KOI-USA Awards reveal 2019 Theatre shortlist
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Dance critic Lauren Warnecke of the Chicago Tribune led the Theatre judging panel in her new role as panel chair. She was joined by journalist, dancer and founder of Black Dance Magazine, Norma Porter; critic and performing arts editor for the Independent (KC), Paul Horsley; editor in chief of Arts and Culture Texas, Nancy Wozny; theatre critic for Chicago Tribune, Chris Jones; lighting designer Clifton Taylor; and dance critic for Eye on the Arts, Celia Ipiotis.
The 2019 KOI-USA theatre shortlist is as follows:
The Notch Award for Projection Design
Roma Flowers for A Bon Coeur
Brad Peterson for Broadway Bounty Hunter
Tal Yarden for Network
The ETC Award for Dance
Burke Brown for Framing Time
Brandon Stirling Baker for Reflections
Kaili Story for III. Third
The Altman Lighting Award for Plays (Large Venue)
Neil Austin for Ink
Natasha Katz for Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune
Jan Versweyveld for Network
The Altman Lighting Award for Plays (Small Venue)
Reza Behjat for Nina Simone: Four Women
Elizabeth Harper for Mysterious Circumstances
Thomas C. Hase for The Resurrection of Son House
The ACT Lighting Award for Opera
Heather Carson for Abraham in Flames
Josh Epstein for Ellen West
Jiajing Qi for Eugene Onegin
The PRG Award for Musicals (Large Venue)
Bradley King for Hadestown
Peter Mumford for King Kong
Justin Townsend for Moulin Rouge
The Rosco Award for Musicals (Small Venue)
Jason Lyons for Rock of Ages
Tori Mays for Spring Awakening
Christina Watanabe for The Wild Party
Commenting on the importance of the work of lighting and video designers, which is recognised and celebrated through the KOI-USA Awards, Warnecke says, "Lighting and video have the ability to transform the environment on stage, contextualizing what might otherwise just seem like bodies moving through space."
The second annual edition of the KOI-USA Awards ceremony and gala dinner will be held at The Joint, at Las Vegas' Hard Rock Hotel on Friday, 22 November to coincide with the LDI Conference and show.
(Jim Evans)
