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Ballet Festival

Curated by Misty Copeland
Tue Aug 4 - Sun Aug 16

This summer, The Joyce’s Ballet Festival returns for two weeks of dance curated by Misty Copeland, celebrating ballet’s bright past, present, and future. Recognized for moving the art form of ballet forward, Copeland’s festival brings together a selection of top talent from globally recognized ballet companies, including world-class dancers, visionary choreographers, and fresh creative voices that continue to shape the future of dance. 

Program Schedule and Casting

Special Performances
Summer Soirée: Tue, Aug 4
Curtain Chat: Wed, Aug 5

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Program

Cast

Note: casting and programming are subject to change. Please refer to the schedule for information on specific performance dates.

Sierra Armstrong, Soloist, American Ballet Theatre

Madison Brown, Corps de Ballet, American Ballet Theatre

Aeron Buchanan, Artist, Complexions Contemporary Ballet

Finnian Carmeci, Corps de Ballet, American Ballet Theatre

Renan Cerdeiro, Independent Artist

Guillaume Diop, Danseur Étoile, Paris Opera Ballet

Joe González, Artist/Co-Associate Artistic Director, Complexions Contemporary Ballet

Kellen Hornbuckle, Demi-Soloist, Houston Ballet

Naazir Muhammad, First Soloist, Houston Ballet

Sae Eun Park, Danseuse Étoile, Paris Opera Ballet

SunMi Park, Soloist, American Ballet Theatre

Elias Re, Independent Artist

Taylor Stanley, Principal, New York City Ballet

Ingrid Thoms, Corps de Ballet, American Ballet Theatre

April Watson, Artist, Complexions Contemporary Ballet

Harper Watters, Principal Dancer, Houston Ballet

Schedule
Week 1

Interactions
Choreography by Ingrid Silva
Artists Elias Re and Renan Cerdeiro

Show Pony
Choreography by Kyle Abraham
New York City Ballet Principal Dancer Taylor Stanley

Young Lovers (excerpt)
Choreography by Houston Thomas
Complexions Contemporary Ballet Artists Joe González (Co-Associate Artistic Director) and Aeron Buchanan

Sonata for Two Cellos
Choreography by José Limón
Artist to be announced 

Romeo & Juliet
Choreography by Rudolf Nureyev
Pairs Opera Ballet Étoiles Guillaume Diop and Sae Eun Park

Ave Maria
Choreography by Dwight Rhoden
Complexions Contemporary Ballet Artists April Watson and Joe González (Co-Associate Artistic Director)

New work by Aleisha Walker 

Week 2

Clear
Choreography by Stanton Welch
Houston Ballet Dancers Harper Watters (Principal), Naazir Muhammad (First Soloist), and Kellen Hornbuckle (Demi-Soloist)

Middle Length Poem
Choreography by Andrea Miller
New York City Ballet Principal Dancer Taylor Stanley

Dance Theatre of Harlem
Repertory and casting to be announced

Ave Maria
Choreography by Dwight Rhoden
Dancers Madison Brown (American Ballet Theatre, Corps de Ballet), Joe González (Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Artist/Co-Associate Artistic Director)

THAIS
Choreography by Rudolf Nureyev
Pairs Opera Ballet Étoiles Guillaume Diop and Sae Eun Park

Mantle
Choreography by James Whiteside
American Ballet Theatre Dancers Sierra Armstrong (Soloist), Sun Mi Park (Soloist), Finnian Carmeci (Corps de Ballet), and Ingrid Thoms (Corps de Ballet)

New Work by Ilo Elder

Programming subject to change. More programming to be announced at a later date.

Funding Credits

Lead support for The Joyce’s Ballet Festival creation and presentation provided by the Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation Ballet Festival Commissions Fund. This project was made possible in part with the support of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.

Underwriting support for The Joyce's presentation of its Ballet Festival curated by Misty Copeland provided by Elizabeth A. Haynes. Underwriting support for Festival presentations during the Spring/Summer '26 is generously provided by Virginia & Timothy Millhiser.

Creation support has been generously provided by the Ballet Festival Visionaries: Leanne Lachman, Virginia & Timothy Millhiser, Ellen Rosen, and Karen Roth.

 

 

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