THE LIVELY FOUNDATION
The Lively Foundation, Inc. is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt corporation devoted to the production of artistic and educational programs in dance, music, and related arts.
Founded in 1983 by supporters of dancer-choreographer Leslie Friedman, The Lively Foundation’s performance series have consistently won acclaim from critics and audiences alike.
The Lively Foundation has presented premieres of works by significant contemporary composers including Charles Wuorinen, Jon Deak, Malcolm Hawkins, Jonathan Harvey, and John Felder.
Eagerly sought for her “brilliant” presence as a performer, Leslie Friedman has also established an international reputation as an articulate and vibrant spokesperson for dance, music and world culture.
DANCE CONCERTS, MUSIC, THEATER,
THE HEDGEHOG, the international arts review
Entertaining, painlessly educational performances for school children
The Lively School:
movement classes for kids and adults
“How lucky are those who get to see her dance even once! Watching her dance...you can easily imagine what the inhabitants of paradise looked like.” Ludmilla Ozola, Russkya Gazeta, writing about Leslie Friedman
“It was like Mozart’s laughter...Mozart laughs, he plays pranks with beauty, and the pranks look lofty. this was shown once again by Leslie Friedman...It was Gorgeous!” Sergei Timofiev, Baltic Financial Times
The Lively Foundation:
tel: 415/346-8959 or
fax: 415/474-3058
Programs & Purposes of The Lively Foundation
