Below you will find information on the 2016 Pilobolus NYC Gala. If you are in the NYC Metro area or plan to be there during this time, please consider going. Although a very limited number of the lowest price remained about a week ago, perhaps you may want to participate at a more generous level.
I am told by Lily Binns of Pilobolus that the FMV of goods and services is $180 per person at all ticket price levels. You can calculate your own net cost taking into account your marginal tax rate. As I am sure you are aware, Pilobolus was founded at Dartmouth, and it remains heavily Green. I can think of no comparable performing arts organization with a Dartmouth provenance. Pilobolus has also lasted nearly 50 years, an amazing record of institutional success. And artistic: for a fraction of the cost of Cirque de Soleil, you can see real humans expressing through movement real human emotions. You can always pay hundreds of dollars more for the empty calories (my description: sequins have their place in the entertainment world, especially in Las Vegas, but they do not help penetrate the soul) of Cirque de Soleil—and you still can—or you can experience our own Pilobolus.
Even if you cannot attend the gala, consider whether some of your friends might want to go and pass this email on to them. And you can always attend a performance during Pilobolus’s residency in NYC this fall, or wherever you and the company may cross paths during their tours.
Howard Weinberg is both chair of the Pilobolus board of directors and a member of our Class. Lily Binns is part of Pilobolus management. Both are cc’d on this email. I have also sent an email to the president of the Dartmouth Club of New York passing this information on. He is cc’d as well.
Best, Arthur Fergenson
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 29TH at 6:30PM
See a Full PILOBOLUS Performance
AT NYU SKIRBALL CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Plus...
Party at The Bowery Hotel
CREATIVE COCKTAIL ATTIRE
BITES, BOOZE, AND BOOGIE WITH PILOBOLUS DANCERS TO THE BEATS OF DJ DHUNDEE
PROCEEDS ALLOW PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD TO EXPERIENCE PILOBOLUS PERFORMANCES AND WORKSHOPS, AND BE INSPIRED BY THEIR ADVENTUROUS, ATHLETIC, BEAUTIFUL, UNEXPECTED, AND COLLABORATIVE CREATIVITY.