THANK YOU FOR JOINING US

Thank you for attending WADE’s Vision Benefit honoring Phyllis Lamhut!

We wouldn’t be here without the support of our amazing network of friends, collaborators, and donors. You are essential to the work we do every day.

Our Team

  • Giada Matteini

    Founder & Artistic Director
    info@wadedance.org

  • Corinne Hart

    Director of Operations
    office@wadedance.org

  • Rachel Ha-Eun Lee

    Outreach and Marketing Director
    outreach@wadedance.org

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Everything you need to know about what we are fundraising for and why, at a glance.

Special Acknowledgements

WADE’s Board of Directors

Thank you to Sue Kim, Séan Curran, and Cherylyn Lavagnino for your endless support and deep commitment to WADE’s mission and vision.

Our interns and volunteers

Sarai Daniels, Matteo Ferrone, Alisha Khatwani, Lilly Lorber, Riana Pellicane-Hart, Andrew Regen-Tuero, Gia Falzone, Taylor Wade, Lauren Morris, and Da Hyun Kim — we couldn’t do it without you!

This evening’s contributors

Thank you to all of the wonderful artists, choreographers, musicians, and speakers who have shared their voices and gifts with us this evening: Lori Belilove, Ke’Ron Wilson, Roy Assaf, Madeline Jafari, Lilah van Rens, Anna Caffarelli, Crimson Moeller, Jennifer Chin, Dahyun Kim, Cherylyn Lavagnino, Alexis Branagan, Dervla Carey-Jones, Erin Gallagher, Corinne Hart, Claire Westby, Mal Stein, and Gigi.

Phyllis Lamhut

Thank you for allowing us to honor you this evening in recognition of your invaluable contribution to the dance community and for your support of WADE.

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Thank you to our friends, colleagues, and local businesses who have partnered with us in support of this year’s fundraising efforts.

What we’ve been up to since 2020…

2020

Rebranded from Toscana Dance HUB/TDH International to WADE as a response to the shadow pandemic of gender-based violence resulting from COVID-19’s shelter-in-place orders; launched WADEintoACTIVISM; participated in the MenEngage UBUNTU Global Symposium; collaborated on BIDE B>EXPO Sessions; spoke at Dance/NYC Field Wide Call about our experience hosting a virtual performance series via YouTube Premiere.

2021

Continued an abbreviated, 10-day Dance HUB program after 2020’s hiatus due to the pandemic; launched the first-annual Agropoli Danza Festival in Agropoli, Italy which presented artists including Sofia Nappi, Luna Cenere, Sara Galassini, and Simona de Tullio; worked closely with Fran Kirmser to incorporate as a 501(c)(3) public charity; implemented bimonthly Professional Development and Enrichment sessions available to WADE staff and close community members.

2022

Returned to the complete 3-week Dance HUB programming featuring Piero Leccese, Molissa Fenley, Sarah Cerneaux, Rachel List, Rosy Anoush Svazlian, Francesca Alluotto, and Mal Stein; hosted the second-annual Agropoli Danza Festival presenting the works of Molissa Fenley, Sarah Cerneaux, Sarah Messenger, and Anna Caffarelli; curated and produced WADEintoACTIVISM with 2 in-person events (opening and closing nights) and 14 digital events streamed free for all on YouTube Premiere.

2023

Launched our inaugural Dance HUB: Barcelona program in collaboration with BIDE and artsgarden, worked closely with Nonprofit Works to enhance our grant-seeking strategies, awarded a Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Creative Engagement award for this year’s WADEintoACTIVISM festival, launched the inaugural Pride Residency in partnership with New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts featuring Ke’Ron Wilson, Anna Caffarelli, and Crimson Moeller.

To come: Dance HUB: Italy featuring Vangeline, Piero Leccese, Maria Cardone, and Ananya Chatterjea, our itinerant Agropoli Danza Festival themed “A Pilgrimage to the Water,” an event in collaboration with Callisto celebrating the addition of their platform to New York University’s campus, WADEintoACTIVISM featuring White Ribbon Canada, ZCO / Dance Project, Dansers Citizens South, Finleigh Zack Dance, Nadra Assaf, Heather Harrington, Jennifer Chin, Anna Caffarelli, Crimson Moeller, Luna Cenere, Anna Gichan, Chuck Derry, Eilish Henderson, Iyanna Jackson, and Charly Santagado.

Thank you to our vendors and partners for this event!

Special shoutout to Matteo Ferrone for the delicious homemade bites!