2010 Grant Awards: Access to Artistic Excellence

[ March 12, 2009 deadline ]

Artists Communities | Dance | Design | Folk & Traditional Arts | Literature
Local Arts Agencies | Media Arts | Museums | Music | Musical Theater
Opera | Presenting | Theater | Visual Arts

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

Dance

Alabama Dance Council, Inc.
Birmingham, AL
$10,000
To support the presentation of the 2010 Alabama Dance Festival. The statewide festival will feature performances by Battleworks Dance Company, showcases of Alabama dance companies, master classes, professional development workshops, and dance education workshops.

Alaska Dance Theatre, Inc.
Anchorage, AK
$10,000
To support a performance by Alaska Dance Theatre. The performance will include works staged by choreographer Gabriel Otevrel on Alaska Dance Theatre and his company, Ballett-und Tranzforum Augsburg OTEVREL, from Germany.

Alonzo King's LINES Ballet
San Francisco, CA
$20,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by Artistic Director and choreographer Alonzo King in collaboration with architect Christopher Haas. The new work will premiere as part of LINES Ballet's fall home season at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.

Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc. (aka Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater)
New York, NY
$100,000
To support Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's United States tour. The company will offer performances and outreach activities in communities across the United States.

American Dance Festival, Inc.
Durham, NC
$70,000
To support What is Dance Theater?, a series that will include works that blur the line between dance and theater. American Dance Festival will present a variety of American and international companies as well as commissioned new works.

American Tap Dance Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
To support Tap City, an annual summer tap festival. The festival offers training, education, special events, and performances.

Armitage Foundation Ltd. (aka Armitage Gone! Dance)
New York, NY
$15,000
To support the creation and presentation of "Three Theories," an evening-length work by choreographer and artistic director Karole Armitage.

Art Sweats, Inc. (aka David Dorfman Dance)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the presentation of a new work by artistic director and choreographer David Dorfman. The work will be presented on a national tour by David Dorfman Dance.

Aspen Ballet Company & School (aka Aspen Santa Fe Ballet)
Aspen, CO
$20,000
To support Aspen Santa Fe Ballet's national tour. In addition to performances, touring activities will include master classes and open rehearsals with local dance schools and universities.

Atlanta Ballet, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
$20,000
To support the presentation of James Kudelka's Four Seasons, set to music by Antonio Vivaldi. The work will be performed at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre as part of Atlanta Ballet's 80th anniversary celebration.

AXIS Dance Company
Oakland, CA
$20,000
To support Dance Access & Dance Access/KIDS! education and outreach programs. The programs offer a variety of dance events for disabled and able youth and adults in schools in the Bay Area and on tour nationally.

Ballet Austin, Incorporated (aka Ballet Austin)
Austin, TX
$15,000
To support the New American Talent/Dance, a juried choreographic competition. Emerging choreographers KT Nelson, Dominic Walsh, and Nelly Van Bomme will create and premiere a new work.

Ballet Concierto de Puerto Rico
San Juan, PR
$10,000
To support an island tour as part of the company's 30th anniversary. The company will offer performances and outreach activities in rural communities across Puerto Rico.

Ballet Hispanico of New York, Inc.
New York, NY
$25,000
To support a national tour and the premiere of new works in honor of the company's 40th anniversary. In conjunction with the tour, the company will offer a range of Primeros Pasos (First Steps) dance education activities and performances tailored to the specific needs of the communities.

Ballet Memphis Corporation
Memphis, TN
$15,000
To support the creation and presentation of AbunDance: Make a Joyful Noise, a series of dances based on vocal sounds. The works will be choreographed by Trey McIntyre, Jane Comfort, Robert Battle, and Petr Zahradnicek.

Ballet Metropolitan, Inc. (aka BalletMet Columbus)
Columbus, OH
$20,000
To support the creation and presentation of world premiere works by choreographers Ma Cong, Maurice Hines, James Kudelka, and Darrell Grand Moultrie. Each choreographic residency will culminate in public performances at the downtown Capital Theatre.

Ballet Theatre Foundation, Inc. (aka American Ballet Theatre)
New York, NY
$100,000
To support the creation of a new production of Piotr Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker, choreographed by American Ballet Theatre's artist in residence, Alexei Ratmansky. The new production will premiere at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and will eventually tour both nationally and internationally.

Bates College
Lewiston, ME
$25,000
To support artists residencies as part of the annual Bates Dance Festival. Sustaining Contemporary Dance in Difficult Times will include AXIS Dance Company, Cynthia Oliver's COCo Dance Theatre, Camille Brown and Dancers, Doug Varone and Dancers, and Mark Bamuthi Joseph.

Better Family Life, Inc.
St. Louis, MO
$10,000
To support Black Dance-USA: A Celebration in Movement. The project will consist of dance workshops, concerts by dance companies, lecture-demonstrations, and video, literature, and video and audio tapings.

Big Tree Productions, Inc. (aka Tere O'Connor Dance)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of an evening-length work by choreographer Tere O'Connor. The work will be created in collaboration with composer James Baker.

Boston Ballet, Inc.
Boston, MA
$30,000
To support the presentation of Apollo, choreographed by George Balanchine, during the company's first season at the Boston Opera House. The accompanying Stravinsky score will be performed live by the Boston Ballet Orchestra under music director Jonathan McPhee.

Capoeira Foundation, Inc. (aka DanceBrazil)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by DanceBrazil's choreographer and artistic director Jelon Vieira. The evening-length piece, titled Fluxo & Refluxo (Flux and Re-flux), will explore the cultural, historical, and religious connections between Brazil and Africa through a fusion of capoeira and Afro-Brazilian dance.

Career Transition For Dancers, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support a series of career-counseling seminars for dancers. The National Outreach Project will take place in Austin, Charleston, Cleveland, Las Vegas, Nashville, and New Orleans.

Carolina Ballet, Inc.
Raleigh, NC
$15,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by principal guest choreographer Lynne Taylor-Corbett. The work will be presented at the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium at the Progress Center for the Performing Arts.

CAVE Organization, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$10,000
To support the New York Butoh-Kan Teaching Residency and Training Initiative. Butoh dance masters will offer workshops and create a new work with the New York dance community.

Chicago Human Rhythm Project (aka CHRP or Rhythm Project)
Chicago, IL
$10,000
To support the 20th anniversary of the tap festival Rhythm World. The project will include residencies, performances, and educational and outreach activities.

Cincinnati Ballet Company, Inc.
Cincinnati, OH
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer Darrell Grand Moultrie. The new work will be set to the music of Sammy Davis, Jr., and will premiere at the Arnoff Center in downtown Cincinnati.

Cleveland Modern Dance Association (aka DANCECleveland)
Cleveland, OH
$25,000
To support the presentation of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet and Pilobolus Dance Theater at DANCECleveland. The performances will be surrounded by an array of educational outreach programming.

College Community Services, Inc. (aka Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Br)
Brooklyn, NY
$10,000
To support the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts' World of Dance Series. The series comprises cultural dance forms from Brazil, Israel, and Jamaica, in addition to classical and modern dance forms, with the incorporation of live world music and storytelling.

Colorado Ballet Company
Denver, CO
$10,000
To support the creation of a new work choreographed by Brian Reeder, and the acquisition of Antony Tudor's Echoing of Trumpets. The ballets will be performed as part of a mixed repertory program at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in the Denver Performing Arts Complex.

Columbia College Chicago (on behalf of The Dance Center)
Chicago, IL
$35,000
To support a series of dance residencies, and 1306-Ten Years Later, a free, day-long celebration marking 10 years at the Dance Center's 1306 Michigan Avenue facility. The Dance Center will explore intercultural influences in contemporary concert dance by presenting Alonzo King's Lines Ballet, Contra-Tiempo, Akram Kahn Dance Company, Reggie Wilson/Fist & Heel Performance Group, and Margaret Jenkins Dance Company.

Community Arts Project, Inc. (aka King Arts Complex)
Columbus, OH
$10,000
To support the presentation of DanceAfrica, a weekend-long celebration at the King Arts Complex. The celebration will showcase dancing and drumming, as well as an African marketplace featuring area vendors offering crafts, food, and fashion, and an African Art exhibition in the King Arts Complex gallery.

Complexions-A Concept In Dance (aka Complexions Contemporary Ballet)
New York, NY
$15,000
To support the creation of a new work choreographed by Complexions Contemporary Ballet co-artistic director Dwight Rhoden. The work will premiere at the Joyce Theater.

Concord Academy (on behalf of Summer Stages Dance)
Concord, MA
$10,000
To support the Summer Stage Dance Festival's Meet-the-Artist Performance Series. In existence since 1999, the festival has helped to revitalize the Boston dance community by presenting dance artists of high caliber from around the United States.

Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc. (aka Shapiro & Smith Dance)
Minneapolis, MN
$10,000
To support the creation of a new multimedia, evening-length work choreographed by artistic director Joanie Smith, and performed by Shapiro & Smith Dance. Ophelia will include text by playwright David Greenspan, music by composer Scott Killian, and a cast of dancers including Smith.

Contemporary Dance Theater, Inc.
Cincinnati, OH
$20,000
To support the presentation of dance companies at the Jarson-Kaplan Theater at the Aronoff Center for the Arts. The Guest Artist Series will present a series of contemporary dance concerts by touring professional dance companies and a concert of new work by local choreographers.

CounterPulse
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the Artist Residency and Commissioning Program for local emerging and mid-career choreographers. The program will include residencies during which artists will rehearse, collaborate, teach, and perform new work.

Cunningham Dance Foundation, Inc. (aka Merce Cunningham Dance Company)
New York, NY
$100,000
To support a national tour of repertory works as part of the "Legacy Tour."

Cuyahoga Community College Foundation (Consortium)
Cleveland, OH
$15,000
To support the presentation of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance company. In partnership with DANCECleveland, the company will perform a new evening-length work about Abraham Lincoln titled, Fondly Do We HopeFervently Do We Pray.

Dance Continuum, Inc. (aka Susan Marshall & Company)
New York, NY
$20,000
To support the creation of a new, short-form dance by artistic director Susan Marshall. The dance will serve as a companion piece to the Susan Marshall & Company's most recent work, Frame Dances.

Dance New Amsterdam, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the Artist in Residence program. The project will include a teaching residency, through which artists teach in the Modern Guest Artist Program, and a performing residency, through which artists are commissioned to present their work in a concert.

Dance Notation Bureau, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
To support the Digital Transcription of Dance Scores project. The scores will be transcribed using a software program called LabanWriter.

Dance Saint Louis
St. Louis, MO
$25,000
To support presentation of the River North Chicago Dance Company, Aszure Barton & Artists, and Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago. Performances will be presented at the Touhill Performing Arts Center on the University of Missouri-St. Louis campus.

Dance Theatre Workshop, Inc.
New York, NY
$90,000
To support the presentation of dance companies in the Commissioning and Residency Program, Fresh Tracks Performance and Residency Program, and the Studio Performance and Residency Series. Each program will include pre- and post-performance discussions, Web-based interviews with the dance companies' artistic directors and dancers, blogs, special studio showings, and panel discussions during the residencies.

Dance Umbrella
Austin, TX
$20,000
To support the presentation of dance companies in a program titled Discover Dance. Each company will be presented in a residency, offering a variety of education and outreach activities.

Dance/USA
Washington, DC
$120,000
To support professional development programs and expansion of research and technology. the project will include an annual Roundtable, Dance/USA's largest gathering in the national dance field.

Dance/USA (on behalf of Dance/NYC)
Washington, DC
$10,000
To support a series of professional development programs and town hall meetings for dancers. These programs cover topics such as technology, financial management, fundraising, legal responsibilities, business planning, music commissioning, self-producing, teaching in the public schools, and marketing.

Dance/USA (Consortium)
Washington, DC
$80,000
To support the attendance of the United States delegation at the 2010 International Tanzmesse, a convening of dance professionals from around the world. The project, in partnership with Dancers' Group, will reintroduce American dance to the international cultural community.

DanceArt, Inc.
Mill Valley, CA
$10,000
To support the 2010 West Wave Dance Festival. The festival includes presentations of emerging and mid-career Bay Area artists and will take place at the Cowell Theatre in San Francisco.

Dancers' Group
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support expansion of the publication In Dance, for movement-based artists in the San Francisco Bay Area. The publication appears in print as well as on the Dancers' Group Web site.

DanceWorks, Inc. (aka Pentacle)
New York, NY
$30,000
To support Pentacle's mentoring program ARC II Advancement, Reinvention, and Creativity. The project will mentor artists in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco.

Danspace Project, Inc.
New York, NY
$30,000
To support the Choreographic Center Without Walls project, a multi-year research and development project. The project will include guest curated dance "platforms," by curators Ralph Lemon, Juliette Map, and Melinda Ring.

Discalced, Inc. (aka Mark Morris Dance Group)
Brooklyn, NY
$65,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work and the revival of a work choreographed by Mark Morris. The Mark Morris Dance Group will tour the works throughout the United States.

DOVA, Inc. (aka Doug Varone and Dancers)
New York, NY
$25,000
To support the creation and presentation of Chapters from a Broken Novel, an evening-length work by choreographer and artistic director Doug Varone. Composer David Van Tieghem will create an original score to accompany the piece.

Evidence, Inc. (aka Evidence, A Dance Company)
Brooklyn, NY
$20,000
To support Evidence's home series at the Joyce Theater in New York Cityand national tour during the company's 25th anniversary. The company conducts outreach activities in every city it tours.

Florida Dance Association, Inc.
Miami, FL
$30,000
To support the Florida Dance Festival in Tampa, the Florida Dance Festival WinterFest in Miami Beach, and the Florida Dance Festival on Tour Workshop for Young Dancers in Gainesville. Major components include public performances and education, training, and professional development programs for students, teachers, choreographers, and other dance professionals.

Flyaway Productions
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a site specific collaborative work, Singing Praises: Centennial Dance for Women's Building, by choreographer Jo Kreiter. Collaborators will include composer Jewlia Eisenberg and lighting designer Elaine Buckholtz.

Foundation for Independent Artists, Inc.
New York, NY
$25,000
To support the presentation of new works by choreographers Art Bridgman and Myrna Packer, Nora Chipaumire, Nicholas Leichter, and Ben Munisteri. The works will be performed in New York City and on a national tour.

Garth Fagan Dance, Inc.
Rochester, NY
$15,000
To support the expansion of touring opportunities. Garth Fagan Dance will provide discounts to presenters that would not normally be able to afford a modern dance company of their size and stature.

Gotham Dance, Inc. (aka Bebe Miller Company)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work choreographed by artistic director Bebe Miller. History will simultaneously exist as an archive, a laboratory process, and a performance work.

Headlong Dance Theater
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of The Improv Show by Headlong Dance Theater. Headlong Dance Theater will work with dancers and choreographers Miguel Gutierrez and Dan Rothenberg to examine and challenge existing improvisational practices.

Hedwig Dances, Inc.
Chicago, IL
$10,000
To support Hedwig Dances' 25th anniversary concert featuring visionary female choreographers. The anniversary concert will be held at the Dance Center of Columbia College and will feature artistic director Jan Bartoszek's Dance of Forgotten Steps, Michel Rodriguez's Moi Aussi, Marienela Boan's Stampede, and two duets choreographed by Andrea Miller, former dancer with the Batsheva Dance Company.

Houston Ballet Foundation
Houston, TX
$50,000
To support the presentation of George Balanchine's Ballo della Regina and the world premiere of a new work by Houston Ballet associate choreographer Christopher Bruce. The ballets will be performed at the Wortham Theater Center.

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Inc.
Chicago, IL
$35,000
To support the Inside/Out Choreographic Workshops, a program for emerging choreographers to create new work. The workshop will culminate with a public performance of the resulting works-in-progress in the galleries of the new Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago.

inkBoat, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by Artistic Director Shinichi Iova-Koga in collaboration with Japanese Butoh master artist, Ko Murobushi. Crazy Cloud will be completed as part of a two-week residency at the Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography at Florida State University.

Inta, Inc. (aka Eiko & Koma)
New York, NY
$35,000
To support the presentation of the second phase of the Retrospective Project. Choreographers Eiko & Koma will present their work at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, Danspace Project at St. Mark's Church in New York City, and at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis.

Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Inc.
Becket, MA
$90,000
To support residencies and performances of dance companies. The project will include a Creative Development Residency, presentation of national and international dance companies, and audience engagement and educational programs.

Jeanne Ruddy and Dancers, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
To support the presentation of a new work by Jeanne Ruddy in collaboration with painter Elizabeth Osborne and video projects by Jorge Cousineau.

Joe Goode Performance Group
San Francisco, CA
$20,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new piece by choreographer Joe Goode. The new piece will be a performance/installation that will take place in the forum and outer lobby entrance at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

Joffrey Ballet
Chicago, IL
$30,000
To support the creation and presentation of new works and a revival of a past work. The revival will include co-founder Gerald Arpino's Reflections, as well as two world premiere commissioned works by choreographers James Kudelka and Jessica Lang.

José Limón Dance Foundation
New York, NY
$30,000
To support the Limón Dance Company's home tour in New York City, which will feature the revivals of José Limón masterworks, There is a Time (1956) and La Malinche (1949). The home tour seeks to expand and diversify the company's home-base constituency with a variety of related outreach programs, as well as to preserve the important masterworks of its founder, José Limón.

Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$90,000
To support the Dance Presentation Program. Dance companies will be presented at the Joyce Theater, the Joyce SoHo, and other New York City venues.

Kankouran West African Dance Company
Washington, DC
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of BOLO (Unity), a new work by founder and Artistic Director Assane Konte. Featuring Afrika Ritim & Dans Toplulugo (African Music and Dance Ensemble) of Istanbul, Turkey, the concert production will be a cross-cultural collaboration highlighting the traditional dances of Africa and Turkey.

Kansas City Ballet Association
Kansas City, MO
$20,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by Toni Pimble, artistic director of the Eugene Ballet. The work will premiere at the Lyric Theatre in Kansas City, and will feature music performed by the Kansas City Symphony.

Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, Inc. (Consortium)
Kansas City, MO
$10,000
To support a residency by Ailey II. The project, in partnership with the YWCA of Greater Kansas City, will include public and school performances and community outreach programs.

Keigwin and Company, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work created by artistic director Larry Keigwin and his company. The work will be created during a four-week residency hosted by DANCEworks, a joint partnership between SUMMERDANCE Santa Barbara and the historic Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara.

Kentucky Dance Council, Inc. (aka Louisville Ballet)
Louisville, KY
$20,000
To support the continuance of the Louisville Ballet's repertory revitalization project. The company will add Coppelia to the repertoire and co-commission Val Caniparoli's The Seasons with the Pacific Northwest Ballet.

Kimmel Center Inc. (aka formerly Regional Performing Arts Center)
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer Rennie Harris. The new work will paraphrase Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring and update Vaslav Nijinsky's choreography by way of hip-hop dance.

Koresh Dance Company
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of Benchtime Stories by artistic director Ronen Koresh. The work will premiere at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre in Philadelphia.

LEVYdance, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support a national tour. The company will travel to New York City; Philadelphia; Washington, DC; Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; and Dover, Delaware.

Lubovitch Dance Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer Lar Lubovitch. The work will premiere at Chicago's Harris Theater, and then be presented at New York's City Center and on tour.

Lula Washington Contemporary Dance Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
$10,000
To support the presentation of performances in Los Angeles and on a national tour as part of the company's 30th anniversary. The company will also host the International Association of Blacks in Dance conference/festival in Los Angeles.

Margaret Jenkins Dance Studio, Inc. (aka Margaret Jenkins Dance Company)
San Francisco, CA
$15,000
To support the creation and presentation of a site -pecific work by choreographer Margaret Jenkins in collaboration with multimedia visual artist Naomie Kremer. The work will be performed in the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco.

Miami City Ballet, Inc.
Miami Beach, FL
$40,000
To support the premiere of John Cranko's Romeo and Juliet, as part of Miami City Ballet's 25th anniversary season. Performances will take place at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts (Broward County), the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts (Palm Beach County), and the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts (Miami-Dade County).

Milwaukee Ballet Company, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer Val Caniparoli. The work will be presented at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts in Milwaukee.

Movement Research, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
To support the 2010 Movement Research Spring and Fall Festivals. The festivals will include a series of free and low-cost dance performances, classes, and workshops.

Muntu Dance Theatre
Chicago, IL
$30,000
To support the presentation of new works by Ron Brown and Idy Ciss.

Nashville Ballet
Nashville, TN
$10,000
To support the new choreographic adaption of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream by artistic director Paul Vasterling. The work will premiere at the Polk Theater of Nashville's Tennessee Performing Arts Center.

National Performance Network, Inc.
New Orleans, LA
$70,000
To support national dance programs including Performance Residencies, the Creation Fund, Community Fund, and Freight Fund projects. The programs will enable the National Performance Network (NPN) partners to create, commission, tour, and present contemporary dance artists around the country.

New Orleans Ballet Association
New Orleans, LA
$45,000
To support the presentation of a series of dance performances and related education and outreach programs. The performances and related events will close the New Orleans Ballet Association's 40th anniversary.

New York Chinese Cultural Center, Inc. (aka Dance China NY)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of two new works by Dance China NY artistic director Jiang Qi. Both pieces will draw upon classic Chinese movements and will incorporate video elements and live music accompaniment.

New York City Ballet, Inc.
New York, NY
$100,000
To support the creation and presentation of new music and choreography in tribute to the 50th anniversary of Lincoln Center. The celebration will feature performances from the company's repertory along with a newly designed stage setting by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava.

Nikolais/Louis Foundation for Dance (aka Nikolais/Louis)
New York, NY
$30,000
To support performances by the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company of Salt Lake City of select Alwin Nikolais works as part of the Alwin Nikolais Centennial celebration. Spanning two years and two continents, the celebration will include outreach activities at the Abron Center/Henry Street Settlement and the Joyce Theater, as well as an exhibit at the New York Public Library of the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.

Noche Flamenca, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support a tour of flamenco dance across the United States. While on tour, the company will offer a variety of outreach events.

North Carolina Dance Theatre
Charlotte, NC
$15,000
To support the creation of a new work by resident choreographer Dwight Rhoden, and the presentation of Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux's Cinderella, Mark Godden's Constructing Juliet, and George Balanchine's Apollo. The performances will be accompanied by significant educational and outreach activities.

On the Boards
Seattle, WA
$20,000
To support a series of dance presentations and outreach activities. The project will include presentations by Bruno Beltrao/Grupo de Rua (Brazil), choreographer Morgan Thorson (Minneapolis), the Northwest Series production of a new work by Olivier Wevers (Seattle), the 27th annual NW New Works Festival, a monthly performance lab 12 Minutes Max, and the filming of a new work by choreographer Crystal Pite (Netherlands).

Pacific Northwest Ballet Association
Seattle, WA
$50,000
To support the Balanchine in America Festival. The festival will include presentations of George Balanchine's works by Pacific Northwest Ballet, as well as a variety of education and outreach activities, including lectures, demonstrations, and question-and-answer sessions with dancers, choreographers, and artistic staff.

Pascal Rioult Dance Theatre, Inc. (aka RIOULT)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a work set to music by J.S. Bach by choreographer Pascal Rioult. The new work will premiere as part of the company's New York season at The Joyce Theater.

Pat Graney Performance, Inc.
Seattle, WA
$10,000
To support an arts residency program for incarcerated women and girls. Keeping the Faith: Transitions will offer female ex-offenders a quarterly schedule of classes in dance, writing, and visual arts to culminate in quarterly readings and an annual performance to help them transition from prison to the community.

Paul Taylor Dance Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$100,000
To support the creation and presentation of works by artisticdirector and choreographer Paul Taylor. The works will be presented at the company's home season at New York's City Center and on a national tour.

Pennsylvania Ballet Association
Philadelphia, PA
$30,000
To support the presentation of In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated, by choreographer William Forsythe. The piece will be performed at Philadelphia's Merriam Theater.

Performance Zone, Inc. (aka The Field)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support The Field's outreach and capacity-building programs, including the 2010 annual conference and creative residencies for dance artists. The Field programs support the creation of new art and strengthen career development of artists working in dance, theater, music, text, and performance art.

Philadelphia Dance Company (aka Philadanco)
Philadelphia, PA
$30,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by dancer/choreographer Ray Mercer. The work will premiere at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia to celebrate the company's 40th anniversary.

Philadelphia Dance Company (aka Philadanco) (Consortium)
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
To support the 22nd Annual International Conference of Blacks in Dance. In partnership with the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, the conference will bring together dance professionals from across the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean to network, strategize, and share their artistic experiences.

Pick Up Performance Company, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation of a new work by choreographer David Gordon. The dance theater work will feature character-based movement incorporated with text adapted from the one-act plays of Luigi Pirandello (1867-1936).

Pilobolus, Inc.
Washington Depot, CT
$15,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work titled Assembly Required. The creative team of seven dancers and two artistic directors will collaborate with graphic novelist Art Spiegelman, known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel memoir, Maus.

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA
$20,000
To support the presentation of Twyla Tharp's In the Upper Room and Paul Taylor's Company B as part of Pittsburgh Ballet Theater's 40th anniversary. Performances will take place at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts in Pittsburgh's Downtown Cultural District.

Pittsburgh Dance Alloy (aka Dance Alloy Theater)
Pittsburgh, PA
$20,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer Martha Clarke. The work will premiere at the New Hazlett Theater in Pittsburgh as the centerpiece of Dance Alloy's 35th season.

Project Bandaloop
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the first phase in the creation and presentation of IdEgo, a new work choreographed by artistic director Amelia Rudolph, in collaboration with the dancers of Project Bandaloop, theater director Ellen Sebastian Chang, and sculptor/set designer Todd Laby.

Ragamala Music and Dance Theater
Minneapolis, MN
$10,000
To support the expansion of Yathra (Journey) by choreographers Ranee and Aparna Ramaswamy, from a 25-minute piece into an evening-length work. Ragamala will present the expanded Yathra for its home audiences in Minneapolis and St. Paul, and on a national tour.

Rennie Harris Puremovement
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of new works by artistic director Rennie Harris. The new works will explore mainstream ideas regarding gender and perceived disabilities through hip-hop dance.

Richmond Ballet, Inc.
Richmond, VA
$20,000
To support the restaging and presentation of works previously commissioned by the Richmond Ballet. The company will perform two programs of works created for the ballet during a week-long engagement at the Joyce Theatre in New York City.

Robert Moses Kin
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the creation of The Cinderella Theory: Try These On, See if They Fit, a new work by artistic director Robert Moses. The work will premiere as the centerpiece of Robert Moses' Kin's 15th anniversary home series at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.

San Francisco Ballet Association
San Francisco, CA
$95,000
To support the creation and presentation of new works. Performances will take place at San Francisco's War Memorial Opera House.

Shen Wei Dance Arts, Inc.
New York, NY
$25,000
To support the revival of the company's entire repertory. As part of the company's 10th anniversary, the revivals will be accompanied by the creation of a new work by artistic director Shen Wei.

Smuin Ballets-SF
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of new works. Performances will include a new piece by choreographer in residence Amy Seiwart and the company premiere of French Twist by dancer/choreographer Ma Cong.

Spanish Dance Arts Company, Inc. (aka Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the revival and expansion of Bailaor/Bailaora. The project will revisit both pieces while examining the evolution of flamenco including new musical influences, and new ways of moving the body that reflect the influence that modern dance has had on the art form over the last 10years.

Spectrum Dance Theater
Seattle, WA
$15,000
To support the development and presentation of FAREWELL: A Fantastical Contemplation on America's Relationship with China. Through text, music, and movement, the project will explore critical human rights and social justice issues involving the United States and China.

State of Alabama Ballet, Inc. (aka Alabama Ballet)
Birmingham, AL
$10,000
To support the creation of resident choreographer Roger Van Fleteren's Frankenstein and the restaging of Houston Ballet associate choreographer Christopher Bruce's Rooster. The company will tour these works alongside works by Marius Petipa and George Balanchine.

Stephen Petronio Dance Company, Inc.
New York, NY
$25,000
To support the creation and presentation of Lovers and Architects, a new work by artistic director Stephen Petronio, and the revival of various repertory works. The work will premiere at the Joyce Theater in New York City.

STEPOLOGY
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the annual Bay Area Tap Festival. The festival includes workshops, mainstage performances, a tap jam, a panel discussion, and other activities.

Thin Man Dance, Inc. (aka John Jasperse Company)
New York, NY
$15,000
To support the tour of Truth, Revised Histories, Wishful Thinking and Flat Out Lies by choreographer and Artistic Director John Jasperse. The work is a Joyce Theater 25th anniversary commission, and is co-commissioned by the Walker Arts Center in Minneapolis.

Threshold Dance Projects, Inc. (aka Buglisi Dance Theatre)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of an evening-length dance by Buglisi Dance Theatre choreographer Jacqulyn Buglisi. The work will use movement, song, spoken word, music, and props to investigate the heritage of the Hudson River Valley.

Trisha Brown Company, Inc.
New York, NY
$70,000
To support a new work by choreographer Trisha Brown commissioned by the Festival International d'Art Lyrique in Aix-en-Provence, France. The piece will be based on Jean-Philippe Rameau's one act baroque opera, Pigmalion.

Tulsa Ballet Theatre, Inc.
Tulsa, OK
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of new works. The company will present world premiere works by choreographers Ma Cong, Young Soon Hue, and Edwaard Liang.

Velocity Dance Center (Consortium)
Seattle, WA
$15,000
To support the SCUBA National Touring Network for Dance. In partnership with The Southern Theater in Minneapolis, the project will create touring opportunities for emerging dance artists.

Virginia Arts Festival, Inc.
Norfolk, VA
$10,000
To support Encore: Cultivating Community Through Dance at the 14th annual Virginia Arts Festival. Companies to be presented include the Birmingham Royal Ballet, Garth Fagan Dance, Pilobolus, and Richmond Ballet.

Visions In Rhythm (aka Tapestry Dance Company)
Austin, TX
$10,000
To support the 10th Annual Soul to Sole Tap Festival. The Tapestry Dance Company project will include performances and a wide range of education and outreach activities.

Washington Ballet
Washington, DC
$20,000
To support the creation and presentation of Experiments in Balance, a new work by guest choreographer Karole Armitage. The newly commissioned work will incorporate singers from the Washington National Opera.

WCV, Inc. (aka Wally Cardona Quartet)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of works. A new work by choreographer and artistic director Wally Cardona will be created along with the revival of his piece titled A Light Conversation (2008).

Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT
$20,000
To support the Breaking Ground Dance Series. The series will feature performances, residency activities, and master classes in contemporary dance.

White Bird
Portland, OR
$25,000
To support the presentation of dance companies in the White Bird Uncaged series. The project will include master classes and lecture-demonstrations.

World Music, Inc. (aka World Music/CRASHarts)
Cambridge, MA
$10,000
To support the presentation of contemporary dance companies. Residency activities will include performances, master classes for dancers, workshops, discussions, and outreach activities at local schools.

Yard, Inc.
Chilmark, MA
$15,000
To support the Bessie Schonberg Choreographers and Dancers Residency and a residency for dance companies. The residencies provide a supportive environment for the creation and premiere of new work.

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