Keir Choreographic Award semi-finalist Ghenoa Gela’s 2014 work, Winds of Woerr. Image by Gregory Lorenzutti
In the visual arts sector, awards are commonplace, and often acquisitive, ensuring works are added to collections in addition to the artists’ receiving adulation and a cash prize. But what value do awards serve in the performing arts? And, given the subjective nature of all art, can we ever say with authority that awards are being presented to the most deserving artists?
