The Joyce Theater Announces 2010 Spring/Summer Season

The Joyce Theater, New York's home for dance, will welcome 21 renowned companies over 38 weeks this spring and summer. The season will include stars from the worlds of ballet and Broadway, presenting premieres and popular favorites. Tickets for all programs go on sale to the general public on December 1 and can be purchased at www.Joyce.org or by calling JoyceCharge at (212) 242-0800.

Kicking off the 2010 spring / summer season will be the long awaited return of the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, which will present three programs with two world premieres during its two-week engagement. Immediately following Lubovitch, Lyon Opera Ballet will present the world premiere of Ralph Lemon's Rescuing the Princess. This piece, a Joyce 25th Anniversary Commission, will be part of a program that also features works by Merce Cunningham, Maguy Marin and William Forsythe.

Having made its first Joyce appearance in 2005, the Richmond Ballet will return to The Joyce to kick-off its 30th Anniversary Season. The company will present two programs of works that showcase its versatility and impeccable technique. The Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company will perform the works of the late Alwin Nikolais, a centennial celebration of the artist. The program is a retrospective of repertoire, which spans over sixty years. Acclaimed for his contribution to modern dance and his early use of multimedia, Nikolais was the choreographer, composer, scenic and costume designer for all his works. Appropriately following the Nikolais season will be the return of MOMIX. Artistic Director Moses Pendleton, for whom Nikolais was a major influence, will present two weeks of last year's hit Botanica and two weeks of MOMIX reMIX, featuring a collection of company highlights.

Making their debuts at The Joyce this summer, choreographers Andrea Miller, Camille Brown, Monica B. Barnes and Kate Weare will present works over a shared week-long engagement. Also sharing a week at The Joyce, will be three of the nation's most revered companies: ABT II, Ailey 2 and Taylor 2 who will perform in the 123 Festival, a perfect opportunity to see all three companies, on one stage.

After a wonderful Joyce debut last year, KEIGWIN+COMPANY presents a program that will include a world premiere, Nature, using Keigwin's signature theatricality and athleticism. For its highly anticipated return, the John Jasperse Company, not seen at The Joyce since 2001, will present its new work Truth, Revised Histories, Wishful Thinking, and Flat Out Lies, co-commissioned by The Joyce Theater's Stephen and Cathy Weinroth Fund for New Work. As The New York Times says, "When John Jasperse makes a new work, it should be seen: end of story." DanceBrazil will add just the right amount of passion and heat to the city during its March engagement. The company will present the premiere of Fluxo and Refluxo, along with the acclaimed Banguela, created in 2009.

The Stephen Petronio Company returns to celebrate its 25th anniversary with a program that includes Petronio's signature #3, a work set to music by Lenny Pickett, musical director and band frontman for Saturday Night Live; a work set to Radiohead's Creep; and a world premiere set to an award-winning orchestral score by Jonny Greenwood. Savion Glover hoofs back onto the Joyce Stage with what is sure to be an exciting performance of extraordinary tap and sensational sounds. The "Mother of Modern Dance" will take over when the Martha Graham Dance Company restages American Documents, a work from 1938 that is startlingly relevant to our time.

And Pilobolus. Back for its annual 4-week takeover of NYC, this audience favorite will kick-off its 40th Anniversary Season at The Joyce, presenting a season that includes three distinct programs, each containing a premiere.

The following is a complete and more detailed roster of companies that will be appearing at The Joyce Theater in the spring / summer of 2010. Please note that Richard Kornberg & Associates represents the companies for which it is listed as the press agent. Other company press agents are included for reference.

LAR LUBOVICH DANCE COMPANY
February 23-March 7
Tue-Wed 7:30pm; Thu-Sat 8pm; Sun 2pm & 7:30pm
Dance Chat: Wed, Feb 24
Tickets: $10-$59 (Joyce Members $10-$44)

Lar Lubovitch Dance Company's long-awaited return to The Joyce is a jam-packed, two-week season comprised of three separate programs. Program A, an all-jazz evening, features the world premiere performance of Coltrane's Favorite Things, in which Lubovitch re-imagines the choreographic possibilities of jazz. Set to an iconic recording of John Coltrane's interpretation of the Richard Rodgers song "My Favorite Things," the dance evokes and distills the music's frenetic action. The program also includes Nature Boy: Kurt Elling, set to the unique renditions of classic jazz standards by the Kurt Elling Ensemble and Elemental Brubeck, set to lively tracks from Dave Brubeck's 1963 album, "Time Changes." Programs B and C showcase Lubovitch repertory favorites and the New York City premiere of Cryptoglyph.

PROGRAM A: Feb 23, 24 at 7:30pm; Feb 25, 26, 27 at 8pm; Feb 28 at 2pm & 7:30pm
Elemental Brubeck, Nature Boy: Kurt Elling, Coltrane's Favorite Things

PROGRAM B: Mar 2, 3 at 7:30pm; Mar 4 at 8pm Cryptoglyph, Little Rhapsodies, Repertory Piece

PROGRAM C: Mar 6, 7 at 8pm; Mar 8 at 2pm & 7:30pm Cryptoglyph, Nature Boy: Kurt Elling, Coltrane's Favorite Things

LYON OPERA BALLET
March 9-14
Tue 7:30pm; Thu-Sat 8pm; Sun 2pm & 7:30pm
*Dance Talks: Mon, Mar 1
Dance Chat: Wed, Mar 10
Tickets: $10-$59 (Joyce Members $10-$44)

Since 1969, Lyon Opera Ballet has received accolades for its experimental, adventurous repertoire that showcases the works of some of the most talented contemporary choreographers on the scene today. The company's extraordinary Joyce season epitomizes this commitment to innovation, with an eclectic program that includes Maguy Marin's Grosse Fugue, William Forsythe's Duo, Merce Cunningham's Beach Birds, and the world premiere of Ralph Lemon's Rescuing The Princess, a Joyce 25th Anniversary commission.

KEIGWIN + COMPANY
March 16-21
Tue-Wed 7:30pm; Thu-Sat 8pm; Sun 2pm
Dance Chat: Wed, Mar 24
Tickets: $10-$49 (Joyce Members $10-$37

Acclaimed for its electrifying brand of contemporary dance, KEIGWIN + COMPANY celebrates its first solo week at The Joyce with a vibrant program that features the world premiere of a new work and includes Mattress Suite and Caffeinated, two pieces that blend Keigwin's signature athleticism, subtle humor, and "uninhibited embrace of the theatrical."
(The New York Times). The program also features the explosive Runaway, set to a driving score by electronic composer Jonathan Pratt.

DANCEBRAZIL
March 23-April 4
Tue-Wed 7:30pm; Thu-Sat 8pm; Sun, Mar 28 7:30pm; Sun, Apr 4 2pm & 7:30pm
Dance Chat: Wed, Mar 24
Tickets: $10-$49 (Joyce Members $10-$37)

Under the direction of founder and artistic director Jelon Vieira, DanceBrazil comes to The Joyce for its eleventh season to perform mesmerizing works that highlight the company's signature fusion of Capoeira, Afro-Brazilian and contemporary dance. The high-energy program includes the New York premiere of Fluxo & Refluxo (Flux and Re-flux), along with company favorites Banguela (2009) and Retratos de Bahia (2005).

RICHMOND BALLET
April 6-11
Tue-Wed 7:30pm; Thu-Fri 8pm; Sat 2pm & 8pm; Sun 2pm & 7:30pm
Dance Chat: Wed, Apr 7 / Family Matinee: Sat, Apr 10 at 2pm
Tickets: $10-$49 (Joyce Members $10-$37)

Richmond Ballet takes The Joyce stage with two programs of six commissioned works that showcase the company's energy, vitality and extraordinary range. Artistic Director Stoner Winslett's romantic Ancient Airs and Dances gives way to the earthy sensuality of Mauricio Wainrot's Voyages and the spare geometry of Jessica Lang's To Familiar Spaces in Dream. Val Caniparoli's neoclassical Violin, Colin Connor's poignant Vestiges and William Soleau's uplifting Misa Criolla round out this diverse offering of New York City premieres.

PROGRAM A: Tue 7:30pm, Fri 8pm, Sat 2pm, Sun 7:30pm
Ancient Airs and Dances, To Familiar Spaces in Dream, Voyages

PROGRAM B: Wed 7:30pm, Thu 8pm, Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm
Misa Criolla, Violin, Vestiges

1.2.3. FESTIVAL
Three of New York's most revered dance companies perform works both classic and new.
Apr 13-Apr 25
OPENING NIGHT EVENT: Tue Apr 13 7:30pm
For one night only, all three companies perform on one program.
Tickets: $10-$49 (Joyce Members $10-$37)

AILEY II
Wed, April 14 7:30pm; Sat, April 17 2pm & 8pm; Sun, April 18 2pm; Wed, April 21 7:30pm;
Thu, April 22 8pm
Tickets: $10-$49 (Joyce Members $10-$37)

Ailey II's young dancers are universally renowned for combining vibrant spirit and elegant style to create passionate and stirring performances. The company, under the artistic direction of Sylvia Waters, continues to awe and inspire audiences across North America. Returning to The Joyce with all the enthusiasm and energy that is its trademark, the company presents diverse repertory, including Christopher Huggins' Essence, Thang Dao's Echoes, and Carlos Angel Santos' Proximity.

ABT II
Thu, April 15 8pm; Fri, April 23 8pm; Sat, April 24 2pm; Sun, April 25 7:30pm
Tickets: $10-$39 (Joyce Members $10-$29)

Some of the most exciting young talent in the dance world takes The Joyce stage for an evening of mixed repertory that highlights the virtuosity of the future stars of American Ballet Theatre. The program includes Jerome Robbins' American masterpiece Interplay, classical pas de deux, and world premieres by Roger VanFleteren and Edwaard Liang.

TAYLOR 2
Fri, April 16 8pm; Sun, April 18 7:30pm;
Tue, April 20 7:30pm; Sat, April 24 8pm; Sun, April 25 2pm
Tickets: $10-$49 (Joyce Members $10-$37)

The company presents four masterworks from its remarkable repertoire. Aureole, a joyful display of movement invention, was one of the first modern dances to use music composed more than two centuries earlier, while 3 Epitaphs, set to early New Orleans jazz, proves that physical comedy is timeless. Company B, using Andrews Sisters' hits, instantly placed Paul Taylor among the great war poets. Esplanade, set to Bach Violin Concertos, combines the dance maker's humor, poignancy and athleticism.

STEPHEN PETRONIO COMPANY
April 27-May 2
Tue-Wed 7:30pm; Thu-Sat 8pm; Sun 2pm & 7:30pm
Dance Chat: Wed, Apr 28
Tickets: $10-$49 (Joyce Members $10- $37)

The internationally acclaimed Stephen Petronio Dance Company completes its 25th Anniversary Season with benchmarks from its celebrated history and a world premiere. The program features MiddleSexGorge (1990), a howling dance of sensual power; Petronio's signature solo #3 (1986), set to music by Lenny Pickett, musical director and band front man for "Saturday Night Live;" and Foreign Import, a trio originally made for the Scottish Ballet (2007), set to Radiohead's infamous rock anthem "Creep." Petronio continues his commitment to ground-breaking new music with a world premiere set to Jonny Greenwood's award-wining orchestral score, "Popcorn Superhot Receiver."

ALWIN NIKOLAIS CENTENNIAL CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF NIKOLAIS (1910-2010)
May 4-9
Tues-Wed 7:30pm; Thu-Fri 8pm; Sat 2pm & 8pm; Sun 2pm & 7:30pm
Tickets: $10-$49 (Joyce Members $10-$37)

Alwin Nikolais wove his magic through original and inventive choreography, sound scores, theatrical lighting and costuming. This centennial celebration, part of an international tour, offers Joyce audiences a rare opportunity to see some of the most imaginative works from a choreographer whose repertoire spanned over sixty spectacular years and helped shape the future of contemporary dance.

The works are performed under the artistic direction of Alberto Del Saz and Murray Louis by the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company.

MOMIX
May 11-June 6
Tue-Wed 7:30pm; Thu-Fri 8pm; Sat 2pm & 8pm; Sun 2pm & 7:30pm
Dance Chat: Wed, May 19 / Family Matinee: Sat, May 15 at 2pm
Tickets: $10-$59 (Joyce Members $10-$44)

MOMIX is back with two programs filled with the "visual chimera and physical transformation" (The New York Times) that characterize the works of this always spell-binding company. For the first two weeks of the four-week run, audiences will experience MOMIX reMIX, a collection of company highlights that calls attention to choreographer/director Moses Pendleton's uncanny ability to capture the unpredictable and the other worldly. The final two weeks are devoted to Botanica, returning to The Joyce after its premiere last May to again enchant audiences with a score that ranges from birdsong to Vivaldi and serves as a backdrop for this magical exploration of the rhythms of the seasons.

Martha Graham DANCE COMPANY
June 8-13
Tue-Wed 7:30pm; Thu-Fri 8pm; Sat 2pm & 8pm; Sun 2pm & 7:30pm
Tickets: $10-$59 (Joyce Members $10-$44)

For this world premiere, Obie Award-winning theater director Anne Bogart recreates a 21st century version of American Document, Martha Graham's classic 1938 work that used iconic American documents like the Declaration of Independence to comment on the political experience in America. Taking its inspiration from Graham's original aesthetic, this new piece will use movement and text to offer fresh insights into contemporary politics and the American experience.

JOHN JASPERSE COMPANY
June 16-19
Wed 7:30pm; Thu-Fri 8pm; Sat 2 & 7:30pm
Tickets: $10-$39 (Joyce Members $10-$29)

The innovative work of John Jasperse Company has been described by The New York Times as "intelligent art [that] energizes, rather than enervates." Returning to The Joyce for the first time since 2000, the company will perform the New York premiere of Truth, Revised Histories, Wishful Thinking, and Flat Out Lies, an evening-length work with a commissioned score by composer Hahn Rowe. Joining Rowe are live musicians from the critically acclaimed International Contemporary Ensemble for this piece that explores the often fluid boundaries between fantasy and reality.

Truth is co-commissioned by The Joyce Theater's Stephen and Cathy Weinroth Fund for New Work, and the Forsythe Company in co-production with the John Jasperse Company.

Savion Glover
June 21-July 10
Mon-Wed 7:30pm; Thu-Fri 8pm; Sat 2pm & 8pm
Tickets: $10-$59 (Joyce Members $10-$44)

For three electrifying weeks, Savion Glover's SoLE PoWER takes over The Joyce stage.
Since 1996 when his show Bring In da Noise, Bring In da Funk ignited Broadway, Glover has dazzled audiences with his astounding technique, fancy footwork and blinding speed, all of which make him one of the most virtuosic choreographers and performers working today. Glover's "strength doesn't stop at his feet," proclaims The New York Times. "It pumps through his body, lanky and tightly wound, radiating out like an electrical force."

PILOBOLUS
July 12-August 7
Mon-Wed 7:30pm; Thu-Fri 8pm; Sat 2pm & 8pm
Tickets: $10-$59 (Joyce Members $10-$44)

For its 26th season at The Joyce, Pilobolus brings an electrifying line up of works and yet to be announced surprises to the stage. Throughout the company's remarkable history, audiences have delighted in watching Pilobolus dancers thread their way through magnificent pieces like Gnomen, Megawatt, Rushes, and Day Two. Returning from last season's sold-out run, the company will launch its 40th Anniversary celebration at The Joyce.

CAMILLE A. Brown /ANDREA MILLER/MONICA Bill Barnes/KATE WEARE
August 9-14
CAMILLE A. Brown/ANDREA MILLER
Mon, Aug 9 7:30pm; Wed, Aug 11 7:30pm; Fri, Aug 13 8pm; Sat, Aug 14 2pm
MONICA Bill Barnes/KATE WEARE
Tue, Aug 10 7:30pm; Thu, Aug 12 8pm; Sat, Aug 14 2pm & 8pm
Tickets: $10-$39 (Joyce Members $10-$29)

Four gifted female choreographers make their Joyce debuts in one week of alternating programs designed to showcase the talents of these young artists. Camille A. Brown, known to audiences from the work she has created for Urban Bush Women and Alvin Aliey American Dance Theater, now comes to The Joyce with her own ensemble. Joining Brown is Andrea Miller, whose company, Gallim Dance, has exploded onto the national dance scene with technical virtuosity and strikingly physical works.

In an alternate program, Kate Weare Company and Monica Bill Barnes & Company share the stage in an evening of dance that pairs Barnes' charmingly rickety, beautifully tawdry, and profoundly good-hearted pieces with Weare's wildly ferocious, startling, and highly sensuous work.

All four artists take the stage for an afternoon performance on Saturday, August 14.

DANCE CHATS
The Joyce Theater holds free post-performance dialogues (formerly called "Humanities") with artistic directors and/or company members following the performance on the first Wednesday of each company's engagement. These dialogues are open to all audience members attending that evening's performance.

FAMILY MATINEES
Created to help build dance audiences for the future, The Joyce's popular family-oriented performance series will return this fall with three family-friendly matinees, each followed by a special chance to meet the artists. Kids' tickets are only $10. Children who see two of the three family matinees automatically become Joyce Junior Members and save 40% on the price of their tickets ($10 reduced to $6). Children, ages 6-14, must be accompanied by an adult (maximum four kids to one grownup). Joyce Junior Members get a special "Backstage-at-the-Joyce" tour, a T-shirt and gift coupons.

This fall/winter season's Family Matinee series is as follows:
§ Restoration Dance Theatre: Saturday, March 20 at 2pm (Joyce SoHo, 155 Mercer St)*
§ Richmond Ballet: Saturday, April 10 at 2pm
§ MOMIX: Saturday, May 15 at 2pm
*The exuberant and joyful dancers of Restoration Dance Theatre blow the roof off the house with the power of their dance. Restoration's vibrant repertoire draws from dance and drum traditions found in Africa, the Caribbean and the United States. Their dance brings down ancestral spirits in a rhythmic celebration of life. Best of all, they invite the audience to join them onstage!

ABOUT The Joyce Theater
The Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization, has proudly served the dance community and its audiences since 1982. The founders, Cora Cahan and Eliot Feld, acquired and renovated the Elgin Theater in Chelsea, which opened as The Joyce Theater in 1982. The Joyce is 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 establish the theater. One of the only theaters built by dancers for dance, The Joyce Theater has provided an intimate and elegant New York home for more than 300 domestic and international companies. The Joyce has also commissioned more than 130 new dances since 1992. In 1996, The Joyce created Joyce SoHo, a dance center providing highly subsidized rehearsal and performance space to hundreds of dance artists. New York City public school students and teachers annually benefit from The Joyce's Dance Education Program, and adult audiences get closer to dance through pre-engagement Dance Talks and post-performance "Dance Chat" discussions. The Joyce Theater now features an annual season of approximately 48 weeks with over 340 performances for audiences in excess of 135,000. Additionally, for the last six years The Joyce has co-produced Evening Stars as part of the River To River Festival in Lower Manhattan.

TICKET PRICES AND MEMBER INFORMATION
To become a Joyce Member, ticket buyers simply purchase tickets to four different companies at the same time and they automatically save 25% on tickets (not applicable for $10 or $19 tickets). Joyce Members are entitled to the 25% discount on additional tickets purchased throughout the season - until August 2010. For more information on becoming a Joyce Member, please visit www.Joyce.org or call JoyceCharge at 212-242-0800. Single ticket prices range from $10-$59. Tickets can be purchased by calling JoyceCharge at 212-242-0800, in person at the Box Office (Monday - Friday 12-6pm), or online by visiting www.Joyce.org. Please note: ticket prices are subject to change. The Joyce Theater is located at 175 Eighth Avenue (at 19th street). Joyce Soho is located at 155 Mercer Street.

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