Smuin Contemporary Ballet

San-Francisco based Smuin Contemporary Ballet expands the boundaries of ballet with a contemporary style influenced by the company's late founder, Tony Award-winner Michael Smuin. The company returns to The Joyce with a triple bill of original commissions each making their New York premiere. Val Caniparoli’s Tutto Eccetto il Lavandino (2014), is “an exacting neoclassical ballet that shows off the company's chops” (San Francisco Chronicle). Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Tupelo Tornado (2024) takes inspiration from the life and lore of Elvis Presley in an eclectic portrait of the iconic idol’s clashes with fame. Closing the program is Renaissance (2019), a stirring work by Smuin’s incoming Artistic Director Amy Seiwert that honors the power of collective action, with music by the Kitka Women’s Vocal Ensemble.