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Ramirez' enduring contributions to the field of dance earned her the National Medal of Arts, the nation's highest cultural honor, in 2005. Juilliard awarded her an honorary degree, Doctor of Fine Arts, in 2018. [12] She received the Honor Award from Dance/USA in 2009 and the Award of Merit from the Association of Performing Arts Presenters in 2007.
It also includes lists of awards for choreography and dance studies. The lists are organized by the country of the sponsoring organization, and most awards are limited to artists in that country. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Abdel R. Salaam was born in Harlem, New York City.He is a choreographer, director, producer, mentor, and educator. He has been active in the arts since 1955. [1] [2] He is the co-founder and director of Forces of Nature Dance Theatre located in New York City.
The Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award for Lifetime Achievement in Choreography is presented each year at the American Dance Festival in Durham, North Carolina. The award and its cash prize, currently $50,000, is given to modern dance choreographers in order to recognize their influence on the art form.
Arthur Mitchell (March 27, 1934 – September 19, 2018) [1] was an American ballet dancer, choreographer, and founder and director of ballet companies.In 1955, he was the first African-American dancer with the New York City Ballet, where he was promoted to principal dancer the following year and danced in major roles until 1966.
Brenda Dixon Gottschild is an American cultural historian, performer, choreographer, and anti-racist cultural worker. She has used her background as a dance performer and as a professor of dance to create works that bring racism, gender, and societal questions to the forefront of discussions.
The Council for Dance, Drama and Musical Theatre (CDMT), formerly known as the Council for Dance Education and Training (CDET), [1] is the quality assurance and membership body for the professional dance, drama and musical theatre industries in the United Kingdom. [2] CDMT was founded in 1979. [3]
The Company received a Herald Angel Award at the 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In 2015, Ieremia received a City of Porirua Anniversary Award and the Senior Pacific Artist Award from Creative New Zealand. In 2016, he was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to dance and in 2021, he was a recipient of a Kea World ...