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Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim

By: Nov. 04, 2016
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The Works & Process Rotunda Projects Initiative Gala at the Guggenheim Museum raised more than $450,000 in commissioning funds for the Works & Process Rotunda Projects program. The announced initiative will expand the Guggenheim's Works & Process program's commissioned performances into the museum's iconic rotunda. BroadwayWorld has photos from the event below!

A new residency program, Works & Process Rotunda Projects will invite performing artists to create works for this unique space. Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi, the gala kicked off with a performance by Michelle Dorrance and Daniil Simkin in the Peter B. Lewis Theater, followed by dinner in the Rotunda. The event included a special demonstration in the rotunda of interactive projections planned for the upcoming Simkin project.

The first set of projects will feature MacArthur Fellow Michelle Dorrance scheduled on February 16, 2017 and American Ballet Theatre Principal Dancer Daniil Simkin scheduled onSeptember 5, 2017.

The 200 guests and supporters included Chairman Isaac Mizrahi; Co- Chairs: Caroline & Paul Cronson; Caroline Sharp andfamily; Mary Sharp Cronson; Stuart H. Coleman & Meryl Rosofsky; Adam & Olivia Flatto; Cynthia Hazen Polsky & Leon Polsky; Michèle & Steve Pesner; Annalyn Swan & Mark Stevens; Lucy & Philip Dobrin; Gala Committee: Richard Armstrong, Claude Arpels & Winsome Brown, Anne H. Bass, Tony Bechara, Janna Bullock, Valentino Carlotti, Karen & GorDon Dugan, Maire & Carl Gustaf Ehrnrooth, Anne-Marie & Peter Embiricos, Fe & Alessandro Fendi,Brian & JoAnna Fisher, Adaline Frelinghuysen, Nancy Garvey, Agnes Gund, Bill & Phyllis Mack, Joyce F. Menschel, Virginia & Timothy Millhiser, Anh-Tuyet Nguyen & Robert Pollock, Heather Randall, Stephen Kroll Reidy, Ben Rodriguez-Cubeñas, Denise & Andrew Saul, Sarah & Howard Solomon, Annaliese Soros, Elizabeth Stribling & Guy Robinson, Elodie & Richard Taittinger, Kara Unterberg, Angela Westwater & David Meitus, Shelby White, and Peter Wolff;

Artists who attended included Gonzalo Garcia, Kaitlyn Gilliland, Tom Gold, John Heginbotham, Lindsey Jones, Larry Keigwin, Julian Lethbridge, Ryan McNamara, Jodi Melnick, Gillian Murphy, Ethan Stiefel, Caleb Teicher, Rachel Valdés Camejo and John Zorn.

Works & Process at the Guggenheim champions new works and offers audiences unprecedented access to leading creators and performers. In its 32-year history of more than 400 productions, Works & Process has enabled New Yorkers to see, hear, and meet the most acclaimed artists in the world, in an intimate setting unlike any other.

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Guest of John Zorn, Caroline Cronson, John Zorn

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Mary Sharp Cronson, John Zorn

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Kathleen Murtha, Mary Sharp Cronson, Annalyn Swan

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Charles and Deborah Adelman

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image
Hal Witt, Michele and Steven Pesner

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Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image
Erin Bainao, Gonzalo Garcia

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image
Kara Unterberg, Gabriella Niederhoffer

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image
Ethan Stiefel and Gillian Murphy

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image
Daniel Henderson, Lucy and Phillip Dobrin

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image
Macy Sullivan, Caleb Teicher, Ramona Kelley

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image
Agnes, Gund, Nat Trotman, Jodi Melnick

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image
Allan Amico, Elizabeth Sharp, Matthew Kann, Pippa Stevens

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image
Dave and Pat Belote

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image
Suzanne Hall, Valentino Carlotti

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image
Ramona Kelley, Kaitlyn Gilliland

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image
Gonzalo Garcia, Erin Bainao, Polly Van Raalte, Larry Keigwin

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image
Alexandra Munroe, Shelby White

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image
Emanuele Fiore, Janna Bullock

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image
The party

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Mary Sharp Cronson

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Jared and Susan Stamell

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John Glass, Martha Glass, Debra Pipines

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image
Dan Haimovic, Philip Dobrin, Sam Friedland

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image
Phyllis Mack, Steven and Michele Pesner, William Mack

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Stuart Coleman, Erin Bainao, Meryl Rosofsky

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Daniel Pettrow, Lindsey Jones, John Heginbotham, Arceo Pettrow

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Macy Sullivan, Courtney Runst, Caleb Teicher, Gabrielle Niederhoffer

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image
Caroline Cronson, Anne-Marie Embiricos

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JoAnna Fisher, Judith Hoffman

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image
Heather Randall, Isaac Mizrahi

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image
Heather Randall, Isaac Mizrahi, Stephanie French, Ethan Stiefel

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Caroline Cronson

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Richard Armstrong

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Heather Randall, Duke Dang, Nnenna Lynch

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Anne-Marie and Peter Embiricos

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Ryan McNamara, Gianna Valdes

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Joshua Beamish, Joanna and Brian Fisher

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Allynne Noelle, Tom Gold, Susan and Jared Stamell

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Glenn McMillan, Arnold Germer

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Mary Sharp Cronson and Isaac Mizrahi

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image
Maisie Kiser, Emilie Pass

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image
Pino Fortunato and Rachel Valdes

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Ken Browar, Takako Ishikawa, Daniil Simkin, Judith Hoffman, Ishi Ishikawa

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image
Ramona Kelley, Kaitlyn Gilliland, Daniil Simkin, Brittany Melone

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Julie Granger, Daniil Simkin

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image

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Michelle Dorrance

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Gabrielle Niederhoffer, Michelle Dorrance, Caleb Teicher

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Daniil Simkin and Michelle Dorrance

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image
Michelle Dorrance, Daniil Simkin, Isaac Mizrahi

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Caroline Cronson, Daniil Simkin, Michelle Dorrance, Isaac Mizrahi

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image
Valentino Carlotti, Michelle Dorrance, Caroline Cronson

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Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image
Michelle Dorrance Performance

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image
Michelle Dorrance Performance

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image
Michelle Dorrance Performance

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image
Daniil Simkin Performance

Photo Flash: Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala Chaired by Isaac Mizrahi Raises Over $450K at The Guggenheim  Image
Daniil Simkin Performance







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