23 Jun Announcing Shortlist for KSF Artists of Choice
KSF Artists of Choice is our pioneering funding and mentoring initiative for UK and US based emerging artists working in theatre, musical theatre, music, dance or film. Epitomizing KSF’s aim of ‘sending the elevator back down’ it will provide funding, year-round support and mentoring by industry heavyweights.
We received around 1,200 applications from emerging artists working across all five disciplines. Those shortlisted shone out in terms of creative potential, practical wherewithal and a demonstrable need for funding. We are pleased to announce the talented shortlist for KSF Artists of Choice 2015 as follows:
Dance | UK
- Avatâra Ayuso for Ava Dance Company
- Botis Seva for Far From the Norm
- Corey Baker Dance
- Ella Robson Guilfoyle and Mira Calix
- New Movement Collective with ScanLAB projects
- Southpaw Dance Company
Dance | US
- Ana Maria Alvarez for Contra-Tiempo
- Amy Campion for Antics
- Dana Katz for Danaka Dance
- Danielle Agami for Ate9 Dance Company
- Jonathan Meyer & Julia Rae Antonick for Khecari
- Stefanie Batten Bland with Burnt Sugar Akestra Chamber for Company SBB
Film | UK
- Ben Strebel and Alexandra Blue
- Christopher Pencakowski, Adam Baroukh and Eddie Sternberg for Superplex Pictures
- Jason Bradbury and Matthew Baskott for Hello Mozart
- Jason Wingard and Andrew Oldbury
- Michael van der Put and Franziska Lindner for Broken Hearted Youth
- Nimer Rashed
- Rungano Nyoni with Bethan Marlow and Greg Mothersdale
Film | US
- Isabella Wing-Davey for Powder Room Films
- Erin Sanger with Brandon Roots, Cecilia Delgado and Ema Ryan Yamzaki
- Henry Chaisson
- Hughes William Thompson
- India Dupre
- Josephine Decker and Kara Elverson for Third Room Productions
- Shannon Strong for Miss Sugar Tit
Music | UK
- Beatroutes
- NITROvox
- Red Kites
- Tors
- Two Twenty Two Music
Music | US
- Aaron Carter-Cohn
- Izzy Gliksberg and Berg for The Writers’ Trilogy
- The Renaissance Chamber Collaborative
- Schola Cantorum of Eau Claire
- The Young New Yorkers Chorus
- Typhanie Monique Coller
Musical Theatre | UK
- Barlow & Smith
- Chris Bush and Matt Winkworth
- Jack Shalloo and James Muller for Working Class Productions
- Time Won’t Wait
Musical Theatre | US
- Elliott-Larsen Musicals
- Jordan Kamalu for Single Wide
- Lisa Diana Shapiro and Georgia Stitt
- Valerie Vigoda, Brendan Milburn and Duane Poole
- The Village of Vale
Theatre | UK
- Alexander Zeldin
- Cressida Brown and Tahmid Chowdhury for Offstage Theatre
- David Byrne and Helen Matravers for New Diorama / Pit
- Dawn State Theatre Company
- Sam Pritchard, Mark Cartwright and Julia Jarcho
- Tom Mansfield, Zodwa Nyoni and Michael Sommer for Upstart Theatre
- Zoe Cooper, Mark Maughan and Dick Bonham for Telltale and Little Mighty
Theatre | US
- Brad Raimondo and Matt Herzfeld for Dreamscape Theatre
- Chad Beckim
- Ghazi Albuliwi for West Bank Brooklyn Productions
- Layon Gray American Theatre Company
- Talya Chalef with Port Cities
- Victor Lesniewski and Kareem Fahmy
We spent two weeks in June interviewing shortlisted candidates with the help of over 40 panel members (all experts in their field). We are currently finalising our decision and are hoping to award the KSF Artists of Choice by early July 2015.