Nightswimming's Brian Quirt receives Elliott Hayes Award...

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NIGHTSWIMMING
For immediate release: July 9/03

Artistic Director Brian Quirt
honoured with Elliott Hayes Award
Board President Kathy St. John is proud to announce that Nightswimming's
Artistic Director Brian Quirt was presented with the Literary Managers and
Dramaturgs of the Americas Prize in Dramaturgy - The Elliott Hayes Award -
at the LMDA's recent conference in Chicago. The award is presented annually
honour exemplary work by dramaturgs in the USA and Canada.

Brian was recognized by LMDA Vice President Liz Engelman for his
longstanding, distinctive and significant contribution to the field of
dramaturgy. In her presentation, Engelman commented:

"As the Director of his dramaturgical company Nightswimming (a
'dramaturgical company!' - that alone deserved recognition) whose declared
mission is to be dedicated to advancing the field of dramaturgy and play
development in Canada, Brian has, since 1994, invested purely and fully in
the development of numerous pieces of work. He has done so much for the
initiation, generation and development of new plays, performance works and
dance pieces that, in a sense, I feel as if I am presenting a lifetime
achievement award. Through Nightswimming, Brian has created a system of
development that evolves the notion of dramaturgy, that expands the role of
the dramaturg, and that has the potential of being the new norm. His
artist-based collaborative process opens up not only who is in the rehearsal
room, but gives artists a chance to dream, and allows for these dreams to
come true."
Nightswimming is delighted that Brian's work has been acknowledged by his
peers in the dramaturgical community and would like to extend its
congratulations to the long list of artists commissioned by or working with
Nightswimming: Julia Sasso, Don Druick, Claudia Dey, Jason Sherman, Michael
Redhill, Jane Urquhart, Jane Miller, Ned Dickens, Richard Sanger, Anoshi
Irani and Andy Massingham.

In addition to his work with Nightswimming, Brian is the company dramaturg
at Factory Theatre and Chair of LMDA Canada. His recent credits include a
Dora Award nomination for directing Don Druick's THROUGH THE EYES at Factory
Theatre, which is reviving the production in May 2004;  dramaturging Julia
Sasso's BEAUTY, produced by julia sasso dances at Harbourfront Centre; and
directing Jason Sherman's Governor General's Award nominee AN ACRE OF TIME
at the Tarragon Theatre. All three projects were commissioned and developed
by Nightswimming.

LMDA serves the professions of literary managers and dramaturgs across North
America and created the Elliott Hayes Award to honour the memory of the late
Stratford Festival Literary Manager Elliott Hayes. It is awarded annually to
celebrate the contribution of dramaturgs to the conception, development and
production of theatre in the Americas. New York-based dramaturg Mallory
Catlett was also honoured for her work on The First 100 Years Project. For
more information, please visit www.lmda.org.
NIGHTSWIMMING
commissioning and developing new works of theatre, dance, music
Brian Quirt, Artistic Director     *     Naomi Campbell, Producer

http://www.nightswimmingtheatre.ca

Board of Directors: Malcolm Burrows, Linda Keyworth, Kathy St. John.

Nightswimming is generously supported by the Canada Council for the Arts,
the Ontario Arts Council, the Toronto Arts Council, the Laidlaw Foundation
and many patrons.


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