Battling Cancer, One Dance at a Time
This year’s Dance Against Cancer poster features an original drawing by artist Keith Haring.
A dance gala is always a good thing. But an impressively star-studded dance gala for a very important cause? It doesn’t really get better than that.
The third annual Dance Against Cancer benefit, hosted by the American Cancer Society and produced by Erin Fogarty and New York City Ballet principal Daniel Ulbricht, will be held on May 6 in NYC. Like the last two galas, it’ll feature performances by some of the dance world’s best and brightest, many of whom have personal connections to the cause.
And I do mean best and brightest. The lineup is incredible: NYCB’s Maria Kowroski, Wendy Whelan, Tiler Peck, Lauren Lovette, Robert Fairchild, Tyler Angle, Gonzalo Garcia and Daniel Ulbricht; American Ballet Theatre’s Misty Copeland; Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Alicia Graf Mack and Matthew Rushing; Martha Graham Dance Company’s Katherine Crockett and Lloyd Knight; and Lar Lubovitch Dance Company’s Clifton Brown and Attila Csiki. There’ll also be a special sneak peek at Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella, performed by San Francisco Ballet’s Maria Kochetkova and Joan Boada, and world premieres danced by Lil’ Buck and ABT’s Herman Cornejo.
Watch this beautiful, touching video describing Dance Against Cancer and its mission, with testimonials from many of the dancers who’ll be performing at the gala. Then click here to find out more about the show and buy tickets. (Not in NYC? There’s also an option to simply donate to the American Cancer Society.)
