Dance Magazine Awards 2024
Welcome Remarks
Joanna Harp, President, Dance Media
Caitlin Sims, Content Director, Dance Media, Editor in Chief, Dance Magazine
Presentation for George Faison
Suite Otis (excerpt)
Choreographer: George Faison
Music: Otis Redding
Costume execution: Natasha Guruleva
First performance: August 2, 1971
Performers: Artists of Philadanco!
Kaylah Arielle, Janine N. Beckles, Andrew Bryant, William E. Burden, Israel Hilton, Raven Joseph, Floyd McLean Jr., Nathan McNatt Jr., Brandi Pinnix, and Brena K. Thomas
Video excerpt from “Conversations on Black Dance”
Mercedes Ellingson presenting to GEORGE FAISON
Presentation for Liz Lerman
Video excerpts of selected works by Liz Lerman
Pamela Tatge presenting to LIZ LERMAN
Presentation for Shen Wei
Improvisation
Performer: Shen Wei
Charles L. Reinhart presenting to SHEN WEI
Presentation for Joanna Haigood
Video excerpts of selected works by Joanna Haigood
Alice Sheppard presenting to JOANNA HAIGOOD
Presentation for Mavis Staines
“4th Psalm” from Lay Dances
Choreography: James Kudelka
Music: Michael Torke
Lighting Design: Simon Rossiter
Costume Design: Krista Dowson
Performer: Benjamin Moss
Psalms & Canticles by Michael Torke performed by Michael Torke Orchestra & Lisa Brown. By arrangement with Adjustable Music, publisher and copyright holder; sole agent Bill Holab Music
Melanie Person presenting to MAVIS STAINES
Presentation of the Posthumous Dance Magazine Awards
Wendy Perron presenting
Carmen Amaya, Talley Beatty, ‘Iolani Luahini, Raven Wilkinson, Yuriko
Lydia Murray presenting
Michaela Mabinty DePrince
Chairman’s Award Presentation for Mikhail Baryshnikov
Tête-À-Tête
Choreography: Pam Tanowitz
Music: Sequenza, by Luciano Berio
Performers: Artists from The Juilliard School; Haley Beck, dancer; Caden Hunter, dancer; Phoebe Rawn, flute
Damian Woetzel presenting to MIKHAIL BARYSHNIKOV
Selection Committee for the 2024 Dance Magazine Awards
Wendy Perron, Sheila Barker, Margaret Fuhrer, Virginia Johnson, Stanford Makishi, Lydia Murray, Charles L. Reinhart, Caitlin Sims
Dance Magazine Awards Production Team
Stage management: Jana Prager
Events coordination: Bailey McFaden
Photography: Emma Zordan
Announcements: Margaret Fuhrer
Design: Raymond E Mingst, Josephine Daño
Social media: Kyra Laubacher, Hana Le
Event support: Caroline Bodan, Amy Brandt, Suzanne Crow, Courtney Escoyne, Courtney File, Maegen Killeen, Alana Morgenstern, Sydney Phillips, Catie Robinson, Reanne Rodrigues, Suzi Schmitt, Madeline Schrock
Baryshnikov Arts
Executive director: Sonja Kostich
Director of production and operations: Tyler Benware
Lighting director: Jesse Campbell
Technical and Operations Manager: Natasha Bruno
