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| JOIN US FOR OUR WORLD PREMIERE IN PARIS (LAST CHANCE)! |
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| Hotel de Rohan-Soubise (site of the upcoming world premiere of Lubovitch's Elemental Brubeck). |
Don't miss this very special opportunity to join supporters of the company in Paris for the world premiere on July 5th of Elemental Brubeck, Lar Lubovitch's newest dance. The piece is set to a score by jazz legend Dave Brubeck, with costumes by Tony-Award winner Ann Hould-Ward and lighting by Tony-Award winner Jennifer Tipton. Lubovitch created the dance working with the dancers of both the Lubovitch company and the San Francisco Ballet. In Paris the dance will be performed by the Ballet. The Lubovitch company is offering a Paris travel package from Thursday, June 30 - Wednesday, July 6, including hotel accommodation (at the fashionable Hotel Bourg Tibourg in the Marais) and VIP Tickets to the world premiere performance, as well as exclusive invitations to receptions, dinners and events.
The performance will launch "Les Etes de la Danse de Paris" - a prestigious new dance festival being presented in the historic garden courtyard of the 18th century Hotel de Rohan-Soubise, home of the National Archives of France. Learn more about the venue and the festival at www.lesetesdeladanse.com.
Only limited spaces remain available - please call or e-mail the Lubovitch company now (at 212-221-7909 or Lubovitch@aol.com) if you are interested in being part of this unique Paris experience.
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| PRAISE FOR COMPANY"S PERFORMANCE IN NEW YORK LAST MONTH. |
| On May 16th the Lubovitch company performed Do You Be at the Danspace Project at St. Mark's Church, in honor of Michael Kaiser (head of the Kennedy Center in Washington) and as the Lubovitch company's contribution to the 30th anniversary season fundraiser of the Danspace Project. Do You Be is set to two songs (from the CD of the same name) by Meredith Monk. Lubovitch dancers Griff Braun, Jason McDole and Rebecca Rigert brought the house down. The New York Times said Lubovitch's highly original movement made the dancers look "as if they had invented a new form of ballroom dancing." |
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| GREAT RESULTS (SO FAR) OF ANNUAL GIVING BY INDIVIDUALS -- THANK YOU! |
| Thanks to all the individuals who have supported (so far) our annual fundraising campaign, helping us toward our goal. The value of those donations has been doubled through a generous matching gift from the McMullan Family Foundation. We are happy to report that the campaign has (to date) raised over $60,000 in support of the company's activities this year - which include the creation of 4 new works, 2 educational programs in New York City schools and our upcoming week of performances at the brand new 900-seat Skirball Center this fall. It is still not too late to make your gift to the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company. Your support is vital to the creative, performance and educational programs we deliver, in New York and across the country. Call 212-221-7907 or e-mail Matson@lubovitch.org to find out how you can become a supporter of the company. |
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| NOVEMBER PERFORMANCES OF LUBOVITCH COMPANY AT SKIRBALL CENTER WILL BE FALL HIGHLIGHT. |
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| Love Stories (2005) by Lar Lubovitch (as performed by Hubbard Street Dance Chicago). |
Now that summer has finally arrived in New York (with a vengeance), we are already thinking ahead to the fall and to the Lubovitch company's upcoming performances. The centerpiece for us will be our season from November 8 - 12, 2005 at the brand new 900-seat Skirball Center for the Arts, located on Washington Square. The performances will feature American and New York premieres of dances by Lar Lubovitch, along with other recent work. Tickets will go on sale this summer. http://www.skirballcenter.nyu.edu/calendar.html
In addition to the Skirball Center performance season, the company will perform on September 14th as part of the free Evening Stars dance series in Battery Park, produced by the Joyce Theater and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. The company will perform My Funny Valentine on a shared bill with other celebrated New York dance artists, giving audiences a chance to appreciate the rich diversity of dance offerings in the city. Lubovitch created the duet in tribute to the music of Richard Rodgers, and it was featured last year in Robert Altman's film "The Company." (Lubovitch was nominated for an American Choreography Award for his work on the film.) For more information on this event: www.joyce.org.
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| SAVE THE DATE: FRIDAY NOVEMBER 11th GALA. |
| Mark your calendar today for Friday November 11, 2005 so you won't miss the Lubovitch company's gala event this fall. Plans are underway to make this an extra special evening including a pre-performance cocktail party, a gala performance by the company at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, a post-performance dinner reception and a silent auction. Last year's event was a lot of fun and also a great success, and we look forward to another wonderful event. Look for more details soon. |
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| LUBOVITCH COMPANY WELCOMES NEW STAFF. |
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| Robert Matson, our new Development Director. |
In a company as streamlined as ours, new staff arrivals are a cause for celebration. In that spirit, we would like to welcome our new Development Director, Robert Matson.
Robert's most recent position was as a principal of The Innovation Works, Inc., a business consultancy specializing in marketing and communications projects for the arts and culture and innovation industries. With expertise in the areas of marketing, development, and creative business management and operations, his clients have included David Dorfman Dance (with the title of Marketing and Development Manager), Nugent Matteson Dance (General Manager), Dance Forum (Director of Marketing and Development) as well as Jeanine Durning, The Center for Arts Education, Church Group, GCI Group/Gray Advertising, Marden-Kane, Richard A. Klass, Esq., Arthur Andersen and others.
Robert has authored books on topics including marketing (published by Xerox Engineering Systems in 1998), high tech sales (for Coherent Comm. and Lucent Tech. in 1997), commodities trading information systems (for Reuters, 1997), software training and a book of poetry (self-published, 1991). Also a photographer, Robert's latest solo exhibit, his eighth in New York City, is entitled "Politics and Pregnancy." Featuring photographs of company members of David Dorfman Dance, it hangs until September 1st at Dance New Amsterdam (previously known as Dance Space Center) at 451 Broadway.
Robert studied double bass performance, English and creative writing at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and studied arts administration at New York University. Robert is very pleased to be joining the staff of the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company.
INTERNS: We are also fortunate to be able to augment our staff with talented young people through our annual internship programs during the summer. We regularly have two or three interns join the company over the summer gaining valuable work experience in various aspects of arts management while providing invaluable services to the company. This year we welcome Jill Frere, Ashley Walker and Anna Wu who will be working on a series of marketing and fundraising projects. We plan to engage one additional intern this year in the area of archiving and preservation. (We have 37 year's worth of art in need of preservation!) If you know a talented person who might be interested in this unique opportunity, contact the office at 212-221-7909 or Lubovitch@aol.com.
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LAR LUBOVITCH DANCE COMPANY
Mission: The Lubovitch company was created to realize the artistic vision of Lar Lubovitch, one of the foremost contemporary choreographers in the United States. The company exists: (1) to create new work; (2) to perform those works (and facilitate the performance of those works by others) both in our home base of New York City and around the world; and (3) to teach people of all ages, ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds, in order to increase awareness and appreciation of dance.
History: Over the past 37 years, the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company has gained a reputation as one of the world's leading modern dance companies and has performed in virtually every state of the US and in more than 30 foreign countries. Lar Lubovitch has been cited by The New York Times as "one of the ten best choreographers in the world," and the company has been called a "national treasure" by Variety. For the past ten years, the company has focused on the creation of new dances, sometimes created through unique collaborations with other top companies including American Ballet Theatre and San Francisco Ballet.
Contact: The Lubovitch company is located at 229 West 42nd Street, New York NY 10036. You can reach us at (212) 221-7909 or Lubovitch@aol.com. Or visit our website at www.lubovitch.org.
Support: Programs of the Lar Lubovtich Dance Company are funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, as well as by Altria, Atlantic Philanthropies, US Trust Company of NY, Irene Diamond Fund, Brooke Garber & Daniel Neidich Fund, Harkness Foundation for Dance, Carl Jacobs Fund, McMullan Family Foundation, Rodgers Family Foundation, Shubert Foundation, Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, A. Woodner Fund and numerous additional generous individuals, corporations and foundations.
Memberships: The Lubovitch company is a member of Dance/USA, Dance/NYC, ART/NY and the Arts & Business Council. |
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