Year of the Leopard (2026)

World Premiere commissioned and produced by Joyce Theater Productions for Malpaso Dance Company

Choreography by Keerati Jinakunwiphat

Performers: Daileidys Carrazana, Gerta Yero, Jennifer Suarez, Laura Rodriguez, Esven González, and Esteban Aguilar

Music: Adam O'Farrill's Stranger Days

Costumes: Karen Young

Lighting Design: Manuel da Silva and Mextly Cuzin

Associate Lighting Design: Roya Abab

World Premiere: The Joyce Theater, New York, NY, February 2026

Year of the Leopard celebrates the unique ways in which we carve out our own paths, but as individuals and collectively. The work highlights how stealth, prowess, and quiet power, as well as playfulness, allow us to carry momentum forward, and to step into our future selves with confidence and serenity.

A group of dance performers, dressed in colorful costumes, performing a traditional dance on a dark stage.
Two dancers performing on stage with a black background, one lifting the other, both dressed in yellow and beige costumes.
A group of dancers is performing a traditional dance on stage, holding hands and moving in synchronized steps. They are dressed in colorful costumes with flowing skirts and are barefoot, against a dark background.