Over the past five years, your support and trust have provided the foundation necessary to make EMERGE125 one of the country's fastest growing performance ensembles and Harlem's foremost dance company. 2024 finds E125 more vital than ever before: expanding into new projects, increasing the size of our ensemble, solidifying much needed executive infrastructure, reaching new audiences in education and the arts, and fully realizing our outsized ambitions.
EMERGE125 is excited to invite you to our Renaissance Gala 2024: The Making of A Moment, a stage to honor our past, reflect on our present, and celebrate E125’s innovative and audacious future!. This black-tie event will highlight the recent triumphs of our Artistic Director Tiffany Rea-Fisher and give special consideration to the contributions of our partners at The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and The Bay & Paul Foundations. We hope you will consider joining us at the Renaissance Harlem Hotel for cocktails, dinner, and a live performance from our company. All of E125's staff and dancers look forward to seeing you there!
Thank you to our Renaissance Table Holders:
The Richenthal Foundation
Richard Kirschner
Alix Laager
Paul Ukena
Rima Vargas-Vetter
Carolynn Dilworth
ABOUT EMERGE125
EMERGE125 is a Black female-led hub for dance performance, creation, and education. The organization operates dual homes in Harlem and Lake Placid, New York, while serving audiences both locally and around the world. EMERGE125 has established itself as a leader by setting new standards for dancer care; creating innovative, cross-disciplinary collaborations with leading artists; and using movement as a catalyst for community building: expanding the reach, purpose, and impact of the art of dance. The company has expanded its scope and vision to become a truly 21st Century organization; flourishing, growing, and expanding its network and reach outside of the traditional modern dance sphere. From community dance classes to stadiums filled with thousands of spectators, EMERGE125 demonstrates that modern dance can be accessible and relatable to people of all ages and socioeconomic backgrounds.
VISION STATEMENT
Under this new leadership, the company has redefined our organizational identity while remaining true to our founding vision. The company had always wanted to be grounded in the vibrant artistic culture of Harlem; we’ve since realized this goal by establishing a thriving education program that operates throughout the neighborhood, forging deep creative partnerships with leading Harlem arts organizations, and devising community engagement activities that respond directly to local constituents’ core interests. Tiffany has also set the company apart in our prioritization of care for the whole artist: from our professional dancers to our students, each person is celebrated as both an individual and a vital contributor. Our company doesn’t see dancers as simply tools to bring choreography to life, but as artists in their own right and critical collaborators – a perspective that is a significant shift from the field’s traditionally strict view of a dancer’s role.
