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THANK YOU to all who attended the gala event on Wednesday, September 23rd. It was a wonderful evening and we hope it will resonate with you for a long time to come. See the following links for press coverage: The 2009 SAGE Awardees are as follows, in alphabetical order: Outstanding Performance (3 SAGE Awards presented): Lord Cutglass – John Munger O.M.G. P.Y.T. M.K.T. – Hijack The Infinite Multiverse – Chris Yon Outstanding Performer (3 SAGE Awards presented): Taryn Griggs Tamara Ober Kristin Van Loon Outstanding Design (2 SAGE Awards presented): John Koch, Vanessa Voskuil, David Mehrer – lighting prop, video and stage design for En Masse Karen Sherman & Jeremy Wilhelm – set design for Copperhead Outstanding Dance Educator (1 SAGE Award presented): Jane Shockley Special Citation (1 SAGE Award presented): Wild Goose Chase Cloggers & DeLaSouljah Steppers People's Choice Award (1 SAGE Award presented): Sachiko Nishiuchi The Minnesota SAGE Awards for Dance are given annually for outstanding achievement in six categories for work presented in the previous year. The SAGE Awards are named in honor of Sage Cowles with heartfelt appreciation for all she has done for Minnesota Dance. Cowles herself, a choreographer, performer and philanthropist, is recognized for her dance leadership in the Twin Cities and nationally. The SAGE Awards was founded by Stuart Pimsler, who started the program with help from an initial committee of local dance community members. The awards were created to celebrate the dance community and bring national attention to the tremendous amount of high caliber dance activity in the Twin Cities. Dana Kassel and Stuart Pimsler serve as coordinators for the SAGE Awards in collaboration with an Advisory Panel representing the entire Twin Cities dance community. The SAGE Awards are generously supported by The McKnight Foundation and the Minnesota dance community.
Awards recipients will be selected by an anonymous group of peer panelists in the following categories: Performance, Performer, Design, Special Citation, Dance Educator and People’s Choice. Each year SAGE Award recipients receive a commissioned work by a Twin Cities visual artist.
The current panel is in place and seeing work until the season ends on August 31st, 2010. If you are interested in having your work seen and considered by the panel, please send a brief announcement of your show to newsletter(at)southerntheater.org. Deadline for the inclusion in each Wednesday’s newsletter is Monday at noon.
As requested by the community, the SAGE presentation evening has been held at several of the Twin Cities dance venues. Thank you to all of those who joined us for past events. To see a listing of award recipients and view photos of the past four award ceremonies, go to the Past Events page. Many thanks to the McKnight Foundation and Target for their generous support. |
