Krishnan Nominated for Dance Performance Award

Lauren RubensteinJuly 29, 20131min
Hari Krishnan
Hari Krishnan

Assistant Professor of Dance Hari Krishnan has been nominated for the Bessie Award for Outstanding Performer for his solo performance of “The Frog Princess,” which he performed as part of the La Mama Moves! Dance Festival in New York City in June and July.

Forty nominees for the 2012-13 Bessies, formally known as The New York Dance and Performance Awards, were announced at a press conference at the Gina Gibney Dance Center in New York on July 17. The 29th Annual Bessie Awards will be held on Oct. 7 at the Apollo Theater in New York.
Krishnan was one of 12 artists nominated for Outstanding Performer. See the full list here. Read a New York Times review of Krishnan’s performance, which he choreographed, here.