2006 Princess Grace Foundation-USA
Award Winners Announced for
Theater, Dance and Film
NEW YORK, Oct. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Trustees of the Princess Grace Foundation-USA and its Chairman, Hon. John F. Lehman, announced today the winners of the 2006 Princess Grace Awards. The Awards for theater, dance and film, first instituted in 1984, are named in honor of Princess Grace of Monaco, who helped aspiring artists pursue their goals throughout Her lifetime.
Lehman also announced that CNN's Larry King will serve as Master of Ceremonies once again at this year's Black Tie Gala held November 2, 2006 at Cipriani 42nd Street in Manhattan. Twyla Tharp will be presented with the Prince Rainier III Award in recognition for her outstanding artistry. Alexa Ray Joel will perform.
The Foundation, a public charity formed after the death of Princess Grace, awards scholarships, apprenticeships and fellowships to assist artists with their training. H.S.H Prince Albert II of Monaco, the Foundation's Vice Chairman, together with Chita Rivera, Jesse L. Martin and past Princess Grace winner Ethan Stiefel will present awards.
Theater
Suzanne Agins; Williamstown Theater Festival (MA); Directing; Theater Fellowship;
Robert & Gloria Hausman Award
Michael Braun; Yale School of Drama (CT); Graduate Acting; Theater Scholarship
Grace Le Vine Award
Christopher Brown; Mud/Bone (Bronx, NY); Lighting Design; Theater Fellowship;
Pierre Cardin Award
Alice Reagan; Target Margin Theater (Brooklyn, NY); Directing;
Theater Apprenticeship Faberge Award
Maureen Towey; Sojourn Theater (OR); Directing; Theater Apprenticeship;
Gant Gaither Award
Chi-wang Yang; CalArts; Directing; Theater Scholarship;
George C. Wolfe Award
James McManus; New Dramatists; Playwriting Fellowship DANCE Leonides Arpon; Armitage Gone! Dance; Fellowship Adrienne Benz; BalletMet Columbus; Ballet; Fellowship Sara Esty; Miami City Ballet; Ballet; Fellowship John Mark Giragosian; Maryland Youth Ballet;
Ballet; Scholarship
Laurel Keen; LINES Ballet; Ballet Dance Fellowship;
Chris Hellman Award - presented Nov. 9 in San Francisco
Riley Watts; The Juilliard School; Modern Dance Scholarship CHOREOGRAPHY FELLOWSHIPS Camille A. Brown; Urban Bush Women; Modern Adam Hougland; Ballet Memphis; Ballet/Modern FILM SCHOLARSHIPS David Chaim Cohen; CalArts; Experimental Film Rachel Israel; RISD; Narrative Film
Elias Mallette; Massachusetts College of Art; Documentary/Experimental Film; Scholarship;
John H. Johnson Award
Miwa A. Matreyek; CalArts; Experimental/Animation
Hung P. Nguyen; Loyola Marymount University; Graduate Scholarship;
Cary Grant Award
Ben Steinbauer; University of Texas at Austin; Documentary Cody Stokes; Webster University; Narrative STATUE AWARDS Maria Kowroski, Dance, New York City Ballet Adam Rapp, Playwriting Contacts:
Princess Grace Foundation - USA
Web site: http://www.pgfusa.com/
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