NEA Dance Grants in Utah
88 NEA dance grants for Utah, totaling $1.9M.
| Year | Recipient | City | Amount | Project |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Repertory Dance Theatre | Salt Lake City, UT | $30,000 | Purpose: To support dance education programming. Additional Project Description: In recognition of America's 250th anniversary, Repertory Dance Theatre will offer multimedia perfor… |
| 2026 | Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $15,000 | Purpose: To support a choreographer residency program. Additional Project Description: The emerging choreographer, selected by a jury, will spend two weeks in residence with profes… |
| 2025 | Repertory Dance Theatre | Salt Lake City, UT | $15,000 | Purpose: To support public exhibitions celebrating Utah's dance legacy. Additional Project Description: The exhibitions will include materials from the company's archive. The exhib… |
| 2024 | Repertory Dance Theatre | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | Purpose: To support a touring initiative serving rural communities in the western United States. Additional Project Description: The multi-day residencies will be planned collabora… |
| 2023 | University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | Purpose: To support the Tanner Dance Program's Side-by-Side (SBS) dance training residency program. Additional Project Description: The program uses the Utah State Dance Core Curri… |
| 2023 | Repertory Dance Theatre | Salt Lake City, UT | $15,000 | Purpose: To support performances of "I Am...", with related education and community engagement activities. Additional Project Description: The project will be a collaboration with … |
| 2023 | SB Dance | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | Purpose: To support the creation of a new dance work to be performed in a mobile structure designed for outdoor spaces. Additional Project Description: As part of SB Dance’s Curbsi… |
| 2022 | Repertory Dance Theatre | Salt Lake City, UT | $15,000 | Purpose: To support On The Road Again, a statewide touring project. Additional Project Description: The dance residencies will include performances, school assemblies with question… |
| 2022 | Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $15,000 | Purpose: To support the creation and presentation of a new interdisciplinary work, Scenes for an Ending, by Raja Feather Kelly. Additional Project Description: Created around the t… |
| 2021 | Ballet West | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | To support a partnership with Sundance Institute for choreographers and composers at the Choreographic Festival. The Choreographic Festival hosts national and international ballet … |
| 2021 | Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | To support the touring of a new dance created by Culture Mill co-directors Murielle Elizéon and Tommy Noonan and performed by the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company. Performances will be… |
| 2021 | Repertory Dance Theatre | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | To support the re-staging and presentation of Six Songs from Ellis, an exploration of first-person immigration stories by choreographer Marsha Knight. A multi-genre production anch… |
| 2020 | Ballet West | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | To support the planning and rehearsals for a commission by choreographer Jennifer Archibald. Archibald is the Artistic Director of Arch Dance Company and Resident Choreographer at … |
| 2020 | Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | To support a rural tour of dance engagement programs. The company will work with presenting organizations in Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada, and Utah to engage with their communities and p… |
| 2019 | Ballet West | Salt Lake City, UT | $15,000 | To support Ballet West's Choreographic Festival. The festival, formerly known as the National Choreographic Festival, will invite national and international ballet companies to per… |
| 2019 | Repertory Dance Theatre | Salt Lake City, UT | $15,000 | To support a year-long, in-depth dance education residency in Emery County/Emery School District, Utah. Professional teaching artists will provide lecture demonstrations, creative … |
| 2019 | Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | To support the facilitation of dance engagement programs. The company will work with the Center for the Arts at Kayenta in Ivins, Utah and The Noorda Center for the Performing Arts… |
| 2018 | Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $30,000 | To support a tour of performances and residency activities. The company will present works from its repertory and collaborate with Arts for the Schools and Truckee High School Thea… |
| 2018 | Repertory Dance Theatre | Salt Lake City, UT | $15,000 | To support audience engagement activities as part of a new dance initiative to celebrate the many vibrant cultures of Utah. This initiative will thread through RDT's season of comm… |
| 2018 | Ballet West | Salt Lake City, UT | $15,000 | To support the presentation and promotion of new ballet works at the National Choreographic Festival. The 2018 festival will focus on the perspective and leadership of female chore… |
| 2017 | Ballet West | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | To support the Ballet West National Choreographic Festival. Designed as a launching pad for the development of new works for each company, the festival will feature performances by… |
| 2017 | Repertory Dance Theatre | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | To support a collaboration with choreographer Zvi Gotheiner and his company ZviDance (New York City) to develop new works. Composer Scott Killian will work with Gotheiner, the two … |
| 2017 | Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | To support a tour of performances and residency activities. The company will present works from its repertory and collaborate with Utah presenting organizations to tailor the outre… |
| 2016 | Ballet West | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | To support the commissioning of new works for Ballet West's Innovations 2016 production. Innovations was created in 2007 by Artistic Director Adam Sklute to provide a platform for … |
| 2016 | Repertory Dance Theatre | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | To support dance workshops that will focus on the legacy of Jose Limon and explore the Gaga movement technique. The Limon workshop will honor his intuitive approach to teaching and… |
| 2016 | Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | To support a tour of performances and residency activities. The company will present works from its repertory and collaborate with presenting organizations to tailor the outreach s… |
| 2015 | Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $30,000 | To support a regional tour of performances and residency activities. The company will present works from its repertory and collaborate with presenting organizations to tailor the o… |
| 2015 | Repertory Dance Theatre | Salt Lake City, UT | $30,000 | To support the creation, preservation, and touring of dance works in celebration of the company's 50th anniversary. Choreographers Bill Evans and Clare Porter will create new works… |
| 2015 | Ballet West | Salt Lake City, UT | $25,000 | To support the development and presentation of a new ballet by choreographer Helen Pickett. The work, titled "Games," is a re-imagining of choreographer Vaslav Nijinksy's "Jeux," s… |
| 2014 | Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $30,000 | To support a tour of performances and residency activities. The company will present works from its repertory and collaborate with presenting organizations to tailor the outreach s… |
| 2014 | Ballet West | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work titled "Great Souls," by Ballet West dancer and choreographer Christopher Ruud. Set to music by Ludwig van Beethoven, the wor… |
| 2014 | Repertory Dance Theatre | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | To support a series of concerts and outreach activities inspired by the choreography and vision of Michio Ito. RDT will convene Ito specialists and practitioners from across the co… |
| 2013 | Ballet West | Salt Lake City, UT | $30,000 | To support the creation and presentation of "The Rite of Spring," by choreographer Nicolo Fonte, to commemorate the centenary of this work. The work will be performed to music by I… |
| 2013 | Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $30,000 | To support the creation, presentation, and touring of a new work by choreographer Doug Varone, in collaboration with University of Utah dance professor and media artist Ellen Bromb… |
| 2013 | Repertory Dance Theatre | Salt Lake City, UT | $30,000 | To support A Sense of Place, a rural touring residency for Nevada, North Dakota, and Montana. Using dance to celebrate environmental awareness and encourage responsibility, RDT wil… |
| 2012 | Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $45,000 | To support dance residency activities and performances in Utah, Louisiana, Georgia, and Idaho. The project will include lecture-demonstrations, creative movement classes, teacher w… |
| 2012 | Ballet West | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | To support the creation and presentation of "The Lottery," choreographed by Val Caniparoli. The first major commissioned work under the leadership of artistic director dam Sklute, … |
| 2012 | Repertory Dance Theatre | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | To support the acquisition and presentation of choreographer Merce Cunningham's works: "Scramble" and "How to Pass, Kick, Fall, and Run" and affiliated education activities. The pr… |
| 2011 | Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $25,000 | To support dance residency activities and performances at the Del E. Webb Center in Arizona and at the University of Southern Mississippi. The project will include lecture-demonstr… |
| 2011 | Ballet West | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | To support the presentation of the annual Innovations program for emerging choreographers to create new works. Prior to the premiere, artistic director Adam Sklute will facilitate … |
| 2010 | Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $30,000 | To support dance residency activities in communities across the United States. The project will include lecture-demonstrations, creative movement classes, teacher workshops, open r… |
| 2010 | Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $30,000 | To support the restaging of "Duet," created in 1995 by choreographer Bill T. Jones. The project will be part of the company's annual summer workshop, and will include classes in im… |
| 2009 | Repertory Dance Theatre | Salt Lake City, UT | $120,000 | To support the presentation of dance works by Japanese-American choreographer Michio Ito (1893-1961). The project will include a professional development workshop on the Ito techni… |
| 2009 | Ballet West | Salt Lake City, UT | $50,000 | To support the preservation of jobs that are threatened by declines in philanthropic and other support during the current economic downturn. |
| 2009 | Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $25,000 | To support dance residency activities in communities across the United States. The project will include lecture-demonstrations, creative movement classes, teacher workshops, open r… |
| 2009 | Southern Utah University | Cedar City, UT | $15,000 | To support the restaging of Imago (1963), choreographed by Alwin Nikolais, on Southern Utah University (SUU) dance students. The residency activities will culminate with a final pe… |
| 2009 | Ballet West | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | To support the presentation of "Treasures of the Ballet Russes," a celebration of the centennial anniversary of Serge Diaghilev's influential ballet company. The celebration will i… |
| 2008 | Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | To support dance residency activities in communities across the United States. The project will include lecture-demonstrations, creative movement classes, teacher workshops, open r… |
| 2008 | Repertory Dance Theatre | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | To support the reconstruction, notation, and performance of Castor and Pollux, choreographed by Elizabeth Waters. The work is choreographed to music by Harry Partch, and will incor… |
| 2008 | Odyssey Dance Theatre | Orem, UT | $10,000 | To support the annual Shut Up & Dance spring repertory performances featuring a new work by choreographer Roni Koresh. Choreographer Roni Koresh will create an original dance work … |
| 2007 | Ballet West | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | To support the presentation of Twyla Tharpe's NINE SINATRA SONGS. The work will be presented at the Capital Theatre in Salt Lake City, UT. |
| 2007 | Repertory Dance Theatre | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | To support the presentation of works based on stories of survival by significant American choreographers from the 1950s to the 1970s. The works to be presented include Icarus by Lu… |
| 2007 | Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | To support dance residency activities in communities across the United States. The project will include activities such as lecture-demonstrations, creative movement classes, teache… |
| 2006 | Ballet West | Salt Lake City, UT | $30,000 | To support the presentation of John Butler's CARMINA BURANA. The work will be performed at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City, UT, and as part of the company's education and out… |
| 2006 | Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | To support dance residency activities in communities across the United States. The project will include lecture-demonstrations, creative movement classes, teacher workshops, open r… |
| 2006 | Repertory Dance Theatre | Salt Lake City, UT | $15,000 | To support an outreach and education program, "D" is for Dance. The project, targeted to Spanish speaking communities, will involve translating the narration, developing the curric… |
| 2006 | MoveSpeakSpin | Ogden, UT | $10,000 | To support a residency in Puerto Rico. The residency will include workshops for teachers, educators, and dancers on how to integrate dance and mathematics into the classroom and wo… |
| 2005 | Ballet West | Salt Lake City, UT | $30,000 | To support the presentation of Echoing of Trumpets, by British choreographer Antony Tudor. |
| 2005 | 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… |
| 2005 | Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | To support dance residency activities, including lecture-demonstrations, creative movement classes, teacher workshops, open rehearsals, master classes, and parent/child workshops. |
| 2005 | 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. |
| 2004 | Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $30,000 | To support dance residency activities. The company will travel to Augusta, and Gainesville, Georgia; Nashville, Tennessee; and Great Valley, Pennsylvania. |
| 2004 | Ballet West | Salt Lake City, UT | $30,000 | To support the presentation of "Carmen," choreographed by Amedeo Amodio. The work is the contemporary retelling of the opera, and is set to the score by Georges Bizet. |
| 2004 | MoveSpeakSpin | Ogden, UT | $10,000 | To support residencies, a tour, a teacher workshop, and educational materials interweaving dance, mathematics, and science. The residencies will take place in Honolulu, Hawaii; Cin… |
| 2004 | Repertory Dance Theatre | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | To support the reconstruction, performance, and documentation of choreographer John Butler's 1968 work, THE INITIATE; including educational outreach. The work will be documented us… |
| 2003 | Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $30,000 | To support residency activities. The company will travel to rural areas of Utah and California. |
| 2003 | Ballet West | Salt Lake City, UT | $25,000 | To support the presentation of Glen Tetley's RITE OF SPRING. The piece will be presented in Salt Lake City's Capitol Theatre. |
| 2003 | Repertory Dance Theatre | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | To support the reconstruction, performance, and documentation of STEPS OF SILENCE, a work created in 1968 by choreographer Anna Sokolow. The project will enhance future study and a… |
| 2003 | Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | To support a consortium project for a residency at the University of Utah with choreographer Carolyn Carlson. The teaching residency and creative workshop will include the developm… |
| 2002 | Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $30,000 | To support residency activities. The company will travel to California, Florida, Idaho, New York, and Ohio and offer a broad range of dance activities and workshops. |
| 2002 | Ballet West | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | To support the presentation of up to two new works. The works include Black Cake by Hans van Manen and Ghost Dances by Christopher Bruce. |
| 2002 | Repertory Dance Theatre | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | To support residencies in San Juan County, Utah. Activities will include performances, teacher workshops, lecture demonstrations, classes, and community events. |
| 2001 | Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | To support residency activities in Louisiana. The company will travel to Louisiana to offer a variety of dance workshops to all ages, ranging from Afro-Caribbean dance and creative… |
| 2001 | Ballet West | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | To support the presentation of William Forsythe's ballet IN THE MIDDLE, SOME- WHAT ELEVATED. The piece will be performed in Salt Lake City's Capitol Theatre. |
| 2001 | Repertory Dance Theatre | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | To support a program featuring dances by Helen Tamiris, Doris Humphrey, and Martha Graham. The project will involve three components: a concert during the 2002 Arts and Cultural Ol… |
| 2001 | MoveSpeakSpin | Ogden, UT | $8,000 | To support a concert and outreach activities that interweave dance and science. The company will perform the outreach version of THE BOUNDS OF DISCOVERY, and provide K-12 classroom… |
| 2000 | Ballet West | Salt Lake City, UT | $30,000 | To support the revival of a 1950 Willam Christensen ballet, "Nothing Doing Bar." The work will be recreated with costumes and sets in the same style as the original. |
| 2000 | Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | To support a teacher education project in dance titled Curriculum Based Partnership. The company will conduct workshops in Idaho and Ohio in an effort to give teachers and students… |
| 2000 | Repertory Dance Theatre | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | To support the acquisition and performance of a work by Martha Graham. Former Graham dancer Kaye Richards will set the piece (Diversion of Angels) on the company. |
| 2000 | Granite School District | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | To support the extension of arts in education activities by Repertory Dance Theatre. The company will target six elementary schools over a 36-week period. |
| 2000 | MoveSpeakSpin | Ogden, UT | $8,000 | To support dance education activities that promote cross-curricular methods of teaching. The project will involve performances, demonstrations, teacher workshops, and development o… |
| 1999 | Ballet West | Salt Lake City, UT | $30,000 | To support the presentation of two new works for Ballet West's 1998-99 season. The first work is a new piece by Val Caniparoli and the second work is Polish Pieces by Dutch choreog… |
| 1999 | Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | To support residency activities. The Community Based Programming Project will involve collaborations with a coalition of diverse representatives to design residencies in communitie… |
| 1999 | Repertory Dance Theatre | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | To support the tour of Millennium Residencies, celebrating 100 years of dance. Millennium Residencies will take place in Southern California at the Palm Desert community's McCullan… |
| 1999 | MoveSpeakSpin | Ogden, UT | $5,000 | To support the creation and performance of dance works exploring the connections between dance, science, mathematics, and the imagination. The project will also support the creatio… |
| 1998 | Ballet West | Salt Lake City, UT | $50,000 | To support development of a long-range plan and marketing assessment for Ballet West. This project is necessitated by a number of changes occurring at Ballet West and its home comm… |
| 1998 | Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $30,000 | To support the continuation of the Community Based Programming Project that will provide dance services, based on the needs and opportunities identified in local communities, to ru… |
| 1998 | Repertory Dance Theatre | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | To support relicensing, restaging, and expansion of the company's collection of American modern dance classics, concentrating on Daniel Nagrin's "Strange Hero" and "Spanish Dance,"… |
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