Dancing for Micki- May 22, 2008

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DANCING FOR MICKI
A Benefit for La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival

Date: May 22, 2008 at 7:30PM
Reservations: 212.475.7710
Venue: La MaMa Annex Theatre
74A East 4th St. NY, NY 10003

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$100 for show and reception
$250 for show and reception and
to provide a seat at the Gala for a La MaMa Moves! Participating Choreographer
Purchase Tickets Online

to benefit La MaMa Moves dance festival and dance programs at La MaMa E.T.C.

Performances
Mark Bennett
Tom Bogdan
HT Chen & Dian Dong
Yoshiko Chuma
Lawrence Goldhuber & Keely Garfield
John Jasperse
Jodi Melnick
Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble
Nicky Paraiso
John Scott
Basil Twist
Christopher Williams
Chris Yon & Taryn Griggs

Micki Wesson
Micki Wesson is President Emerita of Meredith Monk/ The House Foundation for the Arts, Inc. and an Arts Consultant. A former dancer, performer and teacher, Ms. Wesson performed with Judy Martin/ Paper Bag Players, Meredith Monk and most recently with Lawrence Goldhuber, among others. She taught at Dance Players, Creative Arts Group, workshops in many colleges, including Rutgers University, University of Rochester and Montclair State, as well as in inner-city schools in New York and New Jersey. She has served on panels for the National Endowment for the Arts, Dance/USA, and the New York Dance and Performance (’Bessie’) Awards. She is a pro-bono consultant for several artists concerning board formation, responsibilities and fundraising strategies. In 1993, Ms. Wesson received the International Society of Performing Arts Administrators Angel Award for Extraordinary Generosity, Leadership and Vision. She also received a 2000 Bessie Award. She has been an artist member of Dance Theater Workshop’s Board of Directors since 1990. Micki is thrilled to be honored here at the La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival at La MaMa’s Annex Theatre, where she performed in the revival of Meredith Monk’s Quarry, along with Nicky Paraiso, in 1985.

For more information, please visit
http://www.lamama.org

The information is provided by La MaMa E.T.C

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