fRaNCO NIETO will receive his Princess Grace award at a
Gala event (with the late Princess’s children in attendance) in
New york City on October 22. Sarah Slipper, artistic director at
Northwest dance Theatre, will be with him. Slipper notes that,
“any one of my dancers is worthy of this award. but I nominated
franco because this truly felt like his year to me.”
This award, the second for NwdP (ensemble member andrea
Parsons won in 2010), is a coup for a small company. The award
has often been distributed among large, established compa-
nies on the East Coast. The recognition is terrific but the cash
award, one-half a year’s salary for the dancer, is a boon to the
organization as well. Photo by Chris Peddecord
October 2012
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