Past winners of the awards who distinguish themselves in their artistic disciplines since receiving their initial Awards are eligible for the Princess Grace Statue Award. These awards include a $25,000 gift and a Bronze Statue of Princess Grace created by Dutch artist Kees Verkade. This year's Statue winners are actor Patrick Page (of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark and Broadway's upcoming Cyrano de Bergerac) and sound designer Darron L West (Tony Award winner for Peter and the Starcatcher).
This year's 25 award winners will travel to New York City, where they will receive their Awards at the 30th Anniversary Princess Grace Awards Gala, held in the presence of TSH The Prince and Princess of Monaco, on Oct. 22 at Cipriani 42nd Street.
Award winners "exemplify both classical and experimental artistic disciplines and, while still considered emerging talent, already show exceptional promise in their areas of expertise." PGF-USA "assists their theatre and dance studies, helps pay their artistic fees at non-profit companies and helps support their thesis film projects."
Special Project Awards and Works in Progress Residencies at the Baryshnikov Arts Center offer past Awards winners support for projects that advance their artistic development. This year there are seven Special Projects and two Works in Progress Residencies.
The 2012 winners include: THEATRE
Tom Dugdale
Initial Award: 2012
La Jolla Playhouse
Michael Haverty
Initial Award: 2012
7 Stages
Joel Jimenez
Initial Award: 2012
Cornerstone Theater Company
Jared Mezzocchi
Initial Award: 2012
HERE Arts Center
Vincent Richards
Initial Award: 2012
California Institute of the Arts
M. Meriwether Snipes
Initial Award: 2012
New York University
THEATER HONORARIA
Henry Wishcamper
Initial Award: 2012
Goodman Theatre
PLAYWRITING
Matthew P. Olmos
Initial Award: 2012
New Dramatists
DANCE
Jamal R. Callender
Initial Award: 2012
Ballet Hispanico of New York
Albert Gordon
Initial Award: 2012
The Washington Ballet
Franco Nieto
Initial Award: 2012
Northwest Dance Project
Raymond S. Pinto
Initial Award: 2012
The Juilliard School-Dance Division
David Schultz
Initial Award: 2012
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
Beckanne Sisk
Initial Award: 2012
Ballet West
CHOREOGRAPHY
Norbert De La Cruz
Initial Award: 2012
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
Michelle Dorrance
Initial Award: 2012
Chicago Human Rhythm Project
Bridget L. Moore
Initial Award: 2012
Dallas Black Dance Theatre
FILM
Javier Barboza
Initial Award: 2012
University of Southern California
Kathleen Bracke
Initial Award: 2012
University of Notre Dame
Esy Casey
Initial Award: 2012
Center for Asian American Media
Amitabh R. Joshi
Initial Award: 2012
School of Visual Arts
Erick Msumanjie
Initial Award: 2012
Hampshire College
Nijla Mumin
Initial Award: 2012
California Institute of the Arts
Fiona Otway
Initial Award: 2012
Temple University
Stephanie Spray
Initial Award: 2012
Harvard University
Chao Thao
Initial Award: 2012
University of Southern California
FILM HONORARIA
Jason DaSilva
Initial Award: 2012
Fire Light Media
Christina Kolozsvary
Initial Award: 2012
Massachusetts College of Art
Talibah Newman
Initial Award: 2012
Mark Tumas
Initial Award: 2012
Temple University
STATUE AWARDS
Darron L West
Initial Award: 1997
SITI Company
Patrick Page
Initial Award: 1988
Pioneer Theatre Company
For more information, visit pgfusa.org.
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PGF-USA, a public charity celebrating its 30th Anniversary, was formed after the death of Princess Grace in 1982. It awards scholarships, apprenticeships, and fellowships to artists at the start of their careers. Since the Foundation's inception, more than 700 Awards have been given, totaling more than $9.5 million.
