2003 Grant Awards: State Listings
Creativity/Organizational Capacity/Literature Fellowships
Leadership Initiatives
Some details of the projects listed below are subject to change,
contingent upon prior Endowment approval.
NEW YORK
171 Cedar, Inc.
Corning, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$10,000
To support performance and residency activities. The 6th annual
Cedar/Clemens Center Dance Series will include Philadanco,
Pennsylvania Ballet and Shelley Oliver Tap.
651 ARTS (Kings Majestic Corporation) (on
behalf of Fist & Heel Performance Group)
Brooklyn, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary
$10,000
To support the development of Black Burlesque (revisited). The
project is a collaboration between Fist and Heel Performance Group
(NY) and Black Umfolosi (Zimbabwe) with the Noble Douglas Dance
Company (Trinidad and Tobago).
651 ARTS (Kings Majestic Corporation)
Brooklyn, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
$42,000
To support U.S. and international artists of African descent by
providing creative residency and performance opportunities. 651
ARTS will create a stepping stone for artists whose work would not
be showcased in other venues, so that they may reach new audiences
and receive professional exposure.
92nd Street Y (Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew
Association)
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
$50,000
To support the Unterberg Poetry Center Reading Series,
featuring readings, performances, literary tributes and live
interviews. The center also will present first American readings of
new works of verse drama.
A.R.T./New York (Alliance of Resident Theatres/New
York, Inc.)
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Organizational Capacity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$40,000
To support the Nancy Quinn Fund and the Theatre Leadership
Institute technical assistance programs. The two initiatives
provide management-related technical assistance to small and
mid-size theater companies nationally.
Aaron Davis Hall, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
$35,000
To support commissioning and programmatic activities for the
development and presentation of works by artists of color. Support
for major productions will include developmental residencies, as
well as educational outreach programs with community groups.
Adobe Theatre Company, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$7,000
To support the rehearsal and presentation of A Fish
Story. The production is the result of three years of readings
and workshops sponsored by Adobe.
African Film Festival, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
$20,000
To support the 9th New York African Film Festival and its
national tour. The program will present the most accomplished
African films from the past 20 years, including a retrospective of
Abderrahmane Sissako's career.
Albany Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
Albany, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$19,000
To support the creation and presentation of new works by
emerging composers. A total of 16 new works will be commissioned
and performed by the orchestra and a smaller new music ensemble
comprised of orchestral musicians.
Alliance of New York State Arts Councils, Inc.
Mattituck, NY
CATEGORY: Organizational Capacity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts
Agencies
$40,000
To support the use of technology to deliver services and online
learning by building a virtual arts administration portal in New
York. The project will include the continued development of
interactive Web-based tools, online course learning and
e-monitoring.
Alternative Museum(TAM)
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
$10,000
To support the Emerging Web Curators Initiative which will
assist and promote individuals interested in curating online. The
Alternative Museum will provide honoraria for artists and guest
curators, technical and/or professional support and online
exhibitions.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$100,000
To support a national tour in 2003. The company will perform
approximately 95 shows and conduct outreach activities in 17 cities
and 12 states across the United States.
American Ballet Theatre (Ballet Theatre Foundation,
Inc.)
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$70,000
To support the commissioning and presentation of original
one-act ballets from Australian choreographers Natalie Weir and
Stanton Welch. The project will feature John Adam's
Harmonium, and Carl Orff's Carmina Burana,
with the New York Choral Society and American Ballet Theatre's
resident orchestra.
American Composers Orchestra, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$50,000
To support Improvise!, a series of concerts, commissions and
education activities focused on improvisation and the symphony
orchestra. Activities will occur in April 2004 at various venues in
New York City including Carnegie Hall, Aaron Davis Hall, the
Knitting Factory, and at Miller Theater at Columbia University.
American Folk Art Museum
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
$30,000
To support the touring exhibition Tools of Her Ministry: The
Art of Sister Gertrude Morgan, with accompanying catalog.
American Museum of the Moving Image
Astoria, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
$15,000
To support three curated film series. World Film Showcase,
Sound and Silents: Films in Two Versions, and New York Film Critics
Series will include screenings of over 50 films and appearances by
filmmakers and critics.
American Music Center, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary
$23,000
To support the commissioning of collaborative Web-based works.
Composers will be paired with visual or performing artists to
create new works of art that incorporate music and new media.
Amherst Saxophone Society Inc.
Williamsville, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$10,000
To support presentations and radio broadcasts of music for
saxophone quartets. Performances will take place during 2003 at a
church, at the Ujima Theatre, and at WBFO-FM's Allen Hall on the
campus of SUNY/Buffalo in front of a live studio audience for
future broadcast.
Architectural League of New York
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
$25,000
To support WorldView reports. The reports include web-based
presentations on the architecture and urban design of cities and
regions around the world.
Art in General, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
$45,000
To support artist residencies and exhibitions as well as
accompanying publications, educational outreach and public
programs. The proposed artists will be in residence for periods of
two months, with two New York-based artists participating in an
international exchange, working in Krakow and Warsaw, Poland.
Arts & Business Council, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Organizational Capacity FIELD/DISCIPLINE:
Multidisciplinary
$35,000
To support the National Arts Marketing Project (NAMP). NAMP
services will comprise basic marketing workshops, a national
conference and a Web site.
Arts at St. Ann's (St. Ann Center for Restoration and
the Arts, Inc.)
Brooklyn, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary
$35,000
To support the 2003 Puppet Lab and Labapalooza! Mini-Festival
of New Puppet Theater from The Lab. The project is an ongoing
professional workshop where emerging and mid-career puppet artists
and collaborators meet weekly to create new, interdisciplinary
puppet theater works.
Arts Engine, Inc. (on behalf of Big Mouth
Productions)
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
$35,000
To support production and post-production costs for a
documentary film by Kirsten Johnson. The Class of '72 will
explore the lives of people who were on death row when the Supreme
Court abolished the death penalty on June 29, 1972.
Arts Engine, Inc. (on behalf of MediaRights.org)
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
$15,000
To support web-based information services for independent
filmmakers. MediaRights.org's mission is to build bridges between
documentary filmmakers and grassroots audiences.
Arts International, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$35,000
To support the presentation of works from the International
Hispanic Theatre Festival in New York City. The Festival will
include performances by theater companies from Spain and Latin
America, as well as a comprehensive educational program.
Asia Society
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
$45,000
To support a touring exhibition of the work of Thai artist
Montien Boonma, with accompanying catalog and education
programs.
Asia Society
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional
Arts
$35,000
To support a local tour of traditional Burmese music and dance
performances and workshops. Performances will include traditional
chamber music, outdoor ceremonial music and pagoda festival music
featuring a hsain wain ensemble.
Asian American Arts Alliance, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Organizational Capacity FIELD/DISCIPLINE:
Multidisciplinary
$30,000
To support the Technical Assistance for Organizations (TAO)
project. This two-tier program will offer management workshops for
20 small to mid-sized organizations, 20-80 hours of training,
consultations, and issue-specific roundtables and forums.
Asian CineVision, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
$18,000
To support the Asian American International Film Festival. The
festival will travel to 10 sites throughout the United States
including Connecticut, Texas, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.
Association of Hispanic Arts, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Organizational Capacity FIELD/DISCIPLINE:
Multidisciplinary
$40,000
To support the Latino Arts Management Training Series (LMTS).
This two-tier program will provide arts administrators from 20
small to mid-sized New York City-area arts organizations with
training in business planning, financial management, resource
development and marketing.
Association of Independents in Radio
Brooklyn, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
$30,000
To support the Residency Project. Experienced radio producers
will work at individual public radio stations to create new work on
their own and with the staff at each station.
Ballet Hispanico of New York, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$25,000
To support the creation of an evening-length presentation that
will be performed at City Center. Graciela Daniele will restage her
1988 work, Cada Noche Tango, and choreographers Luis Perez
and Sergio Trujillo will create additional sections.
Bang on a Can, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$30,000
To support the annual Bang on a Can Marathon and E-Festival.
The day-long new music Marathon will be broadcast on WNYC-FM as
well as live over the Internet, and will serve as the anchor
presentation for the month-long Bang on a Can E-Festival.
Bard College (on behalf of Conjunctions)
Annandale-Hudson, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
$15,000
To support publication, circulation, and related expenses,
including authors' fees, for issues of Conjunctions. Each
issue will be distributed to bookstores throughout the country and
subscribers in more than 40 states and 15 countries.
Bebe Miller Company (Gotham Dance, Inc.)
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$10,000
To support the research and development of an evening-length
work. The Landing/Place Project will integrate live performance and
interactive digital media.
Black Maria, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
$30,000
To support the production of an interactive cinema work by
Grahame Weinbren. The Nights: An Arabesque, based on The
Thousand and One Nights, will be an installation that allows
viewers to navigate from one story to the next.
BOA Editions, Ltd.
Rochester, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
$50,000
To support the production, promotion and related expenses for
new volumes of poetry. Scheduled poets to be published include
Willis Barnstone, Wayne Dodd and Louis Simpson.
Bronx Council on the Arts, Inc. (on behalf of Longwood
Arts Gallery)
Bronx, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
$31,000
To support cyberspace residencies that enable artists to work
with advanced computer technology. An exhibition of completed works
will be hosted on Longwood's online cyber gallery; public programs
and demonstrations will complement the residencies.
Bronx Council on the Arts, Inc.
Bronx, NY
CATEGORY: Organizational Capacity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts
Agencies
$60,000
To support the Cultural Venture Fund. The program will provide
consultants to facilitate the development of arts-related
entrepreneurial ventures for Bronx-based arts groups to explore
earned income as a new or enhanced source of support.
Bronx Museum of the Arts
Bronx, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
$25,000
To support an exhibition of the work of contemporary Brazilian
artist Valeska Soares, with accompanying catalog and education
programs.
Brooklyn Academy of Music, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
$50,000
To support New Discoveries and Strategic Alliances, as part of
the annual spring season and the Next Wave Festival. New
Discoveries focuses on cutting-edge New York or U.S. debuts and
Strategic Alliances features new work by artists with whom the
Brooklyn Academy has continuing relationships.
Brooklyn Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$40,000
To support the American Lollapalooza Project, a series of
concerts, a commission and education outreach activities. The works
of seven American composers, both established and emerging, will be
presented in a pair of concerts with accompanying community and
education events in February 2003.
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society, Inc.
Buffalo, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$30,000
To support Intimate Portraits, a series of concerts for chamber
orchestra. Each of the three concerts planned during the 2002-03
season will showcase different sections of the orchestra: winds,
brass, percussion and strings.
Builders Association, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary
$20,000
To support Alladeen, a cross-media performance based on
the legend of Alladin. The project will be created in collaboration
with the London-based South Asian performance company, Moti
Roti.
Capoeira Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work based on
the fusion of the Brazilian traditional art form of capoeira
and modern dance. The work, created by Artistic Director Lelon
Vieira and set to music by Brazilian composer Tot Gira, will
premiere at the Joyce Theater.
Carnegie Hall
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$100,000
To support the Perspectives series, including performances,
premieres of commissioned pieces and training workshops. Developed
by pianists Mitsuko Uchida and Emanuel Ax, soprano Dawn Upshaw and
conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, the series will include 23
self-curated performances in 2003 04.
Central Park Summers (City Parks Foundation)
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
$15,000
To support New Works/New Voices for Central Park SummerStage.
This project will be a continuation of annual efforts to present
new cross-disciplinary work or debut presentations by emerging,
regional and international artists.
CEPA Gallery (Center for Exploratory and Perceptual
Art)
Buffalo, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
$13,000
To support artist residencies for Art Works!, a community-based
program that brings artists to work directly with the community.
The month-long residencies are project-based and targeted to
specific community concerns and issues.
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$20,000
To support Chamber Music Society Two (CMS2), a professional
development program for artists in the early stages of their
careers. Musicians participating in the two-year residency will
receive coaching and performance opportunities with master artists
of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
Chashama, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary
$10,000
To support the Artist in Residence Program. The program offers
free rehearsal, performance, studio and gallery space to emerging
and established artists based in New York City.
Cinema Arts Centre (New Community Cinema)
Huntington, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
$10,000
To support a weekend film festival series. The programs will
showcase African/African-American film and video, Latino/Hispanic
films, works directed by women and a Chinese Film Festival.
CITYArts, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
$20,000
To support the creation of a mural celebrating the history of
Latino music in East Harlem. The project, which will be installed
on an exterior wall of P.S. 72, is part of the Community Identity
neighborhood revitalization program that addresses social issues
through the creation of art.
Classic Stage Company
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
$15,000
To support the creation and production of a music theater work
adapted from an American classic novel. John Moran will adapt
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, for the
stage.
Clubbed Thumb, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$7,000
To support Summerworks 2003. The eighth annual new works
festival will include three fully produced works and four play
readings.
Columbia University Teachers College (on behalf of
African Diaspora Film Festival)
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
$7,500
To support the African Diaspora Film Festival. The event will
present over 50 films from the United States and abroad to an
audience of over 4,000 people.
Concert Artists Guild, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$22,500
To support career development of emerging classical musicians
through national concert engagements. In diverse venues across the
country, 100 performance opportunities will allow artists on the
Concert Artists Guild (CAG) roster to hone performance skills and
improve powers of communication.
ConjunctionArts (Collaborative Urban Sculpture)
Brooklyn, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
$10,000
To support residencies for artists in collaboration with
progressive organizations and businesses existing outside of
traditional art contexts. The program will link artists with
non-arts organizations to establish creative works that respond to
the missions of their partnering organizations.
Corporation of Yaddo
Saratoga Springs, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary
$25,000
To support residencies for professional artists. Up to 100
artists who have never before been in residence at Yaddo will be
provided with residencies running from two weeks to one month.
Council of Literary Magazines and Presses
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Organizational Capacity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
$35,000
To support new and enhanced services for independent literary
publishers. Scheduled activities include an interactive Web site, a
national conference and an updated publication of the Directory
of Literary Magazines & Presses.
CPW (Center for Photography at Woodstock, Inc.)
Woodstock, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
$12,000
To support a residency program for photographers. Artists will
be provided with an honorarium, studio and darkroom access,
equipment, lodging and meals for a one-month residency.
Creative Time, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary
$20,000
To support the New York Project. Three artists will create
audio narratives about the New York City neighborhoods in which
they live.
Cross Performance, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$10,000
To support research, community engagement and artistic
development of a new work. House: Part 3 of the Geography
Trilogy, choreographed by Ralph Lemon, will explore the
complicated past and the rich folk culture of the Southern U.S.
Cunningham Dance Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$90,000
To support the creation and presentation of a major new work by
Merce Cunningham. The work will be created in collaboration with a
music group and visual artist Robert Rauschenberg.
Curran Events, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$10,000
To support the presentation of Sean Curran Company at the New
Victory Theater. The company will perform a world premiere and
repertory works.
Dance Continuum, Inc.
Putnam Valley, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$10,000
To support creation and presentation of new works choreographed
by Susan Marshall. Sleeping Beauty and True Stories
will premiere in at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave
Festival and then tour nationally.
Dance Theater Workshop, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$70,000
To support an extended-run production series in Dance Theater
Workshop's new performance center. The Carnival program features
artists at various stages in their careers, and TheMainEvent series
will present established, mid-career artists.
Dansology, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$10,000
To support the creation of the third piece in a trilogy. The
Anatomy of Happiness will be a multi media dance work, with
choreography and music by Artistic Director Koosil-ja Hwang and
video by Caspar Stracke.
Danspace Project, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$35,000
To support the sixth year of City/Dans. The program supports New
York choreographers through various stages of their development and
provides audiences with a deeper understanding of dance.
David Dorfman Dance (Art Sweats, Inc.)
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a suite of new
solos and duets by Artistic Director David Dorfman. The new works,
designed to be performed together or independently, will become
part of the company's active touring repertory.
David Gordon/Pick Up Performance Company
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$15,000
To support the creation and presentation of two new works.
Choreographed by David Gordon, the works will premiere in New York
City.
Digital Innovations Group
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
$30,000
To support the second cycle of the Crossover program. The
program combines the sensibilities and storytelling skills of
independent filmmakers with the tools necessary to create
interactive works.
Dixon Place (Open Channels NY, Inc.)
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
$10,000
To support Mondo Cane!, a commissioning program for theater and
dance artists. Open Channels will provide developmental residencies
and financial support for a production of a finished piece or a
work-in-progress.
Donna Uchizono Company (La Donna Dance, Inc.)
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of new work.
Choreographer Donna Uchizono will create a work that examines the
ideas of letting go.
Dova, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$20,000
To support the presentation of Doug Varone and Dancers at the
Joyce Theater. The engagement will include the creation and
presentation of a new work, Deconstructing English, as well
as a New York premiere, a revival and current repertory dances.
Downtown Community Television Center, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
$20,000
To support ConnecTV. The two-year training/mentorship program
will provide up to 20 producers with disabilities the skills and
resources to create their own television and Internet
broadcasts.
Drama League of New York, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$15,000
To support the Drama League Directors Project. The Directors
Project is a national apprenticeship for young directors that will
provide opportunities for new directors to work with professionals
in off Broadway or regional theaters.
Eiko & Koma (Inta, Inc.)
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$30,000
To support a new evening-length work suitable for intimate venues.
Instead of constructing an elaborate set, Koma will create a series
of pastels that will be distributed to the audience as
keepsakes.
Elaine Kaufman Cultural Center/Lucy Moses School for Music
& Dance
(on behalf of Merkin Concert Hall)
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$15,000
To support the creation and presentation of new works for beginning
piano students. A total of 20 composers will write new piano works
that are suitable for beginners in the first two years of the five
year 50th anniversary celebration of Merkin Concert Hall.
En Foco, Inc.
Bronx, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
$22,000
To support production of three issues of Nueva Luz, a
bilingual photographic journal. Each issue will feature the work of
emerging photographers of color, an essay by a guest critic, a
comprehensive listing of career opportunities and other
resources.
Ensemble Studio Theatre
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$12,000
To support an annual writers residency. The Next Step
Fellowship program includes a weeklong retreat for five emerging
writers, followed by public readings of their new full-length
plays.
Eos Orchestra
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$15,000
To support Mass en Masse, a concert that will examine the mass
as a musical art form. This celebration of the mass form will
explore how three composers of diverse styles have adapted it.
Evidence, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$20,000
To support the reconstruction and tour of the evening-length
piece Dirt Road. The piece combines music and dance with
text by the poets Essex Hemphill and Donald Woods, and
choreographer Ronald K. Brown.
Exit Art/The First World, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
$30,000
To support The L Factor. The exhibition will examine the
culture emerging out of the fusion of Hispanic and Latino
influences in contemporary American life.
Experimental Television Center, Ltd.
Newark Valley, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
$10,000
To support a year-round residency program for media artists.
The Experimental Television Center provides film and video artists
access to sophisticated production facilities.
Eyebeam Atelier, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary
$27,000
To support the Artist in Residence Program. Sixteen artists
will be provided with stipends for the development, creation and
presentation of new digital art through this five-month residency
program.
Feminist Press, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
$25,000
To support the publication and national distribution of books
in the International Women's Writing Project. The press will
publish books by writers in Japan, Iran and northern India, and the
anthology Women on War.
Film Society of Lincoln Center
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
$45,000
To support Images Across the Divide. The curated film series
will showcase films from Turkey, Spain and the Middle East.
Film/Video Arts, Inc. (on behalf of Chimpanzee
Productions)
Broadway, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
$60,000
To support the production of an experimental documentary film
by Thomas Allen Harris. The Twelve Disciples of Nelson
Mandela is about the first wave of exiles to leave South Africa
in 1960 to tell the world about apartheid.
Film/Video Arts, Inc.
Broadway, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
$20,000
To support the Intern Program and the Artist Mentoring Project.
In both programs, participants create individual film/video
projects and have free access to on-site training, equipment and
facilities, and career counseling.
Five Myles, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary
$10,000
To support the construction and production of an abstract
theater work based on The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster.
This new work will be a collaboration among architect Burzeen
Contractor, composer Jane Wang, puppeteer Hanne Tierney and
designer Trevor Brown.
Flying Machine Theater, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$7,000
To support the development and production of a new theater
work. Utopians is an ensemble-created theater work.
Foundation for Dance Promotion, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$60,000
To support a self-produced performance and residency in Harlem,
New York. The project will include performances at Aaron Davis Hall
and audience development activities.
Foundation for Independent Video and Film
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
$45,000
To support the publication of The Independent Film and Video
Monthly and its online companion resource. The nationally
distributed magazine provides information on all aspects of
independent film and video production including practical,
aesthetic and scholarly articles.
Foundry Theatre, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$12,000
To support the commission, research, development and workshop
of Fifth Exotic, a new play by Ralph Pena. The project will
include a research and documentation phase in Los Angeles, a second
draft closed reading of the script, and a two-week workshop of the
play's third draft.
Frederick Douglass Creative Arts Center
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary
$40,000
To support the development of professional writers and
playwrights. This project will feature writing workshops, a reading
series of original plays for stage and screen and the 31st annual
Black Roots Festival.
Geva Theatre, Inc.
Rochester, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$25,000
To support the development and production of a world premiere
work by Jose Cruz Gonzalez. September Shoes will be
directed by Michael John Garces.
Glimmerglass Opera, Inc.
Cooperstown, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
$50,000
To support a new production of Good Soldier Schweik by
Robert Kurka and Lewis Allan. The opera will be given nine
performances during the summer of 2003.
GOH Productions (Seven Loaves, Inc.)
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$8,000
To support the development and production of a new theater
work. The Life and Times of Lee Harvey Oswald will be
written and directed by Artistic Director Vit Horejs.
Goodman, Joanna
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
$20,000
Recipient, 2002 Creative Writing Fellowship (Poetry).
Great Small Works, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$7,000
To support performances of the Sixth Toy Theater Festival and
A Mammal's Notebook: The Erik Satie Cabaret. The
three-week festival will include a Temporary Toy Theater Museum,
family programs, a symposium and public workshops at the HERE Art
Center.
Group I Acting Company, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$35,000
To support the premiere production, touring and educational
programming related to American Dreams: Lost and Found.
Adapted by Richard Corley from the book by Pulitzer Prize-winning
author Studs Terkel, American Dreams will be the third
production in the company's American Century Project.
Hallwalls, Inc.
Buffalo, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary
$25,000
To support the Hallwalls Artist-in-Residence Project. The
project will enable two visual artists, one media artist and two
musicians to create and present new works.
Harlem Textile Works, Ltd.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
$25,000
To support Design as Enterprise. Master artists will provide
young designers and artists the opportunity to learn design
practices and marketable job skills in the creation of fabric
designs.
Harvestworks, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary
$22,000
To support the Artists' Access Program in digital media. The
program will provide artists with studio residencies, classes and
public presentation of work.
HERE (Home for Contemporary Theatre and Art, Ltd)
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$20,000
To support the HERE Artist Residency Program (HARP), a
professional development program for mid career artists and
collaborative artist teams. HARP serves artists through workshops,
panel discussions, productions and career development services.
Highlights In Jazz
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$7,500
To support jazz concerts. Two concerts are planned in the
spring of 2004 that celebrate Highlights In Jazz's 31st anniversary
season.
House Foundation for the Arts, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$35,000
To support the remounting and presentation of Artistic Director
Meredith Monk's ATLAS: an opera in three parts. The
piece will be presented at the University of California, Los
Angeles and Berkeley.
Hudson Valley Writers' Center, Inc.
Sleepy Hollow, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
$10,000
To support the Literary Presentation Series, featuring live
readings by distinguished writers. The readings will be held at the
restored Philipse Manor Railroad on the Hudson River and Sunnyside,
the historic home of Washington Irving in Tarrytown, New York.
Independent Feature Project, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
$30,000
To support the IFP Market. The conference and exhibition
provides independent filmmakers from across the country the
opportunity to present their work to the industry.
INTAR (International Arts Relations, Inc.)
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$25,000
To support the production of a new play. Under the Mango
Tree, by Carmen Rivera, will be produced on INTAR's mainstage
theater in 2003.
International Print Center New York
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
$15,000
To support the New Prints Program, a series of exhibitions
designed to bring printmaking to a wider audience. A selection
committee will jury submissions with a particular emphasis on
prints from small community based workshops, university and
regional presses.
Irondale Ensemble Project
Brooklyn, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$12,000
To support the development and production of a new theater
piece. The History of Public Education, an ensemble-created
piece directed by Artistic Director Jim Nelson, will be presented
in 2003.
Israeli, Henri
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
$10,000
To support the translation from Albanian of selected poems by
Luljeta Lleshanaku. Israeli will collaborate with Shpresa
Qatipi.
Japan Society, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
$60,000
To support the exhibition Early Buddhist Art from Korea and
Japan, 6th - 9th Centuries, with accompanying catalog and
education programs.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$50,000
To support the U.S. tour of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
and the establishment of a new resident ensemble, the Afro-Cuban
Jazz Orchestra. The tour will reach 17 cities and 12 states,
including Hawaii, and locations throughout the Midwest and the
South.
Jazz Forum Arts, Inc.
Dobbs Ferry, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$10,000
To support the Berkshire Jazz Festival. The two-day outdoor
festival staged during August 2003 in Great Barrington, Mass. will
include concerts and workshops.
John Jasperse Company (Thin Man Dance, Inc.)
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$10,000
To support the second phase of a creation of a new work. The
evening-length work examining the hierarchical mode of perception
will premiere in Germany.
John Kelly & Co. (Dagmar Collective, Inc.)
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$10,000
To support the final creation of a dance theater work by John
Kelly, in collaboration with lyricist Mark Campbell and composer
Michael Torke. The Paradise Project is an inspiration from
the 1945 French film Les Enfant du Paradis (Children of
Paradise) by Marcel Carne.
Jose Limon Dance Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$25,000
To support the commission and presentation of a work by an
international choreographer. German choreographer Susanne Linke
will collaborate with composer Wolfgang Bley-Borkowski and designer
Marion Williams to create the work.
Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$70,000
To support dance presentation projects at The Joyce Theater.
The projects include the Altogether Different series, the Dance
Presentation Program and Joyce Soho Presents.
Just Buffalo Literary Center, Inc.
Buffalo, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
$15,000
To support readings, residencies and outreach programs
throughout the Greater Buffalo area. Proposed participants include
Jewelle Gomez, Jessica Hagedorn, Sonia Sanchez, Kimiko Hahn, Jim
Carroll, Dorothy Allison and Victor Hernandez Cruz.
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$35,000
To support production of a new adaptation of Antigone by
Ellen Stewart with original music by Elizabeth Swados. The piece
will be directed by Stewart and performed by the Great Jones
Repertory Company, La MaMa's permanent resident acting and
production company.
Levitin, Alexis A.
Morrisonville, NY
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
$10,000
To support the translation from Portuguese of two collections
of selected poems by Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen and Herberto
Helder. Both distinguished and award-winning poets, Andresen (b.
1919) and Helder (b. 1930) represent two extremes among the
diversity of voices in contemporary Portuguese poetry.
Light Work Visual Studies, Inc.
Syracuse, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
$45,000
To support a residency program for artists and the publication
of their work in Contact Sheet - The Light Work
Annual. Participating artists' work will also be made available
on Light Work's online database, an ever-expanding collection of
over 1,900 images, essays and biographical information.
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
$100,000
To support performances and related activities of the
three-week Lincoln Center Festival 2003. Totaling approximately 120
performances, the festival will feature traditional, contemporary,
national and international multidisciplinary works, as well as
symposia.
Lincoln Center Theatre (Vivian Beaumont Theater,
Inc.)
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
$45,000
To support the premiere production of a new musical work. Joe
Mantello will direct A Man Of No Importance, with
libretto by Terrence McNally, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and score by
Stephen Flaherty.
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
$55,000
To support an exhibition and publication project and the newly
designed Downtown Residency Program. The exhibition and publication
reflect the diverse body of work created through the Council's
World Trade Center (WTC) artist residency program from 1997 through
2001.
Lubovitch Dance Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a world premiere by
Lar Lubovitch. The work will be presented during the company's 35th
anniversary at City Center Theater with re-creations of earlier
work.
Ma-Yi Filipino Theatre Ensemble, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$20,000
To support the development, workshop and production of three
original commissioned works by emerging Asian-American writers. Ma
Yi Theatre will produce How To Be A Good Son by Julia Cho,
Whorled by Edward Bok Lee and Infinitude by Sung
Rno.
Mabou Mines
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
$25,000
To support the premiere of a large-scale dance/puppet opera
entitled Red Beads. Artistic Director Lee Breuer, Puppetry
Director Basil Twist, choreographers David Neumann, Clove Galilee
and Mary Overlie, and composer Ushio Torikai have developed the new
work.
Manhattan Theatre Club, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$42,000
To support the development of new plays and musicals. The Play
and Musical Development Program is a comprehensive program intended
to serve artists at all stages of their careers.
Mark Morris Dance Group (Discalced, Inc.)
Brooklyn, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$60,000
To support the creation of new works by Mark Morris. The works
will be set to the music of 20th century composers Olivier
Messiaen, Darius Milhaud and Igor Stravinsky.
MCC Theater (Manhattan Class Company, Inc.)
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$10,000
To support the New York premiere production of Kate Robin's
play Intrigue with Faye. This multimedia production will
combine live action, recorded video, and live videotaping and
playback.
Mettawee Theatre Company
Salem, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$17,000
To support the development, production and touring performances
of an original outdoor play. Artistic Director Ralph Lee will
direct and design the work based on wisdom tales of the ancient
Near East, incorporating masks and puppets with an original
score.
MHF (Marilyn Horne Foundation, Inc.)
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$12,500
To support performances by young artists in four vocal
recitals. The foundation will present the artists at the 125-seat
Kosciuszko Foundation and 457-seat Merkin Hall as part of its On
Wings of Song series which will be later broadcast on WQXR-FM
radio.
Millennium Film Workshop, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
$12,000
To support the exhibition of experimental film and video art
and filmmaking workshops. Exhibitions will feature the work of
avant-garde cinema and video from the United States and abroad.
Movement Research, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$10,000
To support the 11th Improvisation Festival/NY. The festival is
a celebration of dance improvisation, and will offer performances,
classes, workshops, educational outreach and panel discussions.
Movin' Spirits Dance Theater, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary
$12,000
To support The Women's Project "Under Construction". The
evening-length performance work will use a combination of live
music, video, language and dance to explore the stories and
personal histories of women.
Moving Image, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
$65,000
To support the theatrical premieres of American independent and
foreign films. Moving Image (aka Film Forum) is devoted to bringing
a broad array of the highest quality new work by emerging artists,
as well as more established figures, to a large and diverse general
public.
Museum for African Art
Long Island City, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
$40,000
To support the touring exhibition Material Differences in
African Art, with accompanying catalog and education
programs.
Museum of Modern Art
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
$35,000
To support the design and production of a site-specific
architectural installation at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center. The
project will create a public venue and provide critical exposure to
emerging architects and designers.
Museum of the City of New York
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Leadership FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
$64,000
To support the preservation of the LOOK Magazine
photographic collection. Ranging in date from 1937 to 1965, the
images in the LOOK collection capture all aspects of
American life: cultural life, politics, social issues, sports,
medicine and fashion.
Music From China
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$10,000
To support one-week residencies by Music From China at Indiana
State University and Indiana University. The ensemble will perform
a repertoire of traditional Chinese music and new compositions, as
well as lectures and demonstrations, composers' seminars, and
community outreach concerts.
Music-Theatre Group, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
$40,000
To support the production of a new musical theater work. Based
on the story of Tokyo Rose, the piece will be created and
directed by Sonolo Kawahara with original music by composer Diedre
Murray.
Musical Theatre Works, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
$15,000
To support the rehearsal and staged reading of Shimmer,
a new musical-in-progress, based on Sarah Schulman's novel.
Shimmer will receive three professional staged readings at
the 99-seat Linhart Theatre.
National Alliance for Musical Theatre, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
$30,000
To support the 15th Annual Festival of New Musicals. The
Festival will showcase 10-15 new musicals before an invited
audience of producers and musical theater professionals.
National Audio Theatre Festivals, Inc.
Hempstead, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
$10,000
To support the Audio Theatre Workshop. The series of classes
trains audio artists in script writing, performance for radio and
technical skills to produce innovative live radio drama.
National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Organizational Capacity FIELD/DISCIPLINE:
Multidisciplinary
$40,000
To support Project Bridge. This three-part leadership training
initiative will include a series of gatherings, a management
training institute, and a mentoring and partnership program.
New 42nd Street, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$25,000
To support the presentation of three theater productions. The
New Victory Theater will present Twinkle Twinkle Little
Fish, Snow White and A Midsummer Night's
Dream.
New Dramatists, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$40,000
To support the expansion of the new playwright development
process. The program will increase actor and director compensation,
along with a portion of artistic staff salaries and program
expenses.
New Museum of Contemporary Art
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
$30,000
To support the exhibition Living Inside the Grid, with
accompanying catalog.
New Professional Theatre, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
$15,000
To support the development and production of a new musical
theater work. New Professional Theater will produce
Skindiver, a new work written by playwright Charles Randolph
Wright with music by Nona Hendrix.
New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc.
Staten Island, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary
$15,000
To support new commissioned work and the continued development
of the Turbulence Web site. The project will provide for the
creation and distribution of five new works of Internet-based art
by national artists and the development of a new interface for the
Web site.
New School University (on behalf of New School
Concerts)
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$10,000
To support the New York String Seminar Program for emerging
young musicians. The professional development program, directed by
violinist and conductor Jaime Laredo, will culminate in two
concerts at Carnegie Hall in December 2003.
New Sounds Music, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$10,000
To support Eight Premieres featuring the PRISM Quartet. The new
works of James Primosch, Brian Fennelly, Ronald Caltabiano, Matt
Levy, and two student commissioning award winners will be performed
in New York and Philadelphia.
New York City Ballet, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Leadership FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$300,000
To support the conservation and preservation of the New York
City Ballet's archival collections. The collection includes
photographs, films, sets, costumes, personal papers of the founders
and other historically relevant materials.
New York City Ballet, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$100,000
To support the New York Choreographic Institute. The Institute
provides both established and pre professional choreographers with
the resources to experiment with the process of creating new
work.
New York City Opera, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
$75,000
To support a new production of The Rape of Lucretia by
Benjamin Britten. Four performances of the opera will be held at
Lincoln Center's New York State Theater.
New York Foundation for the Arts, Inc. (on behalf of
Strange Attractions, Inc.)
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
$60,000
To support post-production costs for an experimental
documentary film by Peter Friedman and Roger Manley. Beyond
Belief: The Power of Things will examine the meaning of the
word "belief" as it applies to religion and our everyday lives.
New York Foundation for the Arts, Inc. (on behalf of
Only Child Motion Pictures, Inc.)
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
$15,000
To support post-production costs for a documentary produced by
Ira Wohl and Katie Cadigan. John Cadigan will direct People Say
I'm Crazy.
New York Foundation for the Arts, Inc. (on behalf of
Gravity Hill Films)
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
$50,000
To support the production of an experimental film by Jem Cohen.
Chain will examine the homogenization of our landscapes.
New York Foundation for the Arts, Inc. (on behalf of
Yin Mei Dance)
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary
$17,000
To support the development and production of part one of the
Nomad Trilogy. Nomad I will be a multi-media, dance theater
work examining the theme of spiritual exploration.
New York Foundation for the Arts, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Organizational Capacity FIELD/DISCIPLINE:
Multidisciplinary
$55,000
To support the Arts Leadership Initiative. A series of
peer-learning groups and workshops, and one on-one coaching
sessions will enhance the leadership skills of administrators from
small and mid sized arts groups.
New York Foundation for the Arts, Inc. (on behalf of
Bill Shannon/Crutch Productions)
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary
$10,000
To support the creation of a new dance/multimedia project. The
evening-length work will bring together elements of break-dancing,
skateboarding, contemporary music and video to explore street dance
within a theater context.
New York Philharmonic
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$100,000
To support Ives in Perspective, a three-week festival featuring the
music of composer Charles Ives (1874-1954) and his contemporaries.
This 50th-anniversary commemoration of Ives's death will include
chamber music, song recitals, scholarly seminars, an exhibition and
other activities.
New York Theatre Workshop, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$40,000
To support the world premiere production of Kate Moria Ryan's
Cavedweller, adapted for the stage from the novel by Dorothy
Allison. Developed at the theater through readings, workshops and
residencies, the play will be directed by Michael Grief.
New York University (on behalf of Grey Art
Gallery)
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
$15,000
To support the touring exhibition Park Avenue Cubists,
with accompanying catalog and education programs.
Ontological-Hysteric Theater, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$32,000
To support the development and production of a new play.
Maestro!, by Artistic Director Richard Foreman, will be
produced at the Ontological-Hysteric Theater in St. Mark's
Church-in-the-Bowery.
Open City, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
$10,000
To support publication and related costs, including artists'
fees, for issues of Open City. New issues will include
fiction, poetry and essays from contributors such as Lev
Rubinshtein, Lara Vapnyar, Amine Zaitzeff, James Lasdun and Alicia
Erian.
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$10,000
To support the commissions of new work by composers Gunther
Schuller and Olly Wilson. The two chamber orchestral works will be
performed during the 2003-04 season.
Paper Bag Players
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$20,000
To support a multi-state tour of a new theater work for
children. The company will tour a one-hour show for children
developed and produced by Artistic Director Judith Martin.
Parrish Art Museum, Inc.
Southampton, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
$10,000
To support an exhibition of the work of Italian-born, American
artist Constantino Nivola (1911-1988), with accompanying
catalog.
Pascal Rioult Dance Theatre, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$10,000
To support the re-creation and presentation of Harvest.
The 10-year old piece was originally performed to a score by folk
composer Douggie MacLean.
Paul Taylor Dance Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$90,000
To support the creation and touring of work by Paul Taylor. The
project will include a joint performance by the Taylor Company and
the Houston Ballet at the Kennedy Center.
Pentacle (DanceWorks, Inc.)
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Organizational Capacity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$40,000
To support the fifth cycle of an artist mentorship program. The
Help Desk provides technical assistance to emerging and mid-career
choreographers.
Ping Chong and Company (Fiji Theater Company,
Inc.)
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$35,000
To support the development and production of a new
multidisciplinary theatrical work. The Africa Project will
explore European colonialism in Africa through dance, music, media
and theater.
Playwrights Horizons, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$45,000
To support the New Theater Wing Developmental Program. The
program is a series of artistic initiatives that supports both
emerging and established writers in the development and
presentation of new works.
Poetry Project, Ltd.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
$25,000
To support the Monday Night and Wednesday Night Reading and
Performance Series, featuring more than 100 poets and performers.
Writers under consideration include Paul Auster, Quincy Troupe,
Maxine Chernoff, Arthur Sze, Robert Creeley and Barbara Guest.
Poets & Writers, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Organizational Capacity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
$75,000
To support the publication of Poets & Writers
Magazine and the continued development and promotion of the
Poets & Writers Web site. Other project activities include
seminars, panels, lectures and pamphlets providing writers with
practical information on the business of writing.
Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center (Stony Brook
Foundation, Inc.)
East Hampton, NY
CATEGORY: Leadership FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
$107,000
To support the stabilization of the home and studio of 20th-century
abstract painters Jackson Pollock (1912-56) and Lee Krasner
(1908-84). The home and studio, left intact, house the artists'
personal library of books, exhibition catalogs, and a large
collection of jazz and classical records.
Pregones Touring Puerto Rican Theater Collection, Inc.
Bronx, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$30,000
To support the creation of two new original works through the
Citystage 2003 project. The Citystage initiative brings the works
of Pregones Theater to associate venues in the Bronx, Queens and
Manhattan.
Primary Stages Company, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$10,000
To support the commissions of three works to debut in the
theater's new performance space. Playwrights Mac Wellman, Edwin
Sanchez and Julia Jordan will be commissioned and provided with
developmental support for their work.
Printed Matter, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
$20,000
To support continued development of a web-based catalogue
raisonne documenting the history of artists' books. While
Printed Matter has been compiling a resource since its inception in
1976, new technologies have presented opportunities to expand the
audience for the genre.
PRTT (Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre Co., Inc.)
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$20,000
To support the Playwrights Unit. The company will commission up
to 14 emerging Latino playwrights to create new works, resulting in
staged readings and one full production.
Public Art Fund, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
$30,000
To support In the Public Realm, a commissioning opportunity for
emerging artists to develop art projects in an urban context. The
temporary projects will be documented in a series of
publications.
Queens Museum of Art
Flushing, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
$30,000
To support the touring exhibition Joan Jonas: Performance
Installations, with accompanying catalog and education
programs.
Red Wing Performing Group, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary
$10,000
To support the creation and premiere of the Hiroshima
Maidens. This bunraku-style puppet work will be written
and directed by Dan Hurlin.
Reel Sisters
Brooklyn, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
$7,500
To support the Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival and
Lecture Series. The event is dedicated to presenting the work of
women of color.
Research Foundation of State University of New York
(on behalf of Performing Arts Center, Purchase
College)
Albany, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$25,000
To support the presentation of four theater ensembles in the
Theater Masterpieces series. The series will present the Abbey
Theatre of Dublin, Theatre de la Jeune Lune of Minneapolis, Aquila
Theatre Company of London and New York, and 4D Art of Quebec.
Rotunda Gallery (Brooklyn Information & Culture,
Inc.)
(on behalf of Celebrate Brooklyn Performing Arts
Festival)
Brooklyn, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary
$15,000
To support Live Music for Film. The project will feature screenings
of two classic silent films accompanied by live performances of
original music.
Roulette Intermedium, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary
$12,000
To support the Festival of Mixology 2003. This series of eight
concerts will focus on the ways in which artists are experimenting
with new technological interfaces between sound and video.
Roundabout Theatre Company, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
$25,000
To support the production of a new musical. The Look of
Love, co-conceived by David Thompson, Scott Ellis and David
Loud with choreography by Ann Reinking, will feature the music and
lyrics of Burt Bacharach and Hal David.
Saratoga International Theater Institute, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary
$10,000
To support SYSTEMS/LAYERS. This collaborative work will
incorporate seven actors, five musicians and film projection to
re-examine the boundaries between theater, music and dance.
Sculpture Center, Inc.
Long Island, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
$12,000
To support In Practice, an exhibition series for
under-recognized sculptors. Artists, selected from an open call by
a committee of artists and curators, will be provide with an
honorarium and fees for materials so that they can create new
work.
Sculpture Space, Inc.
Utica, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
$15,000
To support an artists' residency program for sculptors. Artists
from outside New York state will be given the opportunity to create
new work during two-month residencies at a former steam engine and
boilerworks plant.
Second Stage Theatre, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
$35,000
To support the world premiere of a new, musical work. Second
Stage Theatre will produce Little Fish, written by Michael
John LaChuisa, with direction and choreography by Graciela
Daniele.
Shapiro, Daniel
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
$10,000
To support the translation from Spanish of Cipango by
Chilean poet Tomas Harris. Little known in the U.S., Harris has
received numerous awards in Latin America, including the Pablo
Neruda Prize, the Altazor Award and the Casa de las Americas
prize.
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
$11,000
To support a residency program for emerging artists. Artists
will be provided with a private studio, full room and board, and
weekly private and group critiques by guest artists.
Skysaver Productions, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$10,000
To support the creation and production of a theater work
adapted from a literary classic. Based on Homer's Odyssey,
Theodora Skipitares will create Odyssey, a fusion between a
4,000 year-old form of shadow puppetry, hands-on animation and
music.
Skyscraper Museum
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
$15,000
To support the commission of an architectural installation at
the Skyscraper Museum. Artist James Turrell and architect Roger
Duffy will create an entrance canopy that employs light to define
space and volume.
Smack Mellon Studios, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
$20,000
To support a program to assist artists in response to New York
City's current artist housing/studio crisis. Nine to twelve artists
will be selected for residency periods of one year that will
include access to studio space, technical assistance and an
honorarium.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Inc.
Staten Island, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
$33,000
To support Engaged Vision/Engaged Mind, an exhibition of
contemporary artists who have a connection to Buddhism. The
project, featuring work by artists such as John Cage, Ad Reinhardt
and Kristin Jones, will include a catalog.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Inc.
Staten Island, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
$20,000
To support the coordination, promotion, interpretation, Web
site and documentation of the Buddhism Project, in collaboration
with Tibet House.
Society for New Music
Syracuse, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$10,000
To support winter concerts and the creation and presentation of
a commissioned work by Marc Mellits. The winter season includes
seven concerts with eight repeat performances in venues such as
colleges, universities and libraries.
Socrates Sculpture Park, Inc.
Long Island City, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
$40,000
To support a residency and exhibition opportunity for sculptors
to realize large-scale work at a riverfront park in an industrial
neighborhood. Artists are provided with access to space,
facilities, materials, equipment, technical assistance and a
stipend.
Soho Repertory Theatre, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$8,000
To support the development and production of a new play.
Artistic Director Daniel Aukin will direct Suitcase by
Melissa James Gibson.
Sospeso Ltd.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$10,000
To support Sound on Film, a concert that will combine live
instrumental performance with film. The project represents Ensemble
Sospeso's continued exploration of expressive possibilities of
using recent technology and new media.
Sound Portraits Productions, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
$15,000
To support production and post-production costs for an audio
installation by David Isay. Remember the Forgotten
Ones will be based on the oral histories of photographer Milton
Rogovin.
Spanish Dance Arts Company, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$10,000
To support the presentation of a retrospective of the company's
work. The retrospective is being created to celebrate the company's
20th anniversary in 2003.
Stage Directors and Choreographers Workshop Foundation,
Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$8,000
To support a three-day directing symposium for the professional
development of directors and choreographers. The symposium will
focus on methods of creation, collaboration and presentation of new
plays in the new millennium.
Standby Program, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
$15,000
To support state-of-the-art, broadcast quality, post-production
video equipment for artists and independent producers. Standby's
access program is a unique model of collaboration between a
nonprofit arts organization and privately owned businesses.
Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences
Staten Island, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
$25,000
To support an exhibition on the Snug Harbor Cultural Center.
The exhibition will include historical, archival and newly
commissioned work to demonstrate contemporary art and its meaning
in a historical setting.
Stephen Petronio Company
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$15,000
To support the presentation and touring of new works. Stephen
Petronio will collaborate with visual artists Cindy Sherman, Donald
Baechler and Stephen Hannock to create Fallen Man, Rock Star and
Stupid Cowboy.
Storefront for Art and Architecture
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
$30,000
To support a traveling exhibition Architecture of the Cuban
Revolution, 1959-1969. Featuring over 100 photographs taken
from 1959 to 1969, the exhibit will include a lecture series, panel
discussion and publication.
Studio Arena Theatre
Buffalo, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$25,000
To support the creation, development and production of a new
theater work. The Mythology of Bowling will be written by
Carter Lewis and directed by Artistic Director Gavin Cameron
Webb.
Syracuse Stage
Syracuse, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$20,000
To support the commission, development and production of a new
play. Playwright Tina Howe will write a new play specifically for
the Tony Award-winning actress Elizabeth Franz.
Talking Band, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
$15,000
To support the development and production of a new
music-theater work. Belize will be written by Paul Zimet and
composed by Ellen Maddow.
Target Margin Theater, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$15,000
To support the development and production of a play adapted
from a literary classic. Target Margin Theater will translate and
produce for the stage both parts of Goethe's Faust.
TCG (Theatre Communications Group, Inc.)
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Organizational Capacity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$140,000
To support the 14th Biennial National Conference. The largest
national gathering of not-for-profit theater professionals, this
conference will celebrate the achievements of the field and explore
how theater is changing and evolving today.
Tectonic Theater Project, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
$15,000
To support the development of a new theatrical piece based on
Mozart's Apollo et Hyacinthus. The company will undertake a
three-week workshop of the piece, which will be conceived and
directed by Moises Kaufman.
The Directors Company
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
$18,000
To support the Harold Prince Musical Theatre Program. Under the
guidance of Master Director Harold Prince the program provides
artists with the artistic, production and administrative support
needed to develop their new musicals.
The Field (Performance Zone, Inc.) (on
behalf of Tere O'Connor Dance)
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of an evening-length
work. Choreographed by Tere O'Connor, the work will intermingle
dance and film with environmental themes, and will include
residencies in New York, Virginia and Massachusetts.
The Field (Performance Zone Inc.)
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Organizational Capacity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$15,000
To support a series of workshops and residencies. The project
will include the creation of work, group feedback, retreats, a
conference and a training program for arts managers.
The Kitchen (Haleakala, Inc.)
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary
$25,000
To support the Sidney Kahn Summer Institute. Students and young
professionals in the performing and media arts will receive
intensive training in the design and development of multimedia
work.
The Met (Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc.)
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
$100,000
To support a new production of Les Troyens by Hector
Berlioz. In 2003, nine performances of this opera will celebrate
the 200th anniversary of the birth of the composer.
The Present Company
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$18,000
To support the New York International Fringe Festival.
FringeNYC is a celebration of the work of emerging theater
companies and performing artists, held annually on the historic
Lower East Side of Manhattan.
Theater By The Blind Corporation
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$13,000
To support programs for the professional development of blind
and visually impaired theater artists. Activities include an
elaborate reading service by sighted actors; conversion of scripts
to accessible formats including Braille, large print and cassette;
and public staged reading opportunities.
Theater for the New City Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$12,000
To support two world premiere productions by writers in the
Emerging Playwrights Program. The Golden Bear by
Laurel Hessing and Let the Rhythm Hit'Em by Andre Brown will
be developed and produced with the playwrights involved in the
rehearsal and production process.
Theatre for a New Audience, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$35,000
To support to production of two plays. The company will present
The General from America by playwright and director Richard
Nelson, and Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare.
Theatreworks/USA Corporation
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
$30,000
To support the New Works Development Program. Two works in
progress will be developed through a seven-stage process
culminating in full productions and national tours.
Trisha Brown Dance Company, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$60,000
To support the creation of a new work. The work will premiere
at the International Festival de la Danse in Cannes, France.
Ueland, Carol
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
$10,000
To support the translation from Russian of selected poems by
Aleksandr Kushner. Ueland will collaborate with Robert
Carnevale.
Van Alen Institute: Projects in Public Architecture
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
$25,000
To support New Directions, a touring exhibition and
accompanying publication. The project will present public spaces
that reveal innovative thinking in urban design, planning and
programming.
Vineyard Theatre & Workshop Center, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
$40,000
To support the development, lab production and full production
of a new musical theater piece. The Miracle Brothers,
by Kirsten Childs, is the first commission of the Kitty Carlisle
Hart Music Theatre Lab of Vineyard Theatre.
Visual Arts Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
$30,000
To support Vectors: Digital Art of Our Time, a touring
exhibition and catalog. The exhibition will include seminal and new
works of digital art including prints, Internet art, computer
animation, interactive installations, CD-ROMs, and digital audio
and music.
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Organizational Capacity FIELD/DISCIPLINE:
Multidisciplinary
$15,000
To support the expansion of pro bono and low cost legal
services. The program will provide representation, advocacy, and
mediation services to artists and arts organizations throughout New
York.
Westchester Arts Council
White Plains, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
$30,000
To support the commissioning of a series of site-specific
installations by regional artists. Four works will be selected by
an independent curator and panel that will respond to the historic
significance, scale and architectural details of the Arts
Exchange's Grand Banking Room.
White Pine Inc.
Buffalo, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
$30,000
To support the translation, publication and promotion of titles
in the World of Voices Project. White Pine will market the series
through targeted mailings and print ads, and will continue to
upgrade its Web site to include book excerpts, reviews and study
guides.
Whitney Museum of American Art
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
$25,000
To support a touring exhibition of the work of artist Elie
Nadelman (1882-1946), with accompanying catalog and education
programs.
Women Make Movies, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
$30,000
To support the distribution of selected films on DVD from the
Women Make Movies collection. In honor of their 30th anniversary,
10 films will be digitized and made available to schools, libraries
and cultural institutions.
Women's Project & Productions, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$18,000
To support the professional development activities of women
theater artists through the Developmental Theatre Program. Program
activities will include the Director's Forum, Playwrights Lab,
First Looks rehearsed readings and Work-in-Progress workshops.
Women's Studio Workshop, Inc.
Rosendale, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
$15,000
To support residencies for two mid-career artists at a print-
and paper-making facility. Artists will be provided with a stipend,
housing, materials allowance and travel costs for a six-week
residency.
Wooster Group, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$32,000
To support the creation and presentation of Poor
Theater, a production based on the work of the late Polish
director Jerzy Grotowski. Contributors to the project will include
Wooster Group members Willem Dafoe, Elizabeth LeCompte, Kate Valk
and a circle of project associates.
World Music Institute, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
$38,000
To support concerts and lecture/demonstrations that illustrate
African influences on contemporary music and dance in the Americas.
To demonstrate the interplay among forms, traditional music from
the Caribbean, South America and Mexico will be showcased with
genres such as jazz and funk.
The Writers Room, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
$15,000
To support subsidized work space for emerging writers using the
Writers Room, an urban writer's colony in New York City. For ch per
quarter year, The Writers Room provides 400 authors with workspace
24 hours a day.
Young Concert Artists, Inc.
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$22,500
To support the presentation of the Young Concert Artists Series of
recitals and concerto debuts by young musicians. The 2003 project
will feature nine concerts in New York City and five in Washington,
D.C.
Young Playwrights Festival
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$10,000
To support the Young Playwrights Festival 2003. The annual festival
is designed to train young playwrights, serve emerging playwrights
with development opportunities and expose audiences to new
plays.
Zvi Gotheiner and Dancers
New York, NY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$10,000
To support a national tour and related residency activities.
The company will tour Rites, choreographed by Artistic
Director Zvi Gotheiner.
Total Dollars Awarded: $7,227,000
Total Grants Awarded: 249
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