The Joyce Theater News

MOMIX has brought ALICE back to The Joyce Theater this holiday season, beginning with a packed opening night on December 16. The show will run through January 4. 

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.

We attended the exuberant opening night of A Very SW!NG OUT Holiday on Tuesday, December 9 at The Joyce Theater where the remarkably talented dancers brought to the stage their energy, joyous spirit, and passion for the art of dance.

The Joyce Theater Foundation has revealed its programming for the Spring/Summer 2026 season in the newly named Tino & Rajika Puri Auditorium at The Joyce Theater.

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.

We attended the exhilarating opening night of the two-week annual engagement of Complexions Contemporary Ballet at The Joyce Theater.

Centenary Stage Company has opened registration for the 2026 session of The Conservatory of Dance at Centenary University, offering affordable, high-quality, collegiate-level dance training to the northwest New Jersey community of all skill levels.

The University of Texas at Arlington Department of Theatre Arts and Dance will present Dance Deconstructed, November 21 through 23, at the University of Texas at Arlington Fine Arts Building in the Studio Theatre.

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.

The Joyce Theater Foundation is once again turning up the holiday heat as Caleb Teicher brings their beloved swing spectacular A Very SW!NG OUT Holiday back to The Joyce.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is November 11, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

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.

Bruce Wood Dance Dallas will present GLOW, featuring works by Robert Battle, Lar Lubovitch, and Bruce Wood, November 21–23, 2025, at Moody Performance Hall.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is November 5, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc. received a $15 million gift from dance artist, scholar, and advocate Rajika Puri and her late husband, Anupam “Tino” Puri (1945–2025), Senior Partner Emeritus at McKinsey & Company.

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.

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?

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 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.