Joyce Theater
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The Joyce Theater is a 472-seat dance performance venue located in the Chelsea area of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. The Joyce Theater Foundation, the organization founded in 1982 that operates the theater, also owns the Joyce SoHo dance center located in a former firehouse on Mercer Street between Houston and Prince Streets.
In 2005, the Foundation was among 406 New York City arts and social service institutions to receive part of a $20 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation, which was made possible through a donation by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg. [1] [2]
The Joyce is located in the former Elgin Theater, a 1941 revival movie house that was closed by the community after it became a porno theatre. The Elgin was completely renovated to create in the Joyce a venue suitable for dance, a process that took two years[1]. The theater was conceived of and created by Eliot Feld and Cora Cahan as a home for the Feld Ballet, and continues to be owned by Ballet Tech Foundation Inc. The theatre attracts an audience of over 140,000 people annually.
The architect for the 1982 renovation/rehabilitation was Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates. The theatre consultant was Jules Fisher Associates. The acoustical consultant was Peter George Associates.[2]
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- ^ Kisselgoff, Anna (1981-07-26), “Creating A Theater Just for Dance”, New York Times, <http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F03EFD9163BF935A15754C0A967948260&sec=&spon=&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink>. Retrieved on 4 May 2008
- ^ Armstrong, Leslie; Morgan, Roger [1984]. Space for Dance. Publishing Center for Cultural Resources, pp. 101-105, 151.
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