Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Danspace Project 40th Anniversary Gala honoring EIKO OTAKE & WENDY WHELAN

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Company: Danspace Project 40th Anniversary Gala
Venue: Danspace Project
Location: Bowery, NY

Danspace Project 40th Anniversary Gala honoring EIKO OTAKE & WENDY WHELAN Wendy Whelan by Nisian Hughes; Eiko Otake by Anna Lee Campbell

Danspace Project's 40th Anniversary Gala honors Eiko Otake & Wendy Whelan, two trailblazing women of contemporary performance.

Eiko Otake for her quiet fearlessness, as one half of Eilo & Koma for four decades, and now as a solo performer in the Body in Places project.

Wendy Whelan for her ferocious grace, as a star dancer with New York City Ballet for three decades, and now as she travels new terrain through the Restless Creature project.

Tuesday, May 5, 2015
at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery
131 East 10th Street (at 2nd Avenue)

Honorary Chair Yoko Ono
Board Co-Chairs Sam Miller and Linda Stein

Performances & Films by:
Kyle Abraham
Dance Theatre of Harlem
Kaitlyn Gilliland
Koma Otake
Margaret Leng Tan
Film by Adam Schlesinger & Linda Saffire
& more to be announced

Introductory Remarks by Judilee Reed and Wendy Perron

Garden Reception 6PM / Dinner 7PM / Performances & Films 8:30PM

Art Auction Launch (in partnership with Paddle 8)

Festive Dress

Danspace Project 40th Anniversary Gala
St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery 131 East 10th Street
Bowery, NY, 10003
(866) 811-4111
http://www.danspaceproject.org

Schedule
May 5, 2015: 6:00pm

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A dancer in a black tutu and leotard and pointe shoes stands on one leg, with the other leg extended behind the body in a straight line. One arm is raised above the head and the other extended to the back parallel to the extended leg. The school director is opposite the dancer and wears a red DTH logo t-shirt and black pants and ballet slippers. She holds the hand of the arm raised above the dancer’s head with one arm and her back arm is extended and she is smiling at the student.

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