NEA Dance Grants in New Jersey
38 NEA dance grants for New Jersey, totaling $668.3K.
| Year | Recipient | City | Amount | Project |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, Inc. | Englewood Cliffs, NJ | $35,000 | Purpose: To support personnel and rehearsal space costs for the presentation of dance works in celebration of the Lunar New Year of the Sheep/Goat. Additional Project Description: … |
| 2026 | Sharron Miller's Academy for the Performing Arts, Inc. | Montclair, NJ | $35,000 | Purpose: To support personnel costs and administrative expenses for in-school dance education residencies. Additional Project Description: Students will explore dance styles includ… |
| 2025 | Sharron Miller's Academy for the Performing Arts, Inc. | Montclair, NJ | $50,000 | Purpose: To support in-school dance education residencies. Additional Project Description: Students will explore tap, ballet, West African, jazz, and theater dance forms, while par… |
| 2025 | Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, Inc. | Englewood Cliffs, NJ | $30,000 | Purpose: To support the creation and presentation of dance works in celebration of the Year of the Horse Lunar New Year and accompanying education activities. Additional Project De… |
| 2024 | Sharron Miller's Academy for the Performing Arts, Inc. | Montclair, NJ | $40,000 | Purpose: To support staff and teaching artist salaries for in-school dance education residencies. Additional Project Description: Students will explore dance styles including tap, … |
| 2024 | Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, Inc. | Englewood Cliffs, NJ | $30,000 | Purpose: To support staff and artist salaries for a series of performances as part of the Year of the Dragon Lunar New Year Celebration. Additional Project Description: While perfo… |
| 2024 | Segunda Quimbamba Folkloric Center | Jersey City, NJ | $13,288 | Purpose: To support the archiving of Afro-Puerto Rican dance and drum practices of the Puerto Rican diaspora. Additional Project Description: The project will work on the documenta… |
| 2023 | Sharron Miller's Academy for the Performing Arts, Inc. | Montclair, NJ | $25,000 | Purpose: To support staff salaries and teaching artists' fees for in-school dance education residencies. Additional Project Description: Students will explore tap, ballet, West Afr… |
| 2023 | Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, Inc. | Englewood Cliffs, NJ | $20,000 | Purpose: To support artist fees for the presentation of dance works and live music as part of the Year of the Water Rabbit Lunar New Year Celebration. Additional Project Descriptio… |
| 2022 | Sharron Miller's Academy for the Performing Arts, Inc. | Montclair, NJ | $25,000 | Purpose: To support staff salaries and teaching artist fees for in-school dance education residencies. Additional Project Description: Students will explore tap, ballet, West Afric… |
| 2022 | Nimbus Dance Works Inc. | Jersey City, NJ | $10,000 | Purpose: To support the creation of a new dance work by choreographer Dawn Marie Bazemore and related education activities as part of the Dance and Democracy project. Additional Pr… |
| 2022 | Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, Inc. | Englewood Cliffs, NJ | $10,000 | Purpose: To support the presentation of a series of videos featuring newly recorded performances and historic recordings to virtually celebrate the Year of the Golden Tiger Lunar N… |
| 2022 | Children's Home Society of New Jersey | Trenton, NJ | $10,000 | Purpose: To support the Trenton Education Dance Institute's music and dance education program. Additional Project Description: TEDI teachers will instruct elementary, middle, and h… |
| 2022 | Montclair State University | Montclair, NJ | $10,000 | Purpose: To support the Department of Theatre and Dance's Latinx Dance Project. Additional Project Description: The project will include a choreographic work, along with a symposiu… |
| 2021 | Sharron Miller's Academy for the Performing Arts, Inc. | Montclair, NJ | $30,000 | To support general operating costs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2021 | Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, Inc. | Englewood Cliffs, NJ | $10,000 | To support virtual dance presentations celebrating the Lunar New Year. With the help of community partners such as schools, libraries, and arts organizations, the works will be str… |
| 2021 | Children's Home Society of New Jersey | Trenton, NJ | $10,000 | To support the Trenton Education Dance Institute's music and dance education program. TEDI teachers will instruct elementary, middle, and high school students in live music and dan… |
| 2020 | Sharron Miller's Academy for the Performing Arts, Inc. | Montclair, NJ | $25,000 | To support in-school dance education residencies, and general operating costs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Students will explore tap, ballet, West African, jazz, and theat… |
| 2019 | Sharron Miller's Academy for the Performing Arts, Inc. | Montclair, NJ | $25,000 | To support in-school dance education residencies in Newark and Paterson, New Jersey. Students will explore tap, ballet, West African, jazz, and hip-hop dance forms, while benefitin… |
| 2018 | Sharron Miller's Academy for the Performing Arts, Inc. | Montclair, NJ | $20,000 | To support in-school dance education residencies in Newark and Paterson, New Jersey. SMAPA has been working with students in Kindergarten through the eighth grade at Newark's Quitm… |
| 2015 | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-Newark | Newark, NJ | $19,986 | To support the presentation of dance companies and engagement activities as part of the Dance Symposium Series for the Institute of Ethnicity, Culture, and the Modern Experience. T… |
| 2013 | Princeton Ballet Society | New Brunswick, NJ | $10,000 | To support the world premiere of Douglas Martin's "Firebird" with live music of Stravinsky's full score. |
| 2013 | Sharron Miller's Academy for the Performing Arts, Inc. | Montclair, NJ | $10,000 | To support the expansion of an in-school dance education residency program in the East Orange School District. The academy works with the Office of Assessment for the New Jersey De… |
| 2012 | Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, Inc. | Englewood Cliffs, NJ | $10,000 | To support dance performances and education and outreach activities based on the ancient legends and folklore of the Chinese dragon, accompanied by the Chinese Music Ensemble of Ne… |
| 2010 | Princeton Ballet Society | New Brunswick, NJ | $20,000 | To support the restaging of choreographer Twyla Tharp's "Eight Jelly Rolls". This work will be American Repertory Ballet's fourth Tharp revival, and will premiere at the New Theatr… |
| 2010 | Montclair State University | Montclair, NJ | $15,000 | To support the restaging of Company B, choreographed by Paul Taylor in 1991 on students in the Department of Theatre and Dance. The work will be performed by Montclair students in … |
| 2009 | Center for Modern Dance Education | Hackensack, NJ | $25,000 | To support the preservation of jobs that are threatened by declines in philanthropic and other support during the current economic downturn. |
| 2009 | Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company | Union, NJ | $15,000 | To support the re-establishment of the annual Summerdance program, a week-long intensive dance experience. The program ensures opportunities for individuals of various ages, socio-… |
| 2008 | Dance-New Jersey, Inc. | South Plainfield, NJ | $5,000 | To support Show Up and Dance, a program that provides dance artists with performance opportunities and feedback. Performances will range from ballet to flamenco to musical theatre … |
| 2007 | Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company | Union, NJ | $10,000 | To support the expansion of Creating Cultural Communities, the company's education and outreach program. The project will include re-establishing an annual residency known as Summe… |
| 2007 | Dance-New Jersey, Inc. | South Plainfield, NJ | $5,000 | To support the "Dedicated to Dance" Roundtables and Dialogues Project. The project will include a series of stakeholder roundtables, dance artist networking sessions, and a series … |
| 2006 | Princeton Ballet Society | New Brunswick, NJ | $10,000 | To support a series of performances, an exhibition, and an education and outreach program in consortium with the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University. American R… |
| 2005 | 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, New Jersey. |
| 2003 | Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company | Union, NJ | $10,000 | To support a tour to Hollywood, Florida, and Rhode Island for the Creating Cultural Communities on Tour program. The project will center around Artistic Director Carolyn Dorfman's … |
| 2003 | Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, Inc. | Englewood Cliffs, NJ | $5,000 | To support the presentation of a Beijing Opera dance by Liu Tao. The work will premiere at the company's Chinese New Year Festival presented at the New Jersey Performing Arts Cente… |
| 2001 | Princeton Ballet Society | New Brunswick, NJ | $10,000 | To support a performance festival in New Jersey. The festival will include New Jersey Symphony, American Repertory Ballet, Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company, Nai-Ni Chen, and Alice Far… |
| 2001 | Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, Inc. | Englewood Cliffs, NJ | $5,000 | To support creation and presentation of a new dance. Dragons on the Wall will feature a collaboration between choreographer Nai-Ni Chen and poet Bei Dao, with original music by Joa… |
| 1999 | John Harms Concerts, Inc. | Englewood, NJ | $10,000 | To support the Dance Residency Program, held in conjunction with the Dance Series. The Dance Residency Program will be piloted at three Englewood public elementary schools as well … |
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