ALVIN AILEY Opening Night Gala Benefit Honoring Joan Weill
Company:
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Opening Night Gala Benefit Honoring Joan Weill
Upon her retirement as Chairman of the Board of Trustees
December 3, 2014 7:00pm
HONORING
Joan Weill
HONORARY CHAIRS
Sanford I. Weill
Jeffrey Wright
GALA CO-CHAIRS
Simin Allison
Jessica & Natan Bibliowicz
Kathryn & Kenneth Chenault
Agnes & Gerald Hassell
Debra L. Lee
Daria L. & Eric J. Wallach
Marc Weill
GALA VICE CHAIRS
Nicole A. Bernard
Emily Blavatnik
Donna & Mike Corbat
Patricia & Philip Laskawy
Linda M. Lindenbaum
Leslie & Tom Maheras
Elizabeth & Arthur J. Mirante II
Tawana Tibbs & Bruce S. Gordon
Performance at New York City Center
131 West 55th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues
New York, NY
Performance to include
Company Premiere of Hofesh Shechter's Uprising
Robert Battle's Unfold with live music
featuring opera superstar Angela Gheorghiu*
and
Alvin Ailey's Revelations with live music.
Dinner and dancing to follow at New York Hilton Midtown
Grand Ballroom
1335 Sixth Avenue, between 53rd and 54th Streets
New York, NY
Black Tie or Festive Dress
Proceeds to benefit the creation of new works, scholarships to The Ailey School, and Ailey's educational programs for children.
For more information, please call 212-405-9031.
GALA SPONSORS
Simin Allison
American Express
BET Networks
BNY Mellon
Daria L. & Eric J. Wallach
Joan & Sandy Weill and The Weill Family Foundation
NEW YORK SEASON SPONSOR
Wells Fargo
*Angela Gheorghiu appears by kind permission of The Metropolitan Opera.
Support the Opening Night Gala Benefit
All gifts of $100,000 or more will be matched dollar-for-dollar by Sandy Weill.
Single tickets for the Opening Night Gala Benefit range from $500 - $5,000 per ticket; tables of ten tickets range from $15,000 - $100,000.
To purchase tickets or to make a contribution, please call 212-405-9031.
