Ballet and Modern Dance Align in Dance from the Heart, Dec. 12

By: Nov. 09, 2005
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On Monday, December 12, 2005, at the new dance theater, Cedar Lake (547 West 26 Street), leading performers from the worlds of ballet and modern dance will come together for a one-night-only performance entitled Dance from the Heart. 

Ballet icon Mikhail Baryshnikov is the honorary chairman of the event, which benefits Dancers Responding to AIDS, a division of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

The evening will kick off with a 7:00 PM reception, to be followed by an 8:00 PM performance.  Those scheduled to appear include: Carlos Lopez (Soloist, American Ballet Theatre), Cedar Lake, Complexions Contemporary Ballet featuring Desmond Richardson, Doug Varone & Dancers, Grandiva, Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, MOMIX, Patricia Barker (Principal dancer, Pacific Northwest Ballet) and Wendy Whelan (Principal dancer, New York City Ballet) in a pas de deux by Christopher Wheeldon.

"Dancers Responding to AIDS is the ongoing, committed response of the American dance community to an urgent worldwide health crisis. By drawing upon the talents, resources and generosity of this community, DRA raises funds for AIDS-related service providers across the United States. DRA is a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA), the nation's leading industry-based AIDS funding and grant-making organization. The funds raised are distributed to seven programs of the Actors' Fund of America and as grants to over 500 AIDS and family service organizations across the United States. Since its founding in 1988, BC/EFA has distributed over $100 million for critically needed services for people with AIDS, HIV, or HIV-related illnesses," state press notes.

Seating is limited; all tickets are $150.  To charge by phone, call 212.840.0770 (Monday–Friday, 10 AM to 6 PM), or order online at www.dradance.org.


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