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Black Tie
International:
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Opening Night Gala
Benefit
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Gala
Co-Chairs and Honorees with Robert Battle, Judith Jamison,
and Chadwick Boseman.
Photo by Christopher Duggan
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December 3, 2015 - Last night, Alvin
Ailey American Dance Theater’s holiday season at New York
City Center kicked
off with an Opening Night Gala Benefit. The one-night-only
benefit performance and party honored BNY
Mellon for
its major support of the Ailey Organization since 2007, and
Agnes & Gerald Hassell accepted on behalf of the
institution. Film star Chadwick
Boseman and
actress and Grammy-Award winning artist Brandy served
as Honorary Chairs, and the event’s co-chairs were Simin
Allison, Kathryn & Kenneth Chenault, Debra L. Lee, Doris &
Gilbert Meister, Daria L. & Eric J. Wallach and Joan & Sandy
Weill. $2.5
million was
raised in support of the creation of new works, scholarships
to The Ailey School, and Ailey’s extensive educational
programs for young people. |
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The one-night-only program included a performance of David
Parsons’ signature gravity-defying male solo Caught,
and the world premiere of Ronald
K. Brown’s Cuban-inspired Open
Door set
to music from Arturo
O’Farrill & the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra’s most recent
album, Cuba:
The Conversation Continues. Alvin
Ailey’s beloved Revelations rocked
the crowd in a rousing finale to live music with singers
that included the incomparable Ella
Mitchell. |
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The celebration continued at the Hilton New York’s Grand
Ballroom where approximately 900 guests from the worlds of
business, politics, entertainment and philanthropy,
including Charles
Blow, Debra
Martin Chase, Savion
Glover, Andre Holland, Glorya Kaufman, Ricki
Lander, New York’s First Lady Chirlaine McCray, Janet Mock,
Joe Morton, Arturo O'Farrill, Phylicia Rashad,Kelly Rowland, Bevy
Smith, Darren Walker, Daria Wallach, Elaine Wynn, and Malik
Yoba, joined
in dinner and dancing withRobert
Battle, Judith Jamison and the stars of Alvin Ailey American
Dance Theater. |
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Throughout December, Ailey’s extraordinary dancers will
unveil a variety of premieres, new productions, and special
programs. After the New York City Center engagement
concludes on January 3rd, Ailey will perform in
20 cities across North America beginning in February. For
more information, visit:
www.alvinailey.org |
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