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Foundation Support

The Bessies is supported, in part, by our generous institutional funders including:

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Howard Gilman Foundation
The Jerome Robbins Foundation
Lambent Foundation
Marta Heflin Foundation
Mertz Gilmore Foundation
The Harkness Foundation for Dance

Bessies Presenters League 2023

BAAD! Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance
Brooklyn Arts Exchange (BAX)
Brooklyn Academy of Music
CPR – Center for Performance Research
Danspace Project
Dancewave
Gibney
Green Space
Japan Society

The Joyce Theater
La MaMa
Movement Research
New York City Center
New York Live Arts
Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC)
Pioneers Go East Collective
Topaz Arts
Triskelion Arts

Bessie Membership 2023

Participants of The Bessies Members League take part in roundtable discussions on improving the awards, nominate members of the Bessie Selection Committee, and donate $10 or more annually.

Alexis Ortiz, Amy Cassello, Andrew Chiang, Anna Glass-Coquillot, Ara Fitzgerald, Art Bridgman, Arthur Aviles, Barkha Patel, Bebe Neuwirth, Bill Young, Candace Thompson-Zachery, Carla Peterson, Carol K Walker, Caroline Cronson, Carolyn Lucas, Carolyn Silverman, Catherine Peila, Charles Rice-Gonzalez, Charly Santagado, Charmaine Warren, Chris Robles, Christina Tedeschi, Craig Peterson, Crystal Wei, Danni Gee, David Archuletta, David Thomson, Dian Dong, Dianne McIntyre, Doron Perk, Emily Giovine, Emily Waters, Erin Carlisle Norton, Garnet Henderson, george emilio sanchez, Gian Marco Riccardo Lo Forte, Holly Jones, j. bouey, Jada Jenai, jamie scott, Janet D Clancy, Janet Eilber, Janet Stapleton, Jazelynn Goudy, Jeanne Linnes, Jennifer Crane, Jessica Chen, John Scott, Juan Michael Porter II, Karen Calhoun, Karen Eubanks, Kathy Westwater, Kennedy Thomas, Kim Chan, Kwami Winfield, Kyle Marshall, Kyle Maude, Lane Wood, Lauriane Ogay, Laurie Uprichard, Leslie Cuyjet, Linda Waters, Lisa Gold, Lisa Wong, Lloyd Knight, Lucy Sexton, Madalyn Rupprecht, Maile Okamura, m​aura​ nguyễn donohue, Megan Minturn, Mette Loulou von Kohl, Michelle Preston, Morgen Littlejohn, Nancy Reynolds, Nolini Barretto, Obinnaya Williams, Paz Tanjuaquio, Peggy Cheng, PeiJu Chien-Pott, Rashida Bumbray, Rita Robles, Rosalynde LeBlanc, Rosemarie Gates, Sadi Mosko, Sally Sommer, Sangeeta and Peter Yesley, Sidra Bell, Sun Kim, Suzanne Konowitz, Suzzanne Rubinstein, Tal Yarden, Thibaut Witzleb, Tiffany Rea-Fisher, Tyler Ashley, Uttara Asha Coorlawala, Vicki Capote, Xin Ying, Yanira Castro, Yoko Murakami, Yoko Shioya, Young Soon Kim, zavé martohardjono

If you would like to join any of these groups to help make The Bessies possible, please contact heather@bessies.org