May 24, 2011 at 7:30pm

La MaMa Moves! honors Joan Finkelstein for her visionary support of dance artists and her passionate dedication to future generations of dancers and choreographers.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

6:00PM Cocktail reception at La MaMa’s La Galleria
7:30PM Gala performance at The Ellen Stewart Theatre
Reception and Dancing immediately follows the performance

PERFORMANCES BY

Chen and Dancers: Children’s Program, Yoshiko Chuma and Robert Black, Nicholas Leichter and Will Rawls, David Dorfman Dance, Archie Burnett and Javier Ninja with Doug Elkins, Heidi Latsky, Doug Varone and Dancers, Martha Graham All-City Panorama

SPEAKERS

Jean-Leon Destiné
Sharon Dunn

TICKETS

Tendu – $100
Admission to the gala performance & reception.
All but $50 of each ticket purchased is tax deductible to the full extent allowed by low.

Changement - $200
1 ticket to gala performance & reception at the Ellen Stewart Theatre.
Your name in the La MaMa Moves! Gala Program.
All but $50 of each ticket purchased is tax deductible to the full extent allowed by low.

Pas de Deux – $500
2 tickets to warm-up cocktail party at La Galleria.
2 tickets to gala performance & reception at the Ellen Stewart Theatre.
Your name in the La MaMa Moves! Gala Program.
All but $50 of each ticket purchased is tax deductible to the full extent allowed by low.

Pirouette – $1,000
4 tickets to warm-up cocktail party at La Galleria.
4 tickets to gala performance & reception at the Ellen Stewart Theatre.
Your name in the La MaMa Moves! Gala program.
La MaMa Moves! Dance Pass for any 4 performances.
All but $50 of each ticket purchased is tax deductible to the full extent allowed by low.

Grand Battement - $2,500
6 tickets to warm-up cocktail party at La Galleria.
6 tickets to gala performance & reception at the Ellen Stewart Theatre.
Your name in the La MaMa Moves! Gala program and 50th Anniversary Season Program.
La MaMa Moves! Festival Pass for 1.
All but $50 of each ticket purchased is tax deductible to the full extent allowed by low.

Grand Jeté – $5,000
8 tickets to warm-up cocktail party at La Galleria.
8 tickets to gala performance & reception at the Ellen Stewart Theatre.
Your name in the La MaMa Moves! Gala program and 50th Anniversary Season Program.
La MaMa Moves! Festival Pass for 2.
All but $50 of each ticket purchased is tax deductible to the full extent allowed by low.

BENEFIT CO-CHAIRS:
Robyn Cutler
Christopher Pennington

BENEFIT COMMITTEE
Carolyn Adams & Rob Khan
Sol Adler
Bruce Allardice
Jody Arnhold
Frank Carucci & David Diamond
Eugene Chai
HT & Dian Chen
Ping Chong
Mary Fulham & James Reynolds
Bob & Rae Gilson
Harkness Foundation for Dance
Ted Bartwink
Etta Brandman
William Perlmuth
Bill Irwin
William Kelley
Paul Langland
Frances Lucerna
Moira North
Jennifer McGraw Webster de Ortega & Curtis McGraw Webster
Lynn Parkerson
John Wessel
Micki Wesson

ARTISTIC COMMITTEE
Robert Black
Barbara Bryan
Archie Burnett
Yoshiko Chuma
Sean Curran
David Dorfman
Doug Elkins
Vallejo Gantner
Judy Hussie-Taylor
John Jesurun
David Lang
Heidi Latsky
Chrylyn Lavagnino
Nicholas Leichter
Stanford Makishi
Caridad Martinez
Sam Miller
Javier Ninja
Morgan von Prelle Pecelli
Carla Peterson
Will Rawls
Mark Russell
Bonnie Stein
Muna Tseng
Doug Varone
Jay Wegman