Kanyok Arts Initiative Celebrates Five Years With Guest Of Honor Andy Blankenbuehler

Kanyok Arts Initiative, an intimate New York City training program that bridges aspiring artists from the studio to the professional stage through a re-imagined multi-disciplinary curriculum, announces the KAI Gala, Sunday April 30 at 5:00pm with special guest of honor, Tony Award winning director-choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler. Now celebrating five years of elevating dance training for the next generation of artists, the evening offers performances from students and guest artists, festive cocktails, light bites, and a fundraising campaign to secure the future growth of New York City's most impactful training program.

Aligned with the mission to cultivate well-rounded next generation artists, Tony Award winning director-choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler will be honored for his incredible contributions to the performing arts industry (Hamilton, Bandstand, In The Heights) and his commitment to education at many prestigious college programs and conservatories as well as international dance training centers. The evening will feature a tribute to the late Chet Walker and works by acclaimed dancemaker Fredrick Earl Mosley, Broadway's Tyler Hanes, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater artist Clifton Brown, alumni and student choreography, along with acting and vocal performances. Additionally, the evening seeks to raise funds for the school to secure a larger training facility and to continue to expand its curriculum for more students with a high-school daytime training program, mentorship and coaching opportunities, tuition scholarship opportunities, and career guidance and support.

Kanyok Arts Initiative, under the direction of Broadway veteran Laurie Kanyok continues to redefine dance education, offering a launch pad for many alumni onto the stages of Broadway and into the classrooms of top collegiate and conservatory programs. The unique combination of dance, voice, and acting, along with real world performance, audition and casting opportunities has set the program apart from others and continues to bring students from all over the country to train and grow.

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