Thank you for joining us at New York City Center for the Opening Night Gala on December 1, 2021.
We had so much to be thankful for as this was our first in-person celebration since the global health crisis and marked the Company's return to a much-anticipated engagement at New York City Center. While our virtual performances and offerings allowed us to continue showcasing the Company's talent when we could not perform on stage, we were thrilled to return. The kinetic energy and experience often shared between the dancers and the audience cannot be replicated.
The Gala included a one-night-only performance featuring Robert Battle's tour-de-force duet Ella with the added thrill of live music; Company member Clifton Brown and students from The Ailey School in the jazzy 'Bird' Lives!; Battle's exuberant Love Stories finale; and Alvin Ailey's timeless masterpiece, Revelations, followed by a festive dinner dance at the Ziegfeld Ballroom.
Proceeds from the Gala supported the creation of new works, scholarships for talented students at The Ailey School, and Ailey's innovative educational programs for children.
Your health and safety are of the utmost importance to us, which is why both venues (New York City Center and Ziegfeld Ballroom) will require and check photo IDs and proof of full vaccination (two weeks after receiving a one-dose vaccine or both doses of a two-dose vaccine, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or the World Health Organization). Masks will be required inside the theater and at the dinner-dance except when you are seated at your table.
Emily & Len Blavatnik
Paulette Mullings Bradnock & Howard Bradnock
Daria L. & Eric J. Wallach
Joan & Sandy Weill
Pamela D. Zilly & John H. Schaefer
VICE CHAIRS
Jill & Gunther Bright
Anthony A. Lewis
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