2007 Grant Awards: Access to Artistic Excellence

[ August 14, 2006 deadline ]

Dance | Design | Folk & Traditional Arts | Literature | Local Arts Agencies
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Visual Arts

Some details of the projects listed below are subject to change, contingent upon prior Endowment approval.

Dance

Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc. (aka Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater) (Consortium)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the expansion of AileyCamp New York, in partnership with The Children's Aid Society, to include Staten Island. AileyCamp New York is a six-week summer course with activities including dance classes, personal development workshops, and cultural development workshops.

American Tap Dance Foundation, Inc. (aka ATDF)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the seventh annual New York City Tap Festival.  The project will include performances, master classes, tap workshops, tap jams, panel discussions, and film seminars.

Arts Resources in Collaboration, Inc. (aka ARC)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the digitization of Eye on Dance, an educational series of videotape interviews with dancers and choreographers. The digitized sessions will be distributed nationally to libraries and educational institutions and broadcast on New York City PBS and cable stations.

Ballet Arizona
Phoenix, AZ
$10,000
To support free ballet performances in local parks in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Ballet Under the Stars will be performed in Sahuaro Ranch Park, Glendale; Tempe Beach Park, Tempe; Indian School Park, Phoenix; Fountain Park, Fountain Hills; Desert Foothills Park, Ahwatukee; and Estrella Mountain Ranch Park, Goodyear.

Ballet Concierto de Puerto Rico
San Juan, PR
$10,000
To support the presentation of The Nutcracker in small cities and rural towns around Puerto Rico. The program will tour as part of Ballet Concierto on Wheels, and will include performances for student and adult audiences.

Ballet East Dance Company (aka Ballet East Dance Theatre)
Austin, TX
$10,000
To support a series of educational programs to expose students to dance. The project will take inner city high school students to dance performances and bring dancers and choreographers into the school for master classes and instruction in dance and choreography.

Ballet Tech Foundation, Inc. (aka Ballet Tech)
New York, NY
$30,000
To support a tuition-free ballet training program serving New York City public school children. The program provides pre-professional arts training including an integrated public academic education and a student performance troupe.

Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company
Union, NJ
$10,000
To support the expansion of Creating Cultural Communities, the company's education and outreach program. The project will include re-establishing an annual residency known as SummerDance in its home region.

Children's Dance Foundation (Consortium)
Birmingham, AL
$10,000
To support the School Touring Program, which consists of half-day residencies at underserved elementary schools in Jefferson County. The project is a partnership with the Jefferson County Board of Education, and includes a Math in Motion performance, which links dance to the curriculum.

Chinese Cultural Productions (aka Lily Cai Chinese Dance Company)
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a full-length concert that will be performed by Chinese and Chinese American dancers and musicians in San Francisco and Shanghai. The Lily Cai Chinese Dance Company production will combine traditional Chinese music and dance elements with contemporary American stagecraft and digital technology.

CityDance Ensemble, Inc.
Washington, DC
$10,000
To support the reconstruction of three seminal works of American modern dance. The works include How Long Brethren? (1937) by Helen Tamiris; Harmonica Breakdown (1938) by Jane Dudley; and Dust Bowl Ballads (1941) by Sophie Maslow, and will be presented in a program titled Brother Can You Spare a Dime? at the Music Center at Strathmore in Bethesda, MD.

Community Arts Project, Inc. (aka King Arts Complex)
Columbus, OH
$10,000
To support the presentation of Muntu Dance Theater of Chicago. The company will offer performances, classes, and workshops in African and African American dance, music, and folklore.

Contemporary Dance Theater, Inc. (aka Contemporary Dance Theater)
Cincinnati, OH
$15,000
To support the presentation of dance companies at the Jarson-Kaplan Theater at the Aronoff Center for the Arts. The project will include the Guest Artist series featuring the presentation of touring professional dance companies, a Choreographers Without Companies concert featuring new work by local choreographers, and one week of residency activities for each of the touring companies.

Dance Camera West
Los Angeles, CA
$10,000
To support the 2008 Dance Camera West Dance Film Festival. The project will present a series of screenings of dance films from around the world at various venues in Los Angeles.

Dance COLEctive
Chicago, IL
$10,000
To support a tour of an evening-length performance, Written on the Body, choreographed by artistic director Margi Cole. The tour will include a number of related outreach and education activities including master classes, lecture-demonstrations, classroom talks, open rehearsals, and discussions with targeted community organizations.

Dance Exchange, Inc. (aka Liz Lerman Dance Exchange)
Takoma Park, MD
$10,000
To support Funny Uncles Live/Online, an Internet project of the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange. The project will involve integrating the presentation of the stage work with diverse uses of online technology and community building.

Dance Films Association, Inc. (aka DFA)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the national tour of the 36th Dance on Camera Festival. The festival will include domestic and international films on a range of dance genres and related outreach activities.

Dance Heritage Coalition, Inc.
Washington, DC
$30,000
To support the establishment of Dance Heritage Preservation hubs to transfer analog videotapes to digital formats for preservation purposes. The hubs will be located at the San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum, Ohio State University, and Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.

Dance Notation Bureau, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
To support the addition of new dance scores to an archive of notated dances. The scores will be documented using Labanotation, a method of recording dance movement.

Dance St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
$10,000
To support dance residencies for underserved middle and high school students. The residencies will be offered in conjunction with Tango Buenos Aires and Garth Fagan Dance performances.

Dance Theatre of Harlem, Inc. (aka DTH)
New York, NY
$30,000
To support educational and community outreach initiatives that expose children and adults to dance. Dancing Through Barriers® and Arts Exposure programs will include lecture-demonstrations, video assemblies, special student performances, master classes, dress rehearsals, and various workshops conducted in cities across the United States.

Dancing in the Street, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
To support Breaking Ground, a multi-year series of free, site-specific dance performances, walking tours, and waterfront activities. Choreographers will be commissioned to create new site-specific works in three of New York City's five boroughs.

Dayton Ballet Association (aka Dayton Ballet)
Dayton, OH
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a world premiere ballet by choreographer Gregory Robinson. The work will be performed during the company's winter repertory program at Dayton's Victoria Theatre.

Dimensions Dance Theater, Inc. (Consortium)
Oakland, CA
$10,000
To support a free dance program for children and young adults. Rites of Passage will take place in partnership with Fifth Stream Music, and will provide training in a variety of African and African-derived dance and music styles as well as performance opportunities.

Eisenhower Dance Ensemble
Southfield, MI
$10,000
To support a project to expose elementary students in the Pontiac, Michigan, School District to creative movement. The program is being designed in collaboration with the Pontiac Schools' Health Department and William Beaumont Hospital.

Eugene Ballet
Eugene, OR
$10,000
To support regional dance touring in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. The company will present Children of the Raven, choreographed by artistic director Toni Pimble, in rural communities.

Festival Dance & Performing Arts Association, Inc. (aka Festive Dance)
Moscow, ID
$9,000
To support the Festival Dance Youthreach Project. Touring professional companies provide free performances and master classes to students in north central Idaho and eastern Washington.

Frequent Flyers Productions, Inc.
Boulder, CO
$10,000
To support the ninth annual Aerial Dance Festival. The project will include classes, workshops, and performances for students ranging from youth to senior citizens.

George Balanchine Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
To support The Balanchine Rescue Project. The project will reconstruct and preserve lost ballets choreographed by George Balanchine.

GroundWorks Dancetheater
Cleveland Hts, OH
$10,000
To support educational outreach activities and guest artist residencies. The project will involve workshops for students and their families in grades three to eight, performances, master classes, and the creation of new works by guest artists.

Helanius J. Wilkins - EDGEWORKS (aka EDGEWORKS Dance Theater)
Washington, DC
$8,000
To support the Negro Dance Theatre Project. The project will involve creating and presenting works inspired and performed by the Negro Dance Theatre, the first dance company of African American men, formed in 1954.

International Tap Association (aka ITA)
Boulder, CO
$10,000
To support a printed issue of "On Tap" and a planning process to transition to an interactive web site that documents and preserves the heritage of the American art of tap, while providing informational resources to ensure its future.

Jazz Tap Ensemble Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
$20,000
To support Women in Tap, a national gathering of four generations of female tap artists. The conference will include a performance, a tap conservatory, and discussion panels.

Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc. (aka The Joyce Theater) (Consortium)
New York, NY
$20,000
To support Evening Stars, an outdoor dance festival that takes place in Lower Manhattan's Battery Park. The project, in partnership with the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, will feature dance companies as well as leading solo tap artists.

Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, Inc. (Consortium)
Kansas City, MO
$10,000
To support the presentation of an Ailey II residency. The project, in partnership with Kaw Valley Arts & Humanities, will include public and school performances and community outreach programs.

Lula Washington Contemporary Dance Foundation (aka Lula Washington Dance Theatre)
Los Angeles, CA
$10,000
To support the Inside View Studio Dance Series. The project will invite audiences to preview and offer feedback on new works in the company's home studio.

Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance, Inc.
New York, NY
$80,000
To support rehearsals and the creation of audience development programming and materials. Programs will center around Martha Graham's roots, her collaborations with composers and visual artists, a program for young audiences, and providing context on the works while the company is on tour.

Miami Hispanic Ballet Corp.
Miami, FL
$10,000
To support the XII International Ballet Festival of Miami. The festival includes ballet performances, open rehearsals, workshops, master classes, a dance film series, and an art exhibition.

Moving People Dance Theatre, Inc. (aka MPDT)
Santa Fe, NM
$10,000
To support the Santa Fe Dance Festival. The project will include performances and dance training for student and professional dancers and the public.

Nashville Ballet (aka Nashville City Ballet) (Consortium)
Nashville, TN
$10,000
To support Emergence 3, a collaboration with Vanderbilt University's Blair School of Music. Choreographers will be paired with music faculty to collaborate and create new dance works.

National Black Arts Festival (aka NBAF)
Atlanta, GA
$20,000
To support the presentation of dance artists of the African diaspora. The project will include the presentation of a new work by Dayton Contemporary Dance Company honoring visual artist Jacob Lawrence and a residency project with Abdel Salaam, artistic director of Forces of Nature Dance Theatre.

New Dance Theatre, Inc. (aka Cleo Parker Robinson Dance)
Denver, CO
$15,000
To support a project to honor the life of dance legend Katherine Dunham. The project will include the restaging of a Dunham work for the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble and an educational outreach program.

Nikolais/Louis Foundation for Dance (aka Nikolais/Louis)
New York, NY
$30,000
To support the documentation, preservation, and presentation of The Crystal and Sphere, choreographed by Alwin Nikolais. The work will be restaged on the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company.

Olive Dance Theatre, Inc. (aka Olive Dance Theatre)
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new evening-length work, Brotherly Love. The work will premiere at the Painted Bride Art Center and will tour to underserved regions and communities.

Opera House Arts
Stonington, ME
$10,000
To support the development of a site-specific dance choreographed by Alison Chase. The project will take place at the historic Settlement Granite Quarry preserve in Deer Isle, Maine.

Pat Graney Performance, Inc. (aka Pat Graney Company)
Seattle, WA
$10,000
To support a performance/installation project incorporating video projections. The work will be created by choreographer Pat Graney, in collaboration with choreographer/media artist Ellen Bromberg.

Performing Arts Society of Acadiana, Inc. (aka PASA)
Lafayette, LA
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work set to zydeco music by Elise Monte Dance Company. In addition to performances, the company will offer a variety of education and outreach activities.

Professional Flair, Inc. (aka Dancing Wheels)
Cleveland, OH
$10,000
To support the commissioning of a work for Dancing Wheels by choreographers Stuart Pimsler and Suzanne Costello and the presentation of a full-length work. The commissioned work will be used for community outreach, and the full-length work, created in partnership with the University of Akron, will incorporate new technology.

Rhapsody In Taps, Incorporated (aka Rhapsody in Taps)
Long Beach, CA
$10,000
To support the reconstruction of a past work and the creation of a new work, both choreographed by Linda Sohl-Ellison. The works will be performed at the George & Sakaye Aratani/Japan America Theatre.

Ringside Inc. (aka STREB)
Brooklyn, NY
$20,000
To support PUBLIC ACTION, an audience development and access program. The project will support residency and outreach programs for PUBLIC/ACTION NEW YORK and PUBLIC/ACTION ON TOUR.

Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation (aka Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company)
Salt Lake City, UT
$20,000
To support dance residency activities in communities across the United States. The project will include lecture-demonstrations, creative movement classes, teacher workshops, open rehearsals, parent/child workshops, dance classes, and performances.

Robert L. Reed Tap Heritage Institute
Saint Louis, MO
$10,000
To support the 16th annual St. Louis Tap Festival. The festival features nationally and internationally acclaimed tap artists from around the United States in performances and residency activities.

San Francisco Performing Arts Library & Museum
San Francisco, CA
$30,000
To support the preservation of the archives of San Francisco Ballet, LINES Ballet, and the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival. The outcome of the project will be a comprehensive visual record of the groups' historic achievements.

Southern Theater Foundation (aka Southern Theater)
Minneapolis, MN
$13,000
To support Dance Around, an outreach program that brings culturally specific dance forms into underserved Twin City communities. The companies will present Bharatanatyam, flamenco, modern, and hip-hop dance and offer education and outreach activities.

Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater
Minneapolis, MN
$10,000
To support WASH: Working with Artists, Sharing the Healing. The project includes a symposium at the Barbara Barker Center for Dance, Caring for the Caregiver movement/expression workshops, and Satellite Events, which will include artistic collaborations by participants presented throughout the community.

Tigertail Productions, Inc. (Consortium)
Miami, FL
$10,000
To support a series of performances, workshops, panels, and film screenings exploring and promoting dance for people with disabilities. DanceAble VIII will take place in collaboration with the Florida Dance Association.

Topaz Arts, Inc. (aka TOPAZ ARTS Productions)
Woodside, NY
$10,000
To support the presentation of an evening-length work by choreographer Paz Tanjuaquio. The Soundless Music by Yoko Ono will be created in collaboration with composer/filmmaker Todd Richmond.

Tulane University (aka Adminstrators of the Tulane Educational Fund)
New Orleans, LA
$15,000
To support the 12th annual New Orleans Heritage Dance Festival. The festival will include dance classes, lectures, and performances celebrating the Afro-based dance traditions in North and South American and Caribbean cultures.

Velocity Dance Center
Seattle, WA
$10,000
To support the 11th anniversary of a summer dance festival. The Strictly Seattle Dance Intensive offers instruction by Seattle artists and includes programs for beginning to professional dancers.

Verb Ballets (aka formerly Cleveland Repertory Project)
Cleveland Heights, OH
$10,000
To support the preservation of works by choreographer Heinz Poll (1926-2006). The project will involve the creation of a preservation resource portfolio for dancers and choreographers.

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