RONALD K. BROWN / EVIDENCE DANCE COMPANY: ON OUR TOES IN THE HAMPTONS

Evidence, A Dance Company. Photo: J. Boogie Love
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“… A vocabulary, drawn from many parts of the African diaspora, that Mr. Brown has developed into a personal language that’s flexible, richly expressive and irresistibly kinetic…” — The New York Times

Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE makes its Guild Hall debut on the occasion of its 40th anniversary and as part of its annual summer fundraiser ON OUR TOES IN THE HAMPTONS.  For this premiere performance, featuring classic repertory and audience favorites, Brown’s timeless masterwork GRACE will be presented, along with the Company Premiere of THE CALL, a 2018 tribute to Alvin Ailey and Carmen de Lavallade

All proceeds benefit the education and outreach initiatives of Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE.

Benefit Tickets, including our Saturday and Sunday events, are sold separately and available through EVIDENCE’s website— CLICK HERE

  • EVIDENCE, A DANCE COMPANY

    Founded by Ronald K. Brown in 1985 and based in Brooklyn, New York, EVIDENCE, A DANCE COMPANY, integrates African dance with contemporary choreography, music, and spoken word.  In the four decades since the company’s founding, Brown has created a rich and diverse body of work that is significant in its pioneering blend of classic and traditional forms. Additionally, Brown is one of the nation’s most celebrated choreographers.  He has created over 30 works for EVIDENCE, and has garnered commissions from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Jacob’s Pillow, The Kennedy Center, The Joyce Theater, Ballet Hispanico, Malpaso Dance Company, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Jennifer Muller/The Works, Jeune Ballet d’Afrique Noire, and Harlem Stage, to name a few. The company’s repertory holds many treasures, but perhaps none more luminous than Brown’s masterpiece Grace, which celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2025. Today the company tours extensively in the US, reaching annual audiences of more than 25,000, and globally including visits to Cuba, Brazil, France, Mexico, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.

    Through a profoundly unique repertory of dance works and community-based, intergenerational education programs, Brown’s work is designed to empower, educate and connect.  EVIDENCE works in partnership with the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, The Billie Holiday Theatre, and The Joyce Theater Foundation. 

    Photo: J. Boogie Love

Sponsors

Performing Arts programs are supported in part by Galia Meiri-Stawski and Axel Stawski, Henry and Peggy Schleiff, The Melville Straus Family Endowment, Monica and Peter Tessler, and Vital Projects Fund. Music Programming is supported in part by The Ellen and James S. Marcus Endowment for Musical Programming. 

Additional support provided by Friends of the Theater: Natascia Ayers and Jim Ciquera, Bonnie and Joel Bergstein, Christine and Bill Campbell, John and Joan D’Addario, Gabrielle and Gianpaolo de Felice, Debbie and Henry Druker, Lena Kaplan, Hilarie and Mitchell Morgan, Steve Pesner, in memory of his wife, Michèle Pesner, whose entire life was devoted to all aspects of culture, The Schaffner Family Foundation, Lisa Schultz and Ezriel Kornel, Jayne Baron Sherman and Deborah Zum, Stacey and Oliver Stanton, Susi and Peter Wunsch, and Andrew Yuder and Kyle Glaeser.  

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