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DANCE COMPANIES TO PERFORM AT
ROLEX Presents
Career Transition For Dancers’
25th ANNIVERSARY SILVER JUBILEE
A STAR-STUDDED RETROSPECTIVE
Hosted by ANGELA LANSBURY five-time Tony
Award Winner
Monday, November 8, 2010 at 7:00pm New
York CITY CENTER
Rolex presents Career Transition For Dancers’ 25th
ANNIVERSARY SILVER JUBILEE: A STAR-STUDDED RETROSPECTIVE on
Monday, November 8, 2010 at 7:00 pm at New York City Center, 131 West 55
Street (btwn. 6th and 7th Ave) NYC. It
will be followed by an Anniversary Supper with the Stars at the Grand Ballroom
at the Hilton New York. Featuring artists from some of America’s
greatest dance companies: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American
Ballet Theatre, The Joffrey Ballet, MOMIX, National Dance Institute,
and Parsons Dance, will perform at the entertainment/dance event
of the new season.
Hosted by Angela Lansbury, the five-time Tony Award-winning
actress, and legendary star of musicals, films and television icon; the
spectacular evening will highlight magical moments from past glittering
galas. Also joining the celebration are Tony Award Winners: Bebe
Neuwirth, Ann Reinking, Chita Rivera, Tommy Tune, and Karen
Ziemba. There will be show-stopping Broadway numbers and more stars,
at this once-in-a-lifetime event that is not-to-be-missed! Honoring a quarter
century of support, Career Transition For Dancers connects dancers to their
future, and embraces the unique legacy of dance and dancers that enriches
the human condition. The 2010 Rolex Dance Award will be given
to Twyla Tharp. The Career Transition For Dancers’ Awards
for Outstanding Contributions to the World of Dance will be given to
the organization’s union founders: Actors’ Equity Association,
American Guild of Musical Artists, Screen Actors Guild; as
well as an award each to The Barth Family and the CTFD President
Cynthia G. Fischer. Also at the gala the Capezio Ballet Makers
Dance Foundation will present Trisha Brown with the 59th annual
Capezio Dance Award. Artists and program
subject to change without notice.
Career Transition For Dancers (CTFD), with offices in
New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago, has helped over 4,600 professional
dancers in 47 states identify their unique talents in preparation for establishing
new careers when dance is no longer an option. Since its founding in 1985,
the organization has provided more than 46,000 hours (equivalent to over
$4 million) of one-on-one career counseling and program services - at no
cost - and has awarded millions of dollars in scholarships for education,
entrepreneurial grants, and certification programs. CTFD also provides
dancers with specialized services that include transition seminars and
workshops, peer support groups, resource centers, a toll-free national
career counseling hotline, a website, and a National Career Network.
www.careertransition.org
The Caroline & Theodore Newhouse Center for Dancers
is located at 165 West 46th Street Suite 701 (at Broadway –
the Actors’ Equity Building) NYC 10036; tel. (212) 764-0172 and fax (212)
764-0343. In Los Angeles: 5757 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 455, LA, CA 90036;
tel. (323) 549-6660 and fax (323) 549-6810. In Chicago: at Hubbard Street
Dance Center, 1147 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607; tel. (312) 666-0234
and fax (312) 455-8240.
The 25th Anniversary Chairs
are Michele Herbert, Anka K. Palitz, Nicole Sexton and Allen Brill. Gala
Chairs are Victor Elmaleh, Michele Riggi, James D. Rigler and Susan Fawcett
Sosin. The Dinner Chair is Janice Becker; Auction Chairs are Ann
Van Ness and Heléne Alexopoulos Warrick; West Coast Chair is Roberta Silbert;
and the Journal Chair is Craig Dix. Vice Chairs are Gayle Conran,
Alexander J. Dubé, Mercedes Ellington, Niko Elmaleh, Christina Rose and
Irene Shen. Produced and directed by Ann Marie DeAngelo. Honorary
Chairs are Cynthia Gregory, Bebe Neuwirth, Sono Osato, Ann Reinking, Chita
Rivera, Lisa Niemi Swayze and Tommy Tune. (in formation)
Patron tickets are $600, $750 and $1,200 each. Tables
for 10 start at $7,500. Patron tickets and tables include premium performance
seating, post-performance Anniversary Supper with the Stars, dancing and
a live auction at the Grand Ballroom at the Hilton New York. Sponsorships
and Jubilee Journal ads are also available. For gala tickets please
call Marjorie Horne, McEvoy & Assocs. at (212) 228-7446 x33. For group
sales call (718) 499-9691. Show only tickets are also available.
Rolex is the Presenting Sponsor
25th Anniversary Jubilee Sponsors: Samuel I.
Newhouse Foundation • Lloyd E. Rigler—Lawrence E. Deutsch Foundation
• Dance Magazine and Pointe
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