The Metro DC Dance Awards
c/o Dance/MetroDC
1111 16th Street, NW, Ste. 300
Washington, D.C. 20036
Phone: (202) 778-1190
Fax: (202) 833-2686
info@mdcda.org
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2007 MDCDA Finalists
View our Finalist Announcement Event at the Atlas Performing Arts Center at greatdance.com. Click here.
Outstanding Individual Performance
An individual performer can be recognized for his or her performance of, or within, an evening length production as a company member or a soloist.
Lesole Z. Maine in Step Afrika!'s "The Deacon's Dance" at Gala Theatre-Tivoli, May 31-June 4, 2006
Jason Nious of Step Afrika! at GALA Theatre-Tivoli, May 31-June 4, 2006
Gesel Mason in Gesel Mason Performance Projects's "No Boundaries" at Dance Place, October 21-22, 2006
Jason Hartley in The Washington Ballet's "Na Floresta" part of "Noche Latina!" at The Kennedy Center, February 3, 2007
Helanius J. Wilkins in EDGEWORKS Dance Theater's "Part IX: Stand My Ground: Can I Be" at Dance Place, March 10-11, 2007
Stefanie Quinones Bass in The PlayGround's "together/apart (we go each our way)" at Dance Place, April 28-29, 2007
Outstanding Group Performance
A group or company can be recognized for its performance of, or within, an evening length production.
EDGEWORKS Dance Theater in "Cold Case" at Dance Place, March 10-11, 2007
Tappers With Attitude in "15 Years of Rhythm" at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Ina Kay Theatre, University of Maryland, June 10, 2006
edhead productions in "Sanctuary" at Capital Fringe Festival-National Building Museum, July 22, 2006
Liz Lerman Dance Exchange in "Ferocious Beauty: Genome" at The Atlas Performing Arts Center, April 27, 2007
Daniel Burkholder/The PlayGround in "My ocean is never blue" at Dance Place, April 27-29, 2007
Outstanding Youth Performance
This award is for an outstanding youth soloist or group performance, for ages 18 and under.
Tappers With Attitude in "15 Years of Rhythm" at The Clarice Smith Center for the Performing Arts, Ina Kay Theatre, June 10, 2006
Joy of Motion Youth Dance Ensemble Senior Company in "For Five" at Dance Place, January 6-7, 2007
Daughters of Coyaba at THEARC, March 31, 2007
DC Youth Ensemble in "Taratibu" at THEARC, May 5, 2007
Tappers With Attitude in "Suite Sixteen" at Dance Place, May 19-20, 2007
Outstanding New Work
This award goes to a choreographer for his/her creation of an outstanding new work this season. The work can be a part of a showcase or mixed bill.
Tzveta Kassabova's DC at Dance Place, July 8-9, 2006
Ed Tyler's "I am not my little black dress" performed by James Madison University at The Kay Theatre, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, December 1-2, 2006 and January 27, 2007
Helanius J. Wilkins's "Cold Case" performed by EDGEWORKS Dance Theater at Dance Place, March 10-11, 2007
Deborah Riley's "Acts of Faith" performed by Deborah Riley Dance Projects at Dance Place, April 21-22, 2007
Peter DiMuro's "Pas de Dirt" performed by the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange/Bowen McCauley Dance/Emergency Demolition Services at National Building Museum, May 20, 2007
Emerging Performer or Group
The Emerging Performer or Group Award is for an artist or group who is gaining recognition for their performance. Groups may be professional or pre-professional, and are eligible for this award during their first five years of performance.
Arachne Aerial Arts in "Luxury Lofts Coming Soon!" at Woolly Mammoth Theater, July 22-23, 2006
Culture Shock Washington D.C. in "Technologic", Metro DC Dances concert at the Carter Barron Amphitheatre, August 12, 2006
Lesole's Dance Project in "Percussion & Passion" at The Kennedy Center, September 29, 2006
The Washington Ballet Studio Company in "The Little Prince" at The Washington Ballet-England Studio, February 21-25, 2007
DanceSmith at The Atlas Performing Arts Center, May 18-20, 2007
Emerging Choreographer
The Emerging Choreographer Award is for an artist who is gaining recognition for choreographic talent and work in the DC Metro area. The choreographer can be an established dancer but may be recognized in this category only for the first five years of his/her choreographic career.
Francesca Jandasek for "Ellsmere" at The Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage, October 14, 2006
Juliana Calderon for "Raices" at Dance Place, February 17-18, 2007
Aysha Upchurch for "Chasing The High" at Dance Place, February 17-18, 2007
Malcolm Shute for "Leaving Home" at The Jack Guidone Theater, March 24-25, 2007
Lesole Z. Maine for "Setso Sa Rona(Our Culture)" & "Rewind Take It Back" at The Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage, April 18, 2007
Danilo Rivera of El Teatro de Danza Contemporanea de El Salvador
Excellence in Costume Design
This award recognizes a costume designer who captures a choreographer's vision in a creative, innovative, and wearable way.
Laurel Victoria Gray for Silk Road Dance Company's "The Golden Road to Samarkand" at The Publick Playhouse, November 4, 2006
Sylvia Soumah for Coyaba Dance Theater's "Destiny" at Dance Place, March 2-4, 2007
Chris Dalen for Daniel Burkholder/The PlayGround's "My ocean is never blue" at Dance Place, April 27-29, 2007
Judith Hansen for Maryland Youth Ballet's "Spring Concert" at The Parilla Performing Arts Center, May 12-13, 2007
Judith Hansen for DanceSmith concert at The Atlas Performing Arts Center, Lang Theater, May 18-20, 2007
Excellence in Lighting Design
This award recognizes a lighting designer who uses theatrical lighting to illuminate a choreographer's vision.
Maja White for Step Afrika!'s "nxt/step" at Dance Place, November 11-12, 2006
Cheles Rhynes for EDGEWORKS Dance Theater's "Cold Case" at Dance Place, March 10-11, 2007
Robin Lyttle for Deborah Riley Dance Projects' "Acts of Faith" at Dance Place, April 21-22, 2007
Cathy Eliot for Daniel Burkholder/The Playground's "My ocean is never blue" at Dance Place, April 27-29, 2007
Enoch Chan for BosmaDance's "Shelter Project" at Dance Place, May 12-13, 2007
Excellence in Sound Design/Original Composition
This award recognizes a composer who creates outstanding music compositions for dance.
Jonathan Matis for Step Afrika!'s "nxt/step" at Dance Place, November 11-12, 2006
Stephen Clapp for Laura Schandelmeier and Stephen Clapp's "The Dragons Project: Power Play" at The Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage, January 31, 2007
Sven Abow for EDGEWORKS Dance Theater's "Cold Case" at Dance Place, March 10-11, 2007
Malcolm Shute for Human Landscape Dance's "Leaving Home" at The Jack Guidone Theater, March 24-25, 2007
Matt Boerum for Meisha Bosma's "Grass" at Dance Place, May 12-13, 2007
Excellence in Stage Design/Multimedia
This award recognizes a designer or videographer who creates an outstanding scenic environment in which dance is performed.
Ed Tyler for edhead productions's "Sanctuary: 10 Hour Human Installation" at National Building Museum, July 22, 2006
Michael Wichita, Jane Jerardi and Ginger Wagg for "Facade - A time-based installation" at The Warehouse, September 30-October 7, 2006
Joyce Ellen Weinstein for EDGEWORKS Dance Theater's "Cold Case" at Dance Place, March 10-11, 2007
Emily Berry for Lesole Dance Project's "Rewind Take it Back" at The Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage, April 18, 2007
Liz Lerman, John Boesche and Logan Kibens for Liz Lerman Dance Exchange's "Ferocious Beauty: Genome" at The Atlas Performing Arts Center, April 27, 2007
Outstanding Overall Production Small Venue
The nominees in this category performed in venues with fewer than 400 seats, are chosen for original full evening productions this season, and include all dance genres. They are judged on the many elements involved in creating a dance production including production quality, programming choices, choreography, choice of collaborators, and technical and artistic expression of the dancers.
Step Afrika! at GALA Theatre-Tivoli, May 31-June 4, 2006
edhead productions in "Sanctuary: 10 hr Human Installation" at National Building Museum, July 22, 2006
Gesel Mason's "No Boundaries" at Dance Place, October 21-22, 2006
EDGEWORKS Dance Theater in "Cold Case" at Dance Place, March 10-11, 2007
Tappers With Attitude (full concert) at Dance Place, May 19-20, 2007
Outstanding Overall Production Large Venue
The nominees in this category performed in venues with more than 400 seats, are chosen for original full evening productions this season, and include all dance genres. They are judged on the many elements involved in creating a dance production including production quality, programming choices, choreography, choice of collaborators, and technical and artistic expression of the dancers.
Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Co. in "Images from the Embers" at George Mason University Center for the Arts, October 25, 2006
The Washington Ballet in "Oui/Non, In the Night, In the Upper Room" at The Kennedy Center, October 25-29, 2006
Liz Lerman Dance Exchange in "Liz Lerman Dance Exchange 30th Anniversary Concert" at Deckelboum Concert Hall & Kay Theatre, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, November 2-3, 2006
The Washington Ballet in "Carmina Burana, Morphoses" at The Kennedy Center, March 28-April 1, 2007
"Susan Shields Ballet Cocktail" at George Mason University's Center for the Arts, April 28, 2007
Outstanding Achievement in Dance Education
This award recognizes an individual or organization for outstanding ongoing contributions to the field of dance through educational efforts. These efforts may include academic or non-academic dance training, outreach programs, and/or performances for students and nontraditional audiences.
Helen Hayes
Joy of Motion Dance Center
Alvin Mayes
Nancy Newell
Douglas Yeuell
Alan M. Kriegsman Award
This award recognizes a person or organization for his/her ongoing artistic or community service to the DC/MD/VA region. Nominees can be school directors, artists who have made an impact on the field, persons or organizations that have supported the dance community, etc. THIS AWARD IS DECIDED BY STEP 2 IN THE MDCDA PROCESS-ARTIST BALLOT.
2007 Awardee: George Jackson
Mr. Jackson has been a major force in Metro DC dance for many years. He has been a critic, mentor, supporter, advisor, and organizer. He attends numerous performances, helps many chorographers, is a brilliant writer, and is ever present and ever ready to help. Washington and the metro area would not be the same if George Jackson had not been there to help, cheer, critique, and support. Many have benefited from his activities and presence, and many more will do so in the future. He does all this with humility and integrity, and a strong passion for dance. He is one of a kind, and should be honored for his vast impact on dance in our community.
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