The A.W.A.R.D. Show!

About The A.W.A.R.D. Show! • 2010–2011 Winners and Finalists • Audience Feedback • Performances by Grantees

About The A.W.A.R.D. Show! 2010-2011

For The A.W.A.R.D. Show! 2010–2011, The Joyce Theater Foundation partnered with five presenting organizations across the country: The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, REDCAT (Los Angeles), Dance Affiliates (Philadelphia), ODC Theater (San Francisco) and On the Boards (Seattle). The A.W.A.R.D. Show! was created in 2005 by choreographer Neta Pulvermacher/The Neta Dance Company, Scott Kasen and producer Marisa König Beatty in response to a need for a lab-like space in which working dance artists can engage in an open dialogue with the audience about the work presented. It is dedicated to nurturing new work, discussion, exploration, creativity and the free exchange of ideas, thoughts and opinions.

Each of the series—in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Seattle—presented the work of 12 promising contemporary choreographers. Three preliminary evenings featured the work of four choreographers per night. Each dance piece was 12–15 minutes of a completed work, excerpt or work-in-progress. After each performance, a moderated artist and audience discussion took place, followed by an audience vote to select a finalist to perform on the fourth and final night of the series.

Each night, the audience and the artists were invited to a post-performance reception to encourage further informal dialogue about the work. On the final night in each city, a panel of experts in dance and other cultural arts fields, along with the audience, chose the winner of a $10,000 cash award. The two runners-up in each city received $1,000. The winners and runners-up will use these awards toward the creation of new dance work. The expansion into Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Seattle was made possible by a generous grant from The Boeing Company.

A national panel of distinguished dance experts evaluated 190 applications from across the United States for The A.W.A.R.D. Show! series taking place in Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Seattle. The panelists included Martin Wechsler, director of programming of The Joyce Theater Foundation; George Lugg, associate director of the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT); Lane Czaplinski, artistic director of On the Boards; Phil Reynolds, executive director of The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago; Randy Swartz, artistic director of Dance Affiliates; and Rob Bailis, director of ODC Theater. A group of panelists that included dance artists, arts administrators and dance enthusiasts evaluated over 100 applicants for the New York City series that took place at Joyce SoHo.

The A.W.A.R.D. Show! 2010–2011 is administered by The Joyce Theater Foundation.

The $10,000 cash award for the first place winner and the $1,000 cash awards for the runners-up in New York City are underwritten by a generous contribution from Scott Kasen, who has provided support since 2005. Other initial funders of The A.W.A.R.D. Show! included The Puffin Foundation, LMCC’s Manhattan Community Arts Fund and The Maxine Greene Foundation.

The six first-place winners and the runners-up of The A.W.A.R.D. Show! 2010–2011 will report on their progress in creating new work. Scheduled performances will be announced on The Joyce Theater and company websites (below). Audiences will have a chance to attend a performance and see a dance work that they ultimately helped to fund.

The A.W.A.R.D. Show! 2010–2011 Winners and Finalists

The A.W.A.R.D. Show! 2011: Philadelphia
Winner: Meredith Rainey (Carbon Dance Theatre)
Finalists: Gabrielle Revlock (Mano Damno Projects) and Tyger-B

The A.W.A.R.D. Show! 2011: Seattle
Winner: tEEth (Co-Artistic Directors Angelle Hebert and Phillip Kraft)
Finalists: zoe | juniper and The Offshore Project

The A.W.A.R.D. Show! 2010: San Francisco
Winner: Katie Faulkner
Finalists: Pearl Marill and Dominic Van Duong

The A.W.A.R.D. Show! 2010: Los Angeles
Winner: Barak Marshall (for BODYTRAFFIC)
Finalists: Holly Johnston/Ledges and Bones and Victoria Marks

The A.W.A.R.D. Show! 2010: New York City
Winner: Helen Simoneau
Finalists: Yin Yue and Satoshi Haga (binbinFactory)

The A.W.A.R.D. Show! 2010: Chicago
Winner: Jacqueline Stewart
Finalists: Michel Rodriguez (Hedwig Dances) and Joanna Rosenthal (Same Planet Different World)

Read the artists biographies.

Past recipients of The A.W.A.R.D. Show! $10,000 creation and production award include La Manga Video & Dance Company (2006), Kate Weare Company (2007), Deganit Shemy & Company (2008), Makiko Tamura–small apple co. (2009), Jessica Miller Tomlinson (2009), Nichole Canuso (2009) and Amelia Reeber (2009).

Audience Feedback

During The A.W.A.R.D. Show! performances audiences and the panel are asked to think objectively about their choices and to evaluate the work according to the “P.O.E.M.” criteria: Potential, Originality, Execution and Merit.

Potential: Does the artist have potential and seem to have the maturity to take advantage of such an award at this point in his/her career?
Originality: Does the artist have a personal and unique voice? How singular is the artist’s movement language, concept and vision?
Execution: Were the performers committed, well-rehearsed and capable of carrying the intricacies of the artist’s vision?
Merit: Can a value of the whole be attributed based on the combination of the work’s Potential, Originality and Execution?

Along with their votes, the audience offers feeback on the artists' work using anonymous comment cards.

New Work and Performances from Series Grantees

The Joyce Theater and its series partners congratulate the winners and finalists of The A.W.A.R.D. Show! grants awarded in 2009, 2010 and 2011. The grants have helped fund the following new dance works.

Seattle $10,000 Grantee, 2011:
tEEth
Make/Believe
On the Boards, Seattle, WA

Philadelphia $1,000 Grantee, 2009:
Jenn Rose
AtTENtion Please!
Ruba Club, Philadelphia, PA

Seattle $1,000 Grantee, 2009:
Catherine Cabeen
Into the Void
On The Boards, Seattle, WA

Chicago $10,000 Grantee, 2010:
Jacqueline Stewart
Dance Gallery
Chicago, IL

Chicago $1,000 Grantee, 2010:
Michel Rodriguez–Hedwig Dances
Walking
Hamlin Park Fieldhouse Theatre, Chicago, IL

Chicago $1,000 Grantee, 2010:
Joanna Rosenthal–Same Planet Different World Dance Theatre
Drifting for Nomads
Hamlin Park Fieldhouse Theatre, Chicago, IL

Philadelphia $10,000 Grantee, 2009:
Nichole Canuso
As The Eyes of The Seahorse
Here Art Center, New York, NY

Seattle $10,000 Grantee, 2009:
Amelia Reeber
this is a forgery
Erickson Theatre Off Broadway, Seattle, WA

Seattle $1,000 Grantee, 2009:
Deborah Wolf
Frattura
Men in Dance Festival
Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle, WA

New York City $10,000 Grantee, 2009:
Makiko Tamura (small apple co.)
256
Chen Dance Center, New York, NY

New York City $1,000 Grantee, 2009:
Monica Bill Barnes & Company
here we are
Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Becket, MA

New York City $1,000 Grantee, 2009:
Elisabeth Motley & Shannon Gillen (DOORKNOB COMPANY)
We Are Here After?
Joyce SoHo, New York, NY

Chicago $10,000 Grantee, 2009:
Jessica Miller Tomlinson
Let Me In
The Ruth Page Center For the Arts, Chicago, IL

Chicago $1,000 Grantee, 2009:
Julia Rhoads (Lucky Plush Productions)
Punk Yankees!
The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, IL

Philadelphia $10,000 Grantee, 2011:
Meredith Rainey–Carbon Dance Theatre
Waiting Room
October 27–30, 2011
The Performance Garage, Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia $1,000 Grantee, 2011:
Gabrielle Revlock (Mano/Damno)
I made this for you
June 15-16, 2012
Dance Place, Washington D.C.

The A.W.A.R.D. Show! 2009 awards in Chicago, Philadelphia and Seattle were made possible by a generous grant from The Boeing Company. The A.W.A.R.D. Show! 2009 production and awards in New York City were made possible through a generous contribution from Scott Kasen. The A.W.A.R.D. Show! 2010-2011 is administered by The Joyce Theater Foundation.

The A.W.A.R.D. Show! 2010-2011 production and awards in Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Seattle are made possible by a generous grant from The Boeing Company.

The A.W.A.R.D. Show! 2010 award in New York City was made possible through a generous contribution from Scott Kasen.

The A.W.A.R.D. Show! 2010-2011 season presenting partners are The Joyce Theater Foundation, The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, REDCAT, DANCE Affiiates, ODC Theater and On the Boards.

The A.W.A.R.D. Show! was founded in 2005 by Neta Pulvermacher/Neta Dance Company with original co-production by Marisa König Beatty and the generous support of Scott Kasen. Other initial funders of The A.W.A.R.D. Show! included The Puffin Foundation, LMCC’s Manhattan Community Arts Fund and The Maxine Greene Foundation.