9. Heightened Performances

To celebrate the renovation of Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall in 2007, Roy Braeger designed a vertical stage that tied into the event’s construction-themed decor and gave guests an unobstructed view of the musicians.
Photo: Philip Greenberg
9. Heightened Performances

The Broad Contemporary Art Museum’s 2008 opening party in Los Angeles, produced by Ben Bourgeois, had a floating stage that descended from the ceiling for an attention-getting dinner show.
Photo: Nadine Froger Photography
33. Skip a Round

There was no head table at TD Bank’s 2009 employee awards dinner in New York. All attendees sat at a single, amoeba-shaped table.
Photo: Roger Dong for BizBash