Jessica Lang Dance Announces $500,000 Gift From Ann And Weston Hicks
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<strong>Jessica</strong> <strong>Lang</strong> <strong>Dance</strong> (JLD) Company announces a significant donation of<br />
<strong>$500</strong>,<strong>000</strong> from philanthropists <strong>Ann</strong> and <strong>Weston</strong> <strong>Hicks</strong>. JLD is a New York City-based<br />
dance company whose mission is to present and perform dance works around the<br />
world that immerse global audiences in the beauty of movement and music.<br />
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PressReleasePing - May 25, 2018 - New York, NY - <strong>Jessica</strong><br />
<strong>Lang</strong> <strong>Dance</strong> (JLD) announced today a significant donation of<br />
<strong>$500</strong>,<strong>000</strong> from <strong>Ann</strong> and <strong>Weston</strong> <strong>Hicks</strong>. The <strong>Hicks</strong>’ leadership gift<br />
is the largest single gift the organization has received to date. This<br />
gift supports the company’s growth, capacity building and<br />
organizational development, as well as touring, artistic work, and<br />
performances. The donation also comes with a challenge to other<br />
supporters of JLD to match the <strong>Hicks</strong>’ gift in order to achieve a $1<br />
million fundraising goal by the end of 2018. Nearly half of the<br />
match has been raised within two months.<br />
“<strong>Weston</strong> and I are thrilled to support <strong>Jessica</strong> <strong>Lang</strong> <strong>Dance</strong> as it<br />
enters a new chapter in its development and approaches its 10th<br />
anniversary year in 2021,” said <strong>Ann</strong> <strong>Hicks</strong>. “We embrace the<br />
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company, its mission and commitment to artistic collaboration,<br />
and we are especially thrilled that the company continues to excite<br />
audiences around the world as they did on May 5 with the world<br />
premiere of This Thing Called Love inspired by the music and art<br />
of Tony Bennett at Purchase College, which was met with a<br />
standing ovation.”<br />
<strong>Ann</strong> and <strong>Weston</strong> <strong>Hicks</strong> have had a long-standing interest in dance<br />
and movement organizations. They are committed philanthropists,<br />
and in addition to JLD, they have been lauded for their support and<br />
commitment to organizations like American Ballet Theatre and<br />
Jacob’s Pillow. <strong>Weston</strong> <strong>Hicks</strong> also currently serves as a Trustee of<br />
JLD.<br />
<strong>Weston</strong> and I are thrilled to support<br />
<strong>Jessica</strong> <strong>Lang</strong> <strong>Dance</strong> as it enters a new<br />
chapter in its development and<br />
approaches its 10th anniversary year in<br />
2021,” said <strong>Ann</strong> <strong>Hicks</strong>. “We embrace the<br />
company, its mission and commitment<br />
to artistic collaboration...<br />
“We are so grateful to <strong>Ann</strong> and <strong>Weston</strong> for this pivotal and very generous leadership gift,” said <strong>Jessica</strong> <strong>Lang</strong>, Artistic<br />
Director. “They understand the important role art and culture play in our lives and communities. Their generous<br />
donation will make all the difference as we continue to build capacity, develop new works and expand our education<br />
programs.”<br />
JLD is a New York City-based dance company whose mission is to present and perform dance works around the<br />
world that immerse global audiences in the beauty of movement and music. The company’s diverse repertoire<br />
demonstrates a commitment to artistic collaboration and a style that resists categorical definition. The company has<br />
performed at premier venues and festivals worldwide including Lincoln Center's White Light Festival, Jacob's Pillow<br />
<strong>Dance</strong> Festival, Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Festival, the Harris Theater, the Los Angeles Music Center,<br />
the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the Joyce Theater, among others.<br />
JLD is committed to engaging and empowering minds of all ages and populations with its Education and Outreach<br />
programming. Its unique curriculum called LANGuage emphasizes creative thinking and serves a wide variety of<br />
communities in addition to dance students and pre-professionals, including under-served children, special education<br />
youth, senior citizens, and veterans.<br />
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Image:<br />
<strong>Jessica</strong> <strong>Lang</strong> <strong>Dance</strong><br />
This Thing Called Love, 2018<br />
Photo by Milan Misko<br />
Commissioned by The Performing Arts Center at Purchase College, Director Seth Soloway.<br />
Music: Tony Bennett<br />
Set Design & Concept: <strong>Jessica</strong> <strong>Lang</strong><br />
Costume Design: Bradon McDonald<br />
Lighting Design: Nicole Pearce<br />
9 dancers, 22 minutes<br />
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