Mme. Hermine Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 1978 george balanchine fred astaire 1979 martha graham 1980 agnes demille 1981 jerome robbins 1982 gene kelly 1983 katherine dunham 1985 merce cunningham 1987 alwin nikolais 1988 alvin ailey 1989 alexandra danilova 1991 fayard and harold nicholas 1992 paul taylor 1993 arthur mitchell 1995 jacques d'amboise 1996 maria tallchief 1997 edward villella 1999 judith jamison 2000 mikhail baryshnikov 2002 chita rivera 2005 suzanne farrell 2008 twyla tharp 2012 natalia makarova sammy davis, jr. got one as well but i wasn't sure whether to include him as primarily a dancer or an actor? some of these are on line i'm sure besides the one i found this morning. Link to comment
California Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Very interesting...it's also interesting to note who has not yet received recognition -- Twyla Tharp? Peter Martins? Given the Kennedy Center relationship with Farrell, you have to wonder if Martins will ever be recognized. Link to comment
aurora Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I would think their relationship with Farrell wouldn't be the only issue standing in Martins way. Link to comment
cubanmiamiboy Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I would think their relationship with Farrell wouldn't be the only issue standing in Martins way. Why? Link to comment
rg Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Tharp was given a Kennedy Center Honor in 2008 Link to comment
Mme. Hermine Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 right you are! edited her in - Link to comment
Mme. Hermine Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM_iB3zVXiw Link to comment
Mme. Hermine Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPKa9Ch2Czo Link to comment
Amy Reusch Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Time for Allegra Kent or Patricia McBride? Tricia Brown? Link to comment
Amy Reusch Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I'd love to see Allegra on Letterman... Link to comment
California Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Time for Allegra Kent or Patricia McBride? Tricia Brown? At the very end of the Baryshnikov tape (above), a parade of dance luminaries comes on stage (not dancing, alas). Almost all had already been honored. Those who had not were Brown, McBride, Makarova, Morris, and Hines. So sad that they were not able to honor Hines before his death. Brown and McBride look like good bets for the future. Morris might be a little too young for now. How about Helgi Tomasson? Link to comment
lmspear Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I feel intense pain and anger for every year that honoree isn't named for dance. For the future, I'd like to see Violette Verdy, Cynthia Gregory, and Damien Woetzel to the list. I'd also add Ben Vereen and Tommy Tune for their Broadway work. Link to comment
aurora Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I feel intense pain and anger for every year that honoree isn't named for dance. For the future, I'd like to see Violette Verdy, Cynthia Gregory, and Damien Woetzel to the list. I'd also add Ben Vereen and Tommy Tune for their Broadway work. Ooh, I like your list! I'd leave Damien a while though. I think he's deserving, but he (hopefully!) has a lot of years left. Link to comment
lmspear Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Thanks, Aurora. My one New Year's resolution is to respond to people who have commented on my posts. My apologies to everyone who contributed to the Western Symphony video thread. I have 2 more names to add my list of honorees, Frederick Franklin and Marge Champion. Time is an issue for them. Link to comment
aurora Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Franklin! Franklin! hear hear!!! and he is a "time is of the essence" one! Link to comment
sandik Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Oh, what fabulous video excerpts! I saw the Morris company in Grand Duo earlier this year -- it's a treat to see the finale in the Baryshnikov tribute. But it was the collection of tap dancers in the Sammy Davis, Jr tribute that made me cry. What an incredible collection of talent. Link to comment
Mme. Hermine Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 i wish there were more of these on line but i haven't been able to find any others yet. Link to comment
Natalia Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 I should know the answer to this...so excuse me for asking: Is Violette Verdy a U.S. citizen now? Of course, she made her mark as an NYCB ballerina. On that alone, and her teaching career on our shores, I'd give her a KC Honor! [Online articles, including Wikiedia, still describe her as a 'French ballerina'; she received France's Legion of Honor a couple of years ago.] If non-US citizens who've become famous with US companies would quality for the KC Honors, then my vote goes to Alicia Alonso, a superstar of ABT for a long-long time before the Cuban Revolution took her permanently to Havana, but we know that that award 'ain't gonna happen'! Link to comment
California Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 I should know the answer to this...so excuse me for asking: Is Violette Verdy a U.S. citizen now? Of course, she made her mark as an NYCB ballerina. On that alone, and her teaching career on our shores, I'd give her a KC Honor! [Online articles, including Wikiedia, still describe her as a 'French ballerina'; she received France's Legion of Honor a couple of years ago.] If non-US citizens who've become famous with US companies would quality for the KC Honors, then my vote goes to Alicia Alonso, a superstar of ABT for a long-long time before the Cuban Revolution took her permanently to Havana, but we know that that award 'ain't gonna happen'! I don't know if American citizenship is a requirement. In the press announcement for the most recent awards, it talks of contributions to American culture, but it never comes right out and says this is an award to Americans: http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/specialevents/honors/ In practice, it might be that the selection committee prefers American citizens, and I don't see anyone on the list who is obviously not an American citizen. Does anybody know? Link to comment
cubanmiamiboy Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 If non-US citizens who've become famous with US companies would quality for the KC Honors, then my vote goes to Alicia Alonso, a superstar of ABT for a long-long time before the Cuban Revolution took her permanently to Havana, but we know that that award 'ain't gonna happen'! Oh Natasha...Alonso has had her own award in people's minds for her 20 years career in NYC. Then, I would be curious about the citizenship. Her only daughter Laura was born in US, and besides the fact that the citizenship can be passed automatically from children to parents, I would be doubtful that Alicia didn't take her own having thought of living permanently in US-(which she did, as I said, for 20 years)-, only going back to Cuba to perform at occasions. The fact that she went back was very circumstantial, due to the revolution and the invitation done by Castro to give her green light for ballet development and her own theater. I will never forget that American aging lady seating next to me at the MET with tears in her eyes during her 90th birthday gala who told me "Last time I saw her dancing it was here in NYC in 1959", which to I said, "And last time i did was in Havana in 1991". The gap of generations in between the two of us, and the fact that we were still able to share a common ground was weird, but beautiful. Link to comment
cubanmiamiboy Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 The list is sort of short...why is Kirkland skipped...? Link to comment
Natalia Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Sir Paul McCartney received a KC Honor recently. I'm not sure if he is dual citizen (UK and USA). Well, if the gates are wide open and non-US citizens can earn the KC Honor then Alicia Alonso gets my vote, even if I know that it would be considered politically incorrect by many. Cubanmiamiboy - ITA with you. Alonso is a Queen of American Ballet - KC Honor or not. Kirkland? Maybe due to substance-abuse problems being so out in the open and/or her career being cut short at its height. Of course, she is still writing her 'story' with her academy. It's not where you start - it's where you finish. Bujones would have definitely been in the running for a KC Honor had his life not been cut short. Link to comment
cubanmiamiboy Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Edited: Answer given earlier already by Natasha... Link to comment
Natalia Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 See the post above, Cristian. Our posts seem to have been switched but I tried to answer. Link to comment
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