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The Annual Workshop Performance Benefit of The School of American Ballet
06/01/2009 - By Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Lincoln Center

The Annual Workshop Performance Benefit of The School of American Ballet

The highly anticipated Workshop Performance Benefit of The School of American Ballet was held on June 1, 2009.

The annual Workshop Performances are the School’s only public performances and offered the rare opportunity to get a sneak preview of the ballet world’s up and coming young stars. An all-Balanchine program in celebration of the School's 75th anniversary year featured Serenade, the first ballet George Balanchine choreographed in America using students from SAB in 1934. Serenade, also celebrating its 75th anniversary, endures as a classic work that is performed today by ballet companies around the world.

A benefit dinner followed the Monday evening performance, and attracted more than 550 arts patrons, corporate VIPs and New York’s social elite for a seated dinner and dancing in the SAB studios, which were transformed into elegant dining rooms for the evening.

Proceeds from the Workshop Performance Benefit support all aspects of the students’ training, including an extensive $1.3 million scholarship program ensuring that all children who are accepted to the School – including those from disadvantaged backgrounds – are able to attend.

Workshop Performance Benefit Overview

The School of American Ballet at Lincoln Center

Honorary Chairman: Mr. & Mrs. Howard Solomon

Chairmen: Stuart H. Coleman, Amy Mazzola Flynn, Carolyn Wright-Lewis & Edward Lewis

Dinner Chairmen: Jack Watters (Pfizer Inc), Matthew White

Young Patron Chairmen: Elizabeth Darst, Genevieve Labean

Notable Attendees: Stuart H. Coleman, Camille Cosby (Arts Supporter, Wife of Bill Cosby), Elizabeth Darst, Effie & Robert Fribourg (Chairman SAB Board of Directors), Dr. Judith Ginsburg & Dr. Paul Le Clerc (CEO The New York Public Library), Carole Divet Harting & Bruce Harting, Pamela Joyner, Jill Kargman, Elena Kiam, Genevieve Labean, Alexandra Lebenthal & Jay Diamond, Reginald Van Lee, Carolyn Wright-Lewis & Edward Lewis (CEO & Founder of Essence Magazine), Peter Martins (Artistic Director and Chairman of Faculty) & Darci Kistler, (Principal Dancer NYCB & SAB teacher), Amy Mazzola Flynn, Paul McGill (Fame, Man on Fire), Gillian Minter, Philip Neal (SAB Faculty & NYCB Teacher), Liz & Jeff Peek, Betsy & Rob Pitts, Mr. & Mrs. Howard Solomon, Jock Soto (SAB Teacher, former NYCB Principal dancer), Jonathan Stafford (SAB Faculty & NYCB Dancer) & Brittany Pollack (NYCB Dancer), Barbara & John Vogelstein (Chairman NYCB Board), Jack Watters (Pfizer, Vice President External Medical Affairs), Matthew White, Guy Yelda (Consul General of France), Will Zeckendorf

THE SCHOOL OF AMERICAN BALLET is the preeminent academy for classical dance in the United States. Faculty, students and alumni all share an ethos of rigor, passion and professionalism. The School is shaped by the artistic principles of founder George Balanchine, who developed a uniquely American way of dancing emphasizing speed, musicality and expansiveness. Led by Artistic Director Peter Martins, SAB is the official school of New York City Ballet. In addition, no other American school has placed as many students with professional companies domestically and abroad.

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