FEB 11-16

The show-stopping, foot-stomping all-male dance company Che Malambo brings rich Argentinian traditions and rigorous dancing to the Joyce stage for an exhilarating show that is perfect for the entire family. A dance form practiced by gauchos, or South American cowboys, Malambo developed in the 17th century from competitive duels that tested agility, strength, and dexterity.

FEB 18-23

France’s celebrated Cie Hervé KOUBI returns to The Joyce for its 20th anniversary season with Les nuits barbares ou les premiers matins du monde, an athletic and poetic look at the shared history of the Mediterranean basin. Featuring an all-male cast of dancers from Algeria, Morocco, France, and Burkina Faso, the company investigates a sense of belonging which proves more ancient than the concept of nations.

FEB 25-MAR 1

Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE celebrates its 35th anniversary with the return of High Life and Grace, two works that exemplify Brown’s contemporary African style. High Life celebrates the idea of what one brings and what one leaves behind when striving for “a better life,” paying homage to the African-American migration from rural areas to cities.

Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE celebrates its 35^th anniversary with a one night only inclusion to the benefit program of an excerpt from Open Door performed by Linda Celeste Sims and Glen Allen Sims courtesy of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. In honor of the occasion and milestone, Ronald K. Brown will make a special appearance in High Life.

MAR 3-7

“One of Europe’s top ballet companies” (New York Times), Ballet Vlaanderen, known locally as Royal Ballet of Flanders, celebrates its 50th anniversary with a Joyce debut.

MAR 10-15

“Characterized by vibrant energy, brilliant coherence, and an effortless visual elegance” (The Daily Telegraph), Scotland’s national dance company returns to The Joyce with THIS IS MY BODY…, a double bill that showcases radically contrasting dance styles, equally compelling in emotional impact.

MAR 18-22

The “versatile and daring” (The New York Times) Lyon Opera Ballet returns to The Joyce Theater, joining the citywide Beethoven Celebration honoring the 250th anniversary of the composer’s birth. Movement and musicality interact in distinct ways in Trois Grandes Fugues, a stunning triple bill presenting the work of trailblazing choreographers Maguy Marin, Lucinda Childs, and Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker.

MAR 24-29

“Sparklingly present…and remarkably strong,” (The New York Times), Cuba’s Malpaso Dance Company returns to New York with its dazzling, classically trained dancers.

MAR 31-APR 5

Limón Dance Company showcases the range of its founder’s choreographic mastery in a timely and moving program performed by dancers known for their “humility, unpretentiousness, and faith” (The New York Times). In The Traitor, Limón draws from the archetypal power struggle between Judas and Jesus, a charged indictment of political fear mongering that is fiercely relevant today.

APR 7-19

To celebrate the company’s 50th anniversary, Ballet Hispánico’s two week run at The Joyce Theater celebrates generations of renowned Latinx choreographers with the NY Premiere of Gustavo Ramírez Sansano’s 18+1 and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Tiburones, a take on the media’s power over representation of Latinx cultures. Jardí Tancat, the award winning work that launched the career of renowned choreographer Nacho Duato, a

APR 21-26

Trisha Brown Dance Company marks its 50th anniversary with a program celebrating Brown’s extraordinary creative partnership with visual artist Robert Rauschenberg.

APR 28-MAY 3

Celebrating 50 years of dance, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre returns to The Joyce with a repertory program focused on the modalities of human relationships. Mark Morris’s joyous Maelstrom features a mosaic of bodies in motion, set to Beethoven’s “Ghost Trio.” Nacho Duato’s Duende creates a visual world for Debussy’s sculptural score where dancers possess radiating charm.

MAY 5-10

Charlotte Ballet returns under the artistic direction of Hope Muir, with three contemporary works including San Francisco-based choreographer Myles Thatcher’s Redbird, which explores themes of grief; international choreographer Bryan Arias’s When Breath Becomes Air, a cinematic visualization of Ezio Bosso’s minimalist score; and for the first time at The Joyce, former Nederlands Dans Theater dancer Medhi Walerski offers Petite Cérémonie, a w

MAY 12-17

Stephen Petronio Company is back with a command performance of American Landscapes (2019),  a collaboration with artist Robert Longo, which features original music by Jozef van Wissem and Jim Jarmusch. Paying homage to postmodern masters, the company continues its Bloodlines project with a restaging of Steve Paxton’s duet, Jag vill garna telefonera (1982).

MAY 19-31

Parsons Dance takes the Joyce stage with a program packed with new works and company classics. Highlighting the bill is a world premiere by David Parsons, set to Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Yusuf/Cat Stevens’ iconic songs like “Peace Train” and “Trouble”, which uses captivating movement to echo the songwriter’s emotional journeys. Also on tap is a new piece by choreographer Matthew Neenan, co-founder of Philadelphia’s acclaimed BalletX, who selected Baroque composer Pietro Locatelli’s Concerto No.

JUN 4-7

Ballet Tech’s Kids Dance is “a New York City Treasure” (New York Times). And here we are again – delighted and eager to dance for you! Returning to the repertory is that zany Meshugana Dance, the kaleidoscopic Americana A Yankee Doodle, and the high-steppin’ A Stair Dance – all choreographed by Eliot Feld.

JUN 9-14

Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, one of America’s leading flamenco companies, presents the world premiere of LATIDO by José Maldonado, whom The New York Times praised for “bursts of brilliance and uncommon invention.” LATIDO, meaning “beat,” explores rhythms that connect us all, from the heartbeat that sustains life, to the dynamic web of rhythms that ground and unify flamenco artists.

JUN 16-21

In the inaugural program of The TaylorNEXT Series, Paul Taylor Dance Company highlights groundbreaking early works from the master choreographer’s canon, including Events II (1957), Fibers (1960), and Tracer (1962).

JUN 23-28

Ballez reinvents the classical ballet canon with storytelling that champions the expression of queer, lesbian, transgender, and gender-nonconforming identities within ballet. Giselle of Loneliness, inspired by the tragic, romantic story-ballet Giselle, dives into themes of despair and madness.

JUN 23-28

The Joyce presents the acclaimed Pacific Northwest Ballet in two dynamic programs at the Koch Theater.

JUN 24-27

Hailed for his “extraordinary feats of visual imagination” (New York Times), Christopher Williams offers a program of his own original, queer versions of legendary works by the Ballets Russes.

JUN 30-JUL 19

Seamlessly blending illusion, acrobatics, magic and whimsy, MOMIX sends audiences flying down the rabbit hole in a new production inspired by Lewis Carroll’s classic Alice in Wonderland. Join this dazzling company on a mind-bending adventure, as Alice encounters time-honored characters including the undulating Caterpillar, a lobster quadrille, frenzied White Rabbits, a mad Queen of Hearts, and a variety of other surprises.

JUL 21-26

According to the gospel of hip-hop dance artist Rennie Harris, “movement is how we worship life.” In his latest work, Rennie Harris LIFTED, spirituality and movement traditions intertwine.

JUL 28-AUG 2

New York City Ballet principal dancer Sara Mearns invites new collaborators into her artistic orbit in this upcoming Joyce Theater Production. Continuing her process of creative self-discovery, Sara challenges herself and her partners in a series of pieces that span mediums and reimagine genres. Unexpected pairings take center stage as this world-class ballerina reveals herself through the bold act of reinvention.

AUG 4-16

Acclaimed choreographer Caleb Teicher brings the best of the swing dance world to the concert stage. With live music by Eyal Vilner’s Big Band, Lindy hop champions bring the joy, fire, and fight of competitive and social swing dance in this Joyce Theater Production.

AUG 18-23

“A triumph of courage, enterprise, and above all, choreographic felicity” (The New York Times), the Sarasota Ballet has established itself as the main exponent of the choreography of Sir Frederick Ashton.