Mikhail Baryshnikov at 75: A Day of Music + Celebration
Co-Presented by Baryshnikov Arts Center and Kaatsbaan Cultural Park
PAST EVENT
Sunday, June 25, 2023 / 2PM
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park
Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) goes upstate to honor its Founder & Artistic Director Mikhail Baryshnikov's 75th birthday. Mikhail Baryshnikov at 75 will be a day of performances and celebration produced by BAC to take place at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park (Tivoli, NY) on Sunday, June 25, 2023 at 2PM.
Co-presented by BAC and Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, the event will feature an afternoon concert on Kaatsbaan’s idyllic 153-acre property by some of the definitive voices in music. The lineup will include influential musicians of the 20th and 21st centuries whose work has inspired Mr. Baryshnikov throughout his life in the U.S.:
American avant-garde artist, composer, and musician Laurie Anderson, Canadian jazz pianist and singer Diana Krall, Russian–born American singer, songwriter, and pianist Regina Spektor, and North America's leading practitioner of Japanese flutes and percussion Kaoru Watanabe. The program will also feature musical performances by Russian rock musician Boris Grebenshikov and choreographer Mark Morris, a work-in-progress performance by Pam Tanowitz Dance, and remarks by actress Anna Baryshnikov.
THANK YOU TO OUR HOST COMMITTEES
LEADERSHIP HOST COMMITTEE
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Jamie Bishton
Richard DeScherer
Slavka B. Glaser
Kevin Greene
Dave S. Hattem
Steven M. Pesner
Millicent Powers
Shelley Washington
Andrew Zobler
HONORARY HOST COMMITTEE
Jean Godfrey-June
Hilary Greene
Annie Leibovitz
Millicent Powers
SUPPORT
"I am honored that this occasion brings together the Baryshnikov Arts Center and Kaatsbaan Cultural Park communities. Both organizations exist to nurture and support artists, so sharing time together in the beautiful countryside of the Hudson Valley this summer, with a unique lineup of musicians and artists whose work means so much to me, is an event I’m looking forward to with immense pride and excitement.”
Mikhail Baryshnikov
BAC Founder and Artistic Director
"The Baryshnikov Arts Center community is thrilled to have an opportunity to celebrate its Founder and Artistic Director, Mikhail Baryshnikov, living legend and cultural icon, who has dedicated his life to supporting generations of artists and enabling true artistic freedom for so many. This milestone fundraising event honors his life’s work and the community he has built, providing an artistic home for the creatively brave from around the world.”
Sonja Kostich
BAC Executive Director
LOOKING FOR THE DANCE
LFTD: Untitled #2 Argentina ca. 2014-2018, Photo by Mikhail Baryshnikov
On the day of the concert, Tier 1 Premium ticketholders were invited to a reception in the Kaatsbaan Cultural Park Studio Complex from 11AM-1PM, they had access to Tier 1 Premium Parking, and they were invited to attend a private art exhibit from 11AM-1PM.
“'Looking for the Dance' is an extension of my journey to capture dance in transformative moments—most recently within the Argentinian milongas and the Odissi dance from East India. On my first trip to India in 2017, I traveled south to Bangalore to the magical Nrityagram Village and spent time with two of the world’s finest dancers, Surupa Sen and Bijayini Satpathy. At Nrityagram, apprentices and young girls from local villages are taught Odissi, the premiere classical Indian dance form. While performing in Argentina, I returned several times between 2014 and 2017 to dance halls throughout Buenos Aires, following the footsteps of the tango. On these journeys, more than the shape, I am looking for emotional impact through colors, gestures, and steps of the dance and dancers. There has never been a show of these images in New York, and this seems like a perfect opportunity to show them at Kaatsbaan and share them with this special community.” —Mikhail Baryshnikov
Photographs from "Mikhail Baryshnikov: Looking for the Dance" will be available for purchase following the exhibit. Net proceeds from sales of artwork will benefit Baryshnikov Arts Center’s endowment.
THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS + SPONSORS
Advertising provided courtesy of AudienceView
Advertising provided courtesy of goop
Accommodations provided courtesy of Hotel Tivoli, Tivoli, NY
Flowers provided courtesy of Petal Creek Farm, Milan, NY
Tier 1 Premium Reception sponsored in part by Honorary Consulate of Latvia, State of New York
Selections from “Mikhail Baryshnikov: Looking for the Dance” Photographs by Mikhail Baryshnikov made possible in part by Hilary Greene, Art Curator at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park
Wines served at the Mikhail Baryshnikov at 75 Dinner Party provided courtesy of Maze Row Wine Merchant
Dessert served at the Mikhail Baryshnikov at 75 Dinner Party provided courtesy of Fortunes Ice Cream
Gift bags at the Mikhail Baryshnikov at 75 Dinner Party provided courtesy of goop
