Hello all, Christina, The Joyce’s newest associate, here to share a few thoughts.

Going to college in New York City is really something I know nothing about, but I assume its awesome because everything is here. The museums, theaters, workshops, all the things you study in school are happening all around you. Where I went to school, in a small tourist town in Virginia, the biggest event that happened was a Caravaggio exhibit that came to the school’s small art museum. The turn out was huge, everyone went to see this amazing work of art. Yeah, Caravaggio is a big deal, but in the end it turned out to be one painting and not a cool one like the one where John the Baptist get his head cut off. It was just a bunch of fruit, a very well done bunch of fruit. Not so much groundbreaking history in the making.

Last night I went to see the Trisha Brown Dance Company here at the Joyce Theater and there was a small group of about fourteen students that came from The New School. They were part of a class called Dance and Theories of Community, taught by Danielle Goldman. After the performance there was a short talkback session with Trisha Brown herself, as well as the dancers of the company. Sitting there it made me think how cool it would have been to sit in class and learn about someone’s legendary work, like Trisha Brown and then that night, go see her company perform, a performance where she happens to passing on her signature solo to a young company member, Then, on top of all that, be able to ask her a question about it! Isn’t that education at its greatest? Isn’t this something that could be referred to as legen. . . wait for it. . . dary?! This is something that could probably only happen in New York, but at The Joyce it happens on a weekly basis.

So my question is: where are all the students?

Why was there only one class from one university out of thousands at this show, when I am quite certain students were probably sitting in the library reading about Trisha Brown’s work for class? Clearly there is potential for improvement here. There are incredible opportunities that education department at The Joyce provide weekly, from the Humanities series on Wednesday nights, to internships and Dance Talks at Joyce SoHo. Now these programs may not be in place specifically for college students, but who better to take advantage of them, and you can share the experience with the diversity of the whole city rather than just your schoolmates.

Of course I realize college students in New York are just as busy, if not busier than the ones in VA, but I really want to know what is going to make all you college kids come out and see all The Joyce has to offer, besides free booze. . .which we do offer at times. . . I have devised this quick survey to find out how we can serve you better, so take a minute to fill it out and see the changes that come of it, oh and you’ll also be entered to win two free tickets to any performance at The Joyce. What beats free tickets??

So, really, all you New York college students, where are you? The Joyce is for you too, so take advantage of all we have to offer!

FILL OUT STUDENT SURVEY and email document to joycedance@gmail.com

Picture:
New School Students R to L
Yuki Fukui
Rebecca McCurdy
Ashley Hannon
Eva Moore