Awards shall be considered in the following nine categories:

Outstanding Achievement in Choreography
For choreography created by or for a Bay Area individual or company that had its Bay Area premiere during the period of eligibility.

Outstanding Achievement in Performance — Individual
For performance(s) by a Bay Area artist or artist-in-residence during the period of eligibility. Category may include performances in both old and new work.

Outstanding Achievement in Performance — Ensemble
For performances(s) by a group of two or more Bay Area individuals, but fewer than an entire company, during the period of eligibility. Category may include performances in both old and new work.

Outstanding Achievement in Performance — Company
For any performance(s) by a Bay Area company during the period of eligibility. Category may include performances in both new and old work.

Outstanding Achievement in Visual Design (Costumes, Lights, and Sets)
For sets, costumes, lighting, and other visual elements created by or for a Bay Area individual or company that had its Bay Area premiere during the period of eligibility.

Outstanding Achievement in Music/Sound/Text
For music, sound design, or text created by or for a Bay Area individual or company that had its Bay Area premiere during the period of eligibility.

Outstanding Achievement in Restaging, Revival, or Reconstruction

• A restaging is a work previously produced by another company, set on a Bay Area company. (Example: Jose Limon’s Psalm, restaged by Carla Maxwell for the Limon Dance Company.)
• A revival is a work previously produced by a Bay Area company, re-entering the company’s Bay Area repertory after an absence of three or more seasons. (Example: Jerome Robbins’s The Concert, last seen in 1988, revived in 1993 by the San Francisco Ballet.)
• A reconstruction is a work that has been absent from the dance repertory for a significant period, usually long enough that it returns to active status through the use of notation, documentation, anecdotal evidence, and the memories of past participants. (Example: Bronislava Nijinska’s Train Bleu, reconstructed for Oakland Ballet from the choreographer’s original notation by Irina Nijinska and Frank W. D. Ries.)

Special Award
For outstanding achievement during the period of eligibility by or for a Bay Area individual or organization in any category not listed above. Includes outstanding achievement in such areas as exhibition, festivals, special events, photography, writing, television, radio, etc.

Sustained Achievement
For outstanding contributions spanning ten or more years in any field of Bay Area dance, including teaching, choreography, performance, writing, photography, visual design, music, support services, administration, etc.