Martha Hill Awards Gala

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DIANA BYER AND DIANNE MCINTYRE TO RECEIVE

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

AT THE 2023 MARTHA HILL AWARDS GALA

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 6:00 P.M. at MANHATTAN PENTHOUSE

DEBORAH DAMAST TO RECEIVE MID-CAREER AWARD

New York, NY (January 4, 2023) - The Martha Hill Dance Fund has announced the honorees of the 2023 Martha Hill Awards to be presented at 6:00 P.M. on Monday, February 27 at Manhattan Penthouse, 80 Fifth Avenue in New York City. This year, dance industry leaders Diana Byer and Dianne McIntyre will receive the Fund's Lifetime Achievement Award, and educator Deborah Damast will receive the Mid-Career Award. Now in its 22nd year, The Martha Hill Dance Fund perpetuates the legacy of Hill, whose influence in the world of dance and performance is immeasurable. The 2023 Martha Hill Awards Gala will be hosted by Danni Gee, Director of Programming for The Joyce Theater. 

"The Martha Hill Awards continue the legacy of Miss Hill by recognizing those who have exhibited stellar achievement in teaching, performing, and nurturing future generations of dancers in a way that embodies Miss Hill's commitment to the art form," said the Fund's president, Vernon Scott. "The Martha Hill Dance Fund ensures access to Hill's work through published materials, film, digital archives, and other projects established in her name."

For more information about The Martha Hill Dance Fund and Awards Gala and to purchase tickets, please visit; https://www.marthahilldance.org/home