The Joyce SoHo often presents unique, even avant-garde artists, and Elfi Schaefer-Schafroth exemplifies this fact. As a soloist choreographer and dancer, she has created more than five full-length solo works and toured the world performing them. In her work, she may incorporate movement phrases given to her by an international group of her friends and colleagues, which contributes diversity and greater depth. Her work successfully incorporates several points of view, as she... Read More
Nicholas Andre Dance never misses a step with thoughtful choreography and beautiful movers.
Wired (world premiere) sets the tone of the night at Joyce SoHo as Nick Ross gives his dancers six concise choreographic themes from 2007 forward. Nicholas Andre Dance is a champion at concert dance forms with beautiful movement and well-trained bodies. Precision and force are trademarks of the articulate choreography from Nick Ross.
From the Beginning, dancers ooze energy into the spa... Read More
As I walk into the Joyce SoHo the stage is already preset sparking my interest as to what is about to come. A chair, a hanging dress and hat, a projection screen, and a coat stand with various coats and hats hang upon it. Hmmmm. I wonder... I also notice panels on the ground and wonder what they are for. The lights go down and Thomas DeFrantz walks out and takes his position.
The show begins and the audience is taken on an abstract journey into the mind of The... Read More
As of Jan. 1, 2010, due to new policies, I will no longer be able to afford to rehearse at Joyce SoHo, a space which has become home to me over the past two years. This video is guaranteed to bring tears to your eyes, Dec. 18, 2009.
-Julie Fotheringham
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Julliard and Purchase once again prove that they are still churning out hot young dancers with their “DASH Ensemble”, as seven of them present Gregory Dolbashian’s Sundowning at Joyce SoHo. Dolbashian’s sometimes-uneven choreography looks phenomenal when attacked with such commitment, although the work as an evening-length performance has miles to go before full cohesion of ideas is achieved. However, Dolbashian presents us with a colorful display of humanity under the sp... Read More
