The 2017 Bessie Awards
in Pictures
All photos by AK47 Division
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| Jawole Willa Jo Zollar (left) with presenter Dianne McIntyre |
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| Lela Aisha Jones (far left) greets Eva Yaa Asantewaa at pre-show tribute to nominees. To right of Eva, Nia Love and Kayla Hamilton of Skeleton Architecture collective. In far background, another Skeleton Architecture member, Leslie Parker |
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| Members of Skeleton Architecture take a knee after receiving one of the four Outstanding Performer awards. |
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| Fearless leader Lucy Sexton, Executive Director of The Bessies, welcomes the crowd. |
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| Art Bridgman and Myrna Packer |
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| Bridgman with presenter Reid Bartelme |
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| Jawole Willa Jo Zollar dances Bitter Tongue (1987) |
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| The evening's hosts: left, James Whiteside of American Ballet Theatre with performance artist Shernita Anderson Below: backstage with James and Shernita |
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| Daaimah Taalib-Din of Abdel Salaam's Forces of Nature |
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| Will Rawls and Ishmael Houston-Jones |
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| Above and below: Thomas F. DeFrantz presented an award to Eva Yaa Asantewaa |
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| Anna Schön |
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| Bedazzled audience at the 2017 Bessies |
Now, do you want to see Bessies 2017 in action? Check out the livestream video on The Bessies' Facebook page here!
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