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
Described as a “rock-dance opera” with lead vocalists and music from the East Village Opera Company, David Parsons' Parsons Dance Company presents their Program A with an evening length work, REMEMBER ME, now being performed at The Joyce Theater for it’s second season. It’s an on-going trend to incorporate more live music into dance works and Parsons does an excellent job bringing in talented singers to belt re-imagined opera classics, opening the doorway to a younger audi... Read More
Győr National Ballet of Hungary exhibits a powerful cultural force in “A Stravinsky Evening” at The Joyce Theater. The evening is composed of two ballets that have powerful messages involving human experience: Petrushka, which commemorates the 20th anniversary of the fall of communism and, Rite of Spring, that documents a human sacrifice ritual. Intense music brings out intense dancing in both works. Though thematically similar, the two... 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
French choreographer Pascal Rioult brings his company RIOULT and a number of dynamic and diverse works to the to The Joyce Theater. Known for his energetic choreography that draws from his experience dancing for the Martha Graham Dance Company but is uniquely his own, Rioult possesses a strong sense of traditional form and craft as well as the ability to create ambitious works that seem to extend beyond the limits of the stage. RIOULT’s current season at the Joyce Theater includes a... Read More
