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National Council on the Arts Convenes For 153rd Meeting

Public session will highlight copyright issues in choreography and the Shakespeare in American Communities Military Base Tour

October 26, 2004

 

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Sally Gifford
202-682-5570

Washington, D.C. - The National Council on the Arts, the advisory body of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), will meet in a public session on Friday, October 29, 2004 at 9 a.m. in Room M-09 of The Nancy Hanks Center, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

The public session will feature a presentation on choreography and copyright issues. Legal counsel and artistic representatives from the Martha Graham Dance Company will discuss the recent legal battle over the rights to the Graham repertory. They will review the most recent court decision that allowed the group to perform, and look at the implications for other choreographers working today.

In addition, representatives from the Alabama Shakespeare Festival will share highlights from their recently completed tour of Macbeth at 13 military bases in 11 states. The tour was part of NEA’s national initiative, Shakespeare in American Communities, the largest tour of Shakespeare plays in American history. Through the initiative, several acting companies bring performances and educational activities to more than 100 communities in all 50 states. Shakespeare in American Communities military base tour is made possible through a partnership of the National Endowment for the Arts, the U.S. Department of Defense and the military services, and Arts Midwest.

9:00-10:00 a.m.

Chairman Dana Gioia’s opening remarks
   * Update on National Leadership Initiatives
   * Update on Congressional/White House activities

10:00-10:30 a.m.

PRESENTATION: Dance
    * Martha Graham Dance Company and the issue of        copyright

10:30-10:45 a.m.

BREAK

10:45-11:15 a.m.

PRESENTATION: Shakespeare in American Communities
    * Alabama Shakespeare Festival’s tour of military        bases

11:15-11:30 a.m.

Application Review/Voting

11:30-11:45 a.m.

Guidelines Review/Voting

11:45-12:00 p.m.

General Discussion

Noon

ADJOURN

Members of the National Council on the Arts

Donald V. Cogman, Patron/Trustee, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Mary Costa, Opera Singer, Knoxville, Tenn.
Gordon Davidson, Theater Center Director/Producer, Los Angeles, Calif.
Katharine Cramer DeWitt, Patron/Trustee, Cincinnati, Ohio
Makoto Fujimura, Visual Artist, New York, N.Y.
David H. Gelernter, Author/Critic/Educator, Woodbridge, Conn.
Teresa Lozano Long, Patron/Trustee, Austin, Tex.
James McBride, Author/Musician, Carversville, PA
Maribeth Walton McGinley, Art Director/Designer, Glendale, Calif.
Cleo Parker Robinson, Dance Company Director/Choreographer, Denver, Colo.
Jerry Pinckney, Artist/Illustrator, Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.
Deedie Potter Rose, Patron/Trustee, Dallas, Tex.
Dr. Karen Lias Wolff, Music Educator, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Ex-Officio Members, U.S. Congress

House of Representatives
Rep. Cass Ballenger, (R-NC)
Rep. Betty McCollum, (D-MN)
Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon, (R-CA)

Senate
Sen. Robert Bennett (R-UT)
Sen. Mike DeWine (R-OH)
Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV)

The National Council on the Arts advises the Chairman of the NEA, who also chairs the Council, on agency policies and programs.  It reviews and makes recommendations to the Chairman on applications for grants, funding guidelines, and leadership initiatives.  For more information about the National Council on the Arts and its members, visit http://www.arts.gov/about/NCA/About_NCA.html

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