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.

Camille A. Brown & DancersMartha Graham Dance CompanyBallet HispanicoNicholas Leichter DanceJoyce Kids Activity Pages

CAMILLE A. BROWN & DANCERS
Sat, Jan 28, 2pm

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

View perfomance details

Photo by Matt Karas






MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY
Sat, Mar 17, 2pm

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

View perfomance details

Photo by John Deane






BALLET HISPANICO
Sat, Apr 21, 2pm

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

View perfomance details

Photo by Eduardo Patino




Special Family Matinee Event



NICHOLAS LEICHTER DANCE
Sat, May 19, 2pm
At Joyce SoHo, 155 Mercer Street

Ticket price:
Adult $15
Kids Ticket $10 ($6 with Joyce Junior Membership)
Call JoyceCharge (212-242-0800) to purchase tickets.

Choreographers Nicholas Leichter and Bryan Strimpel share excerpts from their new dance Twenty, a work exploring how two different dancers can come together in perfect sync. This is a dance and music feast for the whole family, performed to music by Laura Nyro, Patti Labelle, Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash and to classic club beats-- lush, powerful, brave, vulnerable, and alive--with the audience getting to join the fun on stage!


Photo by Andrew Smrz




Family Matinee series sponsored by:

First Republic





Joyce Kids Activity Pages

Younger Students/Children 6 and up



Keep the fun of our Family Matinees going long after the performance has ended by downloading our Joyce Kids Activity Pages, updated with coloring pages featuring our spring/summer companies.

Young Adults/Teens

What happens when art and technology collide? What possibilities are you imagining now and for the future? Where does dance fit? Share your thoughts with us on the Joyce blog.

Jin Xing: From Military Officer to Ballet Dancer
One of the most fascinating artists performing today, Jin Xing, an ex-colonel in the Chinese army, began dancing as a nine-year old boy. After undergoing gender reassignment surgery, she returned to the stage in 1995 as a female modern dancer. Take a look at this video chronicling her story and buy tickets to see her company perform at The Joyce.