Hymnals! Libations! Processionals! & more!
Please join us at CPR – Center for Performance Research on Wednesday, June 5 for our 2024 Spring Benefit, which gathers artists and friends for an evening of RITUAL with communal rites, flowing libations, and ecstatic offerings to celebrate CPR.
PROGRAM
7:00 PM | Libations, Victuals, Interludes
8:00 PM | Performances, Ceremonies, Divinations
9:00 PM | Dessert, Music, Revelry
Friendly Ghost
River L. Ramirez
Ritos de primavera
Antonio Ramos
Valley of the Wind
Johann Diedrick
w/ Temar France, Caleb Giles, and Alex Smith
Void Hymnal
Kamikaze Jones
Repotting
Beth Gill
Al Centro Pa Dentro
Martita Abril
Performance
Ethan Philbrick and Anh Vo
DJ
pure xtra (aka Raymond Pinto)
Food & Drink
Food by Cozy Royale
Wine by Zev Rovine Selections
Dessert by Fortunato Bros.
Raffle
Maria Baranova
Barnett Cohen
Jibz Cameron / Dynasty Handbag
Raymond Pinto
Danh Vo (donated by an anonymous benevolent witch)
Dress Code
Ascetic Aesthetics, Witch Haus, Devotional Drag, etc.
BENEFIT COMMITTEE (in formation)
Salome Asega
Maria Baranova
Sidra Bell *
Randall Bourscheidt *
Taja Cheek
Barnett Cohen
Alison Cuzzolino
Moriah Evans
Jonathan Gardenhire
Pati Hertling
Nick Hockens *
Ishmael Houston-Jones
John Jasperse *
Tommy Kriegsmann & Shanta Thake
Jessica Massart
Juliana May
Tamara McCaw
Sarah Michelson
Azikiwe Mohammed
Kathleen O’Connell *
Annie-B Parson & Paul Lazar
Brian Rogers
Ali Rosa-Salas
Amber Sasse *
Amanda Singer & Severin Sorel
Martha Sherman *
Alex Sloane & Carlos Vela-Prado
Anna Sperber
Megan V. Sprenger *
Meiyin Wang
Emily Wexler
* CPR Board of Directors
TICKETS
$750 | DEVOTIONAL DEMIGOD
$600 | BLESSED BENEFACTOR
$400 | PIOUS PATRON
$250 | SACRED CELEBRANT
$150 | COVEN (for artists & arts workers) [limited]
Tickets are 100% tax-deductible and include all food, drink, and merriment. All proceeds benefit CPR’s artists and programs – and the divine act of experimentation and embodied practice.
Please consider buying an additional COVEN ticket for an artist or arts worker to join the celebration!
If you can’t attend this year, you can also make a tax-deductible donation to CPR via Eventbrite, PayPal, Zelle (no fees) to alexandra@cprnyc.org, or check made payable to Center for Performance Research and mailed to 361 Manhattan Ave, Unit 1, Brooklyn, NY 11211. Please include “donation” in the memo.
*Tickets may be purchased without additional fees incurred by Eventbrite by making payment via Zelle to alexandra@cprnyc.org. Please include the ticket level and number of tickets in the memo (including any raffle tickets or Consecrate a Chair add-ons – more info below!).
Barnett Cohen: 43.6568605, -73.9766392, digital media on acrylic mirror, 12x12 in, 2023
RAFFLE: $25
Enter to win an artwork donated by CPR artists and friends:
Maria Baranova
Fifth Ave, New York City (2021)
C-Print on RC Paper, 11x14 in, printed in darkroom by the artist, signed & dated, framed
value: $1500
Jibz Cameron / Dynasty Handbag
Details forthcoming.
Barnett Cohen
43.6568605, -73.9766392 (2023)
digital media on acrylic mirror, 12x12 in, framed
value: $4,000
Raymond Pinto
Details forthcoming.
Danh Vo (donated by an anonymous benevolent witch)
2.2.1861 (2009)
Handwritten letter by Phung Vo generated upon sale, 11 3/4 x 8 1/4 in, frame provided in advance
value: $325
Raffle tickets are $25 and anyone can enter (even if you are not attending). Enter as many times as you can! The drawing will take place live at CPR’s Spring Benefit on June 5, and tickets will be drawn for each artwork at random. Purchase 4 or more raffle tickets, and receive a limited-edition CPR tote bag!
Raffle tickets may be purchased online before 2PM on Weds, June 5 via Eventbrite (as an ‘add-on’ at checkout) or via Zelle (no fees) to alexandra@cprnyc.org. They can also be purchased on-site at the Spring Benefit via Eventbrite, Zelle, cash, or check.
Terms and restrictions: Raffle winners must arrange to pick up their artwork at CPR’s offices in Brooklyn within 1 month of the drawing. The Danh Vo work will be created and mailed to the winner by the artist's father, Phung Vo, upon confirmation to CPR of name and address, with the frame available in advance. Unfortunately, CPR cannot arrange shipping. Tote bags can be mailed within the US if an address is provided, however the preference is to pick one up at CPR, where you can also select your preferred color and size! Please note raffle tickets are NOT tax-deductible.
CONSECRATE A CHAIR
As a special addition to your Spring Benefit experience, you can Consecrate a Chair for one year with an additional tax-deductible donation of $100. To commemorate your divine support, we’ll place a plaque on your chair with a dedication – naming you as its benefactor, or dedicated to a loved one, friend, pet, place, or thing of your choosing.
Orders placed by May 23 will have their plaques affixed by the Spring Benefit, so that you may admire and recline in your good will as we party the night away. While not required, we hope that you will continue to worship your chair with a meaningful donation in subsequent years.
You can Consecrate a Chair as an ‘add-on’ at checkout via Eventbrite, or send your donation via PayPal or Zelle (no fees) to alexandra@cprnyc.org. Please be sure to complete this order form to confirm your dedication or email Alexandra Rosenberg at alexandra@cprnyc.org with the details.
LOCATION AND ACCESSIBLITY
CPR – Center for Performance Research
361 Manhattan Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11211
CPR is easily accessed by public transportation or car. For detailed directions, please visit www.cprnyc.org/contact-directions.
CPR is located on the ground floor in a fully accessible and ADA-compliant venue, with two single use all-gender restrooms, one being wheelchair-accessible.