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With Gratitude

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our celebration of WWII Heroines brought to life on stage. We are most grateful to our staff, talented participants, volunteer, donors, and especially to our audiences.

Presented in partnership with Sarasota Contemporary Dance, Women of Resistance tells the stories of the extraordinary women who risked everything to fight oppression. Audiences will be transported through time as they witness these inspiring stories unfold on stage.

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Vicki Chelf, Producer and Artistic Director
Warren "Slim" Williams, Music Director

Choreographers:

James Jordan
Suzanne Caesar 
Frank Chaves
Megha Vaid
Brentney Boyd
Leymis Bolaños Wilmott 
Tania Vergara Perez
Jessica Obiedzinski 

 

Sarasota Contemporary Dancers:

Jordan Leonard as Virginia Hall

MaKayla Lane as Hedy Lamar

Monessa Salley as Josephine Baker

Megha Vaid as Noor Inayat Khan

Natalia Chersia as Nancy Wake

Juliana Cristina as Lee Miller

Samantha Miller as Andree Peel

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Props
Ripp and Kim Pitts, John Lambie, James Jordan, Blue Heirloom Eclectic Multi-Vendor Store

 

Costumes
Josephine: Gena Christiani

Andree: Karly Murdock

Special Thanks 

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The Gardener Foundation

342 Mad, Marketing and Design
Brenda Boone CEO WOR2WOW Productions
Christopher Downie
Andrew & Lathrop Ford
Michelle Harvey
James Jordan
Elizabeth Moore
Phillipe Schwimmer Foundation
The Alliance Francais
Endedans Contemporary Dance
Alliance Francais 

In Memory of Jill Dowd

​"Bentley" by Jack Dowd

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Thank you to everyone who enjoyed our holiday treats and storytelling at UTC Mall!

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Click here for Lee Miller's amazing Tomato Soup Cake recipe

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Participate

Host an event:

 

An Evening of Storytelling and Art at the Art Avenue Gallery - Artist Vicki Chelf will tell the stories of our Women of Resistance to your group or organization at the Art Avenue Gallery at Siesta Drive Mall, or at your own venue.

 

House Parties or Small Events - Enjoy an intimate mini performance with one or more dancers and/or music by Slim on request for your event.

 

For more info contact Vicki: 941-928-3426

 

Attend an event:

 

Our first, full-length, 90-minute performances of Women of Resistance will take place at Manatee Performing Arts Center, 502 Third Ave. West, Bradenton, FL.  

 

Friday, April 4, 2025 at 7:30 pm

Saturday, April 5 at 2 pm and at 7:30 pm

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Purchase Art

Support Women of Resistance and add meaningful, original art to your space.

For signed prints of Vicki’s Women of Resistance contact Paul Sykes at Art Avenue: 440-227-4592

 

20” x 26" print: framed $500; unframed $400

12" x 16" print: framed $250; unframed $200

Plus shipping, or pick up at Art Avenue Gallery

JOIN OUR JOURNEY 

Be a part our mission to produce a stage performance that tells the passionate stories of the women who fought and won over fascism during WWII. From celebrities to the "woman on the street" they rose up, some in high profile circumstance and others in the clandestine service to their country and France.

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These women's stories mark immeasurable courage in the face of outstanding odds. They met with discrimination on all fronts, yet they dug in and became the forgotten patriots of the World's Greatest Generation. We tell those stories with pride and get swept up in the emotional carriage that showcases their heroic bravery.

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Seven emotional, passionate stories are featured in unique multimedia event, featuring Images from WWII, original music, original art (that motivated this entire visual journey) that joins it all together - to make for an evening of provocative, compelling, inspiring and enlightening performance art.

 

It is our mission as we take this artistic journey together - to tie the past with the present and future. To create a world of positivity, hope and encouragement everywhere for the Women of the World (WOW) and the people of the world, to create a fair, equitable and open-minded society. To Inspire and empower each other through kindness and support of our own personal infrastructure and the planet at large. A unique empowered movement of kindness, goodwill and support for everyone. WOW!

Special Thanks

Fred Bohlander
Christopher Downie
Albert Ford
Elizabeth Moore
Paul Sykes

Help Tell Their Stories

 

Producer $20,000
• Three signed and framed giclee prints 
• 10 tickets to full-length performance

 

Director $10,000 
• Two signed and framed artist proof prints 
• 4 tickets to full-length performance

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Performer $5,000
• One signed and framed artist proof print 
• 4 tickets to full-length performance

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Stage Manager $1,000 
• Signed giclee print 
• 2 tickets to full-length performance

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To make a donation, click here. 

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We are grateful for your support!

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Can't attend in person? Please support the Women of Resistance & Women of the World project. You can help us showcase inspiring stories and empower women through visual and performance art.

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