cullen+them anniversary gala celebrating 20 years
Monday November 7th 6:30pm
Manhattan Penthouse, 80 Fifth Avenue
at 14th street 17th Floor
Honoring Kim Cullen
cullen+them’s annual +Award Gala honors Kim Cullen in celebration of the company’s 20th anniversary! The +Award honors individuals whose presence and life work contributes to positive social change. It is only fitting that Kim Cullen be this year's recipient as we mark 20 years since she founded the first generation of Young Dance Collective which served as a unique way to bring young people together in creative, collaborative community and ultimately led to the formation of cullen+them.
The evening begins at 6:30pm with a cocktail hour followed by dinner and performances from the company. Our 2022 gala is co-chaired by cullen+them board members Melanie Cohn and Daphne Rubin-Vega.
A native New Yorker, Kim Cullen began her career in 1989, founding an intergenerational art space focused on movement-based community building. In 2001, Cullen created Young Dance Collective with a mission to foster intellectual artistic process among young people, providing them with an opportunity to create performance work while developing deep interpersonal relationships. Cullen concurrently produced major commissions for Lincoln Center Festival, River to River Festival, Whitney Museum of American Art, Park Avenue Armory and the 2012 Cultural Olympiad in London. As Executive Director & CEO at New York Live Arts, and throughout her career, Kim remains dedicated to the creation of spaces that support the exchange of ideas and innovative expression through a physical social network with positive connection.
Please join us in support of our mission by attending the event and joining our 2022 Host Committee. All donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
Gala Host Committee & Ticket Levels
ANGEL TABLE ($25,000)
One dinner table for ten with superior dinner seating
- Support the creation of cullen+them’s new work in 2023 and sponsor seats for the company at the gala
- Invitaiton for two to a private screening of Hannah Cullen’s debut feature film Little Boxes
- Acknowledgement in all printed and online materials, performance programs and website
VISIONARY TABLE ($15,000)
One dinner table for ten with priority dinner seating
- Support the creation of Young Them’s (third generation) first show and sponsor seats for the company at the gala
- Acknowledgement in all printed and online materials, performance programs and website
LEADERSHIP SPONSOR ($10,000)
VIP seating for eight
- Help support cullen+them’s debut feature film Little Boxes
- Acknowledgement in all Gala printed and online materials, performance programs and website during the 2022 season
CHANGE MAKER ($4,000)
VIP seating for five
- Celebrate two generations of young artists by sponsoring a gala seat for one YDC and one Young Them member
SINGLE GALA TICKET ($400)
One seat at dinner & gala performance
Contributions can be made via check, wire transfer or venmo.
Please make all checks payable to our 501c3: Young Dance Collective
Mail to: Young Dance Collective
317 15th St. Brooklyn, NY 11215
Venmo: @cullenandthem
For more information, to send a wire, or to contribute via cc by phone contact: engage@cullenandthem.org