Dance: FY2004 Grants
Some details of the projects listed below are subject to change, contingent upon prior Endowment approval.
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Challenge America: Access to the Arts
Andrew Cacho African Drummers & Dancers Economic
Development, Inc.
Washington, DC
$10,000
To support the Youthworks 2004 project. Training will be provided
in African-Caribbean dancing, drumming, stiltwalking, and
masquerades.
Ballethnic Dance Company, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
$10,000
To support outreach performances, lecture demonstrations, and
workshops in dance. The project will reach schools, a detention
center, and community centers. Activities will be conducted by
Ballethnic Dance Company members, as well as by participants in the
Danseur Development Project, a program for young men, ages 6 to
21.
Caribbean Dance Company of the Virgin Islands,
Inc.
St. Croix, VI
$31,000
To support the Caribbean Dance Axis. The project will provide
performances and post-performance discussions to diverse segments
of the Virgin Islands territorial community that do not have access
to live performances.
Chinese Cultural Productions
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support dance performances and outreach activities. The
performances will combine traditional Chinese dance and music with
contemporary American stagecraft, and outreach activities will
include master classes, in-school assembly performance
demonstrations, post-performance discussions, and community
forums.
College of Saint Benedict
St. Joseph, MN
$20,000
To support a residency by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. The
project will include a new work co-commissioned by the College of
Saint Benedict.
Dance Theatre of Harlem, Inc.
New York, NY
$90,000
To support a comprehensive educational and community outreach
initiative that exposes children and adults to dance. Arts Exposure
and Dancing Through Barriers will include lecture demonstrations,
video assemblies, master classes, workshops, dress rehearsals, and
special student performances in cities across the United
States.
Dancing in the Streets, Inc. (consortium)
New York, NY
$30,000
To support a consortium project for a series of dance programs in
public parks in New York City neighborhoods. With partner City
Parks Foundation, Dancing in the CityParks will be launched in
Harlem, Manhattan; Red Hook, Brooklyn; and Long Island City,
Queens.
Dimensions Dance Theater, Inc.
Oakland, CA
$10,000
To support a free dance program for children, youths, and young
adults. In the City/Rites of Passage provides dance education and
training in a variety of styles, taught by professional dancers.
The project is targeted to youth, ages 8 to 20, from lower-income
families living in Oakland and the East Bay.
Eugene Ballet
Eugene, OR
$20,000
To support regional touring in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming,
and Montana. The tour will consist of performance and outreach
programs in rural communities.
Festival Dance & Performing Arts Association,
Inc.
Moscow, ID
$9,000
To support the Festival Dance Youthreach Project. Touring
professional dance companies provide free performances and master
classes to students in north central Idaho and eastern
Washington.
FLYworks
Houston, TX
$10,000
To support the presentation of hip-hop dance in community
performances. The project will provide outreach activities and
concert performances in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and Houston, Texas.
Frequent Flyers Productions, Inc.
Boulder, CO
$10,000
To support the Aerial Dance Festival 2004. The project will
include classes, workshops, and performances.
GroundWorks Dancetheater
Cleveland Hts, OH
$10,000
To support the expansion of outreach activities. The project will
involve learning activities based in literacy, theater, and dance
for primary school students and seniors.
H.T. Dance Company, Inc.
New York, NY
$30,000
To support residencies and the creation of a new work. The company
will reconstruct a full-length dance work that involves
multigenerational community casts in Williamstown, Massachusetts;
Houston, Texas; Canaan, New York; Huntington, New York; and in the
Chinatown neighborhood of New York.
Ifetayo Cultural Arts Facility, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$10,000
To support a comprehensive community-engagement dance program. The
project will include training, the creation of new work,
performances, and parent workshops by the Ifetayo Youth
Ensemble.
Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, Inc.
(consortium)
Kansas City, MO
$40,000
To support a consortium project for a residency by Alvin Ailey
American Dance Theater. Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey will
collaborate with Kaw Valley Arts and Humanities to present the
company in public and school performances, while offering a variety
of residency activities in Kansas City.
Las Vegas-Clark County Library District
Las Vegas, NV
$10,000
To support a residency with the Ailey II company of the Alvin
Ailey American Dance Theater. The project will include a
lecture-demonstration for elementary school students, free master
classes for youths, ages 10 to 17, and a free, evening public dance
performance.
Miami Hispanic Ballet, Inc.
Miami, FL
$10,000
To support the IX International Ballet Festival of Miami. The
festival includes open rehearsals, workshops and master classes, a
lecture, a film series, and dance performances. More than 90
dancers will participate, representing dance companies from 13
countries in Europe, as well as North, Central, and South
America.
MoveSpeakSpin
Santa Cruz, CA
$10,000
To support a residency project interweaving dance, mathematics,
and science. The residencies will take place in Honolulu, Hawaii;
Cincinnati, Ohio; and Thousand Oaks, California.
Najwa
Chicago, IL
$10,000
To support Cultural Empowerment Through Dance. The project will
offer classes, workshops, lecture-demonstrations, and performances
in dance and music to both youth and adults. Classes in African
dance, drums, spoken-word/poetry, and jewelry making will be
offered to youths, while seniors on Chicago's Westside will have
the opportunity to see dance performances.
New Life Dance Inc. (consortium)
New York, NY
$15,000
To support a consortium project to create a site-specific
community performance work. The company will partner with Tulane
University to create a work about science, art, and social change,
with the performance taking place in a vacant casino building in
New Orleans.
New Orleans Ballet Association (consortium)
New Orleans, LA
$20,000
To support a consortium project to present Ronald K.
Brown/Evidence in an extended dance residency. New Orleans Ballet
Association and Southern University at New Orleans will engage the
company for two weeks and offer residency activities such as
workshops, master classes, lecture-demonstrations, humanities
discussions, a student performance, and public performances.
Ohio Chamber Ballet
Akron, OH
$10,000
To support performances and outreach activities in Canton and
Youngstown, Ohio. Ohio Ballet will partner with pre-professional
ballet companies in each city, offering tickets to students and
parents, and providing special master classes.
Professional Flair, Inc.
Cleveland, OH
$10,000
To support expansion of education programs and public
performances. The project will offer training and performing
opportunities to individuals with and without disabilities.
Progressive Arts Collective Pro Arts
Austin, TX
$10,000
To support a dance festival and outreach activities. The project
will include the eighth annual African American Festival of Dance,
a panel discussion, and a week-long series of in-school
performances and workshops promoting dance appreciation and young
artist training.
Project Bandaloop (consortium)
Oakland, CA
$10,000
To support a consortium project with Myrna Loy Center/Helena
Presents to present a new work titled Portal. The aerial dance work
will be based on the Lewis & Clark expedition and will be
presented in Helena, Montana, and Portland, Oregon.
Queens Theatre in the Park, Inc.
(consortium)
Flushing, NY
$10,000
To support a consortium project to present Mexican choreographers
Adriana Castaos and David Barron. Queens Theatre in the Park will
collaborate with LaGuardia Community College to present the work as
well as to organize educational and audience outreach activities as
part of the International Movements Project.
Regents of the University of California at Berkeley
(consortium) (on behalf of Cal
Performances)
Berkeley, CA
$20,000
To support a consortium project for the Berkeley/Oakland
AileyCamp. Cal Performances will partner with the Berkeley Unified
School District to offer dance workshops for underserved
youths.
Ringside Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$40,000
To support components of STREB/Ringside's audience development and
access program. The project will support residency and outreach
programs for PUBLIC/ACTION NEW YORK and PUBLIC/ACTION ON TOUR.
PUBLIC/ACTION programs are designed to break down the barriers
between artist and audience by bringing the audience into the
process of creating the artistic product.
Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation
Salt Lake City, UT
$30,000
To support dance residency activities. The company will travel to
Athens, Augusta, and Gainesville, Georgia; Nashville, Tennessee;
Beaufort, South Carolina; Sarasota, Florida; and St. George, Utah.
Residency activities include movement classes in local schools and
movement exploration for senior citizens.
Robert L. Reed Tap Heritage Institute
St. Louis, MO
$10,000
To support the St. Louis Tap Festival. The six-day event will
showcase local, national, and internationally known tap artists in
performances, and the festival will also offer training for student
and professional dancers.
Shirley Rock School of the Pennsylvania
Ballet
Philadelphia, PA
$15,000
To support a comprehensive outreach program. RockReach will
provide after-school and in-school dance activities for inner-city
youths in Philadelphia and Camden, New Jersey.
Society for the Performing Arts
Houston, TX
$20,000
To support a series presenting several dance companies. The Dance
Series will also include education and outreach programs.
Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater
Minneapolis, MN
$10,000
To support the Working with Artists, Sharing the Healing
symposium. The project will explore strategies for integrating the
creative processes of dance and healing.
Tigertail Productions, Inc. (consortium)
Miami, FL
$10,000
To support a consortium project for a series of performances,
workshops, panels, and symposia exploring and promoting dance for
people with disabilities. DanceAbleV will take place in
collaboration with the Florida Dance Festival.
Yerba Buena Arts & Events
San Francisco, CA
$20,000
To support Yerba Buena Dance Week at Yerba Buena Gardens. The
project will include the Yerba Buena Choreographers Festival for
local choreographers, a Butoh performance, and a performance by an
American dance company.
Creativity
33 Fainting Spells
Seattle, WA
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a dance theater work,
choreographed by co-artistic directors Dayna Hanson and Gaelen
Hanson. Our Little Sunbeam combines material from Anton
Chekhov's play Ivanov with research drawn from the U.S.
Space Program.
Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$100,000
To support a United States tour in 2004. The company will present
new works by Robert Battle, Alonzo King, and Jennifer Muller.
American Ballet Theatre (Ballet Theatre Foundation, Inc.)
New York, NY
$60,000
To support the rehearsal, staging, and presentation of a new
production of Raymonda. The work will premiere at the
Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.
American Dance Festival, Inc.
Durham, NC
$60,000
To support Mapping Modern Dance, a project to commission and
present American and international modern dance choreographers.
Performances will be accompanied by a range of education and
outreach activities.
Andanza, Inc.
San Juan, PR
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of two new works by
choreographers Lolita Villanua and Carlos Ivan Santos. The works
will be based on short stories by contemporary Puerto Rican writers
and will premiere at the Luis A. Ferr Performing Arts Center in San
Juan.
ART SWEATS, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by artistic
director and choreographer David Dorfman. The work will be created
with collaborators Chris Peck (music), Jane Cox (lighting design),
Naoko Nagata (costume design), Samuael Topiary (video design), and
Scott Pask (set design).
Aspen Ballet Company & School
Aspen, CO
$10,000
To support the presentation of L'apres midi d'un faune
(Afternoon of a Faun). The piece will be choreographed by
Thierry Malandain, artistic director of France's Ballet
Biarritz.
Axis Dance Company
Oakland, CA
$20,000
To support the creation and presentation of a work by choreographer
Ann Carlson for dancers both with and without disabilities. The
work will become part of AXIS Dance Company's touring repertory and
will also become part of a national dance tour.
Ballet Florida, Inc.
West Palm Beach, FL
$10,000
To support Step Ahead, a program for aspiring choreographers. The
program is a series of choreographic workshops for Ballet Florida
dancers that culminates in a live performance.
Ballet Hispanico of New York, Inc.
New York, NY
$25,000
To support a Choreographers Workshop and the remounting of three
repertory works. Choreographers participating in the workshop will
be John Carrafa and Mia Michaels.
Ballet Metropolitan, Inc.
Columbus, OH
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a full-length ballet by
choreographer Stanton Welch. Evolution will be
created in three acts to the music of Carroboree by
Australian John Antill, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik by Mozart,
and songs by Moby.
Ballet Tech Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
To support tuition-free, professional ballet training for New York
public school students. The training will include 1,800 ballet
classes throughout the year and performance opportunities at the
Joyce Theater.
Ballet West
Salt Lake City, UT
$30,000
To support the presentation of John Cranko's Onegin.
Choreographed in 1965 for the Stuttgart Ballet, Onegin is
renowned for its narrative choreography, inventive dance
vocabulary, and dramatic characterization.
Bates College (on behalf of Bates Dance Festival)
Lewiston, ME
$20,000
To support extended residency activities. New Voices/New Works
program will include Rennie Harris/Puremovement, Everett Dance
Theatre, Shawn McConneloug, Tere O'Connor Dance, and Victoria
Marks.
Bebe Miller Company (Gotham Dance, Inc.)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of The Landing/Place
Project, choreographed by Bebe Miller. Activities will include
developmental residencies, work-in-progress showings, research into
digital technology and choreographic process, production and
distribution of CD-ROMs, and a project Web site.
Boston Ballet, Inc.
Boston, MA
$20,000
To support the presentation of Lady of the Camellias,
choreographed by Val Caniparoli. The three act ballet will be
presented at The Wang Theatre and will have related outreach
programs.
Capoeira Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
To support the creation of a new work by artistic director Jelon
Vieria. The work will explore Capoeira's centuries-old traditions
and rituals, from basic musical rhythms to the influence of
religion, in a contemporary context.
Carolina Ballet, Inc.
Raleigh, NC
$10,000
To support the presentation of the Balanchine Celebration. Music
accompaniment will be provided by a solo pianist and a small
orchestra comprised of members of the North Carolina Symphony.
Celebrity Series of Boston, Inc. (consortium)
Boston, MA
$20,000
To support the presentation of modern and classical companies. The
project is in collaboration with The Wang Center for the Performing
Arts.
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance (New Dance Theater, Inc.)
Denver, CO
$15,000
To support a national tour and residency activities. The program
will include works by Katherine Dunham, Rosangela Silvestre, Jelon
Vieira, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, David Rousseve, and Ronald K.
Brown.
College Community Services, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$10,000
To support the presentation of American and international dance
companies. The project will include educational programs,
subsidized ticket prices, and extensive outreach to Brooklyn's
diverse communities.
Columbia College Chicago (on behalf of The Dance Center)
Chicago, IL
$25,000
To support the presentation of African and African American
companies. Each company will conduct a one-week residency at the
college.
Community Arts Project, Inc. (King Arts Complex)
Columbus, OH
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a dance work and an
exhibition on African American dance. A variety of educational and
outreach activities will be provided for each event.
Contemporary Dance Theater, Inc.
Cincinnati, OH
$15,000
To support the presentation of dance companies. Artists will
perform at the Jarson-Kaplan Theater and participate in a variety
of community and audience development activities.
Cross Performance, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the production, residencies, rehearsals, premiere, and
touring of The Geography Trilogy, Part 3: House. The
work is directed and choreographed by Ralph Lemon and created in
collaboration with an ensemble of multidisciplinary artists.
Cunningham Dance Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$100,000
To support the creation and presentation of a dance film and the
revivals of two works by Merce Cunningham. The film will be
produced by Charles Atlas, and the works to be revived are
Doubletoss (1993) and Ground Level Overlay
(1995).
Dance Connecticut, Inc.
Hartford, CT
$10,000
To support residency activities and the presentation of diverse
dance companies. Companies to be presented in the series Hartford's
Dancing at The Busnell, will include Reggie Wilson Fist and Heel
Company, Maria Pages Compania, and Urban Tap.
Dance Place (D.C. Wheel Productions, Inc.)
Washington, DC
$25,000
To support performances and residencies by dancers. The artists
will represent a wide spectrum of traditions and styles, including
African, jazz, tap, step, hip-hop, and modern.
Dance Space Center, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support an Artist in Residency program. The project supports
professional dancers and choreographers who are at transitional
points in their careers.
Dance St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
$10,000
To support the presentation of new works by local choreographers.
The works will premiere in the Contemporary Moves program at the
performing arts center on the University of Missouri-St. Louis
campus.
Dance Theater Workshop, Inc.
New York, NY
$70,000
To support an extended-run performance series. The Carnival series
features artists at various stages in their careers, and
TheMainEvent series will present established, mid-career
artists.
Dance Umbrella
Austin, TX
$20,000
To support the presentation of dance events. Artists will
participate in week-long residencies that include professional
level and community-based master classes, community discussions and
lecture demonstrations, and educational activities in local,
middle, and high schools.
Dancers' Group (on behalf of Robert Moses' Kin)
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work. The work
will look at man's inhumanity and will focus on Robert Moses'
interest in religion and its impact on society.
Danspace Project, Inc.
New York, NY
$35,000
To support the seventh year of City/Dans. The program supports the
new work of New York City choreographers.
Dayton Contemporary Dance
Dayton, OH
$30,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by
choreographer Bebe Miller. Miller and four members of her company
will share choreographic knowledge with Dayton Contemporary Dance
Company dancers utilizing the technology of motion capture as a
tool in the creative process.
Donna Uchizono Company (La Donna Dance, Inc.)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of Salon Dances.
The work will be created by choreographer Donna Uchizono in
collaboration with composer Guy Yarden.
Dova, Inc.
New York, NY
$30,000
To support the creation of a dance opera by choreographer Doug
Varone. The work will be created in collaboration with composer
Michael Gordon and designer Allen Moyer.
Eiko & Koma (Inta, Inc.)
New York, NY
$30,000
To support the creation and presentation of an evening length work.
As part of the project, Koma will create a series of pastels that
will be distributed to the attendees as keepsakes
Everett Dance Theatre
Providence, RI
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of Home Movies. The
work will premiere at Trinity Repertory Theater and will include
performances for middle and high school students.
Florida Dance Association, Inc.
Miami Beach, FL
$35,000
To support the 26th annual Florida Dance Festival. The program
offers education and training for dance students and teachers,
provides creative and collaborative opportunities for dance
artists, and presents performances of national and international
dance companies.
Foundation for Dance Promotion, Inc.
New York, NY
$60,000
To support the presentation of a co-production with the Brooklyn
Academy of Music for the company's 20th anniversary. The event will
include performances of revivals, new works, and guest
performers.
Garth Fagan Dance, Inc.
Rochester, NY
$20,000
To support a revival tour for the 10th anniversary of Griot New
York and the creation and presentation of a new work by Garth
Fagan.
Houston Ballet Foundation
Houston, TX
$30,000
To support the creation and presentation of a work choreographed by
Julia Adam. The concept for the work will be a Jewish wedding,
accompanied by klezmer music.
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
Chicago, IL
$30,000
To support the creation and presentation of dance works.
Choreographers involved in the project include Christopher Bruce,
Daniel Ezralow, Susan Marshall, Alex Ketley, Brian Enos, and
artistic director Jim Vincent.
Institute for Spanish Arts
Santa Fe, NM
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work. The work
will be choreographed by Maria Benitez and Adela Clara, and feature
the music of composer Luigi Boccherini.
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Inc.
Lee, MA
$70,000
To support residencies and performances of dance companies.
Festival 2004 will include work that ranges from ancient
traditional forms to contemporary experimental dance.
James Sewell Ballet (Ballet Works, Inc.)
Minneapolis, MN
$10,000
To support performance and education activities in Rochester, NY
and St. Cloud, MN.
JAZZDANCE by Danny Buraczeski
Minneapolis, MN
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by Danny
Buraczeski. The work entitled The Rhythm and Blues will be
set to music by Sam Cooke.
Joffrey Ballet of Chicago
Chicago, IL
$30,000
To support the presentation of The Ashton Evening. The program will
commemorate the centennial of the birth of Sir Frederick Ashton,
the late artistic director of the Royal Ballet of London.
John Jasperse Company (Thin Man Dance, Inc.)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support a United States tour. The tour will include the evening
length works Out There and tethered to
wind.
Jose Limon Dance Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
To support the staging of Lar Lubovitch's Thus is All. The
piece will be set to excerpts from the Mozart operas Don
Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro, La Clemenza di
Tito, and Cosi Fan Tutte, which are performed live on
stage with the dancers.
Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$70,000
To support dance presentation projects. The projects will feature a
range of companies in the Altogether Different series, the Dance
Presentation Program, and Joyce Soho Presents.
Kansas City Ballet Association, Inc.
Kansas City, MO
$20,000
To support the creation and presentation of works by Val Caniparoli
and Lila York. Lila York will create a world premiere and Val
Caniparoli will restage Lambarena.
Ko-Thi, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI
$20,000
To support annual festivals. The Kuumba and Harvest Festivals will
be held at the Pabst Theater.
LINES Contemporary Ballet
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work.
Choreographer Alonzo King will collaborate with composer/conductor
Michael Tilson Thomas.
Louisville Ballet (Kentucky Dance Council, Inc.)
Louisville, KY
$10,000
To support the presentation of choreographer Paul Taylor's
Company B. The work will be presented as part of the
mainstage series at the Kentucky Center's Whitney Hall.
Lubovitch Dance Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by
choreographer Lar Lubovitch and the re creation of older works. The
work will include a commissioned score by composer Aaron Jay Kernis
and will be presented at Jazz at Lincoln Center Theater.
Lula Washington Contemporary Dance Foundation
Inglewood, CA
$10,000
To support the revival of works by Donald McKayle. The McKayle
program will be performed at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex in Los
Angeles.
Mark Morris Dance Group (Discalced, Inc.)
Brooklyn, NY
$60,000
To support the creation and presentation of new works by Mark
Morris. The works will be set to Prokofiev's Quintet in E Minor,
Op. 39; Quintet for Guitar and Strings by Boccherini;
and Bach's Two Part Inventions.
McCaleb Dance
La Jolla, CA
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a dance work by
choreographer Nancy McCaleb. The work, titled La Rumorosa,
will be created in collaboration with Mexican composer Fernando
Coronato's new work Martes.
Movement Research, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the 25th Anniversary Celebration. This celebration will
include a series of dance performances, panel discussions and
public talks, workshops, and film/video screenings.
Nashville Ballet
Nashville, TN
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work. The work
will be choreographed by Julia Adam in collaboration with
singer/songwriters Tricia Walker, Ashley Cleveland, and Karen
Stanley from the Bluebird Cafe, a venue for emerging artists.
National Performance Network, Inc.
New Orleans, LA
$70,000
To support the creation of work and dance touring. The project will
include dance residencies and related educational and outreach
activities in more than 40 cities throughout the United States.
New Orleans Ballet Association
New Orleans, LA
$15,000
To support a series of dance performances and educational outreach
activities. Companies will be presented both on the concert stage
and in community settings.
New York City Ballet, Inc.
New York, NY
$90,000
To support the Balanchine Centennial Celebration. The project will
consist of repertory that focuses on George Balanchine's classical
and modern heritage.
North Carolina Dance Theatre
Charlotte, NC
$10,000
To support the presentation of the Balanchine Centennial
Celebration. Works to be presented include Agon, the pas de
deux from Stars and Stripes, and the first act of A
Midsummer Night's Dream.
Pacific Northwest Ballet Association
Seattle, WA
$30,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work. This work
will be commissioned by Paul Gibson, choreographer and principal
dancer with Pacific Northwest Ballet.
Paul Taylor Dance Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$100,000
To support the creation and presentation of new works by Paul
Taylor. These works will be featured on tour throughout the nation
and abroad, as part of Paul Taylor Dance Company's 50th
anniversary.
Pennsylvania Ballet Association
Philadelphia, PA
$25,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new full-length
production of Swan Lake. Choreographed by Christopher
Wheeldon, the work will premiere at the Academy of Music.
Philadelphia Dance Company, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$30,000
To support the creation and presentation of new works during the
company's 35th anniversary. Ronald K. Brown and Geoffrey Holder
will create the works, which will then become part of the company's
touring repertory.
Pick Up Performance Company, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by
choreographer David Gordon. The work will be produced at Danspace
Project at St. Mark's Church.
Pilobolus, Inc.
Washington Depot, CT
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work. Titled
MEGA WHAT, the work will be choreographed by the company's
artistic directors and premiere at the Ruth Eckerd Theater in
Clearwater, FL.
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA
$20,000
To support the creation and presentation of new works to the music
of Bruce Springsteen. Choreographers Matjash Mrozewski and Derek
Deane will create the works.
Pittsburgh Trust for Cultural Resources (on behalf of
Pittsburgh Dance Council)
Pittsburgh, PA
$20,000
To support the presentation of dance companies and related
residency activities. Companies to be presented include Compagnie
Marie Chouinard, Nederlands Dans Theatre 1, O Vertigo, Pappa
Tarahumara, and the Paul Taylor Dance Company.
Playhouse Square Foundation
Cleveland, OH
$10,000
To support the presentation of ballet companies. The project will
include a student matinee, master classes for local dance students,
and pre- and post-show discussions for the audience.
Regents of the University of California at Berkeley
(on
behalf of Cal Performances)
Berkeley, CA
$30,000
To support performances and residency activities. The Spring 2004
Dance Series will include the Dance Theater of Harlem, Merce
Cunningham Dance Company, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater,
Nederlands Dans Theater, and Frankfurt Ballet.
Rennie Harris Puremovement
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work
choreographed by Rennie Harris. The work will deconstruct the
hip-hop dance style "locking" and will be presented in New
York.
Richmond Ballet
Richmond, VA
$20,000
To support the restaging of works during the company's Studio
Series. Works to be restaged include Djangology by Val
Caniparoli, Nuevo Tango by William Soleau, and Streets
and Legends by Colin Connor.
San Francisco Ballet Association
San Francisco, CA
$100,000
To support the creation and presentation of new works. The works
will include a world premiere by Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson
and the acquisition of Jerome Robbins' The Dybbuk
Variations.
San Francisco Performances, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
$30,000
To support commissions and presentations of dance companies. Both
American and international companies will offer performances and
residency activities.
School of Hard Knocks, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a work by artistic
director Yoshiko Chuma. Reverse Psychology, Summerstage will
be presented in Central Park.
Sean Curran Company (Curran Events, Inc.)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work
choreographed by Sean Curran. Piano Dances will be a suite
of six dances, set to music and lyrics by Ricky Ian Gordon.
Sens Production, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a site-specific work.
Noir, created by Noemie Lafrance, will be created for 10
dancers.
Several Dancers Core
Decatur, GA
$10,000
To support a collaboration with Berlin's Tanzcompagnie RUBATO. The
project will develop a new work for CORE Performance Company, the
professional dance company of Several Dancers Core, through
residencies in Atlanta and Berlin.
Shapiro & Smith Dance (Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc.)
Minneapolis, MN
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work. Time
Between will be set to music by Bruce Springsteen, Patty
Sciaffa, and Soozie Tyrell.
Shen Wei Dance Arts
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a work choreographed by
Shen Wei. The work will draw upon contemporary dance and Chinese
opera, as well as elements of painting and sculpture.
Solomons Company/Dance, Inc.
New York, NY
$5,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work. Richard
Move will create the work for the dance trio Paradigm.
Spring Lake Productions, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work
choreographed by Martha Clarke. Toulouse Lautrec will be
created in collaboration with playwright Charles L. Mee, Jr. and
music director Michael Feingold.
Stephen Petronio Dance Company, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
To support the 20th anniversary tour. The tour will include
performances in the U.S., international tours, and a self-produced
performance at The Joyce Theater.
Susan Marshall & Company (Dance Continuum, Inc.)
Putnam Valley, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work and the
restaging of repertory. Susan Marshall will choreograph Stolen
Moments in collaboration with her company and will reconstruct
Fields of View (1994), Kiss (1988), and Trio in
Four Parts (1985).
Tere O'Connor Dance (Big Tree Productions, Inc.)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of an evening length work.
Artistic Director Tere O'Connor will choreograph the work, in
collaboration with composer James Baker and lighting/set designer
Brian MacDevitt.
Tongue
Culver City, CA
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new evening length
work choreographed by Stephanie Gilliland. The work will include an
aural landscape created by a sound designer.
Trisha Brown Dance Company, Inc.
New York, NY
$60,000
To support the creation of a new work and presentation of early
works by Trisha Brown. The new work will be a duet for Trisha Brown
and Steve Paxton, and there will be an art exhibit exploring Trisha
Brown's work with visual artists.
University Musical Society
Ann Arbor, MI
$30,000
To support a multipart dance project Pop Collaborations. The
project will feature residencies by Merce Cunningham Dance Company
and by Lyon Opera Ballet choreographer Phillipe Decoufl.
University of Arizona (on behalf of UA presents)
Tucson, AZ
$20,000
To support the presentation of African dance. Companies to be
presented include Sello Pesa (South Africa), Compagnie Rary
(Madagascar), and Compagnie Kongo Ba Teria (Burkina Faso).
Velocity Dance Studio (consortium)
Seattle, WA
$10,000
To support a national dance touring alliance. The project will
allow dance companies in Seattle, San Francisco, and Minneapolis to
perform in each city.
VSA arts of New Mexico, Inc. (consortium)
Albuquerque, NM
$10,000
To support performances and residency activities of mixed-ability
dance companies. AXIS Dance Company and Homer Avila and Dancers
will be presented during the Global DanceFest.
Washington Performing Arts Society (WPAS)
Washington, DC
$20,000
To support dance presentations and residency activities.
Performances will take place at Dance Place, George Mason
University's Center for the Arts, and the Clarice Smith Performing
Arts Center at the University of Maryland.
White Bird
Portland, OR
$15,000
To support the presentation of dance companies in The White
Bird/PSU Dance Series. The series will include master classes and
lecture demonstrations.
World Music, Inc.
Cambridge, MA
$15,000
To support the presentation of international, national, and local
dance companies. Residency activities will include workshops,
master classes, and discussions.
Yard, Inc.
Chilmark, MA
$10,000
To support the Bessie Schoenberg Choreographers and Dancers
Residency and Company Residency. Emerging choreographers and dance
companies will be in residence for four weeks on Martha's
Vineyard.
Zaccho SF
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work.
Choreographed by Joanna Haigood, the work will premiere on the S.S.
Red Oak Victory, a National Memorial Ship in Richmond, CA.
ZviDance (ZGD, Inc.)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by Artistic
Director Zvi Gotheiner. Titled Territories, the work will be
created in collaboration with an original score by Scott Killian,
lighting design by Mark London, and costumes by Naoko Nagata.
Heritage & Preservation
American Tap Dance Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support theTap City festival. The project will include
educational activities and a series of choreography workshops, with
a focus on the classic and contemporary choreography of tap
masters.
Batoto Yetu, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support expansion of Nzinga: The Legend Continues,
choreographed by artistic director Jlio T. Leito. The story of
Nzinga pays tribute to Western Africa's historical and cultural
heritage.
Chicago Human Rhythm Project
Chicago, IL
$10,000
To support a festival of tap and percussive dance. The project
will include performances by national and international artists as
well as educational activities including residencies, master
classes, and workshops.
Dance Heritage Coalition, Inc.
Washington, DC
$20,000
To support a dance videotape archival project. Facing the Magnetic
Media Crisis project will include components to catalog tapes,
reformat deteriorating tapes, and provide archival-quality
cases.
Dance Notation Bureau, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
To support the addition of new dance scores to an archive of
notated dances. The scores will be documented using Laban notation,
a method of recording dance movement, containing full historical
and production data.
House Foundation for the Arts, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
To support an initiative to transfer artistic director Meredith
Monk's archive to a public institution. The project will include
the completion of an archive catalog, the restoration and
digitization of dance works on film, and the identification of
dance score recordings.
International Tap Association
Boulder, CO
$10,000
To support the publication of interviews and articles that examine
the heritage of tap dance. The materials will be published in
International Tap Association's magazine, OnTap, and in two
monographs designed to capture the legacy of legendary artists.
Jazz Tap Ensemble, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
$10,000
To support the preservation of rhythm tap dance. The project will
include the creation of a DVD, a mentorship program for
choreographers and dancers, and the creation of new work.
Kankouran West African Dance Company
(consortium)
Washington, DC
$10,000
To support a consortium project to present a performance of
Heritage. Kankouran will collaborate with Ron
Brown/Evidence to demonstrate how the traditional cultural arts of
Africa are being preserved and integrated into modern dance.
Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance,
Inc.
New York, NY
$90,000
To support a project to provide documentary information on dances
by Martha Graham. The project will provide anthologies and offer
tool kits to dance companies and students in order to enhance the
public's knowledge of these works.
Mason/Rhynes Productions, Inc.
Takoma Park, MD
$5,000
To support the presentation of modern dances by African-American
choreographers Donald McKayle and David Rousseve. The original
works will be performed by Gesel Mason, alongside performances by
local guest artists or companies who have the work of
African-American choreographers in their repertoire.
Miami City Ballet, Inc.
Miami Beach, FL
$25,000
To support the presentation of Jerome Robbins's Afternoon of a
Faun. In addition to the performance, there will be
lecture-demonstrations and master classes.
New York Baroque Dance Co. Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the Baroque Ballet Workshop, a residency program to be
held in Hunter, New York; San Rafael, California; and Denton,Texas.
The project will include classes, concerts, and lectures.
Nikolais/Louis Foundation for Dance
New York, NY
$30,000
To support the preservation and presentation of two works by
choreographer Alwin Nikolais. The works will be performed by the
Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company in Salt Lake City.
Ragamala Music and Dance Theater
(consortium)
Minneapolis, MN
$10,000
To support a consortium project for the remounting of
Bhakti (devotion). Ragamala and the Southern Theater will
co-present the work, choreographed by Aparna Ramaswamy, in
collaboration with composer/vocalists Ruth MacKenzie and Nirmala
Rajasekar.
Repertory Dance Theatre
Salt Lake City, UT
$10,000
To support the reconstruction of choreographer John Butler's 1968
work, The Initiate. The work will be documented using a
Laban notated score and digital video, and an educational component
will be offered to students and teachers.
Srishti Dances of India
Pittsburgh, PA
$10,000
To support the creation and touring of an evening-length work.
Lavanya: Graceful Expressions of the East will interweave
two of India's classical dance forms, odissi and
manipuri, and will be choreographed by artistic director
Sreyashi Dey and Poushali Chatterjee, artistic director of
Calcutta, an Indian-based manipuri dance troupe.
Temple University (consortium)
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
To support a consortium project to preserve, catalog, and provide
access to the Philadelphia Dance Collection. Temple University and
Swarthmore College will coordinate access to the archives in a
project that will preserve documents representing the dance
heritage and dirverse traditions of Philadelphia.
Leadership
New England Foundation for the Arts
Boston, MA
$500,000
To support the National Dance Project in its ninth year. This program provides
presenters, dance companies, and audiences across the country with access to
contemporary dance.
Services to Arts Organizations and Artists
Dance/USA
Washington, DC
$100,000
To support professional development services. The project will
include the Winter 2004 Council Meeting, the Biennial Roundtable
2004, Dance/USA on Tour 2005 planning, and Web site
development.
International Tap Association (consortium)
Boulder, CO
$35,000
To support the National Tap Field Strategic Planning Process. The
project will assess the tap field to ensure the development and
sustainability of the American art form at a critical moment in its
history.
Pentacle (DanceWorks, Inc.)
New York, NY
$35,000
To support an artist mentorship program. The Help Desk provides
technical assistance to emerging and mid-career choreographers.
Philadelphia Dance Projects
Philadelphia, PA
$5,000
To support professional development opportunities, artist services,
and the presentation of dance films and videos. The project will
include classes, low-cost rehearsal space, a contact improvisation
festival, and residencies in public schools.
The Field (Performance Zone, Inc.)
New York, NY
$10,000
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.
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