The Watermill Center’s Annual Summer Benefit returns on Saturday, July 27, as an immersive, one-of-a-kind experience for guests to explore over 20 site-specific installations and performances throughout Watermill’s 10+ acre flagship grounds. This year’s theme is “A Laboratory: 100 Years of Experimentation,” a nod to the building’s origin as the Western Union Water Mill Lab, today a laboratory for the arts and humanities.
The event will honor legendary dancer and choreographer Lucinda Childs, longtime friend and collaborator of Robert Wilson, and will feature a series of performances restaging Childs’s seminal works, featuring the artist’s niece Ruth Childs and longtime collaborator Ty Boomershine. The evening will also feature performances by Mykki Blanco, CocoRosie, Lizzi Bougatsos and Sadie Laska’s band I.U.D., and Liz Magic Laser, an exhibition of new works by Gideon Appah and a seated dinner with a live auction.
The Watermill Center is at 39 Water Mill Towd Road in Water Mill. For information, visit watermillcenter.org or call 631-726-4628.
Staff Writer on Jul 11, 2024