Outstanding Achievement in Music/Sound/Text
Rosemary Hannon, text, Gallus Gallus Domesticus, The Garage, San Francisco
Richard Howell and the Richard Howell Quintet, music, birds eye view, Black Choreographers Festival, Laney College, Oakland
Krissy Keefer, text, Hemorrhage: An Ablution of Hope and Despair; Dance Brigade, Dance Mission Theater, San Francisco
Mark Izu, composition, Brenda Wong Aoki, text, Mu, First Voice, Jewish Community Center Theater, San Francisco
The Isadora Duncan Dance Awards, known locally as the Izzies, are awarded annually to acknowledge exceptional creative achievements in the performance and presentation of dance. Awards are given in nine categories to honor the dancers, choreographers, designers, composers, dance companies, dance scholars and other individuals who have made important contributions to the San Francisco Bay Area’s thriving dance community.