After a triumphant 15th Anniversary season and World Tour, Complexions Contemporary Ballet Artistic Directors and Co-Founders Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson have announced the official programming for the company's return to The Joyce Theater, taking place November 16-28, 2010. To purchase tickets, please call JoyceCharge at 212-242-0800 or visit www.joyce.org. The Joyce Theater is located at 175 Eighth Avenue (at 19th Street) in Chelsea.
Complexions will premiere four new works by Dwight Rhoden during its annual engagement at The Joyce Theater. Featuring music from Rachmaninov to the Rolling Stones, these eclectic new works truly embody the culturally and artistically diverse spirit of Complexions. NEW WORKSON HOLIDAY
New York Premiere
Joyce Premiere following preview at NYC SummerStage
Two by Four is a quartet for two couples to two songs by The Rolling Stones - Paint it Black and (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction . We encounter these couples at the end of a night of revelry on the town. The club has cleared, but these couples fight the dawn and even each other in an attempt to keep the party going.
Since its founding over 16 years ago, Rhoden and Richardson have created in Complexions an institution that embodies its historical moment, a sanctuary where those passionate about dance can celebrate its past while simultaneously building its future. Aptly, this year's programs celebrate the company's versatility with an exhilarating mixture of old and new, including these premieres and audience favorites like Rise and Mercy. Complexions' 2010 return to The Joyce Theater promises exciting evenings of dance for all. Whether lifelong dance enthusiasts or new fans, Complexions Contemporary Ballet will move New York audiences with the virtuosity of their dancers and the emotive power they convey through the art of dance. ABOUT COMPLEXIONS CONTEMPORARY BALLETIt is Rhoden and Richardson's unique career paths that have paved the way for them to re-define dance-as their multifaceted resumes will show, neither has ever been comfortable with his art being placed in a box. Instead, from E! to PBS to VH1, from Cirque de Soleil to the Joffrey Ballet to So You Think You Can Dance, the two have allowed the transformative power of their art to flow freely throughout the entertainment world-their creative vision restricted by nothing but the limits of the human body itself.
ABOUT The Joyce Theater
The Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization, has proudly served the dance community and its audiences since 1982. The founders, Cora Cahan and Eliot Feld, acquired and renovated the Elgin Theater in Chelsea, which opened as The Joyce Theater in 1982. The Joyce is named in honor of Joyce Mertz, beloved daughter of LuEsther T. Mertz. It was LuEsther's clear, undaunted vision and abundant generosity that made it imaginable and ultimately possible to establish the theater. One of the only theaters built by dancers for dance, The Joyce Theater has provided an intimate and elegant New York home for more than 300 domestic and international companies. The Joyce has also commissioned more than 130 new dances since 1992. In 1996, The Joyce created Joyce SoHo, a dance center providing highly subsidized rehearsal and performance space to hundreds of dance artists. New York City public school students and teachers annually benefit from The Joyce's Dance Education Program, and adult audiences get closer to dance through pre-engagement Dance Talks and post-performance "Dance Chat" discussions. The Joyce Theater now features an annual season of approximately 48 weeks with over 340 performances for audiences in excess of 135,000. Additionally, for the last six years The Joyce has co-produced Evening Stars as part of the River To River Festival in Lower Manhattan.
Tickets start at $10 (for the front row) and range up to $59 (top price for Joyce Members is $44). Please note: Ticket prices are subject to change. Tickets and subscriptions can be purchased by calling JoyceCharge at 212-242-0800 or visit at www.joyce.org.Videos