We are thrilled to announce that performance artist/entertainer Shernita Anderson and American Ballet Theatre principal dancer and pop/dance artist James Whiteside will co-host this year’s Bessie Awards ceremony. The 33rd…
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THE BESSIE AWARDS ANNOUNCE 2017 NOMINEES Award for Outstanding Emerging Choreographer and Seventh Annual Juried Bessie Award Presented at Press Conference New York, NY, July 12, 2017 – The NY…
THE BESSIES ANNOUNCE RECIPIENT OF 2017 JURIED BESSIE AWARD AND NOMINEES FOR 2017 OUTSTANDING EMERGING CHOREOGRAPHER AWARD New York, NY, June 30, 2017 – The NY Dance and Performance Awards,…
The Bessies Steering Committee* invites you to celebrate New York’s dance artists as we announce this year’s nominees of the 2017 New York Dance and Performance Bessie Awards**. We will…
You are invited to Bessie Roundtable Discussions! Monday, April 3rd 4-6pm Tuesday, April 4th 6-8pm at Mertz Gilmore Foundation (218 E 18th St) To attend, please join the Bessie League. The League…
As the country enters a time of change in national leadership, the following dance and performing arts organizations have marked the occasion by posting, or reposting, statements expressing their core…
Bessies Presenter Gathering Tuesday, January 10th 5-7pm La MaMa’s The Downstairs 66 East 4th Street Light refreshments Admission is free RSVP: heather@bessies.org Join The Bessies Steering Committee as we present…
Adrienne Truscott to Host 32nd Annual Bessie Awards on October 18 at BAM Howard Gilman Opera House The Bessies to Honor Choreographer Eiko Otake with Special Bessie Award New…
The Bessie Awards Announce 2016 Lifetime Achievement and Outstanding Service to the Field of Dance Awards All 2016 Bessie Nominees to Receive Cash Award from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation New…
The Bessies Announce 2016 Nominees for Outstanding Emerging Choreographer and Outstanding Revival Awards to be presented at Press Conference on July 13 Outstanding Emerging Choreographer Nominees: John Heginbotham Jillian Peña...
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