Celebrating Choreographers

Melinda Sullivan (third from left) and crew at the 2012 A.C.E. Awards. Photo by Matthew Murphy.

It’s not too hard for us to pick out up-and-coming dancers when every competition we attend is sure to have several standouts. Emerging choreographers, on the other hand, are relatively difficult to find, because creating high-quality work is expensive and logistically tricky.

That’s why we love the Capezio A.C.E. (Award for Choreographing Excellence) Awards. Each year, the competition brings a bunch of talented choreographers to NYC to present their best works. And the prizes? Oh, just multiple thousands of dollars to go toward shows in the Big Apple. NBD.

This year’s A.C.E. Awards competition will be held August 6 at the midtown Hilton in NYC. But August 5-8, the top three choreographers from last years’ awards will be putting on their own shows just a few blocks away, at the Ailey Citigroup Theater.

2012 grand prize winner Melinda Sullivan will present her work on August 5 and 6, and first runner-up Dana Foglia and second runner-up Bree Hafen will share a program on August 7 and 8. Sullivan’s piece, Gone: A Sound & Theatre Project, tells a story through tap, sanding and contemporary choreography; Foglia’s I Am…We Are showcases her signature sexy, hard-hitting style; and Hafen’s Positive Space “explore[s] the themes of humanity, home and healing through movement.”

Intrigued? Click here to find out more and get tickets.