Parsons dancers performing David Parsons’ Whirlaway at the Hudson Valley Dance Festival 2024. Photo by Elyse Mertz, courtesy of DRA.
On Sunday, October 13 we had the honor of performing at the Hudson Valley Dance Festival – the 11th annual benefit for Dancers Responding to AIDS, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Taking place at Historical Catskill Point in Catskill, NY, the Festival has always been special because it allows us to re-connect with Denise Roberts Hurlin, DRA’s Founding Director, who, in 1987, was a founding company member of Parsons Dance and continues to be a dear friend. We loved joining other contemporary dance companies for this impassioned show and delighted in Zoey Anderson’s performance of Takademe, created by Robert Battle, another cherished Parsons Dance alum. Also on the program—Whirlaway, David Parsons’ 2014 tribute to New Orleans set to a mesmerizing Allen Toussaint score.
Thank you, Denise and the staff of Broadway Cares for your wonderful efforts in support of such a critical cause and congratulations on raising a record $170,629! Read more about the festival’s success and watch a recap video here.
Zoey Anderson performing Robert Battle’s Takademe. Photo by Elyse Mertz.