Join us for a special benefit celebrating Patricia Nicholson. More information available here

A 70th Birthday Night of Performances

November 19, 6-11pm
The Clemente, Flamboyan Theater
107 Suffolk St, New York, NY 10002

Arts For Art is proud to present a celebration and benefit honoring dancer-choreographer Patricia Nicholson, the founder and guiding light of Arts For Art and the Vision Festival, on the occasion of her 70th birthday. The evening will include performances and artwork from some of the hundreds of artists she has supported over the years, as well as catered food and fine wine.

Visual art by Jeff Schlanger, William Mazza, Jo Wood-Brown, Katy Martin

6:45   Opening Remarks
7:00   Patricia Nicholson / Whit Dickey 
7:05   Cooper-Moore / Tony Malaby / Juan Pablo Carletti / Brandon Lopez
7:20   Lisa Sokolov / Ellen Christi / Raina Sokolov-Gonzalez
7:30   Revolution Resurrection
          Patricia Nicholson / TA Thompson / Jason Hwang / Jason Jordan /
          Bill Mazza
7:50   Patricia Spears Jones
8:00   John Zorn / Warren Smith
8:10   Miriam Parker / Jo Wood-Brown / Rob Brown / Luke Stewart
8:25   Yoshiko Chuma / Jason Kao Hwang
8:30   Dave Burrell / Oliver Lake
8:45   Bob Holman
8:50   What It Is
          Patricia Nicholson / William Parker /  Melanie Dyer /
          James Brandon Lewis / Mixashawn / William Hooker
9:05   Intermission         
9:25   Southern Satellites
          Isaiah Parker / Oscar Gorez / Dario Gomez / Junior / William Parker /
          Dave Sewelson / Melanie Dyer / Aquiles Navarro / Ariel Bart
9:45   Matthew Shipp / Newman Taylor Baker
9:55   Darius Jones / Fay Victor
10:05 BLUE
          Patricia Nicholson Parker / William Parker / Ingrid Laubrock /
          Ava Mendoza / Shayna Dulberger
10:20 No Land
10:30 Finale
          Directed and Choreographed by Patricia Nicholson
          Music by William Parker         
          Dance: K.J. Holmes, Jason Jordan, Miriam Parker, Douglas Dunn,
          Djassi DaCosta Johnson
          Drums & Percussion: William Hooker, TA Thompson, Andrew Drury,
          Jeremy Carlstedt, Warren Trae Crudup, William Parker
          Newman Taylor Baker, Whit Dickey
          Bass: Shayna Dulberger, Brandon Lopez, Luke Stewart
          Horns: Matt Lavelle, Dave Hofstra, Masahiko Kono, Aquiles Navarro,
          Dave Sewelson, James Brandon Lewis, Lewis Barnes
          Voices: Kyoko Kitamura, Lisa Sokolov, Ellen Christi,
          Raina Sokolov Gonzalez, Jean Carla Rodea
          Poetry: Patricia Nicholson

Host Committee

Richard Anderson · Tom Carhart · Hope Carr · Ellen Christi · Jeffrey Evans · Judy Gage · David Kreuter · Urania Mylonas · Jo Wood-Brown

Catering by Great Performances