Welcome to the 2021Dance Magazine Awards
A tradition dating back to 1954, the Dance Magazine Awards recognize those who have made outstanding contributions to the world of dance.
Thank you to our sponsor First Republic
All net proceeds go to the Harkness Promise Awards, which provide support to early-career choreographers. To make a donation, visit dancemediafoundation.org. This year, in addition to being granted $5,000 and 40 hours of studio space, the Harkness Promise Award recipients, Alethea Pace and Yin Yue, will present their choreography on a shared program at Works & Process on March 13.
WELCOME REMARKS
Frederic Seegal, CEO & chairman, Dance Media
PRESENTATION FOR ANDY BLANKENBUEHLER
Possibilities, by Andy Blankenbuehler
Music: “Pacific” and “Overture,” by Sleeping At Last
Performers: Sean Jones, Malik Kitchen, Adrian Lee, Thayne Jasperson
Susan Stroman presenting to ANDY BLANKENBUEHLER
Excerpt from Akram Khan's Giselle
Direction and choreography: Akram Khan
Visual and costume design: Tim Yip
Lighting design: Mark Henderson
Music composition and sound design,
after the original score by Adolphe Adam: Vincenzo Lamagna
Orchestration: Gavin Sutherland
Sound design: Yvonne Gilbert
Dramaturg: Ruth Little
Assistant choreographer: Andrej Petrovic
Rehearsal director: Marvin Khoo
Performers: Tamara Rojo and James Streeter
Julio Bocca presenting to TAMARA ROJO
Excerpt from And Still You Must Swing
Choreography and performance: Dormeshia
Video courtesy the Jacob's Pillow Archives
Dianne Walker presenting to DORMESHIA
Excerpt from Here Goes the Neighborhood...
Choreography: Alethea Pace
Music: "Se Te Quemó la Casa," by Mon Rivera and Willie Colón
Text written by Alethea Pace
Text read by Vamir Amicus
Performers: Alethea Pace and Richard Rivera
The research for this project was informed by a practice of walking, moving, collecting stories and reimagining spaces with Bronxites, including Arthur Aviles, Rodrick Bell, Malcolm Betts, Trevon Blondet, Joan Bradford, Alexander Diaz, Alicia Grullon, Mychal Johnson, Nic Kay, Urayoán Noel, Richard Rivera, Yosara Trujillo, Charlie Vazquez, Carmen Vega-Rivera and Karen Washington.
Excerpt from FoCo
Choreography: Yin Yue
Music: "Changiz-Terek," by Gen Dos
Costume design: Yin Yue and Grace Whitworth
Performers: Yin Yue and Grace Whitworth
Joan Finkelstein presenting to ALETHEA PACE and YIN YUE
Excerpts from Xenos
Choreography and performance: Akram Khan
Music composition: Vincenzo Lamagna
Set design: Mirella Weingarten
Costume design: Kimie Nakano
Lighting design: Michael Hulls
Dramaturg: Ruth Little
Writer: Jordan Tannahill
Rehearsal director: Marvin Khoo
Wendy Whelan presenting to AKRAM KHAN
PRESENTATION FOR ROBERT BATTLE
Excerpt from In/Side
Choreography: Robert Battle
Music: "Wild Is the Wind," words by Ned Washington,
music by Dimitri Tiomkin, sung by Nina Simone
Performer: Yannick Lebrun
Judith Jamison presenting to ROBERT BATTLE
PRESENTATION OF THE CHAIRMAN'S AWARD
Virginia Johnson presenting to WORKS & PROCESS
Special citation to Dr. Wendy Ziecheck
CLOSING REMARKS
Joanna Harp, CRO and publisher, Dance Media
Jennifer Stahl, editor in chief, Dance Magazine
SPECIAL ENCORE IN THE ROTUNDA
IN HONOR OF WORKS & PROCESS
Excerpt from Works & Process Rotunda Project (2017)
Choreography: Michelle Dorrance and Nicholas Van Young,
with improvisation by the performers
Original music composition: Donovan Dorrance, Michelle Dorrance,
Gregory Richardson and Nicholas Van Young
Costume design: Byron Tittle
Performers: Christopher Broughton, Donovan Dorrance, Michelle Dorrance,
Aaron Marcellus, Carson Murphy, Claudia Rahardjanoto, Gregory Richardson, Leonardo Sandoval, Byron Tittle, Nicholas Van Young
The Selection Committee for the
2021 Dance Magazine Awards Includes
Master teacher Sheila Barker
Dance Magazine contributor Joseph Carman
The Dance Edit editor in chief Margaret Fuhrer
Dance Media publisher/CRO Joanna Harp
MoBBallet founder Theresa Ruth Howard
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre artistic director Susan Jaffe
New York City Center vice president for programming Stanford Makishi
Dance Magazine editor at large Wendy Perron
Former American Dance Festival director Charles L. Reinhart
Dance Magazine editor in chief and Dance Media content director Jennifer Stahl
Dance Magazine Awards Team
Josephine Daño, Joanna Harp, Amy Jones, Raymond Mingst, Jennifer Stahl
Livestream Production by Nel Shelby Productions
Producer/director: Nel Shelby
General manager: Heidi Gunter
Livestream producer: Amber Schmiesing
Livestream tech: Mason Chapello
Videographers: Ashli Bickford, Caroline Haidet
Project managers: Nina Gershonowitz, Cherylynn Tsushima
Works & Process crew:
Director of Theater and Production Services: Brenda Gray
Senior Manager, Theater and Production Services: Sebastian Hurtado
Lighting Director: Corrado Verini
Audio Engineer: Stephen Colon
Video Engineer: Hamidreza Maleki
Streaming Engineer: Titus Ogilvie-Lang
Stage Manager: Diego Quintanar
Assistant Stage Manager: Joshua Bagget
Stage Manager (for the Dorrance performance): Krista Robbins
Wardrobe: Christine Cirker
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