The Joyce Theater is one of New York City’s leading dance theaters. It’s the New York City home of many New York, American, and international dance companies.
The Joyce is a producer that also develops contemporary dance in Cuba. Malpaso Dance Company is an Associate Company. 🇨🇺
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Latin Dance at the Joyce Theater
FEBRUARY
Argentine Contemporary Ballet
Herman Cornejo (ABT) with Grupo Cadabra dance “Anima Animal,” an Argentine contemporary ballet inspired by Vaslav Nijinsky’s “Caapara” (1917), a ballet about the Indigenous Guaraní legend of the mystical Urutau ghost bird. The Urutau sings a nightly death song for its lost love after an angry father murdered his daughter’s lover and turned her into a bird so she could not tell on him. What a great ballet story. “Caapara” was never staged because Nijinsky became ill, but it would have been the first Argentine ballet. “Anima Animal” is at the Joyce Theater in Chelsea, Manhattan; from Tuesday-Sunday, February 18-23, 2025 at 7:30pm with a Wednesday curtain chat, and weekend matinees at 2pm. From $72. joyce.org 🇦🇷
Argentine Tango Show
“Tango After Dark” is an Argentine tango show featuring tango world champions Germán Cornejo and Gisela Galeassi, dancing to live music composed by Astor Piazzolla; at the Joyce Theater in Chelsea, Manhattan; from Tuesday-Sunday, February 25 – March 9, 2025, with a Wednesday curtain chat, and weekend matinees at 2pm. From $52. joyce.org 🇦🇷
Joyce Theater Tickets
Joyce Theater
175 Eighth Avenue
(at 19th St)
Chelsea, Manhattan
The Joyce supports New York’s dance community with special very-discounted tickets, available by calling the box office directly at (212) 242-0800.
About the Joyce Theater
The Joyce Theater is New York City’s main dance theater, after Lincoln Center and New York City Center.
It really is New York City’s busiest dance theater. The 472-seat theater runs a 45-48 week season for over 150,000 dance lovers every year. Since the Joyce opened in 1982, it has been the New York home for over 400 dance companies from around the world.
It is the legacy of Publishers Clearing House founders LuEsther Turner Metz and her daughter Joyce. The Joyce Foundation also develops dance in Cuba and around the world. The theater first opened in 1941 as the Elgin Theater, a movie house.
American Dance Platform is the Joyce’s showcase during the APAP convention of booking agents and presenters in January.
Ballet Festival is the Joyce’s ballet showcase in August
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Latin Artists
These are some of the Latin artists who have performed recently:
- ABT Studio Company classical, neoclassical, and contemporary ballet. 🇺🇸 🇧🇷 🇨🇦 🇯🇵 🇵🇭 🇰🇷 🇻🇪
- Ailey II African American modern dance 🇺🇸
- Arturo O’Farrill jazz music. 🇨🇺
- Compagnie Hervé KOUBI French Algerian contemporary. joyce.org 🇩🇿 🇫🇷
- Complexions Contemporary Ballet ballet of color joyce.org 🇺🇸 🇨🇴 🇮🇹
- Dorrance Dance tap. joyce.org 🇺🇸
- Flamenco Vivo flamenco joyce.org 🇪🇸
- Limón Dance Company Mexican modern dance pioneer joyce.org 🇲🇽
- Malpaso Dance Company contemporary. joyce.org 🇨🇺
- Paul Taylor Dance Company New York modern dance. joyce.org 🇺🇸 🇧🇲
- Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca Spanish flamenco joyce.org 🇪🇸
Recent Latin Programming
NOVEMBER
Limón Dance Company’s 78th season includes Doris Humphrey’s solo “Two Ecstatic Themes,” Limon’s “The Traitor,” the return of his drumming quartet “Scherzo” after 45 years, his “Missa Brevis” about the destruction of war, and a Kayla Farrish world premiere that reimagines two lost Limón works. It’s at The Joyce Theater in Chelsea, Manhattan; from November 5-10, 2024. 🇲🇽
AUGUST
Ballet Festival
American Ballet Theatre Principal dancer Calvin Royal III curates the Ballet Festival on the theme “Unite” with artists from American Ballet Theatre, Boston Ballet, Alonzo King Lines Ballet, and more; at the Joyce Theater in Chelsea, Manhattan; from Tuesday-Sunday, August 13-18, 2024. Curtain chat: Wednesday, August 14. Family matinee: Saturday, August 17. joyce.org 🇺🇸
JULY
American Tap Dance
Dorrance Dance tap dances; at the Joyce Theater in Chelsea, Manhattan; from Tuesday-Sunday, July 16-21, 2024. Curtain chat, Wednesday July 17. Family Matinee, Saturday, July 20. joyce.org 🇺🇸
JUNE
Spanish Flamenco
Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana dances the U.S. Premiere of “Equilibrio (Clásica/Tradición)” by Emilio Ochando, flamenco tradition with creative staging; at the Joyce Theater in Chelsea, Manhattan; from Tuesday-Sunday, June 18-23, 2024. Curtain chat: Wednesday, June 19. Family matinee: Saturday, June 22. joyce.org 🇪🇸
New York Modern Dance
Paul Taylor Dance Company presents “Extreme Taylor,” two programs of Taylor classics including “Air,” “Big Bertha,” “Private Domain,” and “Post Meridian;” at the Joyce Theater in Chelsea, Manhattan; from Tuesday-Sunday, June 25-30, 2024 with a Wednesday Curtain Chat. From $62. joyce.org 🇺🇸 🇧🇲
MAY
Contemporary Ballet
ABT Studio Company dances New York premieres of Amy Hall Garner, Jamar Roberts, and James Whiteside; plus an excerpt of Ratmansky’s “The Seasons” and classical and neoclassical favorites; at the Joyce Theater in Chelsea, Manhattan; from Wednesday-Sunday, May 1-5, 2024. joyce.org 🇺🇸 🇧🇷 🇨🇦 🇯🇵 🇵🇭 🇰🇷 🇻🇪