2007 Grant Awards: Access to Artistic Excellence

[ March 13, 2006 deadline ]

Dance | Design | Folk & Traditional Arts | Literature | Local Arts Agencies
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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 2007 Alabama Dance Festival. The statewide festival will feature performances by River North Chicago Dance Company, showcases of Alabama artists, master classes, and dance education workshops.

Alaska Dance Theatre, Inc.
Anchorage, AK
$10,000
To support residencies by choreographers. The choreographers will each create works for Alaska Dance Theatre, and teach master classes at the School of Alaska Dance Theatre, area high schools, the University of Alaska-Anchorage, and for the general public.

Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc. (aka Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater)
New York, NY
$90,000
To support a North American tour of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. The company will offer performances and outreach activities across the United States and in Canada.

American Dance Festival, Inc.
Durham, NC
$60,000
To support Pioneers and Frontiers: Tradition and Beyond II. The project will include the commissioning and presentation of American and international modern choreographers and a range of education and outreach activities.

Andanza, Inc.
San Juan, PR
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of new works by choreographers Lolita Villanúa and Carlos Iván Santos. The project will include original music played live by local composers, and will premiere at the Luis A. Ferré Center for the Performing Arts in San Juan.

Art Sweats, Inc. (aka David Dorfman Dance)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by artistic director and choreographer David Dorfman. The project will include classes, workshops, lecture-demonstrations, open rehearsals, and post-performance discussions.

Aspen Ballet Company & School (aka Aspen Santa Fe Ballet)
Aspen, CO
$10,000
To support the staging and presentation of a ballet by Finnish choreographer Jorma Elo. First Flash, with music by Sibelius, will premiere in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Aspen, Colorado.

AXIS Dance Company
Oakland, CA
$20,000
To support the creation and presentation of a work by choreographer Joe Goode. The work will premiere in Oakland, and become part of the company's touring repertory.

Ballet Austin, Inc.
Austin, TX
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work titled The Mounds. Artistic director and choreographer Stephen Mills will work with visual artist Trenton Doyle Hancock and composer Graham Reynolds.

Ballet Theatre Foundation, Inc. (aka American Ballet Theatre)
New York, NY
$80,000
To support the creation and presentation of The Sleeping Beauty by American Ballet Theatre. The new piece will be re-imagined by artistic director Kevin McKenzie and will be presented at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.

Ballet West
Salt Lake City, UT
$20,000
To support the presentation of a work by choreographer Jirí Kylían. Petite Mort will be presented at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City. The piece will be performed as part of Ballet West's education and outreach programs for Utah elementary and secondary students, teachers, and individuals with special needs.

Bates College (on behalf of Bates Dance Festival)
Lewiston, ME
$20,000
To support extended artist residencies as part of Bates Dance Festival's 25th anniversary. Dancing Our Community will include Bridgman/Packer, BoanDanz, David Dorfman Dance, Rennie Harris Puremovement, Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, Bebe Miller Company, PearsonWidrig Dance Theater, and Doug Varone and Dancers.

Better Family Life, Inc.
St. Louis, MO
$10,000
To support a national dance festival, Black Dance-USA: A Celebration of Movement. The project will consist of dance workshops, a concert by a regional or national dance company, discussion sessions, dance films, lecture-demonstrations, and African percussion and song classes.

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 artistic director and choreographer Tere O'Connor. The work will be created in collaboration with composer James Baker, and lighting and set designer Brian Macdevitt.

Boston Ballet, Inc.
Boston, MA
$30,000
To support the staging of Polyphonia by choreographer Christopher Wheeldon. The work will premiere at The Wang Theatre. The score, assembled from piano works by Gyorgy Ligeti, will be performed live by one of Boston Ballet's staff soloists.

Capoeira Foundation, Inc. (aka DanceBrazil)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of The Ritual of the Roda. The new work will be created by DanceBrazil's artistic director and choreographer, Jelon Vieira.

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 Seattle, Salt Lake City, Boston, San Francisco, Portland, and Cincinnati.

Carolina Ballet, Inc.
Raleigh, NC
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of Monet Impressions, works by choreographers Robert Weiss and Lynne Taylor-Corbett.  Monet Impressions will be presented in conjunction with the North Carolina Museum of Art's Monet in Normandy exhibit.

Chicago Human Rhythm Project
Chicago, IL
$10,000
To support the Tap 2007 dance festival. The project will include educational, performance, and outreach activities. The festival will take place around four main events, culminating in a weekend of performances, lecture-demonstrations, and classes.

Cincinnati Ballet Company, Inc.
Cincinnati, OH
$10,000
To support the presentation of a Baker's Dozen, choreographed by Twyla Tharp. The work will be performed in a program titled Twyla Tharp, Plus.

Cleveland Modern Dance Association (aka DANCECleveland)
Cleveland, OH
$10,000
To support the presentation of Chicago's Luna Negra Dance Theatre by DANCECleveland. The project will include school residencies, a master class, a family/student matinee performance, and pre- and post-performance lectures.

College of Saint Benedict
St. Joseph, MN
$20,000
To support the presentation of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. The company will perform Ocean and CRWDSPCR in the Martin Marietta granite quarry in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

Colorado Ballet Company
Denver, CO
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer Jessica Lang.  The ballet will be choreographed to the music of Norah Jones, mixed with other selections of non-vocal jazz music, and will focus on the relationship between two people. The work will be performed at Denver's Ellie Caulkins Opera House. 

Columbia College Chicago (on behalf of The Dance Center)
Chicago, IL
$30,000
To support contemporary dance company residencies at The Dance Center. The project includes community engagement and public education programs.

Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc. (aka Shapiro & Smith Dance)
Minneapolis, MN
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of short solos, duets, and trios by choreographers Danial Shapiro and Joanie Smith. The works will be performed in various venues in the Twin Cities.

CounterPULSE
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the Artist in Residence program for local emerging choreographers. The project will include developmental feedback sessions, public workshops, outreach to local non-dance communities, and the presentation of original works of contemporary choreography.

Cunningham Dance Foundation, Inc. (aka Merce Cunningham Dance Company)
New York, NY
$90,000
To support the creation of a new work titled Gymnasium Events, and the revival of CRWDSPCR. Both works are by choreographer Merce Cunnningham and will be presented during the company's domestic and international tours.

Cuyahoga Community College Foundation (Consortium)
Cleveland, OH
$10,000
To support the presentation of MOMIX and Joe Goode Performance Group in collaboration with DANCECleveland. The project will include community educational activities.

D.C. Wheel Productions, Inc. (aka Dance Place)
Washington, DC
$20,000
To support the presentation of performances and residencies by dancers at Dance Place. Artists will represent a wide spectrum of dance styles including African, modern, hip-hop, and tap dance.

Dance Continuum, Inc. (aka Susan Marshall & Company)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of new works by choreographer Susan Marshall. The works will be able to stand alone or comprise a full-length evening in three acts.

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 New Jersey
Highland Park, NJ
$5,000
To support the creation and presentation of the Dedicated to Dance Roundtables and Dialogues Project. The project will include a series of stakeholder roundtables, dance artist networking sessions, and a series of action white papers for improving the environment for dance in New Jersey.

Dance Theater Workshop, Inc.
New York, NY
$60,000
To support a program for emerging and established dance artists. The Creative Residency Program and the Creative Residency Development Laboratory offers artists the use of Dance Theater Workshop's facilities, as well as presentations at the theater.

Dance Umbrella
Austin, TX
$20,000
To support the presentation of dance companies in Central Texas. Discover Dance will involve presentations in Austin, Elgin, and Killeen.

Dance/USA
Washington, DC
$100,000
To support professional development services, technology improvements, and staff expansion during Dance/USA's 25th anniversary. Professional development services will include Council meetings; Biennial Roundtables; Leadership for Artistic Directors, an Executive Leaders Forum; and a Dance Presenters Leadership Forum.

DanceArt, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the 16th annual West Wave Dance Festival. The festival presents emerging and mid-career Bay Area artists, and will take place at Theater Artaud in San Francisco. The three-week festival will include the work of more than 40 choreographers, with nine different programs presented during 12 nights of performances.

Dancers' Group
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the expansion of IN DANCE publication in print, and through a Web site and podcasts. The project will expand readership, make dance more visible to the public, and create networking, resource, and other opportunities for dance artists, locally and nationally.

DanceWorks, Inc. (aka Pentacle)
New York, NY
$30,000
To support Pentacle's artist mentorship program, Help Desk2, which provides technical assistance to emerging and mid-career choreographers. The program will encourage artists to identify a major programmatic or managerial goal and will provide implementation support to achieve that goal.

Dansology, Inc. (aka koosil-ja/dance KUMIKOKIMOTO)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer Koosil-ja Hwang. The work will be created in collaboration with video artist Caspar Stracke and composer Geoff Matters. Titled Blocks of Continuality/Movement, the work explores the notion of presence, the realm of reality, and the politics of body.

Danspace Project, Inc.
New York, NY
$30,000
To support the 10th anniversary of the City/Dans performance series. The program presents the work of New York choreographers and will take place at St. Mark's Church. The goals of City/Dans are to nurture artists at various stages of their development, and to provide audiences with a deeper understanding of New York choreographers.

Deborah Hay Dance Company
Austin, TX
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer Deborah Hay. Mountain will be created in collaboration with Northwest choreographers/performers Gaelen Hanson, Peggy Piacenza, and Amelia Reeber, and will be performed in West Coast venues.

Dimensions Dance Theater, Inc.
Oakland, CA
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer Deborah Vaughan. Cross Currents, created in collaboration with composer Anthony Brown, will be based on the migration of African Americans to the Bay Area.

Discalced, Inc. (aka Mark Morris Dance Group)
Brooklyn, NY
$60,000
To support the creation and presentation of new works by choreographer Mark Morris and the revival of other works. The works will be performed in New York and on tour across the United States.

Dova, Inc. (aka Doug Varone and Dancers)
New York, NY
$20,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer Doug Varone to the music of composer Ricky Ian Gordon, as well as the presentation of past repertory works. The works will be presented at the Rose Theater at Lincoln Center and will be performed to live music.

Everett Dance Theatre
Providence, RI
$10,000
To support the presentation of The Marriage of Art and Science with accompanying workshops for schools in Rhode Island and New England. Developed out of Everett Dance Theatre's professional concert piece, The Science Project, The Marriage of Art and Science is an educational performance that celebrates the creative thinking used by scientists and artists.

Florida Dance Association, Inc.
Miami Beach, FL
$30,000
To support the 29th Florida Dance Festival. The program offers training and performing opportunities for dancers and students, professional development for teachers, creative and collaborative opportunities for choreographers, and presentations by national and international dance companies.

Florida State University (on behalf of Maggie Allesee Nat'l Center for Choreography)
Tallahassee, FL
$10,000
To support the Free to Rep project with Oakland-based AXIS Dance Company. Free to Rep is a pilot project of the Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography designed to support choreographic research and development by bringing together United States based repertory companies and choreographers together in creative residencies.

Flying Foot Forum
Minneapolis, MN
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of an evening-length drum and dance work by artistic director and choreographer Joe Chvala. Collaborators in the project include percussive dancer Karla Grotting, percussionist/inventor Peter O'Gorman, and composer Mary Ellen Childs, director of the percussion ensemble Crash.

Foundation for Dance Promotion, Inc. (aka Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company)
New York, NY
$50,000
To support the revival of past works choreographed by Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane and the creation of a new work by Bill T. Jones for the company's 25th anniversary. The company will have several open rehearsals and audience engagement activities throughout the year as the works develop.

Foundation for Independent Artists, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of new works by choreographers Art Bridgman and Myrna Packer, Nicholas Leichter, and Ben Munisteri. The works will be performed in New York and while the companies are on tour.

Gamelan Pacifica
Seattle, WA
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of an evening-length work by choreographer Mary Sheldon Scott, with an original score composed by Jarrad Powell, for MSS/JPP, a contemporary dance company. The work will premiere at On the Boards in Seattle as part of the Northwest Artist Series.

Garth Fagan Dance, Inc.
Rochester, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by artistic director and choreographer Garth Fagan. The work will premiere in New York City and Rochester and later tour across the United States. Performances will be supplemented with community outreach programs intended to enhance participants' understanding of dance and the Fagan technique.

Gotham Dance, Inc. (aka Bebe Miller Company)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of Necessary Beauty, by choreographer Bebe Miller. The work will be performed for a range of audiences in a variety of venues, including corporate retreats, libraries, outdoor events, gallery spaces, and theaters.

Houston Ballet Foundation
Houston, TX
$20,000
To support presentations of Jerome Robbins' The Concert, Jirí Kylián's Svadebka, and Christopher Wheeldon's Carnival of the Animals. The ballets will be performed at the Wortham Theater Center in Houston and reach approximately 14,500 audience members.

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
Chicago, IL
$30,000
To support programs for emerging choreographers to create new work. These programs include the Inside/Out Choreographic Workshops, the National Choreographic Competition, and collaborations between choreographers and Hubbard Street 2 dance company.

Institute for Spanish Arts (aka Maria Benitez Teatro Flamenco)
Santa Fe, NM
$10,000
To support the creation of Maria Benitez: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: A Dance and Video-art Retrospective. The work will be an overview of Maria Benitez's history as a Spanish dancer as told through dance, music, and video.

Inta, Inc. (aka Eiko & Koma)
New York, NY
$30,000
To support the creation of an outdoor site work by choreographers Eiko & Koma. The dance piece will be complemented with works by young Cambodian visual artists.

Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Inc.
Becket, MA
$70,000
To support residencies and performances of dance companies during Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival's 75th anniversary. The project will include a Creative Development Residency, presentation of national and international dance companies, and audience engagement programs and educational programs.

Jess Curtis/Gravity, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer Jess Curtis. Under the Radar will be created for performers with and without disabilities and will be a study in the physical limitations and abilities of a range of different performers using the vocabularies of contemporary dance, partner-based acrobatics, contact dance, aerial performance, and physical theater.

Joe Goode Performance Group
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a dance theater work by choreographer Joe Goode titled Humansville. The work will be created in collaboration with composer Joan Jeanrenaud and videographer and filmmaker Austin Forbord.

Joffrey Ballet
Chicago, IL
$30,000
To support the presentation of ballets as part of the company's 50th anniversary celebration in a program titled Destiny's Dances. The ballets will include Leonide Massine's Les Présages, Kurt Jooss' The Green Table, and George Balanchine's Apollo.

Johnson County Community College (aka Carlsen Center)
Overland Park, KS
$10,000
To support presentations by dance companies Doug Varone and Dancers, Sydney Dance Company, North Carolina Dance Theatre, and State Ballet Theatre of Russia at the Carlsen Center. Each company will offer educational activities, such as master classes, open rehearsals, lecture-demonstations, and pre-performance lectures.

Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$70,000
To support the Dance Presentation Program. The project will consist of the presentation of approximately 28 companies from the United States and overseas, including 12 companies who will be presented as part of the Joyce So Ho Presents dance series.

Kansas City Ballet Association, Inc.
Kansas City, MO
$20,000
To support the presentation of The Moor's Pavane (1949) by choreographer José Limón. The work will be performed at the Lyric Theater in Kansas City, and include free community outreach programs such as workshops and lectures.

Kentucky Dance Council, Inc. (aka Louisville Ballet)
Louisville, KY
$10,000
To support the presentation of works by choreographers Twyla Tharp, Mark Godden, Adam Houghland, and Helen Pickett.  Reduced-price or free tickets to performances will be made available to underserved areas of the Louisville metropolitan region.

Ko-Thi, Inc. (aka Ko-Thi Dance Company)
Milwaukee, WI
$20,000
To support Ko-Thi Dance Company's Black History Month concert, annual spring Kuumba Concert, and annual fall Harvest Concert. The concerts will take place at the Alverno College Pitman Theater. The company performs and teaches dance and music rooted in African, African American, and Caribbean cultures.

La Donna Dance, Inc. (aka Donna Uchizono Company)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of an evening-length work titled eye of the beholder, by choreographer Donna Uchizono. The work will premiere at New York's Dance Theater Workshop and be a work for four dancers, with an original score by composer Michael Floyd in collaboration with a video artist.

Leah Stein Dance Company
Philadelphia, PA
$5,000
To support the presentation of site-specific dance works as part of the On-Site Philadelphia program, created by choreographer Leah Stein. The projects will take place at the Eastern State Penitentiary and at Walnut Street Bridge, with live sound scores created by percussionist/musician Toshi Makihara.

Lubovitch Dance Foundation, Inc. (aka Lar Lubovitch Dance Company)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation of a new dance, Nowhere One Goes, by choreographer Lar Lubovitch, which will be the centerpiece of the company's 40th anniversary. The work will be performed at the Rose Theater at Lincoln Center, and will include a series of outreach and audience education initiatives.

Luna Negra Danza Teatro (aka Luna Negro Dance Theater)
Chicago, IL
$5,000
To support the creation and presentation of Guajira, by choreographer Pedro Ruiz. The work will premiere at the Athenaeum Theater in Chicago and then become part of the company's touring repertory. The work pays tribute to Ruiz's native Cuba and is based on the Guajiro, the people who cultivate the land.

Margaret Jenkins Dance Studio, Inc. (aka Margaret Jenkins Dance Company)
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer Margaret Jenkins. Other Suns is informed by Jenkins' investigations across cultures, and by her recent travels in foreign countries.

Miami City Ballet, Inc.
Miami Beach, FL
$30,000
To support presentations of George Balanchine's La Valse, Jerome Robbins' The Concert, and Marius Petipa's Aurora's Wedding. Performances will take place at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Miami Performing Arts Center, and the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts.

Milwaukee Ballet Company, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI
$10,000
To support the presentation of Genesis II, an International Choreography Competition. Artistic director Michael Pink will choose four choreographers who demonstrate ability in pointe work as well as more contemporary work. The choreographers will have three weeks to create a dance with six or seven dancers from the Milwaukee Ballet. The winner of the competition will create a new work for Milwaukee Ballet's 2007-2008 season.

Movement Research, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the Movement Research FESTIVAL 2007 and publications. The festival includes a series of free and low-cost dance performances, classes, and workshops. The annual two-week festival will examine improvisation as a contemporary experimental dance practice and consider the form's present and future directions.

Muntu Dance Theatre
Chicago, IL
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by Brazilian choreographer Rosangela Silvestre, as well as education and outreach activities. The work will premiere as part of the inaugural season of the new Muntu Performing Arts Center.

Nashville Ballet
Nashville, TN
$10,000
To support the commissioning of ballets by choreographer Gina Patterson and Robert Philander-Valentine. The choreographers will collaborate with local musicians in a program titled Nashville Music Showcase.

National Performance Network, Inc.
New Orleans, LA
$70,000
To support dance touring and the creation of new work. The project will include dance residencies and related education and outreach activities throughout the United States.

New Orleans Ballet Association
New Orleans, LA
$30,000
To support a series of dance performances and education and outreach activities. Companies will be presented on the concert stage and in community settings. The project will include nine concerts and 40 life-long learning activities, reaching approximately 22,500 people.

New York City Ballet, Inc.
New York, NY
$90,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new ballet by resident choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, based loosely on the Oscar Wilde story The Nightingale and the Rose. The work will be set to original music composed by artist-in-residence Bright Sheng, and will premiere at the New York State Theater.

NewArt New Mexico, Inc.
Edgewood, NM
$10,000
To support the Global DanceFest 2008, an annual festival of national and international contemporary dance. Companies presented include Faustin Linyekula/Les Studios Kabako from the Congo, and Ronald K. Brown/Evidence from the United States.

North Carolina Dance Theatre
Charlotte, NC
$10,000
To support the presentation of works by choreographers Nacho Duato, George Balanchine, and Dwight Rhoden. The project will be presented in the Belk Theater of the North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, and the company will provide a comprehensive program of education and outreach offerings.

Oberlin Dance Collective
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by artistic director and choreographer Brenda Way. A Pleasant Looking Woman in Sensible Clothes will be created in collaboration with composer David Lang, Japanese video artist Hiraki Sawa, and lighting/stage designer Alex Nichols, and will be performed at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.

Oregon Ballet
Portland, OR
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer Helgi Tomasson. The work will be presented as part of the company's winter program in the Keller Auditorium in Portland.

Orlando Ballet, Inc.
Orlando, FL
$10,000
To support the presentation of a George Balanchine program and a regional tour of Swan Lake. The performances will be accompanied by educational components. 

Pacific Northwest Ballet Association
Seattle, WA
$30,000
To support the Celebrate Seattle Festival. The festival will include presentations of national and local dance companies, and will feature world premieres, acquisitions, and Pacific Northwest Ballet repertory works.  The program will also include a variety of education and outreach programs.

Pascal Rioult Dance Theatre, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of an evening-length work, L'enfant et les Sortilèges (The Child and the Bewilderments), choreographed by Pascal Rioult. The work will premiere at the Joyce Theater in New York.

Paul Taylor Dance Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$90,000
To support the creation and presentation of works by artistic director and choreographer Paul Taylor. The works will be presented on tour in the United States and overseas. Throughout the project, the company will document studio work and premiere performances, and the record of this process will be preserved in the company's archives.

Pennsylvania Ballet Association
Philadelphia, PA
$20,000
To support the presentation of Lambarena by choreographer Val Caniparoli. The work will be presented at the Merriam Theater in Philadelphia to approximately 10,000 audience members and 2,800 students, who will receive educational materials prior to viewing a fully-staged dress rehearsal.

Performance Zone, Inc. (aka The Field)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support a series of workshops and residencies for dancers and choreographers. The project will include the creation of work, retreats, a conference, and a national touring facilitation Web site.

Philadelphia Dance Company, Inc. (aka Philadanco)
Philadelphia, PA
$30,000
To support the presentation of Dance for Six, choreographed by Joyce Trisler, and the creation and presentation of a new work by Milton Myers. The works will be performed at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Dance Projects
Philadelphia, PA
$5,000
To support the presentation of the 5th annual Motion Pictures 2007. The project includes the presentation of films, videos, performances, workshops, and discussions with guest artists.

Pick Up Performance Company, Inc. (aka David Gordon/Pick Up Performance Company)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support Refried and Retrospective. The project will include the reconstruction of choreographer David Gordon's Trying Times and the remounting of Dancing Henry V for a national tour.

Pilobolus, Inc.
Washington Depot, CT
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by artistic director Jonathan Wolken. The work will premiere at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. The Right Offspring will be performed to Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, and will be the focal point of Pilobus's 36th anniversary season.

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work in collaboration with Pittsburgh jazz artist Etta Cox. The work will be performed at the Byham Theater in Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh Dance Alloy (aka Dance.Alloy.Theater)
Pittsburgh, PA
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of works by choreographers Donald Byrd, Susan Marshall, and Victoria Marks. A variety of outreach programs will be offered as part of each choreographer's residency.

Project Bandaloop
Oakland, CA
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of Interiors, by artistic director Amelia Rudolph, in collaboration with set designer Erik Flatmo. The work will be performed on tour across the United States.

Ragamala Music and Dance Theater
Minneapolis, MN
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of Yathra (Journey) by choreographer Aparna Ramaswamy. The work will be performed at the Southern Theater in Minneapolis. The cross-cultural project will be created in collaboration with lighting designer Jeff Bartlett and contemporary artist Terry Rosenberg, who will create a new work during each performance of Yathra.

Repertory Dance Theatre
Salt Lake City, UT
$20,000
To support the presentation of works based on stories of survival, by significant American choreographers from the 1950s to the '70s. The works to be presented include Icarus by Lucas Hoving, Mythical Hunters by Glen Tetley, and Lyric Suite by Anna Sokolow.

Richmond Ballet
Richmond, VA
$20,000
To support the presentation of a world premiere by choreographer Jessica Lang. The performance will take place in Richmond Ballet's Studio Series.

River North Chicago Dance Company
Chicago, IL
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a work choreographed by artistic director Frank Chaves, with an original score composed by Evan Solot. Underground Movements: a Celebration of Intergenerational Learning will be created in community-based improvisational workshops and will tour across the United States with each community contributing a section of movement to the work, which will be performed in its home theater.

San Francisco Ballet Association
San Francisco, CA
$90,000
To support the creation and presentation of world premieres during the company's 75th Anniversary festival. Performances will take place at San Francisco's War Memorial Opera House.

School of Hard Knocks, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by artistic director and choreographer Yoshiko Chuma. A Page Out of Order will include a group of dancers from New York, as well as artists on film and live dancers from Japan, Macedonia, and India.

Sens Production, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$10,000
To support the presentation of a site-specific dance piece by choreographer Noemie Lafrance. Agora II will be created in the abandoned McCarren Park pool site in Brooklyn.

Shen Wei Dance Arts, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
To support the expansion of a full-evening work and the restaging of several repertory works by artistic director Shen Wei. The works will be made more adaptable for small and mid-size venues while the company is on tour in the United States and overseas.

Spectrum Dance Theater
Seattle, WA
$10,000
To support the presentation of American Stories. The project will include performances by the Koresh Dance Company of Philadelphia and Spectrum Dance Theater performing works by Donald Byrd.

Spring Lake Productions, Inc.
New Milford, CT
$10,000
To support the revival of Garden of Earthly Delights, choreographed by artistic director Martha Clarke. The work will be presented on tour across the United States and abroad.

Stephen Petronio Dance Company, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work, performances at the Joyce Theater in New York, and national and international touring. The company will also offer workshops in Stephen Petronio's technique while the company is on tour.

Thin Man Dance, Inc. (aka John Jasperse Company)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer John Jasperse. The work will premiere at Dance Theater Workshop in New York.

Threshold Dance Projects, Inc. (aka Buglisi/Foreman Dance)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of Sounds of Innocence, Caravaggio Meets Hopper, a dance opera choreographed by artistic director Jacqulyn Buglisi. The work will premiere in New York at the Joyce Theater and will include outreach activities.

Trisha Brown Dance Company, Inc.
New York, NY
$60,000
To support the creation of a new work by choreographer Trisha Brown in collaboration with Japanese artist, sculptor, and theorist Kenjiro Okazaki. The piece will premiere at Montclair State University in New Jersey and tour domestically and internationally.

Tulsa Ballet Theatre, Inc.
Tulsa, OK
$10,000
To support the presentation of Por Vos Muero by Nacho Duato; Troy Game by Robert North; and Nine Sinatra Songs by Twyla Tharp. The program, titled Legends in Motion, will take place at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center.

UBW, Inc. (aka Urban Bush Women)
Brooklyn, NY
$10,000
To support the presentation of works by the Urban Bush Women at the Joyce Theater in New York. The program will feature a premiere by artistic director Jawolle Willa Jo Zollar, titled 21 Movements, Blondell Cummings' Chicken Soup, and a dance by Camille Brown.

Velocity Dance Center (Consortium)
Seattle, WA
$10,000
To support a national dance touring alliance. Velocity Dance Center will partner with the Southern Theater in Minneapolis to provide performance opportunities for dance companies in Seattle, San Francisco, Minneapolis, and Philadelphia.

Visions In Rhythm (aka Tapestry Dance Company)
Austin, TX
$10,000
To support a tap dance festival. The Soul to Sole Festival will include performances and education and outreach activities.

Washington Performing Arts Society (aka WPAS)
Washington, DC
$20,000
To support dance presentations and residency activities. Performances will take place at the Tivoli Theatre, Atlas Performing Arts Center, and Dance Place in Washington, DC.

WCV, Inc. (aka Wally Cardona Quartet)
Brooklyn, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of phase two of SITE. The work will be presented at Dance Theater Workshop in New York, New York, and at The Myrna Loy Center in Helena, Montana.

Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT
$10,000
To support performances and residency activities by dance companies. The Breaking Ground Dance Series will include Bebe Miller, Brian Brooks Moving Company, Ronald K. Brown/Evidence, and a DanceMasters Weekend-a series of master classes and a showcase performance.

White Bird
Portland, OR
$15,000
To support the presentation of dance companies in the White Bird/Portland State University Dance series. The project will include master classes and lecture-demonstrations.

Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts (Consortium)
Vienna, VA
$20,000
To support the presentation of dance companies at Wolf Trap and George Mason University. Companies to be presented include Doug Varone and Dancers, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Limón Dance Company, and Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. Each company will present one performance and one master class open to the public.

World Music, Inc. (aka World Music/CRASHarts)
Cambridge, MA
$10,000
To support the presentation of contemporary dance companies. Residency activities will include dance and spoken-word/poetry workshops, master classes, discussions, and a Flamenco photo exhibit and film series.

Wylliams/Henry Danse Theatre
Kansas City, MO
$10,000
To support the presentation of Orfeo by choreographer Jos Limn. The performance will be held at the White Recital Hall in the Performing Arts Center at the University of Missouri Kansas City.

Yard, Inc.
Chilmark, MA
$10,000
To support the Bessie Schnberg Choreographers and Dancers Residency and a residency for dance companies. The residencies provide a supportive environment for the creation and premiere of a new work.

ZGD, Inc. (aka ZviDance)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer and artistic director Zvi Gotheiner, and a series of performances in historic houses in the New York area. The new work will be a tribute to Zvi Gotheiner's mentor, Gertrud Kraus (1901-77).

Zorongo Flamenco
Minneapolis, MN
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of an outdoor work titled Yerma, based on the play by Federico Garca Lorca. The work, choreographed by artistic director Susana di Palma, will be performed in parks in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, and in River Falls, Wisconsin.

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