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Architecture as Stage. Murmuration as Choreography. Celebration as Art. These are the launch points for The Night Heron Ball, our 35th Anniversary Gala, Saturday, May 2 at BANDALOOP Studios. Featuring an historic performance by BANDALOOP  with special guests COLLAB Choir, we celebrate the company’s decades of innovation in vertical dance performance, production, and education and build strength for our future with your support. VIP and General Admission tickets still available!  Join us at the VIP level and enjoy: Gated parking 5pm early entry Whiskey Tasting from the BANDALOOP Bottle Vault Reserved, preferred performance seating In addition to the full General Admission experience beginning at 6pm:  Food and drink from from Cafe Noir Open wine & beer bar sponsored by Almanac Brewing, Brian A. Ripley Attorney at Law/nakedwine.com, and Broc Cellars Exclusive performance with BANDALOOP Founder Amelia Rudolph, legacy company dancer Rachael Lincoln, and current company dancers jose abad and Wailana Simcock, and songs from COLLAB Choir.  Travel & Adventure Live Auction with prize packages from Fairmont Orchid, Visit Oakland, BANDALOOP and more! More than a gala, this will be a night to gather and honor our shared commitment to BANDALOOP's living legacy of life-affirming art-making and sharing free, for the public, world-over. What a joy it would be to celebrate this profound moment with you. Looking forward, BANDALOOP Night Heron Ball Tickets Left: Amelia Rudolph and Rachael Lincoln perform in Crossing (2001), photo by Corey Rich. Right: jose abad and Wailana Simcock perform in Somewhere to Land (2024), photo by Brooke Anderson. Thank You to the 2026 Night Heron Ball Host Committee: Amelia Rudolph, Amelia Rudolph Movement Arts & BANDALOOP Founder | Bianca Cabrera, Blind Tiger Society Artistic Director | Brian Ripley, Brian A. Ripley Attorney at Law | Chloë Zimberg, ODC Theater Creative Director | Christopher Pastena, Community KitchensBoard Chair & Retired Restaurateur | Gabriel Christian, Gravity Co-Executive & Artistic Director | Helen Wyman, Commercial Bank of California Community Development Director | Jana Pastena, Berkeley Lab Senior HR Strategy Partner | Joe Ernst, srmErnst Principal | Joy Ou, Group i President & CEO | Laura Dorman, JD, BRG Managing Director Emerita | Michelle Heston, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Executive Director Public Relations, US West & East Regions | Thomas Cavanagh, BANDALOOP Executive Director & Executive Producer Thank You Night Heron Ball Sponsors       .             Jana & Christopher Pastena Laura Dorman Brian A. Ripley Attorney at Law   Sponsorship Packages still available! More information here. BANDALOOP Operations & Programs Are Supported By: The City of Oakland,  Bloomberg Philanthropies, Kenneth Rainin Foundation, Margaret E. Haas Family Fund, Fleishhacker Foundation, SF Foundation, NEA Grants for Arts Projects, Rubicon Point Partners, Morrison Foerster, Radium Presents, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Prescott Properties/srmERNST, TMG Partners, Commercial Bank of CA, Lapine Group, Lady Lupine Fund, and generous individuals.

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