The Joyce Theater is located on 175 Eighth Avenue at 19th Street, New
York.
The Joyce Theater is one of the city's leading sites for visiting contemporary
dance companies. The Joyce Theater was founded in 1982 by dancers for
dance. Today, The Joyce is considered one of the premiere performance
venues for dance and attracts an annual audience of more than 140,000.
Since its inception, The Joyce has welcomed over 200 New York City-based,
national and international dance companies to its stage. It would be
difficult to imagine the dance world today without The Joyce Theater.
In addition, The Joyce now overseas Joyce SoHo, a dance center in Lower
Manhattan that is beautifully equipped with two dance studios for rehearsals
and performances.
Converted from the Elgin Theater, a 1941 movie house, the Joyce theater
building required a major renovation to create an elegant, intimate
home for dance in New York City. The Elgin was originally a revival
movie house that was closed by the community when it became a pornographic
movie theater. The entire interior was gutted to create a 472-seat theater
with the technical specifications to serve the needs of small and medium-sized
dance companies.
The Joyce owes its existence to the hard working, visionary and courageous
individuals. Foremost among them is LuEsther T. Mertz whose leadership
support from the outset and her sustained commitment made the Theater
and its programs on behalf of the non-profit dance community possible.
In appreciation of her generosity, the Theater was named after her daughter,
Joyce.
For tickets you can call 718-499-9691 or to volunteer call 212-691-9740.
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