2026 YOUNG CHOREOGRAPHER'S FESTIVAL
Saturday, march 7TH, 2026
the joyce theater
YCF TEAM
Emily Bufferd - Producer
RJ Figueroa - Stage Manager
Becky Nussbaum - Lighting Design
Jaqlin Medlock - Photography
Manny Magnus Garcia - Videography
YCF CREW
Ali Koinoglou, Kayla Laufer, Mandi Loughran, Brielle Sydow, Kaitlyn Dee Snyder, Dana Tagliaferro
ADVISORY BOARD
Michele Assaf, Melinda Atwood, Sheila Barker, Eric Campros, Ginger Cox, Maurice Brandon Curry, Danielle Diniz, Tabitha and Napoleon D'Umo, Diane Grumet, Shelly Hutchinson, Diane King, Bill Prudich, Desmond Richardson, Andrea Snyder, Matthew Shaffer, Tracie Stanfield, Kat Wildish
MENTORS
Sheila Barker, Ryan Daniel Beck, Eric Campros, Cat Cogliandro, Ginger Cox, Maurice Brandon Curry, Danielle Diniz, Matthew Shaffer, Tracie Stanfield
YCF PROGRAM
Ballade by Julia Weber
Music: Ballade No.1 in G Minor, Op.23 by Frédéric Chopin
Performers: Georgia Greene, Quinn Kuch
Hold Me/I Love To Love by Luke Biddinger
Music: Hold Me and I Love To Love by Tina Charles
Performers: Margarette Bernal, Gabrielle Dinizo, Carina Dior, Leah Makoyo, Grace Robinson, Liana Wise
In Perpetuity by Sophie Barry
Music: Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd by Lana Del Rey
Performers: Hazel Dominguez, Anna Schlapak, Eleanor Williams, (Assistant Choreographer) Emily Pietruski
Lands of Delight(excerpts) by Devin Richey - YCF Alumni Guest
Music: Lands of Delight by Alon More
Performers: Nick Alselmo, Cam Arnold, Sidney Choothesa, Jocelyn Clark, Michaela Esteban, Michael Greenberg, MeganAnna Griffin, Hannah Hardy, Cameron Kay, Faythe Kelly, Tamara Leigh, Kay Noelle, Moscelyne ParkeHarrison, Damani Van Rensalier, Gabi Roller, Victoria Sames, Connor J Tapp, Adniel Velez, Hyun ChoungWoo
cr ickets by Maggie Schoenfeld & Randi Tucker
Music: crickets by Aram Saroyan - this version has been edited specifically for YCF
Performers: Maggie Schoenfeld, Randi Tucker
This Is My Witness Statement by Alex Grant
Music: This Is My Witness Statement by Steven Price & David Attenborough
Performers: Riley Christian, Carter Desmond, Mackenzie Desmond, Izabella Dial, Ava Espaillat, Maeve Lynch, Alyssa Matrisciano, Lia Pires-Vicente, Anna Pritchard, Zoey Santos, Levi Swisher-Rosa
the voice that wants by Faith Tomlin
Music: Oh Baby by LCD Soundsystem
Performers: Anna Marti, Annie St. John, Anya Zhang, Colby Bladow, Brendan Kirsh, Christina Zengin-Karaian, Emma McKinney, Faith Tomlin, Grace Josin, Hannah Riordan, Katherine Miao, Lexi Janssen, Lexie Corcoran, Nora Faverzani, Patricia Lu, Roxy Rosenberg, Stefanie Gordon, Tyler Ashley Smith
Untitled by Rena Butler - YCF Alumni Guest
Music: TBA
Performers: Kelly Chase
INTERMISSION
Together We Rise by Hannah French
Music: Glory by Common and John Legend
Performers: Ella Barron, Adriana Gallagher, Natalie Jahn, Pierce Plues, Mimi Wright, Briyana Wyche, Anna Zou, Understudy: Zoey Sun
(I Can See) The Future by Sydney Manno
Music: (I Can See) The Future by Leith Ross
Performers: Cameryn Kelly, Isaiah Hastings-Rogers, Abigail Miller, Amelia Sherman, Eddie Rothkopf, Cameron Vanderhaar, Ruth Ann Batista, Julia Sitch, Morgan Ponte, Marcella Galvan, Eliza Bjorklund, Alicia Williams
Forjando Un Quazi by Connor Tapp
Music: Machina de Humo by Michael Wall
Performers: Gabby Rembert, Naomi Bowen, Aiden Miller, Tristan Ianiero, Mekhi Johnson, Keagan Capps, Sithumini Sinley, Jake Craig
Last Call by Daniel Booda
Music: Sussudio- Live In Paris 7/21/1998 by Phil Collins
Performers: Callie Poole, Bella DePaola, Jenavieve Adams, Sarah Long, Brittany Bonefas, BB Stone, Mae Mara
BATH by Luka Applebaum
Music: Composed by Arvo Pärt, performed by Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, and Tõnu Kaljuste
Performers: Marlee Billiter, Emmi Bunnell, Ava Bagan, Kelly Dresner, Carmen Gemellaro, Sophia Greene, Camille Shea
CONGEAL by Olivia Emert
Music: lying by CoH, Cosey Fanni Tutti, and Gimme Some by Weval
Performers: Anna Boehm, Joliana Canaan, Hanna Golden, Christopher Pismarov, Anna Rice
Pry Me Open by Marinda Davis/marinspired;the storytellers - YCF Alumni Guest
Music: Eight by Sleeping at Last
Performers: Naomi Bowen, Jake Craig, Annie Frankel, Sophia Hwang, Bella Boles, Max Georges, Erik Barker, Sithu Sinley, Sakura Heath, Natalie Bowen, Alyssa Lekites, Xam Bressler, Izzy Periera, Jared Alequin, Daniella Montedoro
2026 Young Choreographer Bow
Thank you for joining us this evening at YCF!
Please plan ahead for our second 2026 Young Choreographer’s Festival
Sunday, June 21st, 2026 at New York Live Arts.
www.YoungChoreographersFestival.com