Contributors

Gifts from July 1, 2008 - April 2, 2009

Partners in Creation*
New works commissioning program
Argosy Foundation
Abigail Congdon & Joseph Azrack
Anne Delaney
Barbara & Eric Dobkin
Sandra Zoe & Gerald Eskin
Eleanor Friedman
Ruth & Stephen Hendel
Ellen Poss
Jane Bovingdon Semel
Carol H. Tolan

Corporate Partners
Bloomberg
Chase
Con Edison
Gotham Acupuncture

Chairman's Circle: $100,000+
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation*
Carnegie Corporation of New York*
Ruth & Stephen Hendel
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs*
New York State Council on the Arts*
Ellen Poss*
Rockefeller Foundation Cultural Innovation Fund*
Jane Bovingdon Semel & Terry Semel
Carol H. Tolan*

Leadership Circle: $25,000-$99,999
Argosy Foundation*
Joseph Azrack & Abigail Congdon*
Gilbert Brownstone*
Anne Delaney*
Barbara & Eric Dobkin*
Sandra Zoe & Gerald Eskin*
Eleanor Friedman*
Multi Arts Production Fund
National Endowment for the Arts
New England Foundation For the Arts - National Dance Project
The O'Donnell-Green Music & Dance Foundation, Inc.
William J. & Dorothy K O'Neill Foundation

* Multi-year gifts

Patron's Circle: $5,000-$24,999
Derek Brown & Deborah Hellman
Muna El-Fituri
Lorraine Gallard & Richard Levy
Marcia & John Goldman
James C. Hormel & Michael P. Nguyen
Claire Danes
Laurene Powell Jobs & Steve Jobs
Suzanne Toor Karpas & Irving D. Karpas, Jr.
John Legend
Dr. Michael L. Lomax
David Hagans & Ric Wanetik
Riva Yares

Sponsor Circle: $1,000 - $4,999
Rachel E. Berry
Sage & John Cowles
Dance Heritage Coalition
Jean Davidson & Kojiro Umezaki
Susan L. Foster
Paulette J. Meyer & David A. Friedman
The Harkness Foundation for Dance
Jimena Martinez & Michael J. Hirschhorn
Nancy Meyer & marc Weiss
The Moriah Fund
The Susan Sarandon Charitable Foundation
Cindy Sherman
Gil Shiva - The Susan Stein Shiva Foundation
Billie Tsien & Tod Williams

Supporter: $500 - $999
Jerome Avorn
Kathleen O'Connor
Gardner McFall & Peter Olberg
Ellynne C. Skove
Catharine R. Stimpson
Kweli Washington
LaDonna & Gary Wicklund
Meg & Bruce Williams

Friend: Under $500
Anonymous (3)
Oliver E. Allen
Judy Allmon & Jean Espinda
Pierre Apraxine
Lee and William Autry
Arthur Aviles
Victoria Bassetti
Raquel Bennett
Steven and Vijaya Bernhaut
Stephen Bloomer
Megan Brewer
David Brown
Christine Healey & Ryan C. Brown
Dorothy M. Buell
Laura Carpenter
Nora Coblence
Marcia Cohen
Sharon Combs
Josie Coyoc
Patricia Cruz
Jill & Tom Delbanco
Elisabeth & Jim DeMarse
Thomas M. Dreeze & Evans J. Mirageas
Valerie P. Drucker
David Estrada
Dori May & Mike Ganisin
Linda Gerard & Danny Grossman
Thelma Golden
Susan Harrison
Maya S. Hattangady
Marcia and Samuel Hellman
Dalton Helms
Susan Henderson
Rebecca Hix
Nicholas Restifo & Maria Ionata
Jayson Jackson
Lenore Janoff
Mary Rose & Vinny Jaszczynski
Ray Javdan
Lia Epperson-Jealous & Ben Jealous
Jennifer Josephson
Jenette Kahn
Dona Lee Kelly & John Denninger
Dean Koga
Sali Ann & Alan M. Kriegsman
Mark Kuller
Melanie and Linda Lalande
Jack Lenor Larsen
Eric Launer
Beth and Brian Lemek
Glenn Ligon
Brady Jenkins & JJ Lind
Sade Lythcott
Greg Mann
Phyllis Marsh
Jessica Massad
Cynthia Mayeda
Francine Miller
Jamil Moen
Jon Nakagawa
Sara Narva
Linda Nathan
Shaari Neretin
Joan Ohlson
Jenny Palmer
Carolyn & Richard Panofsky
Barbara and James Peters
Steven C. Phillips
Mary Draper & Constantine Poulos
Larry Remmers
Beau Rhee J
urgen Riehle & Margot Perman
Janet C. Robertson In Memory of James O. Robertson
Renata Sack
Ken Sackhein
Marian Cross
Dr. Elsie Scott
Jeffrey Seller
The Shorter Family
Geraldine Silk
Lorna Simpson
Ronald C. Slye
Matthew Sosnowski
Sonja Starr
Elizabeth Stauderman
Peter Stepek
J. Bruce Stewart
Stephanie Sweda
Philip A. Sykas
Momoko Takanashi
Jack and Kristalina Taylor
Judit and Alvin Taylor
Henry L. Thaggert
Craig Tooman
Sharon Ullman
Florence & Kentaro Umezaki
Ioana Voiculescu
Thomas Von Foerster & John P. MacDonald
Carol K. & Peter Walker
Karen & David Waltuck
Leigh Wilcher Azin & James Wilcox
Glenn Williams
John E. Williams
Adrien Wing
Wendy Wylegala
Jane Zucker

Matching Gifts
Diageo North America

In-Kind Donors
Mungioli Theatricals
Latin America Consulting Group LLC (Tequila 1921)
Stanton Public
Veuve Clicquot
Village Voice
Kweli Washington

Founding Friends
We wish to thank these generous donors who supported the remarkable turnaround of the Company (1999-2004)
Abigail S. Congdon & Joseph F. Azrack
Jonathan Cohen
Sage & John Cowles
Barbara & Eric Dobkin
Catherine S. England
Sandra & Gerald Eskin
Betty Freeman
Paulette J. Meyer & David A. Friedman
Eleanor Friedman
Phyllis K. Friedman
Bjorn Amelan & Bill T. Jones
Suzanne Toor Karpas & Irving D. Karpas, Jr.
Renate Graf & Anselm Kiefer
Kristina Kiehl & Robert Friedman
Hedy & Kent Klineman
Gyongy Laky & Thomas Layton
Melissa & Brad Meyer
Jeremy J. Nobel, MD
Jonathan Otto
Ellen Poss
Marcia J. Radosevich
Jane & Terry Semel
Linda Grass Shapiro
Julia Reid Summers
Jack Taylor
Carol H. Tolan
Betsy & Edward Zimmerman

We wish to thank those organizations that serve as our public funders.
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Lead 2008/2009 Season support for the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company is funded, in part, by The Carnegie Corporation, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, The Rockefeller Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone.

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Upcoming Performances

Fondly Do We Hope... Fervently Do We Pray
September 17, 19-20, 2009
Ravinia Festival
World Premiere
Chicago, IL
847.266.5100
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Fondly Do We Hope... Fervently Do We Pray
October 1-3, 2009
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Novellus Theater
San Francisco, CA
415.978.2700
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Fondly Do We Hope... Fervently Do We Pray
October 6, 2009
Granada Theater
Presented by UCSB
Santa Barbara, CA
805.899.2222
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Fondly Do We Hope... Fervently Do We Pray
October 9, 2009
Barclay Theatre
Irvine, CA
949.854.4646
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Bill's Blog

◊ Roots, Renaissance, Revolution!
June 19, 2009

I told Anne that while I am flattered to be seen as a "revolutionary" it would be more accurate and less pompous if I said simply that I am a survivor working with every tool I have to make work, maintain an organization (will we always be a dance company?) and stay in touch with that impulse that lead me to this life in the first place.

Other Events

◊ Maija Garcia Contemporary Workshop

Maija Garcia of Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company
Associate Choreographer of Fela! A New Musical
New York, NY
Aug 17, 2009 - Aug 22, 2009
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◊ Bill T. Jones Solos Screening

American Dance Festival
Durham, NC
July 10-12, 2009

Bill T. Jones Solos film screened at American Dance Festival's Dancing for the Camera: International Festival of Film and Video Dance.
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◊ Summer Scoops Live with The Wall Street Journal

Lincoln Center
New York, NY
August 18, 2009

Stew and Heidi Rodewald, join Bill T. Jones, Janet Wong and Bjorn Amelan, to explore the pleasures and pitfalls of artistic partnerships.
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◊ Visiting Artist-Scholar Residency

Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, NY
2009-2010

Bill T. Jones conducts residency activities at Skidmore College as the 2009-2010 McCormack Artist Scholar in Residence.
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◊ Videodanse Film Festival

Centre Pompidou
Paris, France
October 21 - November 23, 2009

Still/Here featured during the free Videodanse Festival at the Centre Pompidou.
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