The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)
Artists to stage ‘Dance for Peace’
Performance slated July 30 at The Kate
OLD SAYBROOK » Artists for World Peace, a nonprofit in Middletown, will present its 5th annual Dance for Peace on Sunday, July 30, at The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center (“The Kate”), 300 Main Street, Old Saybrook.
This year’s Dance for Peace, produced by Kerry Kincy, will feature dancers Lorelei Chang, Cajai Fellows Johnson & Gentry George, Sonia Plumb & Paul Dennis, Island Reflections Dance Theater Co., Mudcloth — African Drumming and Dance, Cliff Matias — Native American Hoop Dancer, Connecticut Tap featuring Corey Hutchins, and Joseph Heitman.
A pre-performance Summer Soirée dinner will be catered by chef Billy Grant, of Grant’s, West Hartford, and will feature a 3-course dinner including wine and a signature cocktail.
An artisanal swag bag is also included with the Summer Soiree ticket purchase of $100. Performance-only tickets can be purchased for $45. Summer Soirée begins at 5 p.m., and the Dance for Peace performance begins at 7 p.m. Both Soiree and general admission tickets can be purchased at the Kate Box Office: www.katharinehepburntheater.org/dancefor-peace, or from the Artists for World Peace website: www.artistsforworldpeace.org.
The Dance for Peace was started in 2013 and features The International Peace Belt (TIPB), which has been worn by performers from around the world. To date, it has been to over 30 countries and has been worn by over 2,850 performers and peacekeepers. TIPB is a living link between all cultures and all people of the world. Together, through dance and music, the Dance for Peace celebrates our beautiful diversity as well as our commonalities.
This year’s Dance for Peace fundraiser performance will benefit the Artists for World Peace NATIVE EYES project, launching in 2018. After developing and running free eye clinics in Tanzania, Africa, and Middletown, Artists for World Peace will be bringing free eye care to underserved Native American reservations across the US. The Artists for World Peace team, doctors, surgeons, and opticians will be deploying the first Native Eyes
mobile clinic to the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. With valued supporters such as University of Connecticut, Vision Health International, Middlesex Community College, Lions International, as well as the Lions Club of Haddam, CT, and the Lions Club of Massachusetts, among many others, the project will serve thousands of Native Americans during 2018.
For more information contact Anne Pilla, Operations Director, at anne@ artistsforworldpeace.org or call the office phone at 860-532-0014.