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Family Matinees

The Joyce invites young audiences (ages 5 to 15) and their grown-ups to experience renowned companies together and to enjoy a special opportunity to meet the artists following the performances. Kids' tickets are only $10. All children must be accompanied by an adult!

  • COMPLEXIONS Contemporary Ballet

    Sat Nov 30 2:00 PM
    Complexions brings a retrospective suite honoring Rhoden’s choreographic legacy, featuring audience favorites Ave Maria, Growth, Naked Perfume, Mercy, Higher Ground, Star Dust, and other high-octane works with music ranging from Beethoven to Earth, Wind & Fire.
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  • A Very SW!NG OUT Holiday

    A Joyce Theater Production
    Sat Dec 7 2:00 PM
    ‘Tis the season to swing! This winter, acclaimed director/choreographer Caleb Teicher and their braintrust of collaborators bring A Very SW!NG OUT Holiday to The Joyce stage. Featuring live music by the Eyal Vilner Big Band, this new rendition of the hit show SW!NG OUT invites you to revel in the joy of social dance and appreciate timeless holiday classics such as Winter Wonderland, Let it Snow, and more!
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  • Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo

    Sat Dec 21 3:00 PM
    Enter the satirical, skilled, and slapstick corner of the ballet world with Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo!
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  • Compagnie Hervé KOUBI

    "What The Day Owes To The Night"
    Sun Feb 2 2:00 PM
    Compagnie Hervé KOUBI performs "What The Day Owes To The Night," a gravity-defying work blending capoeira, martial arts, and contemporary dance.
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  • Camille A. Brown & Dancers

    "I AM"
    Sat Feb 8 2:00 PM
    Award-winning director and choreographer Camille A. Brown deepens her explorations of Black joy in the New York premiere of I AM.
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  • Dayton Contemporary Dance Company

    Sat Oct 5 2:00 PM
    Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (DCDC) returns to The Joyce with three electrifying works that uplift Black choreographic voices and integrate historic modern dance works.
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  • BalletX

    Sat Sep 28 2:00 PM
    BalletX returns with three New York premieres that expand on the ballet form.
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  • Ballet Festival

    "UNITE"
    Sat Aug 17 2:00 PM
    Creatively directed and curated by Calvin Royal III, Principal Dancer with The American Ballet Theatre, this year's Ballet Festival showcases performances by Royal and his community of world-renowned artists and influential choreographic voices.
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  • Pilobolus

    "re:CREATION"
    Sat Jul 27 2:00 PM
    The physically daring Pilobolus returns with its "re:CREATION" program, a dynamic collection of pieces from its 50 year history.
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  • Dorrance Dance

    Shift. - World Premiere
    Sat Jul 20 2:00 PM
    Led by artistic director Michelle Dorrance, Dorrance Dance supports dancers and musicians who embody and push the dynamic range that tap dance has to offer.
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  • Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana

    Sat Jun 22 2:00 PM
    Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana returns to offer the US premiere of EQUILIBRIO (Clásica/Tradición), a new creation by acclaimed flamenco artist Emilio Ochando.
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  • Parsons Dance

    Sat May 18 2:00 PM
    Parsons Dance returns for its annual New York season with an exceptional program of three world premieres alongside company classics.
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  • Max Roach 100

    A Joyce Theater Production
    Sat Apr 6 2:00 PM
    The Joyce Theater joins the nationwide centennial celebration of the iconic drummer, composer, and activist Max Roach with an evening of commissioned works made in tribute to this legendary Jazz pioneer's greatest works.
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  • Hubbard Street Dance Chicago

    Sat Mar 16 2:00 PM
    Hubbard Street Dance Chicago brings highlights from its 46th anniversary season featuring works by Darrell Grand Moultrie, Thang Dao, Rena Butler, Rennie Harris, Lar Lubovitch, Rena Butler, and Resident Artist Aszure Barton.
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  • Sankofa Danzafro

    "Behind the South: Dances for Manuel"
    Sun Mar 3 2:00 PM
    Colombia-based Sankofa Danzafro returns to The Joyce with a program that promotes the legacy and traditions of the Afro-Colombian community, using dance to retell their history.
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  • Twyla Tharp

    Sat Feb 17 2:00 PM
    With boundary-breaking creative vision, revolutionary choreographer Twyla Tharp continues to expand her artistic range with two world premieres at The Joyce Theater.
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  • PHILADANCO!

    Sat Feb 10 2:00 PM
    The company returns with a program of four works by Christopher Rudd, Ray Mercer, Tommie-Waheed Evans, and Nijawwon Matthews.
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  • Music From The Sole

    Sat Feb 3 2:00 PM
    Tap, percussive dance, samba, house, and original live music come together in "I Didn’t Come to Stay", an evening-length work from New York City-based Music From The Sole.
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  • Compagnie HERVÉ KOUBI

    Sun Jan 28 2:00 PM
    Led by the imaginative choreographer Hervé Koubi, Compagnie Hervé KOUBI returns to New York with the mesmerizingly kinetic Sol Invictus.
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  • Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE

    Sat Jan 20 2:00 PM
    Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE returns to The Joyce with "Walking Out the Dark" (2001), a hauntingly beautiful quartet mirroring conversations amongst family, friends, and lovers.
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