<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blancali.com/en/s/7/Robot-in-NYC" target="_blank"><span style="color: #000000;"><img src="http://www.blancali.com/files/image_583_image_fr.jpg?2015-04-29-16-43-32" alt="" width="560" height="189" /></span></a></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #000000;">Dear friends,<br /></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;">Thank you all for your interest in my company, and a special cheer to those who were attending Monday night's cocktail reception to celebrate the launch of the US premiere of <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="http://www.blancali.com/en/event/99/Robot" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Robot by Blanca Li</span></a></span> showing at BAM's Howard Gilman Opera House on June 9 - 14. </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;">We especially thank Ion Yadigaroglu and Inma Barrero for generously hosting such a magnificient reception in their beautiful home, and to Pamela Berkovic, Anne-Gaelle Van de Weghe, Nastassja Balick Coppers and Anthony Coppers for their great efforts in bringing together such an enthusiastic crowd. We hope you enjoyed the event as much as we did! We are even more excited to reach our goal of having New Yorkers discover and experience this unique stage performance and explore new paths for man and machine, technology, dance and music.<br /> </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;">For those who could not attend, you'll find <a href="https://vimeo.com/126407551" target="_blank">here</a> a short video clip to enjoy and share, as souvenir of Monday evening. <br /> On behalf of our robot Pierre, it seems he went on strike because he learned he was not getting paid the Local 4 union rates for robots. All negotiations have been settled and he is looking forward to the premiere on June 9th.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;">As we mentioned, we hope to count you among our supporters of this internationally acclaimed show, enabling it to reach a wider US audience. To make Robot at BAM possible, tickets sales and donations will cover a portion of production costs for the seven show series. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;">Please consider one of the many ways&nbsp;you can contribute:</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;">1) <strong>Purchase a Premium package <span style="color: #000000;"><strong>online </strong></span>to Opening Night</strong> on June 9 at 8pm. Premium packages, valued at 290 dollars, include best orchestra or mezzanine seating on Opening Night followed by an after-party with Blanca Li and the Company. To purchase these tickets, please <a href="http://commerce.bam.org/tickets/reserve.aspx?performanceNumber=10232" target="_blank">click here</a>.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;">2) <strong>Make a tax-deductible donation</strong> through the French American Culture Exchange (FACE) <span lang="fr-FR"><span style="font-style: normal;">for donations of 5,000 dollars or more, </span></span>or a gift of any size through the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM). Both are registered 501(c)(3) organizations. Contributions for the purposes of the Blanca Li Dance Company are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. To make a donation, please send a check payable to BAM or to FACE with &ldquo;Blanca Li&rdquo; in the memo to the following address:</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;">Blanca Li, 444 East 82nd Street, Apt 27A, New York NY 10028</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;">Again, we so appreciate your support in bringing our show to New York. None of this would be possible without your participation. We look forward to seeing you and your friends at BAM in June. <br /> </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;">Warmest regards,</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;">Blanca</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><img style="margin: 5px auto; display: block;" src="http://www.blancali.com/files/image_596_image_fr.jpg?2015-04-29-16-33-10" alt="Blanca Li in Net a Porter by Nico Bustos" width="300" height="304" /><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photo Nico Bustos for <a href="http://www.net-a-porter.com/us/en/magazine/286/18" target="_blank">Net a Porter</a></span><br /></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">For more informations, photos and videos of ROBOT please visit<br /> <a href="http://BAM.org/robot-blancali%20">BAM.org/robot-blancali </a>, our special <a href="http://www.blancali.com/en/s/7/Robot-in-NYC/8/Press" target="_blank">press page</a> and <a href="http://www.blancali.com/en/s/7/Robot-in-NYC/34/Support-ROBOT-at-BAM" target="_blank">support page</a>&nbsp; for </span></span><span style="color: #000000; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">ROBOT in NYC </span></span></p>
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