Since its beginnings, The Joyce Theater's American Dance Platform has been dedicated to the memory of Theodore S. Bartwink of The Harkness Foundation for Dance. Beloved by the New York City dance community, Ted was Executive Director of The Harkness Foundation for Dance for 45 years and, from 1993 to 2014, was a devoted Joyce Theater Foundation trustee.
A major grant from The Harkness Foundation for Dance has made the American Dance Platform possible since its inaugural weeklong series in January 2016 and for the past five years, which included the promotion of the following 37 dance companies from across the United States.
AMERICAN DANCE PLATFORM COMPANIES
- Alonzo King LINES Ballet
- Ate9
- Backhausdance
- BalletX
- BODYTRAFFIC
- Bruce Wood Dance
- Caleb Teicher & Company
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- CONTRA-TIEMPO
- Dallas Black Dance Theatre
- Davalois Fearon Dance
- Dayton Contemporary Dance Company
- Dušan Týnek Dance Theatre
- Embodiment Project
- Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater
- Ephrat Asherie Dance
- Hālau O Kekuhi
- Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
- Jessica Lang Dance
- Limón Dance Company
- Lucky Plush Productions
- Martha Graham Dance Company
- NW Dance Project
- ODC/Dance
- PHILADANCO!
- Ragamala Dance Company
- Raphael Xavier
- RAWdance
- Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group
- Rennie Harris PUREMOVEMENT
- Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE
- Rosie Herrera Dance Theatre
- Spectrum Dance Theater + Donald Byrd
- Stephen Petronio Company
- Trinity Irish Dance Company
- TU Dance
- Urban Bush Women