Gala for Arts Education

Saturday, November 15, 2008

5:00 p.m. - Signature Suppers
7:30 p.m. - Dynamic Performance
10:00 p.m. - Celebratory After Party

The Gala for Arts Education
features Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
JUDITH JAMISON, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Masazumi Chaya, ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Two spectacular events.  One vital mission.  Annual Gala or Benefit.
KCFAA’s annual fundraising event takes place during the fall residency of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater or Ailey II and benefits KCFAA’s year-round arts education programs that reach more than 35,000 Kansas Citians each year. The Gala for Arts Education takes place every two years (2008, 2010, 2012 etc.).  Our gala is a true value and is the most lively, inclusive fundraiser in town.  The Benefit for Arts Education takes place in alternate years (2009, 2011, 201 etc.)

The Gala Structure
The KCFAA Gala for Arts Education Programs has two purposes. It is a fundraiser for KCFAA's year-round programs in schools throughout the area, and it is a vehicle for uniting people that would not otherwise have the opportunity to meet. Alvin Ailey had a dream of a "People's Gala" where the African-American and white communities would come together through the power of the dance he created.

Since 1984, KCFAA has taken this idea and expanded it into its unique Gala which begins where members from diverse ethnic and corporate communities come together for intimate "Signature Suppers" happening simultaneously in 30 homes/gardens across Kansas.  At the suppers restaurants, caterers and floral designers donate the food, drink and a floral arrangment to each home.  The evening centers around an unmatched Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performance in one of downtown Kansas City's historic theaters, then ends in a fun party where everyone can dance the night away - with the Ailey dancers, of course. Supper Home Hosts and Co-Hosts from all racial backgrounds are paired together to ensure diversity at each home and in the theater, then everyone comes together to end the evening in a celebration they never forget!

  

 

 

 

 

Schedue/Program | Levels of Support | Tickets | Supper Home Hosts | Supper Co-Hosts | Patrons

Theater Seating | After Party | Sponsorship Opportunities | Sponsors & Contributors | Auction

Restaurants & Caterers | Floral Designers | Gala Committee