Dancers Responding to AIDS
A Program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Search Results for: fire island dance
An Intimate Evening With Dance’s Boldest Creators at Inside Dance Series
While the world’s premier dancers tell stories through movement, some feel called to go beyond the stage and create works of their own. Dancers Responding to AIDS and Broadway Cares donors stepped inside that creative process on March 2, 2026, meeting Gilbert Bolden III, Lauren Lovette and James Whiteside at the intimate Inside Dance Series at NYC’s Taylor Dance West
Hudson Valley Dance Festival Delivers World-Class Dance and Historic Fundraising
A rustic wooden warehouse on the radiant, foliage-studded banks of the Hudson River transformed into a world-class dance space as Hudson Valley Dance Festival returned October 11, 2025. Two sold-out performances showcased Broadway, ballet, tap and contemporary dance and raised a record-breaking $241,086 for Dancers Responding to AIDS, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. […]
Hudson Valley Dance Festival Brings Dynamic Dance and Record Fundraising
Against a backdrop of radiant fall leaves and beauty of the Hudson River, world-class dance and the artistic spirit of the region converged at the Hudson Valley Dance Festival on October 13, 2024. Two sold-out performances of diverse, dynamic dance inside a converted 19th century warehouse raised a record-breaking $170,629. The generosity of festival supporters […]
Inside Dance Series: Gibney Company and Sonya Tayeh Program Information
Inside Dance Series offers DRA supporters an exclusive look at dance with intimate performances featuring acclaimed dance companies and choreographers. The renowned Gibney Company and choreographer and director Sonya Tayeh entranced audiences at the February 20, 2024, installment of the series. Gibney Company, on the precipice of its upcoming season at The Joyce Theater, presented […]
Hudson Valley Dance Festival Celebrates Fourth Annual Edition
Dance lovers and performers alike gathered on the shores of the Hudson River on October 8, 2016, to celebrate the fourth annual Hudson Valley Dance Festival in Catskill, NY. The two performances at Historic Catskill Point raised a record-breaking $136,767. The shows featured performances ranging from tap to ballet to contemporary by acclaimed dance companies […]
About Dancers Responding to AIDS
Dancers Responding to AIDS, founded in 1991 by former Paul Taylor Dance Company members Denise Roberts Hurlin and Hernando Cortez. It is a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, one of the nation’s leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organizations. By drawing upon the talents, resources and generosity of the American theatre and dance […]
Inaugural Hudson Valley Dance Festival Delivers Inspiring, Emotional Evening
The inaugural edition of Hudson Valley Dance Festival transformed the Historic Catskill Point into a world-class arts venue on October 12, 2013, producing a captivating evening of dance for an enthusiastic, standing-room-only audience.
Provide a Sustainable Foundation
Angels Circle$1,000+Visionary Circle$10,000+ Visionary Circle Visionaries are transformational major donors who help shape the future of the organization with imagination and wisdom. Thanks to their generosity and compassion, unprecedented needs are being addressed and the foundation of support for those affected by HIV/AIDS and other critical illnesses across the country is strengthened. In appreciation of an […]
First Virtual Edition of Festival Celebrates and Benefits Hudson Valley Region
Dance enthusiasts around the world celebrated the rich artistic culture of the Hudson Valley from the comfort of their living rooms when the Virtual Hudson Valley Dance Festival streamed online on October 10, 2020. The event raised $100,219 for Dancers Responding to AIDS, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The first stream in […]
First Virtual Festival Features World Premieres and Festival Favorites
The charitable event of the Fire Island summer went digital when the Virtual Fire Island Dance Festival presented an evening of celebrated dance on July 17, 2020. The stream raised $295,366 for Dancers Responding to AIDS, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The first stream in the event’s 26-year history, prompted by the ongoing […]
Events & Happenings
Save the Date
- Corporate Partner
- NY Times