Dance: FY 2005 Grants
Some details of the projects listed below are subject to change, contingent upon prior Endowment approval.
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33 Fainting Spells (Consortium)
Seattle, WA
$10,000
To support a consortium project to present dance films and videos. 33 Fainting Spells will partner with the Northwest Film Forum to present New Dance Cinema, a biennial festival featuring the work of choreographers, videographers, and filmmakers from North America and Europe.
Alabama Dance Council, Inc.
Birmingham, AL
$10,000
To support the Alabama Dance Summit and the publication of The Alabama Dance Resource Directory. The summit will feature performances, dance classes, arts education workshops, a showcase of Alabama dance companies, and a special performance and classes by The Philadelphia Dance Company (Philadanco).
Allied Arts Foundation (on behalf of Lingo dancetheater)
Seattle, WA
$9,000
To support the creation of an evening-length dance theater work choreographed by artistic director KT Niehoff. The premiere will take place at On the Boards in Seattle and later will be performed at University of California, Riverside.
Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$100,000
To support a United States tour in 2005. The company will offer 95 performances and outreach activities in 14 states across the country and the District of Columbia.
American Ballet Theatre (Ballet Theatre Foundation, Inc.)
New York, NY
$70,000
To support the presentation of four new productions of classic works by choreographer Michel Fokine. Les Sylphides, Le Spectre de la Rose, Petrouchka, and Polovetsian Dances from Prince Igor will make up The Fokine Evening, to premiere at the Kennedy Center.
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.
American Repertory Ballet (Princeton Ballet Society)
New Brunswick, NJ
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by artistic director Graham Lustig. The work will premiere at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, NJ.
Anchorage Concert Association, Inc.
Anchorage, AK
$20,000
To support the presentation of dance companies and education and outreach activities. The companies to be presented include Australian Dance Theatre, Jose Limon Dance Company, and Grupo Corpo Brazilian Dance Company.
Artist Consortium
Los Angeles, CA
$10,000
To support the creation of an evening-length work by choreographer Hae Kyung Lee. The work will be created in collaboration with composer Steve Moshier and scenic designer Yael Pardess.
Ballet Austin, Inc.
Austin, TX
$10,000
To support the creation of a full-length work by choreographer and artistic director Stephen Mills. The Holocaust and Humanity Project will involve a partnership between Ballet Austin, the University of Texas at Austin, the Houston Holocaust Museum, and the Warren Foundation.
Ballet Hispanico of New York, Inc.
New York, NY
$25,000
To support the commissioning of a new work by choreographer Ramón Oller. The work, Tales of the Alhambra, will premiere at the Kennedy Center during the company's 35th anniversary.
Ballet Memphis Corporation
Cordova, TN
$10,000
To support the New Works+New Artists series. The project enables aspiring choreographers from the company to develop choreography using professional dancers.
Ballet West
Salt Lake City, UT
$30,000
To support the presentation of Echoing of Trumpets, by British choreographer Antony Tudor. The company will perform the work at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City, and offer education and outreach programs for Utah elementary and secondary students.
BalletMet Columbus (Ballet Metropolitan, Inc.)
Columbus, OH
$10,000
To support the creation and world premiere production of Firebird by choreographer Stanton Welch. Welch will set his Firebird to the orchestral suite composed by Igor Stravinsky that incorporates elements from the ballet score commissioned in 1910 by Russian choreographer Serge Diaghilev.
Bates College (on behalf of Bates Dance Festival)
Lewiston, ME
$20,000
To support extended residency activities. New Voices/New Works will include Bebe Miller Dance Company, Ronald K. Brown/Evidence, Vincent Mantsoe, Kota Yamazaki, and Sean Curran Company.
Bebe Miller Company (Gotham Dance, Inc.)
New York, NY
$13100
To support final developmental residencies and rehearsals, and premiere performances for Landing/Place, choreographed by Bebe Miller. The performance will feature live dance and music, a digitally-produced projection environment, and dance for the camera.
Better Family Life, Inc.
St. Louis, MO
$10,000
To support a national dance festival. Black Dance - USA: A Celebration in Movement will consist of dance workshops, a concert by a national dance company, discussions sessions, dance films, and African percussion and song classes.
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company (Foundation for Dance Promotion, Inc.)
New York, NY
$50,000
To support the creation of an evening-length dance theatre work, choreographed by Bill. T. Jones. The new work, Blind Date I & II, will have a preview performance along with residency activities at Aaron Davis Hall in New York.
Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Univ (Stanford University) (on behalf of Stanford Lively Arts)
Stanford, CA
$10,000
To support the presentation of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. The project will include a variety of outreach activities, such as seminars, dance courses, master classes, open rehearsals, lecture demonstrations, and discussions.
Boston Ballet, Inc.
Boston, MA
$30,000
To support the presentation of Falling Angels, created by choreographer Jiri Kylian. The dance is set to Steve Reich's Drumming, Part 1, a study in musical minimalism for a drum ensemble.
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts (College Community Services, Inc.)
Brooklyn, NY
$10,000
To support the presentation of American and international dance companies. The project will also include educational programs, subsidized ticket prices, and extensive outreach to Brooklyn's diverse community.
Carolina Ballet, Inc.
Raleigh, NC
$15,000
To support the creation and presentation of Swan Lake, choreographed by artistic director Robert Weiss. The program will be presented at the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, BTI Center for the Performing Arts.
Celebrity Series of Boston, Inc. (consortium)
Boston, MA
$10,000
To support a consortium project to present modern dance companies. The project is being developed in collaboration with The Wang Center for the Performing Arts, and will also include Dance Across the City Day, a day of free dance activities.
Cincinnati Ballet Company, Inc.
Cincinnati, OH
$10,000
To support the creation of a new work by choreographer Donald McKayle. Images of Struggle and Survival will premiere at the Aronoff Center's Procter and Gamble Hall, and is being undertaken in collaboration with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.
College of Saint Benedict
St. Joseph, MN
$15,000
To support two week-long dance residencies. Ronald K. Brown/Evidence and Joe Goode Performance Group will present performances and a variety of education and outreach activities.
Colorado Ballet Company
Denver, CO
$10,000
To support the creation of a new work by choreographer Rennie Harris. The work will be a fusion of ballet and hip hop and the world premiere will take place at the Paramount Theatre in Denver.
Columbia College Chicago (on behalf of The Dance Center)
Chicago, IL
$30,000
To support the presentation of African and Latino dance companies, along with community engagement and public education programs. The project includes the 15th anniversary of DanceAfrica Chicago and the LatinoContempo series.
Contemporary Dance Theater, Inc.
Cincinnati, OH
$15,000
To support the presentation of dance companies. The companies will perform at the Jarson-Kaplan Theater at the Aronoff Center for the Arts, and offer a variety of residency activities.
CounterPULSE (on behalf of Jess Curtis/Gravity)
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer Jess Curtis. The work will be presented at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in the United States and at Tanzbaustelle and Fabrik Potsdam in Germany.
Cunningham Dance Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$100,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work and revival of an older work. The new work will be created in collaboration with architect Frank Gehry, and the work to be revived is Ocean, created in 1994.
Cuyahoga Community College Foundation (consortium)
Cleveland, OH
$10,000
To support a consortium project to present dance companies. Cuyaghoa Community College's Center for Arts and Culture, in partnership with DanceCleveland, will co-present the companies, and organize educational activities.
Dallas Black Dance Theatre
Dallas, TX
$20,000
To support the creation and presentation of work by choreographers Christopher Huggins and Kevin Wynn. The works will premiere at the Majestic Theater in Dallas.
Dance Place (D.C. Wheel Productions, Inc.)
Washington, DC
$25,000
To support performances and residencies by dancers. Artists will represent a wide spectrum of traditions of styles including African, modern, hip hop, tap, and dance with spoken word.
Dance Space Center, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the Artist in Residence Program. The program supports the work of New York choreographers.
Dance Theater Workshop, Inc.
New York, NY
$70,000
To support a program for emerging and established artists. The Creative Space Program offers creative time at Dance Theater Workshop's facilities, as well as presentations at The Bessie Schonberg Theater.
Dance Umbrella
Austin, TX
$20,000
To support presentation of dance events. Discover Dance will involve dance presentations and educational activities.
Dance/USA
Washington, DC
$100,000
To support professional development services. The project will include the 2005 Winter and Spring Council meetings, Dance/USA on Tour, Dance/ADVANCE, and Dance/NYC professional development series.
DanceBrazil (Capoeira Foundation, Inc.)
New York, NY
$15,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by artistic director Jelon Vieria. The work, titled Retratos da Bahia, is inspired by the work of Pierre Verger, a French photographer and anthropologist who photographed the Brazilian state of Bahia for 55 years.
Danspace Project, Inc.
New York, NY
$35,000
To support the eighth year of City/Dans. This 13-week series of performances at St. Mark's Church presents the work of dance artists such as Karinee Keithley, Mark Jarecke, and David Gordon.
David Dorfman Dance (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, to music by composer Frank London. Other collaborators include Naoko Nagata (costume design) and Jane Cox (lighting design).
Dayton Contemporary Dance Guild, Inc.
Dayton, OH
$30,000
To support the commissioning and presentation of a new work by choreographer Sir Warren Spears. The work will be based on the book Without Sanctuary, by James Allen.
Donna Uchizono Company (La Donna Dance, Inc.)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by artistic director and choreographer Donna Uchizono. The work for five dancers will be performed at Danspace Project at St. Mark's Church in New York and on a national tour.
Doug Varone and Dancers (Dova, Inc.)
New York, NY
$30,000
To support the creation of a full-evening work by choreographer Doug Varone. The piece will be created to Alessandro Scarlatti's Il Primo Omicido, and will be presented at City Center in New York City as part of the company's 20th anniversary.
Eiko & Koma (Inta, Inc.)
New York, NY
$30,000
To support the creation of a new work by Eiko and Koma in collaboration with artists in Cambodia. After its Cambodian premiere, the work will have its United States premiere in New York.
Everett Dance Theatre
Providence, RI
$10,000
To support the restaging and presentation of a work. The Science Project will be performed at the Carriage House Stage in Rhode Island and at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, CA.
Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana (Spanish Dance Arts Company, Inc.)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer Antonio Hidalgo. The new work will premiere at the Joyce Theater in New York.
Florida Dance Association Inc.
Miami Beach, FL
$35,000
To support the 27th 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 national and international dance companies and artists in public performances.
Garth Fagan Dance, Inc.
Rochester, NY
$20,000
To support the creation of a new work by Garth Fagan. The new work will premiere at the Joyce Theater in New York, and later tour throughout the United States.
Gina Gibney Dance, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new evening-length work, choreographed by Gina Gibney. The work, titled Out of Bounds, will be presented in New York.
Headlong Dance Theater
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
To support the creation of a dance theater work, Shosha Turns Herself in to the Morality Police, inspired by an Issac Bashevis Singer novel. The work will be performed in Philadelphia, PA, Bytom, Poland, and Bucharest, Romania.
House Foundation for the Arts, Inc.
New York, NY
$30,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new evening-length dance theater work by artistic director and choreographer Meredith Monk. The Impermenance Project will feature both Monk's choreography and musical compositions to live music.
Houston Ballet Foundation
Houston, TX
$20,000
To support the creation and world premiere of a new work by artistic director and choreographer Stanton Welch. The work will be performed at the Wortham Theater Center in Houston, TX.
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
Chicago, IL
$30,000
To support a program for emerging choreographers to create new work. The Program for Emerging and Developing Artists will involve the Inside/Out choreographic workshop for company dancers, a nationwide choreographic competition, and collaborations between choreographers and the main dance company, Hubbard Street 2.
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Inc.
Lee, MA
$70,000
To support residencies and performances of dance companies. The project will include a residency program, presentation of national and international dance companies, and audience outreach activities.
Joe Goode Performance Group
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new dance theater work by choreographer and artistic director Joe Goode. The work will incorporate youth-produced videos and be presented at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.
Joffrey Ballet of Chicago
Chicago, IL
$30,000
To support the presentation of dances at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University in Chicago. The American Masterworks program will feature Square Dance, by George Balanchine; New York Export: Opus Jazz!, by Jerome Robbins; and Dark Elegies by Anthony Tudor.
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, DC
$30,000
To support the Masterpieces of African American Choreography. The retrospective will feature the contributions of African Americans in the field of modern dance over the last 75 years.
John Jasperse Company (Thin Man Dance, Inc.)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer John Jasperse. The evening-length work, titled Prone, will be created for three dancers to a commissioned score by composer Zeena Parkins.
Jóse Limón Dance Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer Lar Lubovitch. The work will center around the life and work of Jóse Limón and will tour throughout the United States.
Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$70,000
To support the Dance Presentation Program. The project will consist of the presentation of companies from the Untied States and overseas, including presentations at the Joyce Soho.
Kansas City Ballet Association, Inc.
Kansas City, MO
$20,000
To support the creation and presentation of two works by choreographers Twyla Tharp and Robert Hill. The company will perform Tharp's As Time Goes By, and a world premiere by Robert Hill.
Lar Lubovitch Dance Company (Lubovitch Dance Foundation, Inc.)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work and the staging of a past work by choreographer Lar Lubovitch. Credo and Pentimento will be presented during performances at Jazz at Lincoln Center Theater.
LINES Contemporary Ballet
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a work choreographed by artistic director Alonzo King. The work will be created in collaboration with Moroccan musicians, and will be presented at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco and at Mountain View Center for the Arts in Mountain View, CA.
Liz Lerman Dance Exchange (Dance Exchange, Inc.)
Takoma Park, MD
$20,000
To support the creation of a new work by choreographer Liz Lerman. The work, titled Ferocious Beauty: Genome, will be developed through partnerships with national cultural and university sites, and include a variety of public programming activity.
Louisville Ballet (Kentucky Dance Council, Inc.)
Louisville, KY
$10,000
To support commissioning and presentation of new works. Works include Lady of the Camellias by Val Caniparoli, Green Table by Kurt Jooss, Four Last Songs by Ben Stevenson, and a commissioned work by Adam Hougland.
Lula Washington Dance Theatre (Lula Washington Contemporary Dance Foundation)
Los Angeles, CA
$20,000
To support the presentation of the company's 25th anniversary home concert and showcase concerts at the International Association of Blacks in Dance conference in Los Angeles. The company will also tour across the United States.
Margaret Jenkins Dance Company (Margaret Jenkins Dance Studio, Inc.)
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the creation and world premiere of a new work by Margaret Jenkins. The work will be presented in a variety of sites at the Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco.
Mark Morris Dance Group (Discalced, Inc.)
Brooklyn, NY
$70,000
To support the creation and presentation of three new works by choreographer and artistic director Mark Morris, in celebration of the company's 25th anniversary. In addition, the company will remount major works from its repertory, and both the new and older works will be performed on tour throughout the United States and the United Kingdom.
Movement Research, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
To support the 14th annual Improvisation Festival/NY. The festival includes a series of free and low-cost dance performances, classes and workshops, and film and video presentations.
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 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 on the concert stage and in community settings.
New York Chinese Cultural Center, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of new work and the restaging of past works by the Chinese Folk Dance Company. The works will premiere at the company's 20th annual Lunar New Year Festival at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in New York, at a fall concert series at a dance venue in lower Manhattan, and will tour nationwide.
New York City Ballet, Inc.
New York, NY
$100,000
To support the presentation of the 13th year of the Diamond Project, the company's biennial festival dedicated to the commissioning and performance of new work. The company will premiere four new ballets by choreographers Peter Martins, Christopher Wheeldon, Benjamin Millepied, and Albert Evans.
New York Foundation for the Arts, Inc. (on behalf of Jennifer Monson Dance)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation of an evening-length work by choreographer Jennifer Monson. BIRD BRAIN Dance (A Theatrical Version) will be created for five dancers, with an original commissioned score by David Kean and set design by Bob Braine.
North Carolina Dance Theatre
Charlotte, NC
$15,000
To support the creation and presentation of new works and the restaging of past works. Performances will take place in the North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, and the company will offer a comprehensive program of educational and outreach offerings.
ODC/San Francisco (Oberlin Dance Collective of California)
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the creation of a new work by choreographer Brenda Way. On a Train Heading South will be created in collaboration with composer Jack Perla and video artist Jim Campbell.
Oslund & Company/Dance
Portland, OR
$6900
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer Mary Oslund in collaboration with composer/violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain. Capture will premiere in Portland, OR.
P.S. 122 (Performance Space 122, Inc.)
New York, NY
$20,000
To support the commissioning and presentation of new works by two choreographers. Sara Michelson and Mei-Yin Ng will appear in the Phys Ed dance series.
Paul Taylor Dance Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$100,000
To support the creation and presentation of new works by Paul Taylor. The works will be featured on tour and overseas as part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Paul Taylor Dance Company.
PEARSONWIDRIG DANCE THEATER (New Life Dance Inc.)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation of a full-evening dance/theater/video work by choreographers Sara Pearson and Patrik Widrig. The work, titled An Oriental Guide to Unrequited Love, will premiere in New York.
Pennsylvania Ballet Association
Philadelphia, PA
$30,000
To support the presentation of Frederick Ashton's La Fille Mal Garde. The work will be presented at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia. Educational and outreach activities include open dress rehearsals, lecture-demonstrations, family activities, and educational materials for participating schools.
Pentacle (DanceWorks, Inc.)
New York, NY
$35,000
To support the artist mentorship program, Help Desk, which provides technical assistance to emerging and mid-career choreographers.
Pick Up Performance Company, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
To support the creation and workshop of a new work by choreographer David Gordon and the presentation of Dancing Henry Five, a dance theater work inspired by Shakespeare's Henry V. The works will be presented in New York City and on a national tour.
Pilobolus, Inc.
Washington Depot, CT
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new dance theater piece by choreographer Michael Tracy. Titled The Aquarium Project, the work will tour to theaters and aquaria throughout the United States.
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA
$10,000
To support the creation and world premiere presentations of two ballets set to the music of Paul Simon. Dwight Rhoden and Derek Deane will create the new works.
Pittsburgh Trust for Cultural Resources
Pittsburgh, PA
$20,000
To support the presentation of dance companies and related residency activities. Companies to be presented include Dance Brazil, Alvin American Dance Theater, Israel Contemporary Dance Theater, Hubbard Street Dance Company, and Aterballeto.
Regents of the University of California at Berkeley (on behalf of Cal Performances)
Berkeley, CA
$30,000
To support performances and outreach activities by dance companies from the United States and overseas. International Dance Masters artists will include Trisha Brown Dance Company, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Mark Morris Dance Group, Eifman Ballet (Russia), Kirov Ballet (Russia), and the National Ballet of China.
Regents of the University of California at Riverside
Riverside, CA
$15,000
To support performances and residency activities. The Spring 2005 Dance Series will include the United Kingdom's Random Dance, AXIS Dance Company, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, and Brian Brooks Moving Company.
Rennie Harris Puremovement
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
To support the creation of a new work by choreographer Rennie Harris. Prince ScareKrow's Road to the Emerald City will be performed by Harris along with guest artists.
Richmond Ballet
Richmond, VA
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of works by artistic director Stoner Winslet, and choreographers Val Caniparoli, Colin Connor, Jessica Lang, and William Soleau. The works will be performed as part of the Studio Series in Richmond and as part of the company's debut at the Joyce Theater in New York.
Robert Moses' Kin
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the creation of a new work by choreographer Robert Moses. The President's Daughter will premiere as the centerpiece of the company's 10th anniversary.
San Francisco Ballet Association
San Francisco, CA
$100,000
To support the creation and presentation of new works. Paul Taylor, Christopher Wheeldon, and Lar Lubovitch will create world premieres for the company.
SB Dance
Salt Lake City, UT
$5,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by artistic director Stephen Brown. No. 9 will premiere at the Rose Wagner Blackbox Theater in Salt Lake City.
School of Hard Knocks, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation of a site-specific work by choreographer Yoshiko Chuma and a residency in upstate New York. The work will take place in several indoor and outdoor sites in the East Village in New York City as part of the HOWL Festival, and the residency will take place at the Bulldog Studios.
Sean Curran Company (Curran Events, Inc.)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work. Mozart Dances will premiere at The Joyce Theater in New York.
Sens Production, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a site-specific work choreographed by Noemie Lafrance. The work will be staged inside a dormant outdoor pool in McCarran Park, Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Shapiro & Smith Dance (Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc.)
Minneapolis, MN
$10,000
To support the tour and residency activities of ANYTOWN to Alaska and Montana. Choreographed by Danial Shapiro and Joanie Smith, the work features the music of Bruce Springsteen, Patty Scialfa, and Soozie Tyrell.
Shen Wei Dance Arts
New York, NY
$15,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer Shen Wei. The work will be based upon repertory work of the Peking Opera, and will premiere at the American Dance Festival.
Stephen Petronio Dance Company, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
To support the creation of a new work and revival of past works by choreographer Stephen Petronio. The works will be presented in New York and on national and international tours.
Summerfest/Dance (DanceArt, Inc.)
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the presentation of the 14th annual summer festival. Summerfest will take place over three weeks and feature the work of 32 choreographers.
Susan Marshall & Company (Dance Continuum, Inc.)
Putnam Valley, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of an evening-length work and the revival of past work choreographed by Susan Marshall. The work will be presented at Dance Theater Workshop in New York and on tour throughout the United States.
Tere O'Connor Dance (Big Tree Productions, Inc.)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of an evening-length dance work choreographed by Tere O'Connor. The work will be created in collaboration with composer James Baker and lighting and set designer Brian MacDevitt.
The Field (Performance Zone Inc.)
New York, NY
$15,000
To support a series of workshops and residencies. The project will include the creation of work, retreats, a conference, a national touring facilitation Web site, and an artist resource center.
Trisha Brown Dance Company, Inc.
New York, NY
$70,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work and the reconstruction of three seminal pieces from the company's repertory. These pieces will be part of the company's 35th anniversary celebration and will tour nationally and internationally.
Unique Projects, Inc. (on behalf of Dance by Neil Greenberg)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation and premiere of a new work by choreographer Neil Greenberg. Partial View will be created in collaboration with video designer John Jesurun, composer Zeena Parkins, and lighting designer Michael Stiller.
Urban Bush Women (UBW, Inc.)
Brooklyn, NY
$10,000
To support the creation of a work by choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar. Titled Walking With Pearl - The Southern Diaries, the work will be inspired by the life of dance pioneer and social activist Pearl Primus, and will be performed in a variety of venues.
Velocity Dance Center (consortium)
Seattle, WA
$16,000
To support a consortium project for the 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, and Minneapolis.
Visions In Rhythm
Austin, TX
$10,000
To support a tap festival. The Soul to Sole Festival will include performances and a wide range of education and outreach activities. These include master classes and workshops, lecture demonstrations, and faculty concerts with live jazz music.
Wally Cardona Quartet (WCV, Inc.)
Brooklyn, NY
$10,000
To support creation and presentation of an evening-length work choreographed by artistic director and choreographer Wally Cardona in collaboration with composer Phil Kline. The work will be presented at Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Festival and Portland Institute for Contemporary Art's TBA Festival.
Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT
$10,000
To support performances and residency activities by dance companies. Breaking Ground Dance Series will include Battleworks, Headlong Dance Theater, and Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, and the Norwegian ballet will participate in the DanceMasters Weekend.
White Bird
Portland, OR
$15,000
To support the presentation of dance companies in the White Bird/Portland State University 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.
WPAS (Washington Performing Arts Society)
Washington, DC
$20,000
To support dance presentations and residency activities during Washington Performance Arts Society's 40th anniversary. Performances will take place at the Kennedy Center, the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, George Mason University, George Washington University, the Tivoli Theatre, and Dance Place.
Wylliams/Henry Danse Theatre
Kansas City, MO
$10,000
To support the presentation of works by choreographers Bill T. Jones, Danial Shapiro & Joanie Smith, and David Parsons. The works will be presented at the Performing Arts Center at the University of Missouri, Kansas City.
Yard, Inc.
Chilmark, MA
$15,000
To support the Bessie Schoenberg Choreographers and Dancers Residency and a company residency. Emerging choreographers and dance companies will be in residency for four weeks.
Access to Artistic Excellence II
33 Fainting Spells
Seattle, WA
$10,000
To support the creation of dance films. Two films, created by choreographers Gaelen Hanson and Dayna Hanson with director Alan Caudillo, will be submitted to film festivals worldwide.
American Tap Dance Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$11,000
To support the fifth-year anniversary of Tap City, The New York City Tap Festival. The project will include performances, master classes, tap workshops, panel discussions, and film seminars.
Andrew Cacho African Drummers & Dancers Economic Development, Inc.
Washington, DC
$10,000
To support the Youthworks 2005 project. Training will be provided in African/Caribbean drumming, dancing, stilt walking, and masquerades.
Arts Resources in Collaboration, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the digitization of Eye on Dance, an educational series of interviews with artists. The digitized sessions will be distributed nationally to libraries and educational institutions and broadcast on PBS in the New York City tri-state area.
Axis Dance Company
Oakland, CA
$25,000
To support Dance Access & Dance Access/KIDS!, an education/outreach program. The program offers a variety of events for youth, and adults with and without disabilities.
Batoto Yetu, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
To support the presentation of Ngola Nzinga: Birth of Nzinga, choreographed by Artistic Director Julio Leitao. The work will be performed in New York, New Jersey, Colorado, and Kansas, and the project will include post-performance discussions, master classes, and workshops in African dance and drumming.
BodyVox
Portland, OR
$10,000
To support a tour in Oregon. The company will tour A Thousand Little Cities to Eugene, Roseburg, Monmouth, and Astoria, and offer performances, lecture-demonstrations, master classes, and post-performance discussions.
Boston Conservatory
Boston, MA
$10,000
To support the staging of reconstructions of Murray Louis and Martha Graham works by Boston Conservatory Dance Theater students. The Murray Louis works include Schubert Suite, Index, and Four Brubeck Pieces, and the work by Martha Graham is Dark Meadow.
Caribbean Dance Company
St. Croix, VI
$30,000
To support the Caribbean Dance Axis. The project will provide performances and post-performance discussions.
Chicago Human Rhythm Project
Chicago, IL
$10,000
To support the 15th anniversary of a summer tap festival. The festival will present four weeks of concerts, classes, and public demonstrations.
Chinese Cultural Productions (Lily Cai Chinese Dance Company)
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support a tour of traditional Chinese dance and outreach activities. The dance performances will be accompanied by Chinese music and will incorporate contemporary American stagecraft.
Dance Films Association, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the national tour of the Dance on Camera Festival. The Festival will include domestic and international films, and related outreach activities.
Dance Heritage Coalition, Inc.
Washington, DC
$25,000
To support a dance videotape archival project. The project will include the expansion of the National Dance Heritage Videotape Registry, distribution of booklets on videotape best practices and copyright issues, and the reformatting of 75 at-risk videotapes.
Dance Notation Bureau, Inc.
New York, NY
$23,000
To support the addition of new dance scores to an archive of notated dances. The scores will be documented using Labanotation, a method of recording dance movement.
Dance St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
$10,000
To support a residency by the José Limón Dance Company. The company will present the work Missa Brevis, which will incorporate local dancers.
Dance Theatre of Harlem, Inc.
New York, NY
$90,000
To support an educational and community outreach initiative that exposes children and adults to dance. Dancing Through Barriers® will include lecture-demonstrations, video assemblies, master classes, workshops, dress rehearsals, open rehearsals, performances, and teacher professional development workshops in cities across the United States.
Dancer's Group (on behalf of Epiphany Productions)
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of site-specific dances along one of San Francisco's historic trolley lines. Trolley Dances will involve the local dance community, the San Francisco Municipal Railway (MUNI), and the inner-city communities of downtown San Francisco.
Dancing in the Streets, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
To support a series of dance programs in public parks in New York City neighborhoods. In collaboration with City Parks Foundation, Dancing in CityParks will feature Urban Bush Women in Red Hook, Brooklyn; Rennie Harris Puremovement in Queensbridge, Queens; and Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company in Harlem, Manhattan.
Dimensions Dance Theater, Inc.
Oakland, CA
$10,000
To support a free dance program for children, youth, and young adults. In the City/Rites of Passage provides dance education and training in a variety of styles, and is taught by professional dancers.
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 companies provide free performances and master classes to students in north central Idaho and eastern Washington.
Frequent Flyers Productions, Inc.
Boulder, CO
$10,000
To support the Aerial Dance Festival 2005. The project will include classes, workshops, and performances.
Grand Rapids Ballet Company
Grand Rapids, MI
$10,000
To support performances and outreach activities. The company will present The Nutcracker, a lecture-demonstration for school children, and an evening of repertory performances in communities in Michigan.
GroundWorks Dancetheater
Cleveland Hts, OH
$10,000
To support a series of outreach activities. The project will include expansion of an intergenerational project with The Fairhill Center for Aging and The Intergenerational School, and the establishment of an annual workshop residency with the University of Akron Dance Institute.
Highways, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA
$10,000
To support the creation of a dance work with disabled veterans by choreographer Victoria Marks. The work will incorporate video art and documentation of the process by filmmaker Ellen Bromberg.
Idaho Dance Theatre Inc.
Boise, ID
$10,000
To support performances and educational outreach programs in rural communities in Idaho. The company will offer post-performance discussions with the artists, and an interactive school show to elementary school students.
International Tap Association
Boulder, CO
$12,000
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, On Tap, and in two monographs designed to capture the legacy of legendary tap artists.
Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc. (consortium)
New York, NY
$20,000
To support a consortium project to present dance in Lower Manhattan's Battery Park. The Joyce Theater will partner with the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council to offer a range of dance company performances in the Evening Stars series, which takes place during the River to River Festival.
Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, Inc. (consortium)
Kansas City, MO
$20,000
To support a consortium project for a residency with Ailey II. Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey will collaborate with Kaw Valley Arts and Humanities to present the company in performances and offer outreach activities to the community.
Ko-Thi, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI
$20,000
To support the Kuumba Festival, Harvest Concert Series, and a residency by choreographer Ronald K. Brown. Held at the Pabst Theater, the Kuumba Festival and Harvest Concert Series will take place in the spring and fall, respectively.
Lone Star Ballet, Inc.
Amarillo, TX
$10,000
To support performances and outreach activities for school children. The company will present The Nutcracker and offer free performances to school children and people with disabilities.
Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance, Inc.
New York, NY
$90,000
To support the revivals of works choreographed by Martha Graham. Letter to the World (1940) and Rite of Spring (1984) will be presented in New York during the company's 80th anniversary.
Miami City Ballet, Inc.
Miami Beach, FL
$30,000
To support the restaging of Dances at a Gathering, choreographed by Jerome Robbins. The work will be performed in Broward, Collier, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties.
Miami Hispanic Ballet Corp.
Miami, FL
$10,000
To support the 10th International Ballet Festival of Miami. The festival includes ballet performances, open rehearsals, workshops, master classes, a lecture, and a dance film series.
Najwa
Chicago, IL
$10,000
To support Cultural Empowerment Through Dance. The project will offer classes, workshops, lecture-demonstrations, and performances in African dance and drums to youth and adults.
New Dance Theatre, Inc. (Cleo Parker Robinson Dance)
Denver, CO
$25,000
To support a fall concert and a tour during the company's 35th anniversary. The company will perform and tour the works of Alvin Ailey, Chester Whitmore, and Christopher Huggins.
New York Baroque Dance Co. Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the 11th Baroque Ballet Workshop, a residency program to be held in Texas, New York, and California. The project will include classes, lectures, and performances.
Nikolais/Louis Foundation for Dance
New York, NY
$30,000
To support the preservation and presentation of a multimedia work by choreographer Alwin Nikolais. The works will be performed by the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Northern Plains Ballet
Bismarck, ND
$10,000
To support the presentation of a new ballet based on the Lewis and Clark expedition, titled The Encounter. The company will tour the work to other cities along the Lewis and Clark Trail, beginning with Great Falls, Montana.
Philadelphia Dance Company, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$30,000
To support the expansion of outreach activities. The company will offer post-performance question and answer series, lecture-demonstrations, master classes, career conferences, peer-to-peer conferences, teacher workshops, and open rehearsals to underserved youth, schools, and community groups in Philadelphia and while on tour.
Professional Flair, Inc. (consortium)
Cleveland, OH
$20,000
To support a consortium project to tour a national festival of integrated dance. AXIS Dance Company from Oakland, California will collaborate with Dancing Wheels on the planning and implementation of the festival.
Professional Flair, Inc. (Dancing Wheels)
Cleveland, OH
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a full-length work about Helen Keller, a new student piece, and the commissioning of a full-ensemble piece by choreographer Alison Becker Chase. The project will involve dancers and students with, and without, disabilities.
Repertory Dance Theatre
Salt Lake City, UT
$25,000
To support the presentation of 100 Years of Modern Dance. The project will include performances, educational workshops, and residencies in schools and communities across the United States as part of the company's 40th anniversary celebration.
Ringside Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$30,000
To support components of STREB/Ringside's audience development and access program, PUBLIC ACTION. The project will support residency and outreach programs for PUBLIC/ACTION NEW YORK and PUBLIC/ACTION ON TOUR.
Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation
Salt Lake City, UT
$20,000
To support dance residency activities. There will be a variety of activities at each Step Lively residency including lecture-demonstrations, creative movement classes, teacher workshops, open rehearsals, master classes, and parent/child workshops.
San Francisco Performing Arts Library & Museum
San Francisco, CA
$30,000
To support the documentation and preservation of the dance collections of West Coast artists. These artists include Michael Smuin, Anna Halprin, Tandy Beal, and Chitresh Das.
Santa Fe Festival Ballet, Inc. (Aspen Santa Fe Ballet)
Santa Fe, NM
$10,000
To support the Youth Outreach Series. Activities include a series of performances, lecture-demonstrations, and workshops.
Temple University (consortium)
Philadelphia, PA
$20,000
To support a consortium project to reconstruct, restage, and document a work by choreographer Talley Beatty. Temple University, in collaboration with Bryn Mawr College, will document Southern Landscapes, which will be performed by Philadanco.
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. DanceAble VI will take place in collaboration with the Florida Dance Association.
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
$20,000
To support the completion of the documentary Movement Revolution. The film features contemporary African dance troupes that performed in Tallahassee as part of the 2004 conference Movement Revolutions Dialogues: Contemporary Performance In and Out of Africa.
University of Maryland at College Park
College Park, MD
$15,000
To support the preservation of the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange archives. The archives will be made available to researchers at the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library.
Zaccho SF
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the production and presentation of Invisible Wings. The performance will include traditional dance, song, and storytelling from slave culture combined with theatrical interpretations and modern dance.
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