NEA Dance Grants in Missouri
83 NEA dance grants for Missouri, totaling $1.3M.
| Year | Recipient | City | Amount | Project |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, Inc. | Kansas City, MO | $30,000 | Purpose: To support artistic fees and uniform costs for AileyCamp, a summer dance education program for students. Additional Project Description: AileyCamp is a free program for mi… |
| 2024 | St. Louis Dance Theatre | Saint Louis, MO | $30,000 | Purpose: To support the creation and presentation of new dance works as part of the the Big Muddy Dance Company's BECOMING Artist Series. Additional Project Description: The artist… |
| 2023 | Dances of India | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | Purpose: To support the creation and production of a new dance work with international and local artists. Additional Project Description: The new work will focus on the myths and s… |
| 2023 | St. Louis Dance Theatre | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | Purpose: To support the Big Muddy Dance Company's presentation of My Dear Watson. Additional Project Description: Directed and choreographed by Joshua L. Peugh, artistic director o… |
| 2022 | Dance Saint Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | Purpose: To support the annual Spring to Dance Festival featuring various genres of dance. Additional Project Description: The festival will present dance companies and artists fro… |
| 2021 | St. Louis Dance Theatre | Saint Louis, MO | $20,000 | To support the creation and presentation of Black, Brown, and Beige, a new collaborative work of dance, music, and theater. In partnership with Jazz St. Louis and the Black Reperto… |
| 2021 | Dance Saint Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | To support the annual Spring to Dance Festival featuring various genres of dance. The festival will present dance companies and artists from around the country at The Big Top perfo… |
| 2021 | Saint Louis Ballet Company | Chesterfield, MO | $10,000 | To support general operating costs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2020 | Dance Saint Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $20,000 | To support the planning for the annual Spring to Dance Festival featuring various genres of dance. |
| 2019 | Kansas City Ballet Association | Kansas City, MO | $15,000 | To support the presentation of ballets. The company will dance In the Upper Room by Twyla Tharp with music by Philip Glass, In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated by William Forsythe wit… |
| 2019 | Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | To support the re-staging of Southern Exposure, a multimedia dance/theater work by Artistic Director Mary Pat Henry. The work tells the story of the civil rights movement and the a… |
| 2019 | St. Louis Dance Theatre | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer Kirven Douthit-Boyd for The Big Muddy Dance Company. In addition to performances, Douthit-Boyd will teach ma… |
| 2017 | Kansas City Ballet Association | Kansas City, MO | $20,000 | To support the presentation of dance performances. Works include "The Lottery" by Val Caniparoli, "Interplay" by Jerome Robbins, and "Theme and Variations" by George Balanchine. Th… |
| 2017 | Dance Saint Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $20,000 | To support New Dance Horizons V: Women Who Inspire and the 10th Annual Emerson Spring to Dance Festival. New Dance Horizons will focus on the influences of modern female leaders in… |
| 2016 | Dance Saint Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $30,000 | To support dance presentations and related activities. Companies include MOMIX, Ensemble Espanol Spanish Dance Theatre, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, and Grand Rapids Bal… |
| 2015 | Dance Saint Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $30,000 | To support dance presentations and related activities. Companies to be presented include Tango Buenos Aires, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Compagnie Kafig, Nashville Ballet, as well as lo… |
| 2014 | Dance Saint Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $30,000 | To support dance presentations and related activities. Companies to be presented include the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ballet Memphis, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and Diavol… |
| 2014 | Kansas City Ballet Association | Kansas City, MO | $20,000 | To support New Moves, a showcase for new dance works by emerging local and national choreographers. The program will afford Kansas City Ballet members the opportunity to create, pr… |
| 2013 | Dance Saint Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $30,000 | To support dance presentations and related activities. The project will include New Dance Horizons, a program where four choreographers create new works for four St. Louis dance co… |
| 2013 | Kansas City Ballet Association | Kansas City, MO | $20,000 | To support the presentation of a work by Karole Armitage, artistic director of Armitage Gone! Dance, based in New York City. This commission follows the success of Arctic Song, a w… |
| 2013 | Robert L. Reed Tap Heritage Institute | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | To support the presentation of the St. Louis Tap Festival. The festival includes a performance titled "All That Tap" presented at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center at t… |
| 2012 | Dance Saint Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $30,000 | To support dance presentations and related activities. As part of the Speaking of Dance series, hosted by artistic and executive director Michael Uthoff, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Ens… |
| 2012 | Kansas City Ballet Association | Kansas City, MO | $20,000 | To support the performance of "Les Gentilhommes," choreographed by Peter Martins. The piece, set to Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 2 (Largo) (1739) by Georg Friedrich Handel, original… |
| 2011 | Dance Saint Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $30,000 | To support dance presentations and related activities. Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, MOMIX, and the Martha Graham Dance Company will perform at the Touhill Performing Arts Center… |
| 2011 | Kansas City Ballet Association | Kansas City, MO | $20,000 | To support the presentation of Jerome Robbins' ballet "Moves: A Ballet in Silence." Created in 1959, the work is performed without accompaniment and features the stark clarity of t… |
| 2011 | Missouri Historical Society | Saint Louis, MO | $20,000 | To support the preservation of costumes from the Katherine Dunham Dance Company's collection, primarily those created by scenic and costume designer John Pratt. Once conserved, the… |
| 2011 | Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, Inc. | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | To support a residency by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, in consortium with the YWCA of Greater Kansas City. The project will involve four public performances and a mini-s… |
| 2011 | Better Family Life, Inc. | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | To support "Black Dance-USA: A Celebration in Movement." The project will consist of dance workshops, concerts by dance companies, lecture-demonstrations, and video and audio tapin… |
| 2011 | Saint Louis Ballet Company | Chesterfield, MO | $10,000 | To support the presentation of "Romeo and Juliet," choreographed by artistic director Gen Horiuchi. The company will collaborate with the Variety Children's Charity of St. Louis to… |
| 2011 | Robert L. Reed Tap Heritage Institute | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | To support the presentation of the 20th annual St. Louis Tap Festival. The festival will feature artists such as Arthur Duncan, Omar Edwards, Avi Miller, Ofer Ben, Dormeshia Sumbry… |
| 2011 | Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | To support the reconstruction and presentation of Anna Sokolow's "Session for Six." Sokolow Dance Theater/Dance Ensemble's artistic director Jim May will be in residence with the c… |
| 2010 | Dance Saint Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $25,000 | To support the presentation of the River North Chicago Dance Company, Aszure Barton & Artists, and Houston Ballet. Performances will be presented at the Touhill Performing Arts Cen… |
| 2010 | Kansas City Ballet Association | Kansas City, MO | $20,000 | To support the production of a new work by Toni Pimble, Artistic Director of the Eugene Ballet. The work will premiere at the Lyric Theatre in Kansas City, and will feature music p… |
| 2010 | Better Family Life, Inc. | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | To support "BLACK DANCE-USA: A Celebration in Movement." The project will consist of dance workshops, concerts by dance companies, lecture-demonstrations, and video, literature, an… |
| 2010 | Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, Inc. | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | To support a residency by Ailey II, in consortium with the YWCA of Greater Kansas City. The project will include public and school performances and community outreach programs. |
| 2010 | Robert L. Reed Tap Heritage Institute | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | To support the presentation of the 19th annual St. Louis Tap Festival. The festival will include concerts, panel discussions, lectures, archival video showings, and workshops. |
| 2009 | Dance Saint Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $50,000 | To support the preservation of jobs that are threatened by declines in philanthropic and other support during the current economic downturn. |
| 2009 | Dance Saint Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $30,000 | To support artist fees for the 2009 and 2010 Spring to Dance Festivals, featuring works by dance companies of the Midwest Region and beyond. The festival will take place at the Tou… |
| 2009 | Kansas City Ballet Association | Kansas City, MO | $20,000 | To support the commissioning and world premiere of a new work by choreographer Karole Armitage. The work will premiere at the Lyric Theatre in Kansas City. |
| 2009 | Dance Saint Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $15,000 | To support the presentation of Armitage Gone! Dance Theater and the Kansas City Ballet as part of the Made in America Series. Performances will take place at the Touhill Performing… |
| 2009 | Better Family Life, Inc. | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | To support Black Dance-USA: A Celebration in Movement. The project will consist of dance workshops, concerts by dance companies, lecture-demonstrations, and video, literature, and … |
| 2009 | Robert L. Reed Tap Heritage Institute | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | To support the presentation of the 18th annual St. Louis Tap Festival. The festival will include concerts, panel discussions, lectures, archival video showings, and workshops. |
| 2009 | Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, Inc. | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | To support a residency for Ailey II as part of the celebration of Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey's 25th anniversary, in consortium with the YWCA of Greater Kansas City. The pro… |
| 2008 | Kansas City Ballet Association | Kansas City, MO | $20,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer Donald McKayle during the company's 50th anniversary season. Hey-Hay, Going to Kansas City, will premiere a … |
| 2008 | Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | To support the presentation of "The City" by Jennifer Muller. The work will premiere at the Performing Arts Center at the University of Missouri at Kansas City. |
| 2008 | Better Family Life, Inc. | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | To support a national dance festival, Black Dance-USA: A Celebration of Movement The project will consist of dance workshops, concerts by Forces of Nature Dance Theatre Company and… |
| 2008 | Dance Saint Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | To support the annual Spring to Dance Festival. This three-day festival will present major dance companies of the Midwest region, as well as emerging companies from St. Louis and t… |
| 2008 | Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, Inc. | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | To support a residency with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, celebrating Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey's 25th anniversary in consortium with the YWCA of Greater Kansas City… |
| 2007 | Kansas City Ballet Association | Kansas City, MO | $20,000 | To support the presentation of "The Moor's Pavane" by choreographer Jose Limon. The work will be performed at the Lyric Theater in Kansas City. |
| 2007 | Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | To support the presentation of "Orfeo," by choreographer Jose Limon. The performance will be held at the White Recital Hall in the Performing Arts Center at the University of Misso… |
| 2007 | Better Family Life, Inc. | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | To support a national dance festival, "Black Dance - USA: A Celebration of Movement." The project will consist of dance workshops, a concert by a regional or national dance company… |
| 2007 | Dance Saint Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | To support dance residencies for underserved middle and high school students. The residencies will be offered by Tango Buenos Aires and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. |
| 2007 | Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, Inc. | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | To support the presentation of an Ailey II residency in consortium with Kaw Valley Arts & Humanities. The project will include public and school performances and community outreach… |
| 2007 | Robert L. Reed Tap Heritage Institute | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | To support the St. Louis Tap Festival. The festival features nationally and internationally acclaimed tap artists from around the United States in performances and residency activi… |
| 2006 | Kansas City Ballet Association | Kansas City, MO | $20,000 | To support the creation and presentation of The Catherine Wheel Suite, by choreographer Twyla Tharp, with music by David Byrne. The work will be performed at the new Performing Art… |
| 2006 | Better Family Life, Inc. | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | To support "BLACK DANCE - USA: A Celebration in Movement." Black Dance - USA: A Celebration in Movement will consist of dance workshops, a concert by a national dance company, disc… |
| 2006 | Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | To support the presentation of works by choreographers Dwight Rhoden and Donald McKayle. The performances will take place at the White Recital Hall in the Performing Arts Center at… |
| 2006 | Robert L. Reed Tap Heritage Institute | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | To support the 15th annual St. Louis Tap Festival. The festival features nationally and internationally acclaimed tap artists from around the United States in performances and resi… |
| 2005 | Kansas City Ballet Association | 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 Rob… |
| 2005 | Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, Inc. | Kansas City, MO | $20,000 | To support a residency with Ailey II in consortium with Kaw Valley Arts & Humanities. Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey will collaborate with Kaw Valley Arts and Humanities to pre… |
| 2005 | Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company | 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… |
| 2005 | Better Family Life, Inc. | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | To support "BLACK DANCE - USA: A Celebration in Movement." Black Dance - USA: A Celebration in Movement will consist of dance workshops, a concert by a national dance company, disc… |
| 2005 | Dance Saint Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | To support a residency by DanceBrazil. |
| 2004 | Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, Inc. | Kansas City, MO | $40,000 | To support a consortium project for a residency by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey will collaborate with Kaw Valley Arts and Humanities to pr… |
| 2004 | Kansas City Ballet Association | Kansas City, MO | $20,000 | To support the creation and presentation of works by Val Caniparoli and Lila York. Lila York will create a world premiere and Val Caniparoli will re-stage LAMBARENA. |
| 2004 | Robert L. Reed Tap Heritage Institute | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | To support the St. Louis Tap Festival. The event showcases local, national, and internationally known artists. |
| 2004 | Dance Saint Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | To support presentation of new work by local choreographers. The work will premiere in the Contemporary Moves program at the performing arts center on the University of Missouri-St… |
| 2003 | Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, Inc. | Kansas City, MO | $20,000 | To support a residency for Ailey II, a consortium project. Activities will include performances of Ailey II in Kansas City, a rural residency in Kansas, and outreach activities thr… |
| 2003 | Kansas City Ballet Association | Kansas City, MO | $20,000 | To support the presentation of works by choreographers Merce Cunningham, Jerome Robbins, Nacho Duato, and Alonzo King. Merce Cunningham's Duets, Jerome Robbins' Afternoon of a Faun… |
| 2003 | Robert L. Reed Tap Heritage Institute | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | To support the St. Louis Tap Festival. The event showcases local, national, and internationally known artists. |
| 2003 | Better Family Life, Inc. | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | To support the national dance festival Black Dance-USA: A Celebration in Movement. The festival will consist of performances, |
| 2003 | Center of Creative Arts | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | To support the presentation of dance companies in the COCA Family Theatre Series and related residency activities. The Family Theatre series will include Step Afrika and Michael Mo… |
| 2002 | Dance Saint Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $15,000 | To support the presentation of "Pilobolus" and "Pilobolus Too" in a series of access and outreach programs. Dance St. Louis and Pilobolus will work with approximately twelve school… |
| 2002 | Kansas City Ballet Association | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | To present a series of solo works. The works include It Starts with a Step, by Lotte Goslar; Strange Hero, by Daniel Nagrin; Kaddish, by Anna Sokolow; Totem Ancestor, by Merce Cunn… |
| 2001 | Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, Inc. | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | To support the 2001 AileyCamp and outreach activities in conjunction with the Ailey II residency. At-risk youth, ranging in age from 11-14, come together for six weeks of training … |
| 2001 | Dance Saint Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | To support the commissioning of an original work by the Paul Taylor Dance Company. The work will premiere at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis and include residency activities by the co… |
| 2001 | Kansas City Ballet Association | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | To support production costs and artists' fees for Phase II of the Renard Project. This is an archival/reconstruction effort to produce the Balanchine/Stravinsky Ballet Renard. |
| 2000 | Kansas City Ballet Association | Kansas City, MO | $20,000 | To support the re-creation of the lost George Balanchine ballet RENARD. Created in 1947 to the Igor Stravinsky composition of the same name, Renard will be reconstructed by origina… |
| 2000 | Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, Inc. | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | To support the 2000 AileyCamp and outreach activities in conjunction with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater residency. The project reaches 50 students during AileyCampand over… |
| 1999 | Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, Inc. | Kansas City, MO | $25,000 | To support the 1999 AileyCamp and outreach activities in conjunction with the Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble residency. Each student receives a full-tuition scholarship, as well as… |
| 1999 | Kansas City Ballet Association | Kansas City, MO | $15,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new ballet. The work, entitled Suite Kander, will be choreographed by Ann Reinking to live music by John Kander for the State Ballet o… |
| 1999 | Dance Saint Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $11,000 | To support the presentations of Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE and Dance Theatre of Harlem. |
| 1998 | Kansas City Ballet Association | Kansas City, MO | $20,000 | To support a choreographic workshop for the development and presentation of young choreographers' works to be selected through an application process for the State Ballet of Missou… |
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