Cultural & Civic Institutions

A vibrant mix of cultural institutions will be located on the World Trade Center Site, bringing dance and theatre to downtown residents and visitors.

The Joyce International Dance Center and the Signature Theatre will occupy the Performing Arts Center that Gehry Partners LLP has been selected to design.

The facilities will host other events and organizations such as the Tribeca Film Festival and the Orpheus Chamber Ensemble. Performance spaces, screening rooms, galleries, education programs, and rehearsal spaces may also be made available for community and cultural uses.

Shani Collins, Bridget Moore, Keon Thoulouis, and Ron Brown of Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE in "Upside Down." Photo by Basil Childers.

The Joyce International Dance Center: The Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc. project will include a 900-1000 seat proscenium theater where it will present one- or two-week engagements by approximately 30 different dance companies from around the world each year. In addition to performances, The Joyce project will provide education programs for school groups, community workshops, open rehearsals, lecture/demonstrations, and other public programs. The Joyce will maintain its 472-seat theater in Chelsea and the 74 seat theater in SoHo. The Joyce Theater Foundation is an established presenter of international dance companies, having brought over 60 companies from 21 countries to the New York stage. Companies range from classical ballet to hip, hop, and have included Irish step dance, jazz, tap, ethnic folk and experimental contemporary dance. The Joyce also serves as an arts incubator, offering hundreds of artists a year access to its space for subsidized rehearsals and performance and providing technical, administrative and financial support for dance companies.

For more information, please view The Joyce International Dance Center Fact Sheet; or visit www.joyce.org