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Sarah Arison,
Jessica Lang, Jason Moran, and Carolina Garcia Jayaram attend
2017 YoungArts Backyard Ball at YoungArts Campus on January 14,
2017 in Miami, Florida.
(Photo by Gustavo
Caballero/Getty Images for YoungArts)
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JAZZ PIANIST JASON MORAN
AND CHOREOGRAPHER JESSICA LANG
HONORED BY NATIONAL YOUNGARTS FOUNDATION
Annual Backyard
Ball Performance
and Gala Raised more than $1.5M to Support Aspiring Artists
Across the Country
Javon Jones Accepted 2016 Max Mara Visionary Artist Award
Alumni Performance Directed by Tony Yazbeck
Celebrates Individuality and the Power of Art |
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On Saturday, January 14, 2017, the National
YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) hosted
its annual fundraiser in Miami, the Backyard
Ball performance
and gala, to
help support
the artistic development of the nation’s most promising young
artists. In addition to recognizing the talent of this year’s
691 YoungArts Winners, the event honored jazz pianist Jason
Moran (1993
Winner in Jazz) with
the Arison Alumni Award, and
choreographerJessica Lang as
the Arison Award Honoree for their vital contributions and
commitment to the arts. The event also featured Javon
Jones’s acceptance of the inaugural 2016 Max Mara Young
Visionary Award presented byMaria
Giulia Maramotti, Max
Mara’s Director of retail for North America.
The inspiring evening raised more than $1.5M in support of
YoungArts’ programs in Miami, New York, Los Angeles and
Washington D.C., which offer aspiring young artists
life-changing opportunities to work with leading artists in
their fields, present their work to the public, and collaborate
across disciplines. Backyard
Ball guests
applauded the 2017 Winners and
celebrated the culmination
of the organization’s signature program, National YoungArts
Week, which took place from January 8 – 15.
The Backyard Ball was
presented for the third consecutive year by Italian luxury brand Max
Mara, with VIP
Host Sponsor UBS, and
was hosted by Dr.
Kira and Mr. Neil Flanzraich. The
joyous evening welcomed more than 700 guests, including renowned
artists and alumni, such as painter Will
Cotton; choreographer
and dancer Bill
T. Jones; Javon
Jones (2016
Winner in Dance and Max Mara Young Visionary Award recipient); jewelry
designer Paris
Kain; musician Dr.
Ronald C. McCurdy; writer Joan
Morgan; artist
and author Michele
Oka Doner; artist José
Parlá; choreographer and dancer Desmond
Richardson (1986
Winner in Dance and
U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts); actress Zuzanna
Szadkowski (1997
Winner in Theater and U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts);
photographer and filmmaker Bruce
Weber; and singer-songwriter Chris
Young (2003
Winner in Voice and U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts).
Community leaders in attendance included Lisa
Schejola Akin; Silvia Karman Cubiñá; Ximena Caminos; Bernardo
Fort-Brescia; Howard Herring; Alan and Diane Lieberman; Bob
Lynch; John Richard; Victoria Rogers; Dennis and Debra Scholl; and Franklin
and Jessica Sirmans.
Philanthropists present at the event included Sarah
Arison and Thomas Wilhelm; Ana
Codina Barlick and Robert Barlick; Tracey and Bruce Berkowitz;
Olga Blavatnik; Paul and Trudy Cejas; Armando and Margarita
Codina; Diana DiMenna; Alan Faena and Ximena Camino; Bernardo
Fort-Brescia and Laurinda Spear; Marina Kellan French; Marvin
Ross Friedman and Adrienne bon Haes; Jared
and Stacey Galbut; Patricia Garcia Velez Hanna; Rose
Ellen Greene; Lisa
Heiden-Koffler and Adam Koffler; Richard Kohan; Daniel
Novela; Soledad Picon Fernandez; Oti and Remi Roberts; Jackie
Soffer; Anthony and Sandy Tamer; Blaine Trump; and Terry
Zucker. |
The evening was emceed by comedian and actress Amanda
Seales (1999
Winner in Theater), and featured an elegant black-tie reception
and seated dinner by STARR
Catering Group. The design concept for the event was
developed by Hannah
Taurins (2016
Winner in Visual Arts), and featured a white origami theme with
suspended paper butterflies that appear to fly over the space,
fragmented candle holders and vases, and Edison bulb
chandeliers.
Throughout the night, a series of performance vignettes directed
by Tony Award-nominated actor, singer and dancer and 1997 Winner
in Theater Tony
Yazbeck featured
YoungArts alumni: Melinda
Sullivan (2005
Winner in Dance/Tap), Isai
Jess Muñoz (1997
Winner in Voice & Musical Theater), Daniel
Winshall (2016
Winner in Jazz), Pascal
Le Boeuf (2004
Winner in Jazz), Evan
Sherman (2011
Winner in Jazz), Bri
Ray (2016 Winner
in Voice/Singer/Songwriter and U.S. Presidential Scholar in the
Arts), Mariella
Haubs (2014
Winner in Music/Violin) and Madison
Hicks (2013
Winner in Dance/Modern).
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For more information, visit youngarts.org, facebook.com/YoungArtsFoundation
or twitter.com/YoungArts. |
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