PHOTO – Maria Baranova: UNTITLED X, Brooklyn, October 2018
Photos by Elyse Mertz.
Performances! Fermentation! Dancing! Astrology! Chance Operations! & More!
Please join us at CPR – Center for Performance Research on Tuesday, May 23 for our 2023 Spring Benefit! The festive evening gathers artists and friends to enjoy food, drink, dancing, and merriment, and celebrates the beauty of time and transformation with special performances and presentations by CPR artists about DECOMPOSITION.
PROGRAM
7:00 PM | Food, Drink, Artist Interventions
7:45 PM | Performances, Presentations
8:30 PM | Dessert, Dancing
Host
Nile Harris
Hologram
Laurel Atwell
Fermentation
Ampersand Paris
Astrology
j. bouey
Performances
Dynasty Handbag
Leslie Cuyjet
Paul Lazar / Big Dance Theater
DJ
a²z (aka Akeema-Zane)
Food & Drink
Food | Cozy Royale
Wine | Zev Rovine Selections
Beer | EBBS
Mezcal | Madre Mezcal
Dessert | Glasserie
Tea | 3rd Floor Brooklyn
Flowers
Rosehip Social
Raffle
Framed photograph by Maria Baranova
BENEFIT COMMITTEE
Maria Baranova
Sidra Bell*
Randall Bourscheidt*
Taja Cheek
Alison Cuzzolino
Moriah Evans
Nikita Gale
Caleb Hammons
Nick Hockens*
John Jasperse*
Kinlaw
Jessica Massart
Juliana May
Kathleen O’Connell*
Annie-B Parson and Paul Lazar
Amber Sasse*
Martha Sherman*
Amanda Singer
Alex Sloane and Carlos Vela-Prado
Megan V Sprenger*
Shanta Thake and Tommy Kriegsmann
Emily Wexler
*CPR Board of Directors
TICKETS
$750 | Microbial Angel
$600 | Breaking the Mold
$400 | Symbiotic Supporter
$250 | Party Pickle
$150 | Mother Culture (for Artists & Arts Workers) [limited]
Tickets include food and drink and are 100% tax-deductible!
Proceeds support CPR's innovative programming and opportunities for artists to develop new work in contemporary dance, and performance, and time-based art, and keep artists dreaming, thriving, creating, and experimenting at CPR!
If you aren’t able to attend this year, please consider buying a ticket for an artist or arts worker to join the celebration in your place!
Or, you can make a tax-deductible donation to CPR via Eventbrite, PayPal, Zelle to alexandra@cprnyc.org, or check made payable to Center for Performance Research mailed to us at 361 Manhattan Ave, Unit 1, Brooklyn, NY 11211. Please put “donation” in the memo.
*Benefit tickets may be purchased without the additional fees incurred by Eventbrite by making payment via Zelle to Center for Performance Research using the email alexandra@cprnyc.org. Please indicate ticket number and type in the memo (including if you’re adding on raffle tickets!).
RAFFLE
Enter to win this gorgeous framed photograph!
Maria Baranova
Untitled X, Brooklyn, October 2018
C-PRINT, FIRST EDITION 1/10
Printed in 2019 at Pochron Studios, Brooklyn on Fujicolor Crystal Archive Professional Paper Super Type CN, Matte Finish
Size of print: 20inx20in
Framed, no glass
Value: $3,500
Raffle tickets are $25! The winner will be drawn live during CPR’s Spring Benefit on May 23, and anyone (even non-ticket-holders) can enter! Purchase 4 or more raffle tickets, and receive a limited-edition CPR tote bag!
Raffle tickets may be purchased online before 2PM on Tuesday, May 23 via Eventbrite (as an ‘add-on’ at checkout) or via Zelle (no fees) to alexandra@cprnyc.org. Tickets can also be purchased on-site at the Spring Benefit via Eventbrite, Zelle, cash, or check.
Terms and restrictions: Raffle winner must arrange to pick up the photograph at CPR’s offices in Brooklyn within 1 month of the drawing. Unfortunately, CPR cannot arrange shipping. Tote bags can be mailed within the US if an address is provided, however the preference is to pick one up at CPR, where you can also select your preferred color and size! Please note raffle tickets are NOT tax-deductible.
LOCATION & ACCESSIBILITY
CPR – Center for Perfomance Research
361 Manhattan Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11211
CPR is easily accessed by public transportation or car. For detailed directions, please visit www.cprnyc.org/contact-directions.
CPR is located on the ground floor in a fully accessible and ADA-compliant venue, with two single use all-gender restrooms, one being wheelchair-accessible.
CPR remains vigilant against Covid-19, but masks will not be required during the Spring Benefit. If you are experiencing any symptoms, we kindly ask that you stay home and take good care!