Philip Glass is being honored at the Danspace Project Gala tonight at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery in New York City. The organization is celebrating the composer for what it describes as "his significant contributions to American dance and his major impact on international art and culture."

Label mate and fellow music pioneer Laurie Anderson will give introductory remarks. The evening will feature performances by Lucinda Childs, Tim Fain, Molissa Fenley, Jon Gibson, Ashley MacIsaac, Susan Marshall & Company, and Pedja Muzijevic. Chuck Close and Richard Serra, two artists with whom Glass has built close working relationships over the years, are co-chairs of the event.

Now in its 35th season, Danspace aims to offer choreographers a nurturing environment in which to develop and show challenging new works, and has done so over the years for artists like Childs, Bill T. Jones, Meredith Monk, and many others.

Over the past 15 years, Danspace Project Gala honorees have included the likes of Merce Cunningham, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Trisha Brown, and Robert Wilson, among others.

For more information, visit danspaceproject.org.