2012 Sackler Center First Awards: Susan Stroman
Channel: Brooklyn Museum
Date: 2012-11-14

Susan Stroman was the first woman commissioned by the New York City Ballet to choreograph a full-length ballet (Double Feature, with music by Irving Berlin and Walter Donaldson). She also directed and choreographed The Producers, winner of a record twelve Tony Awards, making her the first woman to win Best Direction and Best Choreography awards for the same show.

On Wednesday, April 18, 2012, fifteen extraordinary women who are first in their fields were honored with Sackler Center First Awards. The event commemorated the fifth anniversary of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, the first center within an art museum to be devoted to the exhibition and study of feminist art. The event was presented by Elizabeth A. Sackler and Gloria Steinem and hosted by Soledad O'Brien and Laura Flanders. The award was designed by Judy Chicago. Video courtesy of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Foundation.