THE ARTISTS FORUM is proud to announce the winners for this year’s CHOREOGRAPHY COMPETITION, featuring 17 works that best highlight our 2024 Competition Theme – TECHNO-FEUDALISM.
These works have been created by independent artists originating from 5 countries: China, Israel, Malaysia, Sweden, and the United States.
Finalists works were showcased and winners announced the same day at an invitation only Juried Arts Awards Ceremony on June 22, 2024 at MNN Studios – El Barrio Firehouse — 175 E 104th Street in Manhattan. Of the 17 finalists, 7 winners were chosen. Congratulations winners!
AWARD LISTINGS
2024 CHOREOGRAPHY WINNERS
BEST FOLKLORE (ENHANCED) PERFORMANCE:
Green Pottery Figurines (Wencai Zhou, Wanjing Sun, & Yao Wang, China)
BEST FOLKLORE (RAW TAKE) PERFORMANCE (a tie!):
Pastoral Aria (Yuzhuo Guo, China)
YuLinLing: Cicada Seventeen (Xiamomeng Lv, China)
BEST MODERN DANCE (ENHANCED) PERFORMANCE:
Crucifiga (Erika O’Neill & Simon Hjortek, Sweden)
BEST MODERN DANCE (ENHANCED) PERFORMANCE – Student:
Right: Now (Xiaoyuan Zhang, China)
BEST MODERN DANCE (RAW TAKE) PERFORMANCE:
Nobody Knows Who You Are (Yu He & Ying Peng, China)
BEST MODERN DANCE (RAW TAKE) PERFORMANCE – Student:
Hidden Manipulation (Yixiao Lan & Rongyu Xu, China)
MANY THANKS:
2024 Choreography Jury Panel: Todd Ford, Lee Milby, Matthew Westerby, and Amos White V.
2024 Juried Arts Festival Ambassador: The Artists Forum Television host Emlyn Cameron
2024 Festival Media Sponsor: LinkNYC
MNN El Barrio Firehouse: Fredy Pinto, Carla Robles, Miguel Mercedes
WINNERS SUBMISSIONS
CRUCIFIGA – 7:58 min (2023)
Winner: BEST MODERN DANCE (ENHANCED)
Premiere Status: N/A
Choreographer: Erika O’Neill (Sweden)
Writers/Directors: Erika O’Neill & Simon Hjortek (Sweden)
Performers: Hilda Hedin, Linn Stääd Hedberg, Elin Busk, Kajsa Norman, Sonja Nillius, Maj Rendalen, Amelia Hjelm, Kajsa Hjelm, Emilia Kempe, Tova Smeds, Victoria Nordgren, Emmy Park, Elias Kraft, and Luna O’Neill (Sweden)
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GREEN POTTERY FIGURINES – 6:09 min (2023)
Winner: BEST FOLKLORE (ENHANCED) PERFORMANCE
World Premiere
Choreographers/Directors: Wencai Zhou, Wanjing Sun, Yao Wang (China)
Performers: Jinxian Geng, Zhen Wang (China)
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PASTORAL ARIA – 6:00 min (2023)
Winner (tie): BEST FOLKLORE (RAW TAKE) PERFORMANCE
World Premiere
Choreographer: Yuzhuo Guo (China)Music Composer: Luyuan Li (China)
Performers: Ruixuan Sun & Shuqi Zhang (China)
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YULINLING CICADA SEVENTEEN – 5:03 min (2024)
Winner: BEST FOLKLORE (ENHANCED) PERFORMANCE
World Premiere
Choreographer: Xiaomeng Lv (China)
Performer: Xiaomeng Lv (China)
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RIGHT : NOW – 4:33 min (2023)
Winner: BEST MODERN DANCE (ENHANCED) – Student
North American Premiere
Choreographer: Xiaoyuan Zhang (China)
Performers/Additional Choreography: Ting, Yang, XinYu Kang, WenLong Zhou (China)
Camera/DP: LiErMan & CuiZhe (China)
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NOBODY KNOWS WHO YOU ARE – 4:56 min (2024)
Winner: BEST MODERN DANCE (RAW TAKE)
World Premiere
Choreographers/Directors: Yu He & Ying Peng (China)
Performer: Dongyan Niu (China)
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HIDDEN MANIPULATION – 4:13 min (2023)
Winner: BEST MODERN DANCE (RAW TAKE) – Student
World Premiere
Choreographers: Rongyu Xu & Yixiao Lan (China)
Performers: Female Lead: Rongyu Xu, Male Lead: Yixiao Lan (China)
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FINALIST/NOMINEE LISTINGS
2024 CHOREOGRAPHY NOMINEES
“No Country” by Michal Mikaela Ben Lior Bachar (Israel) – [Best Modern Dance (Enhanced) Nominee]
“Holy Mess” by Mateo Brownell Tirres (US) – [Best Modern Dance (Raw Take) Student Nominee]
“The Journey of Seeking the Moon” by Yichen Lu & Wenqi Zeng (China) – [Best Modern Dance (Raw Take) Student Nominee]
“This is Me” by Syarvin Vin (Malaysia) – [2024 Choreography Finalist]
“Sense of Belonging” by Liu Mengchen (China) – [Best Modern Dance (Raw Take) Nominee]
“Snail” by Chenglong Tang (China) – [Best Modern Dance (Raw Take) Nominee]
“Signal” by Xiaoyuan Fan (China) – [Best Modern Dance (Raw Take) Nominee]
“Hello, Goodbye” by Hanshuo Sun & Dan Tong (China) – [Best Modern Dance (Raw Take) Nominee]
“Stay” by Dingwen Xu (China) – [Best Modern Dance (Raw Take) Nominee]
“Two Sides” by Lu Wang (US) – [Best Modern Dance (Raw Take) Nominee]
JUDGES
Todd Ford
Todd Ford is a Berlin-based American artist with a focus on live performance, cultural events, and corporate photography for real estate development
Lee Milby
Lee Milby is a New York-based director and artist known for creating unique and highly conceptual videos. Featured in both domestic and international publications, Lee’s ability to bring out the individual energy and style of each artist and brand makes for timeless, original content.
Matthew Westerby
Matthew is the Founder and Artistic Director of the New York City based Matthew Westerby Dance Company. MWDC works extensively in education, providing year-round dance program. Additionally, the company is motivated to create projects that foster community, building works that are accessible to all – participants and audience alike.
Amos White V
Amos is an inter-disciplinary multimedia artist, event producer, and exhibit designer. A graduate of the College of Human Ecology at the University of Maryland, College Park, Amos bridges his passion for the arts and human relations with the formation of THE ARTISTS FORUM.
COMPETITION DETAILS
Each submission, reviewed by a panel of industry professionals, will be rated upon its individual merits. Finalists in each category will be judged against one another and a winner declared. Our list of competition jurors is forthcoming.
All selected artists are eligible for a television studio or Zoom interview to be promoted on our online platforms and via THE ARTISTS FORUM TELEVISION – an arts-based cable TV program broadcasted from New York City since 2000.
THE ARTISTS FORUM CHOREOGRAPHY COMPETITION, part of our Juried Arts Festival programming, is open to choreographers seeking to gain exposure in the New York City and international dance community.
Its mission is to provide an accessible platform for innovative choreographers to present their best work for juried selection, increase artist communication and business contacts, provide career advancement opportunities, and publicly acknowledge the talents of dance creators.
THE ARTISTS FORUM, now in its 25th year, is a New York City based non-profit arts service organization specializing in events, juried competitions, and media for artists. The organization provides an unparalleled platform for emerging and mid-career artists to share their stories with the world’s creative communities.
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