THE SURGE: AN ODE TO SINÉAD O'CONNOR SEPTEMBER 16 - 27, 2026
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Welcome to The Joyce Theater’s Fall ‘26/Winter ‘27 Season! I am honored to have you join us as we kick off the season with the North American premiere of The Surge: An Ode to Sinéad O'Connor, a new creation by Tony Award-winning choreographer and director Sonya Tayeh. Fierce, unflinching, and tender, The Surge, a Joyce Theater Production, channels Sinéad’s uncompromising voice and spirit to create a powerful meditation on voice, protest, and vulnerability, setting a bold and unmistakable tone for the months ahead. We are always pleased to welcome international voices to our Chelsea home, and this year is no exception. The Nrityagram Dance Ensemble, India’s foremost Odissi dance company, invites audiences on a luminous journey across time with KHAṄKHAṆ , a dynamic evening of rhythm, memory, and live music. Black Grace brings its exhilarating physicality and rich Samoan and New Zealand influences back to Chelsea, while former Principal Dancer of the Ballet Nacional de España Sergio Bernal storms back to New York with Flamenco Legacy, a powerhouse eveninglength program fusing the passion of flamenco with the precise technique of classical ballet. Commemorating Joyce debuts from across the globe, Beijing’s acclaimed TAO Dance Theater comes to the US with a hypnotic pairing of two dance works from the company canon, 13 and 14, continuing choreographer Tao Ye’s boundary-pushing exploration of the body in motion. Known for redefining contemporary circus with its “astonishing physical mastery” (The New York Times), Australia’s CIRCA presents its latest creation, Wolf, a gasp-inducing spectacle of raw energy and astounding athleticism. Rounding out our debuts back home, Sekou McMiller & Friends arrives with Palladium Nights, a joyous and rhythmically infectious celebration of the golden age of Latin dance and music. This winter, we invite you to enjoy the holidays with your loved ones at our Chelsea home. An audience favorite, Caleb Teicher and their circle of trusted collaborators don their gay apparel once more with A Very SW!NG OUT Holiday, bringing the revelry and festive cheer of Lindy Hop and social dance, complete with a post-show onstage jam session with the audience. Making its triumphant return, the Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo delights audiences with its brilliant fusion of virtuosic pointe work and razor-sharp wit, featuring beloved classical parodies, contemporary works, and the New York premiere of Seán Curran’s Metal Garden. Ballet traditions both classical and contemporary receive dazzling representation across the season. The Sarasota Ballet lands with a program at The Joyce honoring Sir Frederick Ashton, Antony Tudor, and Sir Peter Wright, while the award-winning London City Ballet returns after its successful revival tour in 2024 with two mixed programs of enticing new ballets and cherished legacy works. Complexions Contemporary Ballet kicks off its homecoming season under the direction of Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson with world premieres and a special tribute honoring the legendary Carmen de Lavallade. Charlotte Ballet, under the artistic direction of Alejandro Cerrudo, presents a thoughtfully curated program featuring works by Cerrudo, Crystal Pite, and Mthuthuzeli November. GALLIM, led by acclaimed choreographer Andrea Miller, continues to push physical and emotional extremes with a repertory program that honors its past while looking boldly to its future, including bold classics and its first-even commission by an outside choreographer. Major milestones also define the season. Limón Dance Company celebrates its landmark 80th anniversary with a program bridging legacy and innovation through historic reconstructions and acclaimed contemporary commissions. Garth Fagan Dance comes back to The Joyce for its 55th season honoring Distinguished Artistic Director Emeritus Garth Fagan. Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE renews its annual tradition of closing the season with a soulful homecoming engagement rooted in African and Afro-Cuban movement traditions. Thank you for being here with us, and we hope you join us for the many exciting offerings this season will bring! Sincerely,
Linda Shelton, Executive Director
The Joyce Theater Foundation presents
A JOYCE THEATER PRODUCTION Co-produced by Factory International, Manchester, UK
THE SURGE AN ODE TO SINÉAD O'CONNOR Sonya Tayeh, Director and Choreographer Sinéad O’Connor, Music and Text Tom Visser, Lighting and Scenic Designer Marc Cardarelli, Sound Designer Jenn Freeman, Associate Choreographer Márion Talán de la Rosa, Costume Designer Mieka van der Ploeg, Associate Costume Designer Reed Nakayama, Associate Lighting and Scenic Designer Lauren Gerrie, Rehearsal Director DANCE ARTISTS Betsy Cooper • Alison Clancy • Gabrielle Malone Mor Mendel • Amy Miller • Jennifer Nugent • Karine Plantadit Lisa Race • Monique Smith • Jin Ju Song-Begin Lauren Gerrie, Understudy Production Manager Stacey-Jo Marine
Stage Manager Jenna Hanlon
Costume Design Assistant Adeline Santello
Co-commissioned by The Lensic Performing Arts Center (Santa Fe, NM), the Charleston Gaillard Center (Charleston, SC), ArtPower at UC San Diego (San Diego, CA), and UC Santa Barbara Arts & Lectures (Santa Barbara, CA). Reload is the official physical therapy partner for The Surge: An Ode to Sinéad O’Connor
Leadership support for The Joyce Theater Foundation has been received from the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust. Champion support for The Joyce's annual programming has been provided by Howard Gilman Foundation and The Shubert Foundation. The Joyce’s presentation of The Surge: An Ode to Sinéad O’Connor is a HARKNESS FIRST Joyce Theater debut, generously supported by The Harkness Foundation for Dance. This project was made possible with the support of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Commissioning support was provided, in part, by The Joyce’s Stephen and Cathy Weinroth Fund for New York. Creative residency periods were underwritten by Barbara Broccoli and Leslie & David Jameson. Creation support was generously provided by Neme Alperstein, Doug & Lisa Caldwell, Jennifer Chaitman, Jane E. Goldberg, Diana Korsh, Ted Maynard & Robin Dahlberg, Virginia & Timothy Millhiser, Sharon L. Patrick, Meryl Rosofsky & Stuart Coleman, Karen Roth, Robert Schulman, and an anonymous donor. Major support for The Joyce has been provided by The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation. Key support has been provided by The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, The Hearst Foundations, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, Henry and Lucy Moses Fund, and The SHS Foundation.
“SINÉAD HAD A VOICE AND A HOWL FOR HERSELF” DIRECTOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER SONYA TAYEH REFLECTS ON THE THREADS AT THE HEART OF THE SURGE, SINÉAD O’CONNOR’S SINGULAR VOICE AND THE PURE CREATIVE FORCE OF THE DANCE ARTISTS WHO EMBODY IT. It was the end of July and Sonya Tayeh was dancing and painting her bedroom with music blaring, filled with both grief and joy. "I was really overwhelmed, sitting in my grief, blaring the music and thinking about how much of an effect she has had on my life growing up." As the first news came in waves about the death of Sinéad O’Connor, at just 56, so too came the tributes. Trying to articulate loss, grasping at words to encapsulate the whole person. She was a rebel, said Jamie Lee Curtis; the then Irish president Michael D Higgins described her as having a "fearless commitment" to the issues she brought to public attention; she was a force of nature, said Tori Amos. Sinéad was more than a singer. A voice for so much more than song, casting light on dark corners, unafraid of what it might illuminate. A creative spirit unapologetic for herself. Entirely authentic. Her death came when Sonya, an award-winning choreographer, was in a moment of creative exploration, looking for a collaborative project with The Joyce Theater in New York. "Her death was generating these feelings and I was dancing in my loft, surrounded by this grief and joy. The Joyce and I had been thinking about what we could make together, and not finding the right thing yet, and two things began boiling in my mind." The two strands that began to emerge on that day are entwined at the heart of The Surge. "One was about how ahead of her time she was, the volume of her voice, not just as a singer but with a belief system about people, those denied, closed off and mocked. The other was about curiosity, about where all the dance artists were that were my age and older. Where are the women over 40, and why did they disappear?" Sinéad had lived a life in front of the media, which exhorted her demons and experiences while she turned them into art. "Seeing her have such depth and yearning in her storytelling for her life made me remember that’s what true art-making is. When she came out, we watched a 20-year-old get a record deal and be pregnant. We watched someone with flaws and all express an intimate narrative. Sometimes people will say ‘Oh it’s too personal, too intimate,’ but what else should you express?" Popular culture almost wanted Sinéad captured in aspic, to stay in a single moment forever. An impossibility. A desire to be honest to oneself began to beat at the heart of what would become The Surge. As a woman of Lebanese and Palestinian heritage, Sonya comes from a culture where growing older is considered a blessing. Her peers – dancers who had “retired” – all resonated, sharing similar experiences. "We had conversations where we talked about opportunity. It’s not that opportunity isn’t there, but there’s a perception they are smaller. It’s so frustrating and infuriating." Sonya made a video, announcing auditions for a piece she wanted to create, filled with both Sinéad’s music and her passion. "I talked about Sinéad’s monumental stamp on my heart and soul and what I experienced being a woman growing in age, what my experience has been as a dance artist, the sense that you should not close the doors on yourself."
Such was the response, they had three rounds of auditions at the Gibney Dance Center. "It was one of the most visceral, beautiful, romantic, communal cauldrons of gathering." Within the group are dance artists who are Tony Award nominees, professors, educators. "It is the strongest pile of energy I’ve ever experienced, [who are] alive and ready to meet each other where they are." There is, as they say, 500 years of collective wisdom. “For me. there has been this surge (no pun intended) of even more life. I want to decipher what has been painted on me and what is actually mine. What’s been painted on, I want off, and what is inside I want more of. Sinéad was not a martyr, we all have flaws, but that person had a voice and a howl for herself and no one else. It is so epic, and it makes me want to hold that type of mantra in this space. To howl for your life”. Words: Laura Brown
WHO'S WHO IN THE SURGE?
Sonya Tayeh Director/ Choreographer
Sinéad O'Connor Music
Dancers
Betsy Cooper
Alison Clancy
Gabrielle Malone
Mor Mendel
Amy Miller
Jennifer Nugent
Karine Plantadit
Lisa Race
Monique Smith
Jin Ju Song-Begin
Headshots by Kate Garner
SONYA TAYEH (Director/Choreographer) is a creative visionary whose work relating to the body in motion explores many different worlds. She is the dance backbone behind numerous stage and screen projects, most notably in Moulin Rouge! The Musical, for which she won the Tony Award for Best Choreography. Produced on stages globally, Tayeh has gleaned many accolades for her distinguished work across genres on both stage and screen including two Emmy nominations, an Obie Award, two Lucille Lortel Awards, two Drama Desk Awards and a Critics’ Circle Award. Her work has been characterised as a powerful weaving of versatility and theatrical range constructing onstage worlds for which she has been lauded for her chameleon-like choreography and ability to adapt her storytelling to any scale. Selected credits include: ROMEO + JULIET on Broadway at the Circle in the Square Theatre, directed by Sam Gold; Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway and worldwide, directed by Alex Timbers at Hirschfeld Theatre; The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window on Broadway directed by Anne Kauffman at the James Earl Jones Theatre; Gatsby at A.R.T and directed by Rachel Chavkin; Is It Thursday Yet? at La Jolla Playhouse, PAC, and Broad Stages; "Up Here" Hulu Series; Sing Street at the Huntington Theatre in Boston and directed by Rebecca Taichman; What Becomes of Love a dance film by the American Ballet Theatre; Unveiling with Moses and dancers for Fall For Dance and City Center; Rent Live! for Fox Network, directed by Michael Greif and Alex Rudzinski, The Lucky Ones at Ars Nova and directed by Anne Kauffman; Face the Torrent for Malpaso Dance Company, commissioned by The Music Center Los Angeles; you'll still call me by name commissioned by New York Live Arts and Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival; Martha Graham Dance Company's Lamentation Variation series at The Joyce Theater, Hundred Days at the New York Theatre Workshop directed by Anne Kauffman; The Skin Of Our Teeth by Theatre for a New Audience and directed by Arin Arbus; Andrew Lippas' The Wild Party at City Center Encores! and directed by Leigh Silverman; Kung Fu at Signature Theatre and directed by Leigh Silverman. Tayeh has directed and choreographed for world renowned music artists including Miley Cyrus, directed and choreographed The Gypsy Heart Tour, Florence and the Machine, choreographed performances for The Brit Awards, The Voice and American Idol, Kylie Minogue for the Aphrodite Tour. SINÉAD O’CONNOR (Music) is widely regarded as one of the most influential female performers of the ‘90s, not only for her sensational performances and raw vocal emotion but also for her outspoken confidence to express herself publicly. Sinéad was born in Dublin in 1966, and was discovered by Paul Byrne, drummer of U2 protégés In Tua Nua, while singing wedding covers in the city. After co-writing the first In Tua Nua single, she left school to focus on music, studying voice and piano at the Dublin College of Music. She relocated to London in 1985. Her debut album The Lion and the Cobra produced two alternative hits "Troy" and "Mandinka" and would go on to be one of 1987’s most critically acclaimed LPs. Her follow up, 1990’s I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got, confirmed her as a major artist with the Prince-written "Nothing Compares 2 U" reaching number one in the UK, the US, and globally. A series of public gestures have tended to interrupt the critical focus on Sinéad’s artistry including her infamous performance on "SNL" where she ripped up a photograph of Pope John Paul II. However, Sinéad’s ability to move through pop, rock, folk and reggae and incorporate multiple influences into her complex and powerful sound is in evidence all throughout her career. Sinéad O’Connor passed away at the age of 56 in 2023. ALISON CLANCY (Dance Artist) grew up in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and lives in New York City exploring terrains of movement and music. She’s worked with luminary artists including Zvi Gotheiner, Ryan Heffington, The Flaming Lips, Carrie Cracknell, Ann Yee, Annie-B Parson, William Kentridge, Bartlett Scher and more. Alison’s music has been described as "post-punk mysticism" and "expansive, brooding, dronepsyche Americana.” Many of her songs are written on pianos in basement rehearsal rooms of The Metropolitan Opera where she is a dancer and had the honour of performing the longest dance solo in Met Opera history.
BETSY COOPER (Dance Artist) is a New York based dancer, educator, and choreographer. Trained at the School of American Ballet, her performance career spans more than four decades with classical and contemporary companies, including Molissa Fenley and Dancers, Seattle Dance Project, Chamber Dance Company, Nationaltheater Mannheim, Matthew Nash Music & Dance, San Francisco Opera Ballet, Makarova & Company, Connecticut Ballet, and NYCB’s Stravinsky (1982) and Tchaikovsky (1981) Festivals. Cooper has held several higher education leadership positions. She led the Marymount Manhattan Department of Dance, one of the nation’s largest undergraduate dance programs, from 2023-2025, served as Chair of the Department of Dance at California State University, Long Beach from 2018-2023, and Dean of The Hartt School from 2016-2018. At the University of Washington, the state’s flagship campus, Cooper directed the Dance Department (2001-2013) and then served as Divisional Dean of Arts in the College of Arts & Sciences (2012-2015). Cooper’s choreography has been commissioned by Seattle Dance Project, Connecticut Ballet, Bucknell University, Western Washington University, and most recently, Arc Dance Company, where she was the resident choreographer from 2007-2011. GABRIELLE MALONE (Dance Artist) trained at The New World School of the Arts Miami under the direction of Danny Lewis. In Florida, she worked with Mary Street Dance Theater, Gerri Houlihan and Dancers and Gary Lund’s DanceWave. In New York, she has performed with Twyla Tharp, Iréne Hultman, Jamie Bishton, Stephen Petronio, Lar Lubovitch, Martha Clarke, The Metropolitan Opera and in Sleep No More by Punchdrunk/ Emersive productions. She and her husband have a choreographic collaboration with DogLeg Productions. She has assisted Martha Clarke on several projects including Sueno for the Martha Graham Company, KAOS for New York Theater Workshop and Angel Reapers for American Dance Festival and The Signature Theater. Also as Repetiteur for Twyla Tharp including The Diabelli for Twyla’s recent Diamond Anniversary. MOR MENDEL (Dance Artist) is a New York based performance artist, choreographer, dance improviser and educator. Mendel earned her BA in Dance Theater in Tel Aviv as well as her Improvisation mastery with dancer Ilanit Tadmor. In 2012, Mendel moved to New York to complete her Masters in Dance from Sarah Lawrence College. Over the years she has participated in numerous workshops and courses around dance, improvisation and other somatic fields as well as university courses in psychology and creative therapies. Mendel has been working with Parkinson patients, and her teaching focuses on dance as an individual pathway to freedom inside ones’ body, creativity and joy. Her work was performed at Tel Aviv galleries, Acco of Alternative Theater, Gowanus Arts center, the 14Y, Fridman Gallery, Brooklyn Studios For Dance, BAAD!, BAX, Movement Research Judson Church, Pioneer Works, Collezione Maramotti (Italy), BigParadise, MOtiVE, Center for Performance Research and in collaboration with artist Miriam Simun at The New Museum (NY) and more. She is grateful to have worked with many gifted artists and to currently be creatively engaged with choreographer Sonya Tayeh and at fellowship with The Workshop. Mendel is a mother of two curly boys. AMY MILLER (Dance Artist) is a NYC-based dancer, choreographer, educator, administrator, and advocate. Originally from Ohio, she spent a decade at the Ohio Ballet and was a founding member of Cleveland-based GroundWorks DanceTheater. With a 30year performing career, including over a decade as a co-director and dancer with Gibney Company in NYC, Miller is now Gibney's Creative Director of Learning & Leadership Group Programs building on her long dedication to both artistry and social action by deepening reciprocal exchanges with educational institutions nation-wide. Miller has worked closely with social workers toward facilitating movement workshops with survivors of genderbased violence, conducted international training for artists interested in engaging in social action, and facilitated healthy relationship workshops for young people to raise awareness about the role of the arts in violence prevention. She is also an executive coach, a small
claims mediator and weaves conflict resolution practices into team-building and group facilitation training grounded in nervous system regulation and mental health practices. Miller has held adjunct positions at Bard College, Marymount Manhattan College and Purchase College, and has facilitated teaching residencies at Bates Dance Festival, Brown University, NYU’s Tisch, and Oberlin College among many others. She has conducted international residencies at Mimar Sinan University and Koc University (Istanbul), University of Cape Town (South Africa), DOCH: School of Dance and Circus (Stockholm), MUDA Africa (Tanzania) and in Gisenyi, Rwanda. JENNIFER NUGENT (Dance Artist) is a performer, educator, mother, and partner. She articulates internal experiences through performance and teaching; augmenting these practices by sharing and refining ideas in front of others, a transmission of spoken and gestural language. Her dancing is profoundly inspired by Daniel Lepkoff, Wendell Beavers, Bambi Anderson, Gerri Houlihan, Dale Andree, Patty Townsend, David Dorfman, Lisa Race, Janet Wong, Bill T. Jones, Barbara Sloan, Linda Rogers Albritton, Ann Cummings, Patricia Cummings, and Beatrice LaVerne. Jennifer has been performing in NYC since 1998 with many artists and companies including Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company, Paul Matteson, David Dorfman Dance, Race Dance, and Martha Clarke. Jennifer is currently dancing with Faye Driscoll and teaches in NYC at Movement Research, Sarah Lawrence College, and The New School. KARINE PLANTADIT (Dance Artist) is a French-born artist of Central African and Caribbean heritage whose work bridges dance, theater, and spirit. A Tony and Drama League Award–nominated performer and former Principal Dancer with The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, she has graced Broadway in Come Fly Away, Movin’ Out, The Lion King, and After Midnight, earning the Astaire Award. She is in awe of this project, of Sinéad’s legacy, and the extraordinary women giving voice to her fire and truth. LISA RACE (Dance Artist) has performed, choreographed and taught in NYC for many years before moving in 2004 to Connecticut, where she is a Professor of Dance at Connecticut College. She danced with David Dorfman Dance from 1989-2000, having received a New York Dance and Performance Award (Bessie) in 1995 for her dancing with the company. After a pause when her and Dorfman’s son was young, she rejoined the company in 2013. While in NYC, Race also danced with Sara Pearson/Patrik Widrig & Co. and Ronald K. Brown. Under the guise of RaceDance, her choreography was seen at the former Dance Theater Workshop, Danspace Project, Dancenow and MR at the Judson Church. She has been fortunate to teach at Bates (ME) and ImPulsTanz (Vienna) Dance Festivals, and the American Dance Festival (NC) multiple times, and has given classes and workshops at many locations here in the US and around the globe. Race has collaborated with Shawn Hove on three dance films, which collectively have been screened at the Sans Souci Festival (CO), Dance For Reel, Light Moves Festival of Screendance (Ireland) and Motion State Arts (RI). Race shared an evening of new and old work at Connecticut College in 2024 and is excited and grateful to be a part of this project. MONIQUE SMITH (Dance Artist) is an Honors graduate of the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program. Her Broadway credits include Caroline, or Change as Associate Choreographer, After Midnight, Memphis, Hot Feet, Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope as Associate Choreographer for NY City Center Encores. She has performed for companies including Philadanco, Sonya Tayeh Dance, Savion Glover's Lady 5, and Forces of Nature. TV appearances include SquareSpace, Sinatra: Voice for a Century, and Tony Awards. Monique is currently on faculty at Marymount Manhattan College, Joffrey Ballet, and CAP21 BFA Program at Molloy University. JIN JU SONG-BEGIN (Dance Artist) is a choreographer, dancer, and dance teacher from South Korea, whose work has been presented internationally in Korea, Japan, Singapore, and the U.S. Since moving to New York in 2010, her work has been shown in many venues
in NYC. In 2012, she founded her dance company, Da-On Dance. In 2021, she created a dance film as part of the Stuffed Arts residency at Judson Church, and she was recently chosen to participate in the Rauschenberg Residency. She has performed with dance companies, in feature films, and at NY Fashion Week. She has danced for The Metropolitan Opera, Tere O’Connor, Netta Yerushalmy, Big Dance Theater, Daniel Roberts, Joan Jonas, and many others. Currently she dances in NYC with Douglas Dunn + Dancers, Seán Curran Company, and Cornfield Dance. She is thrilled to join Sonya Tayeh and this inspiring cast for the Sinéad O’Connor Project. TOM VISSER (Lighting and Scenic Designer), born into a theatrical family, grew up in the Irish countryside. Visser began working on musical theatre productions at the age of 18 before moving into contemporary dance collaborations at age 24. Visser has worked with renowned performing arts companies including Nederlands Dans Theater, The Royal Ballet, Paris Opera, The Norwegian National Ballet, Les Ballet de Monte-Carlo, The Royal Swedish Ballet, Joffrey Ballet and Sadler’s Wells to name a few. Visser has created original lighting designs for choreographers including Alexander Ekman, Johan Inger, Crystal Pite, Stijn Celis, Medhi Walerski, Lukas Timulak and Joeri Dubbe. Since 2016, Visser has started creating his own projects including art installations and interactive media. JENN FREEMAN (Associate Choreographer and Co-Rehearsal Director) is an Autistic American choreographer, dance performer, and educator based in New York City. Freeman is a grant award recipient from NEFA, O'Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation, and NYSCA. Most recently, she co-created, co-choreographed, and starred in Is It Thursday Yet? an award-winning solo dance theater piece. The world premiere was produced by La Jolla Playhouse followed by an NYC presentation at The Perelman Performing Arts Center and then a run at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica. She is also the subject of the documentary Room to Move, which had its world premiere at The Tribeca Film Festival in 2025. In 2024, she was commissioned to create an original work for New Dances at The Juilliard School. Freeman was also recently commissioned to create a new work for Complexions Contemporary Ballet with a world premier at The Joyce Theater. Other recent commissions include a solo for ABT principal dancer, Cassandra Trenary, that premiered at Festival des Arts de Saint-Sauveur, and an original work for the Martha Graham Dance Company. In 2018, Freeman produced and choreographed her debut evening-length work ...it's time... at the Theater at The 14th St Y. Freeman's choreography has been commissioned by Marymount Manhattan College, Wayne State University, BYU, and The University of Texas at Austin. For many years she has worked alongside Director and Choreographer, Sonya Tayeh, as her Associate Choreographer and as a featured dancer in many of her original works. BFA TISCH, NYU. MÁRION TALÁN DE LA ROSA (Costume Designer) is a New York-based costume designer, born in Mexico City. She has worked across dance, drama, music and opera for over two decades. Credits include Marjorie Prime (2nd Stage Broadway, 2025), Oratorio for Living Things (Signature Theatre, 2025), Trophy Boys (MCC Theater, 2025), The Connector (MCC 2024), Titanic (City Center Encores, 2024) and Fire in My Mouth (New York Philharmonic, 2019). Her work on Is It Thursday Yet? (Off-Broadway, 2023) is featured in Room to Move, the Tribeca Film Festival documentary now streaming on Netflix. Current projects include Happy End (Glimmerglass Festival/Opera Saratoga/Finger Lakes Opera/Seagle Festival, Tour 2026) and Waiting for Lefty (Classic Stage Company, New York). She has been nominated for Drama Desk and Lortel Awards. MIEKA VAN DER PLOEG (Associate Costume Designer) is a costume designer based in NYC. Theatre credits include designs with Steppenwolf, Goodman Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Soho Playhouse, Great Lakes Theater, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, American Players Theatre, Court Theater, People’s Light, Writers Theatre, Lyric Opera Unlimited, Lookingglass Theatre, Paramount Theatre, Marriott Theatre, Florentine Opera, Remy Bumppo, Second City, Chicago Children’s Theatre, Redmoon, The
Hypocrites, Children's Theatre of Charlotte, About Face Theatre, Steep Theatre, Theater Wit, Theatre Squared, Albany Park Theater Project, Manual Cinema, and the Under the Radar Festival at The Public Theatre. She won a Joseph Jefferson Award in 2020 for First Love is the Revolution, at Steep Theatre. She is proud to be a union member of both USA829 and IATSE Local 764. REED NAKAYAMA (Associate Lighting and Scenic Designer) is a Lighting and Projections Designer based in Seattle, WA. In 2019, he took over the role of Resident Lighting Designer for Pacific Northwest Ballet where he has designed for numerous choreographers including Alexei Ratmansky (Wartime Elegy), Christopher Wheeldon (Curious Kingdom), Edwaard Liang (The Veil Between Worlds), Dani Rowe (The Window), Alejandro Cerrudo (Future Memory), and Jessica Lang (Ghost Variations). He has also designed domestically and internationally for Oregon Ballet Theatre and Les Ballets de Monte Carlo, and as an Associate Designer for Paris Opera Ballet, Boston Ballet, Charlotte Ballet and the National Ballet of Canada. Apart from dance, his illuminations have been seen in Theater, Rock Music, Roller Derby, and Circus (with The Acrobatic Conundrum and Teatro Zinzanni). He is a graduate of Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. LAUREN GERRIE (Co-Rehearsal Director) is a multifaceted creative who seamlessly merges the worlds of culinary and movement arts. As a movement director, figure model and private chef, she brings a unique sensory experience to her audiences. In New York City, Lauren founded ‘Moves,’ a dance workout class that embodies her philosophy of joy and optimism. Collaborating with diverse brands and artists, Lauren Gerrie Creative is devoted to cross-disciplinary artistry and immersive world-building.
The Surge Cast by Kate Garner
PRODUCTION CREDITS SPECIAL THANKS TO Victoria Bek, Björn de Water, Kate Garner, Meesh Halliday, Lola Jiblazee, Ruhi Jhunjhunala, Peter London, John McGrath, John Reynolds For booking inquiries, please contact Barbara Frum bfrum@WMEAgency.com
MUSIC CREDITS
All songs performed by Sinéad O’Connor. Used by permission. Recording rights administered by Reservoir Media Management, Inc. obo Chrysalis Records Limited. “Just Like U Said It Would B” Written by Sinéad O’Connor and Steve Wickham. Used by permission of Kobalt Songs Music Publishing and Blue Mountain Music. “Troy” Written by Sinéad O’Connor. Used by permission of Kobalt Songs Music Publishing. “All Apologies” Written by Kurt Donald Cobain. Used by permission of BMG Silver Songs and The End Of Music (SESAC) c/o BMG Rights Management (US) LLC. “Success Has Made A Failure Of Our Home” Written by Johnny Mullins. Used by permission of Sure Fire Music Company, Inc. “Red Football” Written by Sinéad O’Connor. Used by permission of Kobalt Songs Music Publishing. “Mandinka” Written by Sinéad O’Connor. Used by permission of Kobalt Songs Music Publishing. “I Want Your (Hands On Me)” Written by Robert John Dean, John Charles Reynolds, Michael Clowes, Richard Anthony Holifield, Sinéad O’Connor. Used by permission of Universal Music -Z Tunes Llc. obo Imagem London Ltd (ASCAP), Kobalt Songs Music Publishing and Michael Clowes. “Tiny Grief Song” Written by Sinéad O’Connor. Used by permission of Kobalt Songs Music Publishing. “I Am Stretched On Your Grave” Written by Philip King. Used by permission of BMG Platinum Songs US (BMI). Lyrics translated to the English by Frank O’Connor from the poem “Táim Sínte ar do Thuana”. Used by permission of Peters Fraser + Dunlop. “Jackie” Written by Sinéad O’Connor. Used by permission of Kobalt Songs Music Publishing. “Never Get Old” Written by Sinéad O’Connor. Used by permission of Kobalt Songs Music Publishing. “I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got” Written by Sinéad O’Connor. Used by permission of Kobalt Songs Music Publishing. “Feels So Different” Written by Sinéad O’Connor. Used by permission of Kobalt Songs Music Publishing. “In This Heart” Written by Sinéad O’Connor, arranged by Mark Peppin. Used by permission of Kobalt Songs Music Publishing. By arrangement with the estate of Sinéad O’Connor, administered by Björn de Water and John Reynolds, Deep Dana Ltd.
TEXT CREDITS Audio extracts from Rememberings by Sinéad O'Connor. Read by Sinéad O'Connor. Text Copyright 2021 by Universal Mother, Inc. Production Copyright 2021 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Used by permission of HarperCollins Publishers.
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ABOUT THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION The Joyce Theater Foundation (“The Joyce,” Executive Director, Linda Shelton), a non-profit organization, has served the dance community for more than four decades. Under the direction of founders Cora Cahan and Eliot Feld, Ballet Tech Foundation acquired and renovated the Elgin Theater in Chelsea. Opening as The Joyce Theater in 1982, the theater 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. As one of the only theaters built by dancers for dance, The Joyce Theater has provided a performance home for over 500 U.S.-based and international dance companies. Beyond the stage, The Joyce supports dance artists through longstanding commissioning and creative residency programs and Joyce Theater Productions, helping to bring artist-driven projects to life from early development to the premiere and touring. In addition, The Joyce owns and operates the New York Center for Creativity & Dance in Manhattan’s East Village, providing affordable rehearsal and workspace for dance artists. Local students and teachers (1st–12th grade) benefit from The Joyce’s Dance Education Program for Schools, audiences gain insight into the creative process through Curtain Chats, and Family Matinees introduce children to dance and offer opportunities to meet the artists. The Joyce Theater’s annual season of 46 to 48 weeks of dance includes more than 300 performances featuring a broad range of dance forms, styles, and traditions for audiences of over 120,000. Visit Joyce.org for more information.
FUNDERS Many Thanks to The Joyce's Institutional Funders for Keeping Us Moving Forward Leadership support for The Joyce's year-round programs and services:
Major support for The Joyce's operations and special projects:
LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust Season Sponsor:
Champion support for The Joyce's annual programming:
THE FAN FOX & LESLIE R. SAMUELS FOUNDATION JOYCE PROGRAMS ARE MADE POSSIBLE WITH PUBLIC FUNDS FROM:
Joyce programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.
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: • Create and implement proactive diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice initiatives; • Establish and maintain a culture of safe sharing, intentional listening, learning, and growth;
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.
• Engage with and support disenfranchised communities by sharing information and resources and ensuring accessibility;
We sincerely invite you as an audience member to take a moment to reflect on the history and legacy of displacement, migration, and settlement.
• Develop metrics and conduct regular reviews of our programs and policies to hold ourselves accountable and shift as neededs.
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 Executive Assistant........................................................Belén Lengua Parra ADMINISTRATION General Manager.................................................................Huong Hoang Associate General Manager................................................Katy Myers Manager of Human Resources....................................................Vacant Receptionist......................................................................................Gilbert Balasa Senior Director of Development................................Kirsten Munro Director of Institutional Giving.........................................Jean M. Ross Director of Individual Giving and Development Operations ... .........................................................................................................................Meg White Director of Special Events and Board Relations.......Vernon Scott Individual Giving Manager.................................................Catherine Eng Institutional Giving Manager................................................Marisa Davis Special Events Associate........................................................Maeve Brady Development Coordinator...............................................Rachel Fontenot Development Intern..............................................................Giorgia Moltrasio Director of Programming.....................................................Danni Gee Artist Services Manager..........................................................Barb Domue Programming Manager.....................................................................Kate Ross Director of Dance Education & Family Programs................... ................................................................................................Heather McCartney Dance Education & Family Programs Manager..................................... .............................................................................................................Joyce Laoagan Director of Marketing.................................................Andy Sheagren Associate Director of Marketing Strategy......................Anjali Amin Associate Director of Creative & Design..............Julia Thorncroft Interim Digital Marketing Manager........................................Liz Weiner Marketing Manager........................................................................Annie Marx Marketing Assistant..............................................................................Dezi Tibbs Director of Finance...........................................Margaret Hollenbeck Senior Manager of IT and Accounting Services..................................... .........................................................................................................Savá M. B. Martin Accounting Clerk........................................................................Xavier DelValle Database Administrator..........................................................Jim Seggelink PRODUCTION Director of Production................................................................Jeff Segal Assistant Production Manager...........................................Olivia Brown Head Audio.........................................................................................Sean Mullins Lighting Board Operator.................................................Alexander Symes Head Carpenter........................................................................Web Crittenden Head Electrician..................................................................Brittany Spencer Stage Technicians........................................Fabrizio Caputo, Edward Hill JOYCE THEATER PRODUCTIONS Producer.............................................................................................Ross LeClair Producing Assistant...........................................................................Kate Ross FRONT-OF-HOUSE FOH Operations Manager...........................Samantha Fernandez House Manager........................................................................Drew O'Bryan Assistant House Managers.........Gilbert Balasa, Chikako Iwahori, Di’Shai Oquendo, Kayodé Soyemi, Utafumi Takemura
BOX OFFICE Box Office Manager.................................................................Lisa Gendell Supervisors.............................................................Beth Miller, Vanessa Moton Box Office Associates.......................................................................Imu Aghahowa, Jessica Braidwood, Crystal Rae Holmes Colon, Valencia Lombardi-Chisholm, Robert Craddock, Tatiana Gomez, Adeline Grimmett, Rachel Halmrast, Yulidal Hernandez-Kin, Calley Luman, Roy Odom OPERATIONS Director of Operations.................................................Lou Albruzzese Facilities Manager.....................................................................................Jimmy Ortiz Maintenance/Security...................Pablo Rodriguez, Travis Segarra, Jonathan Singh, Khloyei Galloway NYCC&D STUDIO STAFF Studio Operations Manager (NYCC&D).....................Tamika Daniels Studio Operations Rentals Associate............................Salonee Shatagar Studio Operations Associates..............Kristin Maugeri, Calvin Osorio, Matt Del Rosario Studio Facilities....................................................Lamont Barnett, Carolyn Best, Stephon Bines, Ricardo Hernandez SPECIAL SERVICES FOR THE JOYCE THEATER McDermott Will & Schulte.................................................................................... Sara E. Solfanelli (Special Counsel for Pro Bono initiatives), Debra R. Anisman (Special Counsel), Ari Aranda, Howard B. Epstein (Of Counsel), Andrew B. Lowry, Esq., Michelle M. Orge, Esq., Samuel F. Thomas Hogan Lovells……….........................Ross Moskowitz, Thomas Zampino Gibson Dunn.......................................................................Andrew Lance, Esq. Troutman Pepper Locke LLP........Daniel Towns, Aaron Abraham Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC..........Kimberly M. Maynard, Esq. Stephanie Grassi, Esq. PC..........................Stephanie Grassi, Counsel Accounting...........................................................................................Lutz & Carr Digital Marketing Firm...............................................Capacity Interactive Publicity.................................................................................................Billy Zavelson Printer...........................................................Direct Printing Impressions Inc. Insurance........................................................................................Brown & Brown Architects.............................................................................................................H3 Donald J. Rose, MD Director, Harkness Center for Dance Injuries at NYU Langone Health is the orthopedic and dance medicine consultant for The Joyce Theater Foundation.
The Joyce Theater is a member of APAP, Dance/NYC, and Dance/USA.
THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION, INC. BOARD OF TRUSTEES Charles M. Adelman, Chair Madelyn Wils, Vice Chair Monica F. Azare, Vice Chair Stephanie R. Breslow, Treasurer Jane E. Goldberg, Secretary Kerry Clayton, Chair Emeritus Virginia A. Millhiser, Chair Emerita Amit Wadhwaney, Chair Emeritus
R. Richard Ablon Rob Ashford Ajay Bhandaram Alan Cumming Keane Ehsani John Philip Falk Michael Feller Melina Fisher Ronald Gumbaz
Toni Hoover Leslie Jameson James I. McLaren Meryl Rosofsky Saul Sanders Kathleen A. Scott Linda Shelton Lauren E. Shortt Martin Wechsler
IN MEMORIAM Theodore S. Bartwink (Trustee 1993-2014) Tracy Brown (Trustee 2020-2023) R. Britton Fisher (Trustee 1999-2020) David D. Holbrook (Trustee 1994-2023) Richard Lukins (Trustee 1998-2011) Robert Musiker (Trustee 2019-2025) Anh-Tuyet Nguyen (Trustee 2007–2020) Richard Shea (Trustee 2015-2022) Monica B. Voldstad (Trustee 2016-2023) Stephen D. Weinroth (Trustee 1996-2022) Founders and Trustees Emeriti: Cora Cahan and Eliot Feld
ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN The Joyce honors the following individuals, corporations, and foundations for their visionary support of our mission of advancing the vibrant and extraordinary art of dance. Funds contributed to the endowment campaign will allow The Joyce to continue its support of the dance community and to commission new work. $1 Million and above LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Endowment Fund Stephen and Cathy Weinroth Charitable Trust $500,000 and above Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Richard B. Fisher and Family R. Britton Fisher and Family Rockefeller Brothers Fund $250,000 and above David & Andrea Holbrook Richard A. Lukins & Karen Fry Saul & Mary Sanders Susan Fawcett Sosin $100,000 and above Anonymous (1) Alphawood Foundation Kerry Clayton & Paige Royer The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation The Estate of Dorothy Lefkof The William Randolph Hearst Foundations Lynne & Richard Pasculano Michèle & Steve Pesner The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation The Starr Foundation $50,000 and above R. Richard & Margery Ablon Apollo Management, L.P. Stephanie Breslow & Paul Watterson The Coca-Cola Foundation Ronald Gumbaz & Juliet A. Cozzi JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Jerome A. and Estelle R. Newman Assistance Fund, Inc. Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation $25,000 and above Jane E. Goldberg Cecilia & Jim Herbert Jane Kendall & David Dietz Elysabeth Kleinhans Arnie & Susan Scharf Richard Shea Jennifer & Jonathan Allan Soros Fiona J. Tilley & Gürhan Orhan Dave Waks & Sandy Teger Chris & Lonna Yegen Carol Yorke & Gerard Conn $5,000 and above Anonymous (3) Barbara & Robert Berkley Philanthropic Fund Barbara Berliner & Sol D. Rymer The Cory & Bob Donnalley Charitable Foundation Jim & Linda Ellis Mr. & Mrs. Ira Haupt, II The Lawton W. Fitt & James I. McLaren Foundation James H. Ottaway, Jr. Kathleen A. Scott Linda Shelton Ferne Goldberg Sperling & Allan Sperling
JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION DONORS
The Joyce Theater appreciates the generosity of its supporters listed below as well as its many other supporters too numerous to include on these pages. List as of Julne 22, 2026 Platinum Benefactors ($500,000 and above) Sarah Arison Jody & John Arnhold Elysabeth Kleinhans LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust Virginia & Timothy Millhiser Rajika Puri Denise Littlefield Sobel
Tatiana Piankova Foundation Kathleen A. Scott Vicente Wolf
Impresario’s Circle ($10,000 and above) Anonymous Rick & Nurit Amdur Ms. Monica Azare Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation Gold Benefactors Bloomberg Philanthropies ($100,000 and above) Anonymous Dr. John Bonavita-Goldman Deborah & Charles Adelman Mr. Torrence Boone Ms. Maria-Cristina Anzola Edward Brill Kerry Clayton & Paige Royer Leslie & Richard Curtis Howard Gilman Foundation Ms. Susan Dickler & Mr. Sig Van Raan Ronald Gumbaz & Juliet Cozzi Mr. Keane Ehsani The Harkness Foundation for Dance Leanne Lachman Linda & Martin Fell New York City Department of The FGK Foundation Cultural Affairs Anderson-Rogers Foundation Inc. Sharon Patrick Charles and Joan Gross Robert Pollock Family Foundation The Jerome Robbins Foundation Jane Groveman Rockefeller Brothers Fund The Fan Fox and Elizabeth Anne Hartman Leslie R. Samuels Foundation Judith M. Hoffman Saul & Mary Sanders Toni Hoover The Shubert Foundation Illuminated Foundation Amit Wadhwaney Christine Knuth Madelyn & Steven Wils Ms. Lillian E. Kraemer Silver Benefactors Eric & Sandra Krasnoff ($50,000 and above) Mr. Alexis Le-Quoc Anonymous The McNamee McHugh Family Fund Stephanie R. Breslow & Paul Watterson Linda and Edward Morse Barbara Broccoli Ms. Eve Mykytyn Margaret & John Falk Nō Studios of Milwaukee Nancy & Michael Feller Michèle & Steve Pesner & The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Setpheap (“Peace”) San Mertz Gilmore Foundation in memory of Michèle Pesner Henry and Lucy Moses Fund Ellen Rosen National Endowment for the Arts The Scripps Family Fund New York State Council on the Arts for Education & the Arts Meryl Rosofsky & Stuart Coleman Linda Shelton Lauren E. Shortt Irene Shen SHS Foundation Leslie Siegel TD Bank/TD Charitable Foundation Emiko Terasaki Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Johanna Weber Conrad Voldstad Producer’s Circle Cathy Weinroth ($7,500 and above) Benefactor's Circle Office of City Council Member Erik Bottcher ($25,000 and above) Ms. Nancy Burstein Anonymous Dr. Peter and Mrs. Eszter Friedman Americans For The Arts Suzanne Hall & Valentino Carlotti Jeff and Susan Campbell Melanie Coronetz & Bruce G. Miller Catskill Mountain Foundation Cherrie Nanninga The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation Robert A. Schulman Ted & Mary Jo Shen Melina Fisher Margaret Stern Gregg & Jean Frankel Jane E. Goldberg Advocates Elzbieta Grove ($5,000 and above) Heartfelt Wings Foundation Anonymous (3) R. Richard Ablon Mr. James McLaren & Ms. Lawton Fitt Adrienne Albert Karen Roth Alpern Family Foundation Barbara Madsen Smith Ms. Takako Asakawa The Joseph Leroy and Rob Ashford Ann C. Warner Fund Anne-Victoire Auriault The Barbara Bell Cumming President's Circle Charitable Trust ($15,000 and above) Andrew & Froma Benerofe Anonymous Jan Berris Jen Ablon Ajay Bhandaram Marty and Louise Bickman Neme Alperstein Judi Rappoport Blitzer & Mrs. Nelia Barletta David M. Blitzer Barbara Berliner and Sol Rymer Robert Brenner Citizens Private Bank Doug & Lisa Caldwell Sharon B. Gurwitz Donna B. Case Ms. Elizabeth Haynes Chris Coulthrust Creeggan Hill Family The Ivill-Weiner Family Ms. Georgina Cullman Lincoln Financial Group Foundation
Carol Davis and Joel Marcus, M.D. Jeffrey Davis & Michael T. Miller Judith R. & Alan H. Fishman Mr. Bart Friedman & Ms. Wendy Stein Owls Fund at the Triangle Community Foundation Jane Gilbert Emi Gittleman David Glaser Mr. Robert Greenberg & Ms. Linda Novak The Randall and Mary Hack Foundation Christopher Jones & Deborah McAlister David Kernahan Alan & Gail Koss Jonathan Levinson Mr. Robert Littman & Mr. Sully Bonnelly William Lockwood Uttara P. Marti Andrew Martin-Weber Karen & Martin McDonald Ronay Menschel Janet Middleton Montag Rachel Ostry, MD Val Holley & Joseph Plocek Nina B. Quigley Mr. Stephen Kroll Reidy Patricia C. Reifel Teresa Figueira & Peter Rossbach Ms. Anya Royce Michael Sekus & Bianca Russo Lawrence Safran & Romulo Aromin, Jr. Nancy Sands Mrs. Denise Saul Susan Scharf Fran Schulman Deborah Selch Christopher Soule Mr. David Steele Linda Strumpf Angel Shine Foundation / Allyson Tang Theresa Alessandra Russo Foundation Ms. Patricia E. Vance Susan Ulick Ms. Barbara Zuckerberg Director’s Circle ($2,750 and above) Anonymous (2) Joel & Rhela Aragona Barbash Family Fund Sandra Berger Jeffrey Bruce & Ingrid Steffensen David Bruson Capezio/Ballet Makers Dance Foundation Cathleen Collins Jane Comer The Cowles Charitable Trust Allison Cromwell Ms. Cecile de Lardemelle Julie DiNapoli Trisha & Patrick Duval Christopher M Elmore Suzanne B. Engel Phillip Fairweather, MD and Mr. Diego Lopez David L. Fanger & Martin Wechsler Andrew and Claire-Marine Ferguson Ania Fryszkowska Jeffrey Olund & Silvia Furia A. Stephanie Gittleman Mrs. Barbara Goldstein Amster Dorothy Goodman Elisabeth Hefti Carolina Hernandez Jonathan Kanovsky Colin King Diana Korsh Kathy Krall Stephen Lane & Vanessa Hicks Joe Lanteri, New York City Dance Alliance Inc. Julius Leiman-Carbia
Ms. Myla Lerner Rosanne Leshner Jayne Lipman & Robert Goodman Johnny Mendoza & Mark Littman In memory of John MacDonald William J. Marraccini Lynn C. Mautner Mr. Conte Moore & Ms. Barbara Jones James Musiker Warrie Price & James David Price Donald J. Rose & Victoria Lasdon Rose Mr. Donald Roth Mr. Vernon Scott Rena Shagan Mr. Craig Snyder Wendy & Alex Stanton Alex Z. Wang Ms. Arlene Weinberg Alexandra Wheeler & Rocky Rukan Mr. Kip Wicke Michelle D. and Claude L. Winfield Irving & Elaine Wolbrom Courtney & Eric Wolff Ralph Womble & Ashley Edwards Billy F.B. Wong & Stephanie Gordon Carol Yorke & Gerard Conn Yavitz Cypen Foundation in honor of Billy Zavelson Leaders ($1,000 and above) Anonymous (7) Robert Allyn Gerry & Hank Alpert Mr. Michael Alster Mr. Gerald Appelstein Christina Back Ms. Sherrie Barr Ali Baum Harvey & Stephanie Benjamin Cheryl Bergenfeld Mr. Robert Boblitt Ms. Lisa Bonifacic Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon Bonovitz Nissan Boury Barbara & Gary Brandt Carol & Bob Braun Madeline Brine Ms. Beth Brinkman Gerri Brioso Mr. Matthew Brodlie Mr. Paul Bronzo Daniel & Elaine Brownstein Dr. Amy Buchman & Ms. Vicki Haupt Lisa Jo Reimer-Byrne Ralph & Martine Calder Joseph and Linda Camardo Mr. Scott Caplan Karen Carozza Ms. Jennifer Chaitman Julia Chambers Ms. Yvonne Chen Peri & David Clark Millard F Coffin, PhD Ms. Laura Colby Pamela Cook Ms. Edrie Cote Ms. Janet Cox Mary Craig & Gerard Dages Bray Creech Paul and Caroline Cronson Greg Darnieder Irene Rosner David, in Memory of Dr. Raphael David Diana Davies Christopher Delong Nicole Dietrich & Jack Kraska The Cory & Bob Donnalley Charitable Foundation Miriam & David Donoho The Dorothy Fund Ms. Domitilia Dos Santos Ms. Patricia Dugan, in memory of William Perlmuth Benjamin Duster Suzanne B. Engel Ms. Bonnie Erickson Erin Feely-Nahem & Isaac Nahem Kathleen Finlay and Mark Bittman
Marion Ilene Fischer Judith & Walter Flamenbaum Mr. Charles Forma Leroy Fortcher Pamela Frankel Lauren Frazza Judith Z. Friedman Mark Friedman and Veronique Bogliolo Friedman Clio Garland Swapna Ghanta Ronald Gilliam & Akram Hélil Barrie Gillies & William Drummy Elizabeth Goldman Ms. Diane Gooch Carole Gottlieb Minda Gralnek Mason & Kim Granger Pam Green Ms. Jennifer Greiner Mr. & Mrs. Glen Gunsalus Jenny Haid & Zohaib Rathore Alexandra L. Harper Ms. Vilia Hayes Laurie and Jack Heflin Sheila Heimbinder Ron Hellman & Stephen Roberts Ms. Leslie Hendrix & Mr. Joseph Smith Janet L. Henner Mr. Edward Henry & Ms. Susan Monk Emma Hood Karen Brooks Hopkins Lynn Hopkins David H Hughes Jr Mary & David Iles Jasteka Foundation Ms. Andrea Jewell & Mr. Tomas Ulrich Rebecca Josue Gloria & Michael Kadish Kenneth S. Kail & Ivy Hwang John Kalish & Susan Niederman Margaret Kaplen Ms. Jane Karol Dennis & Sharon Karr Jane Kendall John Kirby Ed Krugman & Ethel Klein Murray & Sylvana Klein Ms. Natalie Kuhn Bette Lacombe Mr. David Lakari Ilene H. Lang Prue Larocca Nancy Lashine Dr. Dennis Leach Sr. Jean Lee Mr. Peter Leffman Mr. Michael Lemle Howard & Elaine Leventhal Charitable Fund Judith Lewis Dorothy Lichtenstein Ms. Yvette Lin Robert & Dorina Link David Long Jonna Mackin Mr. & Ms. Mangini Joseph Marger Ms. Nina Matis Edwin Maynard & Robin Dahlberg Wendy A. McCain Mr. Vincent Mirrione Lorraine J. Meeker Jeff Melvin Joyce F. Menschel Ms. Mary Meyer Diana and David Milich Miller Khoshkish Foundation Mr. Wayne & Mrs. Barbara Miller Mr. Gerald Morin Mr. Michael Mulligan Judith Musiker Judy Musiker Mr. Jonathan M. Nadler Drs. Benjamin Natelson & Gudrun Lange James Neisloss Aaron Singer and Bart Oosterveld Mrs. Trisha Ostergaard John Owen Joseph R. Pabst Fund at the Cream City Foundation Leonard Pack & Adele Weisman Mercedes Paratje David Pasterski
Edith C. Penty Flora Perskie Doug and Teresa Peterson Carl Pforzheimer III Meixi Piao Mr. Peter Pileski Larry & Barbara Pitsch The Plimpton-Shattuck Fund Judith J Plows Donna & James Pressman Ms. Karen Provost Rainbow Sandals Foundation Betty P. & Michael H. Rauch Frances A. Resheske Philip W. Riskin Charitable Foundation Mary Jo Robertiello Ann Sahid Rosche Felicia Rosenfeld Mrs. Elsa Ross-Greifinger Jane K Royal and John C Lantis II Alina Roytberg Mrs. Nazak Savitt Xiomara & Charles Scheidt Mr. Robert Schoenthal & Ms. Barbara Katz Mark Schumer Jesse & Carol Schwartz Kathy and Joel Segall Margaret E. Selby Martha Sherman Julie Simpson Barbara Jean Sinclair Mr. Irving Sitnick Elizabeth Sledge Joseph Small Ms. Elizabeth Smith Marilyn Sobel Leon Sokol Michael Solomon Daniel Spence and Marcelo Mesquita Josh Spiegel Temple St. Clair LLC Marianne Stegeland Karen Steinberg William Stern Linda Stocknoff Abbie M. Strassler Yael Mandelstam & Ken Tabachnick Jon Teeuwissen & Welz Kauffman Ms. Kimberley Thacker Jim Tharp Deirdre Towers Dana Troetel & George Papageorge Mr. Mark Uriu Lucy Vasserman and Brendan Finnegan Mr. Carlos Victoria Ms. Cheryl L. Wade Peter & Deborah Winograd Elly Karp Wong AnneAdare Wood Migs Woodside Cora Yamamoto Ms. Wei Wei Zhang Mr. Christian Zimmermann Investors ($500 and above) Anonymous (7) Mohamed Abdirahman Dr. LaRue Allen & Ebonya Washington Debra R. Anisman Rebecca Aronson Mrs. Susan Babbitt Jane Barr Mr. Al Bartosic Joan & Ira Berkowitz Barbara Blank and Barry Shapiro Michael Blaustein Ms. Helga Borck Ms. Valerie Jo Bradley Maria M Branco Diana Burroughs Robert Calderisi Dr. J Caldwell Carter Calvert Lynn Canaan Mark Carbone Ms. Cheryl Carruthers Andrea Chernyk Amy Cho Nikolaus Christmann Dr. Jason Chuang David & Dorothy Clair Galois Cohen
Robert Conkey Ms. Victoria Cowles Barbara Cromer Paul de Sa Antonio Dinkins, Sr. Richard G. Dudley, Jr. Jorge Durand Mr. Michael Eizenberg Ms. Diana Elghanayan Ms. Leslie Farrar Peter Farrell Ms. Susan Feder Bette Ann Fialkov Ms. Isabelle Fisher Ms. Rita Fishman Mr. Steven Fortune & Ms. Laurie Colahan Sarah Fox and Steven Lofchie Steven Fox Pierre Frinault Nicia Fullwood Toni Gantz Ms. Marie Claire Ged Tom & Nina Geller Samara Gerard Karen Gershowitz Ms. Geraldine Glassman Ms. Gabrielle Goldman Nita & Chuck Goodgal Ms. Nancye Green Dr. Susan Ross Green Lawrence W. Greene Jane Gross Charles & Carol Grossman Family Fund Deborah M. Harada Elaine and Charles Harris Rita and Dave Hattem Brian and Anita Heinz Jonathan Hiltz Thomas Hollingsworth Mrs. Alixandra Holloway Alicia Dhyana House Ralph & Lynn Huber Daphne Hurford & Sanford Padwe Linette S. Hwu Ms. Bethany Jankunis Stephanie Joel Laura Jones Scot Karr Ms. Deborah Kaye Mr. Patrick Kenny Jay Kesslen Amy Kohan Mr. Sanford Krieger A.M. LaVey Ms. Kate Lear Sydnie Liggett-Dennis Mitch Lowenthal Susanna Lowy and Victor Davis Mr. & Mrs. Charles Marcon Jennifer & Michael Markovitz Mrs. Barbara Marwell Ellice Matsil Judy Mauer Robert McGowan Grete Meilman Israel Meir & Steve Rivera Victoria Melendez Tanya Melich & Noel Silverman Holly and William Mensching Barbara Miller & Stuart Nordheimer Jessica Mindnich Bertram Moody Dot Morgan Joe Morra Richard J. Moylan Deb Murnin Lawrence Murphy Jane & Michael Murphy Jake Musiker Joyce O'Brien Ms. Diane Oshin Ms. Kendra Osterman Olivier Pechou The L.E. Phillips Family Foundation, Inc. Brian H. Polovoy Stephanie Goldson & Stephen Rappaport Lindy Shuttleworth & Arthur Reichstetter Linda and Norman Reimer Sallie Gouverneur & John Riley Ms. Andrea Rogers M Felicity Rogers-Chapman
Edward S Rosenfeld and Karyn Grossman Gershon Jean M. Ross Marilyn & Alan Rothstein Lori Rotskoff Scott Rudin Deborah Sale and Ted Striggles Ariane Schaffer Ms. Rosanne Schepis Amy Schulman Dr. Dorry Segev Neal Sheorey Tokumbo & Sheethal Shobowale Nancy Sibell Edward Siegel Josselyn Simpson Andrew & Jennifer Smith Robin Smith Jeanne Smythe Catharine and Jeffrey Soros Ms. Ellen Sorrin & Mr. David York Doug Steiner Ms. Christina Sterner Harriet Stollman Dr. Pavur Sundaresan Gary Tannenbaum & Helen J. Mills Rachel Theilheimer Lisa Tillinghast José Manuel Valdez Mr. David Waks & Ms. Sandra Teger Ronald Walcott Gregory V Ward Michael Wehman Carol Weil Kate Weil Jacqueline Welch George S. Werner & Li Werner Camele-Ann White Mai Yee Gregory Youdan Jr. Evan Zazula Eloise Zeller Chaye Zuckerman Shapot Sponsors ($350 and above) Anonymous (3) Mr. Ronald Alexander Jane and Stephen Alpert John Angiolillo, MD Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble Elaine Athanassiades Avery-Denyse Family Charitable Fund Clay H Barr Ms. Judith Bassin Mr. Mark Benerofe Stan & Abby Bloch Dr. Jan Boswinkel Andrew Burgie Mr. Robert Parker & Mr. David Carter Raymond Cerabone Margaret Coady Terri Cox Ashlee Crawford Ms. Jacqueline Davis Rodney Durso Ms. Susan Eisenhauer Ms. Hope Eliasof Jo Ann Engelhardt and George Elder Ellen Estes Lloyd Jay Fass Miss Valerie Ferrier Dr. Karen Fiester Darrell George Lydia Gilbert James A. Glazier and James A. Ferguson Elysa C. Goldman Ms. Diana Gordon Susan E Green Ms. Maxine Groffsky Carolyn Hall Ms. Patricia Hambrecht Herman & Jacquelyn Heinemann Jerry Heymann Huong Hoang Ms. Sherrilyn Ifill Ciano Joasil Ethelle Katz Salvatore LaRussa, Jr. David Later and Nancy Eklund In loving memory of Hing K Lee Lawrence Levine Ellen Levitt
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The Rudolf Nureyev Prize for New Dance and Ballet Festival Commissions
The Joyce Theater Foundation thanks the Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation for its invaluable partnership in commissioning new works from both established and emerging ballet companies, and enabling these companies to perform on the Joyce stage. The Joyce gratefully recognizes the donors listed below for their generous matching support that has made this effort possible. Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation R. Richard Ablon Deborah & Charles Adelman Gerald M. Appelstein Rob Ashford Stephen M. Baldini Theodore S. Bartwink The Harkness Foundation for Dance Mick Beekhuizen Evan Behrens & Dara Stern Ajay Bhandaram Torrence Boone Stephanie R. Breslow & Paul Watterson Madeline Brine Richard & Martha Byrne Kerry Clayton & Paige Royer Rodney S. Cohen Alan & Chi Colberg Arlene Cooper Pamela Crutchfield Trisha & Patrick Duval Jamshid & Mahshid Ehsani Augie K. Fabela II Britton & Melina Fisher Kim Friedman J. Eric Gambrell Jane E. Goldberg 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
Robert McGowan Christopher Morales Terrence Poplar Abigal Richards Tamar Rothstein Setpheap San Ariane Schaffer Elisa Smilovitz Daniel Spence & Marcelo Mesquita Niko Stahl Evan Strain Lucy Vasserman & Brendan Finnegan Alex Z. Wang Ricke Williams Emma Winder Julien Wolfe LeeAna Wolfman To join the Joyce's Young Leader's Circle, please contact the Development office at 212-691-9740 ext. 327
The Young Leaders Circle Anonymous Robert Allyn Chellis Baird Stacy & Jordan Barr Alison Baum Amanda Beebe Ms. Lisa Bonifacic Dr. Reed Caldwell and Mr. Anthony Hird Scott Caplan Victor M. Castillo & Blake Wiedenhoeft Cengiz Cemaloglu Julia Chambers Ellen Chen Jason Chuang Marin Correa Mary Craig MJ Edwards Andrew & Claire-Marine Ferguson Bette Ann Fialkov, Co-Chair Swapna Ghanta Ronald Gilliam & Akram Hélil Gabrielle Goldman Amita Goyal Jessica Greenberg Alexandra Harper, Co-Chair Madison Hicks Alixandra Holloway, Co-Chair Emma Hood Kristen Irby Nalani Kopp Jeremy Lentz Jacob Levy Mitch Lowenthal Kyle Marshall Katherine Maxwell Jame McCray
FACILITIES & SERVICES 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. FIRE NOTICE: The exit indicated by a red light and sign nearest to EMERGENCY RESUSCITATION EQUIPMENT the seat you occupy is the shortest route to the street. In the event Resuscitation masks and latex gloves are located in of fire or other emergency, please walk —do not run— to that exit. the closet next to the drinking fountain in the Upper WARNING: The use of any recording device, either audio or video, Lobby. AED is located downstairs in the reception area. LEARN CPR. For more information, contact the and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited within the auditorium. Violators will be punished with American Red Cross, the American Heart Association. confiscation of recording device or ejection from the theater, and may be held liable for money damages.