz Maintenance Staff..........................................Madelin Estrella, Yohanna Hernandez, Pablo Rodriguez, David Matos SPECIAL SERVICES FOR THE JOYCE THEATER Ross F. Moskowitz Esq....Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP Kimberly M. Maynard, Esq........................................................... .................................................Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC J. Stephen Sheppard......................................................................... .............Cowan DeBaets Abrahams and Sheppard LLP Harry H. Weintraub, Counsel.....Glick and Weintraub PC Accounting..................................................................Lutz & Carr Digital Marketing Firm..........................Capacity Interactive Publicity.....................................................................Billy Zavelson Printer.....................................Direct Printing Impressions Inc. Insurance.....................................................DeWitt Stern Group Architects........................................................Hugh Hardy, FAIA General Contractor.......Yorke Construction Corporation Official Donut Sponsor....................................The Donut Pub Official Flower Sponsor.........The FlowerSchool New York 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. First Republic is the preferred private bank of The Joyce Theater Foundation.
The Joyce Theater is a member of DANCE/USA.
THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION, INC. BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Virginia A. Millhiser, Chair Amit Wadhwaney, Vice Chair Stephanie R. Breslow, Treasurer Jane E. Goldberg, Secretary
Kerry Clayton, Chair Emeritus David D. Holbrook, Chair Emeritus Stephen D. Weinroth, Chair Emeritus
R. Richard Ablon Charles M. Adelman Rob Ashford Monica F. Azare John M. Basnage de Beauval Ajay Bhandaram Tracy Brown
Ronald Gumbaz Toni Hoover Robert Musiker Susan Gluck Pappajohn Steven M. Pesner Meryl Rosofsky Saul Sanders
Richard Shea Linda Shelton Susan Fawcett Sosin Lauren E. Shortt Monica B. Voldstad Madelyn Wils
In Memoriam: Theodore S. Bartwink (Trustee 1993-2014), R. Britton Fisher (Trustee 1990-2020), Richard Lukins (Trustee 1998-2011), Anh-Tuyet Nguyen (Trustee 2007-2020) 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
LEADERSHIP SUPPORT FOR A NEW VENUE FOR DANCE Support for planning costs associated with establishing a third venue for dance as part of the redeveloped World Trade Center site has been generously provided by a grant from the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, which is funded through Community Development Block Grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Leadership support has also been provided by: FORD FOUNDATION THE ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION ROBERT STERLING CLARK FOUNDATION THE SEPTEMBER 11TH FUND ALFRED P. SLOAN FOUNDATION
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 February 11, 2021. Platinum Benefactors Sylvia Ablon May and Samuel Rudin Family ($500,000 and above) *Alpern Family Foundation Foundation *Doris Duke Charitable Foundation American Express *Michael Sekus & Bianca Russo *Howard Gilman Foundation Sarah Arison *Allan Sperling & Ferne Goldberg *Marianna Vaidman Stone and *LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust *Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation Eric Stone Gold Benefactors Ajay Bhandaram Linda B. Strumpf ($100,000 and above) Bloomberg Philanthropies *David E. Vogel Kerry Clayton & Paige Royer *Robert Brenner The Walt Disney Company Ford Foundation Con Edison The Harkness Foundation Director’s Circle Martin & Linda Fell for Dance ($2,500 and above) Nancy & Michael Feller The Andrew W. Mellon Anonymous (3) *Gregg & Jean Frankel Foundation R. Richard Ablon Jane E. Goldberg *NYC COVID-19 Response and Adrienne Albert Sylvia Golden Impact Fund in The New York James J. Andrews *Charles and Joan Gross Community Trust *Joel & Rhela Aragona Family Foundation *New York City Department of Cheryl Bergenfeld *Elzbieta Grove Cultural Affairs *Marty and Louise Bickman David & Andrea Holbrook New York State Council on the Arts Toni Hoover Judi Rappoport Blitzer *Robert Pollock & David Blitzer In Honor of Karen Brooks Hopkins *Rockefeller Brothers Fund Consulate General of Canada *David S. Ivill & The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels in New York Vincent J. Weiner, Jr. Foundation *Victoria V. Carey The Kingsley Foundation *SHS Foundation *Larry & Ronnie Cohen Elysabeth Kleinhans *The Shubert Foundation Donna B. Case *Christine Knuth Cathleen Collins *Denise Littlefield Sobel Alan & Gail Koss Mary Sharp Cronson *Melanie Coronetz Silver Benefactors Barbara Dau & Bruce G. Miller ($75,000 and above) *Miriam & David Donoho *Edward J. Petrou First Republic Bank Trisha & Patrick Duval *Tatiana Piankova Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Kathleen A. Scott *Andrew and Claire-Marine Ferguson Linda Shelton Benefactors Joanna Fisher *Leslie Siegel ($50,000 and above) *Ian Friedland Jean & Gene Stark *Jody & John Arnhold | Bart Friedman & Wendy Stein *Allyson Tang Arnhold Foundation *Britt-Louise Gilder *Virginia & Timothy Millhiser Geraldine Glassman *National Dance Project of the Presenter’s Circle ($5,000 and above) The Harold K. Gross Family New England Foundation for *Anonymous (1) Charitable Trust the Arts The Aaron Copland Fund *Susan Ross Green The Jerome Robbins Foundation for Music *Sharon B. Gurwitz Lauren E. Shortt *Sam & Annie Alfstad Ronald E. Hellman *The Jennifer and Jonathan Allan *Rick & Nurit Amdur & Stephen B. Roberts Soros Foundation *Mary & Adam Amsterdam *Office of Cultural Affairs, *Amit Wadhwaney *Gerald M. Appelstein Consulate General of Israel Rob Ashford in New York Chairman’s Circle Lani & Emanuel Azenberg Thomas von Foerster ($25,000 and above) *John Basnage In Memory of John MacDonald Anonymous (2) *Andrew & Froma Benerofe *Karen & Martin McDonald Deborah & Charles Adelman Torrence Boone & Ted Chapin *Maria Mackey *Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation The Barbara Bell Cumming Joyce F. Menschel Stephanie R. Breslow Charitable Trust Ronay & Richard Menschel/ & Paul Watterson *Chubb LTD Charina Foundation, Inc. The Gladys Krieble Delmas Consulate General of Brazil in David & Diana Milich Foundation New York Mutual of America Foundation *Susan Dickler & Sig van Raan *Ms. Pamela Crutchfield Cherrie Nanninga Melina Fisher Dancers Responding to AIDS *Mr. & Ms. William Pollock *GKV Charitable Foundation DeWitt Stern Group, Inc. Warrie Price & James David Price Ronald Gumbaz & Juliet Cozzi *Jamshid & Mahshid Ehsani Rajika & Anupam Puri *Leanne Lachman Linda Ellis Québec Government Office Mertz Gilmore Foundation Christopher Evans & Josh Garner in New York *Henry and Lucy Moses Fund Jeanne Donovan Fisher Betty P. & Michael H. Rauch *Robert Musiker John & Margaret Falk Mr. Stephen Kroll Reidy *The O'Donnell-Green Music and General Delegation of the *Wes Schafer and Carlos Galtier Dance Foundation Government of Flanders to the Susan & Arnie Scharf Susan & Greg Pappajohn USA Barbara Madsen Smith *Performing Arts Fund *Paul Feuerman & Bruce Grivetti *Linda Stocknoff Netherlands *Randall and Mary Hack Christopher Soule Michèle & Steve Pesner *Elizabeth Anne Hartman *Dr. Chengzhong Sui Meryl Rosofsky Judith M. Hoffman Consulate General of Sweden in & Stuart H. Coleman *Val Holley & Joseph Plocek New York Saul & Mary Sanders *Peter & Peggy Horvitz Elizabeth Swig Richard Shea Christopher Jones & *Theresa Alessandra Russo Susan Fawcett Sosin Deborah McAlister Foundation Wendy & Alex Stanton Ms. Patricia E. Vance The Thompson Family Foundation Office of City Council Speaker Corey Johnson Alexandra Wheeler & Rocky Rukan Monica B. Voldstad *Al Katz Irving & Elaine Wolbrom Stephen & Cathy Weinroth *R May Lee *Ralph Womble & Ashley Edwards *Madelyn & Steven Wils Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation *Billy F.B. Wong Impresario’s Circle *LeConte Moore & Stephanie Gordon ($10,000 and above) Nina B. Quigley Anonymous (2) *Karen Roth
Leaders ($1,000 and above) Anonymous (9) Robert Allyn Neme Alperstein Maria-Cristina Anzola *Jeffrey Applegate Bank of America Merrill Lynch Kara Medoff Barnett & Dov Barnett Alison Baum Pamela Baxter Sandra Berger *Joan & Ira Berkowitz Kim Bleimann & Paola Duran Nissan Boury Barbara & Gary Brandt *Edward Brill Madeline Brine *Matt Brodlie *Joanna Bueche Linda & Joseph Camardo *Ann Chao Melinda DeChiazza Cloobeck Larry & Ronnie Cohen *Jane Comer *Caroline & Paul Cronson Cultural Services of the French Embassy *John and Nada Culver *Jeffrey Davis & Jamie Alpert David H. De Weese & Anne Heller Ms. Beth Rudin DeWoody Joseph P. Doherty The Cory & Bob Donnalley Charitable Foundation The Donut Pub *Richard G. Dudley, Jr. Jack & Eleanor Dunn *The Eilers family Christopher Elmore *Suzanne B. Engel *Paul S. Engler *Mr. Richard Erstad & Dr. Gladys Fenichel David L. Fanger & Martin Wechsler *Erin Feely-Nahem & Isaac Nahem Judy & Richard Feldstein Melanie Finkelstein Judith & Alan Fishman *Scott Fitzgerald & Santiago Pintado López *Josette Flores John & Janet Foord *Catherine Fortin *Brandon Fradd *Judith Z. Friedman *Mark and Veronique Friedman *Ania Fryszkowska Gina Gibney *Barrie Gillies & William Drummy *Susan Egbert Gilroy *John Graney, MD Mason & Kim Granger Patric & Patricia Gregory Aya Hamilton Deborah Harada Alexandra L. Harper *Laurie & Jack Helfin *Edward Henry & Susan Monk *Ellen Hirsch Gary Horowitz & Tom Wyse *Mary Iles James B. Jacobs & Jan Sweeney Dr. Bernard M. Jaffe *Jerome A. Yavitz Charitable Foundation *Richard A. Kahn & Thomas Lutazi Kenneth S. Kail & Ivy Hwang *Sandra Kawano Mr. Christian K. Keese *Lauren Klein *Hans Koch Annie M. Kohlman *Kathy Krall *George & Liz Krupp Sondra Kurtin Robinson
Judith Landon LDJ Productions *Michael G. Lemle *Martin & Rosanne Leshner Robert & Dorina Link Local No. 1 I.A. T.S.E *Jayne Lipman & Robert Goodman *David Lovett and Meg Ruley Sharon Luckman & Paul Shapiro *Mr. Philip G. Lumpkin *Jonna Mackin Elizabeth A. Maher Grace R. and Alan D. Marcus Foundation Robert Marlin Lynn C. Mautner Marcia Kramer Mayer *Lyn McHugh Miller Khoshkish Foundation Jane & Michael Murphy Barbara Nagel *Joyce O’Brien *Trisha Ostergaard David Parsons *David Pasterski *Connie Paxton *Peck Foundation, Milwaukee LTD Douglas & Teresa Peterson *Larry & Barbara Pitsch Judith Plows Michael Popkin & Lisa Bradley *Carole Postal Donna & James Pressman *Steven & Debbie Prince *Princess Grace Foundation David Alan & Susan Berkman Rahm *Barbara Richards *Case van Rij Philip W. Riskin Charitable Foundation Ann Sahid Rosche Donald J. Rose & Victoria Lasdon Rose *Ellen Rosen *Harvey Rosen Diana & Michael Rothenberg *Marilyn & Alan Rothstein *Karen Royce Mr. Rouse *Gail Russell *Paula Ryan Nancy Sands Xiomara & Charles Scheidt *Barbara & David Schimansky *Susan Schweitzer *Jesse & Carol Schwartz *Fran Schulman Robert A. Schulman Margaret E. Selby *Deborah Selch *Christina Selin *Rena Shagan *Irene Shen *Lisa & Randy Siegel Lynne Smalley Joseph Smith & Leslie Hendrix Marilyn Sobel Paul Solomon *Ellen Sorrin & David York Sherri Stephenson *Christina Strack *William Sussman & Jane Steele Ken Tabachnick & Yael Mandelstam *Gary Tannenbaum & Helen J. Mills *Anthony Thompson *Susan Ulick *Veena Upadhyay *George Vanderploeg Lucy Vasserman *Brigitte Vosse *Mr. Wayne & Mrs. Barbara Miller Johanna Weber Michael & Carol Weiss *Bill Whelan Amy Williams *Peter & Deborah Winograd
Shelley & Claude Winfield Vicente Wolf Elly Karp Wong Cooper Wright & Michael Marino Brann and Ellen Wry Carol Yorke & Gerard Conn *Bonnie Zamosky-Roth *Eloise Zeller *Christian Zimmermann *Barbara Zuckerberg Investors ($500 and above) Anonymous (11) Kyle Abraham Helene Alexopoules Jan Albert *Ellen Alpert Dr. Norman & Mrs. Norman Altman Paul Asman & Jill Lenoble *Joan Brooks Baker & Margeaux Klein *Jennifer Bandier Betsy Barbanell Pamela Baxter *Dorothy Black Carol Bryce Buchanan *Tracey Breaux Jordyn A. Buchanan *Jennifer Kornreich Cahn & Andrew Cahn *Susan Campbell *Karen Carozza Jason Chuang Nancy Malcomson Connable Fund *Betsy Cornwall *William Cosper Duke Dang & Charles E. Rosen Jonathan Davis Tony & Suzy Davis *Anne DeBevoise *Nancy Denison *Debora Domass Michael Eizenberg *Robert Elder & Jacqueline Fox Elder David & Ingrid Ellen Frances Beinecke & Paul Elston Audna England Dasha Epstein Peter & Nancy Felcher *Celeste Fenichel Caryl & Kenneth Field Ms. Katharine Flack Judith & Walter Flamenbaum Dan Flanigan *Robert Fraiman *Bobby & Vicki Freeman Herbert & Judy Freedman *Peter C. Friedman *Eileen & Cono Fusco *Karen Gershowitz *Elise Larrabure Girasole Dwight Glover *Virginia Gold *Elaine Goldman *Nita & Chuck Goodgal Dorothy Goodman Katherine Goodman Brian K. Gould *Lenore & Edward Grabowski Grant Family Charitable Fund Charles & Carol Grossman Family Fund *Jane Groveman *Gina Harman *Charles & Elaine Harris Ira Haupt, II Sheila Heimbinder Janet Lynn Henner *Mr. Michael D. Herskovitz Elizabeth Levitt Hirsch Mr. Gregory Ho & Ms. Linda Sanchez Cheri Hoff *Lynn Hopkins Erica Hartman-Horvitz
Ralph & Lynn Huber *Peter Hunt *Janice Hurt *Laura J. Illich Kenneth & Jill Iscol Betty Iu *J.P. Morgan Private Bank Walter Jaffe & Paul King *I. Michael Kadish H. David Kaplan *Jan S. Keithly Jennifer Aley Kenney *Robert & Elaine Klein Valarie Koch Brian & Rosemary Kowalchuk *Audrey Lam Susan Lampard Stephen B. Lane Phyllis & Cary Lemkowitz *Elaine & Howard Leventhal *Karen Lewis Elizabeth & Durwood Littlefield Robert R. Littman & Sully Bonnelly *Sophie Main *Jennifer & Gideon Malherbe Joseph M. Marger William Mavrelis Wendy McCain *Douglas McCorkle *Lorraine J. Meeker *Kati Meister Tanya Melich & Noel Silverman *Victoria Morris Paula Moss *Ann Mulally *Deb Murnin *Barry Nalebuff Drs. Benjamin Natelson & Gudrun Lange Genevieve Nestor *Amanda Lee Neville Stuart Nordheimer & Barbara Miller *Aaron Singer & Bart Oosterveld John Owen *Bob Ouimette The L.E. Phillips Family Foundation, Inc. The Marshall Franklin Foundation Brian Polovoy *James & Deborah Purdon Deborah A. Quirk *Stephanie M. Goldson & Stephen Rappaport *Charles Ragland Donna & Martin Rich The Andréa Rizzo Foundation Mary Jo Robertilleo Donald W. Roeske, Jr. Deborah Ronnen Jean M. Ross Elsa & Marvin Ross-Greifinger *Anya Peterson Royce Alessandro & Fe Saracino-Fendi Jennifer Goodale & Mark Russell In Memory of Tracy Scherman *Lynn N. Schusterman *Robert Score *Elizabeth Shapiro George Sheanshang Edward Siegel *Rabbi Charles Simon Andrew & Jennifer Smith Leon Sokol *Michael Solomon *Joan & Laurence Sorkin *Jessica E. Stack William L. Stern *Jim Stiles & Randy Bird Abbie M. Strassler *Robin Stout *TPU Local One IATSE *Frank Troutman *Ellie Tweedy Thomas Van Winkle *Don & Merna Villarejo
Charles Walker *Louise Washer & Mary Clay Fields *Gregory Ward *Chris Watson *Kate Weil Stephen D. Weinstein *George S. Werner & Li Werner Tom Whelan Sponsors ($300 and above) Anonymous (4) *Patricia Adell Gerry & Hank Alpert *Jane & Stephen Alpert *John Angiolillo, MD Sherry & Sanford Axelband Vivian Awner Clay Barr *Elena Baum *Joan & Ira Berkowitz *Kate Bicknell Roz Black & Bob Eimicke Stan & Abby Bloch Lindsley Borsodi Paul Brohan *Leslie Buckland *Jim Bumgardner & Lou Tharp *Deborah Burand *Michael & Jennifer Campagna *Kelli Carrol Neil & Kathleen Chrisman *Eileen & Michael Cohen Galois Cohen *Richard & Mary Ann Cohen *Laurie Colahan Robert Conkey *Dr. Arturo & Ms. Caren Constantiner *Dr. and Mrs. Frederiick Corio *John Coulter *Victoria Cowles Mr. John A. Crawford III Judy Cunningham Dr. Irene Rosner David & Dr. Raphael David *Diana Davies Jacqueline Z. Davis Mr. Anthony DePersia Dr. Susan Dicker *Julie Ana Dobo Rodney Durso Ms. Hope Eliasof *Jo Ann Engelhardt *Martha Evenson & Daniel Hoffman Trudy Festinger *Jennifer Fitzpatrick Charles A. Forma *Ella M. Foshay & Michael B. Rothfeld Dr. Sarah Fox & Mr. Steven Lofchie Stephanie French *Barbara Futter Mr. Maura Gaenzle *Barbara Gallay *Loren Gesinsky & Judy Rudin *Richard Gilden Ronald Gilliam *James A. Glazier *John D. Goldman *Jennifer Goodale & Mark Russell Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Grant Susan E. Green Lawrence W. Greene *Sandra Gubin Laurie Hart *Eric Hemel & Barbara Morgen *Harvey Hershkowitz & Peter Hollenran Mrs. Ruth W. Heuman *Peter Holleran Daphne Hurford & Sanford Padwe Susan Israel
Rosalyn Jacobs Ronald Jacquart Willie Johnson *Drew Reid Kerr *Susan and Peter Kopple *Angela de Lara Cynthia Crain Lee * Michael G. Lemle *Lawrence Levine Marcia Levine *Sukey Lilienthal *Leslie Lin *David Long *Peter Maiwald *John & Linda Maxwell *Colleen McCourtney *Rodney McDaniel *R. McNish Richard & Gloria Moylan Aaron & Marcia Naveh Madeleine Nichols *Anne & Harvey Nisselson *Rachel Ostry, MD *Phillip J. Pena In loving memory of Bill Perlmuth, Patricia Dugan Perlmuth *Posner-Wallace Foundation *The Pulse Performing Arts Studio Jonathan Raskin Dr. & Mrs. Robert Refowitz Lan Rice *Judith & Gary Richter *Eileen Robert *Susan M. Rosenberg *Barbara S. Rosenthal *Lainie & John Ross *Alan Russell *William H. Sadie *Prince A & Petar Sanders *Laura E. Schneider Mary & John Seward Rita Shawn *Kenneth Shelley *Jennifer Shotwell *Anthony & Rosa Smith *Robin Smith & Bill Plante *Dr. Irene Rosner & Dr. Raphael David *Dixie M. Sheridan Martha Sherman *Margaret Stern *Jos Stumpe *Helen Sullivan Dr. Pavur R. Sundaresan *Mr. Lars Rosager & Mr. Donald Troise *Ms. Donna Tatro *Pat Tafuro *Jennifer Tipton *Margot Tohn William M. Tomai & John Eric Sebesta *Deirdre Towers Lee L. Traub Charles & Susan Tribbitt *Patricia Truscelli *Scott Votey *Dick & Carolyn Wallach Stephanie Zhang *Denotes Joyce Rising Stars, The Joyce’s new and increased donors.
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 amshid & Mahshid Ehsani Augie K. Fabela II Britton & Melina Fisher Kim Friedman J. Eric Gambrell Jane E. Goldberg Ronald Gumbaz & Juliet Cozzi David Haines John & Judith Hannan Rex S. Heinke Cecilia & Jim Herbert David & Andrea Holbrook Toni Hoover Kim Koopersmith Allen Kovac/ Tenth Street Entertainment Ronald & Stephanie Kramer Ronald S. Lauder Jim Leary Alec & Sarah Machiels Joyce F. Menschel David & Diana Milich Virginia & Timothy Millhiser Karyl Nairn Abby McCormick O'Neil & Carroll Joynes Anh-Tuyet Nguyen & Robert Pollock Susan & Gregory Pappajohn Michèle & Steven Pesner Tatiana Piankova Foundation Betty P. & Michael H. Rauch Gregg Rechler/ Lisa & Gregg Rechler Charitable Trust
The Jerome Robbins Foundation Ann Sahid Rosche Meryl Rosofsky & Stuart H. Coleman Rowan Family Foundation Inc. Saul & Mary Sanders Fran Schulman Kathleen A. Scott Frederic & Robin Seegal Richard Shea Howard L. Shecter Linda Shelton Irene Shen Henry R. Silverman Susan Fawcett Sosin Allan Sperling & Ferne Goldberg Wendy & Alex Stanton Justin A. Stevens Raymond & Margaret Vandenberg Monica B. Voldstad Amit Wadhwaney Daniel Walsh Stephen & Cathy Weinroth Steven M. Zagar Richard Kielar & Christian Zimmermann The Young Leaders Circle Kyle Abraham^ Annie Alfstad Patricia Arellano *Chellis Baird Erin Barnes *Alison Baum Rachel & Dyllan Beck *Lisa Bonifacic Isabella Boylston^ Camille A. Brown^ *Victor M. Castillo Alejandro Cerrudo^ Phil Chan Dr. Jason Chuang Brandon T. Cournay Mary Craig *Dayana De La Torre *Debora Domass Michelle Dorrance^ *Giancarlo Facchi Robert Fairchild^ Davalois Fearon^ Andrew D. Ferguson Erica Forrence *Jordan Freisleben Amita Goyal *Cari Griggs
*Ting Guo *Jessica Halper *Mingtong Han Alexandra Harper, Co-Chair *Ariana Hellerman *Lauren Hlubny Kile Hotchkiss^ Alixandra Hornyan, Co-Chair *Audrey Hourse Laura Hsu Kristen Irby *Amanda Krische Sireesha Kalapala *Jean-François Kowalski Audrey Lam Stephanie Lichtinger Lydia Lin *Mitch Lowenthal Michelle K. Marck *Jose Martinez Katherine Maxwell^ Sara Mearns^ Justin Peck^ Tiler Peck^ Ruby Rosetta Pittman *Dora Pulido *Brecht Putman Vanessa Rojas *Amir Rouzrokh Setpheap San^ Claire-Marine Sarner Bette Ann Schlossberg, Co-Chair Anthony Seaboyer *Caroline Shadle Victoria Shadle Daniil Simkin^ *Elisa Smilovitz *Samara Stern Evan Strain *Mark & Oni Strawn *Sara Strope *Laura Vang Lucy Vasserman *Alexander Wang *Miss Inga Wells James Whiteside^ Emma Winder *Lila Ziegler ^Artist Committee members To join The Joyce’s Young Leaders Circle, please contact the Development office at 347-856-5828.
JOYCE PROGRAMS ARE MADE POSSIBLE WITH PUBLIC FUNDS FROM:
Joyce programs are made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo 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 Speaker Corey Johnson.
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 212-691-9740. For Special Event Rental information, contact Katy Myers at kmyers@joyce.org. 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.
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