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American Ballet Theatre
2011 Opening Night Gala |
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Evening co-chairs Lisa Cashin and Muffie Potter Aston, Honoree Matthew Rubel, Evening co-chairs Ashley McDermott and Susan Sherman.
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On Tuesday, November 8, 2011, American Ballet Theatre celebrated its return to New York City Center with its Fall 2011 Opening Night Gala. The evening featured the New York City premiere of a new work by Demis Volpi, Martha Clarke’s The Garden of Villandry and Twyla Tharp’s In the Upper Room. The program also featured Tharp’s Sinatra Suite, a suite of dances from Nine Sinatra Songs, set to classic songs by Frank Sinatra with costumes by Oscar de la Renta. The evening honored Matthew Rubel with The Melville Straus Leadership Achievement Award. An elegant black tie dinner dance at The Plaza Hotelimmediately followed the performance, with music by Timo and Alan. Gift bags were provided by Sprinkles Cupcakes.
Co-Chairs included: Gala Co-Chairs Muffie Potter Aston and Sherrell Aston, Gala Co-Chairs Lisa and Richard Cashin, Gala Co-Chairs Ashley and Jeffrey McDermott, Gala Co-Chairs Susan and David Sherman, Junior Co-Chair Jennifer Holmes, and Junior Co-Chair Emily Reifel.
Notable Guests Included: Mary-Louise Parker, Charlie Mars, Sarah Arison, Isabella Rosselini, Jean Shafiroff, Joanne DeGuardiola, Fe and Alessando Fendi, Zang Toi, Marc and Andrea Glimcher, Blair Husain, Suzanne and Woody Johnson, Kevin McKenzie, Rachel Moore, Claudia and Gunner Overstrom, Anka Palitz, Jeff and Elizabeth Peek, Alexei Ratmansky, Xiomara Reyes, Alessandro Saracin, Jay Snyder, Nancy Vella, Demis Volpi, Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia, Leslie and Daniel Ziff, and Bettina Zilkha.
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Evening honoree Matthew Rubel, Rachel Moore and ABT Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie.
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Mary-Louise Parker and Charlie Mars.
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Sarah Arison and Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia.
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Jean Shafiroff.
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Fe Fendi.
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ABT dancers Gemma Bond and Cory Stearns with model Natalia Costa and Designer Zang Toi.
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Judy Zankel, Norman Benzaquen.
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Suzanne Johnson, Woody Johnson.
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Joanne de Guardiola.
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Susan Fales Hill.
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Jeff Peek, Liz Peek.
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Claudia Overstrom and Blair Husain.
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Dr. Sherrill Aston, Muffie Potter Aston.
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Gillian Murphy, Matthew Rubel.
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George Farias, Bettina Zilkha, Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia.
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Adrian Arsht.
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Anka Palitz.
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Ashley McDermott and Carlos Mota.
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Sharon Bush, Barbara Tober.
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Rachel Moore, John Mejer, Alexandra Mejer.
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The Gala.
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| Photos: Joe Schildhorn/ BFA |
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