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Ailey’s Opening Night Gala to Launch Four-Week Holiday Season In NYC 

Ailey’s Opening Night Gala to Launch Four-Week Holiday Season In NYC

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater‘s four-week holiday engagement will kick off on November 30 with a star-studded Opening Night Gala, including a performance at New York City Center and party at the Ziegfeld Ballroom. Proceeds from the gala support the creation of new works, scholarships for talented students at The Ailey School, and Ailey’s innovative educational programs for children. The event’s co-chairs are Emily & Len Blavatnik, Howard Bradnock, Daria L. & Eric J. Wallach, Joan & Sandy Weill, and Pamela D. Zilly & John H. Schaefer; vice chairs are Jill & Gunther Bright, Anthony S. Kendall, Anthony A. Lewis, and Raina & Jack Pitts.

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