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. 

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 making their NYC debut, including San Francisco-based choreographer Myles Thatcher’s Redbird, an abstract yet poignant piece; international choreographer Bryan Arias’s When Breath Becomes Air, a cinematic visualization of Ezio Bosso’s minimalist score; and former Nederlands Dans Theater dancer Medhi Walerski, recently named the new Artistic Dire

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.

The Board of Trustees cordially invites you to attend The Joyce Theater Foundation Annual Gala on Thursday, June 25, 2020. This year's gala honors Denise Littlefield Sobel, President, Tikkun Olam Foundation, Inc. and Toni Hoover, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Joyce Board Trustee, and Pacific Northwest Ballet Board Trustee; and features Pacific Northwest Ballet at the David H. Koch Theater.

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.