Presenting: FY 2005 Grants
Some details of the projects listed below are subject to change, contingent upon prior Endowment approval.
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Access to Artistic Excellence
Aaron Davis Hall, Inc.
New York, NY
$55,000
To support commissioning and programmatic activities for the development of works by artists of color. The second phase of a three-year initiative titled Waterworks will involve performing and multidisciplinary artists.
Arizona State University (on behalf of ASU Public Events)
Tempe, AZ
$30,000
To support the Beyond Broadway Series. Participating artists will include jazz violinist Regina Carter, choreographers Trisha Brown and Bill T. Jones performing world premieres, and composers/musicians Daniel Bernard Romain and Philip Glass.
Asia Society
New York, NY
$40,000
To support a consortium project to commission a multimedia work titled Five Streams. In a collaboration with MassMOCA, director/filmmaker Ibrahim Quraishi, sound artist DJ Spooky, choreographer Paul Shah, and visual artist Shahzia Sikander will create a work that weaves interlocking narratives drawn from three canonical works of Hindu and Indo-Islamic literature.
Brooklyn Academy of Music, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$55,000
To support the annual Next Wave Festival. Now in its 21st year, the festival will feature U.S. artists who have been nurtured by the Brooklyn Academy of Music and will present new works by international artists.
Center for Cultural Exchange
Portland, ME
$20,000
To support a commissioning, production, and touring initiative titled Unintended Consequences. Director Marty Pottenger will create and direct a multimedia performance based on the repercussions of September 11, 2001, on refugee and immigrant communities in Maine.
City Parks Foundation
New York, NY
$20,000
To support New Works, New Voices 2005 for the 20th anniversary of the Central Park Summerstage program. The project will be a continuation of annual presentations of new cross-disciplinary work or debut presentations by emerging, regional, and international artists.
Flynn Theatre for the Performing Arts, Ltd.
Burlington, VT
$55,000
To support the commissioning and presentation of new and existing works. Projects will include a collaboration between choreographer Ron Brown and singer/composer Nnenna Freelon, Big Dance Theatre, choreographer Cathy Weis, and theater companies Mabou Mines and Penumbra Theatre.
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.
New York, NY
$55,000
To support performances and related activities of Lincoln Center Festival 2005. The summer festival will feature traditional and contemporary multidisciplinary works as well as symposia and lectures that inform the presentations.
Miami-Dade Community College
Miami, FL
$40,000
To support the Cultura del Lobo performance series and residency activities focusing on contemporary work. The Cultural Affairs Department at Miami-Dade Community College will produce and present new and culturally specific works with an emphasis on Latin American and Caribbean cultures.
Museum of Contemporary Art
Chicago, IL
$35,000
To support the development and presentation of new performing arts projects. Projects will include performances, residencies, conferences, an exhibit, discussions, a civics institute, and a Chautauqua Assembly.
On the Boards
Seattle, WA
$25,000
To support the New Performance Series. Ancillary activities such as master classes, post-performance question-and-answer sessions, panels, and workshops also are planned.
Performing Arts Chicago
Chicago, IL
$30,000
To support the PAC/edge Performance Festival, a six-week series that includes performances, exhibitions, and educational activities. The festival is designed to explore and celebrate the intersections between theater, dance, creative writing, performance, and the humanities.
Regents of the University of California at Davis
Davis, CA
$35,000
To support New Works Rooted in Old World Traditions. The project will present the reinterpretations of classic and traditional art forms through new contemporary performing arts productions at the Mondavi Center.
Regents of the University of California at Los Angeles (on behalf of UCLA Live)
Los Angeles, CA
$30,000
To support the International Theatre Festival. Performances will feature artists and ensembles that extend the boundaries of theater by using unique combinations of media and pioneering new approaches to historic literary and dramatic texts.
San Francisco Performances, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
$30,000
To support the presentation of chamber music, vocal and instrumental recitals, jazz, and contemporary dance. Related workshops and lectures will help audiences to increase their understanding and enjoyment of the live performances.
Scottsdale Cultural Council (on behalf of Scottsdale Center for the Arts)
Scottsdale, AZ
$25,000
To support the presentation of performing artists whose works reflect or are inspired by compelling social and global issues. The project is designed to connect audiences with the performers and to foster dialogue among the participants on important issues of our time.
Spoleto Festival USA
Charleston, SC
$20,000
To support a series of performances during the 2005 festival season. Spoleto Festival USA will produce and present a range of multidisciplinary work, juxtaposing traditional repertoire with the new, performed by both established and emerging artists.
University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc.
Lawrence, KS
$20,000
To support Conflict and Creativity. The series of performances and community conversations will explore the impact of political and social turmoil on young foreign artists from China, Israel, Ireland, and Cuba.
University of Maryland at College Park (on behalf of Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center)
College Park, MD
$40,000
To support American Sensibilities. Presentations in dance, music, and theater will explore American heroes and mavericks and examine the concepts of conflict and courage.
Walker Art Center, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
$55,000
To support New Home for New Work: Connecting Contemporary Performance with Community. Large-scale, commissioned residency projects will support artists in the on-site creation and presentation of new work.
Washington Performing Arts Society (consortium)
Washington, DC
$30,000
To support a consortium project titled the ArteAmericA series. In partnership with GALA Hispanic Theatre, the project will include performances and residencies celebrating Latino cultures throughout the Americas.
Access to Artistic Excellence II
Cedar Cultural Center, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
$30,000
To support the 7th annual Nordic Roots Festival. The festival will focus on the presentation and education of traditional music from Scandinavian countries, and will include children's theater.
Cityfolk, Inc.
Dayton, OH
$30,000
To support the annual Cityfolk Festival. A three-day free arts event offers a wide variety of music by the world's most accomplished traditional musicians, as well as world-renowned traditional visual artists and dance companies.
Dance for Power
Stockton, CA
$10,000
To support the Multicultural Performing Arts Series. Activities will include public and student matinee performances, in-school lecture-demonstrations, and artists' workshops.
First Night Providence, Inc. (consortium)
Providence, RI
$25,000
To support a consortium project to produce FirstWorksProv Festival 2005, a series that presents New England performance premieres. In partnership with the City of Providence, the festival will be extended into the community through forums, workshops, lectures, and discounted admissions.
Ford Theatre Foundation
Hollywood, CA
$30,000
To support the 4th annual Latino Audience Initiative (LAI). The project will explore programming, marketing, and audience development strategies targeted for the Latino audience, to increase participation and access to performing arts programs.
Grand Performances
Los Angeles, CA
$40,000
To support the Exploration of Electronic Music series. The project will bring electronic and contemporary classical composers to the stage for live performances.
Helena Presents
Helena, MT
$31,000
To support Echoes of Discovery. The project is the seventh and final phase of the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Project.
La Peña Cultural Center
Berkeley, CA
$37,000
To support the Art in Action series. Artists in residence will address daily life and social issues through performances and workshops.
Luther Burbank Memorial Foundation
Santa Rosa, CA
$25,000
To support the Luther Burbank Center's Hispanic Community Cultural Outreach Program. Initiated in 2002, the program will expand the number and types of cultural arts experiences offered, and will provide more arts accessibility to the North Bay Hispanic community.
Maui Community Arts & Cultural Center
Kahului, HI
$40,000
To support a series of performances and an expansion of related residency activities. More than half of the presentations will highlight Hawaiian-based music, theater, dance events, and traditional storytelling.
New Art Publications
New York, NY
$40,000
To support the annual issues of AMERICAS. The publication will feature interviews with Latin American and Caribbean writers, artists, musicians, and architects, and will include original translations of poetry and fiction.
New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations (on behalf of New York Public Library for the Performing Arts)
New York, NY
$50,000
To support the production, documentation, and preservation of significant dance and theater performances and oral histories by notable performing artists. Performances and oral histories will be recorded, and 50 hours of deteriorating oral history material will be conserved.
New York University
New York, NY
$60,000
To support Phase Two of a three-year preservation plan to save and make accessible culturally significant videotapes from the Fales Library's Downtown Collection. More than 1,700 videotapes of dance, theater, artists' interviews, and performance art from New York (1970-1990) are included in the collection, and many are in danger of being lost.
Pepatian Inc.
Bronx, NY
$15,000
To support Jump It Up: Bronx Artists Spotlight. The multidisciplinary presentation will highlight the work of Bronx-based artists, nonprofit centers, and performance spaces.
Queens Theatre in the Park, Inc.
Flushing, NY
$50,000
To support the 9th annual Latino Cultural Festival and the 5th annual Latino Cultural Series. The festival will feature music, dance, theater, film, visual art exhibitions, and residency workshops.
Saint John's University
Collegeville, MN
$25,000
To support a series of performances, residencies, and the Egyptian Folk Festival. The goal of the project is to bring national and international artists to this rural Minnesota community.
Seattle International Children's Festival
Seattle, WA
$50,000
To support the 20th annual Seattle International Children's Festival and the 7th annual Festival in Tacoma, and related education and outreach activities. The project also will provide teachers with an enriched curriculum by linking the festival's cultural opportunities to classroom activities.
Society for the Performing Arts
Houston, TX
$25,000
To support Percussion: A Worldwide Celebration. The project will bring together the diverse Houston community with a celebration of percussion.
Stern Grove Festival Association
San Francisco, CA
$35,000
To support the New Audience Program. The project is a series of performances designed to reach underserved ethnic groups.
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
$25,000
To support community residencies and performances designed to engage Gen-Xers (ages 25-35) in the arts. The activities will take place in the communities of Spencer, Perry, Marshalltown, and Iowa City, Iowa.
Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
Sarasota, FL
$10,000
To support a series of schooltime performances and related educational activities. More than 15,000 students from four counties will be transported to the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall for performances.
World Arts West
San Francisco, CA
$30,000
To support the arts education program People Like Me. The program will include performances presented at several Bay Area theaters for students in kindergarten through sixth grades.
Xicanindio Artes Coalition
Mesa, AZ
$10,000
To support the Performance Live Series at the new Mesa Arts Center. Each performing artist or group also will be involved in week-long community residency activities.
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