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Dance Resource Center
Jun 01, 2009, 4:32 pm
Congratulations to the 2009 Lester Horton Award Winners!
2008 LESTER HORTON AWARDEES
Outstanding achievement in performance – company
Method Contemporary Dance, "This Is Not an Exit"
Outstanding achievement in performance – male
Jacob “Kujo” Lyons, "Metanoia," Lux Aeterna Dance Company
Outstanding achievement in performance – female
Drea Sobke, "Arrive," Backhausdance
Outstanding achievement in performance – small ensemble (duets, trios, quartets)
David Contreras and Anh Dillon, "Duet" by Terri Best
Outstanding achievement in choreography – long form (more than 15 minutes)
Bradley Michaud – "This is Not an Exit," Method Contemporary Dance
Outstanding achievement in choreography – short form (less than 15 minutes)
Jacob “Kujo” Lyons, "Metanoia," Lux Aeterna Dance Company
Outstanding achievement in costume design
Sri Susilowati, "Karuna Agung – A Buddhist Requiem," Sri Dance Company
Outstanding achievement in music for dance
Luiz Badaró and Mario Pallais with Jose Ricardo Sousa of Viver Brasil Dance Company, "So Moved/In Motion"
Outstanding achievement in set design
Francisco Martinez, "Orbital Dances," Francisco Martinez Dance Theater
Outstanding achievement in lighting design
Eileen Cooley, "Sans Detour," Catch Me Bird and Baker & Tarpaga Dance Project
Outstanding achievement in world dance
Sohini Ray, "Gita-Govinda," Manipuri Dance Visions
Outstanding achievement in a festival or series
Celebrate Dance 2008 produced by Jamie Nichols
Special Jury Award
"Gnama Gnama Mana Mana Kono/Disorder Inside Order,"
Baker & Taparga Dance Project
SPECIAL HONOREES
Lifetime Achievement in Dance
Arlene Kennedy
Service to the Field Award
The James Irvine Foundation
Furthering the Visibility of Dance
Lynette Kessler
Excellence in Teaching
Luis Badaró and Linda Yudin, Co-Artistic Directors, Viver Brasil
Outstanding achievement in performance – company
Method Contemporary Dance, "This Is Not an Exit"
Outstanding achievement in performance – male
Jacob “Kujo” Lyons, "Metanoia," Lux Aeterna Dance Company
Outstanding achievement in performance – female
Drea Sobke, "Arrive," Backhausdance
Outstanding achievement in performance – small ensemble (duets, trios, quartets)
David Contreras and Anh Dillon, "Duet" by Terri Best
Outstanding achievement in choreography – long form (more than 15 minutes)
Bradley Michaud – "This is Not an Exit," Method Contemporary Dance
Outstanding achievement in choreography – short form (less than 15 minutes)
Jacob “Kujo” Lyons, "Metanoia," Lux Aeterna Dance Company
Outstanding achievement in costume design
Sri Susilowati, "Karuna Agung – A Buddhist Requiem," Sri Dance Company
Outstanding achievement in music for dance
Luiz Badaró and Mario Pallais with Jose Ricardo Sousa of Viver Brasil Dance Company, "So Moved/In Motion"
Outstanding achievement in set design
Francisco Martinez, "Orbital Dances," Francisco Martinez Dance Theater
Outstanding achievement in lighting design
Eileen Cooley, "Sans Detour," Catch Me Bird and Baker & Tarpaga Dance Project
Outstanding achievement in world dance
Sohini Ray, "Gita-Govinda," Manipuri Dance Visions
Outstanding achievement in a festival or series
Celebrate Dance 2008 produced by Jamie Nichols
Special Jury Award
"Gnama Gnama Mana Mana Kono/Disorder Inside Order,"
Baker & Taparga Dance Project
SPECIAL HONOREES
Lifetime Achievement in Dance
Arlene Kennedy
Service to the Field Award
The James Irvine Foundation
Furthering the Visibility of Dance
Lynette Kessler
Excellence in Teaching
Luis Badaró and Linda Yudin, Co-Artistic Directors, Viver Brasil




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