November 29, 2020

2020 Bessie-Award Nomination for It's Showtime NYC and Artistic Director Adesola Osakalumi

November 29, 2020/ Mai Lê Hô

It’s Showtime NYC is incredibly honored and grateful to be nominated for the NY Dance and Performance Awards, the prestigious 36th Annual Bessies for Outstanding “Breakout” Choreographer. The nomination is for theatrical-dance piece What Time Is It?” created in collaboration with Artistic Director Adesola Osakalumi with presenting partner Abrons Arts Center. Nominees will be honored in a free live stream awards ceremony streaming on December 14, 2020 at 7:30 pm ET. We are absolutely honored to be in the company of so many accomplished artists. For a complete nomination list and award registration information please visit http://bessies.org/2020-nominees/

Link to excerpt of performance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMpK5I3sB-4&feature=youtu.be

It's Showtime NYC! is a program of Dancing in the Streets, with funding from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the Mertz Gilmore Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts, Club Culture Foundation and the Foley Hoag Foundation. This program is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Dancing in the Streets is supported in part by an American Rescue Plan Act grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support general operating expenses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

It’s Showtime NYC! is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

It’s Showtime NYC! is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

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