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A NOTE FROM THE BRAINTRUST SW!NG OUT presents social Lindy Hop and vernacular dance as a jazz, concert experience. It is a blend of prearrangement and improvisation, where only some of the steps are choreographed; only some of the music is on the page. Performers and spectators are invited to interpret the material in real time, to share in the exhilaration of creation. Even though Lindy Hop and vernacular jazz have been used in other productions for nostalgia or novelty, there has not been a touring, evening-length program celebrating what these dances have become. By assembling genuine, swingdance superstars in an improvisatory space, this show offers a unique glimpse into their universe: the modern, Lindy Hop scene. For us, Lindy Hop tackles the issues of society-at-large, but in an arena of exaggerated humanity. Touch, trust, gender, history, intimacy, and partnership get ground together there, in the crucible of jazz, and they are reified as art. Our mission with SW!NG OUT is to search for perspective on these complexities, while embracing the joy of jazz dance and music. Thank you for joining us. - The Braintrust: Evita Arce, LaTasha Barnes, Nathan Bugh, Macy Sullivan, Caleb Teicher, and Eyal Vilner
FUNDING CREDITS SW!NG OUT was made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts' National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; and was commissioned and created, in part, with the support of The Joyce’s Artist Residency Center, made possible by lead funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, and Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; Works & Process at the Guggenheim; the Center for the Arts at George Mason University; and Northrop at The University of Minnesota; and with additional commissioning funds provided by The O’Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation. Additional creation support was provided by Deborah and Charles Adelman, Alpern Family Foundation, Sarah Arison, Michèle and Steve Pesner, Anh-Tuyet Nguyen and Robert Pollock, and Karen Roth. Music commissioned by the Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation.
Joyce Theater Productions (JTP) is the in-house producing entity for The Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc., formed to create original work for The Joyce’s stage and for worldwide touring. This initiative provides dance artists who have little or no formal management or infrastructure the means to create productions of the highest standards of excellence. The program also includes the Associate Company model, offering sustained producing, fiscal, and/or administrative management to companies that may require short or longer term support. Producer: Ross LeClair, Joyce Theater Productions Production Manager: Meghan Rose Murphy
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BRAINTRUST (CREATIVE TEAM) EVITA ARCE, LATASHA BARNES, NATHAN BUGH, MACY SULLIVAN, CALEB TEICHER, EYAL VILNER DIRECTOR CALEB TEICHER ASSISTANT DIRECTOR MACY SULLIVAN COMPANY MANAGER ARIA ROACH
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 presentation of SW!NG OUT is a HARKNESS FIRST Joyce Theater debut, generously supported by The Harkness Foundation for Dance. Major support for The Joyce has been provided by Booth Ferris Foundation, Ford Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, The SHS Foundation, and The Shubert Foundation. Live Music for Dance Sponsor: Jody and John Arnhold
ABOUT THE PROGRAM T H E SH OW Braintrust (Creative Team): Evita Arce, LaTasha Barnes, Nathan Bugh, Macy Sullivan, Caleb Teicher, Eyal Vilner Choreography and Improvisation by Caleb Teicher, the Braintrust, the Dancers, except: “Big Apple Contest” - choreography by Frankie Manning, as first seen in “Keep Punching;” “My Baby Just Cares For Me” - choreography by Remy Kouakou Kouame and Ramona Staffeld Director: Caleb Teicher Assistant Director: Macy Sullivan Music:
All arrangements and orchestrations by Eyal Vilner, performed by the Eyal Vilner Big Band; "Downhill," "The Rabbit," "Ain't Got Nobody," "Chabichou," "The Jam," "Tap Tap Tap," and "Belleville" - all composed by Eyal Vilner. "My Baby Just Cares For Me" - by Donaldson & Kahn, "Saint Louis Blues" - by W.C. Handy, "The Big Apple Contest" - by L. Norman, "Shiny Stockings" - by F. Foster, "Jumpin’ At The Woodside" - by C. Basie
Lighting Design: serena wong
Costume Design: Márion Talán
Assistant Lighting Design: Kelly Martin
Sound Design: Joseph Wolfslau
Bandstand & Logo Design: Michelle Stokes
Choreographic Advisor: Melanie George
Dancers: Evita Arce, LaTasha Barnes, Nathan Bugh, Gaby Cook, Laura Glaess, AJ Howard, Michael Jagger, Jennifer Jones, Remy Kouakou Kouame, Dee Daniels Locke, Joshua Mclean, Caleb Teicher Understudies: Brian Lawton, Macy Sullivan Band: Erán Fink (drums), Ian Hutchison (bass), John Lake (trumpet), Brandon Lee (trumpet), Josh Lee (baritone saxophone), Julieta Eugenio (tenor saxophone), Jonathan Thomas (piano), Eyal Vilner (alto saxophone, flute, clarinet), Imani Rousselle (vocals), Ron Wilkins (trombone)
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ABOUT THE PROGRAM T H E JA M Improvised social dancing is integral to the tradition and modern-day expression of Lindy Hop and Jazz Dance. Now that you’ve seen our show, we invite you to dance: find some space and join us while the Eyal Vilner Big Band plays a 30-minute set! With musical selections from: “Take the A Train” - by Duke Ellington / Billy Strayhorn, “Let the Good Times Roll” - by Sam Theard and Louis Jordan, “It Don’t Mean a Thing” - by Duke Ellington, lyrics by Irving Mills, “Tain’t What You Do” - by Melvin “Sy” Oliver and James “Trummy” Young, “Sentimental Journey” - by Les Brown, Bud Green, and Ben Homer, “I’m Just a Lucky So and So" - by David Mack & Duke Ellington, “Monday Stroll” - by Frank Wess, “Chad's Delight” - by Eyal Vilner (BMI), “Another Time” - by Eyal Vilner (BMI), “Going Uptown” - by Eyal Vilner (BMI), “Call Me Tomorrow I Come Next Week” - by Eyal Vilner (BMI), “Will You Be My Quarantine” - by Eyal Vilner (BMI), "Bei Mir Bist Du Schon" - by Jacob Jacobs, Sholom Sholem Secunda, Sammy Cahn, and Saul Chaplin MUSIC CREDITS “My Baby Just Cares for Me” By Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn Publishing rights: Gilbert Keyes Music Company (ASCAP) Donaldson Publishing and All rights on behalf of Gilbert Keyes Music Company administered by WC Music Corp. “Saint Louis Blues” By W.C. Handy Publishing rights: Handy Brothers Music Co. “The Big Apple Contest” By Lee Normal
“Chad's Delight” By Eyal Vilner (BMI)
“Jumping at the Woodside” By Count Basie Publishing rights: WC Music Corp. (ASCAP)
“Another Time” By Eyal Vilner (BMI) “Going Uptown” By Eyal Vilner (BMI)
“Take the A Train” By Duke Ellington / Billy Strayhorn Publishing rights: Reservoir obo Billy Strayhorn Songs, Inc. “Let the Good Times Roll” By Sam Theard and Louis Jordan Publishing rights: RYTVOC Inc and Theard Swanson Publishing
“Tain’t What You Do” By Melvin “Sy” Oliver and James “Trummy” Young Publishing rights: Wise Music Group
“I’m Just a Lucky So and So” By David Mack & Duke Ellington Publishing Rights: Sony/ATV Harmony and Universal PolyGram Int. Publishing, Inc. “Monday Stroll” By Frank Wess Publishing rights: SCREEN GEMS-EMI MUSIC INC.
“Shiny Stockings” By Frank Foster Publishing rights: Memory Lane Music Group
“It Don’t Mean a Thing” By Duke Ellington, lyrics by Irving Mills Publishing rights: EMI MILLS MUSIC INC., Sony/ATV Harmony
“Sentimental Journey” By Les Brown, Bud Green, and Ben Homer Publishing rights: Holiday Publishing and Morely Music Co.
“Call Me Tomorrow I Come Next Week” By Eyal Vilner (BMI) “Will You Be My Quarantine” By Eyal Vilner (BMI)
"Bei Mir Bist Du Schon" By Jacob Jacobs, Sholom Sholem Secunda, Sammy Cahn, and Saul Chaplin Publishing rights: ESTATE OF SHELDON SECUNDA (ASCAP) and WC Music Corp. (ASCAP) All rights on behalf of itself and ESTATE OF SHELDON SECUNDA administered by WC Music Corp. And by special arrangement with Concord Music Publishing on behalf of Cahn Music Company, www.concord.com. All Rights Reserved.
ABOUT LINDY HOP Lindy Hop is the preeminent, swing-jazz, partnered dance. In the late 1920’s, movement elements, including those of The Charleston, The Collegiate, and The Texas Tommy, were swirling together in African-American communities to form a new style, and they coalesced around a musical groove called “swing.” Dance champion George Snowden supplied the name, “Lindy Hop,” in reference to Charles Lindberg — whose recent transatlantic flight was the phenomenon of the moment. The name stuck, and the dance was popularized by early masters at the Savoy Ballroom, in Harlem. Frankie Manning, and other exponents of the 1930’s and 1940’s, incorporated choreography and high-flying “air steps.” Frequently presented by Savoy bouncer Herbert White as “Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers,” these champions dominated clubs, contests, stages, and film. Manning had a phasic career, retiring after the swing era, but reengaging with the dance industry in the 1980’s. In the intervening years, visionaries such as Norma Miller and Mama Lu Parks sustained Lindy Hop and even adapted to new music genres. At the end of the 20th century, a surge of popularity sowed modern, swing-dance scenes all around the world. There are now plenty of non-US hotspots, like Stockholm and Seoul, with robust dance communities. Lindy Hop also continues to thrive in the US, and in Harlem, where the dance never stopped.
WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY EVITA ARCE (Braintrust, Dancer), an internationally renowned Lindy Hop dancer and teacher, began her jazz journey in Austin, Texas (1998). Career highlights include representing Lindy Hop and competing on So You Think You Can Dance (2007), Let Freedom Swing with Jazz at Lincoln Center at the Kennedy Center (2009), performing in SWING! the musical (2008-2009), and her Broadway debut with Caleb Teicher for Regina Spektor’s run at the LuntFontanne Theater (2019). Evita was also featured in the Swing documentary Alive and Kicking (2016) which follows her path in the international Lindy Hop community. Co-directing with Michael Jagger, Syncopated City, debuted as the first Lindy Hop dance company to present at Jacob’s Pillow Inside/Out Stage (2012-2013). Evita has danced for Caleb Teicher & Company since 2017, having performed in Meet Ella and More Forever. Over the course of the pandemic Evita has continued to teach Lindy Hop, Charleston and solo Jazz dance online at syncopatedcity.com. Thanks to her family, especially Simon, her mentors Ryan Francois and Jenny Thomas, the Vanaver Caravan, support from Mirra Bank and Richard Brockman, Elena Iannucci and Teddy Kern of Dance Manhattan - Evita's home for 10 years and the extraordinary cast of SW!NG OUT who are all an inspiration. LATASHA “TASHA” BARNES (Braintrust, Dancer) is an internationally awarded dancer - including 2021 Bessie Award Outstanding Performer Nominee and Tradition-bearer of Black Social Dance forms from Richmond,VA/ Washington, D.C. She is globally celebrated for her musicality, athleticism, and emotive presence throughout the cultural traditions she bears: House, Hip-Hop, Waacking, Vernacular Jazz, and Lindy Hop among them. She has been a frequent collaborator to dance organizations throughout the world like Dorrance Dance,
WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY Summer Dance Forever, Ephrat Asherie, and Red Bull Dance. Her business acumen and empowering voice has positioned her to serve as Chair of Board of Trustees for Ladies of Hip-Hop Festival, Vice President of Marketing & Outreach for the International Lindy Hop Championship, Board Member for Black Lindy Hoppers Fund, Frankie Manning Foundation, Co-Director of HellaBlackLindyHop, and contributing member to NEFER Global Movement Collective. LaTasha is honored to have been presented this year individually and collaboratively by Works & Process at The Guggenheim, Slough Farm and The Yard, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Just as SW!NG OUT (which LaTasha is so honored to be a part of) aims to bring the Lindy Hop and Swing community to the concert stage, LaTasha also works to bridge the gap between communities of practice and academic dance as Asst. Prof. of Dance for Arizona State University School of Music, Dance & Theatre. She also continues the development of the critically acclaimed intergenerational and intercommunal exploration of Black dance “The Jazz Continuum” as its Artistic Director and maintains a notable presence in the Street & Club Dance community. LaTasha would like to thank her family, FRamily, students and mentors for their continued support across all her endeavors, and strongly encourages all artists and arts enthusiasts to take up the mantle of artivism in their creative expressions and daily lives. NATHAN BUGH (Braintrust, Dancer) is known worldwide for his intimately rhythmic style of Lindy Hop and vernacular jazz. He "rocked the stage" at Carnegie Hall, dancing Lindy Hop with the New York Pops Orchestra; he performed in Harlem’s famous Apollo Theater in Swingin' Frankie's Way; and he danced in the CT&Co's More Forever, at Jacob's Pillow. His on-film appearances include: My Fair Wedding S.3 E.3 - "Great Gatsby Bride," Fox and Friends Christmas, Rebel In The Rye, and The Weepies-Be My Honey Pie. As a national jazzdance competitor, Nathan has taken first place in Lindy, Slow Dancing, Solo Charleston, Team, Jill&Jack, Luck/Draw, and Cabaret divisions. He is one of the most eminent solo-jazz contestants in the world, having won both the Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown (2012) and International Lindy Hop Championships (2014), as well as achieving 3rd place in the ILHC invitational (2018). He was also the director and choreographer of Yeah Man, the 2015 ILHC Team champions. GABY COOK (Dancer) is a veteran lindy hopper of all stripes. For the last 15 years, she has been an active professional in the global lindy hop scene — teaching and performing for events such as Herräng Dance Camp, Lindy Focus, Paris Jazz Roots, Rock That Swing Festival, and the IG hop Dance Residency in Vienna among others. In addition to her career as a teacher, she is also a choreographer and performer. She is Artistic Director for two New York dance companies based in the language of Swing and Vernacular Jazz: Wild Rhythm Dance Company and Gatsby Entertainment. These two companies have presented feature performances on stages like Jacob’s Pillow Inside/Out Series, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, 92nd St Y, Midsummer Night Swing at Lincoln Center, The Great Gatsby Party and many appearances at the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center. Wild Rhythm is a current dance company in residence at Brooklyn College through the CUNY Dance Initiative program for the 2019-2020 season.
WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY JULIETA EUGENIO (Tenor Saxophone) is an Argentinian Saxophonist based in New York City. Julieta embedded herself into the Argentinian jazz scene and performed in renowned jazz venues in Buenos Aires alongside master musicians. In 2013, Julieta was accepted to study at Queens College for a Jazz Master degree in New York city. After her Master Graduation, nowadays, Julieta is playing alongside the finest jazz musicians from the worldwide and New York city jazz scene, such as Johnny O'Neal, Eric Reed, Leon Parker and more. Julieta had the opportunity to perform on one of the most prestigious jazz broadcast radios in the US - WBGO As well as being featured on a piece of ABC7 News nationwide alongside Master Philip Harper. I n April 2017, Julieta Eugenio won the International Women in Jazz Competition as a member of the SIJ trio and will perform at the Saint Peter's Church for the IWJ Festival in NYC. Julieta has shared the stage multiple times with the Jazz Legend Johnny O’Neal, where she was featured on his residencies at Smoke Jazz club, Ginny’s Super Club, Smalls Jazz club, Mezzrow, and more. Over the last years Julieta had the opportunity to record with prestigious musicians such as David Kikoski, Leon Parker, to name a few. In 2021, Julieta recorded her debut album (to be released soon) with her own compositions featuring Jonathan Barber and Matt Dwonszyk. ERÁN FINK (Drums) is originally from Israel, where he attended the Thelma Yellin High School of the Arts. His passion for music and jazz in particular then led him to Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he studied with jazz masters Ralph Peterson Jr., Hal Crook, Bob Gulotti, and Jamie Haddad, among others. Since moving to New York City in 2011, Fink has been active in the jazz, R&B, Ethiopian, and Afro-Cuban music scenes. He is a soughtafter accompanist at the city’s top dance schools, including the Alvin Ailey School and Martha Graham School. MELANIE GEORGE (Choreographic Advisor) is the founder and director of Jazz Is…Dance Project and Associate Curator and Director of Artist Initiatives at Jacob’s Pillow. As a dramaturg, she has contributed to projects by Raja Feather Kelly, Ephrat Asherie, Susan Marshall & Company, Kimberly Bartosik/daela, LaTasha Barnes, and Urban Bush Women, among others. Melanie is featured in the documentary UpRooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance and founded the global advocacy website jazzdancedirect.com. She is the former Dance Program Director at American University, and has guest lectured at Harvard University, the Yale School of Drama, and The Juilliard School. LAURA GLAESS (Dancer) started dancing in 2001 in San Antonio. It wasn’t a very large scene, and her teachers hadn’t been dancing very long, but she instantly fell in love with Lindy Hop, the music, the history, and everything involved. When we’re not in a pandemic, Laura travels the world teaching, competing, performing, and learning. She is a passionate believer in dancing with swing, with rhythm, and in pushing for something new while maintaining a connection with the original vintage context of Lindy Hop. She feels that honoring
WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY the history of the dance and its inventors is a crucial part of practicing the dance. She is madly in love with jazz music and movement and strives to convey that love to her students. She is also a strong believer that the best thing to do to get good at dancing is to DANCE. Classes are amazing and helpful, but they are merely supplemental to getting out there on social the social dance floor and just doing it. Laura believes that the local scene is the backbone of the global community, so she is an active participant in her home music and dance communities. Laura is also an artist, and works on blending her love of music and movement with a fine art medium. You can buy her prints at etsy.com/shop/lauraglaessart, her T-shirt designs at lauraglaess.threadless.com/, and you can see her latest routines and dance tutorials at youtube.com/c/lauraglaess. AJ HOWARD (Dancer), a California-based dancer with influences from Sacramento, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, brings a unique style and energy to the Lindy Hop community. Getting introduced to the world of Lindy Hop at the age of nineteen, AJ quickly took an appreciation to dance which lead to him running home, getting changed, and heading out to dance almost every day of the week after working his job at a car dealership. He burst into the scene in 2016, winning competitions throughout the US with his partner Jennifer, showing the dance world what Sacramento really had to offer! Competing at international events such as Camp Hollywood and the International Lindy Hop Championships, AJ became well known for his generous use of aerials paired with his energetic dancing. AJ has also had the honor of performing with dance groups such as HellaBlackLindyHop, San Francisco Jitterbugs, and the Midtown Stompers, and the privilege to spread his love of dance through teaching at Lindy Hop events in the US, on a Carnival Cruise ship, and overseas in countries such as Denmark and Sweden. IAN HUTCHISON (Bass), playing swing music for swing dancers, has done it all over the world. His big sound and bouncing pulse make Ian one of the busiest swing and trad jazz bass players in New York City. Ian has played with a virtual who's who in the swing dance world, including Glenn Crytzer, Jonathan Stout, Naomi Uyama, and Gordon Webster. As a skilled social dancer, Ian is in a unique position to teach in-depth yet practical music classes to swing dancers. Ian has taught in NYC, Colorado, and Israel. Ian leads his own swing band Slap Happy; they've played at dance events in Florida, Colorado, NYC, and Canada. Originally from Colorado, Ian enjoys hiking and rock climbing whenever he can make room in his gig schedule. Ian studied jazz bass at the University of Denver. MICHAEL JAGGER (Dancer), holds stage credits with South Pacific (associate choreographer, Chichester Festival Theater), two consecutive appearances at Jacob’s Pillow Inside/Out Festival with his dance company, Syncopated City, which he co-directed with his dance partner, Evita Arce. They were featured dancers for Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in Let Freedom Swing, a celebration of jazz for Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Kennedy Center and again with the J @ LCO for a tribute to Benny
WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY Goodman at the Rose Theater in NYC. As a principal dancer with Evita, he starred as Lindy Hop specialist in several productions of the Broadway musical Swing!, including regional productions at Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, the California Music Circus in Sacramento and the 2008 Japanese tour. JENNIFER NICOLE JONES (Dancer) is a New York City based Dancer. Originally from Akron, Ohio she received a BFA in Dance Performance from Wright State University while performing with Dayton Contemporary Dance Company. Jennifer has performed in many regional and Off Broadway productions.
REMY KOUAKOU KOUAME (Dancer) fell into the Swing pot at an early age. He has been an established teacher and performer for many years, traveling around the world to international camps and festivals, sharing his passion and knowledge. His approach to Swing dances is special because it combines the authenticity and the respect of the dances – thanks to the education he has learnt from his elders – with an originality and creativity inspired by his experience of many other artforms, with the addition of some spicy madness that characterizes Remy! What he loves to share the most is the joy that dancing provides, as well as helping people find their unique voices. As an established competitor, Remy earned many awards in Boogie Woogie, Lindy Hop and Solo Jazz. His teaching, dancing and performing are very tainted by what he believes at the moment and can be changed from one month to another as he is not afraid of “thinking differently than the day before”! JOHN LAKE (Trumpet) is a trumpet player and composer living in New York City, maintaining a busy performance schedule as a jazz soloist and in-demand lead trumpet player and featured jazz soloist. In the thriving NYC big band scene, John has performed and recorded for numerous up-and-coming names including Remy Le Bouef, Steven Feifke, Jihye Lee, Eyal Vilner, Brian Krock, Angela Morris and Anna Webber, the Terraza Big Band, and many more. John released his debut jazz small-group recording, Seven Angels, in June 2020, and continues to write and perform his own music across the US and internationally. BRIAN LAWTON (Understudy) is a New York City-based dancer, instructor, choreographer, and director. He has an eclectic background in ballet, jazz, and modern as well as Latin and Ballroom dances with a specialty in the vernacular jazz dances of the 1920s-1940s. Brian has performed in Shakespeare in the Park’s Comedy of Errors, with the Red Hot Chili Peppers at Madison Square Garden and in their recent music video "Go Robot," and Swing! at Gateway Playhouse. He has traveled around the world with his wife, Samantha, teaching vernacularjazz, Charleston, and Lindy Hop. Learn more at samanthaandbrian. com. He was the Assistant Director/Choreographer of the new musical Part of the Plan (TPAC) as well as Assistant Director of Distant Thunder (A.R.T. /New York Theaters)
WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY both alongside Lynne Taylor-Corbett, and the Choreographer and Resident Director of the A Charlie Brown Christmas National Tour. He most recently performed in an episode of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and The Tonight Show. BRANDON LEE (Trumpet) was born and raised in Houston, TX. Growing up in a musical family, Lee started on piano at age five and switched to trumpet at age nine. He found his love for jazz at the early age of eleven years old and never looked back. In 2001, Brandon moved to New York City to further pursue his jazz studies at The Juilliard School, where he received a Bachelor of Music, Masters and Music and Artist Diploma. After studying, Brandon taught at Juilliard as one of the youngest to ever teach on faculty in the jazz studies department, from 2008-12. Brandon then moved to North Carolina from 2013-2018 to pursue a college teaching position for the Miles Davis Studies program at University of North Carolina, Greensboro (UNCG). As a sideman, Brandon is a member of the Christian McBride Big Band, Birdland Big Band, David Berger Big Band, and recently joined the Count Basie Orchestra. He also plays frequently with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Maria Schneider Orchestra, Fat Cat Big Band, Eyal Vilner Big Band, and many others.Over the years, Brandon has played with notable artists and groups including Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Aaron Diehl and Cecil McLorin Salvant, Kurt Elling, and Kenny Barron Quintet, and many more. He has recorded on over a dozen albums as a sideman. In February 2018, Brandon was awarded his first Grammy as a sideman on Christian McBride’s big band album, Bringin’ It. As a leader, Brandon has recorded three albums: From Within (2007), Absolute-Lee (2010), and his latest, Common Thread (2017). Brandon also co-leads a 10-piece ensemble, Uptown Jazz Tentet (UJT). UJT released its first album, There It Is, in March of 2017 and second album, What’s Next, in October of 2020. Currently, Brandon resides in New York City where he is continuing to pursue more performance-based opportunities in the city and abroad. JOSHUA LEE (Baritone) is a saxophonist, composer, arranger, and Managing and Co-Artistic Director of Jazz Lives Philadelphia. Lee is fully dedicated to the advancement of the Philadelphia jazz community. Joshua graduated from Temple University in 2016 and 2019 with both a Bachelors's and Masters's degree in Jazz Performance. Joshua brings performance experience gained in the trenches of the Philly and New York scene that has been fostered by mentors like Barry Harris, Terell Stafford, Tim Warfield, Dick Oatts, and Gary Smulyan. In June of 2018, Joshua joined the Legendary Count Basie Orchestra and currently performs with them around the world. He also is a regular substitute with groups like Terell Stafford’s Jazz Orchestra of Philadelphia, The Mingus Big Band, and Memo Acevedo's Manhattan Bridges Orchestra and has had the privilege to travel around the country with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Delfeayo Marsalis, and the Upton Jazz Orchestra, and Orquestra Akokan. He, along with classmate Sarah Leonard, founded Jazz Lives Philadelphia in 2015-its mission being to celebrate Jazz in Philadelphia through Performance, Education, and Community outreach. Since its existence, Jazz Lives Philadelphia has presented music in unconventional venues and given free jazz education master classes for thousands of Philadelphia school children. Joshua has taught Jazz at his high school alma mater Pennsbury since 2017 and joined the Jazz Faculty at Temple University in the fall of 2019.
WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY DEE DANIELS LOCKE (Dancer) started Swing Dancing at the age of four with her dad in the basement at her grandma’s dance parties, wearing her mom’s heels and her favorite plaid skirt. After a hiatus into hip-hop performance during her school years, she was called back to Lindy Hop, and co-founded her college swing dance club. She has become an influential member of the Minneapolis scene, teaching and mentoring. For two decades she has shared her love of Lindy Hop and Jazz with dancers young and old. Dee loves feeling free on the dance floor and advocates for self-expression and individual creativity as the true spirit of Lindy Hop and Vernacular Jazz. Weaving music and movement allow her the expression. She dances for joy both in partnered or solo dancing and searches for presence in each moment. She loves responding to the music and partner, priding herself on making each dance unique to the musical experience and partner, creating an authentic dance conversation. She has taught, performed, and choreographed nationally and internationally, but mostly she wants to have a good dance, and she wants you to have a good dance. KELLY MARTIN (Assistant Lighting Designer) is a lighting designer and associate based in New York. Mr. Martin is the lighting director for New York Theatre Ballet, and writer/director/actor Ain Gordon. Design collaborations include performances by choreographers Richard Alston, Duncan Lyle, Kyle Marshall, Clove Galilee, Nicolo Fonte, Catherine Tharin, Julia Gleich, Tiffany Rea-Fisher, Garnet Henderson, Amanda Treiber, and Julian Donahue. He has lit numerous productions for The Bang Group, Co•Lab Dance, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and Boston Early Music Festival. JOSHUA MCLEAN (Dancer) is a Lindy Hopper, Educator, and Tradition bearer specializing in Lindy Hop, Charleston, and other Swing-Era Dances. He launched his professional career in 2015, appearing at events across nine countries and five continents to teach and perform. Notable appearances include Paris Jazz Roots, Lindy Focus, Jacob’s Pillow, and The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. As an educator, Joshua enjoys providing fun and challenging classes for all ages and backgrounds. He recognizes Lindy Hop as part of the moving history of African American Social Dances, and seeks to connect dancers and audiences with both the art and movement traditions that Jazz music and dance have contributed to the world. Joshua is the Founder of HellaBlackLindyHop, and co-directs the company alongside LaTasha Barnes. HBLH is a collective group of black dancers worldwide. We gather to support and learn from each other, to be a community, and uplift each other through performance, education, and fellowship. IMANI ROUSSELLE (Vocals) is a Texas-born vocalist with a love for interpreting and delivering the message of lyric. Whether jazz standards or contemporary compositions, her voice invites you to follow along as she fills the spaces between the silence with carefully crafted sound. She currently resides in New York City, having graduated the Manhattan School of Music in the spring of 2021. Prior to moving to NYC, Imani studied at Columbia College Chicago where she obtained her Bachelor's Degree in Voice as well as a double minor in environmental science and
WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY management. While in Chicago, she performed on many stages around the city including the legendary Jazz Showcase and The Green Mill, and since moving to New York just before the global shutdown, Imani was able to sing on stages such as the world famous Dizzy's Jazz Club, Clements Place, the Schomburg Center in Harlem, and more. She is excited to be joining the world's audiences again, *safely*. MACY SULLIVAN (Assistant Director, Braintrust, Understudy - Dancer) (Camas, WA) has the pleasure of working as a dancer, rehearsal director, and dance editor for Caleb Teicher & Company. She has also performed extensively with Dance Heginbotham and enjoyed projects with Merce Cunningham Trust, The Bang Group, The Chase Brock Experience, and Pat Catterson. As an assistant to Michelle Dorrance, John Heginbotham, and Chase Brock, she’s helped create and stage work at American BalletTheatre, Dartmouth College, and Barnard College, respectively. Her own work has been performed through Works & Process Artists Virtual Commissions, Center for Innovation in the Arts, Judson Memorial Church, and The 92nd Street Y, and she’s been on creative teams as a movement specialist for theatre works by Tyne Rafaeli and Helen Cespedes. Passionate about teaching, she’s currently on faculty with Together in Dance, which brings creative movement residencies to public NYC elementary schools, and Dance for PD®, which offers free, specialized dance classes to people with Parkinson’s Disease. Sullivan holds a BFA in Dance from The Juilliard School (Martha Hill Prize, John Erskine Prize, Choreographic Honors). In recent years, she’s fallen in love with Lindy Hop and is eagerly exploring both lead and follow roles. MÁRION TALÁN DE LA ROSA (Costume Designer), born in Mexico City, Mexico, has nurtured her work by collaborating with artists and innovators of dance, drama, and opera for over the last two decades. She has been the wardrobe supervisor and designer at the Juilliard School for 15 years, and has designed at NYU Steinhardt School for approximately 13 years in collaboration with Joe Salvatore on plays and research-based performances including the Verbatim Performance Lab (VPL). Her most recent project of note is the GRAMMY nominated Fire in My Mouth composed by Julia Wolfe and performed by The New York Philharmonic, The Crossing, and the Young People’s Choir of NY. This highly acclaimed piece was inspired by the New York Triangle Shirtwaist Fire that took place on March 25, 1911 and was performed with a symbolic 146 women’s choir. Other works include collaborations with choreographers Caleb Teicher, Sonya Tayeh, and Bryan Arias and has had work featured in Fall for Dance at City Center, BAM Next Wave Festival, Jacob’s Pillow, American Dance Festival, The Joyce Theater, Gibney, The New Victory Theater, the DUMBO Light Festival, and WHITE WAVE Festival among others. Márion is a proud member of United Scenic Artists Local 829. CALEB TEICHER (Director, Braintrust, Dancer) is a NYC-based dancer and choreographer specializing in musically-driven dance traditions and interdisciplinary collaboration. Teicher began their career as a founding member of Michelle Dorrance’s critically acclaimed tap dance company, Dorrance Dance, while also freelancing in contemporary dance (The Chase Brock Experience, The Bang Group), Lindy Hop (Syncopated City Dance Company),
WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY and musical theater (West Side Story International Tour and London). As a solo performer and collaborator, Teicher is known for choreographic collaborations with diverse musical talents: world-champion beatboxer Chris Celiz, composer/pianist Conrad Tao; the National Symphony Orchestra, and indie rock legends Ben Folds and Regina Spektor. In 2015, Caleb shifted their creative focus towards Caleb Teicher & Company (CT&Co), a creative home for incubating new concert dance works from Teicher’s unique perspective. CT&Co’s engagements and commissions expand across the US and abroad including The Joyce Theater, New York City Center, the Guggenheim Museum (NYC and Bilbao), Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, and Lincoln Center Out of Doors. Caleb is the recipient of a 2019 New York City Center Choreographic Fellowship, two Bessie Awards, a 2019 Harkness Promise Award, the 2020 Gross Family Prize, and a 2019 NEFA National Dance Project Production Grant. Their work has been featured by The New York Times, NPR, Forbes, Vogue, Interview Magazine, on the cover of Dance Magazine and, most recently, on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert alongside Regina Spektor. Caleb continues to engage with dance communities as a teacher for international tap, swing, and jazz dance festivals. Learn more at www.CalebTeicher.net // Instagram: @CalebTeicher JON THOMAS (Piano), a graduate from The Juilliard School‘s Jazz department (MM ‘19) helmed by Wynton Marsalis, has performed with artist such as Charles Tolliver, Marquis Hill, Dominick Farinacci, Bruce Williams, Richie Goods, Jazzmeia Horn, and the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, among many others. A staple in the New York City jazz scene, Thomas can be found at his bi-weekly residency at Smalls Jazz Club which he has hosted since 2015. He has been a student to pianists Aaron Goldberg, Dan Nimmer, Aaron Parks, and Taylor Eigsti. In 2012 Thomas was awarded The ASCAP foundation Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award. Thomas is also a graduate of The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music (2015) and The Juilliard School (2019). Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, he benefited from the city’s wide range of jazz veterans and swing-rooted tradition. Sonically, his sound harkens to the creative influences he’s adopted. Influences such as Kenny Kirkland, Wynton Kelly, and Mulgrew Miller are apparent muses and thus lend their sound to his style. EYAL VILNER (Braintrust, Band Leader, Alto Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet), is one of the leading voices in the New York Swing and Big Band Scene. Born in Tel Aviv, saxophonist, composer and bandleader Eyal Vilner moved to New York in 2007 and started his big band the following year. The Eyal Vilner Big Band has been performing widely at some of New York’s landmarks such as Jazz at Lincoln Center Midsummer Night Swing, Birdland, Smalls Jazz Club, Dizzy's, Works & Process at the Guggenheim, Jazzmobile SummerFest, Swing 46, Battle of the Big Bands on the Intrepid, The Django, Minton’s Playhouse, and Central Park SummerStage. The band performs Eyal’s original compositions as well as his new arrangements of jazz and swing tunes. Their music, which derives from the tradition of jazz, swing and the blues, strives to bring a unique voice to this beautiful art form. The band’s first five albums: Introducing the Eyal Vilner Big Band, Almost Sunrise, Hanukkah, Swing Out!, and Live in Washington Square Park! received rave reviews and made it to the Top Jazz Radio Charts of the US and Canada.
WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY RON WILKINS (Trombone), based in NYC/ATX, has been performing on tenor and bass trombones, euphonium, tuba, bass trumpet, and vocals for over 40 years. He has performed at the highest levels touring around the world with his own groups as well as premiere artists, including Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Lena Horne, Dizzy Gilespie, Jimmy Heath, Jon Faddis, Eddie Daniels, Randy Brecker, Wycliffe Gordon, and groups such as The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, The Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band, The Mingus Big Band, and The Count Basie Orchestra. Ron is a Shires trombone artist and has released his latest album, Ron Wilkins-Trombocalist ( Jazz Legacy Productions). For more listings to purchase Ron's latest album, along with upcoming performances, videos, and educational tips, go to ronwilkins.net. JOSEPH WOLFSLAU (Sound Designer) is a set, sound, and costume designer based in Brooklyn. Recent designs include production design for La Sonnambula (Promenade Opera), production design for Magnum Opus: A Retrospective (The People Movers), sound for The Emperor's Nightingale (Pan Asian Rep.), sound for The Peanut Butter Show (Little Lord), production design for Cendrillon (Promenade Opera), sound for Romulus the Great (Yangtze Rep.), sound for Brideshead Obliterated (Dixon Place), set, sound, and costumes for 410 [Gone] (Yangtze Rep.), sound for CoIncident (JACK), sound for Ski End (New Ohio), sound for CoVenture (Baryshnikov), and set and costumes for Poor Sailor (Tugboat Collective). serena wong (Lighting Designer) is a Brooklyn-based freelance lighting designer for theater and dance, whose work has been seen in the US and Europe. Most recently she has designed for choreographers Gemma Bond, Caleb Teicher, Jaamil Olawale Kosoko, and Shamel Pitts. She enjoys biking, bread baking, and pottery.
SPE CI AL THA NKS Richard Brockman and Mirra Bank, Caroline and Paul Cronson, Katie Naplatarski, and Gayle Saunders and Shelly Feldman for their hospitality and friendship. Steve Pesner for striking up a conversation on the subway. Aaron Mattocks for the spark that brought this show to life. TaMiCaRa Designs Costumes for this performance were purchased at Housing Works Thrift Shops. Housing Works is a healing community of people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. Their mission is to end the dual crises of homelessness and AIDS through relentless advocacy, the provision of lifesaving services, and entrepreneurial businesses that sustain their efforts. Learn more at housingworks.org.
T H E YO U N G L E A D E R S C I RC L E
The Young Leaders Circle (YLC) is a robust group of young professionals who are dedicated to helping The Joyce’s mission of serving and cultivating the art of dance to its fullest expression. From enjoying performances to actively supporting the companies onstage, the Young Leaders Circle seeks to create a community among its members that extends beyond the theater. Through a series of engaging insider programs, members have the opportunity to support emerging artists and establish a deeper connection with the New York dance community. As we return to the theater after this 18-month intermission, we are excited to expand our membership and to bring people closer to dance once again. To join the YLC, annual membership is $225, and extends for 12-months from the date of joining. Benefits include complimentary tickets, meet-up events, a listing in The Joyce’s program book, a personal donor concierge, and more. For more information on Young Leaders Circle, please contact Ivan Huang at ihuang@joyce.org or 646-278-0444.
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 off-site presentations at venues ranging in scope from Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater, to Brooklyn’s Invisible Dog Art Center, and to outdoor programming in spaces such as Hudson River Park. To further support the creation of new work, The Joyce maintains longstanding commissioning and residency programs. Local students and teachers (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.
FUNDERS Many Thanks to The Joyce's Institutional Funders for Keeping Us Moving Forward Leadership support for The Joyce's year-round programs and services:
Major support for The Joyce's operations and special projects:
LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust Leadership support for The Joyce’s presentation of dance:
Season Sponsor:
The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation
Major support for The Joyce’s Artist Residency Center:
Lead corporate support: Major support for The Joyce’s American Dance Platform and Harkness First debuts:
ABOUT THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION VISION STATEMENT
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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.
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 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:
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.
• 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.
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.
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 ADMINISTRATION General Manager.............................................Huong Hoang Associate General Manager.................................Katy Myers Human Resources Manager.........Sharonica Williams Office Manager..............................................Erika Langmeyer 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 Director of Programming..........................Aaron Mattocks Programming Manager.....................................Christine Tully Artist Services Manager..................................Elmes Gomez Director of School & Family Programs................................... .........................................................................Heather McCartney School & Family Programs Assistant......................................... ....................................................................Marianne Rose Weber 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 Director of Finance............................Margaret Hollenbeck Finance Associate......................................Savá M.. B. Martin Finance Clerk...................................Andrew Williams-Leazer Database Administrator.....................................Jim Seggelink Director of Information Tech....................Patricia A. Yost PRODUCTION Director of Production.............................................Jeff Segal Lighting Supervisor.................................................Kelly Atallah Technical Director.................................................................OPEN Head Audio.................................................................Sean Mullins Lighting Board Operator.....................................Kyle Hagen Head Carpenter................................................Web Crittenden Head Electrician....................................................................OPEN Stage Technicians................................Edward Hill, Kahlil Jahi 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.
JOYCE THEATER PRODUCTIONS Producer.....................................................................Ross LeClair Company Manager for Ronald K. Brown/ EVIDENCE & Associate Producer for Joyce Theater Productions..........................Meghan Rose Murphy FRONT-OF-HOUSE House Manager.................................Samantha Fernandez Assistant House Managers.............................Joseph Burke, Xavier DelValle, Charis Lord-Haines, Kenneth Harlin, Chikako Iwahori, Utafumi Takemura BOX OFFICE Box Office Manager..............................................Lisa Gendell Supervisors.............................Maeve Brady, Vanessa Moton Box Office/JoyceCharge Staff..........................Kiersten Foster, Tatiana Gomez, Christine Hinchee, Roy Odom, Lydia Paulos, Jenelle Russell, Daniel Stompor, Jasmine Webb 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 Crunch Fitness is the Official Gym Sponsor of The Joyce Theater. The Joyce Theater is a member of APAP, Dance/NYC, and 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
Keane Ehsani 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 September 10, 2021. Platinum Benefactors Sarah Arison *Karen Roth ($500,000 and above) *Barbro Osher Pro Suecia *Nancy Sands *Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Foundation *Michael Sekus & Bianca Russo *Howard Gilman Foundation *John Basnage de Beauval *Allan Sperling & Ferne Goldberg *LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust Ajay Bhandaram *Marianna Vaidman Stone & Bloomberg Philanthropies Eric Stone Gold Benefactors *Torrence Boone & Ted Chapin Linda B. Strumpf ($100,000 and above) *Robert Brenner *David E. Vogel *Booth Ferris Foundation Con Edison Director’s Circle Kerry Clayton & Paige Royer Martin & Linda Fell ($2,500 and above) *Ford Foundation Nancy & Michael Feller Anonymous (3) The Harkness Foundation for Dance *Gregg & Jean Frankel R. Richard Ablon The Andrew W. Mellon Jane E. Goldberg Adrienne Albert Foundation Sylvia Golden James J. Andrews *Virginia & Timothy Millhiser Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Goodman *Joel & Rhela Aragona *NYC COVID-19 Response and *Charles and Joan Gross *Marty & Louise Bickman Impact Fund in The New York Family Foundation Judi Rappoport Blitzer Community Trust *Elzbieta Grove & David Blitzer New York City Department of David & Andrea Holbrook *Victoria V. Carey Cultural Affairs Toni Hoover *Larry & Ronnie Cohen New York State Council on the Arts In Honor of Karen Brooks Hopkins Donna B. Case *Robert Pollock *David S. Ivill & Cathleen Collins *Rockefeller Brothers Fund Vincent J. Weiner, Jr. Mary Sharp Cronson The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels The Kingsley Foundation Barbara Dau Foundation Elysabeth Kleinhans *Miriam & David Donoho *SHS Foundation *Christine Knuth *Andrew & The Shubert Foundation Alan & Gail Koss Claire-Marine Ferguson *Melanie Coronetz Silver Benefactors Joanna Fisher & Bruce G. Miller ($75,000 and above) Bart Friedman & Wendy Stein *Edward J. Petrou First Republic Bank *Britt-Louise Gilder National Endowment for the Arts Tatiana Piankova Foundation Geraldine Glassman Kathleen A. Scott The Harold K. Gross Family Benefactors Linda Shelton Charitable Trust ($50,000 and above) *Leslie Siegel *Susan Ross Green *Jody & John Arnhold | Jean & Gene Stark *Sharon B. Gurwitz Arnhold Foundation *Allyson Tang Ronald E. Hellman *National Dance Project of the Presenter’s Circle & Stephen B. Roberts New England Foundation for ($5,000 and above) *William Houlihan the Arts *Anonymous (1) *Office of Cultural Affairs, The Jerome Robbins Foundation The Aaron Copland Fund Consulate General of Israel Lauren E. Shortt for Music in New York Denise Littlefield Sobel *Sam & Annie Alfstad Thomas von Foerster *The Jennifer and Jonathan Allan *Rick & Nurit Amdur In Memory of John MacDonald Soros Foundation *Mary & Adam Amsterdam *Maria Mackey *Amit Wadhwaney Rob Ashford Joyce F. Menschel Chairman’s Circle *Monica Azare Ronay & Richard Menschel/ ($25,000 and above) Lani & Emanuel Azenberg Charina Foundation, Inc. Anonymous (2) *Andrew & Froma Benerofe David & Diana Milich Deborah & Charles Adelman The Barbara Bell Cumming *Jane & Michael Murphy *Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation Charitable Trust Mutual of America Foundation Stephanie R. Breslow *Chubb LTD Cherrie Nanninga & Paul Watterson Consulate General of Brazil in *Mr. & Ms. William Pollock The Gladys Krieble Delmas New York Warrie Price & James David Price Foundation *Ms. Pamela Crutchfield Québec Government Office *Susan Dickler & Sig van Raan Dancers Responding to AIDS in New York Melina Fisher DeWitt Stern Group, Inc. Betty P. & Michael H. Rauch *GKV Charitable Foundation *Jamshid & Mahshid Ehsani Mr. Stephen Kroll Reidy Ronald Gumbaz & Juliet Cozzi *Keane Ehsani *Case van Rij *Leanne Lachman Linda Ellis *Wes Schafer & Carlos Galtier Mertz Gilmore Foundation Christopher Evans & Josh Garner Susan & Arnie Scharf Henry and Lucy Moses Fund Jeanne Donovan Fisher Xiomara & Charles Scheidt Robert Musiker John & Margaret Falk *Fran Schulman *The O'Donnell-Green Music and General Delegation of the Barbara Madsen Smith Dance Foundation Government of Flanders to the *Mark Stevens & Mary Murphy Susan & Greg Pappajohn USA *Linda Stocknoff Michèle & Steve Pesner *Paul Feuerman & Bruce Grivetti Christopher Soule *Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation *Randall & Mary Hack Consulate General of Sweden in Meryl Rosofsky & Stuart H. Coleman *Elizabeth Anne Hartman New York Saul & Mary Sanders Judith M. Hoffman *Theresa Alessandra Russo Richard Shea *Val Holley & Joseph Plocek Foundation Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation *Illuminated Foundation Ms. Patricia E. Vance Susan Fawcett Sosin Christopher Jones & Alexandra Wheeler & Rocky Rukan Wendy & Alex Stanton Deborah McAlister *Shelley & Claude Winfield Monica B. Voldstad Office of City Council Speaker Irving & Elaine Wolbrom Stephen & Cathy Weinroth Corey Johnson *Ralph Womble & Ashley Edwards *Madelyn & Steven Wils *Elizabeth & Neil Kurtz *Billy F.B. Wong *Karen & Martin McDonald & Stephanie Gordon Impresario’s Circle *LeConte Moore ($10,000 and above) *In loving memory of Bill Perlmuth, Leaders Anonymous (2) ($1,000 and above) Patricia Dugan Perlmuth Sylvia Ablon Anonymous (10) Rajika & Anupam Puri Alpern Family Foundation Robert Allyn Nina B. Quigley American Express Neme Alperstein
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The Rudolf Nureyev Prize for New Dance and Ballet Festival Commissions The Joyce Theater Foundation thanks the Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation for its invaluable partnership in commissioning new works from both established and emerging ballet companies, and enabling these companies to perform on the Joyce stage. The Joyce gratefully recognizes the donors listed below for their generous matching support that has made this effort possible.
Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation R. Richard Ablon Deborah & Charles Adelman Gerald M. Appelstein Rob Ashford Stephen M. Baldini Theodore S. Bartwink The Harkness Foundation for 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.
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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 Speaker Corey Johnson.
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