Nominations Announced for the 2025 BESSIE AWARDS
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 25, 2025
The New York Dance and Performance Awards, known as THE BESSIES, will announce the 2024 and 2025 honorees at a ceremony on January 20 at Dixon Place. This year’s nominations span choreography, performance, design, and revival categories.
MOMIX Returns To The Joyce With ALICE
by Stephi Wild - Nov 14, 2025
The Joyce Theater Foundation will once again welcome audiences to tumble down the rabbit hole with MOMIX this holiday season as Moses Pendleton’s fantastical ALICE returns for a three-week engagement.
Industry Pro Newsletter: Leadership Changes in Opera Large and Small
by Alex Freeman - Nov 10, 2025
This week’s roundup highlights major leadership changes, funding shifts, and renewed investment in the performing arts. OPERA America has named Michael J. Bobbitt as its next President & CEO, while Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS announced $1.5 million in emergency food grants nationwide. In New York, The Joyce Theater Foundation received a landmark $15 million gift, and Broadway productions prepare to take the stage at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Regionally, Chicago’s cultural department faces a proposed budget reduction, Theatre Washington released a new industry impact report, and Houston Grand Opera appointed James Gaffigan as its next Music Director. Meanwhile, in the UK, opera and arts education take center stage with efforts to broaden access and strengthen creative learning.
Interview: Andrea Miller & GALLIM Return to the Joyce with MOTHER
by Christina Pandolfi - Nov 3, 2025
After years spent creating work for other companies, Andrea Miller is returning to the Joyce theater with GALLIM, where she serves as Artistic Director and Choreographer, with her first full-length world premiere since 2018.
Review: COMPAGNIE DYPTIK: LE GRAND BAL at The Joyce Theatre
by Gabby Ziccarelli - Oct 29, 2025
What if dance could transform our feelings of loneliness to those of belonging? Help us forget our own pain, albeit temporarily, and instead allow us to find a sliver of joy? Enable us to feel free and, perhaps, even feel like the most authentic version of ourselves?
Hip-Hop Legend Rennie Harris to Return to The Joyce
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 22, 2025
The Joyce Theater Foundation will present the New York premiere of American Street Dancer from Rennie Harris Puremovement American Street Dance Theater. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Complexions Contemporary Ballet Returns To The Joyce Theater In November
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 17, 2025
Complexions Contemporary Ballet will return to The Joyce Theater for its annual two-week engagement, running November 18–30, 2025. The performances mark the company’s 31st season under the direction of Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson and will feature three world premieres alongside works from its repertory.
Andrea Miller's MOTHER to be Presented At The Joyce
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 8, 2025
GALLIM, the internationally acclaimed company led by choreographer and artistic director Andrea Miller, will present its return to The Joyce Theater with the world premiere of MOTHER.
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company to Perform At Midwest Arts XPO
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 12, 2025
The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company will perform at Midwest Arts XPO. At Midwest Arts XPO, Nai-Ni Chen will introduce new audiences to the company's blend of Chinese tradition and modern innovation.
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company Performs at Midwest Arts XPO
by Stephi Wild - Sep 12, 2025
The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, the renowned international touring dance company founded by Chinese American choreographer Nai-Ni Chen, and now led by Artistic Director Greta Campo and Executive Director Andy Chiang, will perform at Midwest Arts XPO.