The Clive & Valerie Barnes Foundation (CVBF) has announced the 2023 finalists for The Clive Barnes Award in Dance and Theatre. The finalists are among the many outstanding young artists of promise in New York theatre and dance. Emmy Award winning journalist and TV host Frank DiLella will host the Awards ceremony on Monday, April 29 at 5:30pm at Florence Gould Hall, 55 East 59th Street in New York City.

Dance Finalists include Michael de la Nuez, Frances Lorraine Samon, Jake Roxander, and Mac Twining.

Theatre Finalists include Jordan Dobson, Liam Pearce, Lark White, and Anna Zavelson. 

For the first time, the ceremony will include featured performances by dancers Zoey Anderson, Christopher Bloom, Gilbert Bolden III, and Mira Nadon, and actor Evan Ruggiero. Tony Award® winner Nina Arianda (CBVF, 2009 winner) and Jacob’s Pillow Director of Preservation Norton Owen will serve as Presenters at the Awards Ceremony on Monday, April 29 at 5:30pm at Florence Gould Hall, 55 East 59th Street in New York City.

This year’s finalists have been nominated by the Foundation’s 11-member Selection Committee comprised of arts journalists and accomplished professionals in each field. Nominees were selected based on live performances given in New York City between January and December of 2023. Winners in each category will be awarded an unrestricted gift of $5,000. 

Tickets to The Clive Barnes Awards Ceremony and post-awards reception are priced at $30 for general admission, and $20 for artists, students of the arts, and arts administrators. To purchase tickets and read bios on the Award’s finalists, please visit: https://www.cvbarnesfoundation.org/