The BANDALOOP Gala
An Inaugural Event
The Sky is Not the Limit
Support dance education and public art in Oakland while reveling in awe-inspiring BANDALOOP performance, open bar, and catered dinner by Chef Lamont of Montperi Catering & Events.
The BANDALOOP Gala brings together the leaders, movers, and shakers who will help us expand the possibilities of our work in Oakland and beyond. Funds raised at the event will allow us to certify more teachers, cultivate inclusive learning environments, expand outdoor education offerings, and provide enrichment opportunities for artists. More simply, we will provide awe. We will promote wellness. We will bring people together. We will help someone to feel free.
Saturday, May 11, 2024, 6-9PM
At The BANDALOOP Studios
1601 18th Street at Peralta, West Oakland
Program:
6:00PM: Doors open + reception
6:30PM: BANDALOOP performance
7:00PM: Dinner by Chef Lamont
7:30PM: Special presentation
8:00PM: Dessert & drinks
9:00PM: Farewell
Help us to anchor down and spread our wings further than ever before. With over three decades of vertical dance innovation behind us and a new and improved BANDALOOP Studios newly opened before us we have a vision to become a global hub for perspective shifting art.
Eclectic formal attire - let your creativity fly!
Tickets are limited and sales end April 30
“What inspires me is that BANDALOOP is an arts and cultural anchor that is playing a role in sustaining artists and our place in West Oakland amidst so much change and displacement for our Oakland community.”
Join us as a Dinner Host or Event Sponsor to receive perks and access to exclusive BANDALOOP experiences
Thank you to our Sponsors: The Caw Foundation
Thank you to our Host Committee: Brian Ripley, Laura Dorman, Amelia Rudolph, Chris Clay, Thomas Cavanagh
“In the BANDALOOP studio, I felt a reconnection with my body that truly made my heart soar. I don’t often get the chance to feel truly free, and I feel like getting a chance to just bathe in that feeling every week helped me to feel centered and calm. ”
Together we can create a global hub for perspective shifting art in West Oakland!
Your support matters and gifts of all sizes can have significant impact in the lives of our artists and students.
$10,000 funds our partnership with Destiny Arts Center for a full year, training young artists in vertical dance and unleashing potential through freedom of movement.
$5,000 underwrites the training and onboarding of a new BANDALOOP apprentice company member.
$2,000 covers one Arts Education Exposure field trip for up to 50 students to experience an outdoor BANDALOOP performance and indoor BANDALOOP Basics workshop with company members.
$1,000 provides a full semester scholarship for a local dance student.
$500 supports weekly operations at BANDALOOP Studios, the center of it all.
Thank you for being a part of our community of support.
BANDALOOP is a 501c3 non-profit organization with tax ID 95-4618614 and your contributions are tax-deductible to the extent that law allows.
Contact Development Director, Jeanne Pfeffer (jeanne@bandaloop.org), for more information.
ABOUT BANDALOOP
BANDALOOP is an international dance company based in West Oakland, California, specializing in large-scale, publicly accessible vertical performances. Through our perspective-bending storytelling and movement-based art, BANDALOOP honors nature, community, and the human spirit.
Since the founding of the company in Oakland in 1991, BANDALOOP has choreographed and produced over 300 performances in over 30 countries.
BANDALOOP’s social mission is to stretch everyone’s social, physical and moral potential to foster wellness of people and planet.
