Joyce Theatre Foundation

The Joyce Theatre Foundation is a leading presenter of dance in New York City and nationally. It is runs, in part, from the Joyce Theater, a 472-seat dance performance venue located in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. The Joyce occupies the Elgin Theater, a former movie house that opened in 1941 and was gut-renovated and reconfigured in 1981–82.

Joyce Theater
The Joyce Theater in February, 2009
Address175 Eighth Avenue
New York City
United States
Coordinates40°44′34″N 74°00′02″W
OwnerJoyce Theater Foundation
Capacity472
Current usedance venue
Construction
Opened1941
Reopened1982
ArchitectSimon Zelnik (1941); Hugh Hardy (1982 renovation)
Website
www.joyce.org
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