The Award
Each year since 2009, The Foundation gives an Annual Award to two talented young professionals in the artistic fields of dance and theatre. The finalists are nominated by the Selection Committee, which is composed of a panel of critics and accomplished professionals in each field.
"It's an incredible feeling to know that your passion and hard work is being appreciated and touching people in a way we all strive to give. The Clive Barnes Foundation has ignited a flame of confidence in me that I hope I can use to inspire my colleagues, audiences, and artists of the future.
Lauren Lovette, 2011 Awardee
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I am grateful to this organization because what I get from this is encouragement to young people who are just starting out and new in their career. That is the single most important thing that anyone can do for us is encourage us.
Jonny Orsini, 2013 Awardee
Clive Barnes Award Finalists & Winners
By Year
Dance Award
2010
Aaron Carr
Ghrai DeVore
Chase Finlay*
Hee Seo
Leann Underwood
2011
Isabella Boylston*
Barrington Hinds
Natalie Mackessy
Michael Novak
2012
Lauren Lovette*
Steven Melendez
Ashley Murphy
2013
Talli Jackson
Lloyd Mayor*
Calvin Royal III
XiaoChuan Xie
2014
Harrison Ball
Christopher Bloom
Russell Janzen*
Devon Teuscher
2015
Joseph Gordon
Jacqueline Green
Catherine Hurlin
Gabe Stone Shayer*
2016
Elena D’Amario
Spartak Hoxha
Indiana Woodward*
Andrea Yorita
2017
Gemma Bond*
(Dance Winner for Choreography)
2018
Joowon Ahn
Zoey Anderson*
Erez Milatin
Sebastian Villarini Velez
2019
Aran Bell*
India Bradley
Kellie Drobnick
Roman Mejia
2020
Anthony Huxley
(Innovation in Dance Winner)
2021
Zimmi Coker
Erica Lall
Mira Nadon*
Jake Tribus
2022
Victor Abreu*
Christian Burse
Devon Louis
Andrew Robare
*Denotes winner
Theatre Award
2010
Nina Arianda*
Jon Michael Hill
Kendrick Jones
Noah Robbins
2011
Annaleigh Ashford
Jennifer Damiano
Josh Grisetti
MJ Rodriguez*
2012
Joaquina Kalukango
Derek Klena
Rob McClure*
Stephen Tyrone Williams
2013
Amber Iman
Aaron Clifton Moten
Jonny Orsini*
Phillipa Soo
2014
Jay Armstrong Johnson
Collin Kelly-Sordelet
Will Pullen
Alex Sharp*
2015
Dave Thomas Brown*
Katie Boeck/Sandra Mae Frank
Jack DiFalco
Austin McKenzie
2016
Timothée Chalamet
Juwan Crawley
Khris Davis*
Nora Schell
2017
Evan Ruggiero*
Grace Van Patten
Elena Wang
2018
Edmund Donovan*
Ian Duff
Will Roland
Ana Villafane
2019
Andrew Burnap*
Sophia Anne Caruso
Celia Rose Gooding*
Christopher Livingston
2020
PigPen Theatre Company
(Innovation in Theatre Winner)
2021
Justin Cooley*
Jasai Chase Owens
Erin Wilhelmi
Samantha Williams
2022
Lorna Courtney*
Kennedy Kanagawa
Julia Lester
Solea Pfeiffer
