Arianda, Finlay Win Clive Barnes Awards

The winners of the first Clive Barnes Awards were announced today (Tuesday, November 9, 2010) at a ceremony at the Walter Reade Theatre at Lincoln Center.  The winner for theatre is Nina Arianda.  The winner for dance is Chase Finlay.  The winners were announced by Cherry Jones (theatre) and Frederic Franklin (dance).

The Clive Barnes Foundation and its Selection Committee have agreed on an impressive The list of talented young nominees for the first Clive Barnes Awards was as follows:  Theater finalists:  Nina Arianda (Venus in Fur), Jon Michael Hill (Superior Donuts), KendRick Jones (Scottsboro Boys) and Noah Robbins (Secrets of the Trade).  Dance Finalists:  Aaron Carr (Keigwin + Company), Ghrai DeVore (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater), Chase Finlay  ( New York City Ballet), Hee
Seo (American Ballet Theatre) and Leann Underwood (American Ballet Theatre).

The Clive Barnes Awards Selection Committee includes Edward Albee, Howard Kissel, Patrick Pacheco, Gwin Joh Chin, George Dorris, Jacques le Sourd, Richard Chen See, Valerie Taylor-Barnes, Damian Woetzel and Craig Wright.

Clive Barnes was an influential dance, theater and opera critic for over 40 years in New York, the last 30 years of his career as the chief critic for the New York Post. The Clive Barnes Foundation was established by Valerie Taylor-Barnes in 2009, one year after her husband's death, mainly to form the Clive Barnes Awards and to continue his lifelong spirit of artistic support for young talents.

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