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Grace in
Winter Silver Ball, the 6th annual gala featuring
and benefiting the critically acclaimed Evidence, A Dance
Company, is slated for Monday, February 8, 2010, Grand
Ballroom, The Plaza
Hotel, New
York City. The gala evening will honor Ronald K. Brown,
Founder and Artistic Director, Evidence, A Dance Company and
Reginald Van Lee, Chairman of the Board and longtime
corporate supporter Booz Allen Hamilton. Actress and
dancer Victoria Rowell hosts the evening which will
feature a performance of the Company’s famed signature piece
“Grace” and special performances by singer Jennifer
Holliday and jazz musician Peven Everett.
Cocktails
and Online Auction at 6PM. Performance, Dinner, Awards and
Live Auction to follow. Dress is Black Tie…With A Touch of
Silver. The Ball’s sponsors, all of whom have supported
Evidence for many years, are Booz Allen Hamilton, HSBC
Premier, Continental Airlines, ING and Moet & Chandon
Champagne.
Silver
Committee includes: Maurice and Andrea DuBois,
Noel Hankin and Moët Hennessy USA, Judith
Jamison, Pamela J. Joyner and Alfred J. Giuffrida,
Rhonda Mims, ING, Terry McMillan, Ms. Baraka Sele, René
Syler, Susan Taylor and Khephra Burns, Tamara
Tunie, Cicely Tyson, Lynn Whitfield, Reginald Van Lee
and Booz Allen Hamilton.
Silver Friends
Committee includes Alicia Bythewood, Felicia Daniels, b
Michael, Harriet Michel, Mira Mullins, Esq., Brian Mullins
and Donna Williams.
Luxury Auction
Committee includes: Tybie Etoy Dotson, Chair, Marc
Eastwood, Joyce Mullins-Jackson, Vanessa Rodriguez, Gail
Monroe Perry and Andrea Hoffman.
The Board of Directors of Evidence includes
Reginald Van Lee,
Chair, Ronald K. Brown, President, Joyce
Mullins-Jackson, Vice Chair, Reggie Canal,
Treasurer, Leslie Mays, Secretary, Zaid Abdul-Aleem,
Dwayne Ashley, Monica F. Azare, Joanne E. Hill, Andrea
Hoffman, b. Michael, Gail Monroe Perry, James Sullivan,
Jocelyn Taylor, Dr. Ancy Verdier and Lisa B. Walker.
Bruce Michael, Executive Director
and Lisa Weisinger Manne, Operations Manager.
Tables are
$50,000, $30,000, $25,000, $15,000and $10,000. Individual
tickets are $2.500, $2,000, $1,500 and $1,000. For tickets
and Sponsorships and Underwriting Opportunities contact Alex
Diaz, The JFM Group, 438 Fifth Avenue, Pelham, New York
212-921-9070 Ext 16 or by email to evidence@thejfmgroup.com
Evidence,
A Dance Company celebrates an extraordinary 25 year history
this season. Upcoming highlights of the anniversary season
include a magnificent commemorative book detailing the
Company’s 25 year history, a calendar featuring stunning
dance photographs and an exclusive scarf from Hermes, a New
York City season, a U.S. tour, appearances at the Vancouver
Olympic festivities and a State Department-sponsored tour to
Africa.
Ron Brown
fashioned his artistic vision into a reality by founding
Evidence 25 years ago. He has created a unique, enduring and
vital movement language that viscerally communicates the
evolution of culture throughout the African Diaspora
incorporating dance, music and storytelling. His dancers are
specifically trained in his movement vocabulary, and his
choreography has been sought after by internationally known
companies, such as Alvin Ailey and Jennifer Muller/The
Works. For more information please go to
www.evidencedance.com
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