The Joyce Theater News

The New York Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies, will celebrate these honorees at the 2023 Bessies Angel Party on October 11.

The Chocolate Factory Theater continues its Fall 2023 Season with the premiere of Aging Prelude, a new dance work by chameckilerner. Learn more about the production and how to get tickets here!

The Joyce Theater Foundation  celebrates its second Joyce Theater Production of the Fall ‘23/Winter ‘24 season with the Joyce debut of HopeBoykinDance in States Of Hope. Learn more about the performance and how to get tickets here!

DAVALOIS FEARON DANCE presents the Virtual Premiere of 'Consider Water' and 'Time to Talk with Dava' as part of Climate Week NYC. Experience a dynamic and immersive performance exploring water issues and join the discursive series on structural racism in dance and academia.

The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company announces a season of performance, residencies, and exciting community activities that features new works, new productions, and most importantly welcomes new choreographers, dancers, artists, and collaborators to create groundbreaking work that bridges the cultural divide, gives honor and justice to diverse heritage, and amplify the artistic voices seldom heard outside the immigrant community.

Discover the captivating world of contemporary dance with Olivier Tarpaga Dance Project's Once the Dust Settles at The Joyce Theater. Experience mesmerizing choreography and storytelling in this must-see performance.

The Joyce Theater Foundation has announced the theatrical dance and music production Heart of Brick as the first engagement of its Fall ‘23/Winter ‘24 season. The tender and sincere depiction of queer Black love, a collaboration between three visionary artists—serpentwithfeet, Wu Tsang, and Raja Feather Kelly—this Joyce Theater Production will play The Joyce Theater from September 15-22. 

Don't miss Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company's performance at Dance on the Lawn in Montclair, NJ on September 9, 2023. Get all the details and enjoy an afternoon of free dance performances by professional and emerging companies.

Bruce Wood Dance will celebrate 14 years with its 2023-2024 season, featuring in-person dance productions, intensives, and artistic collaborations. Named the 2023 Best Dance Company by D Magazine, the company is known for its emotionally engaging and kinesthetically captivating choreography.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts will present the Center premiere of COMPLEXIONS Contemporary Ballet, Founding Co-Artistic Directors Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, on Saturday, September 16, 2023, at 7:30 PM in Segerstrom Hall. 

The New York Dance and Performance Awards, the Bessies, has announced the 2023 award recipients at the 39th Bessie Awards Ceremony. The Illustrious Blacks hosted this year's celebratory event, which was held at Lincoln Center's Damrosch Park as part of Lincoln Center's Summer for the City. Check out a complete list of 2023 awards here!

As the esteemed choreographer prepares to premier works new and familiar at the Joyce Theatre this August, he reflects on why art is not a “cure all” for the world’s post-COVID ills.

Villa Albertine today revealed the fall programming for its year-long Dance Season, a 360-degree program that caters to each stage of the artistic process from the conception of new work to performance to continuing professional development and learning in the industry.   

In the exciting final week of Festival 2023, Lyon-based Compagnie Käfig will return to Jacob's Pillow for the first time in ten years with a unique performance bridging dance and technology from Aug. 23-27 in the Ted Shawn Theatre. On the outdoor Henry J. Leir Stage, Tulsa Ballet will make their Pillow debut as the first company from Oklahoma to perform at the Festival, in a week-long engagement from Aug. 23-27. Tickets for performances are on sale now. 

Fire Island Dance Festival raised a record $700,572 for Dancers Responding to AIDS, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. 

BMC Dance, performances and conversations with choreographers Eleanor Hullihan, Rashaun Mitchell, Silas Riener and Mina Nishimura, is set for Saturday, August 5, 2023 at  Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center.

The Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG) will make its debut at The Joyce Theater in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York, August 1-12, 2023, with two repertory programs, including audience favorites and rarely seen pieces, as well as a world premiere and a stage premiere.

The French Institute Alliance Française, FIAF, presents the line-up for the 16th annual arts and performance festival Crossing The Line Festival, running from September 8 through October 12. '

The Joyce Theater Foundation has revealed the complete calendar of performances from renowned U.S. and international dance companies slated for The Joyce Theater’s Fall ‘23/Winter ‘24 season.

Incomparable Tony and Olivier Award-winning actor and producer Alan Cumming will put his assorted talents to use as host of - and performer at - this year’s Fire Island Dance Festival when it returns July 14-16, 2023, to Fire Island Pines, NY.