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Joyce Theatre Foundation
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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.
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Address | 175 Eighth Avenue New York City United States |
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Coordinates | 40°44′34″N 74°00′02″W |
Owner | Joyce Theater Foundation |
Capacity | 472 |
Current use | dance venue |
Construction | |
Opened | 1941 |
Reopened | 1982 |
Architect | Simon Zelnik (1941); Hugh Hardy (1982 renovation) |
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