NEA Dance Grants in Minnesota
210 NEA dance grants for Minnesota, totaling $6.2M.
| Year | Recipient | City | Amount | Project |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $60,000 | Purpose: To support professional development opportunities for dance artists and organizations. Additional Project Description: The project will include convenings about current is… |
| 2026 | Ragamala Dance | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 | Purpose: To support the development of "The Liminal Museum." Additional Project Description: An immersive installation and live dance performance, "The Liminal Museum" will be a me… |
| 2026 | Regents of the University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | Purpose: To support a dance series and accompanying education activities. Additional Project Description: In celebration of America's 250th anniversary, the Martha Graham Dance Com… |
| 2026 | Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | Purpose: To support the creation and presentation of a performance focused on suicide awareness and prevention. Additional Project Description: Artistic Co-Director Suzanne Costell… |
| 2025 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $70,000 | Purpose: To support Dance/USA's national research initiatives and dance archiving activities. Additional Project Description: Dance/USA serves the national dance field through rese… |
| 2025 | Ragamala Dance | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 | Purpose: To support a national tour of Children of Dharma and related community engagement programming. Additional Project Description: The tour will include performances in Chicag… |
| 2025 | Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | Purpose: To support a series of movement and visual arts workshops for inmates at the South Dakota Women's Prison. Additional Project Description: The program will help inmates exp… |
| 2025 | Ananya Dance Theatre | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | Purpose: To support the development of "Swapno Jhnap: Dream Jumping" by choreographer Ananya Chatterjea. Additional Project Description: The dance work's themes draw from complex n… |
| 2024 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | Purpose: To support Dance/USA's educational webinars, national research initiatives, and dance archiving activities. Additional Project Description: Dance/USA serves the national d… |
| 2024 | Brownbody | Saint Paul, MN | $35,000 | Purpose: To support the continued development of "Infinite Slow Drive/Obsidians in the Wild" by choreographers Lela Aisha Jones and Deneane Richburg. Additional Project Description… |
| 2024 | Ragamala Dance | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 | Purpose: To support the creation and premiere of Children of Dharma, a large-scale stage work by Ranee and Aparna Ramaswamy, with community engagement programming. Additional Proje… |
| 2024 | Rosy Simas Danse | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 | Purpose: To support the development of "O'nigöëiyosde: (mind of peace)," a dance and installation project by Rosy Simas. Additional Project Description: The project will feature a … |
| 2024 | Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | Purpose: To support a series of movement and visual arts workshops for inmates in the Florida prison system. Additional Project Description: The Moving Beyond Bars project is desig… |
| 2024 | Ananya Dance Theatre | Saint Paul, MN | $20,000 | Purpose: To support the development and production of "Antaranga" by choreographer Ananya Chatterjea. Additional Project Description: The dance work's themes draw from societal div… |
| 2024 | TU Dance | Saint Paul, MN | $20,000 | Purpose: To support the creation and presentation of THREAT, a new evening-length dance work choreographed by Yusha-Marie Sorzano, with related engagement programming.. Additional … |
| 2024 | Contempo Physical Dance | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | Purpose: To support the commission of a new dance work and associated engagement activities.. Additional Project Description: Artistic Director Marciano Silva dos Santos will curat… |
| 2023 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $60,000 | Purpose: To support Dance/USA's annual conference, leadership webinars, national research initiatives, and dance archiving activities. Additional Project Description: Dance/USA ser… |
| 2023 | Rosy Simas Danse | Minneapolis, MN | $60,000 | Purpose: To support the tour of she who lives on the road to war, a performance and immersive installation of moving images, sculpture, and sound by Rosy Simas. Additional Project … |
| 2023 | Regents of the University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $29,998 | Purpose: To support artistic and administrative fees for dance performance and audience engagement activities as part of the Northrop Dance Series. Additional Project Description: … |
| 2023 | Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | Purpose: To support the creation and presentation of "From Where I Sit," a performance project engaging a national cast of individuals with spinal cord injuries. Additional Project… |
| 2023 | Katha Dance Theatre | Crystal, MN | $18,000 | Purpose: To support the presentation of PANCHATANTRA, a new Kathak dance work based on a series of ancient Asian Indian animal fables. Additional Project Description: Kathak is the… |
| 2023 | Ragamala Dance | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | Purpose: To support the development of Children of Dharma, an interpretation of a novel by Keerthik Sasidharan, choreographed and directed by Ranee and Aparna Ramaswamy. Additional… |
| 2023 | Red Eye Collaboration | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | Purpose: To support the creation and presentation of "VASTNESSES," a new contemporary dance work by Valerie Oliveiro, at the Red Eye Theater. Additional Project Description: With t… |
| 2023 | Threads Dance Project | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | Purpose: To support the creation and presentation of Let America Be America, a series of performances and community engagement programming. Additional Project Description: Grounded… |
| 2023 | The Cowles Center | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | Purpose: To support MERGE, a performance and engagement project presented by the Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts. Additional Project Description: The Cowles Center … |
| 2023 | TU Dance | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | Purpose: To support staff salaries and artist fees for the creation and presentation of new dance works by choreographers Stephanie Batten Bland, Alanna Morris, and Yusha-Marie Sor… |
| 2023 | Ananya Dance Theatre | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | Purpose: To support the development and production of MICHHIL: Procession by choreographer Ananya Chatterjea. Additional Project Description: The dance work's themes draw from the … |
| 2023 | Brownbody | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | Purpose: To support the creation and planning for Every Saturday by choreographer Lela Aisha Jones. Additional Project Description: The new work will be an on-ice dance performance… |
| 2022 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $75,000 | Purpose: To support Dance/USA's Dance Forum convenings, national research initiatives, and dance archiving activities. Additional Project Description: Dance/USA serves the national… |
| 2022 | Regents of the University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $29,998 | Purpose: To support artist fees and administrative costs for the presentation of dance performances and audience engagement activities as part of the Northrop Dance Series. Additio… |
| 2022 | Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | Purpose: To support a series of movement and visual arts workshops at the South Dakota State Penitentiary. Additional Project Description: For several weeks, the company—in collabo… |
| 2022 | Rosy Simas Danse | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | Purpose: To support the creation and presentation of she who lives on the road to war, an installation/dance performance created in response to global loss and the collective need … |
| 2022 | Ananya Dance Theatre | Saint Paul, MN | $15,000 | Purpose: To support the development and production of "Nun Gherao" by choreographer Ananya Chatterjea. Additional Project Description: The dance work's themes are forced migration,… |
| 2022 | Ragamala Dance | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | Purpose: To support a national tour of the dance work, Fires of Varanasi, by the Ragamala Dance Company. Additional Project Description: Conceived and choreographed by Ranee and Ap… |
| 2022 | Revolution Dance Works | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | Purpose: To support an artist residency by April Sellers Dance Collective's continued development of the dance production "Rumble Strips." Additional Project Description: The proje… |
| 2022 | Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | Purpose: To support the creation and presentation of a theater and flamenco dance project, with associated public programming. Additional Project Description: Inspired by the 12th-… |
| 2022 | Brownbody | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | Purpose: To support the performance of Tracing Sacred Steps and associated activities. Additional Project Description: Merging modern dance with figure skating, the piece will expl… |
| 2022 | The Cowles Center | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | Purpose: To support MERGE, a performance and engagement project that provides a choreographer and a company development resources to collaborate on new dance works. Additional Proj… |
| 2022 | Katha Dance Theatre | Crystal, MN | $10,000 | Purpose: To support the presentation of a classical Kathak dance concert. Additional Project Description: Led by Kathak dancer and choreographer, Rita Mustaphi, E-motion will premi… |
| 2021 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $80,000 | To support Dance/USA's core programs, including the virtual Institute for Leadership Training, virtual Dance Forum convenings, national research initiatives, and dance archiving ac… |
| 2021 | Regents of the University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 | To support artist fees and administrative costs for the presentation of dance performances and audience engagement activities as part of the Northrop Dance Series. Northrop will pr… |
| 2021 | Ragamala Dance | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | To support digital and outdoor dance programming. Programming will include film screenings, master classes, lectures, performances, and arts activities for adults and children. |
| 2021 | St. Catherine University | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | To support a residency with Urban Bush Women at The O’Shaughnessy. The residency is designed to galvanize students, staff, faculty, artists, activists, audiences and communities th… |
| 2021 | Ananya Dance Theatre | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | To support general operating costs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2021 | Brownbody | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | To support the research and development of Tracing Sacred Steps. Merging modern dance with figure skating, the piece will explore the history and roots of Black social dances. Trac… |
| 2021 | The Cowles Center | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support MERGE, a performance and engagement project providing development resources for pairs of choreographers and companies to collaborate on new dance works. The Cowles Cente… |
| 2021 | Katha Dance Theatre | Crystal, MN | $10,000 | To support the development of "PANCHATANTRA," a new dance work celebrating the company's anniversary. Based on an ancient Asian-Indian collection of animal fables, the work will fe… |
| 2020 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $90,000 | To support Dance/USA's core programs, including the Institute for Leadership Training, Dance Forum convenings, national research initiatives, and dance archiving activities. Dance/… |
| 2020 | Regents of the University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 | To support Northrop's commission fees for new dance works and planning costs for Martha Graham Dance Company's The EVE Project . Northrop will commission new dance works from the P… |
| 2020 | Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | To support a series of movement and story workshops and performances for veterans and their caregivers at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. During the workshops, compan… |
| 2020 | Flying Foot Forum | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | To support general operating costs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2020 | St. Catherine University | Saint Paul, MN | $15,000 | To support development of a subsidized rental program for dance and theater groups in the Frey Theater. The 200-seat facility will provide a much-needed performance space in the Tw… |
| 2020 | Ragamala Dance | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | To support the creation of Fires of Varanasi, a new multidisciplinary dance work from Ranee and Aparna Ramaswamy. The mother-daughter, first-generation Indian-American team will ex… |
| 2020 | Katha Dance Theatre | Crystal, MN | $15,000 | To support a tour of Kathak Yatra: The Journey of Kathak Dance through rural Minnesota. Choreographed by Artistic Director Rita Mustaphi, Yatra explores the evolution of dance thro… |
| 2020 | Ananya Dance Theatre | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | To support the creation and premiere of Dastak: I Wish You Me by choreographer Ananya Chatterjea. The work is inspired by the role of women in global communities of color, and will… |
| 2020 | The Cowles Center | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support MERGE, a performance and engagement project providing development resources for pairs of choreographers and companies to collaborate on new dance works. The Cowles Cente… |
| 2019 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | To support Dance/USA's core programs, including the Institute for Leadership Training, national research initiatives, and a dance archiving education program. Dance/USA serves the … |
| 2019 | Regents of the University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 | To support audience engagement activities as part of the Northrop Dance Series. Artists to be presented will include the Joffrey Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ballet … |
| 2019 | The Cowles Center | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | To support The Cowles Center's student matinees and education programs. The activities will take place as part of an initiative to expand local dance audiences and strengthen the l… |
| 2019 | Ragamala Dance | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | To support the presentation of an evening of dance and music. Ragamala will share the stage with the string quartet Brooklyn Rider, who will open the evening with Healing Modes, a … |
| 2019 | Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | To support a residency program engaging diverse communities in Birmingham, Alabama. With a focus on expressing stories of cancer through movement and voice, the project will includ… |
| 2019 | Ananya Dance Theatre | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | To support the creation and premiere of Sutrajaal: Revelations of Gossamer by choreographer Ananya Chatterjea. Performances of the work will use oral histories from engagement acti… |
| 2019 | Brownbody | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | To support research and development for the new work Tracing Sacred Steps. Combining modern dance and figure skating, the new work will explore the history and roots of Black socia… |
| 2019 | Katha Dance Theatre | Crystal, MN | $10,000 | To support the presentation of Shaamya - Of Equality, an original Kathak dance work choreographed by Rita Mustaphi and accompanied by a Gospel-inspired musical score. In conjunctio… |
| 2018 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | To support Dance/USA's core programs, including the annual conference, the Institute for Leadership Training (ILT), the annual Dance Forum, national research initiatives, and a pil… |
| 2018 | Regents of the University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 | To support the presentation of a series of collaborative dance residencies and engagement activities at Northrop. Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Les Ballets de Monte Carlo, Company … |
| 2018 | Ordway Center for the Performing Arts | Saint Paul, MN | $30,000 | To support the commission and presention of Weave, an intersectional Native dance project by Rosy Simas Danse. Weave will honor the interwoven and interdependent nature of our worl… |
| 2018 | Ragamala Dance | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | To support a dance festival celebrating the company's 25th anniversary. The festival will highlight Ranee and Aparna Ramaswamy's journey as immigrant artists whose creative vision … |
| 2018 | Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support a residency to engage diverse communities in and around Springfield, Massachusetts. The project will serve students in the performing arts and health sciences from Unive… |
| 2018 | The Cowles Center | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support performances by Minnesota-based dance companies. The project will utilize an artist-centered approach by employing a box office structure and support platform that mitig… |
| 2018 | Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support a residency with flamenco artist Belén Maya as part of the MAJAS apprentice program. The MAJAS program introduces students to Artistic Director Susana di Palma's choreog… |
| 2018 | Contempo Physical Dance | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | To support a commission of choreographer Nildinha Fonsêca, of Brazil's Balé Folclóico da Bahia. Fonsêca will create and set a new dance on the company drawing from her Afro-Brazili… |
| 2018 | Ananya Dance Theatre | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | To support the creation of "Shaatranga: At the Edge of New Worlds" by Ananya Chatterjea. To support the creation of "Shaatranga: Women Weaving Worlds" by Ananya Chatterjea. |
| 2018 | Flying Foot Forum | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support Flying Foot Forum's 25th anniversary concert featuring a program of percussive dance and music. Artistic Director Joe Chvala will create new work, restage previous works… |
| 2017 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $90,000 | To support Dance/USA's core programs during the organization's 35th anniversary year. Core programs include the Annual Conference, Dance/USA's Institute for Leadership Training (DI… |
| 2017 | Ragamala Dance | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 | To support a national tour of "They Rose at Dawn." In "They Rose at Dawn," choreographer/soloist Aparna Ramaswamy depicts women as carriers of ritual and culture across generations… |
| 2017 | Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | To support a community-inclusive dance program that engages underserved communities in the Shenandoah Valley. During an intensive residency, the company will present its signature … |
| 2017 | The Cowles Center | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | To support engagement and performances by Minnesota dance companies to expand local dance audiences. As many as 20 Twin Cities-based dance companies will be presented, utilizing an… |
| 2017 | Ananya Dance Theatre | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work "Shyamali: Sprouting Words," by Ananya Chatterjea. This full-length work of contemporary Indian dance theater will connect wo… |
| 2016 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $90,000 | To support Dance/USA's core programs in 2016. Activities will include the annual national conference, including the launch of the fifth round of the Institute for Leadership Traini… |
| 2016 | Ragamala Dance | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | To support the creation of Kirana by Artistic Director Aparna Ramaswamy. Amend 1: Kyle Abraham no longer involved in creation of new work. Grant will support Kirana by Aparna Ramas… |
| 2016 | Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | To support Counting the County: Reaching the Underserved in Palm Beach County, Florida. The company will partner with the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts to engage diverse se… |
| 2016 | The Cowles Center | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | To support an engagement and performance project expanding local dance audiences and strengthening Minnesota's dance community. Twin Cities-based dance companies will be presented,… |
| 2016 | Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of "Hands" by choreographer Joanie Smith. She will work with composer Scott Killian and playwright David Greenspan to create a series of so… |
| 2016 | Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the MAJAS apprentice program. Apprentice dancers will engage in comprehensive training in the technique, history, and traditions of flamenco. They will be introduced to … |
| 2016 | Ballet Works, Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the James Sewell Ballet's mentorship and residency programs in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, and adjacent communities. The project will include extensive choreography instruc… |
| 2015 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $80,000 | To support Dance/USA core programs. Activities will include the annual conference in Miami, Florida, and the Institute in Leadership Training, offering one-on-one mentorships betwe… |
| 2015 | Regents of the University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | To support the presentation of a series of collaborative dance residencies and engagement activities at Northrop. Dance Theatre of Harlem, Compagnie Kafig (Brazil) and the Martha G… |
| 2015 | Ragamala Dance | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | To support the creation and presentation of "Written in Water," a multimedia dance work by Artistic Directors Ranee Ramaswamy and Aparna Ramaswamy. The new work will feature five d… |
| 2015 | St. Catherine University | Saint Paul, MN | $20,000 | To support the Women of Substance choreographer-in-residence program. Choreographers Camille A. Brown and Maureen Fleming will offer public and school performances, workshops, mast… |
| 2015 | Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | To support the development and presentation of "Beyond the Blue Grass/The Louisville Project." In partnership with the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, this extensive resid… |
| 2015 | Ballet Works, Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | To support the James Sewell Ballet's mentorship and residency programs in Owatonna and Grand Rapids, Minnesota. The project will include the presentation of "Band-It," a contempora… |
| 2015 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support staff salaries for Dance/UP. |
| 2015 | Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of "Tableau Vivant," by choreographer Joanie Smith. The work will be performed by female dancers in their sixties and seventies, including … |
| 2014 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $80,000 | To support professional development services for the nonprofit dance field. Activities will include the annual conference in Minneapolis and the Institute for Leadership Training, … |
| 2014 | Regents of the University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | To support audience engagement activities as part of the Northrop Dance Series. Artists featured will include Wayne McGregor/Random Dance (London), and Emily Johnson/Catalyst (Minn… |
| 2014 | Ragamala Dance | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | To support the development of a new work in collaboration with India-based director, Ratan Thiyam. Rooted in distinct cultures and movement styles, this collaboration will challeng… |
| 2014 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the Dance in Public Places exhibition. The project will involve installing a temporary "pop-up" studio in a vacant retail space, where dance companies will rehearse and … |
| 2014 | Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support Moving Through the Sweet Gum Trees/The Gainesville Project, a community engagement project. Through a series of workshops and a culminating performance at the Santa Fe A… |
| 2014 | Ballet Works, Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the James Sewell Ballet mentorship and residency programs in Red Wing and Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Prior to the residency, young dancers from these areas will attend a m… |
| 2014 | Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support a dance residency for Shapiro & Smith. The residency will involve preliminary explorations for a new work titled "LUSH," choreographed by Joanie Smith. The company will … |
| 2014 | The Cowles Center | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support an engagement and performance project to expand local dance audiences and strengthen the local dance community. The Cowles Center will give as many as 20 local dance com… |
| 2013 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $80,000 | To support professional development services for the nonprofit dance field. Activities will include the annual conference in Philadelphia, a mentoring program for emerging leaders,… |
| 2013 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | To support Dance/NYC's series of professional development programs and town hall meetings for dancers, choreographers, and companies, as well as the expansion of programs on the We… |
| 2013 | Ragamala Dance | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new dance work, "Song of the Jasmine," choreographed by artistic director Aparna Ramaswamy. Commissioned and co-presented by the Walke… |
| 2013 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support Dance/USA Philadelphia's presentation of the 2013 Philadelphia Dance Showcase. The showcase at the Christ Church Neighborhood House will be an opportunity for Philadelph… |
| 2013 | St. Catherine University | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | To support the "Women of Substance" series at The O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, and related outreach activities. Artists to be presented include Bebe Miller Company, Emily Johnson/Cata… |
| 2013 | Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support "Running North: The Green Bay Project," which will engage communities of Green Bay, Wisconsin, and culminate in a performance. Participants will include children and fam… |
| 2013 | Ballet Works, Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the James Sewell Ballet Mentorship and Residency programs in Red Wing and Grand Rapids, Minnesota. As part of the residency, young dancers from these areas will attend a… |
| 2013 | The Cowles Center | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support Lifting the Dance Community to New Heights, a project to engage and expand dance audiences and strengthen the local dance community. The Cowles Center will give as many … |
| 2012 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $80,000 | To support professional development services for the professional nonprofit dance field, and related staff and technology development initiatives. The activities will include a nat… |
| 2012 | Ragamala Dance | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | To support the creation and presentation of "1001 Buddhas," a new work by artistic directors Ranee Ramaswamy and Aparna Ramaswamy. The work is inspired by the 12th-century Sanjusan… |
| 2012 | Regents of the University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | To support the Northrop Dance series. The Jin Xing Dance Theatre Shanghai, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and Ballet Preljocaj will be presented to the Minneapolis community. |
| 2012 | Ballet Works, Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | To support residency and performance activities by the James Sewell Ballet. In advance of the residency, young dancers from Detroit Lakes and Grand Rapids, MN, will be invited to t… |
| 2012 | Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | To support "Coming to a Point: The Chattanooga Project." The project will engage communities in Chattanooga, Tennessee and culminate in a performance; participants will include stu… |
| 2012 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support Dance/USA Philadelphia's presentation of the 2012 Philadelphia Dance Showcase. As a means of encouraging collaboration, the showcase at the Jeanne Ruddy Performance Gara… |
| 2012 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support Dance/NYC's series of professional development programs and town hall meetings for dancers, choreographers, and managers. These programs will cover topics such as cultiv… |
| 2011 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | To support professional development services for the professional nonprofit dance field. The activities will include an annual Roundtable (in Chicago), a mentoring program for emer… |
| 2011 | Ragamala Dance | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new Bharatanatyam work, "The World of 1,001 Buddhas," choreographed by Ranee and Aparna Ramaswarmy, in consortium with the College of … |
| 2011 | Artspace Projects, Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | To support New Dance for New Audiences, an audience engagement project involving local dance companies and the new Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts in Minneapolis, M… |
| 2011 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support Dance/USA Philadelphia's presentation of the 2011 Philadelphia Dance Showcase. As a means to encourage collaboration, the showcase at the Jeanne Ruddy Performance Garage… |
| 2011 | Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support Shapiro & Smith Dance's creation and presentation of "When We Last Spoke," a new work choreographed by artistic director Joanie Smith. Per amendment request dated 1/30/1… |
| 2011 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support Dance/NYC's series of professional development programs and town hall meetings for dancers. These programs will cover topics such as cultivating administrative and manag… |
| 2011 | Ragamala Dance | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of "Sacred Earth" by choreographers Ranee and Aparna Ramaswamy and ancillary education and outreach activities. The work, set to a commissi… |
| 2011 | Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new dance work, "Cast from the Water's Edge/The Boundary Waters Project," during a residency in Ely, Minnesota. A company repertory pr… |
| 2010 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | To support professional development services for the professional nonprofit dance field and expansion of research and technology. The project will include an annual Roundtable, Dan… |
| 2010 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $60,000 | To support the U.S. delegation at the 2010 International Tanzmesse, a convening of dance professionals from around the world, in consortium with Dancers' Group. The project will co… |
| 2010 | Ballet Works, Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | To support the presentation of performances and residency activity in Austin and Fergus Falls, Minnesota. James Sewell Ballet will also offer free matinee performances for students… |
| 2010 | Ragamala Dance | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | To support the presentation of "Sthree", inspired by Silappatikaram (The Tale of the Anklet) the national epic story of the Tamil people of southeastern India, in consortium with t… |
| 2010 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support a series of professional development programs and town hall meetings for dancers by Dance/NYC. These programs cover topics such as technology, financial management, fund… |
| 2010 | Ragamala Dance | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the expansion of Yathra (Journey) by choreographers Ranee and Aparna Ramaswamy, from a 25-minute piece into an evening-length work. Ragamala will present the expanded Ya… |
| 2010 | Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the creation of a new multimedia, evening-length work choreographed by Artistic Director Joanie Smith, and performed by Shapiro & Smith Dance. The work, titled Ophelia, … |
| 2009 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | To support support professional development services and expansion of research and technology capabilities. The project will include an annual Roundtable, Winter Forums, Artistic D… |
| 2009 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | To support the preservation of jobs that are threatened by declines in philanthropic and other support during the current economic downturn. |
| 2009 | Ballet Works, Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | To support the presentation of performances in Fergus Falls and Grand Rapids, Minnesota. The James Sewell Ballet will also offer free matinee performances for students, workshops, … |
| 2009 | Ragamala Dance | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | To support the completion and presentation of Sva (Vital Force), in consortium with Fergus Falls Center for the Arts. The project will be implemented in collaboration with Wadaiko … |
| 2009 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | To support the reconstruction and restaging of sections of Walking with Pearl...Southern Diaries, by choreographer Jawolle Willa Jo Zollar. The work will be presented by the Univer… |
| 2009 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support a series of professional development programs for emerging and established artists by Dance/NYC. These programs, titled 101s and 201s, offers information and skills for … |
| 2009 | Flying Foot Forum | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the presentation of "The Circus of Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow," an evening of percussive duets choreographed and performed by Flying Foot Forum's Joe Chvala and … |
| 2009 | Ragamala Dance | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support a collaboration between Ragamala Music and Dance Theater and Cudamani Dance Company from Indonesia with related outreach activities. The two companies will create and pr… |
| 2009 | Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the creation and premiere of "Medea Medea", a new dance work choreographed by Artistic Director Joanie Smith and performed by Shapiro & Smith Dance. The work will includ… |
| 2008 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | To support professional development services, expansion of research capabilities, staff expansion, and enhancement of organizational visibility. Professional development services w… |
| 2008 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $51,000 | To support the fourth U.S. delegation of artists, presenters, and managers at the Internationale Tanzmesse in Dusseldorf, Germany, in consortium with Dancers Group. The project wil… |
| 2008 | College of Saint Benedict | Saint Joseph, MN | $20,000 | To support the presentation of Ron K. Brown/EVIDENCE, the Sean Curran Company, and Urban Bush Women. Each company will present a one-week residency that will include master classes… |
| 2008 | Flying Foot Forum | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of an evening-length work choreographed by artistic director Joe Chvala. The work will be a contemporary homage to clowning in its various … |
| 2008 | Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of "Zorro," a new flamenco work choreographed by artistic director Susana di Palma. Amendment #1 (8/7/12): Change of venue and post-award t… |
| 2008 | Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the presentation of the "Miniatures Project" by Shapiro and Smith. Choreographer Joanie Smith will weave together solos, duets, and trios created with area dancers and p… |
| 2008 | Ragamala Dance | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the presentation of "Sthree (Women)," a multidisiplinary work by choreographer Ranee Ramaswamy incorporating dance, music, spoken text, audio, and abstract video element… |
| 2008 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support a series of professional development programs for emerging artists by Dance/NYC. These programs, titled 101s and 201s, offer information and skills for organizing and ma… |
| 2008 | Southern Theater Foundation Corp. | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support a performance and workshop by the Victoria Marks Performing Company. |
| 2008 | Ballet Works, Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the presentation of performances in Fergus Falls and Moorhead, Minnesota. The James Sewell Ballet will also offer free matinee performances for students, workshops, and … |
| 2007 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | To support professional development services, technology improvements, and communications and research staff expansion during Dance/USA's 25th anniversary. Professional development… |
| 2007 | College of Saint Benedict | Saint Joseph, MN | $20,000 | To support dance programs to be presented in 2007. The programs include a to-week dance intensive residency with Luna Negra Dance Theater; a performance of the Ballet Folklorico "Q… |
| 2007 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | To support, through a Chairman's extraordinary action award, the production and distribution of a publication documenting learnings and best practices in dance presenting gleaned f… |
| 2007 | Southern Theater Foundation Corp. | Minneapolis, MN | $13,000 | To support performances and workshops by Kevin Locke Native Dance Ensemble. Kevin Locke Native Dance Ensemble will perform at the Southern Theater and lead a workshop at Augsburg C… |
| 2007 | Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of an outdoor work titled "Yerma," based on the play by Federico Garcia Lorca. The work, choreographed by artistic director Susana di Palma… |
| 2007 | 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, with collaborators Karla Grotting, Peter O'Gorm… |
| 2007 | Ragamala Dance | 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, MN. |
| 2007 | Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc. | 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 Tw… |
| 2007 | Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support WASH: Working with Artists, Sharing the Healing. The project includes a symposium at the Barbara Barker Center for Dance, Caring for the Caregiver movement/expression wo… |
| 2006 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | To support professional development services. The project will include the 2006 Winter Council meeting, the Biennial Roundtable, Dance Presenters Leadership Forum, Dance/USA on Tou… |
| 2006 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 | To support the participation of the United States delegation at the Internationale Tanzmesse NWR 2006 in Dusseldorf, Germany, in consortium with Pentacle. Dance/USA will partner wi… |
| 2006 | Ragamala Dance | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the re-mounting of Sethu (Bridge) in consortium with O'Shaughnessy Auditorium. Ragamala Music and Dance Theater will present this project in collaboration with the O'Sha… |
| 2006 | Ballet Works, Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the presentation of full-length evening performances, student matinee performances, and master classes in Rochester and St. Cloud, Minnesota. The Rochester performance w… |
| 2006 | College of Saint Benedict | Saint Joseph, MN | $10,000 | To support a residency by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company and performance of "Views on Stage," Cunningham's first collaboration with sculptor Ernesto Neto. The company will offe… |
| 2006 | Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support WASH: Working with Artists, Sharing the Healing. The project includes a symposium at the Barbara Barker Center for Dance, Caring for the Caregiver movement/expression wo… |
| 2005 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $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 dev… |
| 2005 | College of Saint Benedict | Saint Joseph, MN | $15,000 | To support dance residencies by Ronald K. Brown/Evidence and Joe Goode Performance Group. Ronald K. Brown/Evidence and Joe Goode Performance Group will present performances and a v… |
| 2005 | Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the tour and residency activities of ANYTOWN to Pennsylvania, Florida, and New Jersey. Choreographed by Danial Shapiro and Joanie Smith, the work features the music of B… |
| 2004 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | To support professional development services, including the Winter 2004 Council meeting, the Biennial Rountable 2004, Dance/USA on Tour 2005 planning, and Web site development. |
| 2004 | College of Saint Benedict | Saint Joseph, MN | $20,000 | To support a residency and performance of a new work by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. The project will include a new work co-commissioned by the College of Saint Benedict. |
| 2004 | Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the Working with Artists, Sharing the Healing symposium and related outreach activities. The project will explore strategies for integrating the creative processes of da… |
| 2004 | Ballet Works, Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support performance and education activities in Rochester and St. Cloud, MN. In Rochester, the company will perform at the Mayo Civic Center; in St. Cloud, the company will perf… |
| 2004 | Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work. "Anytown" will be set to music by Bruce Springsteen, Patty Sciaffa, and Soozie Tyrell. |
| 2004 | JAZZDANCE by Danny Buraczeski | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a "second act" for GET HAPPY (THE JUDY GARLAND PROJECT). |
| 2004 | Ragamala Dance | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support a consortium project for the remounting of BHAKTI (DEVOTION). The work is choreographed by Aparna Ramaswamy in collaboration with composers/vocalists Ruth MacKenzie and … |
| 2003 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $500,000 | To support the second round of the National College Choreography Initiative, a project that will bring classic American dances of the past century and newly commissioned works to s… |
| 2003 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $500,000 | To support the third round of the National College Choreography Initiative, a project that brings classic American dance of the past century and newly commissioned works to student… |
| 2003 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | To support professional development services, including the Spring 2003 Council Meeting, Dance/USA on Tour, summer workshops for dance administrators and a professional development… |
| 2003 | College of Saint Benedict | Saint Joseph, MN | $20,000 | To support a multi-week residency and part of the commissioning of a work by Diavolo Dance Theater. The residency will involve several community and campus partners. |
| 2003 | JAZZDANCE by Danny Buraczeski | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work inspired by Judy Garland. Danny Buraczeski will choreograph the work with Judy Garland as an inspiration. |
| 2003 | Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the Working with Artists, Sharing the Healing symposium. The symposium will explore strategies for integrating artistic expression and healing. |
| 2003 | Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work. The work, titled Manton, will be choreographed by Artistic Director Susana di Palma. |
| 2003 | Ragamala Dance | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the presentation of a work choreographed by Associate Artistic Director Aparna Ramaswamy. Bhakti (Devotion), choreographed by Associate Artistic Director Aparna Ramaswam… |
| 2003 | Ballet Works, Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support performance and education activities in Rochester and St. Cloud, MN. In Rochester, the company will perform at the Mayo Civic Center and teach master classes at the Roch… |
| 2003 | Southern Theater Foundation Corp. | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support "World in Motion." The presentations will be part of Word in Motion, a series of family focused workshops. |
| 2003 | Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the restaging of "Rhapsody," in addition to the initial creative development of "Medea," while exploring the integration of digital technology in dance performance. The … |
| 2002 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $80,000 | To support a professional development project. The project involves the 2002 Roundtable, the 2003 Winter Council meeting, and a series of six regional forums around specific topics… |
| 2002 | Ragamala Dance | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the presentation of "WorDance." The cross-cultural work by the Ragamala Music and Dance Theater and the Ko-Thi Dance Company will be performed at the O'Shaughnessy Audit… |
| 2002 | JAZZDANCE by Danny Buraczeski | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work. The work will be choreographed by Danny Buraczeski and a jazz score will be composed by Philip Hamilton. |
| 2002 | Katha Dance Theatre | Crystal, MN | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new production, "Ramayana." The piece will use the dance, music, storytelling, and mask theater traditions of India, Cambodia, Indones… |
| 2002 | Ballet Works, Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | To support performance and education activities in Rochester, Minnesota. The company will perform at the Mayo Civic Center and teach master classes at the Rochester Ballet School. |
| 2002 | Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | To support creation and presentation of new works. The works will be presented at the Joyce Theater in New York City, the Southern Theater in Minneapolis, and on tour in the United… |
| 2001 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $80,000 | To support a regional professional development project. The project involves spring and winter council meetings, a series of forums around specific projects in cities throughout th… |
| 2001 | JAZZDANCE by Danny Buraczeski | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support creation and production of a new work. Choreographer Danny Buraczeski will collaborate with composer Philip Hamilton to create Across the Water. |
| 2001 | Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | To support a collaboration with two healthcare organizations to create workshops and a new work. Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater will work with Pathways and Virginia Piper Cancer In… |
| 2001 | Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work, "The Portrait Project," choreographed by Danial Shapiro and Joanie Smith. The Portrait Project, choreographed by Danial Shap… |
| 2000 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | To support two meetings - the Ninth Biennial National Roundtable and the Winter Council. These two conferences are to provide professional development sessions, networking, problem… |
| 2000 | Flying Foot Forum | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the continued development of a percussive dance/theater piece and a work-in-progress performance. 1001 NAUGHAHYDE NIGHTS, choreographed by Joe Chvala, will incorporate p… |
| 2000 | JAZZDANCE by Danny Buraczeski | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support creation of a new dance work by Danny Buraczeski. The work, titled Silence, will be set on the full company of eight dancers to the music of jazz pianist Bill Evans, usi… |
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