EMBARK Gala 2021

EMBARK Season Gala
Live stream on Saturday, November 13th
Pre-Show at 7:30pm EST, Performance Begins at 8:00pm EST

In celebration of Dance Place’s continued charge forward, we hope that you will join us for the EMBARK Season Gala! This year’s Gala will feature performances by Dance Place’s current Artists in Residence Tariq Darrell O’Meally & Britta Joy Peterson, national artists slowdanger and Gesel Mason, and artists from our youth programs. 

Starting with a special pre-show celebration at 7:30pm EST on SATURDAY only, Dance Place will livestream the performance, which will include special commentary, interactive moments, and opportunities to chat live with other viewers and participate in the virtual silent auction. The livestream on this page (below) is FREE and OPEN to all!

Have questions about our in-person event? Contact us at boxofficemanager@danceplace.org

The live stream video and chat box is below. We recommend using Google Chrome or Firefox for the best live stream quality viewing. If you have any issues with the stream, try refreshing the page.

Thank you for joining us for this year's EMBARK Gala!

Content Warning:

The film by slowdanger contains scenes with flashes that could affect photosensitive viewers.

This year’s Gala event will have ASL interpretation and open captioning.

Thank You to this year's Gala Sponsors!

As of 11/11/2021

Performance Sponsor

Chris Hornig & Nancy Garruba

Daniel Woofter

Irfana & Arif Noorani

Janice Marks & Damien Agostinelli

Jim Epstein

Julia & Dan Johnson

Louisa Buatti & Mark Miller

Rhea Norwood

Visionary Sponsor

Carol & Willis Bradwell

Christopher K. Morgan & Kyle Lang

Denise Rollins

Ms. Dorothy Dort Levy

Jannes Waples Gibson

Joseph Gangloff

Kay Kendall in honor of Christopher

Paul & Jill Levine 

Vincent Hurteau, Continental Properties Ltd

Supporter Sponsor

Carla Perlo & Richard Pilkington

David Sparkman

Kate Zyla & Brian Scott

Katherine & Gerald Freshley

Makila James

Maura Keefe & Mark Witteveen

Rebecca & Gary Stevens

Partner Sponsor

Barbara Rutland

Erica Bondarev Rapach

Jack Gerard

Julia Brennan & Phil Kline

Meg Revelle & David Chapin

Robert Priore

Wendy Shapiro

Hickok Cole Architects

Bognet Construction

TRJ Bridges

Thank You to our EMBARK Season Sponsors!

DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities

The US Fine Arts Fund

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

National Endowment for the Arts

Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation

The Arts Forward Fund, through the Greater Washington Community Foundation

Share Fund

Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family Foundation

Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation

New England Foundation for the Arts

National Performance Network