Celebrating Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar’s R.O.S.E. at The Park Avenue Armory

This week in New York, revered Art Advisor and Philanthropist Thomas Rom, alongside partner Adrian Danchig-Waring, the illustrious Principal Dancer of the New York City Ballet and Artistic Director of the New York Choreographic Institute, hosted an effervescent celebration of the American premiere of R.O.S.E. at The Park Avenue Armory. Stunningly commissioned by Sadler’s Wells, Factory International, and The Park Avenue Armory, and produced by Factory International for Manchester International Festival, the memorable event took place from September 5-12 in the city. 

An Evening Honoring Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar’s Latest Masterpiece 

Within their dazzling, art-filled abode, Rom and Danchig-Waring honored globally acclaimed choreographer Sharon Eyal and masterful creative partner Gai Behar beside a myriad of close friends and cultural figureheads from across the world. In dynamic partnership with Whitewall, the jubilant event held amidst the flurry of New York Fashion Week raised a toast to R.O.S.E., a captivating new endeavor which skillfully fused modern dance and club culture.

Artists Miles Greenberg and Federico de Francesco Join Notable Guests

Throughout the elegant and soulful home, notable attendees including philanthropists Jon Stryker and Slo Randjelovic, artists Miles Greenberg and Federico de Francesco, as well as dancers Mira Nadon and Unity Phelan, joined Executive Director of Performance Space NY Pati Hertling, gallerist Ethan Sklar, Director of Rockefeller Brothers Fund Arts & Culture Ben Rodriguez-Cubeñas, Curator Yvonne Force Villareal, and many more for a shimmering evening in appreciation of Eyal and Behar’s mesmeric and powerful performance piece. 

The Park Avenue Armory Commission United Dancers and Audience Members for R.O.S.E.

Intermeshed with the musical stylings of DJ Ben UFO, the riveting project at Park Avenue Armory invoked the deeply felt vibrations of electronic music, the soaring grace of contemporary dance, and the fiery atmosphere of a famed dance club. Led with Caius Pawson of London-based multi-arts organization Young, proficient dancers and spirited audience members united for an experimental spectacle, reveling in the pure joy of collective, rhythmic movement. 

A Theatrical Encounter Enhanced by the Creative Prowess of Maria Grazia Chiuri, Daphnée Lanternier, and More

The theatrical encounter brought together a parade of intuitive luminaries, with Creative Direction and Stage Design by Daphnée Lanternier, Co-Lighting Design by Alon Cohen and Brandon Stirling Baker, Costume Design by Maria Grazia Chiuri for Christian Dior Couture, as well as Jewelry and Makeup Design by Noa Eyal Behar. Within the kaleidoscopic space brimming with light, energy, and heart-pumping beats, a festival of mystery, androgyny, and sensuality ensued. 

What is Factory International?

Producers of extraordinary art from world-renowned figures to Manchester’s rising stars.

Whether you’re into music, dance, performance, theater, exhibitions or gaming, we’ve got something for you. But don’t expect your run-of-the-mill programme – we pride ourselves on bringing different artists and types of art together. This is Manchester, after all – a city with a history of innovation that’s hard to beat.

With our vision to invent tomorrow together, we’ve always got an eye on the future. We’re all about new ways of creating and collaborating to bring you unforgettable art and experiences. At our new home Aviva Studios, you’ll find a year-round programme that does just that.

Every two years we run Manchester International Festival (MIF) – the festival of brand new artistic work known world-over, that’s animated and captivated our city since 2007. We’re also training the creative workforce of the future through the Factory Academy, supporting artists to realise their potential, and working with local communities to build our programme.

And we don’t stop at Manchester – we take our work to partner venues and festivals all around the world and create extraordinary digital experiences – inviting everyone to play in our virtual world. — Source