Canadian Performing Arts Award Winners
This week many Canadian performing arts awards are given to talented artist. This year six artists will be awarded the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award. These winners will receive $25,000 and a medal made by the Canadian Mint. This Wednesday the Governor General, David Johnston revealed the winners and they are:
Andrew Dawes
The first Canada’s international violinist of Orford Strings Quartet
Daniel Lanois
A musician who produce for Neil Young, a guitarist and a recording artist
Viola Leger
An actress known for playing the lead in “La Sagouine.”
Jean Pierre
A film maker
Menaka Thakkar
An Indian dancer and choreographer
Eric Peterson
An actor known for a TV show, “Corner Gas.”
David Johnston will present the award on May 31 2013.
An artist that showed talent was Menaka Thakkar. She came to Canada to observe the Western Classical dance. She planned to stay for only three months but she was given a contract for a tour. People requested Menaka to teach them how to dance and eventually she taught dance at a university and has her own dance school. After a while she immigrated to Canada and followed her passion towards dance.
When Daniel Lanois knew that he would receive the award, he planned a road trip with his mother to his hometown, Hamilton and then to Ontario. He said that Hamilton is where he was inspired by music. At Hamilton he had memories of joining his first band and building his first recording studio. Daniel believed that Canadians should honour artists.
Another artist, Sarah Polley, an actress/director won the National Arts Centre Award. She is known for being the star of “Slice,” and “Road To Avoniea.” Her most recent movie that she directed called “Stories We Tell,” was premiered at the Venice Film Festival. It was successful when the movie was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival and Sundance Film Festival.
These artists had accomplished many things and they deserve these awards. I think that art can be seen and listened everywhere. It can affect our lives by inspiring us to make the right decisions or do what we want to do. One day people around the world will acknowledge art.
By Marco He
This week many Canadian performing arts awards are given to talented artist. This year six artists will be awarded the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award. These winners will receive $25,000 and a medal made by the Canadian Mint. This Wednesday the Governor General, David Johnston revealed the winners and they are:
Andrew Dawes
The first Canada’s international violinist of Orford Strings Quartet
Daniel Lanois
A musician who produce for Neil Young, a guitarist and a recording artist
Viola Leger
An actress known for playing the lead in “La Sagouine.”
Jean Pierre
A film maker
Menaka Thakkar
An Indian dancer and choreographer
Eric Peterson
An actor known for a TV show, “Corner Gas.”
David Johnston will present the award on May 31 2013.
An artist that showed talent was Menaka Thakkar. She came to Canada to observe the Western Classical dance. She planned to stay for only three months but she was given a contract for a tour. People requested Menaka to teach them how to dance and eventually she taught dance at a university and has her own dance school. After a while she immigrated to Canada and followed her passion towards dance.
When Daniel Lanois knew that he would receive the award, he planned a road trip with his mother to his hometown, Hamilton and then to Ontario. He said that Hamilton is where he was inspired by music. At Hamilton he had memories of joining his first band and building his first recording studio. Daniel believed that Canadians should honour artists.
Another artist, Sarah Polley, an actress/director won the National Arts Centre Award. She is known for being the star of “Slice,” and “Road To Avoniea.” Her most recent movie that she directed called “Stories We Tell,” was premiered at the Venice Film Festival. It was successful when the movie was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival and Sundance Film Festival.
These artists had accomplished many things and they deserve these awards. I think that art can be seen and listened everywhere. It can affect our lives by inspiring us to make the right decisions or do what we want to do. One day people around the world will acknowledge art.
By Marco He