Family Matinees

Attending live dance performances can be habit-forming, so we recommend starting young by inviting children to the adult table. That's why The Joyce created this series -- family-oriented performances followed by a special opportunity to meet the artists.

Tickets are $10 for kids, and if they see at least two of the three family matinees, they automatically become Joyce Junior Members and save 40% on the price of their tickets -- $10 reduced to $6. Kids (ages 6-14) must be accompanied by an adult.

Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana • Pilobolus • Joyce Kids Activity Pages

Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana
Sat, Jun 1, 2pm

Adult tickets start at $10
Kids Ticket $10
($6 with Joyce Junior Membership)

View performance details.

Photo by Angelica Escoto

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Pilobolus
Rules @ Play
Wed, Jul 24, 1pm

Adult tickets start at $10
Kids Ticket $10
($6 with Joyce Junior Membership)

Rules @ Play is a lively, interactive show created specifically for a young audience exploring how rules present opportunities to solve problems and overcome challenges. They spark creativity and, in the case of Pilobolus, provide tools to make dances. In this fun, engaging and accessible show, Pilobolus dancers perform and analyze Walklyndon, Pseudopodia, The Transformation, and All is Not Lost, four of the company's favorite works, through movement and discussion that showcases the benefits of playing by the rules. View performance details.

Photo by John Kane

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The Family Matinee series is sponsored by First Republic Bank and Stanton Public Relations & Marketing. Special support has also been provided by Con Edison.

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Joyce Kids Activity Pages

Younger Students/Children 6 and up

Keep the fun of our Family Matinees going long after the performance has ended with our Joyce Kids Coloring Book Pages.

Download the latest version, updated with coloring pages featuring both the fall '12/winter '13 companies and spring/summer '13 companies.

Junior High School Students/Pre-Teens

Download fun facts about fabulous dance folk.

• The indomitable Joan Myers Brown, Founder and Artistic/Executive Director of Philadanco. Try your hand at programming a performance.
• Clever and imaginative David Parsons, Founder/Artistic Director of Parsons Dance. Give making and organizing movement a try.
• Blending the old with the new Sophiline Cheam Shapiro, choreographer for Khmer Arts Ensemble. Learn some classical Cambodian dance hand gestures.
• "Keeper of the Flame" Carlota Santana, Artistic Director of Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana. Practice your "palmas" (clapping) to get ready for the Flamenco performance.

High School Students/Teens

What happens when art and technology collide? What possibilities are you imagining now and for the future? Where does dance fit? Take a look at the video below, and then share your thoughts with us on the Joyce blog.