Ballet Hispánico

Legacy Gala

Honoring the Miranda Family

Thursday, June 1, 2023

New York City Center

56th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues

5:30pm Pre-Show Reception

6:30pm Premiere Performance

Transportation provided to the Plaza.

The Plaza

Fifth Avenue at Central Park South

Program, Dinner,

and Dancing

Gala Dinner to follow Premiere Performance.


Honoring

The Miranda Family

Nuestra Inspiración Award

Presented by

Sergio Trujillo

Theater Director and Choreographer

Ballet Hispánico honors the Miranda Family, Luis A. Miranda Jr., Dr. Luz Towns-Miranda, Luz Miranda-Crespo, Luis Crespo, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Vanessa Adriana Nadal, Esq, and Miguel Towns, for the decades of vital work they have done to transform lives.

The Miranda Family shares in Ballet Hispánico’s mission to provide access and empowerment through dance and dance education by supporting Ballet Hispánico’s Pa’lante Scholars scholarship program.

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Vanessa Adriana Nadal, Esq, Hunter Crespo, Alejandro Crespo, Luis A. Crespo, Luis A. Miranda Jr., Dr. Luz Towns-Miranda, Miguel Towns, Luz Miranda-Crespo, Dylan Javier Crespo, Luis Crespo


GALA HIGHLIGHTS

NEW YORK CITY CENTER

NEW YORK SEASON
PREMIERE PERFORMANCE

Featuring Club Havana, Pedro Ruiz’s signature Cuban celebration; Sor Juana by celebrated choreographer Michelle Manzanales; Línea Recta (Excerpt), an explosive piece by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa; and New Sleep (Duet) by William Forsythe, in tribute to Ballet Hispánico’s founder Tina Ramirez (1929 – 2022).

Please note: All Gala table and ticket purchases include tickets for the June 1 Premiere Performance at New York City Center

Program subject to change. 

THE PLAZA HOTEL

ANA NAVARRO

Gala Guest Host | Co-Host of The View


MIRANDA FAMILY TRIBUTE

Presented by Sergio Trujillo


DINNER

International Latin Cuisine


STUDENT PERFORMANCES


DANCING

Spanish Harlem Orchestra

BLACK TIE CHIC


Mil Gracias

Gala Chairs

Jody* & John Arnhold

Richard Feldman

Kate Lear* & Jonathan LaPook

The Miranda Family

David Pérez* and Milena Alberti-Pérez

Rita E. Rodriguez*

Joseph Wayland* & Patricia Verrilli

Gala Committee

Melissa Alvarez-Downing* & Stuart Downing

Avance Investment Management

BET Media Group

Michelle Caruso-Cabrera* & Stephen Dizard

Chubb

Judith & James Dimon

Ernst & Young

Matthew Ford*

Sylvia Golden

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Hispanic Federation

Carole* & Dudley Johnson

Judy & Leonard Lauder

The Frances Lear Foundation

Lyn & Norman Lear

The Lear Family Foundation

Tania León

Richard & Juana* Maloof

Meow Wolf

Scott Mills

Rita Moreno

O’Melveny & Myers LLP

OmnicomMediaGroup

PepsiCo

Popular Bank

Chita Rivera

Schreck Rose Dapello Adams Berlin & Dunham LLP

Kathryn Ross-Nash & Wayne Nash

Samuel H. Scripps Foundation

Ronald Shechtman* & Lynne Meadow

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

TBWA\Chiat\Day New York

Scott Tegethoff*

Jose* & Vanesa Tolosa

Marcos* & Giselle Torres

Sergio Trujillo*

Charles Wortman* & Laura Baldwin

As of May 8

Committee in formation

*Board Member

Legacy of Tina Ramirez

The Legacy Gala celebrates Ballet Hispánico founder Tina Ramirez (1929 - 2022). We honor leaders and visionaries who best represent and continue Tina’s legacy of bringing dance, cultural connection, and transformation to students and communities worldwide.


For more information, contact Ellie Craven at ecraven@ballethispanico.org or (212) 362-6710 ext. 841.

2023 Gala


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