AFPOB –American Friends of the Paris Opera & Ballet decided launched an emergency Young Artists Relief Fund to support deserving dancers and singers to address needs during this extremely challenging time.
During this extremely challenging period, many young artists are suffering, as they can no longer train or audition, and are likely to be struggling financially. To address this great need, AFPOB created a special emergency Fund to provide support for the future generation of dancers and singers during this unprecedented crisis and help them maintain hope as they pursue their aspirations and career goals.
In the first round of funding, we awarded 24 dancers and singers with a grant of $2,500 each.
” The world of performing arts cannot exist without the artists, and the youngest of them are facing an exceptional ordeal to turn their demanding and life‐long training into a livelihood. Performances will resume once we will be out of this crisis, and when they do, we will need these talents. We could not ignore their struggles in these exceptional times and hope that other not‐for‐profits will join us in supporting them”
Olivia Tournay Flatto, Chairman
To achieve this goal, a crowdfunding campaign was launched on GoFundMe platform to expand our community and accept gifts of any size (now closed). Together, we are impactful.
Press Release available here
Discover the 24 Grantees you have helped here
Liz Devanney – Pacific Northwest Ballet School – Grantee Gabriel Wright -Pacific Northwest Ballet School – Grantee Tangui Trevinal – Paris Opera Ballet School – Grantee © Chris Dève/OnP Enzo Cardiz – Paris Opera Ballet School – Grantee © Chris Dève/OnP Eddie Kidd – Boston Ballet School – Grantee David West- Grantee – Boston Ballet School Ling Minucci- Grantee – Miami City Ballet School Grantee Anna Murray – Boston Ballet School Trey Puckett -Grantee – Miami City Ballet School Nicole Townsend – Grantee – Pacific Northwest Ballet School – Grant generously awarded by Donna and Michael Corbat © Angela Sterling Mailene Katoch – Paris Opera Ballet School – Grant generously awarded by Denise Littlefield Sobel © Chris Dève/OnP Francois Leblanc – Boston Ballet School – Grant generously awarded by a donor Ana Paula Montero – San Francisco Ballet School – Grant generously awarded by Marie-France and Rene Kern Johnathon Hart – San Francisco Ballet School – Grant generously awarded by Marie-France and Rene Kern Grantee Ben Schwarz – SAB – Grant generously awarded by a donor ©Trey McIntyre Sujanya Dhillion – San Francisco Ballet School – Grant generously awarded by Denise Littlefield Sobel ©Ruchi Pasricha Photography 2018 Sarah Ashley Chicola -Grantee – Miami City Ballet School Ashton Edwards – Pacific Northwest Ballet School – Grant generously provided by Elizabeth A.R. and Ralph S. Brown, Jr. Gregory Milnes – San Francisco Ballet School – Grant generously provided by
Yurie PascarellaParis Opera Ballet School – Grant generously provided by Angel Shine Foundation / Allyson Tang in loving memory of Thomas Widmann © Chris Dève/OnP Ilanah Lobel Torres – Soprano – Paris Opera Academy © JACQVF Alexander York – Paris Opera Academy – Grant generously awarded by a donor © JACQVF Aaron Pendleton – Baritone – Paris Opera Academy – Grant generously awarded by a donor © Studio J’adore ce que vous faites
