Mellon Transformed Into Queen Of Heart�s Castle For TWB�s �Alice In Wonderland� Ball!
By Daniel Swartz on April 27, 2012
Be sure to check out all 162 of our photographs from this event HERE! The Guest List:
Aaron Jackson, Amy Baier: 1 | 2, Ashley Taylor: 1 | 2, Bret Baier, Cindy Jones, Dan Cuttica, Daniel Ahr, Don Patron, Jennifer Streaks: 1 | 2, Kait Dief: 1 | 2, Lindsay Sustarsic: 1 | 2, Matt Bronczek, Nick Cafritz: 1 | 2, Sara Lange: 1 | 2, Septime Webre, Stacey Snyder Miller: 1 | 2, Stephanie Scheider Ahr, Winston Bao Lord: 1 | 2
NORTHWEST -- Hundreds of Washington�s movers-and-shakers temporarily escaped the hustle and bustle of the workweek on Thursday evening, as they plunged down the rabbit hole at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium for The Washington Ballet�s signature spring black tie gala.
 The cute card was literally well played�
Modeled after the dance company�s recent production of Alice in Wonderland, the majestic walls of the historic building had been transformed into a veritable �Queen of Heart�s Castle�, complete with a (hopelessly cute) army of card soldiers and rose garden featuring 5,000 red, white, and pink Ecuadorian flowers.
As one of The Washington Ballet�s premiere fundraisers of the year, the turnout was commensurately spectacular, including a variety of political, business, and philanthropic leaders.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Fox News anchor Bret Baier and his wife, Amy Baier, Raul Fernandez, Irish Ambassador Michael Collins, Ecuadorian Ambassador Nathalie Cely Su�rez, Ashley Taylor and fianc� Matt Bronczek, Cindy Jones, Councilmember Jack Evans, and Winston Bao Lord were all spotted mingling with Ball Chair Ambassador Elizabeth Frawley Bagley and members of the nonprofit�s board of directors.
Before dinner, guests were treated to a series of performances by the company�s dancers and students from TWB�s community engagement studio at THEARC. A particular highlight was a reenactment of the Caterpillar scene (modeled by Artistic Director Septime Webre off a Turkish hookah bar) from the recent sold-out production of �Alice (in wonderland)� at The Kennedy Center.
And naturally � this essentially being a dance party after all � the dance floor commanded attention at the end of the night with DJ Pitch One returning from New York to preside over the festivities; much as he did for January�s Jete Society Dance Party.
Curiouser and curiouser!
Be sure to check out all 162 of our photographs from this event HERE!
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