Vocalist Meredith
Monk and the Paprika International Dance Ensemble will perform
as part of the fourth annual BAXten Arts & Artists in Progress
Awards in DUMBO on Nov. 4. The evening, organized by the Brooklyn
Arts Exchange in Park Slope, will honor artists, arts managers
and arts educators. Each BAXten Award recipient then chooses
an individual or organization to receive a Passing It On Award,
which is a cash award to assist them in their work.
Both the BAXten and Passing It On award recipients are chosen
on the basis that they "have revealed and transformed our
creative world. By instigating and enduring change they have
deepened the definition of their field and paved the way for
others," according to BAX Press and Marketing Manager Colleen
Hooper. Among those being honored is the founder of Streb/Ringside,
Elizabeth Streb, who develops interdisciplinary physical performances
(pictured).
The BAXten Arts & Artists in Progress Awards will take place
at the International Center for Tolerance Education (25 Washington
St. at Plymouth Street) on Nov. 4. A cocktail reception for priority
ticket holders, awardees and presenters begins at 7 pm; the awards
ceremony begins at 8 pm. Priority tickets are $100, $50 general
and $25 artists, students and low-income. For more information,
call (718) 832-0018 or visit the Web site at www.bax.org.
– Lisa J. Curtis
