Founded in 1948 in New York, The International Society for the Performing Arts [ISPA] has built a world-wide network based on mutual exchange, learning and the creation of opportunities for Theater, Music and Dance professionals.
There are over 350 ISPA members from over 35 countries. Among them are directors and managers of venues, orchestras, theater and dance companies, as well as artists, entrepreneurs and producers who play leading roles in cultural policy, programming, legal advice, planning, and management of cultural institutions.
They are individuals and organizations who are dedicated to communication, sharing of knowledge and international cooperation among performing arts professionals. ISPA promotes these values through programs, meetings and congresses, in addition to other events.
Every year, there are two major events: ISPA’s Annual New York Congress in January, which began in 1948, and the International Congress in June, created in 1986, which rotates to different cities around the globe. In 2009, São Paulo will host ISPA´s 29th International Congress, joining a list of other distinguished host cities including London, Munich, Glasgow, Los Angeles, Paris, Vienna, Toronto, Mexico City and Hong Kong.
During its congresses, ISPA grants four prestigious awards to people or institutions that have made a major contribution to the development of the performing arts:
Distinguished Artist Award–Granted to artists who show undeniable proof of dedication and talent in the performing arts. Past winners include: Gilberto Gil, Brazilian singer and composer; Regina Carter, one of the greatest violinists of our day; Sir Cameron Mackintosh, famous English theater producer; Kurt Masur, great German maestro, among others.
International Citation of Merit–Granted for lifetime achievement to professionals who contribute at the international level to the development of the performing arts field, included artists, managers, agents, entrepreneurs, educators, marketing professionals and festival directors. Among the list of winners are: Edna Landau, director of IMG Artists, one of the largest international artists’agencies; Miriam Makeba, African singer; and Maestro José Antonio Abreu, creator of the Venezuelan Youth and Children’s Orchestra Movement, who received the award this year.
Patrick Hayes Award–This award, named after the founding president of ISPA, is the only one that is granted exclusively to members of the entity and that acknowledges their activities in the field of cultural management.
Angel Award–Granted to an individual or organization that offers significant contributions to the performing arts, in fields such as management, fund raising and financial aid, and that upon surpassing national or institutional boundaries deserves international acknowledgment. Past recipients of this award include: Mexico City Historic Center Foundation, Mellon Foundation, Credit Suisse Investment Bank, and Meyer Foundation.
The eminent artist prize will be awarded to Fernanda Montenegro, Nelson Freire and Grupo Corpo at the ispa congress
The International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA) Congress, which will be held in São Paulo City in June, will give awards to an actress, a pianist and a dance company.
ISPA, one of the most influential organizations worldwide, which aims at the development of theater, music and dance, will seize the opportunity given by its 23rd International Congress, which will take place in São Paulo from the 10th to the 13th June, to award the prize of Eminent Artist to three outstanding professionals in such arts. The award is given to artists who had incontestable displays of dedication and talent in the performing arts. The awards have been given as follows.
Eminent Artist: Gilberto Gil, Brazilian singer and composer; Regina Carter, one of the best contemporary violinists; Sir Cameron Mackintosh, a famous English theater producer, and Kurt Masur, a leading German conductor, among others (*). The prizes will be awarded during the Congress closing dinner at 9 p.m. on 13 June, at Sala São Paulo.
Actress: Fernanda Montenegro
Pianist: Nelson Freire
Dance Company: Grupo Corpo
(*) Other professionals awarded with the prize: Anna Deavere Smith, Emerson String Quartet, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Fernando de la Mora, Ravi Shankar, Evelyn Glennie, Van Cliburn, Peter Sculthorpe, Tan Dun, Laurie Anderson, Pina Bausch, Leon Fleisher, Sir Simon Rattle, Twyla Tharp, Eliot Carter, Oscar Peterson, Erick Hawkins, Stephen Sondheim, Teresa Stratas, Dame Joan Sutherland, Mandawuy Yunupingu, Cab Callaway, Merce Cunningham, Julliard String Quartet, Christa Ludwig, Pierre Boulez, Lukas Foss, Skitch Henderson, Amalia Hernandez, Marcel Marceau, Jean Pierre Rampal, Tony Randall, Sir Colin Davis, Bella Lewitzky, Peter Sellars, Peter Serkin, Gerald Arpino, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Philip Glass, Sherrill Milnes, Paul Taylor, Rudolf Serkin, Martha Graham, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Joshua Logan, Benny Goodman, Beverly Sills.
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