List of Scripps Award recipients explained

The Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award for Lifetime Achievement in Choreography is presented each year at the American Dance Festival in Durham, North Carolina. The award and its cash prize, currently $50,000, is given to modern dance choreographers in order to recognize their influence on the art form.

1981 to 1990

• Martha Graham, presented by Betty Ford (1981)^[1]
• Merce Cunningham, Joan Mondale (1982)^[2]
• Paul Taylor, presented by Terry Sanford (1983)^[3]
• Hanya Holm, presented by Alfred Drake (1984)^[4]
• Alwin Nikolais, presented by Bessie Schonberg (1985)^[5]
• Katherine Dunham, presented by John Houseman (1986)^[6]
• Alvin Ailey, presented by Harry Belafonte (1987)^[7]
• Erick Hawkins, presented by Roger Stevens (1988)^[8]
• In memory of Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, and José Limón; remembrances given by Martha Hill, Lucas Hoving, Betty Jones, Pauline Koner, Ernestine Stodelle, and Janet Towner (1989)^[9]
• Twyla Tharp, presented by Charles Reinhart (1990)^[10]

1991 to 2000

• Anna Sokolow, presented by Terry Sanford (1991)^[11]
• Donald McKayle, presented by Maya Angelou (1992)^[12]
• Talley Beatty, presented by Vinnette Carroll (1993)^[13]
• Trisha Brown, presented by Robert Rauschenberg (1994)^[14]
• In memory of Pearl Primus and Helen Tamiris; remembrances given by Joe Nash and Daniel Nagrin (1995)^[15]
• Meredith Monk, presented by Charles Reinhart (1996)^[16]
• Anna Halprin, presented by George Segal (1997)^[17]
• Fayard and Harold Nicholas, presented by Bobby Short (1998)^[18]
• Pina Bausch, presented by Harvey Lichtenstein (1999)^[19]
• Pilobolus Dance Theatre, presented by Peter Shickele (2000)^[20]

2001 to 2010

• Garth Fagan, presented by Judith Jamison (2001)^[21]
• Maguy Marin, presented by Linda Shelton (2003)^[22]
• Eiko and Koma, presented by Joseph V. Melillo (2004)^[23]
• Bill T. Jones, presented by Thelma Golden (2005)^[24]
• Murray Louis, presented by Doug Varone (2006)^[25]
• Mark Morris, presented by Mike Ross (2007)^[26]
• Laura Dean, presented by Charles Reinhart (2008)^[27]
• Ohad Naharin, presented by Sebastian Scripps (2009)^[28]
• Martha Clarke, presented by Alfred Uhry (2010)^[29]

2011 to 2020

• Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, presented by Stuart Hodes (2011)
• William Forsythe, presented by Jill Johnson (2012)^[30]
• Lin Hwai-min, presented by Joseph V. Melillo (2013)^[31]
• Angelin Preljocaj, presented by Linda Shelton (2014)^[32]
• Lar Lubovitch, presented by Jonathan Emanuell Alsberry (2016)^[33]
• Lucinda Childs, presented by Kristy Edmunds (2017)^[34]
• Ronald K. Brown, presented by Dianne McIntyre (2018)^[35]

2021 to present

• Shen Wei, presented by Charles L. Reinhart (2022)^[36]
• Rennie Harris, presented by Robert Battle (2023)^[37]
• Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, presented by James Frazier (2024)^[38]

Notes and References

1. News: 1981-06-15 . Martha Graham to Receive $25,000 Life's-Work Award . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-06-12 . 0362-4331.
2. News: 1982-02-09 . SCRIPPS AWARD TO CUNNINGHAM . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-06-12 . 0362-4331.
3. News: 1983-02-20 . Scripps Dance Award Will Go to Paul Taylor . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-06-12 . 0362-4331.
4. News: Dunning . Jennifer . 1984-06-12 . MISS HOLM IS HONORED AT FESTIVAL . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-06-12 . 0362-4331.
5. News: 1985-04-18 . Alwin Nikolais Named For Top Dance Award . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-06-12 . 0362-4331.
6. News: Ap . 1986-06-13 . KATHERINE DUNHAM GETS SCRIPPS DANCE AWARD . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-06-12 . 0362-4331.
7. News: 1987-02-07 . Alvin Ailey Wins $25,000 Scripps Award . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-06-12 . 0362-4331.
8. News: 1987-11-26 . Erick Hawkins to Get Scripps Dance Award . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-06-12 . 0362-4331.
9. Scripps/ADF Award, 1989 (Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, Jose Limon), American Dance Festival Photographic Materials Collection, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
10. News: Anderson . Jack . Times . Special To the New York . 1990-07-17 . Twyla Tharp Is Honored . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-06-12 . 0362-4331.
11. News: Anderson . Jack . 1991-07-16 . Scripps Award for Anna Sokolow . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-06-12 . 0362-4331.
12. News: Anderson . Jack . 1992-06-30 . Scripps Winner's Dances Are for the Soul . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-06-12 . 0362-4331.
13. News: Dunning . Jennifer . 1993-06-29 . Talley Beatty Receives Scripps Dance Award . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-06-12 . 0362-4331.
14. News: 1994-06-06 . Trisha Brown to Receive Scripps Dance Award . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-06-12 . 0362-4331.
15. News: Anderson . Jack . 1995-06-20 . DANCE REVIEW; Scripps Award Recalls Two Pioneers . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-06-12 . 0362-4331.
16. News: Anderson . Jack . 1996-06-26 . Meredith Monk Wins a Dance Festival Award . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-06-12 . 0362-4331.
17. News: Anderson . Jack . 1997-06-25 . Innovative Mentor Wins Dance Award . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-06-12 . 0362-4331.
18. News: Anderson . Jack . 1998-07-01 . Dance Honors for Brothers Who Could Tap Up a Storm . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-06-12 . 0362-4331.
19. News: 1999-03-12 . A Dance Festival On Foot and Film . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-06-12 . 0362-4331.
20. Web site: Cleland . Candice . 2014-10-20 . Pilobolus Dance Theater . 2023-06-12 . California Center for the Arts, Escondido . en.
21. Web site: Garth Fagan SC Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities . 2023-06-12 . www.scgsah.org.
22. Web site: Don't Look Away: Maguy Marin's "BiT" The Joyce Theater . 2023-06-12 . www.joyce.org . en.
23. Web site: Information Eiko + Koma . 2023-06-12 . eikoandkoma.org.
24. Web site: Quinn . Emily . 5 July 2005 . "Bill T. Jones Wins American Dance Festival's $35,000 Scripps Award" . 12 June 2023 . Playbill.
25. Web site: Ortiz . Lori . 2006-06-28 . Father Figure, Role Model – Gay City News . 2023-06-12 . gaycitynews.com . en-US.
26. Web site: Shihoten . Kevin . 25 July 2007 . Mark Morris Receives $35,000 Scripps Award from American Dance Festival . 12 June 2023 . Playbill.
27. Web site: Laura Dean - Dancer, Choreographer, Composer . 2023-06-12 . www.lauradean.com.
28. Web site: Ohad Naharin gets Scripps Prize . 2023-06-12 . The Jerusalem Post JPost.com . en-US.
29. Web site: Wakin . Daniel J. . 2010-06-23 . Top Dance Award Goes to Martha Clarke . 2023-06-12 . ArtsBeat . en.
30. Web site: 2012-02-14 . William Forsythe recognized with Scripps/ADF award arts•meme . 2023-06-12 . artsmeme.com . en-US.
31. Web site: Team . Internet . Cloud Gate's Lin wins prestigious Scripps Award . 2023-06-12 . Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Miami 駐邁阿密台北經濟文化辦事處 . en.
32. Web site: 2014-06-03 . ADF to Honor Irene Dowd and Angelin Preljocaj . 2023-06-12 . Dance Teacher . en-US.
33. News: Broili . Susan . 13 July 2016 . Lubovitch receives ADF Scripps Award . The Herald-Sun . 12 June 2023.
34. News: Barone . Joshua . 2017-02-03 . See the Dances of Lucinda Childs, Who Is Being Honored for Lifetime Achievement . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-06-12 . 0362-4331.
35. Web site: Ronald K. Brown / EVIDENCE, A DANCE COMPANY . 2023-06-12 . In Solidarity We Build Gala . en.
36. Web site: Wild . Stephi . Samuel H. Scripps/American Dance Festival Award To Be Presented To Shen Wei . 2023-06-12 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
37. Web site: CVNC - Rennie Harris Puremovement American Street Theater: Nuttin' But a Word . 2023-06-12 . cvnc.org.
38. Web site: American Dance Festival Presents 2024 Season CVNC . 2024-07-17 . cvnc.org.