HedwigNites 2019 Gala
March 8, 2019 @ 6:00PM — March 18, 2019 @ 10:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Our Annual Gala is the highlight of our year. This year's Hedwig Awards will be awarded to Vin Reed for Dance Advocacy and Ping Chong for Dance Heritage. More about these distinguished honorees will be found in the event details below. The evening will include a live dance performance, silent and live auctions, great food and wine.
FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2019 - 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
THE ARTS CLUB OF CHICAGO
201 East Ontario Street | Chicago
6:00 PM - Wine Reception
with Globally-Inspired Delicacies in the elegant and sophisticated setting of The Arts Club of Chicago
Raffle/Silent Auction
Check out the fantastic items you can bid on that night
6:45 PM - Dinner seatings begin
7:45 PM
Opening remarks from honored guest Henry Godinez
Resident Artistic Associate at Goodman Theatre and Board Member of the Illinois Arts Council
Hedwig Dance Awards Presentations
Vin Reed for Dance Advocacy
Creative Director, Vin Design, LLC
Presented by Kevin McGirr, Immediate Past Board President Dance for Life
Ping Chong for Dance Heritage
Director, Playwright & Choreographer
Presented by Peter Taub, Curator
Champagne Toast
Live Auction and Paddle Raise led by Jess Elfing
8:30 PM
Hedwig Dances' Performance
Dessert & Coffee
Salsa Lesson from our Dancers
ABOUT OUR AWARDEES:
Vin Reed is known throughout the Chicago dance community for his passionate and generous support of dance and multiple dance companies, in all the critical aspects that creative companies require to survive and thrive, including compelling photography and graphic design, marketing and promotional expertise, costume design and creation and more. As Reed says, he's done "everything for dance except dance."
Ping Chong's contributions to the world as director, playwright, and choreographer have garnered a host of major awards including a 2014 National Medal of Art presented by President Obama in a White House ceremony, as well as a Guggenheim Fellowship, a USA Artist Fellowship, two BESSIE awards, two OBIE awards, a Doris Duke Performing Artist Award, and a 2015 Ford Foundation Art of Change Fellowship. An internationally acclaimed artist and pioneer in the use of multimedia in theatre, his works bring a unique vision and voice to bear on major historical issues of our time, and focus on bringing unheard voices and under-represented stories to the stage. He was a key figure in the now-shuttered MoMing Dance & Arts Center, working alongside many Chicago artists who credit MoMing with their early formation. Hedwig Dances' founder Jan Bartoszek appeared in his 1984 production Angels of Swedenborg and credits Ping with being a major creative influence in her own work.