NEW STAGES

Contemporary Performance Series

New Stages, The Ringling’s contemporary performance series, continues into spring 2019. In January, veteran solo artist Bill Bowers uses movement, mime, and comedy to recall and recreate the indelible memories from thirty years of touring in All Over the Map. Bowers takes the audience to places so unbelievable they could only be true. Bowers has performed on Broadway, at the Kennedy Center, the White House, and the finest grade school “cafetoriums” around the world. In All Over the Map, he shares stories and characters that will stay with you long after the lights go up.

In February, cellist Matt Haimovitz, an artist whose barrier breaking performances have taken him around the world, collaborates with renowned pianist/composer Vijay Iyer in a program that truly defies definition. Repertoire from Iyer’s catalogue alongside music of Zakir Hussein, John McLaughlin, J.S. Bach, Ravi Shankar, Billy Strayhorn, and others flow seamlessly creating a program of unprecedented virtuosity and depth.

Curator Of Performance To Become An Endowed Position

The Ringling is excited to announce a new endowment gift from Stephen and Judith Shank, M.D. that will establish the Currie-Kohlmann Curator of Performance by the Shank Family Foundation to support exceptional programming leadership. “Performance has long played a vital role at The Ringling, commencing with the acquisition of the Asolo Theater in the late 1940s,” said Executive Director Steven High. “Stephen and Judy’s visionary gift will ensure that The Ringling remains a worldclass center for performance programming in perpetuity.” The position is named in honor of The Ringling’s Art of Performance program architects, Dwight Currie and Michael Kohlmann.

Revealing the formal strengths and fascinating differences between Argentine Tango and contemporary dance partnering, Union Tanguera and Kate Weare Company present Sin Salida (No Exit) in March, examining the fundamental connection point of tango: El abrazo (embrace). Designed to connect, or perhaps bind, human beings to one another, the embrace is the frame of the tango. Danced by three tango dancers and two contemporary dancers with live music performed by Argentinian composer Gustavo Beytelmann, Sin Salida explores multiple layers of dance and desire. The presentation of Sin Salida was made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Finally, in April, we present Spotlight Florida: Moving Ethos. Spotlight Florida is an example of The Ringling’s continuing commitment to provide a platform and support for Floridabased contemporary artists. Moving Ethos is a local dance theater company that strives to rebuild connections to ourselves and the community through movement. After completing a six-month residency, including rehearsals in the new Charlotte and Charles Perret Studio, Moving Ethos will debut their new work at the Historic Asolo Theater.

THANK YOU 2018–2019 SPONSORS

Producer

Stephen and Judith Shank

Sarasota Magazine

SRQ Media

DIRECTOR

Community Foundation of Sarasota County Gus Lobenwein Memorial Fund Walter Haskins Fund in memory of Stacey K. Haskins

Huisking Foundation

Publix Super Markets Charities

Scene Magazine

PATRON

Kathy and Michael Bush

The Cowles Charitable Trust

Hampton Inn and Suites, Sarasota/Bradenton Airport

Icard, Merrill, Cullis, Timm, Furen & Ginsburg, P.A.

Dick and Betty Nimtz

Willis A. Smith Construction

WUSF Public Media

ASSOCIATE

Cumberland Advisors

Leon and Marge Ellin

CONTRIBUTOR

Daniel Denton and Ramses Serrano

THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR SUPPORT

Dr. Susan M. Brainerd and Alan R. Quinby Redfin

Art of Our Time is supported by Gulf Coast Community Foundation. Support for Art of Our Time, including Art of Performance, was provided, in part, by Sarasota County Tourist Development Tax Revenues. Additional support was provided by The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Foundation.

The presentation of Sin Salida by Union Tanguera and Kate Weare was made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

BECAUSE OF YOU , THE RINGLING HAS ACHIEVED HUGE SUCCESS WITH THE RINGLING INSPIRES CAMPAIGN!

• Debuted the Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Center for Asian Art, the Bolger Campiello and Promenade, the David F. Bolger Playspace, the Kotler-Coville Glass Pavilion, the Perret Family Performance Studio, the Ellis Tea House, the Keith D. and Linda L. Monda Gallery for Contemporary Art, and the David W. and Mary S. Benfer Glass Pavilion Courtyard

• Significant restoration of Ca’ d’Zan, including glazed terra cotta conservation, and the newly restored Bolger Reflecting Pool in honor of Ron McCarty and his service to Ca' d'Zan

• Nearly doubled the Museum’s permanent collection through significant gifts of artwork and art acquisition funding

$100 Million Ways to Say Thank You!

On Saturday, April 6, The Ringling will celebrate you with a special Free Day in recognition of meeting the historic $100 Million comprehensive campaign goal. We hope you will join us for family-friendly

• More than doubled annual fundraising

• Launched a Community Engagement and Access Initiative

• Created a new national model for reaching at-risk families

• Grew membership from 6,000 to 10,250 households

• Grew the Legacy Society by 65%

• Created a formal sponsorship program for exhibitions and programs

• Endowed two signature curatorial positions activities as we explore all the ways your support has transformed The Ringling, making it a top cultural destination and preserving its ability to serve generations to come.