Chef's Lab x GALLIM "The Invention of MOTHER"

Join us for an unforgettable evening where culinary artistry and dance come together in a celebration of creativity, community, and care, in joint support of:

• GALLIM’s newest work by Andrea Miller, MOTHER
• Refettorio Harlem’s vital mission to nourish and uplift New York’s communities through food, dignity, and belonging

“The Invention of MOTHER” is a multi-course gourmet meal and co-curated experience by Chef Silvia Baldini and Meryl Rosofsky, MD, food scholar and GALLIM Board Member. The evening will feature the visionary choreography of Andrea Miller and the culinary brilliance of Chefs Silvia Baldini, Leah Guadagnoli, Vita Palmeri, Refettorio Harlem’s own Kayla Phillips, and Kristin Bryan, Senior Director of Culinary Innovation at HelloFresh US!

Gather for an exquisite meal inspired by themes of origin, humanity, and generosity, and experience live performances by GALLIM Artists, weaving movement into the meal and bringing to life the shared values of care, connection, and creative expression!

We invite you to the table for a night that feeds both body and soul.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

5:00 PM — "NOURISH"
For Nourish Ticket Holders
Step into the kitchen and join our featured chefs in plating and serving the evening’s meal. This hands-on experience offers a rare opportunity to be part of the culinary magic behind the scenes.

6:00 PM — "CREATE"

For Create (VIP) Ticket Holders

Enjoy an intimate welcome toast with the chefs and artists. Raise a glass as we open the evening in celebration of collaboration, creativity, and community.

6:30–9:00 PM — "NURTURE"

For All Guests

Gather for "The Invention of MOTHER," a gourmet four-course dinner inspired by themes of origin, generosity, and humanity. Throughout the evening, GALLIM artists will offer live performances—blending movement with meaning and inviting you into a shared journey of nourishment and expression.

We’re excited and grateful to collaborate with our evening’s sponsors:

ABOUT "MOTHER"

Led by acclaimed choreographer Andrea Miller, known for her visceral, boundary-pushing work, GALLIM presents MOTHER, premiering November 5th at The Joyce Theater.

“The work reflects the heartbeat and pulses that connect us to Mother, home center for continuity of life, the profound meeting point of past, present and future. The work sets the stage for a visceral, shared experience in which the dancers are conduits for an intense and exhilarating imagined gestation of a new life.

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If humanity is the baby, what could a mother provide for its survival? What songs, dances, smells would carry it through centuries of change? What would she dream for it? In this imagined womb, a meeting point of past, present, and future, the dancers give shape to a new life. MOTHER is a physical expression of an imagined birth story and destiny." - Andrea Miller

ABOUT THE HARLEM CHEF'S LAB AT REFETTORIO HARLEM

Refettorio Harlem serves 3 course dinners to the food insecure at no cost, 2 times a week, serving 600 meals per week. Along with its broad coalition of food waste partners including Baldor Specialty Foods, the program recovers 2000 lbs of food headed into the waste stream and redirects it to its fresh choice pantry model that provides over 100 people a week organic groceries.

The Harlem Chef’s Lab at Refettorio Harlem is a monthly series of collaborative dinners and seasonal soireés blending music, art and food at Free Food’s Refettorio Harlem, a newly renovated space inside the Emanuel AME Church. Proceeds from the event go towards Free Food’s mission of serving food with dignity and love, and preventing food waste. Great art, great design, great food, and great hospitality goes into each of the 500 meals we serve each week.

ABOUT "THE INVENTION OF MOTHER" MENU

ABOUT GALLIM

GALLIM, founded in 2007 by groundbreaking choreographer Andrea Miller, is a nonprofit interdisciplinary arts organization and dance company that nurtures creative careers and stimulates the imagination of worldwide audiences through performance, education, and innovation in dance.

GALLIM’s critically acclaimed performance history of national and international performance seasons includes interdisciplinary dance theater and site-specific works as well as collaborations in film, theater, fashion, music, and brands. GALLIM’s performances and touring include renowned venues such as The Metropolitan Museum of Art (where Miller was the first choreographer to be named Artist in Residence), The Met Breuer, The Guggenheim Museum, Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, Alice Tully Hall, The Joyce, BAM, Jacob’s Pillow, Spoleto USA, Sadler's Wells, Royal Opera House, V&A London, Théâtre National de Chaillot de Paris, Grand Théâtre de la Ville de Luxembourg, Tanz Bremen, Teatre Grec in Barcelona, Teatros Del Canal, Frieze Festival, Art Basel, Philip Johnson’s Glass House, Grace Farms, Hermès, Calvin Klein, Lacoste, and Vogue. Film credits include choreography for a film directed by Xavier Dolan starring Jessica Chastain and Kit Harington, as well as collaborations for films by Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost, Ben Stamper, and Bat-Sheva Guez.

Miller’s recent commissions include works for New York City Ballet, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, English National Ballet, Martha Graham Dance Company, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, Ailey II, and The Juilliard School.

GALLIM continues to advance its dedication to movement education and community building through the GALLIM School of Movement, Moving Artist Residencies for early career and parent movement artists. The GALLIM School of Movement is a nexus of students, educators, and artists sharing movement knowledge, creative methodologies, and expression through free and low cost studies in dance training, dancemaking, the collaborative process, film for dance, and professional development.