Welcome back to Fire Island Dance Festival!
The Charles & Lucille King Family Foundation is thrilled to celebrate the third of several years of committed major donor support of the festival, in memory of our founder, longtime chair and dear friend, Diana King
With all best wishes,
Eugene Kokot President Gray Coleman Vice President
Deborah Sole Secretary Karen Kennedy Educational Director and Administrator
Photo by Scott Shaw
Congratulations to Dancers Responding to AIDS, Gilbert Bolden III, Pontus Lidberg and all the performers.
Rockefeller Brothers Fund | Charles E. CulpeperArts & Culture Program | Ben Rodriguez-Cubeñas | Kimberly G. Rodriguez
Photo by Justin French
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We can’t wait to see our favorite event return to our favorite place in the world. - Mark Fortier & Jay Pagano
Here’s to Dancers Responding to AIDS for your hard work and being there for those in our community when they needed you the most! We can’t say it enough, Thank You - Thank You - Thank You
Rick Weber & Peter Schwartz
Thank you for all you do for our community and for the joy you bring to our island!
Eng Kian, Padma and Marius
FIRE ISLAND PINES ARTS PROJECT
SATURDAY, AUGUST 3RD
SATURDAY, AUGUST 17TH BROADWAY
SATURDAY, AUGUST 31ST & SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST
CONGRATULATIONS on new heights for Paul Taylor Dance Company!
- Stephen Kroll Reidy
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Whitney Browne
Excited for the return of Fire Island Dance Festival!
Supporting all our friends at Broadway Cares and DRA since 1999.
With our love, Matthew Woolf and Steven Filenbaum
Woolf Productions LLC
Matthew Woolf, Producer and Investor
Broadway and Off-Broadway musical theatre, film, concerts & recordings.
Member, Broadway Cares Leadership Council Board Member, New York Theatre Barn
Photo by Nina Wurtzel
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In memory of Robert N. Alfandre from his family with great admiration for DRA and the dancers
- Robert N. Alfandre Family
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Nina Wurtzel
Come to Key West
Support Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS from paradise when you bid on a week stay at one of two of the nicest and most private vacation rental properties in Key West.
Off a quiet lane located in the heart of Old Town, the Secret Villas are stunning, newly renovated three-bedroom, three-bathroom homes, each with their own private, heated pool surrounded by lush gardens, natural vegetation and tropical canopies.
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Thank you, Jim Heslin
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In honor of our parents
In loving memory of Rusty Pepper
by Whitney Browne
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We are proud to be longtime supporters of Fire Island Dance Festival and DRA.
- Roger Kluge & Robert Faust
Thank you Martin Wechsler, David Fanger, Roger Hirsch and Drew Souza for your decades of service to the dancers.
Photo by Nina Wurtzel
Thank you to the DRA founders and staff for another spectacular Fire Island Dance Festival.
In continuous and permanent honor of our beloved Richard M. Kielar
- Christian Zimmermann and Jim Coakley
We are proud to sponsor at this year’s Fire Island Dance Festival Aydin Eyikan
Roger Hyde and Mark Gibson
Photo by Evan Zimmerman
provides one week of healthy meals
helps provide home care for someone struggling in their fight with life-threatening illness provides one month of antiretroviral medications
helps pay overdue rent for a single parent and their kids so they don’t become homeless covers the cost of 100 HIV tests
To learn more about Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS’ National Grants Program and the more than 450 AIDS and family service organizations you help fund in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., please visit broadwaycares.org/nationalgrants.
July 20, 2024
Dear friends -
Thank you for joining us in this awe-inspiring setting, surrounded by this supportive and vibrant community, as we immerse ourselves in dance at this year’s Fire Island Dance Festival.
The magic of Fire Island Pines extends beyond its incomparable natural beauty. What makes the blues of the bay seem bluer and joy emanate from every step on the boardwalk are the people.
The Pines community is one of love, acceptance and celebration. We’re grateful to have been welcomed with open arms when we first began this festival in 1995, and for all the friends and chosen family we’ve made along the way. When the world outside these one-and-a-half miles feels unsafe or volatile, you are our home and guiding light.
And that light radiates beyond the Pines and across the country through your support of Dancers Responding to AIDS and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Your ongoing dedication ensures people in need in the dance and theater communities, and across all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., receive lifesaving meals and medication, health care and hope.
To the world-class dancers, choreographers and dance companies who make this festival possible, as well as the theatrical professionals and volunteers who transform this corner of the bay into a breathtaking waterfront stage: thank you. Our gratitude for your art and talents is unending.
Thank you to our sponsors, Leadership Supporters, ticket buyers and generous providers of services and housing who are joining us for another year. Your commitment is invaluable and essential.
And to the members of the Fire Island Dance Festival Committee and this year’s Benefit Committee, your persistence and dedication is the beating heart of this festival. We extend sincere thanks.
By being here, in this space, with these people, you’ve made a difference. Enjoy the singular magic of the festival!
Best wishes,
Tom Viola Executive Director
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Denise Roberts Hurlin Founding Director Dancers Responding
to AIDS
Photo by Whitney Browne
HOST
Beth Leavel
FEATURING
Blacks in Ballet
Aydin Eyikan
Catherine Hurlin
Pontus Lidberg and Hussein Smko
THE MNTRO PRJCT
Paul Taylor Dance Company
AND CHOREOGRAPHY BY
Gilbert Bolden III, Billy Griffin, Keerati Jinakunwiphat, Pontus Lidberg, Lauren Lovette, Chalvar Monteiro, Ingrid Silva, Akira Uchida
SENIOR PRODUCTION MANAGER
Nathan Hurlin
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Jason Kooistra
PRODUCERS
James Cella, Denise Roberts Hurlin, Abigail Richards
631-597-6060 – fippoa@msn.com
June 18, 2022
July 20, 2024
Welcome to Fire Island Dance Festival!
Dear Fire Island Dance Festival Attendees,
June 18, 2022
After going virtual in 2020 and taking a hiatus in 2021 due to the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pines community enthusiastically welcomes back all of the dancers, volunteers, staff, and supporters that make this incredible event possible.
Welcome to Fire Island Dance Festival!
On behalf of the Fire Island Pines community, I am thrilled to welcome you to the annual Fire Island Dance Festival! It is with great pleasure that we gather here once again to celebrate the artistry and grace of dance, while supporting a cause that is close to our hearts. This year’s festival promises to be a captivating showcase of talent, creativity and the power of unity.
June 18, 2022
Welcome to Fire Island Dance Festival!
The Fire Island Dance Festival is one of the most treasured and anticipated cultural events of our community. It has been called by one dance critic “the jewel in the crown of American dance festivals” and has been included several times in The New York Times’ most important dance events of the year. The Pines is justly proud to host such a premier event.
After going virtual in 2020 and taking a hiatus in 2021 due to the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pines community enthusiastically welcomes back all of the dancers, volunteers, staff, and supporters that make this incredible event possible.
After going virtual in 2020 and taking a hiatus in 2021 due to the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pines community enthusiastically welcomes back all of the dancers, volunteers, staff, and supporters that make this incredible event possible.
Over the years, the Fire Island Dance Festival has grown into a remarkable event that brings together passionate dancers, dedicated artists and compassionate individuals like yourselves. Your presence here not only contributes to the vibrant atmosphere of our community but also demonstrates your unwavering support for Dancers Responding to AIDS, an organization that has been instrumental in providing care, support, and advocacy for those affected by HIV/AIDS.
The Fire Island Dance Festival is one of the most treasured and anticipated cultural events of our community. It has been called by one dance critic “the jewel in the crown of American dance festivals” and has been included several times in The New York Times’ most important dance events of the year. The Pines is justly proud to host such a premier event.
The Fire Island Dance Festival is one of the most treasured and anticipated cultural events of our community. It has been called by one dance critic “the jewel in the crown of American dance festivals” and has been included several times in The New York Times’ most important dance events of the year. The Pines is justly proud to host such a premier event.
By attending this year’s festival, you will be dazzled by some of the world’s best dance companies, share in the community spirit of the Pines and help Dancers Responding to AIDS in its impressive record of supporting both the arts and people living with HIV/AIDS and other critical illnesses.
DRA has curated a diverse lineup of performances that will take your breath away, featuring renowned dance companies and emerging talents alike. Together, through the power of dance and your generous contributions, we will make a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals and communities affected by this global health crisis.
By attending this year’s festival, you will be dazzled by some of the world’s best dance companies, share in the community spirit of the Pines and help Dancers Responding to AIDS in its impressive record of supporting both the arts and people living with HIV/AIDS and other critical illnesses.
FIPPOA salutes the dance festival, the committee, the dancers and all who give so much to make this festival possible each summer.
By attending this year’s festival, you will be dazzled by some of the world’s best dance companies, share in the community spirit of the Pines and help Dancers Responding to AIDS in its impressive record of supporting both the arts and people living with HIV/AIDS and other critical illnesses.
After the pandemic’s impact of the last two years, it is a very meaningful and special pleasure this summer to again welcome Fire Island Dance Festival. We missed you!
FIPPOA salutes the dance festival, the committee, the dancers and all who give so much to make this festival possible each summer
Once again, welcome to the Fire Island Dance Festival! May this weekend be filled with joy, inspiration, and an unyielding spirit of unity. Thank you for your support and let us come together to celebrate the transformative power of dance and the resilience of the human spirit.
FIPPOA salutes the dance festival, the committee, the dancers and all who give so much to make this festival possible each summer
After the pandemic’s impact of the last two years, it is a very meaningful and special pleasure this summer to again welcome Fire Island Dance Festival. We missed you!
After the pandemic’s impact of the last two years, it is a very meaningful and special pleasure this summer to again welcome Fire Island Dance Festival. We missed you!
Warmest regards,
Henry Robin, President
Henry Robin, President
Henry Robin, President
Henry Robin, President
BETH LEAVEL HOST
Beth Leavel’s illustrious career spans 13 Broadway shows, multiple awards and endless adoration across the main stem and beyond. She was last seen lighting up Broadway as the Baroness in this season’s Lempicka. She received Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and LA Drama Critics Awards for her performance as the title character in The Drowsy Chaperone.
Beth also received Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations for her role as Florence Greenberg in Baby, It’s You, as well as Tony, New York Outer Critics Circle and Drama League Award nominations for playing Dee Dee Allen in The Prom.
On Broadway, Beth originated the roles of June Adams in Bandstand, Mrs. Bixby in War, Tess in Crazy For You and Emily in Recently, she stepped into Miranda Priestly’s Louboutins for the Chicago premiere of the new musical adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada.
Of all the roles she has played, onstage and off, Beth is most proud of being T.J. and Sam’s mom. She is helplessly in love with her husband, Adam Heller, and grateful to their cat, Malcolm, for keeping her sane over the past few crazy years.
Photo by Nathan Johnson
Blacks In Ballet
The Future is Now
PROGRAM
Choreography by Ingrid Silva
Music: “Road Signs Variations: One Way” by Ezio Bosso
Costumes by Diego Aleixo
Performed by Jonathan Batista, Nayara Lopes, Dylan Santos, Amanda Smith
The Future is Now was created by Ingrid Silva to benefit Dancers Responding to AIDS with generous support from Legacy Sponsor Marta Heflin Foundation.
Pontus Lidberg
A Delicate Balance
Choreography by Pontus Lidberg
Music: “Hable con Ella” by Alberto Iglesias
Costumes by Pontus Lidberg
Performed by Pontus Lidberg and Hussein Smko
A Delicate Balance was created by Pontus Lidberg to benefit Dancers Responding to AIDS with generous support from Legacy Sponsor Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
THE MNTRO PRJCT
Into Me, See
Choreography by Chalvar Monteiro
Music: “August 10” and “A Hymn” by Khruangbin
Costumes by Jermaine Terry
Performed by Patrick Coker, Shawn Cusseaux, Ashley Green, Jacquelin Harris, Hannah Richardson
Into Me, See was created by Chalvar Monteiro to benefit Dancers Responding to AIDS with generous support from Legacy Sponsor The Charles & Lucille King Family Foundation in memory of Diana King.
Beth Leavel
Music: “As We Stumble Along” by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, “Some People” by Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim
Performed by Beth Leavel with Phil Reno on piano
Gilbert Bolden III
Refraction
Choreography by Gilbert Bolden III
Music: “Violin Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052R, I. Allegro” by Johann Sebastian Bach; performed by Leonidas Kavakos & The Apollon Ensemble
Costumes by Gilbert Bolden III
Performed by Gilbert Bolden III, India Bradley, Jules Mabie, Mira Nadon
Refraction was created by Gilbert Bolden III to benefit Dancers Responding to AIDS with generous support from Legacy Sponsors Stephen Reidy, Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Christian Zimmermann & Jim Coakley.
PROGRAM
Keerati Jinakunwiphat
Interstate
Choreography by Keerati Jinakunwiphat
Music: “Black Dog” by Led Zeppelin
Costumes by Mark Eric
Performed by Mario Gonzalez, Chalvar Monteiro, Amanda Smith
Interstate was created by Keerati Jinakunwiphat to benefit Dancers Responding to AIDS with generous support from Legacy Sponsor The Charles & Lucille King Family Foundation in memory of Diana King and Titanium Sponsor Jim Heslin.
Interstate also will be performed this summer at Gold Coast Dance Festival and Asbury Park Dance Festival.
Aydin Eyikan
Get Happy
Choreography by Billy Griffin
Music: “Get Happy” by Harold Arlen; performed by Debbie Gravitte
Costume by DW
Performed by Aydin Eyikan
Get Happy was created by Billy Griffin to benefit Dancers Responding to AIDS with generous support from Legacy Sponsors Christopher Coad & Kevin Kowalski in honor of their parents and from Titanium Sponsors Roger Hyde & Mark Gibson.
Akira Uchida
Throb
Choreography by Akira Uchida
Music: “Passion” by Gat Decor
Costumes by Mario Fugnitto
Performed by Lavy Cavaliere, DaMond LeMonte Garner, Kristalyn Gill, Ashley Green, Gabe Katz, Daniel Santiago, Akira Uchida, Keanu Uchida, Lucy Vallely
Throb was created by Akira Uchida to benefit Dancers Responding to AIDS with generous support from Legacy Sponsor Omomuki Foundation and Titanium Sponsors Henry Robin & Bob McGarity.
Catherine Hurlin
The Dying Swan
Choreography by Mikhail Fokine
Music: “Le Cygne” from Le Carnaval des Animaux by Camille Saint-Saens
Performed by Catherine Hurlin
This performance of The Dying Swan was made possible with generous support from Titanium Sponsors Padma Meland Ooi, Marius Meland & Eng Kian Ooi.
PROGRAM
Paul Taylor Dance Company
Echo (excerpt)
Choreography by Lauren Lovette
Music: “Contact - IV. Convivium” by Kevin Puts; performed by Time for Three Costumes by Zac Posen
Performed by Lee Duveneck, Alex Clayton, Devon Louis, John Harnage, Shawn Lesniak, Jake Vincent, Austin Kelly, Kenny Corrigan
This performance of Echo (excerpt) was made possible with generous support from Legacy Sponsor The SHS Foundation in memory of Tom Morgan and Titanium Sponsors Mark Fortier & Jay Pagano.
Echo was originally commissioned by Stephen Kroll Reidy and made possible by supporters of The Dancemaker Fund.
DRA Fanfare
Composed by Philip Glass
Conducted by Jonathan Sheffer
Performed by EOS Orchestra
DRA Fanfare is one of Philip Glass’ favorite works and was his gift to Dancers Responding to AIDS in 1999 with generous support from Jack Schlegel.
Program subject to change
Scan for program updates and bios of this year’s dancers, choreographers and dance companies
LEADERSHIP SUPPORTERS
MAJOR SPONSORS
The Charles & Lucille King Family Foundation in memory of Diana King
Mary D. Fisher
Karen & Walter Boss
John Hadity
Peter Schwartz & Rick Weber
Jake Tinsley & Matt Kaing of Casa Low Kiki
SHS Foundation in memory of Tom Morgan
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Stephen Kroll Reidy
Jane Groveman & Cathy Tanelli
Judy Gluckstern
Anonymous
The generosity of the above donors help underwrite the costs associated with producing this event so that each dollar raised can help even more people in need in our community.
LEADERSHIP EVENT SPONSOR
Paul Austin & Dalip Girdhar
LEGACY
The Charles & Lucille King Family Foundation in memory of Diana King
Christopher T Coad, MD/Kevin Kowalski/ Chelsea Eye Ophthalmology
Marta Heflin Foundation
Omomuki Foundation
Stephen Kroll Reidy
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
SHS Foundation in memory of Tom Morgan
Christian Zimmermann & Jim Coakley
TITANIUM
Mark Fortier & Jay Pagano
Jim Heslin - Secret Villas
Roger Hyde & Mark Gibson
Padma Ooi Meland, Eng Kian Ooi & Marius Meland
Durrell Parrish & Albert Lepage
Henry Robin & Bob McGarity
PLATINUM
Andy Baker & Ward Auerbach
Sully Bonnelly & Robert Littman
Larry Falconio & Elliott Sernel
Macquarie Group
James Pepper
Rory Pottruck
Robert N. Alfandre Family
Andrew Tobias
PARTY SPONSORS
Steven Filenbaum & Matthew Woolf
Jim Heslin - Secret Villas
PJ McAteer
Padma Ooi Meland, Eng Kian Ooi & Marius Meland
Peter Schwartz & Rick Weber
Randy Wilson, John Wood & Michael Crisafulli
GOLD
John Alger & Bill Lynch
Torrence Boone & Paul Masse
Karen & Walter Boss
John Clifford & Claude Drolet
Christopher Collins
Hernando Cortez Jr. & Ed Simonelli
Thomas Cott & Shayne De Lima
James Dale & David Lam
Michael Dion & David Cantor
Russell & Helene Ellison
Robert Faust & Roger Kluge
Fire Island Pines Property Owners’ Association
Dr. Michael Giordano and friends at 603 Tuna Walk
Jane Groveman & Cathy Tanelli
Hal H. Hayes, Richard Parsakian, David Sloan & Steve Norring
Bob Howard & Ailton Rodrigues-Howard
Dr. Jaime S. Huertas & Kenneth A. O’Brien
The LaFountaine Family Foundation
Dr. Robert Levy
Steve McGee & Dennis Kenney
Brian McGuinness & Steven Younes
Mark McGuire & Craig Wilson
Robert Michel in memory of Clark Green
Isaac Namdar & Andrew Mitchell-Namdar
Dr. Jon O’Neal
Charles Phillips
Virun Rampersad & David Pavese
Kevin Roon & Simon Yates
Ken Ruebush & Jeff Zimman
Jim Vandernoth & Mark Ricigliano
SILVER
Susan & Crystal Atkins-Weathers
Miguel Barrio & Jeff Woods
Allan Baum & Frank Liberto
Gary Clinton & Don Millinger
Neil Cohn & John Brown
Randy Fields & Rob Geer
James Garrett
Jonathan Graf
David Hansell & Rob Cimino
Doug Harris & Bill Van Parys
Laura & Mike Hartstein
Brad Ingalls & Emrah Akyildiz
Arthur M. Kaplan & R. Duane Perry
Paul Kelly
Alan Klein & Jeffrey Erb
John Krawchuk & Vinnie Petrarca
Karl Krumholz & Dick Limoges
Christopher Mai & Matthew Markoff
Scott Martin & Elijah Vielma
Nate Pinsley & Peter Kriss
Robert Schaffer
Vernon Scott
Howard Sendrovitz
Itai Eithan Shamir & Dominic Paolillo
George Slowik & Brian T. Callaway
Richard Smith & Dan Vatanaviggun
Bruce Stuart
Michael Walsh & JD Winston
Tim Warmath & Ed Comber
Anonymous
BRONZE
Jonathan Aronowitz, Bradley Scalise and David Weigand
Jose Barral in loving memory of Peter J. Boffa
James Bartholomew
Steven Battaglia & Rob Kienzle
Alan Bouchard
In memory of Mark Bramble
Randall Briskin
Win Chesson & Audie McRae
Joseph Conforti & Douglas Jakubowski
Brian Conrad & Leonard Vanella
Rob Delgado & Bruce Bunnell
Guy Desimini & Salvatore D’Avola
Juan Diaz
Frank Dix & Eric Cleary
David Durst & Drew McGukin
Estelle & Craig
Peter Farrell
Daniel Feinstein & Diego Robles Molina
The Feinsteins – Karen, Patty and Ron
Stephen Foster & Russell Saray
Darrell M. W. George & Scott Turner
Mark Greenley
Joe Hickey & Jim McConnell
Rachel Hyman
Michael George Jackoski & Peter Pelusion
Lisa Jaffe, Jaffe Events/Fire Island Weddings
Marc Juris & Luis Barraza
Beatrice Kahn & Paul Silverstein
Judith & Richard Kingman
David Kneuss
Mona Kreaden
Christopher Leary
Laurence Lopez
In memory of Cira Markuson
Vestal McIntyre & Tom Stuart
Jim McKenna & Marco Aguilar
Edward Meehan
Bill Melamed & Jamey Lundblad
Dean Michaels, The Asteri Group Ltd.
David Nickle & Hal Rubenstein
Jerry & Myron Pavlon-Blum
Zac Pollinger & Richard Cote
Dave Rimple & Paul Teixeira
George Smallwood
Michael Smith & Steven Clay
Anibal Soto
Paul Stanwick
Lee Testa
Brian Thompson
Mark Tyner
Richard & Josef Upton
Lee Vish
Elisa Zinberg
Lise & Richard Zinn
David Zuy
Anonymous
As of June 30, 2024
DANCERS RESPONDING TO AIDS
In a New York City apartment 33 years ago, two dozen dancers brainstormed what they could do to help so many of their colleagues who were battling AIDS. Denise Roberts Hurlin and Hernando Cortez, dancers with Paul Taylor Dance Company at the time, mobilized the group and ultimately created Dancers Responding to AIDS in 1991. It was the dance community’s first ongoing effort to raise awareness and money to directly help those living with AIDS.
The vitality of DRA comes from the extraordinary compassion and efforts of the performing arts community to fund a safety net of social services for those in need.
As a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Dancers Responding to AIDS helps support the essential programs of the Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund), including The Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts, the HIV/AIDS Initiative, the Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative and The Dancers’ Resource. Broadway Cares also provides grants to more than 450 AIDS and family service organizations in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. At times of crisis, Broadway Cares also awards one-time humanitarian grants to provide emergency aid across the US and around the world.
Funds raised by DRA and Broadway Cares help ensure that those most in need have access to lifesaving medications, counseling, healthy meals, emergency financial assistance and more.
Dancers Responding to AIDS has proven since 1991 that what we do together makes a difference.
DENISE ROBERTS HURLIN , FOUNDING DIRECTOR ABIGAIL RICHARDS , DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
VOLUNTEERS
Cesar Abreu
Lou Albruzzese
Nicole Albruzzese
Jack Anderson
Zachary Bower
Kori Broadnax
Kevin Broomell
Alec Carlson
Alexandra Carlson
Morgan Clark
Vincent Donato
Matthew Fairlee
Nyle Farmer
Colyn Fiendel-Milani
Steven Filenbaum
Alison French
Jim French
Serge Ghio
Edlyn Gonzalez
Benjamin Green
Brian Griffin
CJ Howard
Angie Hubbert
Henry Hurlin
Leo Janks
Jeffrey Johnson-Doherty
Samuel-Moses Jones
Isaac Josephthal
Ian Kennedy
Louise Kim
Bennett Kosma
John Lagucki
Celeste Lannen
Kent Lau
Jonathan Lay
Jeremy McComish
Quinton McEvoy
Johnny Milani
Declan Moore
Brian Murphy
Kate O’Malley
Dan Perry
Ernie Pruneda
Nick Puglia
Larry Reina
Maria Reina
Kate Reyes
Libby Riddick
David Roberts
Mark Robinson
Charles Serafy
David Shmerler
Jen Silvernight
Eden Tayar
Susan Tomic
VJ Tran
riki viv
Anne Wennerstrand
Jacob Wexler
Matthew Woolf
Zach Ziomek
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Stage Managers Alison French, Samuel-Moses Jones, Johnny Milani, Jacob Wexler
Voice of God ..................................................................................... David Masenheimer
Head Electricians .......................................................................... Jim French, Ben Green
Head Carpenters Jack Anderson, Kevin Broomell, Jeremy McComish
Head Audio ............................................................................................... Zachary Bower
Wardrobe .................................................................... Jeff Johnson-Doherty, Eden Tayar
House Managers Jenna Adamek, Nick Puglia
Green Room Manager ...................................................................................... Lori Feren
Massage Therapists ....................................................... John Sabatos, Marissa Schaeffer
Hospitality Managers............................................................. Maria Reina, David Roberts
Reception Managers.................................... Michael Carmine Di Bianco, Ellen M. Lavaia
Ticketing Manager Cat Domiano
Pines Marketing Distribution ........................................................................... Karen Boss
Pines Community Liaison ..................................................................... Steven Alan Black
Press Representative Kevin McAnarney
Event Artwork & Graphic Designer ......................................................... Dominic Grijalva
FIRE ISLAND DANCE FESTIVAL COMMITTEES
CHAIR
Roger Kluge
STEERING COMMITTEE
Mark Fortier & Jay Pagano
Hal H. Hayes
Nicole LaFountaine
Christopher Mai & Matthew Markoff
PJ McAteer
Stacey Newton
Ben Rodriguez-Cubeñas
Robert Schaffer
Peter Schamel
Jack Schlegel
Martin Wechsler
JD Winston & Michael Walsh
2024 BENEFIT COMMITTEE
Ward Auerbach & Andy Baker
Ruby Brotman-Gensemer
Gray Coleman & Brian Theis
Rob Danton
Jacqueline Z. Davis
Ronald Marc Feinstein
Adam Gargani
Joe Hickey & Jim McConnell
Lisa Jaffe
Dr. Michele Katz
Ryan Kelly & David Beatty
Alan Klein
Robert Levy
Jane Newman Lubart
Tara Moira McBride
Brian McGuinness
Nate Pinsley & Peter Kriss
Virun Rampersad & David Pavese
Vernon Scott
Helen & Howard Shaw
Ed Simonelli & Hernando Cortez Jr.
George Slowik Jr. & Brian T. Callaway
Matthew Trent
Matthew Woolf & Steven Filenbaum
SPECIAL THANKS
Karen Boss
VJ Carbone
Sean Carlin
Clare Rose
Gray Coleman
Frank Conway
Dolan Tool Rentals
Tommy Esposito
Richard Feldman
Elliott Friedlander
Rachel Fontenot
Tony Gambino
Gay Beer
Danni Gee
Kris Grae
Anna Herbst
Sara Jeffrey
Paul Katz
Noel Kirnon
Maddie Kunert
Ross LeClair
PJ McAteer and his staff
Karen McCutcheon
Roberto Mirando
Mobility Access Cart Drivers
Names Project AIDS
Memorial Quilt
Wesley Newfarmer
Michael Novak
PRG - Josh Karp
Pernod Ricard
Mike Rawlins
Henry Robin
Kimberly G. Rodriguez
Ben Rodriguez-Cubeñas
Rose Brand - Renee Vero, Josh Jacobstein and George Jacobstein
Eric Schrader
Andy Sheagren
Linda Shelton
Chris Smith
Mike Smith
Greg Sottolano
Sound Associates
Ken Stein, Gwen Stein and the staff of Sayville Ferry Service
Michael Trusnovec
Jim Vandernoth
Kim Van Essendelft
Ron Walker
Bridget Welty
PERFORMERS’ HOSTS
A SINCERE THANK YOU TO OUR DANCERS’ GENEROUS HOSTS
Ward Auerbach & Andy Baker
John Clifford & Claude Drolet
Gary Clinton & Don Millinger
Gene Cook & Alan Kramer
Rob Delgado & Bruce Bunnell
Randy Fields & Rob Geer
Mark Gibson & Roger Hyde
Hal H. Hayes
Joe Hickey & Jim McConnell
Rachel Hyman
Noel Kirnon & Michael Paley
Lou Martarano & Roland Ballester
Isaac Namdar & Andrew Mitchell-Namdar
Michael Nardi & Eugene Lefkowitz
David Nickle & Hal Rubenstein
Jim Pepper
Nicholas Politis & Richard Des Jardins
Mark Ricigliano & Jim Vandernoth
Carlos Ruisanchez
Robert Schaffer
Mike Smith & Steven Clay
Greg Sottolano & Wesley Newfarmer
Jake Tinsley & Matt Heng Kaing at Casa Low Kiki
Jim Walb
Thomas Wei & Geoffrey Hoefer
DRA VISIONARY CIRCLE AND ANGELS CIRCLE
The following are members of the Dancers Responding to AIDS Visionary Circle and Angels Circle as of June 30, 2024. Names in bold indicate Premier Visionaries and Archangels, donors who increased their gift by 25 percent or more over the previous year. Contributions are not related to event ticket or merchandise purchases.
Visionaries and Angels provide essential support for those affected by HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening illnesses across the country. We salute these donors for their compassion and commitment to helping others in need.
In appreciation of this generous support, Visionaries and Angels receive exclusive invitations to virtual and in-person events and VIP status at some of Broadway Cares’ most high-profile events, as well as a host of other benefits.
There are many ways to become a member of the Visionary Circle or Angels Circle, including charging on a monthly or quarterly basis. If your employer matches charitable contributions, a gift of $500 or more can qualify you for membership.
For more information about the benefits of the Dancers Responding to AIDS Visionary Circle or Angels Circle, please contact Abigail Richards, development officer, at richards@broadwaycares.org or 212.840.0770, ext. 235.
INNOVATOR
GIFTS OF $10,000 TO $24,999
Ward Auerbach & Andy Baker
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LEADERSHIP EVENT
JULY 19, 2024
AT ALBERT LEPAGE OUTDOOR PAVILION AT WHYTE HALL
An evening reserved for Leadership Supporters featuring a special performance of A Very SW!NG OUT Holiday
The Leadership Event is generously sponsored by Paul Austin and Dalip Girdhar
A VERY SW!NG OUT HOLIDAY
Choreography by Caleb Teicher in collaboration with dancers
Music: “Sleigh Ride” by Leroy Anderson; “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve” by Frank Loesser; “Tap Tap Tap” by Eyal Vilner; “Jumpin’ at the Woodside” by Count Basie and Eddie Durham
Costumes by Márion Talán de la Rosa
Performed by Nathan Bugh, Gaby Cook, Laura Glaess, AJ Howard, Jennifer Jones, Akemi Kinukawa, Brian Lawton, Caleb Teicher
‘Tis the season to swing! In a special holiday revival of the New York Times’ Critics Pick SW!NG OUT, acclaimed director and choreographer Caleb Teicher and their collaborators, Evita Arce, LaTasha Barnes, Nathan Bugh and Eyal Vilner, invite you to revel in the joy of social dance and festive cheer. In A Very SW!NG OUT Holiday, Lindy Hop champions bring their talents to the stage with perennial holiday favorites.
This work in full will premiere at The Joyce December 3 - 15. It will feature live music from the Eyal Vilner Big Band.
Underwriting support for a week of The Joyce’s presentation of A Very SW!NG OUT Holiday provided by Deborah & Charles Adelman.
Teicher is a New York City-based dancer, choreographer and director regarded widely in the performing arts as a leading voice in interdisciplinary collaboration. Teicher is the recipient of two Bessie Awards, a 2019 New York City Center Choreographic Fellowship, the 2019 Harkness Promise Award, the 2020 Gross Family Prize and a 2019 NEFA National Dance Project Production Grant.
Instagram: @swing.show; @calebteicher
Photo by Robert Silver
In loving memory of Bob Kulikowski, and of the Kathryn Collins Dance Studio of Clifton, NJ. Dance on!
- Chris Collins
Thank you all for your continued support.
& Ed Simonelli
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Hernando Cortez
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“Do it big, do it right, and do it with style.”
—Fred Astaire
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Congrats to DRA and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS for another stellar weekend 2024
- Rory
DRA & Broadway Cares, thanks for being a part of the Pines. James Dale & David Lam Congratulations to DRA and all that you do. You are the best.
- Jim Vandernoth and Mark Ricigliano
“The truest expression of a people is in its dance and in its music. Bodies never lie.”
-Agnes De Mille
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2024 FIRE ISLAND DANCE FESTIVAL
Thank you, DRA, for another wonderful weekend filled with stunning dance and dancers.
This is by far our favorite event of the season.
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Salute to all dancers! Have a fabulous festival!
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-Michael Dion & David Cantor
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BroadwayWorld congratulates Dancers Responding to AIDS on another incredible year of the Fire Island Dance Festival. What we do together truly makes a difference...
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Tom Viola
Executive Director
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Ken McGee
Producing Director
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