Underwriting Opportunities | 2022 Vail Dance Festival

UNDERWRITING

OPPORTUNITIES | ����

JULY ��–AUGUST �

�� PERFORMANCES � WORLD PREMIERES � CHOREOGRAPHERS �� CONVERSATIONS ON DANCE

Make an IMPACT and SUPPORT Today!

Celebrating �� years of collaboration, connection and creativity, the Vail Dance Festival has become iconic to our community and the dance world on a national and international level. There is truly no other location where luminaries in the world of dance, choreography and music come together to create previously unimaginable collaborations.

New works choreographed and curated here in Vail go on to take stages in New York and world-wide. This season we will celebrate our ���th world premiere commissioned by Damian Woetzel since he became Artistic Director!

Ticket sales cover only 33% of the Festival’s operating budget. Individual donors and underwriters make the Festival possible.

Enclosed you will find exciting opportunities to make an impact in the arts by supporting new works and the artists who bring the stage to life. Opportunities listed may be underwritten in part or in whole.

We look forward to exploring the following underwriting opportunities with you and appreciate your support in fostering renowned and burgeoning artists and exciting new works that make the Festival one of the best in the world.

Your financial support helps elevate the Vail Dance Festival to new heights! Donate today at vaildance.org/support.

FESTIVAL BY THE NUMBERS Note: Data is from the ���� Festival.

��� Ticket Sales �� Internationally � renowned principal, soloist and corps de ballet dancers

���� FESTIVAL FUNDING SOURCES

�� Grants �.�� Miscellaneous

��� Individual Donations

� �,��� Festival attendees � � performances (including � free performance in Avon)

�� Sales/Sponsorships

�.�� Government

�.�M � economic impact (estimated revenue generated to the Town of Vail)

� Artists-In-Residence � Composer-In-Residence Dance Companies � including New York City Ballet MOVES, DanceAspen, Limón Dance Company, and Ephrat Asherie Dance � World Premieres �� Summer Internships *Festival information listed in this booklet is subject to change.

FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES Please note, all donations and underwriting commitments must be received by April 29, 2022 in order to be recognized in the Festival program book.

July 29 // Opening Night

The 33rd annual Vail Dance Festival kicks off with a spectacular evening of performances featuring New York City Ballet MOVES in works by Ulysses Dove and Jerome Robbins, the legendary Limón Dance Company making their long-awaited Vail debut, the fusion street styles of Ephrat Asherie Dance and of course, special Festival performances by dance luminaries from around the world. $45,000

July 30 // New York City Ballet MOVES

New York City Ballet MOVES returns for a spectacular evening of ballet under the Colorado summer evening sky. MOVES is the dynamic touring arm of New York City Ballet, showcasing intimate chamber works from their history-making repertoire. This program will include Justin Peck’s recent premiere Partita set to Caroline Shaw’s Pulitzer-Prize winning composition Partita for 8 Voices, and Artist-In-Residence Roman Mejia’s debut in Jerome Robbins Suite of Dances, originally created for Mikhail Baryshnikov. $60,000 // Graciously Underwritten by Tina Wilson and The Carol F. Storr Endowment for Classical Ballet

July 31 // Ephrat Asherie Dance: Odeon

New York’s Ephrat Asherie Dance, rooted in African American and Latinx street styles, makes their Festival debut this season with Odeon at the Vilar Performing Arts Center. Set to a richly layered score by Ernesto Nazareth combining samba and other popular Afro-Brazilian rhythms, Odeon explores the fusion of street and club dances—including breaking, hip hop, house and vogue. $30,000

August 1 // Limón Dance Company

Celebrating their landmark 75th anniversary season, the Limón Dance Company makes their Festival debut this summer.

Considered among one of the titans of American modern dance since its founding in 1946, the company is widely acclaimed for its dramatic expression, technical mastery and expansive, yet nuanced movement. Joining the company will be New York City Ballet soloist, and 2022 Artist-In-Residence, Roman Mejia performing José Limón’s legendary solo Chaconne among other special surprises. $50,000

August 3 // UpClose

Artistic Director Damian Woetzel peels back the curtain and invites audiences to take a closer look at the inner workings and collaboration that goes into creating new choreography in Vail.

Artists-In-Residence, Roman Mejia of New York City Ballet, and choreographer/dancer Caili Quan share their process, and creative hearts, in a special evening that combines interviews, lecture, and rehearsal-style performances. Truly a rare treat for dance fans.

August 4 // Dancing in the Park

Families, friends and neighbors come together year after year in beautiful Nottingham Park in Avon for a one-of-a-kind, participatory performance that entertains and surprises dance fans of all ages. Free and open to all, crowds will delight in the breakdance stylings of Ephrat Asherie Dance, contemporary techniques of DanceAspen, and jubilation of Celebrate the Beat Eagle County, a program of Vail Valley Foundation’s YouthPower365. $40,000 // Generously Underwritten by Town of Avon & Slifer Smith & Frampton

August 5 & 6 // International Evenings of Dance I & II A brilliant cast of dancers and musicians take the stage in these signature Festival performances. Celebrating artistic collaboration and innovation, these unique evenings are full of surprises and unique “only in Vail” partnerships and role debuts by a selection of dance stars from around the world. Two shows on Aug. 6. $60,000 each

August 7 // DanceAspen

Making their world debut last summer, DanceAspen has risen as a new collective of professional dancers from the former Aspen Santa Fe Ballet - breathing new life and resiliency into the arts community of the nearby Roaring Fork Valley and across the Centennial State. The company will present innovative new works from their burgeoning and impressive repertoire at the Vilar Performing Arts Center. $30,000

August 8 // NOW: Premieres

The Festival fosters unique collaborations between artists of various dance genres to push the boundaries of the art form, further cementing Vail as a major incubator for new choreography. This summer, we celebrate the 100th world premiere commission under Damian Woetzel’s visionary leadership since becoming Artistic Director in 2007. Choreographers this year include Ephrat Asherie, Jodi Melnick, Justin Peck, Caili Quan, Claudia Schreier, Bobbi Jene Smith, and Pam Tanowitz. $50,000

August 9 // Dance for $20.22

Dance for $20.22 is a rousing finale to the Festival with an evening of special appearances by Festival stars, DanceAspen and Ephrat Asherie Dance. Pavillion seating is accessibly priced at $20.22 and lawn seating at $10.22. Tickets go on sale June 22. $75,000 // Generously Underwritten in part by Town of Vail

$30,000

Please contact a member of our development team listed on the back of this booklet to learn more about underwriting opportunities.

WORLD PREMIERES The Vail Dance Festival continues to extend strategic commissions each year, placing innovation and expansion at the heart of the Festival’s development. Artists benefit from enhanced creative focus in the Festival’s serene mountain setting and all testify enthusiastically to the close-knit “laboratory” environment that fosters high-caliber artistic experimentation and cross-pollination.

New Works are available to underwrite in part or in whole for $30,000 each.

New Work #1

New Work # 5

Choreographer: Ephrat Asherie Dancers: Ephrat Asherie Dance & Festival Artists

Choreographer: Caili Quan Composer: Caroline Shaw

New Work #2

Choreographer: Claudia Schreier

Choreographer: Jodi Melnick

New Work #3

Choreographer: Justin Peck Composer: Chris Thile

New Work #4

Solo for Roman Mejia

Choreographer: Caili Quan Musicians: Brooklyn Rider Dancer: Roman Mejia

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New Work #6 Ephrat Asherie

Jodi Melnick

Justin Peck

Caili Quan

Claudia Schreier

Bobbi Jene Smith

New Work #7

Choreographer: Bobbi Jene Smith Dancer: Sara Mearns

New Work #8

Choreographer: Pam Tanowitz Composer: Kate Davis

*More information and the complete list of dancers for new works will be announced at a later date.

Pam Tanowitz

RESIDENCIES Each year we offer a number of Residencies to exceptional artists, allowing them to engage throughout the Festival on a deeper level and to grow artistically, while playing a larger role in the Festival community.

Roman Mejia Artist-In-Residence Soloist, New York City Ballet $25,000

Caili Quan Artist-In-Residence Choreographer & Dancer $25,000

Brooklyn Rider Quartet-InResidence $25,000

Caroline Shaw Leonard Bernstein Composer-InResidence $25,000

Kurt Crowley Pianist, Music Director $10,000

Kate Davis Vocalist, Multi-Instrumentalist $10,000

Cameron Grant Pianist $10,000

Andrea Selby Festival Illustrator $10,000

Chris Thile Singer, Mandolinist (Punch Brothers) $10,000

Davóne Tines Baritone $10,000

FESTIVAL ARTISTS Underwriting for principal dancers is available at the Diamond Dress Circle level and above. Underwriting for soloists and corps de ballet members is available at the Platinum Dress Circle level. All underwriters receive recognition on the International Evenings of Dance performance pages in the program book. Become a Diamond Dress Circle or Platinum Dress Circle donor today!

Ephrat Asherie Ephrat Asherie Dance

Isabella Boylston Principal, American Ballet Theatre

India Bradley Corps de Ballet, New York City Ballet

Lil Buck Memphis Jooker

Preston Chamblee Soloist, New York City Ballet

Jeffrey Cirio Principal, English National Ballet / Boston Ballet

Please contact a member of our development team listed on the back of this booklet to learn more about underwriting opportunities.

FESTIVAL ARTISTS

Herman Cornejo Principal, American Ballet Theatre

Patricia Delgado Former Principal, Miami City Ballet

Michelle Dorrance Dorrance Dance

Philip Duclos Corps de Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet

Robbie Fairchild Former Principal, New York City Ballet / Broadway Star

Jovani Furlan Principal, New York City Ballet

Joseph Gordon Principal, New York City Ballet

Christopher Grant Corps de Ballet, New York City Ballet

Kennard Henson Corps de Ballet, New York City Ballet

Maria Kochetkova Lauren Lovette International Ballerina Former Principal, New York City Ballet

Sara Mearns Principal, New York City Ballet

Miriam Miller Soloist, New York City Ballet

Ron Myles Memphis Jooker

Mira Nadon Soloist, New York City Ballet

Dario Natarelli Tap Dancer

Tiler Peck Principal, New York City Ballet

Unity Phelan Principal, New York City Ballet Tap Dancer

Calvin Royal III Principal, American Ballet Theatre

Cory Stearns Principal, American Ballet Theatre

KJ Takahashi Corps de Ballet, New York City Ballet

Devon Teuscher Principal, American Ballet Theatre

Melissa Toogood Pam Tanowitz Dance

*Festival Artists and Companies as of March 9, 2022. Subject to change.

ADDITIONAL UNDERWRITING OPPORTUNITIES Ambassador Program

Designed for 8th–12th grade students. Ambassadors act as stewards to the Festival working to spread the word and educate the community about Festival programming. Similar to the Internship Program, Ambassadors gain experience and knowledge of the arts and arts administration and participate in a community service project. $15,000 // Generously Underwritten by Barbara Scrivens, LIV Sotheby’s International Realty

Internship Program

Each year, the Festival engages ambitious graduate and undergraduate students to serve as members of the Festival team, working to support the key areas of the Festival operations. These experiences offer an immersive opportunity to gain experience and knowledge of the arts and arts administration from some of the world’s greatest dancers, choreographers, and artistic leaders. $25,000

Festival Master Class Series

The series offers dancers the opportunity to learn from Festival artists in a wide variety of dance styles including ballet, choreography, tap, jazz and more. The 2021 Festival had nearly 500 participants and featured classes instructed by Tiler Peck, Calvin Royal III, Melissa Toogood, Caili Quan, Justin Peck and others.

Another robust series will be presented this summer. $10,000

Volunteer Thank You Party

Volunteers play a critical role through their assistance on the transportation team, ushering, and more. Volunteers collectively donate 2,500 hours of their time. Help us celebrate their commitment by contributing to our end of Festival party. $3,000

Conversations on Dance

Conversations on Dance is a podcast series that comes to the Festival each year to record episodes live in front of a small audience. These in-depth discussions with Festival dancers, musicians, and choreographers are hosted by Michael Sean Breeden and an array of guest hosts. Individual episode and series underwriting opportunities are available. $15,000 // Generously Underwritten in part by Town of Vail

Watching Dance with Heather Watts

Legendary Balanchine ballerina Heather Watts shares her time in an interactive exploration of dance repertory through video footage and live demonstrations with Festival Artists. Underwriting this special educational event helps provide complimentary tickets to Eagle County students.

Enhanced Audience Visibility at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater

By framing the Amphitheater stage with new wings and lighting towers, our onstage infrastructure project aims to enhance sight lines for audience members seated in Sections 1 & 4. The project will increase the visibility of both the garden backdrop and artists that are upstage while providing sufficient offstage space for performers.

New wings also aims to improve the overall viewing experience for the audience by better matching the beautiful amphitheater environment in size, color and texture. $50,000

Community Arts Access

The Festival partners with cross-sector community organizations including nonprofit, educational, religious, governmental, and other agencies to distribute free tickets to each of the world-class performances throughout the course of the Festival. We also offer free lawn tickets to children 12 and under and discounted lawn tickets for students and faculty. Furthermore, we dedicate the Dance for $20.22 performance as an evening devoted to arts accessibility by capping ticket prices at $20.22 for pavilion seats and $10.22 for lawn seats. Community Arts Access underwriters make a direct impact on our community by making the Arts accessible to all. $90,000

Two Tented Rehearsal Studios

With 12 performances, including 8 new works that are made specifically for the Festival, rehearsal space is vital for dancers and musicians. Tented Rehearsal Studios are placed at the base of Golden Peak and host classes and rehearsals daily throughout the Festival — these spaces are the creative laboratories where many of the commissioned World Premieres come to life. $75,000

Hospitality

Help fuel the Festival by contributing to the cost of food and beverages for artists and staff. These meals foster community and help spark the creativity and connection that only comes with breaking bread together.

• Daily artist lunches at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater and Vail Mountain School • Dancer and staff post-performance dinners • Artist hospitality backstage and in rehearsal spaces • Behind-the-scenes production staff food $100,000

$5,000

Please contact a member of our development team listed on the back of this booklet to learn more about underwriting opportunities.

VAIL VALLEY FOUNDATION VISIONARY CIRCLE

DEVELOPMENT TEAM Sarah Johnson

Sr. VP of Philanthropy sjohnson@vvf.org

Like so many residents, Jill and Loyal “Hud” Huddleston and Martha and Terry Perl cherish the Vail Valley for its arts and culture. Both families recognized the importance of preserving the Vail Dance Festival for future generations.

Supporters since 2005 and 2008 respectively, the Huddlestons and the Perls have become members of the Vail Valley Foundation Visionary Circle. The Perls share that, “It was important to us to allocate a gift from our estate to ensure future generations are exposed to the world of art and dance.” The Huddlestons echo that sentiment saying, “We love the idea of investing in this wonderful event for the next generation.”

Martha Brassel

Sr. Development Director mbrassel@vvf.org

Whitney Harper

Sr. Development Manager wharper@vvf.org

The Vail Valley Foundation Visionary Circle recognizes those forward-thinking residents of the Vail Valley who have decided to invest in the continued well-being of our beautiful mountain community by including the Vail Valley Foundation in their estate plans.

Christina Miller

Development Director cmiller@vvf.org

As a Vail Valley Foundation Visionary Circle donor, one makes a commitment today to care for the community tomorrow. Donors may designate their planned gift to directly support the Vail Dance Festival to ensure artistic excellence into the future.

Kendra Powell

Sr. Manager, Donor Engagement kpowell@vvf.org

Lee Steele

For more information about becoming a Vail Valley Foundation Visionary Circle donor, please visit vvf.planmylegacy.org or contact Sarah Johnson.

Associate Development Director lsteele@vvf.org

Kathryn Weller

Development Director kweller@vvf.org Photos by Christopher Duggan, Chris Kendig, and Brian Maloney.

Vail Dance Festival

Phone 970.777.2015

P.O. Box 6550

Email info@vvf.org

90 Benchmark Road, Suite 300

vaildance.org

Avon, CO 81620

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