The Joyce to Present BODYTRAFFIC & doug elkins choreography, etc. in January

The Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc. is proud to present return engagements of the acclaimed companies BODYTRAFFIC and doug elkins choreography, etc. performing on alternating dates from January 6 - 11. Tickets for both companies range in price from $10 to $30 and can be purchased through JoyceCharge at www.Joyce.org, or by calling 212-242-0800. Please note: ticket prices are subject to change. The Joyce Theater is located at 175 Eighth Avenue at 19th Street.

Founded in 2007, Los Angeles-based BODYTRAFFIC returns to The Joyce from January 6 - 10 with a program of three works: the world premiere of Dust with music by UK-based choreographer Hofesh Shechter inspired by his 2004 work Cult; the New York premiere of Once again, before you go, by the Montreal-based choreographer, Victor Quijada, whose work blends break dancing and ballet; and The New 45 by Richard Siegal, founder and artistic director of The Bakery Paris-Berlin, a multimedia performing arts company formed in 2005.

Choreographer Doug Elkins takes the Joyce stage with his company doug elkins choreography, etc. from January 7 - 11 with the New York premiere of Hapless Bizarre, a delightful dance for six performers including a new vaudevillian, which explores the intersections between physical comedy, choreography, flirtation, and romance; and Mo(or)town/Redux, which revisits, as only Elkins can, both Shakespeare's Othello and Jose Limón's seminal modern dance work The Moor's Pavane. Like Limón, Elkins transforms the text of Shakespeare's tragedy into a dance piece for four characters-Othello, Iago, Desdemona, and Emilia-and the simple prop of a handkerchief. With a Motown and neo-Motown-inspired score, Elkins explores themes of power, love, jealousy, and betrayal in this acclaimed work.

The schedules for BODYTRAFFIC and doug elkins choreography, etc. at The Joyce Theater are as follows;

• BODYTRAFFIC: January 6-10; Tuesday at 7:30pm; Thursday at 8pm*; and Saturday at 2pm & 8pm.
• doug elkins choreography, etc.: January 7-11; Wednesday at 7:30pm; Friday at 8pm*; and Sunday at 2pm & 7:30pm.

*Both companies will have a DanceChat event, a free post-performance talkback with members of the company; the DanceChat for BODYTRAFFIC will take place on Thursday, January 8 and the DanceChat for doug elkins choreography, etc. will take place on Friday, January 9.

Tickets for BODYTRAFFIC and doug elkins choreography, etc. range in price from $10 to $30 and can be purchased through JoyceCharge at (212) 242-0800 or online at www.joyce.org. Please note: ticket prices are subject to change. The Joyce Theater is located at 175 Eighth Avenue at 19th Street. For more information, please visit www.joyce.org.