The Association of Performing Arts Professionals has announced the nominees for its APAP awards. The APAP will honor the nominees and announce the final award recipients at the APAP Honors, as well as the winners of the annual NAPAMA Awards and the Halsey & Alice North Award for Former APAP Board Members .

The APAP Honors, a virtual ceremony, will take place on Thursday, May 6, 2021 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (EDT). The event is free and open to the public. Charitable contributions to support much needed APAP programs and resources are welcome.

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President and CEO of APAP Lisa richards Toney explains the importance of having an awards ceremony in 2021. “APAP’s job has always been to rise to the challenge. When much of the performing arts has been devastated, APAP is working hard to support the field during the crisis and during the recovery. “

“Visibility is extremely important to the field and to arts professionals right now,” continues Richards Toney. “At APAP, we work to preserve jobs, preserve livelihoods and preserve the ecosystem that is integral to the cultural and economic fabric of our society. This work is a combination of advocating for federal support and delivering programs and services to develop the land. better and helping our members weather this storm. APAP wants to be there for those hardest hit by the effects of the pandemic, and we take our role seriously in helping move the ground forward. “

“We are delighted to see our Works & Process programming recognized by APAP”, shared the candidate. Caroline cronson, producer of Works & Process at the Guggenheim. “This year, we launched several new initiatives, including virtual commissions, bubble residencies, a documentary series, and we are proud to have reopened indoor performances in our efforts to continue to support artists and bring arts to the community at large, and we ‘I am delighted to continue and expand these programs,’ said the nominee Duke dang, Managing Director of Works & Process at the Guggenheim.

For decades, the coveted awards have been presented annually as part of the APAP Awards Ceremony, traditionally held at the annual APAP | NYC. In 2021, the awards ceremony, renamed The APAP Honors, will take place virtually on May 6. The APAP Awards celebrate individuals and organizations who have demonstrated a significant impact on the industry and the communities they serve both in the United States and internationally.

Richards Toney invites everyone to attend the event to celebrate the many arts professionals and organizations that are part of the ecosystem that APAP’s very mission is to support.

“As we continue to work so that the performing arts can come back stronger than ever before, we also welcome charitable contributions to APAP, so that we can provide the services and resources our members rely on. As a membership organization our lifeblood are our members and the pandemic crisis has shown us that now more than ever our members need us. And, in simple terms, we are committed to serving them. The support to APAP is deeply appreciated as it helps us continue to help the field now and in the future. “

APAP honors are sponsored by IMG artists (https://imgartists.com/). Learn more about sponsoring APAP events here: https://www.apap365.org/About/Advertising-and-Sponsorship.

Fifty-three performing arts professionals and organizations have been nominated by APAP members for the following awards and represent the breadth and depth of the field of performing arts presentation, booking and touring at the moment. “For the very first time, given so much great work and the important chance to raise and celebrate the magnanimity of the performing arts field, we are celebrating all of our nominees and presenting as many as possible during the rewards program itself, ”explains Richards Toney.

The final award recipients will be announced at the APAP Honors on May 6.

THE AWARD OF MERIT FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN THE PERFORMING ARTS

• Ronald K. Brown, Choreographer / Artistic Director, EVIDENCE, a Dance Company
• Rhodnie Désir, artistic director / artist / choreographer, RD Creations
• Christine Dixon, artist
• Raja Feather Kelly, Founding Artistic Director, feath3r theory
• Zakir Hussain, tabla player, composer, percussionist, producer, actor
• Yo-Yo Ma, cellist, musician, founder, Silk Road Ensemble
• Christian mcbride, bassist, composer, arranger
• Charles Miller, Program Advisor, Mayo Performing Arts Center
• Deborah Nagy, Founder and Director, Les Délices
• Moses Pendleton, choreographer, dancer and artistic director of MOMIX
• Toshi Reagon, musician, composer, curator and producer

THE SIDNEY R. YATES PRIZE FOR EXCEPTIONAL ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF THE PERFORMING ARTS

• Gail Boyd, President, Gail Boyd Artist Management
• Matthew Covey, Managing Director, Tamizdat
• Creating New Futures: Working Guidelines for Ethics and Fairness in Dance Presentation and Performance
• María López De León, President and CEO, National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC)
• Nikki Estes, Director, Presentation and Touring, South Arts
• Florida Professional Presenters Consortium, Inc.
• Dayna Frank, President / Co-Founder, NIVA
• Meena Malik, musician, arts consultant and cultural organizer; Theater Program Manager, NEFA; Boston API Arts Network
• Mixedearners.org, Kevin Erickson and Sarah Al Howes, Esquire
• Rev. Moose Marauder, Executive Director / Co-Founder, NIVA
• Coalition of Performing Arts Managers and Agents (PAMAC) Charlotte Lee, Founder
• Jonathan Shmidt Chapman, Executive Director, TYA / USA
• Zeyba Rahman, Senior Program Officer for the Building Bridges Program (DDFIA), Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
• American artists, Deana Haggag, President and CEO
• We See You White American Theater

THE William Dawson AWARD FOR PROGRAMMATIC EXCELLENCE AND SUSTAINED ACHIEVEMENT IN PROGRAMMING

• Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Jean-Philippe Malaty, General Manager, and Tom Mossbrucker, Artistic Director
• Barrington Stage Company, Julianne Boyd, Artistic director
• W. Lee bell, Senior Director of Programming, Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
• Celebrity Series of Boston, Amy Lam, artistic programmer
• Center Charleston Gaillard, Therese Spaseff, Director of Entertainment and Programming
• Zenetta S. Drew, General Manager, Dallas Black Dance Theater
• Dr Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Kathy Ramsberger, President and CEO
• Brooke Horejsi, Associate Dean for Art and Creative Engagement, Executive Director of Utah
• Kodi Hutchinson, Artistic Producer, JazzYYC
• Lied Center for the Performing Arts, Bill Stephan, Executive Director and Artistic Director
• William Lockwood, Director of Special Programming, McCarter Theater Center, Princeton University
• Charles Miller, Program Advisor, Mayo Performing Arts Center
• Kristina Newman-Scott, President, BRIC Arts Media
• Public theater, Shanta thake, Associate Artistic Director / Artistic Programs Director
• Steven Schmidt, General Manager, Riverside Concerts / City of Rochester (MN) Civic Music Department
• Kathy Schuman, Vice President and Artistic Director, Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts
• Roberta uno, Director, Arts in a Changing America
• Works & Process at the Guggenheim, Caroline cronson, Producer and Duke dang, General manager

FAN TAYLOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD FOR EXEMPLARY SERVICE IN THE FIELD OF PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATION

• Andre Bouchard, Principal and Founder, Indigenous Performance Productions, a non-profit company
• Mario Garcia Durham, arts administrator, educator
• María López De León, President and CEO, National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC)
• Deana Haggag, President and CEO, United States Artists
• Steve Lerian, Director, Cal Poly Arts
• Charles Miller, Program Advisor, Mayo Performing Arts Center
• Norton Owen, Director of Preservation, Jacob’s Pillow
• Diane rodriguez, Director, Rodriguez Projects (posthumously)
• Vera Wilson, Founder, Astral Artists, Inc.

APAP also announced Olga Garay-English as the 2021 recipient of the Halsey & Alice North Board Alumni Award. Garay-English is currently an independent arts consultant and senior advisor for international affairs at the Fundación Teatro a Mil. The Halsey & Alice North Board Alumni Award is presented to a former member of the APAP Board of Directors who “has demonstrated in his words and actions the beautiful spirit of generosity and giving, not only on an ongoing basis to the Association of Performing Arts Professionals, but in the field at large “.

In January, NAPAMA announced the winners of its 2021 awards; Kevin spencer, Artist, educator and self-advocate, Hocus Focus, Inc. will receive the Liz Silverstein Award for Managing Agent of the Year, and Hollis Ashby, Artistic Director and Executive of the Williams Center for the Arts will receive the NAPAMA Award for the presenter. of the year.

For more information on the APAP Honors and APAP Awards, including past winners, visit https://www.apap365.org/Programs/APAP-Honors-2021.