The Dance Ontario Awards Committee is delighted to announce that Vivine Scarlett will be the recipient of the Dance Ontario Lifetime Achievement Award.
Nominated by Kate Cornell and Kevin Ormsby, MsScarlett has been active in the dance community for over 34 years and is the founder and curator of Dance Immersion.
“Ms Scarlett’s passion has manifested many experiences that have served Canadian artists of African descent with opportunities that have laid a foundation for continued growth and representation” Kate Cornell.
Awarded to those who have contributed significantly to the development of dance in this province, past recipients have included Charlotte Holmes, Grant Strate, Lawrence and Miriam Adams, Brian Robinson, Trish Beatty, David Earle, Peter Randazzo, Lois Smith, Herbert Whittaker, Janet Baldwin, Boris Volkoff, Nesta Williams Toumine, Judy Jarvis, Joysanne Sidimus, Dr. R.N. Laidlaw, Rina Singha, Peter Boneham, Gladys Forrester, Vera Davis, Carol Anderson, Rose Hill, Danny Grossman, Pat Miner, Mimi Beck, Roelof (Ron) Snippe and Nadia Potts Gomez.
The event is scheduled for Sunday January 22, 2017.