The A.W.A.R.D. Show! January 12, 2011

Jan 12-15, 2011, 8pm

ODC Theater and The Joyce Theater Foundation Present:
The A.W.A.R.D. Show! 2010-2011
Artists With Audiences Responding to Dance
Jan 12-15, 2011; 8pm

-Tickets on sale to general public December 23, 2010.

12 dance artists, 4 nights of performances, 1 award of $10,000, 1 vote--you be the judge! Dedicated to nurturing new dance works through the involvement of the audience and a panel of experts, The A.W.A.R.D. Show! will give the winner a $10,000 cash prize; the two runners-up receive $1,000 to use toward the creation of new dance work. The A.W.A.R.D. Show!is a national program in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle and Philadelphia.

For San Francisco's installation of The A.W.A.R.D. Show!, three preliminary evenings (Jan 12-14) will feature the work of four choreographers per night-12 promising contemporary choreographers total. After each performance, engage in a dialogue with the artists, then vote on your favorite! A finalist from each night will move onto the final round on January 15 where a panel of experts in dance and the arts, along with the audience, will choose the winner of the $10,000 cash prize! Each night, we invite you to join us at a post-performance reception with the artists and fellow audience members.

AWARD SHOW Schedule:
Wed. Jan. 12:
Manuelito Biag
Liss Fain
Katie Faulkner
Catherine Galasso

Thurs. Jan. 13:
Kara Davis
Pearl Marrill
Stacey Printz
Scott Wells

Fri. Jan. 14:
Dominic Duong
Alex Ketley
Jodi Lomask
Jacinta Vlach

Sat. Jan. 15
Three finalists

How it Works
ODC Theater Director Rob Bailis will be joined by fellow Panel Members Martin Wechsler (Director of Programming, The Joyce Theater Foundation), Phil Reynolds (Executive Director, The Dance Center of Columbia College), George Lugg (Associate Director, REDCAT), F. Randolph (Randy) Swartz (Artistic Director, Dance Affiliates), and Lane Czaplinski (Artistic
Director, On the Boards).

Official Website: http://odcdance.org/performance.php?param=43