NEA Dance Grants 1998: All 114 Awards

114 NEA dance grants for fiscal year 1998, totaling $3.8M.

YearRecipientCityAmountProject
1998New England Foundation for the ArtsBoston, MA$500,000To support the National Dance Project which will provide support to presenters, dance companies, and audiences across the country by providing access to the development and perform…
1998Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc.New York, NY$120,000To support the creation of works new to the repertory and a week-long residency in Kansas City during the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's 40th anniversary season. New dances w…
1998Cunningham Dance Foundation, Inc.New York, NY$120,000To support the creation, presentation, and national touring of dance works by choreographer Merce Cunningham. These two new works will be created in collaboration with dancers from…
1998Ballet Theatre Foundation, Inc.New York, NY$120,000To support the American Ballet Theatre's 1998-99 Audience and Repertory Enhancement Project which will build an ongoing presence for the ballet in American cities through performan…
1998Dance Theatre of Harlem, Inc.New York, NY$115,000To support Dancing Through Barriers, a comprehensive education outreach program that provides lectures, master classes, school assemblies, performances, and open rehearsals to chil…
1998Paul Taylor Dance Foundation, Inc.New York, NY$110,000To support the combined (tandem) touring of the Paul Taylor Dance Company and Taylor 2, a chamber-sized company, throughout the United States. The opportunity to present Mr. Taylor…
1998Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Inc.Becket, MA$100,000To support the commissioning and presentation of dance works by American choreographers Merce Cunningham, Joanna Haigood, Elizabeth Streb, Laura Dean, and Susan Marshall in the cel…
1998New York City Ballet, Inc.New York, NY$100,000To support the creation and presentation of a dance work choreographed by Peter Martins with music by composer Wynton Marsalis. Peter Martins has commissioned Wynton Marsalis to co…
1998San Francisco Ballet AssociationSan Francisco, CA$100,000To support the creation and presentation of ballets by choreographers Helgi Tomasson and Mark Morris, acquisition of repertory by Kenneth MacMillan, and encore performances of new …
1998Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc.New York, NY$90,000To support presentations of the Doug Elkins Dance Company, La Tania, Compagnie Maguy Marin from France Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Pilobolus, and the "Altogether Different" …
1998Trisha Brown Company, Inc.New York, NY$90,000To support the creation and presentation of "Canto/Pianto" by choreographer Trisha Brown. Directed and choreographed by Artistic Director Trisha Brown, L'Orfeowill have its world p…
1998Discalced, Inc.Brooklyn, NY$75,000To support a planning process and the development and implementation of a long-range plan for the creation of a dance school, educational outreach programs, and a capital campaign …
1998American Dance Festival, Inc.Durham, NC$65,000To support the commissioning and presenting of established and emerging artists in performances and residencies as part of American Dance Festival's 65th anniversary project. Artis…
1998Pacific Northwest Ballet AssociationSeattle, WA$65,000To support the pilot year of Discover Dance and complementary programming, to enable the development of a broader and more diverse audience in the greater Seattle region. This proj…
1998Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Inc.Becket, MA$60,000To support a consortium of presenters in Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Minnesota to develop and present dance works by choreographers Dianne McIntyre, Bebe Mill…
1998Spoleto Festival USACharleston, SC$60,000To support a statewide consortium project of dance companies, presenters, and the state arts agency to present residencies by the Paul Taylor Dance Company and Taylor 2, that will …
1998Regents of the University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, CA$50,000To support the 1999 presentation of the Dance Masters project, including performances and residencies by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and…
1998Miami City Ballet, Inc.Miami Beach, FL$50,000To support the development of the first part of a ballet based on ballroom dance forms. Evening of Ballroom Ballet will translate various European and Latin American ballroom dance…
1998House Foundation for the Arts, Inc.New York, NY$50,000To support the four-city tour of "A Celebration Service," a dance work which melds choreography and music by Meredith Monk with spiritual texts drawn from over two millennia. Origi…
1998Dance/USAMinneapolis, MN$50,000To support the 1998 National Roundtable conference, the 1999 winter Managers Council, and a part-time position for an information services director. The 1998 National Roundtable wi…
1998Ballet WestSalt Lake City, UT$50,000To 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…
1998Atlanta Ballet, Inc.Atlanta, GA$50,000To support the expansion and stabilization of the Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education to include satellite locations, increased classes and faculty, and greater community inv…
1998Houston Ballet FoundationHouston, TX$45,000To support the 1998-99 Houston presentation of world-premiere performances of dance works by choreographers Lila York, Stanton Welch, and Glen Tetley. In 1992, the Houston Ballet b…
1998On the BoardsSeattle, WA$45,000To support the presentation of residencies by choreographers Meg Stuart, David Rousseve, and 33 Fainting Spells (duo team of Dayna Hanson and Gaelen Hanson). The five-artist projec…
1998Columbia College ChicagoChicago, IL$40,000To support the presentation of Columbia College Dance Center's performances and residencies, including such artists and companies as David Rousseve/REALITY, the DanceAfrica Chicago…
1998Colorado Dance Festival, Inc.Boulder, CO$40,000To support the presentation of the second of four years of dance programming that celebrates dances of the Americas and the Caribbean. Artists under consideration for performances …
1998Margaret Jenkins Dance Studio, Inc.San Francisco, CA$40,000To support the creation, presentation, and national touring of a dance-theater collaboration titled "Time After" between the Margaret Jenkins Dance Company and actress Olympia Duka…
1998Joe Goode Performance GroupSan Francisco, CA$40,000To support the planning and implementation of an experimental performance series, increased community outreach efforts to enlarge audiences, improved marketing, and staff developme…
1998Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Inc.Chicago, IL$35,000To support dancers' salaries in support of the creation, maintenance, and revival of repertoire. This project will provide rehearsal support for 25 dancers to create new dances to …
1998Washington Performing Arts SocietyWashington, DC$35,000To support extended residencies at a number of Washington area universities and cultural organizations for such dance companies as Quasar, Bebe Miller Dance Company, Holy Body Tatt…
1998Dance Continuum, Inc.New York, NY$35,000To support the creation and national presentation of a full-length dance work, "The Descent Beckons," choreographed for the Susan Marshall Company by Artistic Director Susan Marsha…
1998Jose Limon Dance FoundationNew York, NY$35,000To support remounting and production costs associated with the revival of Jose Limon's masterwork, "There is a Time." The goal of this project to reinterpret the classic modern dan…
1998Nikolais/Louis Foundation for DanceNew York, NY$30,000To support the Nikolais/Louis Dance Company's 50th anniversary performances at the Joyce Theater of dance works by Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis including special programs for ch…
1998Dance Umbrella Boston, Inc.Boston, MA$30,000To support artistic residencies and the creation and presentation of new works by and for AXIS Dance Troupe in collaboration with choreographer Bill T. Jones and interdisciplinary …
1998U.B.W., Inc.New York, NY$30,000To support the 1998 Summer Dance Institute at Florida State University in Tallahassee, conducted by Urban Bush Women. Urban Bush Women's four-week Summer Dance Institute offers int…
1998Ririe-Woodbury Dance FoundationSalt Lake City, UT$30,000To 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…
1998Pittsburgh Dance Council, Inc.Pittsburgh, PA$30,000To support Beyond Pittsburgh, an access to dance project designed to develop audiences in rural areas and smaller cities outside the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, including audienc…
1998Eugene BalletEugene, OR$30,000To support development of an Educational Outreach Ensemble that will focus on activities that involve residencies, in-school performances, and related projects during company resid…
1998Dance Notation Bureau, Inc.New York, NY$30,000To support development of software linking the Life Forms animation program and LabanWriter notation software to facilitate the notation and preservation of the history of dance an…
1998New Orleans Ballet AssociationNew Orleans, LA$30,000To support the Louisiana Presenters Network, a statewide consortium of arts organizations, institutions of higher learning, and local arts agencies in commissioning and sponsoring …
1998Florida Dance Association, Inc.Miami, FL$30,000To support more than 300 classes, performances, and community activities presented by local, national, and international dance artists during the 1998 Florida Dance Festival in Mia…
1998H.T. Dance Company, Inc.New York, NY$30,000To support the implementation and expansion of "Adopted Land," a dance-based educational program for elementary, middle, and high school-aged children that includes study guides an…
1998Garth Fagan Dance, Inc.Rochester, NY$25,000To support the creation and presentation of a new dance work by Artistic Director Garth Fagan.
1998Jazz Tap Ensemble Inc.Los Angeles, CA$25,000To support the creation of a work in collaboration with choreographer Lynn Dally and video designer Dennis Diamond. Choreographer Lynn Dally and video designer Dennis Diamond will …
1998New Orleans Ballet AssociationNew Orleans, LA$25,000To support residencies, master classes, and the presentation of Ballet Hispanico, Ballet Met's "Beauty and the Beast," and the Sydney Dance Company. Ballet presentations have expan…
1998Ko-Thi, Inc.Milwaukee, WI$25,000To support the company's educational outreach efforts through classes, lectures that focus on dance performance as well as the music, philosophy, and history of African culture, pe…
1998Andrew Cacho African Drummers & Dancers Economic Development, Inc.Washington, DC$25,000To support the acquisition and production of traditional African dances for the Olatunji Center for African Culture to be used in concerts and school performances nationally for an…
1998Donald Byrd Dance Foundation, Inc.Brooklyn, NY$21,000To support activities designed to engage communities nationwide in the creation of dance, enhance public understanding of dance, and create a dialogue on contemporary issues addres…
1998Ohio Chamber BalletAkron, OH$20,000To support the presentation of the Ohio Ballet Summer Festival. The Festival performances of the Ohio Ballet take place in parks throughout northeastern Ohio. The performances are …
1998STREB Inc.Brooklyn, NY$20,000To support the creation of new work for the Streb/Ringside by choreographer Elizabeth Streb, including a collaboration with a team of engineers and designers to develop a work to b…
1998Ballet Tech Foundation, Inc.New York, NY$20,000To support the creation of new works by choreographer and Artistic Director Eliot Feld. These new ballets by artistic director and choreographer Eliot Feld will be performed by com…
1998Pennsylvania Ballet AssociationPhiladelphia, PA$20,000To support the commissioning and presentation of a new work by choreographer Matthew Neenan. Pennsylvania Ballet is committed to creating and presenting new works by established an…
1998EverettProvidence, RI$20,000To support the creation of a dance work titled "Somewhere in the Dream" for the Everett Dance Theatre, to be created through the participation of students, parents, and teachers, f…
1998Ballet Metropolitan, Inc.Columbus, OH$20,000To support the commissioning of a dance work by choreographer Julia Adam which will premiere in Columbus, Ohio. This commission is part of BalletMet's New Moves program dedicated t…
1998Kansas City Ballet AssociationKansas City, MO$20,000To 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…
1998Oakland Ballet Association, Inc.Oakland, CA$20,000To support Oakland Ballet's reduced price Community Matinee Series of full-length ballets, First Steps dance training program in local public schools, national touring, and other c…
1998Preserve, Inc.New York, NY$20,000To support the convening and documentation of a symposium that will review national efforts to document American dance over the last ten years, and also to support the production a…
1998Hartford Ballet, Inc.Hartford, CT$20,000To support expansion and enhancement of the School of the Hartford Ballet's Dance Program for City Youth, serving children in Hartford through a range of educational programs rangi…
1998New York Baroque Dance Company, Inc.New York, NY$20,000To support the development of a videotape that will document technique and training in the art of baroque dance to ensure that material on this tradition will be available for scho…
1998New Dance Theatre, Inc.Denver, CO$20,000To support activities associated with hosting the 1999 International Association of Blacks in Dance Conference in Denver, Colorado, that will focus on art as a platform for interve…
1998University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUrbana, IL$18,000To support the presentation of a collaborative dance work titled "Time After" by choreographer Margaret Jenkins and actress Olympia Dukakis, the commissioning and presentation of J…
1998Danspace Project, Inc.New York, NY$18,000To support the presentation of the second year of City/Dans, a series of programs of dance works by New York-based choreographers. For 1998-99 artists under consideration for Dans/…
1998Performing Arts HoustonHouston, TX$18,000To support dance residencies and related performances of important American dance companies and artists. Support is requested to continue a new initiative begun by Society for the …
1998Alonzo King LINES BalletSan Francisco, CA$18,000To support the creation of a ballet choreographed by Alonzo King with music by Zakir Hussain.
1998Whispering Voice, Inc.New York, NY$18,000To support the touring of a new dance theater work titled "Love Songs" by David Rousseve/REALITY. Love Songs will be performed by David Rousseve/REALITY and a culturally diverse ch…
1998Dance PlaceWashington, DC$15,000To support the presentation of a series of dance performances and residencies by a diverse selection of dancers/companies. Dance Place, which also offers a full range of classes an…
1998Institute for Spanish ArtsSanta Fe, NM$15,000To support a residency and tour of the Maria Benitez Teatro Flamenco dance company, to include student performances, master classes, lecture-demonstrations, and New York City perfo…
1998Art Sweats, Inc.New York, NY$15,000To support the 1998 "Arts in Action: The No Roles Barred Project," that will develop a new dance work by choreographer David Dorfman and his company, David Dorfman Dance, by involv…
1998Dance UmbrellaAustin, TX$15,000To support performances by Patricia Hoffbauer, George Emilio Sanchez, and Austin-based Latino artists.
1998Dagmar Collective, Inc.New York, NY$15,000To support touring of the dance work titled "Find My Way Home" for singers and dancers and choreographed by John Kelly. Find My Way Home is a re-telling of the classic Greek myth o…
1998Rio Grande Union, Inc.New York, NY$15,000To support a planning process for development of long-term strategies and organizational goals for Douglas Dunn and Dancers. Douglas Dunn and Dancers will set in place a long-range…
1998Spanish Dance Arts Company, Inc.New York, NY$12,000To support the creation and presentation of a flamenco dance by Spanish choreographer Juan Andres Maya. The new work, a flamenco dance piece celebrating the 100th anniversary of Fe…
1998JAZZDANCE by Danny BuraczeskiMinneapolis, MN$10,000To support the creation and presentation of a collaboration between JAZZDANCE choreographer Danny Buraczeski and jazz composer Philip Hamilton. Ezekiel's Wheel takes various charac…
1998Capoeira Foundation, Inc.New York, NY$10,000To support performances and a residency at SummerStage, a Danspace workshop, and an exhibition of traditional Brazilian instruments with an associated lecture. In Brazil, music and…
1998Repertory Dance TheatreSalt Lake City, UT$10,000To 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,"…
1998Hundred Grand Dance Foundation, Inc.New York, NY$10,000To support the creation and presentation of a work by choreographer Bill Young. Mr. Young, a 1997 Guggenheim fellowship winner, will choreograph a new work that will shift his emph…
1998Field Papers, Inc.Cambridge, NY$10,000To support the creation and presentation of "Cadences for Cunningham and Cage," a dance work by choreographer Dana Reitz. As in her previous work, Necessary Weather, Ms. Reitz' new…
1998Lucinda Childs Dance Foundation, Ltd.New York, NY$10,000To support rehearsals for the creation of a new dance work by choreographer Lucinda Childs, intended to premiere at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
1998Charlotte BalletCharlotte, NC$10,000To support the acquisition, staging, and performances of Paul Taylors' "Esplanade" for the North Carolina Dance Theatre, which provides the only professional dance performance avai…
1998Inta, Inc.New York, NY$10,000To support the presentation of Eiko & Koma in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Ann Arbor, MIchigan. This project will further Eiko and Koma's exploration of outdoor environmental perfo…
1998World Music, Inc.Cambridge, MA$10,000To support the presentation of "World of Dance" featuring performances by Bale Folclorico da Bahia, Whirling Dervishes, Dancers & Musicians of Bali, and other world dance companies…
1998Lubovitch Dance Foundation, Inc.New York, NY$10,000To support the creation of a dance work marking the 30th anniversary of the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company choreographed by Lar Lubovitch and set to music by a contemporary composer.
1998Contemporary Dance Theater, Inc.Cincinnati, OH$10,000To support the presentation and community residency activities of the Guest Artist Series bringing a broad range of dance artists and companies to the community, many appearing in …
1998171 Cedar, Inc.Corning, NY$10,000To support artists' fees for Bebe Miller Dance Company, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, and Pat Cannon Foot and Fiddle Company in the second annual subscription dance serie…
1998New York Foundation for the Arts, Inc.New York, NY$10,000To support the creation of "Madison as I imagine it," a dance work by choreographer John Jasperse with music by Hahn Rowe, and performances at the Festival International Montpellie…
1998Manhattan Tap, Inc.New York, NY$10,000To support the creation and presentation of a dance work by choreographer Heather Cornell and music by percussionist/choreographer Keith Terry and subsequent promotional and bookin…
1998Cross Performance, Inc.Brooklyn, NY$10,000To support the exploration and documentation of the early development of "Geography Part 2: Asia." The Geography Trilogy explores Ralph Lemon's perceptions of racial and cultural i…
1998Stuart Pimsler Dance & TheaterMinneapolis, MN$10,000To support the creation and presentation in cities around the country of a stage work titled "Out of This World/The Life After Life Project" by co-artistic directors Stuart Pimsler…
1998Plam Dancers, Inc.New York, NY$10,000To support the creation of a new work by choreographer Doug Elkins, to be performed at the Dance Theater Workshop by the Doug Elkins Dance Company. For the Doug Elkins Dance Compan…
1998College Community Services, Inc.Brooklyn, NY$10,000To support the presentation of Brooklyn Center's 1998/99 World of Dance Series. Artists and companies to be presented include: Pomme Cannelle from Martinique in its American debut …
1998Ballet ArizonaPhoenix, AZ$10,000To support in 1998-99 the creation of a new ballet, choreographed by Artistic Director Michael Uthoff, in collaboration with R. Carlos Nakai, a Native American flutist, that will b…
1998DOVA, Inc.New York, NY$10,000To support the creation of "Agora," a multidisciplinary dance work for Doug Varone and Dancers, choreographed by Doug Varone with music by Julia Wolfe. Democracy will have five dis…
1998Colorado Dance Festival, Inc.Boulder, CO$10,000To support the International Tap Association and their Closing the Gap project that will document four generations of nationally significant tap artists through oral histories, pub…
1998Andrew Cacho African Drummers & Dancers Economic Development, Inc.Washington, DC$10,000To support "Summerworks '98," a summer training program in African dancing and drumming for young people in Washington, DC. The Summerworks '98 project provides young people from t…
1998Gotham Dance, Inc.New York, NY$10,000To support the creation of a new dance work for the Bebe Miller Dance Company titled "Going to the Wall" that will be developed through workshops in three states, documented on vid…
1998Arts Resources in Collaboration, Inc.New York, NY$10,000To support the conservation and restoration of deteriorating videotapes from 1982-87 containing the dance series, "Eye on Dance," to ensure availability of this unique resource to …
1998Professional Flair, Inc.Cleveland, OH$10,000To support community based classes, lectures, and performances in schools throughout Ohio as well as in Illinois and New York by Cleveland's Dancing Wheels, and an integrated dance…
1998President and Trustees of Bates CollegeLewiston, ME$10,000To support the expansion of Bates Dance Festival's Community Crossover Programs that increase the local community's access to and knowledge of dance through workshops, discussions,…
1998Museum of Performance & DesignSan Francisco, CA$10,000To support "Legacy," a project to facilitate the training of volunteers in the production of oral histories that document the lives of significant dance artists and educators in No…
1998Dancing Classrooms Inc.New York, NY$10,000To support American Ballroom Theater's "Dancing Classrooms" program that integrates dance education into the school day of upper elementary public school children in the New York m…
1998Zivili Kolo Ensemble, Inc.Granville, OH$7,500To support during 1998-99 the creation, rehearsal, and presentation of new southern Slavic works based in traditional folkloric dances and music to be performed both nationally and…
1998Caribbean Dance CompanyChristiansted, VI$7,500To support the creation and presentation of a dance work by artistic director Monty Thompson. In 1999, the Caribbean Dance Company of the Virgin Islands will celebrate its 22nd ann…
1998Friends of NORD, Inc.New Orleans, LA$7,000To support the "Step Up Artist-in-Residence Program" that provides dance training and performance opportunities for students in New Orleans, and includes a residency by Pilobolus T…
1998Ragamala DanceMinneapolis, MN$5,000To support a three-day event at sites throughout Minneapolis and St. Paul that will honor the late Uday Shankar, a choreographer, who in the 1930's brought Indian dance from the te…
1998Yard, Inc.Chilmark, MA$5,000To support the presentation of a residency designed as a company development session for select choreographers and dancers. During the four-week residency each artist creates one n…
1998Ballet Espanol Inc.Louisville, KY$5,000To support the creation and presentation of a week-long flamenco festival in Louisville featuring master flamenco guitarists, choreographers, dancers, and singers, thereby enhancin…
1998Evidence, Inc.Brooklyn, NY$5,000To support the creation and presentation of two dances, Incidents and better days, choreographed by Ronald K. Brown, artistic director of evidence. Incidents will focus on the Afri…
1998Theatre Flamenco of San Francisco, Inc.San Francisco, CA$5,000To support the premieres of "Siete Canciones Populares Espanolas" and "Sombras Flamencas." Captain from Castile is a full-length dance drama which incorporates both Spanish classic…
1998Jo Ha Kyu Performance GroupCambridge, MA$5,000To support the creation and presentation of three site-specific dance works to be performed in outdoor settings in Boston, working closely with affected neighborhoods and creating …
1998Guateque Folkloric Taller of Puerto Rico, IncCorozal, PR$5,000To support touring activity and performances to commemorate the centenary of the arrival of the American Troops to Puerto Rico with workshops on traditional dances and music at sit…
1998Ballet Concierto de Puerto RicoSan Juan, PR$5,000To support costs related to touring for Ballet Concierto's spring and fall performances in four cities in the United States, as well as Israel and Egypt. Ballet Concierto will tour…
1998Segue FoundationNew York, NY$5,000To support the creation of an evening-length dance titled "Hushhush" by choreographer Sally Silvers, composer Bruce Andrews, lighting designer Jennifer Tipton, and filmmaker Lewis …
199833 Fainting SpellsSeattle, WA$5,000To support the creation and presentation of a dance theater work for three dancers and two musicians directed by choreographers Dayna Hanson and Gaelen Hanson. This dance will debu…
1998Roots of Brazil Inc.New York, NY$5,000To support a collaboration among choreographers, a composer, and dancers to develop new choreography, based on indigenous African and European influences in Brazil, for public perf…

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