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THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION
PRESENTS
THE RETURN ENGAGEMENT OF
MALPASO DANCE COMPANY
MARCH 3—8
AT
THE JOYCE THEATER
(175 EIGHTH AVENUE)
The Joyce Theater Foundation, Linda Shelton Executive Director, proudly presents the return engagement of
Malpaso Dance Company from March 3 – 8. Following the Cuban company’s successful U.S. debut at The
Joyce last spring, Malpaso’s ten dancers will present two New York premieres by artistic director Osnel Delgado
and choreographer Trey McIntyre. Tickets range in price from $10-$59 ($26-$37 for Joyce Theater members),
and can be purchased through JoyceCharge at 212-242-0800 or via the internet at www.joyce.org. The Joyce
Theater is located at 175 Eighth Avenue at 19th Street.
Malpaso Dance Company, founded in 2012 by Fernando Saez and former members of Danza Contemporánea
de Cuba, Osnel Delgado and Daileidys Carrazana Gonzalez, will perform a program of two New York
premieres. Despedida, inspired by Jorge Luis Borge’s poem of the same name, is choreographed by Artistic
Director Osnel Delgado and set to an original score by Grammy Award-winning Cuban-American composer
Arturo O’Farrill, who, along with the Afro Cuban Jazz Ensemble, will perform the music live. Blending dance
styles from contemporary ballet to capoeira, Despedida showcases the virtuosity and strength of the troupe’s
dancers. Under Fire, created by acclaimed American choreographer Trey McIntyre, is an intimate and poetic
portrait of renewal after destruction set to music by Grandma Kelsey, an Idaho-based singer/songwriter. With
costumes by Reid Bartelme and lighting by Al Crawford, Under Fire was commissioned by The Joyce Theater
specifically for Malpaso Dance Company and received its world premiere at the Marti Theater in Cuba in
January 2015.
With this upcoming presentation of Malpaso, The Joyce is advancing its 13-year history of involvement with
Cuba and its thriving dance community. Through a people-to-people license, Joyce staff members and
supporters have traveled to Cuba since 2001, helping to bridge the gap through cultural and artistic exchange.
Building on the relationships, understanding, and expertise gained through its travels and special projects, The
Joyce is pleased to provide a prominent platform for Malpaso to reach audiences in the United States.
TREY McINTYRE
Trey McIntyre trained at North Carolina School of the Arts and Houston Ballet Academy. In 1989, McIntyre
was appointed Choreographic Apprentice to Houston Ballet, a position created especially for him, and in 1995 he
became the company's Choreographic Associate. McIntyre has worked for twenty-four years as a freelance
choreographer, producing close to one hundred pieces during the span of his career so far. In 2005, McIntyre
founded his dance company, Trey McIntyre Project, which first appeared at the Vail International Dance
Festival. The company was initially a summer touring company, but its national and international success led
McIntyre to establish the company year-round as of 2008, based in Boise, Idaho. TMP has been featured in The
New York Times, Dance Magazine, and on PBS NewsHour, and has earned coast-to-coast acclaim from the likes
of Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe, People Magazine, and more. McIntyre is the
recipient of numerous awards, including a Choo San Goh Award for Choreography and a Lifetime Achievement
Award from The National Society of Arts and Letters, as well as two grants for choreography from the National
Endowment for the Arts. His works have been performed by companies such as Stuttgart Ballet, American
Ballet Theatre, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, New York City Ballet, The Washington Ballet, and Oregon
Ballet Theatre.
OSNEL DELGADO
Delgado graduated as dancer and professor from the National Dance School in 2003. He was a member of
Danza Contemporanea de Cuba (DCC) from 2003 to 2011. Delgado has received major Cuban awards including
the Premio a Mejor Coreografia del Concurso Solamente Solos (Award for Best Solo Choreography), el Premio
Ramiro Guerra (Ramiro Guerra Prize), as well as a Special Mention award at the VII Iberomerican “Alicia
Alonso” Choreography competition in Madrid. Delgado has worked with choreographers such as Mats Ek,
Rafael Bonachela, Kenneth Kvanstrom, Ja Linkens, Itzik Galili, Samir Akika, Pedro Ruiz, Isidro Rolando, and
George Cespedes, among others, and has created works for DCC, Rakatan and Ebony. He serves as professor of
dance at the National Dance School in Havana, Cuba.
MALPASO DANCE COMPANY
Based in Havana, Cuba, Malpaso Dance Company is committed to bringing Cuban contemporary dance into
the 21st Century by collaborating with top international choreographers and nurturing new voices in Cuban
choreography. The company's core artistic vision is led by resident repertory choreographer and artistic director
Osnel Delgado. The company was founded in 2012 by Delgado, Dailedys Carrazana and Fernando Saéz, and
consists of 10 dancers, including former members of Danza Contemporanea de Cuba. Their repertory includes
24 hours and a dog, a work by Delgado, set to music by Grammy Award-winning Cuban-American composer
Arturo O’Farrill (who wrote an original overture for the piece, of the same name) and Porque Sigues (Why You
Follow) by the American choreographer Ronald K. Brown, and other works.
ABOUT THE JOYCE THEATER
The Joyce Theater Foundation, a non-profit organization, has proudly served the dance community and its
audiences for three decades. The founders, Cora Cahan and Eliot Feld, acquired and renovated the Elgin Theater
in Chelsea, which opened as The Joyce Theater in 1982. The Joyce Theater is named in honor of Joyce Mertz,
beloved daughter of LuEsther T. Mertz. It was LuEsther’s clear, undaunted vision and abundant generosity that
made it imaginable and ultimately possible to build the theater. One of the only theaters built by dancers for
dance, The Joyce Theater has provided an intimate and elegant home for more than 320 domestic and
international companies. The Joyce has also commissioned more than 130 new dances since 1992. In 2009, The
Joyce opened Dance Art New York (DANY) Studios to provide affordable studios for rehearsals, auditions,
classes, and workshops for independent choreographers, non-profit dance companies, and the dance/theater
communities. New York City public school students and teachers annually benefit from The Joyce’s Dance
Education Program, and adult audiences get closer to dance through pre-engagement Dance Talks and postperformance Dance Chats. The Joyce Theater now features an annual season of approximately 48 weeks with
over 340 performances for audiences in excess of 135,000.
Malpaso Dance Company will be at The Joyce Theater from March 3 – 8, 2015. The performance schedule is
as follows: Tuesday – Wednesday at 7:30pm; Thursday – Friday at 8pm; Saturday at 2pm & 8pm; and Sunday at
2pm & 7:30pm. Curtain Chat, a free post-performance talkback with members of the company, will take place
on Wednesday, March 4. This enlightening discussion is open to all patrons attending that evening’s
performance. Tickets are $10-$59 ($26-$37 for Joyce members) and can be arranged by calling JoyceCharge at
212-242-0800 or online at www.joyce.org. Please note: ticket prices are subject to change. The Joyce Theater is
located at 175 Eighth Avenue at 19th Street. For more info, please visit www.Joyce.org.
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Leadership support for The Joyce Theater’s 2014–2015 season has been received from the LuEsther T. Mertz
Charitable Trust.
This presentation is underwritten by Anh-Tuyet Nguyen & Robert Pollock and supported by The R. Britton
Fisher and Family Gift for International Dance. Commissioning support for Trey McIntyre’s new work provided
by the Campo Di Sogni Foundation, the Heil Family Foundation, and the Peck Foundation, Milwaukee LTD.
The Joyce Theater’s Dance Presentation Program is supported by a grant award from the National Endowment
for the Arts; and made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew
Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; as well as supported, in part, by public funds from the New York
City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council with special thanks to Council Member
Corey Johnson. Additional support has been provided by the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Endowment Fund to
encourage the performances of out-of-town companies at The Joyce Theater.
Major support for The Joyce has been provided by the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, the Ford Foundation,
The Howard Gilman Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Pasculano Foundation, The Fan Fox
and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, and The Shubert Foundation. Additional major support has been provided by
First Republic Bank, The Harkness Foundation for Dance, Northern Trust, The Jerome Robbins Foundation, The
SHS Foundation, and the Windhover Foundation.