World Alive! 2024

S AT U R D AY, O C T O B E R 5 , 2 0 2 4 The Revere Hotel 200 Stuart St, Boston, MA 02116

Our Evening

5PM

Cocktails Music by Chloe Swindler

6PM

Dinner and Program WELCOME Ronee Penoi, Interim Executive Director of the Office of the Arts & ArtsEmerson Director of Artistic Programming Jamie Gahlon Associate Vice-President and Interim Senior Director of the Office of the Arts, Director of Howlround Theatre Commons

PERFORMANCE Radical Citation A spoken word and musical piece inspired by SoulWorks and Dr. Cristal Truscott

Maria Hendricks, Artist

Geraldine Barney, Artist

AWARD PRESENTATION Elsa Mosquera-Sterenberg World Alive! 2024 Champion Award For her partnership with ArtsEmerson and support to the arts as a source of civic transformation

Menu REMARKS Ronee Penoi

DONORS, PATRONS AND FRIENDS OF ARTSEMERSON David and Tami Rich Corstoria, Co-Lead Producers, Phenomenal Woman, Maya Angelou

WINES Proverb Cabernet Sauvignon Proverb Chardonnay

FIRST COURSE Baby Spinach Salad | Candied Walnuts, Pears, Gorgonzola, Herb Vinaigrette

MAIN COURSE

PERFORMANCE Excerpt from Minty Fresh Circus

Monique Martin, Founder, Minty Fresh Circus

(pre-selected choices) Herb de Provence Crusted Flat Iron Steak | Sweet Potato Fondant and Seasonal Vegetables

Crispy Chicken Milanese | Parmesan Risotto, Garlic Tomatoes, Balsamic Reduction

Chive Crusted Poached Halibut | Sauteed Spinach, Rice, Saffron Butter Sauce

Julia Baccallieri, Artist, Minty Fresh Circus

CLOSING REMARKS Ronee Penoi

7:30PM Music by Chloe Swindler

Wild Mushroom Risotto | Braised Spinach, Truffle Oil

French rolls and butter

DESSERT Assorted Mini Pastries

Ar tsEmerson Honors

ELSA MOSQUERA-STERENBERG World Alive! 2024 Champion Award Elsa is the co-founder and creative powerhouse of Ágora Cultural Architects.

Founded in 2019, Ágora creates, empowers, and promotes the sustainability of the makers of Latin American culture in the US and Puerto Rico by optimizing tools for creators and organizations to fulfill their goals. Aside from her role as an arts administrator, she thrives at producing innovative solutions to change the social landscape and make communities more just, creative, and equitable. After Hurricane Maria, she co-founded the Massachusetts for Puerto Rico Fund at The Boston Foundation, which raised $4 million to assist in the island’s reconstruction. Elsa holds a BA from Fordham University in International Studies and French, MBA from New York University, and a Professional Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Harvard University.

In late 2022, Elsa secured a $700k grant through Ágora to spearhead the development of BoriCorridor. This innovative initiative features a tour highlighting 5 artistic ensembles in 3 cities alongside a curated map showcasing various cultural organizations. The primary goal of BoriCorridor is to streamline networking and facilitate block booking opportunities for Puerto Rican artists.

She has also spearheaded the organization of cultural events for the Boston community, including concerts at Arlington Street Church at the heart of Boston’s Back Bay. She recently received a grant for developing Latinx Sounds & Flavors, which seeks to enrich Downtown’s cultural programming by organizing a unique Latinx music concert series at this Church. Last year, she was entrusted with organizing the first series of events to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, Fiesta en la Plaza 2023, which she will expand upon in September 2024.

Artists MARIA HENDRICKS (She, Her/s) is a multilingual AfroIndigenous Actor/Activist.

After curating programming at Emersons UnCommon Stage this past Summer culminating in a full day of performances on Indigenous Peoples Day 10/14/24 Maria is thrilled to be performing on the Worlds Alive stage this evening. You can see Maria next in Between Riverside & Crazy at the Gamm Theatre in RI. Past Credits include: The More The Man-Fresh Ink Theatre; Dr. Van Helsing- Dracula, Umbrella Center for the Arts; MotherPassing Strange (Elliot Norton Award nominee) & Radio - Caroline or Change Moonbox Productions; Sipu- Listen to Sipu, New Repertory Theatre. Proud Member of Actors Equity @mariaalbertina888 GERALDINE BARNEY Geraldine Barney’s music explores the relationship between the traditional Navajo values and beliefs she grew up with on the Navajo Reservation in Northwest New Mexico with contemporary city life off the reservation. Living in two cultures is a prominent theme in her music and art.

Geraldine studied the Native American Flute at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, NM. As a singer and song writer, her work is included in two Smithsonian Folkways CD’s; “Music of New Mexico: Native American Traditions” and “Heartbeat: Voices of First Nations.

MINTY FRESH CIRCUS Conceived by Monique Martin, Minty Fresh Circus is a US-based circus show performed by an all-Black cast, with a majority-Black creative team celebrating the healing power of Black music & movement, infused with the joy & resilience of those who traversed the transatlantic

slave trade. With an Afro-futuristic vibe and a steam-punk look, Minty Fresh Circus features movement, music, and circus arts in a time-bending journey of redemption. Inspired by abolitionist Harriet Tubman’s and the survival of generations of African Americans, the central question in Minty Fresh Circus is: what does freedom feel & sound like if your only access to it is through your imagination?

MONIQUE MARTIN Founder, Minty Fresh Circus As a propagator of art, culture and ideas, Monique Martin brings her passion and experience in community building through the arts to elevate and instigate as an independent artist, curator, producer and marketing consultant. As an Independent Creative Producer, she is currently focusing her work on supporting artists in creating new work, consulting with institutions on presenting dynamic socially engaged programming as well as virtual, hybrid and outdoor arts. As an artist she is making her first contemporary circus. Women”.

JULIA BACCALLIERI Julia Baccellieri was born and raised in the Chicago performing arts community and began dancing at age 5. When they were 10, Julia started their circus journey and has not stopped since! Julia’s work is grounded in storytelling with a blend of musicality, unique movement, and a dynamic technique. Julia specializes in dance, trapeze, Chinese pool, hula hoops, and acrobatic dance. They also teach workshops and classes striving to lay a strong foundation for future aerialists and people of color who strive to make a living in circus.

Sponsors

PRODUCERS Lars Charitable Fund Alyce and Patrick Lee | Trinity Financial Ted and Mary Wendell DIRECTORS Pamela and Bob Adams The Burt Family JPMorgan Chase & Co Valentine Talland and Nagesh Mahanthappa PREMIERE COUPLES Estella Boston Restaurant David and Christine Letts Drs. Sidney and Lynne Levitsky PATRONS Jeannette Herrmann and Christopher Owens Tami and David Rich DONORS Ann B. Teixeira

*SPONSORS AS OF SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

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Auction closes October 7 at 11:59 PM.

ARTSEMERSON LEADERSHIP Ronee Penoi Interim Executive Director of the Office of the Arts & ArtsEmerson Director of Artistic Programming