SEP 19-OCT 8

Twyla Tharp returns with her own troupe of truly stellar dancers, masters of her quicksilver, musical movement, in a program illustrating her unbridled talent and broad artistic range.

OCT 11-14

Following its successful 2015 Joyce debut, Ballet West returns with two New York premieres: Nicolo Fonte’s powerful and moving Fox on the Doorstep and Val Caniparoli’s majestic and dynamic Dances for Lou. Rounding out the program will be a third work from the company’s rich and varied repertoire. Boasting elegant and versatile ballet dancers, ballet fans won’t want to miss seeing this American gem from the Rocky Mountains.
 

OCT 18-22

Tero Saarinen Company, one of Europe’s leading contemporary dance companies, makes its long-awaited return to The Joyce with Morphed, a work bursting with strong masculine energy.

OCT 25-29

For over 40 years, Maguy Marin has astounded international audiences with her arresting choreographic vision. This season, her company takes the Joyce stage to perform BiT, a chilling and confrontational work contemplating violence.

OCT 31-NOV 4

Dresden Semperoper Ballett makes its Joyce debut with an elegant program that showcases classical technique with a contemporary bend.

NOV 7-12

A longtime Joyce audience favorite, Garth Fagan Dance comes back with a program displaying Fagan’s signature technique, heralded for combining the gravity of modern dance, the precision of ballet, and the power of Afro-Caribbean styles.

NOV 14–26

"Inventive, emotionally satisfying and just plain joyful, the dancers of Complexions are utterly transfixing,” proclaims Billboard Magazine. Their high-voltage, virtuosic style will again be on display at The Joyce when a stellar cast of 15 dancers perform an exciting array of repertory favorites spanning the company’s 24 year history

NOV 30-DEC 3

Liz Gerring Dance Company returns with Horizon, commissioned by The Joyce, and featuring production design by Robert Wierzel and a score by Michael J. Schumacher.

DEC 12-17

Returning this season, the Trisha Brown Dance Company takes the stage with three pivotal works works created between 2000 and 2009, during the Trisha Brown's final period of dance making. These dances illumnate Brown’s connection to music: Salvatore Sciarrino’s flute in Geometry of Quiet; Dave Douglas's jazz sounds in Groove and Countermove; and Jean-Phillippe Rameau’s baroque opera in L’Amour au théâtre.
 

DEC 19-31

For its Joyce engagement, Dorrance Dance performs Myelination, “a glittering closer that needs to have a second life.”(The New York Times) 

This program offers two exciting, young troupes: Los Angeles’ sleek and crowd-pleasing BODYTRAFFIC alongside the swing, jazz, and tap ensemble Caleb Teicher & Company.

On this bill are two visually striking contemporary dance companies: Jessica Lang Dance, known for its exceptionally crafted work, and the dynamic and entertaining Backhausdance, making its Joyce debut.

These two companies are informed by distinct cultural traditions : the African American contemporary dance of PHILADANCO! alongside the mesmerizing and fluid traditional hula of Hālau O Kekuhi.

JAN 17-21

This season, Malpaso Dance Company will bring delightful works by Artistic Director Osnel Delgado and the New York premiere of Indomitable Waltz, The Joyce’s recent commission for the troupe that was created by choreographer Aszure Barton and set to the music of Alexander Balanescu, Michael Nyman, and Nils Frahm. 

JAN 23-28

For its Joyce debut, Compagnie Accrorap performs The Roots, a visually striking work for eleven men that “explodes in your face like a shaken can of soda.” (Le Monde)

JAN 30-FEB 4

A Joyce debut, French-based Compagnie Hervé KOUBI performs What The Day Owes To The Night, a highly physical, stunningly fluid work for 12 French-Algerian and African dancers.

FEB 6-11

Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE returns with a program which includes a world premiere duet for Ronald K. Brown and Arcell Cabuag in celebration of Associate Artistic Director Cabaug's 20th year with the company.

FEB 13-25

Displaying the heart-stopping, jaw-dropping talent of Soledad Barrio, Noche Flamenca comes back to The Joyce with Intimo, a series of short, emotive works created by the company’s Artistic Director Martin Santangelo.