Letter from the Artistic Director

Dear Friends,

Thank you for joining us for our third engagement at the Joyce Theater. We are thrilled to be back sharing the vastness of Paul Taylor’s creative genius. These two programs represent one of the most ambitious reconstruction projects in our Company’s history. Tablet and Churchyard are two dances brought back to life after more than 50 years in the vault. Using archival video; Paul Taylor’s notebooks; Jennifer Tipton’s cue sheets; a small collection of photos, notes, and interviews from Paul’s collaborators; and insights from our beloved alumni, these reconstructions arise from effort, passion, and collaboration across generations. In addition, we offer you the up-close experience of the Taylor classics Cloven Kingdom and Esplanade, as well as the Alex Katz designed Polaris.

Thank you for joining us and diving into our legacy here at the JOYCE. I hope we will see you again during our Lincoln Center season, November 4 – 23, with our partners Orchestra of St. Luke’s. On that stage, we will present more of Paul Taylor’s genius, along with world premieres by Resident Choreographers Lauren Lovette and Robert Battle, as well as exciting new works by Amy Hall Garner and Hope Boykin.

At Taylor, we recognize that we stand on the shoulders of a giant. We invite you to be awed, surprised, and curious by the range of Paul’s choreographic expression, the athleticism of our dancers, and the lasting power of artistry that is as potent today as it was more than a half century ago.