Governor General's Performing Arts Awards
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May 10, 2011
Governor General Celebrates the Performing Arts
OTTAWA—Their Excellencies the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, and Mrs. Sharon Johnston will present the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA) during a ceremony at Rideau Hall, on Friday, May 13, 2011, at 6 p.m. Their Excellencies will also attend the National Arts Centre gala in Ottawa, on Saturday, May 14, 2011, which will feature outstanding performances, evocative film portraits and personal tributes made by guest stars.
Created in 1992, under the auspices of the late Right Honourable Ramon John Hnatyshyn (1934‑2002), the GGPAA are presented each year to Canadian performers whose extraordinary lifetime achievements have contributed significantly to the enrichment of Canada’s cultural life. Nominations for the GGPAA are made by members of the general public. Laureates for the Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award are chosen from six categories, including theatre, dance, classical music, popular music, film and broadcasting. Nominations for the Ramon John Hnatyshyn Award for Voluntarism in the Performing Arts are also open to the public.
2011 Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award Laureates
Yvon Deschamps, monologuist
Margie Gillis, dance artist, choreographer and teacher
William Shatner, actor, director, producer, writer, spokesman and philanthropist
Howard Shore, composer and musician
Leslee Silverman, artistic director
Paul Thompson, theatre creator, animateur and ideal audience
2011 Ramon John Hnatyshyn Award for Voluntarism in the Performing Arts
Jean André Élie
2011 National Arts Centre Award
Denis Villeneuve, filmmaker
For more information on the Governor General Performing Arts Awards, please visit www.ggpaa.ca.
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Media interested in covering the award presentation on Friday evening are asked to confirm their attendance and arrive at the Princess Anne entrance no later than 5:45 p.m.
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