The Joyce Theater

06/19/2026

Guessing the moves is too easy for Step Afrika! but can the dancers identify each other by sound?

This weekend is your to see these dancers in motion. For more information, visit joyce.org 🎟️

06/18/2026

"I think about the years of training, the repetition, the discipline of showing up. There is no audience for most of it. No applause. Just you, the mirror and the constant awareness that the work is never finished." - Misty Copeland ⭐

Our upcoming Ballet Festival curator, Misty Copeland, adds her personal reflection as part of a recent series called "The Big Ideas" with The New York Times, in which artists respond to a single question: What drives us?

Read the full article ⬇️

To succeed, I needed more than just my own drive. I needed spaces that nurtured and supported it.

06/18/2026

Week two is on at The Joyce! 🎉 Celebrate Juneteenth with Step Afrika! during the Company's final weekend in NYC ⭐

📅 through SUN, JUN 21
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📸 William Perrigen, Jati Lindsay

06/16/2026

Stepping into Week 2 with Step Afrika! and their signature work THE MIGRATION: REFLECTIONS ON JACOB LAWRENCE. Catch this “odyssey of movement and music” (BroadwayWorld) from NOW - June 21 ! 📆 For more information, visit https://ow.ly/sZZc50ZcuUR 🎟️

06/13/2026

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Look back on Pilobolus’ over 50-year history of testing the limits of human physicality to explore the beauty and the power of connected bodies before the company returns to the Joyce this month! In this video, listen to Artistic Director Matt Kent describe the humor in WALKLYNDON.

WALKLYNDON, a seminal piece in Pilobolus’s repertoire, is an all-time favorite that captures the playful essence of the company’s early days. Created in a squash court in Lyndonville, VT, and inspired by silly walks and slapstick, this 50-year-old classic continues to resonate with audiences worldwide. It reflects the company’s penchant for double entendres and boundless energy, filling theaters with squeals of laughter from both children and adults alike.

See Pilobolus in-action from June 23–July 12! 📆 For more information, visit joyce.org 🎟️

06/12/2026

"The Migration is Step Afrika!'s first and most celebrated narrative work and it represents a beautiful cross section of the company's artistry - from drumming, to west and southern African dance, to traditional and contemporary stepping forms. In this way, The Migration equally captures The Joyce's mission to celebrate dance in its rich diversity. "

In this interview, Director Jakari Sherman shares his insights into translating Lawrence’s masterpiece for the stage.

See Step Afrika! now through Sun, June 21! 📆 tickets at joyce.org 🎟️

Director Jakari Sherman details his relationship to the iconic painter as well as the process of translating the visual art for the stage.

06/10/2026

Step Afrika! in rehearsal getting stage ready for its Joyce debut🎉

Join us in honoring the legacy of a people and a painter with the world’s leading authority on the art form of stepping. See THE MIGRATION through Sunday, June 21 📆

🎟️tickets --> tinyurl.com/StepAfrikaOpeningTonight

06/10/2026

🚨Our Fall ‘26/Winter ‘27 Season is now live! 🎉

From intimate theatrical works and culturally rooted traditions to virtuosic ballet, flamenco, social dance, and contemporary circus, the season reflects the extraordinary breadth of movement flourishing across today’s global performance landscape.

🔗 Explore the full lineup → tinyurl.com/F26W27SznAnnouncement

Tickets go on sale to the general public at 12pm ET on Tuesday, June 23 🎟️

Factory International
The Sarasota Ballet
Limon Dance Company
Nrityagram Dance Ensemble
London City Ballet
Garth Fagan Dance
GALLIM
Complexions Contemporary Ballet
A Very SW!NG OUT Holiday
Caleb Teicher
TAO Dance Theater 陶身体剧场
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
Sekou McMiller
CIRCA / Circa Contemporary Circus
Charlotte Ballet
Black Grace
Sergio Bernal
Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE, A Dance Company

📸 Photo credits | THE SURGE: Kate Garner; Sarasota Ballet: Frank Atura; Limón: Ben McKeown; Nrityagram: Naveen V Raju; London City Ballet: Photography by ASH; Garth Fagan: Jim Dolan; GALLIM: Kyle Flubacker; Complexions: Rachel Neville; SW!NG OUT: Steven Pisano; TAO Dance Theater: Zhang Shengbin; Trocks: Ralph Arvesen; Sekou McMiller & Friends: Bruce Zinger; CIRCA: Andy Phillipson; Charlotte Ballet: Taylor Jones; Black Grace: Duncan Cole; Sergio Bernal: Andrea Ranzi; EVIDENCE: Quinn Wharton

06/07/2026

// Dive into the Archives with PILOBOLUS 🌟

Look back on Pilobolus’ over fifty-year history of testing the limits of human physicality to explore the beauty and the power of connected bodies before the company returns to the Joyce this month!

Explore the full image details below ⬇️ and see Pilobolus in-action from June 23–July 12! 📆 For more information, visit joyce.org 🎟️

Photo of Moses Pendleton’s DAY TWO; © Clemens Kalischer
Pilobolus Review by Dorothy Samachson; Chicago Daily News (January 1974)
Pilobolus Review by Anna Kisselgoff; New York Times (December 1971)
Pilobolus Feature; Star Tribune (January 1974)
Pilobolus Show Program; The Park-McCullough House (March 1974)

All archival images were provided by Pilobolus founding member Lee Harris's personal collection.

06/06/2026

In this , hear from Step Afrika! Founder C. Brian Williams on Jacob Lawrence and the power of his paintings. “The Migration”—the iconic 60-panel collection—honors the courage, resilience, and hope of those who risked everything for a better life.

📅 JUN 10 - 21
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📷 Cover photo by Jati Lindsay