NEA Dance Grants 2003: All 171 Awards
171 NEA dance grants for fiscal year 2003, totaling $4.9M.
| Year | Recipient | City | Amount | Project |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance, Inc. | New York, NY | $100,000 | To support a domestic tour. The tour will consist of performances, master classes, lecture demonstrations, and panel discussions. |
| 2003 | New York City Ballet, Inc. | New York, NY | $100,000 | To support the New York Choreographic Institute. The Institute provides both established and pre-professional choreographers with the resources to experiment with the process of cr… |
| 2003 | Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc. | New York, NY | $100,000 | To support a United States tour in 2003. The company will perform approximately 95 shows and outreach activities in 17 cities and 12 states across the United States. |
| 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 | Dance Theatre of Harlem, Inc. | New York, NY | $90,000 | To support "Dancing Through Barriers," a comprehensive educational outreach program that introduces children and adults to dance. The program will include professional workshops fo… |
| 2003 | Paul Taylor Dance Foundation, Inc. | New York, NY | $90,000 | To support the touring of work by Paul Taylor. The project will include a joint performance by the Taylor Company and the Houston Ballet at the Kennedy Center. |
| 2003 | Cunningham Dance Foundation, Inc. | New York, NY | $90,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a major new work by Merce Cunningham. The work will be created in collaboration with music groups and photographers. |
| 2003 | San Francisco Ballet Association | San Francisco, CA | $80,000 | To support the presentation of work by George Balanchine and Frederick Ashton. |
| 2003 | Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Inc. | Becket, MA | $70,000 | To support the residencies and performances of dance companies. Up to six artists will be presented during the series Breaking Ground in Context. |
| 2003 | New York Live Arts Inc. | New York, NY | $70,000 | To support extended-run production series, CARNIVAL and THEMAINEVENT. The Carnival program features artists at various stages in their careers, and TheMainEvent series will present… |
| 2003 | American Dance Festival, Inc. | Durham, NC | $70,000 | To support the commissioning and presentation of a range of modern dance choreographers. In addition to performances during American Dance Festival's 70th anniversary in 2003, the … |
| 2003 | Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc. | New York, NY | $70,000 | To support dance presentation projects at The Joyce Theater. The projects include the Altogether Different series, the Dance Presentation Program, and Joyce Soho Presents. |
| 2003 | National Performance Network, Inc. | New Orleans, LA | $70,000 | To support the creation of work and dance touring. The project will include dance residencies and related educational and outreach activities in over 21 communities throughout the … |
| 2003 | Ballet Theatre Foundation, Inc. | New York, NY | $70,000 | To support the commissioning and presentation of original one-act ballets from Australian choreographers Natalie Weir and Stanton Welch. The project will feature John Adam's HARMON… |
| 2003 | Discalced, Inc. | Brooklyn, NY | $60,000 | To support the creation of new works by Mark Morris. The works will be set to the music of 20th century composers Olivier Messiaen, Bela Bartok, and Lou Harrison. |
| 2003 | Trisha Brown Company, Inc. | New York, NY | $60,000 | To support the creation of a new work. The work will premiere at the International Festival de la Danse in Cannes, Frances. |
| 2003 | Foundation for Dance Promotion, Inc. | New York, NY | $60,000 | To support a self-produced performance and residency in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. The project will include performances at Aaron Davis Hall and audience development… |
| 2003 | Pacific Northwest Ballet Association | Seattle, WA | $45,000 | To support the world premiere of a new production of SWAN LAKE. Choreographed by Kent Stowell, the new production will coincide with the opening of Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, the ne… |
| 2003 | STREB Inc. | Brooklyn, NY | $40,000 | To support components of Streb/Ringside's audience development and access program. The project will support residency and outreach programs for PUBLIC/ACTION NEW YORK and PUBLIC/AC… |
| 2003 | Houston Ballet Foundation | Houston, TX | $40,000 | To support the world premiere of dance works by Paul Taylor and Trey McIntyre. |
| 2003 | Nikolais/Louis Foundation for Dance | New York, NY | $40,000 | To support Phase I of the Nikolais Festival. The project will document and present several dances of choreographer Alwin Nikolais in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of his de… |
| 2003 | George Balanchine Foundation, Inc. | New York, NY | $40,000 | To support updating and digitizing the publication CHOREOGRAPHY BY GEORGE BALANCHINE: A CATALOGUE OF WORKS. The publication will also be made available on the Foundation's Website |
| 2003 | Dance Works, Inc. | Brooklyn, NY | $40,000 | To support the fifth cycle of an artist mentorship program. The Help Desk provides technical assistance to emerging and mid-career choreographers. |
| 2003 | African-American Dance Ensemble, Inc. | Durham, NC | $35,000 | To support a consortium project of community residencies celebrating the culture and traditions of Africa. The project will include a variety of outreach activities and performance… |
| 2003 | Philadelphia Dance Company | Philadelphia, PA | $35,000 | To support the commissioning of a new work by Alonzo King. Alonzo King's work will appear during the company's residency at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. |
| 2003 | House Foundation for the Arts, Inc. | New York, NY | $35,000 | To support the remounting and presentation of Artistic Director Meredith Monk's "Quarry: an opera." The piece will be presented at the 2003 Spoleto Festival in Chareston. |
| 2003 | Florida Dance Association, Inc. | Miami, FL | $35,000 | To support the 25th annual Florida Dance Festival. The program offers education and training for dance students and teachers, provides creative and collaborative opportunities for … |
| 2003 | Dayton Contemporary Dance Company | Dayton, OH | $35,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work by Ronald K. Brown and Mulgrew Miller. The work will be a collaboration between choreographer Ronald K. Brown and jazz musici… |
| 2003 | Danspace Project, Inc. | New York, NY | $35,000 | To support the sixth year of City/Dans, a program supporting New York choreographers. The program supports New York choreographers. |
| 2003 | American Dance Festival, Inc. | Durham, NC | $32,000 | To support the Institute for Dance Criticism 2004, a consortium project. Journalists will attend performances followed by discussion and analysis, classes, informal sessions, and s… |
| 2003 | Dancing in the Streets, Inc. | Bronx, NY | $30,000 | To support the presentation of dance companies in free performances at public sites throughout New York City. Companies to be presented include Eiko and Koma and Taylor 2. |
| 2003 | H.T. Dance Company, Inc. | New York, NY | $30,000 | To support the pilot phase of The Phoenix Project. The company will create a new, multidisciplinary dance program and a new work inspired by interviews with the Chinese American co… |
| 2003 | Dance Exchange, Inc. | Takoma Park, MD | $30,000 | To support the Dance Exchange Toolbox Tour. The project will consist of a series of dance performances and training workshops that will disseminate the company's techniques and met… |
| 2003 | Cincinnati Ballet Company, Inc. | Cincinnati, OH | $30,000 | To support the Home Cities Tour. The program will travel to the rural and suburban regions. |
| 2003 | Caribbean Dance Company | Christiansted, VI | $30,000 | To support the "2003 Caribbean Dance Axis." The project will provide performances for public day care centers, elementary schools and universities, school parents, and senior citiz… |
| 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 | Regents of the University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | $30,000 | To support the commissioning of work, performances, and residency activities of dance companies. The Dance Masters project will include the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Alvin Ai… |
| 2003 | John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC | $30,000 | To support the presentation of ballet companies during the International Ballet Festival The Festival will include a variety of educational and outreach initiatives. |
| 2003 | Miami City Ballet, Inc. | Miami Beach, FL | $30,000 | To support the presentation of a world premiere by Edward Villella. The Neighborhood Ballroom |
| 2003 | Inta, Inc. | New York, NY | $30,000 | To support an outdoor version of a new evening-length work. As part of this project, Koma will create a series of pastels that will be distributed to the audience. |
| 2003 | Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Inc. | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | To support the creation and presentation of new works and acquisitions during the company's 25th anniversary. The works will be presented during the company's spring engagement at … |
| 2003 | Joffrey Ballet | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | To support the presentation of historic ballets from the Ballets Russes. The ballets include Les Noces, Parade, and Le Sacre du Printemps. |
| 2003 | Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance, Inc. | New York, NY | $30,000 | To support, through a Chairman's extraordinary action, performances by the Martha Graham Dance Company at the Joyce Theatre. |
| 2003 | Dance Heritage Coalition, Inc. | New York, NY | $30,000 | To support internships in dance conservation. The interns will conduct archival assessments including basic conservation, materials handling and housing, and environmental requirem… |
| 2003 | Dance Theatre of Harlem, Inc. | New York, NY | $30,000 | To support, through a Chairman's Extraordinary Action award, the costs of orchestration and recording of music for the company's new ballet, "St. Louis Woman: A Blues Ballet." |
| 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 | Dance Place | Washington, DC | $25,000 | To support performances and residencies by dance artists. The series will feature a roster of culturally and aesthetically diverse dancers and companies. |
| 2003 | Richmond Ballet, Inc. | Richmond, VA | $25,000 | To support the Studio Theatre Series. The program will present works by emerging choreographers, for up to 40 performances. |
| 2003 | Pennsylvania Ballet Association | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | To support the presentation of THE FIREBIRD and CONCERTO 488 ballets. The company will premiere THE FIREBIRD, choreographed by James Kudelka, and CONCERTO 488, by Lila York. Pennsy… |
| 2003 | Washington Performing Arts Society | Washington, DC | $25,000 | To support dance presentations and residency activities. National and international companies will perform at Dance Place, George Washington University's Lisner Auditorium, and the… |
| 2003 | Boston Ballet, Inc. | Boston, MA | $25,000 | To support the presentation of "Romeo and Juliet" by Dutch choreographer Rudi van Dantzig. The production will be presented at the Wang Theatre and will include a variety of educat… |
| 2003 | Celebrity Series of Boston | Boston, MA | $25,000 | To support a consortium project project to launch a series to present modern and classical dance companies. The project is a collaboration between Celebrity Series and the Wang Cen… |
| 2003 | Columbia College Chicago | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | To support DanceAfrica Chicago 2003, a residency with Merce Cunningham Dance Company, and African and African-American Voices in Dance. Artists and companies will be in residence o… |
| 2003 | Ballet Hispanico of New York, Inc. | New York, NY | $25,000 | To support the creation of an evening-length presentation that will be performed at City Center. Graciela Daniele will restage her 1988 work for the company, Cada Noche Tango, and … |
| 2003 | Jose Limon Dance Foundation | New York, NY | $25,000 | To support the commission and presentation of a work by German choreographer Susanne Linke. Ms. Linke will collaborate with composer Wolfgang Bley-Borkowski and designer Marion Wil… |
| 2003 | New York Foundation for the Arts, Inc. | New York, NY | $25,000 | To support a fine-cut edit of Check Your Body at the Door, a video documentary about popular, social, and club dances and dancers in New York City. The documentary is filmed in the… |
| 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 | Glendale Arts | Glendale, CA | $20,000 | To support "Alex in the Schools" performing arts educational outreach programs. The theater will work with American Repertory Dance Company to develop the programs. |
| 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 | Eugene Ballet | Eugene, OR | $20,000 | To support regional touring of performance and outreach programs in rural communities. |
| 2003 | Paul Taylor Dance Foundation, Inc. | New York, NY | $20,000 | To support a consortium project of a tandem tour by Paul Taylor Dance Company and Taylor 2. The tour will include performances and classes and take place in Portland, Eugene, and M… |
| 2003 | Ko-Thi, Inc. | Milwaukee, WI | $20,000 | To support the Kuumba and Harvest Festivals. Both will be held at the Pabst Theater. |
| 2003 | President and Trustees of Bates College | Lewiston, ME | $20,000 | To support commissioning, presentation, outreach, and educational activities. New Voices/New Works will include Doug Varone and Dancers, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Stephen … |
| 2003 | Dallas Black Dance Theatre | Dallas, TX | $20,000 | To support Lincoln Center Out of Doors. The residency will include public performances and lecture demonstrations for children. |
| 2003 | Pittsburgh Trust for Cultural Resources | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | To support the presentation of dance companies. The companies include Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Grupo Corpo Brazilian Dance Theatre, Streb/Ringside, George Piper Dances, a… |
| 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 | Washington Ballet | Washington, DC | $20,000 | To support the commissioning and production of a new ballet by Trey McIntyre. The work will be set to a popular music group. |
| 2003 | Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center | Tampa, FL | $20,000 | To support the residency of The Washington Ballet. The project will include performances, a new work, master classes, student workshops, and community outreach. |
| 2003 | DOVA, Inc. | New York, NY | $20,000 | To support the first phase of development of a new work, DECONSTRUCTING ENGLISH, as well as the creation and presentation of CASTLES and the performance of other works at the Joyce… |
| 2003 | John Butler Foundation, Inc. | New York, NY | $20,000 | To support a condition assessment of the significant works of the late choreographer John Butler. The project will result in a comprehensive catalogue of his works, spanning five d… |
| 2003 | Dance Umbrella | Austin, TX | $20,000 | To support the presentation of dance events. All artists will participate in residencies that will include professional-level master classes and workshops, pre- and post-performanc… |
| 2003 | School of American Ballet, Inc. | New York, NY | $20,000 | To support the Oral Preservation Project, documenting the evolution of the school, which was integral to the development of ballet in this country from the 1940s to the present. Th… |
| 2003 | Evidence, Inc. | Brooklyn, NY | $20,000 | To support the reconstruction and tour of the evening-length piece Dirt Road. The piece combines music and dance with text by the poets Essex Hemphill and Donald Woods, and choreog… |
| 2003 | Dance Notation Bureau, Inc. | New York, NY | $20,000 | To support the updating of existing dance scores using the computer program LabanWriter. Scores to be updated include "Le Spectre de la Rose" by Mikhail Fokine, "New Dance" by Dori… |
| 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 | Dance Films Association, Inc. | New York, NY | $15,000 | To support the Dance On Camera Festival and international tour. The project will also include a Floating Cinema at Prospect Park in Brooklyn, NY. |
| 2003 | New Life Dance Inc. | New York, NY | $15,000 | To support preliminary site visits and residency activities. The company will conduct residencies in Dartmouth, NH; Fitchburg, MA; Missoula, MT; Burlington, VT; and College Park, M… |
| 2003 | World Music, Inc. | Cambridge, MA | $15,000 | To support dance residencies and the presentation of Boston-based dance companies. The project will include performances, master classes, workshops, conversations with Boston chore… |
| 2003 | Cleveland Modern Dance Association | Cleveland, OH | $15,000 | To support dance presentations and extended educational residencies. Artists to be presented include Doug Varone & Dancers, Pilobolus Dance Theater, Gina Gibney Dance, Creach/Compa… |
| 2003 | Pick Up Performance Company, Inc. | New York, NY | $15,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer David Gordon. The work will premiere in New York City. |
| 2003 | Margaret Jenkins Dance Studio, Inc. | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | To support the presentation of a new work by Margaret Jenkins. Delay 2 will premiere during the company's 30th anniversary season. |
| 2003 | New Orleans Ballet Association | New Orleans, LA | $15,000 | To support the presentation of a series of dance companies representing modern, ballet, and ethnic dance. National, international, and local dance companies will perform in 17 conc… |
| 2003 | University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | $15,000 | To support commissions and presentations by the Paul Taylor Dance Company and the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan. |
| 2003 | White Bird | Portland, OR | $15,000 | To support the presentation of dance companies as part of The White Bird/Portland State University Dance Series. The series will include workshops and a co-commissioned work. |
| 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 | AXIS Dance Company | Berkeley, CA | $15,000 | To support the creation of a work by choreographer Victoria Marks for dancers with and without disabilities. The work will become part of AXIS Dance Company's touring repertory, an… |
| 2003 | Stephen Petronio Dance Company, Inc. | New York, NY | $15,000 | To support the presentation and touring of up to three new works. Stephen Petronio will collaborate with visual artists Cindy Sherman, Donald Baechler, and Stephen Hannock to creat… |
| 2003 | New Dance Theatre, Inc. | Denver, CO | $15,000 | To support creation and presentation of several works and artist residencies. The company will host artists Bill T. Jones and Jawole Willa Jo Zollar to choreograph and conduct work… |
| 2003 | Performance Zone, Inc. | New York, NY | $15,000 | To support a series of workshops and residencies. The project will include the creation of work, group feedback, retreats, a conference, and a training program for arts managers. |
| 2003 | Everett | Providence, RI | $12,000 | To support the creation of a new evening-length work focusing on home and family. The piece will look at the stories of the individual family to uncover universal themes such as me… |
| 2003 | Andrew Cacho African Drummers & Dancers Economic Development, Inc. | Washington, DC | $10,760 | To support workshops and performances as part of the Youthworks 2003 project. Children, teens, and adults will be trained in African Caribbean drumming, dancing, stiltwalking, and … |
| 2003 | Infinity Dance Theater Company, Ltd. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support a national workshop series on disability dance. The workshops will be held in New York, NY; Washington, DC; and Columbus, OH. |
| 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 | Dimensions Dance Theater, Inc. | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | To support Rites of Passage, a free dance program for youth. In the City/Rites of Passage provides youth with dance education and training. |
| 2003 | Professional Flair, Inc. | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | To support the expansion of education programs and public performances. The project will provide opportunities for artists with and without disabilities by offering training, perfo… |
| 2003 | Dance Project, Inc. | Greensboro, NC | $10,000 | To support the expansion of the North Carolina Dance Festival. The Festival showcases local dance artists that travel to communities across the state. |
| 2003 | Queens Theatre in the Park, Inc. | Corona, NY | $10,000 | To support the consortium's "International Movements Project," a new, annual commissioning initiative. Mexican choreographer Alicia S nchez will choreograph a new work. |
| 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 | Natya Dance Theatre | Oak Brook, IL | $10,000 | To support a consortium project of dance workshops for South Asian and Middle Eastern immigrant families in crisis. Natya Dance Theatre, an Indian classical dance organization, wil… |
| 2003 | Festival Ballet Providence | Providence, RI | $10,000 | To support an interactive educational performance designed to reach underserved elementary school children. Teachers will receive resource information on dance with activities corr… |
| 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 | Charlotte Ballet | Charlotte, NC | $10,000 | To support the presentation of THE RIVER, choreographed by Alvin Ailey. |
| 2003 | Dance Alive!, Inc. | Gainesville, FL | $10,000 | To support expansion of touring in rural and underserved areas in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and Louisiana. The dance programs will include work by resident choreographers, George … |
| 2003 | Intersection for the Arts | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | To support the presentation of the 12th annual summer series. The project will include work by Bay Area choreographers at the Cowell Theater. |
| 2003 | Big Tree Productions, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation of an evening-length work with associated residencies. Choreographed by Tere O'Connor, the work will intermingle dance and film with environmental themes, a… |
| 2003 | Tigertail Productions, Inc. | Miami, FL | $10,000 | To support a series of performances, workshops, and symposia dedicated to exploring and promoting dance for people with disabilities, including "DanceAble IV," which will take plac… |
| 2003 | Frequent Flyers Productions, Inc. | Boulder, CO | $10,000 | To support the Aerial Dance Festival 2003. The project will include classes, workshops, and performances. |
| 2003 | Pat Graney Performance, Inc. | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work choreographed by Pat Graney. The Vivian Girls, inspired by artist Henry Darger, will be choreographed by Pat Graney, with mus… |
| 2003 | Joe Goode Performance Group | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work by Artistic Director Joe Goode. Folk will focus on the lives of rural Americans and will be set to music inspired by Celtic m… |
| 2003 | Dance Place | Washington, DC | $10,000 | To support presentations of African and African-American dance during the International Association of Blacks in Dance conference. Dancing in the Circle of Our Ancestors will occur… |
| 2003 | Curran Events, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the presentation of Sean Curran Company at the New Victory Theater. The company will perform a world premiere and repertory works. |
| 2003 | Pascal Rioult Dance Theatre, Inc. | Astoria, NY | $10,000 | To support the re-creation and presentation of Harvest. The 10-year old piece was originally performed to a score by folk composer Douggie MacLean. |
| 2003 | Colorado Ballet Company | Denver, CO | $10,000 | To support the commissioning of a new work by Doug Varone. It will be presented at the Joyce Theater in New York. |
| 2003 | Cross Performance, Inc. | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | To support research, community engagement, artistic development and informal performance events related to the continuing development of House: Part 3 of the Geography Trilogy, cho… |
| 2003 | Ballet Metropolitan, Inc. | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | To support the commissioning of a world premiere by choreographer Stanton Welch. The Australian choreographer will create Don Quixote for BalletMet's 25th anniversary. |
| 2003 | Ballet Memphis Corporation | Memphis, TN | $10,000 | To support two world premieres during the Dancing Together III repertory show. The premieres will be created by choreographer Trey McIntyre and Associate Artistic Director Karl Con… |
| 2003 | Ballet Austin, Incorporated | Austin, TX | $10,000 | To support the creation of dance works set to the music of Austin bands. 3 by 3 By 3 Live Bands will include works by choreographers Dwight Rhoden, Gina Patterson, and Artistic Dir… |
| 2003 | Institute for Spanish Arts | Santa Fe, NM | $10,000 | To support the Maria Benitez Teatro Flamenco Fall tour around the country. |
| 2003 | Velocity Dance Center | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | To support a national dance touring alliance, a consortium project. The project will enable dance companies in Seattle, WA; San Francisco, CA; and Minneapolis, MN to perform in eac… |
| 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 | Contemporary Dance Theater, Inc. | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | To support the presentation of national and local dance companies. Local and national artists will be presented along with residency activities in the Guest Artist Series. |
| 2003 | Gotham Dance, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the research and development of an evening-length work titled LANDING/PLACE. Landing/Place will integrate live performance, dance for the camera, and interactive digital… |
| 2003 | Alonzo King LINES Ballet | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work based on folk-based musical forms from the American South by Artistic Director Alonzo King. The piece will be based on folk-b… |
| 2003 | Dagmar Collective, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the final creation of a dance theater work by John Kelly, in collaboration with lyricist Mark Campbell and composer Michael Torke. The "Paradise Project" is an inspirati… |
| 2003 | Dancers' Group | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work entitled "A Biography of Baldwin" inspired by writer James Baldwin. The piece, A Biography of Baldwin, is inspired by the wri… |
| 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 | 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 | ZGD, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support a national tour and related residency activities of "Clearing" and "GDP," choreographed by Zvi Gotheiner. |
| 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 | Pittsburgh Dance Alloy | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work choreographed by Artistic Director Mark Taylor, the production of a site-specific work by Sarah Skaggs, and the commissioning… |
| 2003 | Columbia Festival, Inc. | Columbia, MD | $10,000 | To support a residency project and performance by Rennie Harris Puremovement. Rennie Harris Puremovement will present FACING MEKKA, and work with low-income middle and high school … |
| 2003 | Nashville Ballet | Nashville, TN | $10,000 | To support the creation of new works through the "Emergence" choreographic initiative. Choreographers Heather Maloy and James Buckley, as well as Artist Director Paul Vasterling, w… |
| 2003 | Jazz Tap Ensemble Inc. | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | To support Jazz Tap Ensemble: The Next Generation II; Artistic Director Lynn Dally will mentor the choreographic development of young artists Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards, Derick K. Gr… |
| 2003 | Lubovitch Dance Foundation, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a world premiere by Lar Lubovitch. The work will be presented during the company's 35th anniversary. |
| 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… |
| 2003 | Spanish Dance Arts Company, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the presentation of a retrospective of the company's work. The retrospective is being created to celebrate the company's 20th anniversary in 2003. |
| 2003 | Pilobolus, Inc. | Washington, CT | $10,000 | To support a collaboration to create a new work, My Brother's Keeper. Pilobolus will work with the St. Lawrence String Quartet and composer Christos Hatzsis to create My Brother's … |
| 2003 | Dance Continuum, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support creation and presentation of new works choreographed by Susan Marshall. Sleeping Beauty and True Stories will premiere in at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Fe… |
| 2003 | La Donna Dance, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work by Donna Uchizono that examines the idea of letting go. |
| 2003 | Heritage & Tradition, Inc. | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | To support the creation of a suite of classical Persian court dances. Choreographed by Associate Artistic Director Jamal, the works will mark the 25th anniversary of AVAZ Internati… |
| 2003 | Dansology, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation of the third piece in a trilogy. OUTPUT will be multi-media dance work, with choreography and music by Artistic Director Koosil-ja Hwang and video by Benton… |
| 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 | ODC Theater | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | To support the presentation of a series of local and international dance. The performances will take place at the ODC Theater and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. |
| 2003 | Tulsa Ballet Theatre, Inc. | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | To support a repertory program of commissioned works by choreographers Nicolo Fonte, Val Caniparoli, and Mauricio Wainrot. Choreographers Nicolo Fonte, Val Caniparoli, and Mauricio… |
| 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… |
| 2003 | Arts Resources in Collaboration, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the restoration of EYE ON DANCE video interviews. The restored sessions will be distributed nationally to libraries and educational institutions and broadcast on PBS in … |
| 2003 | Art Sweats, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a suite of new solos and duets by Artistic Director David Dorfman. The new works, designed to be performed together or independently, wi… |
| 2003 | Capoeira Foundation, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work based on the fusion of the Brazilian traditional art form of capoeira and modern dance by Artistic Director Jelon Vieira. The… |
| 2003 | Carolina Ballet, Inc. | Raleigh, NC | $10,000 | To support the creation and production of The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, with portions to be choreographed by Lynn Taylor-Corbett. Lynn Taylor-Corbett has been commiss… |
| 2003 | Thin Man Dance, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work. CALIFORNIA will premiere at The International Festival of Dance in Cannes, France. |
| 2003 | Movement Research, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the 11th Improvisation Festival/NY. The festival is a celebration of dance improvisation, and will offer performances, classes, workshops, educational outreach, and pane… |
| 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 … |
| 2003 | Batoto Yetu, Inc. | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | To support part of the creation of NGOLA NZINGA, choreographed by Artistic Director Julio T. Leitao. The piece will showcase African music, dance, and folklore. |
| 2003 | Andanza, Inc. | San Juan, PR | $10,000 | To support the creation of works by dancers of Andanza. The pieces will be presented in a production at the Luis A. Ferre Performing Arts Center. |
| 2003 | American Tap Dance Foundation, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the 2003 Tap City/Tap Workshop Intensive. The project includes professional level master classes, tap workshops, an expanded youth program, luncheon seminars, panel disc… |
| 2003 | 171 Cedar, Inc. | Corning, NY | $10,000 | To support the 6th annual 171 Cedar/Clemens Center Dance Series consortium project. The 6th annual Cedar/Clemens Center Dance Series will include Philadanco, Pennsylvania Ballet, a… |
| 2003 | SAMSKRITI, Society for Indian Performing Arts | Houston, TX | $10,000 | To support the first international conference on Kuchipudi Indian Dance. The conference will include panel discussions, presentation of scholarly papers, workshops, and performance… |
| 2003 | African-American Dance Ensemble, Inc. | Durham, NC | $10,000 | To support the creation of a ballet suite, Luyala, based on the dance opera of the same name. Dr. Chuck Davis and Dr. William Banfield, the original choreographer and composer for … |
| 2003 | Zaccho SF | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | To support the presentation of a evening-length work choreographed by Remy Charlip and Joanna Haigood. Dances Around the House will premiere at the Exploratorium. |
| 2003 | International Tap Association | Austin, TX | $10,000 | To support Closing the Gap, a project examining the legacy and future of the art of tap and a series of "Making it Work" articles. The project will bring together three generations… |
| 2003 | New York Baroque Dance Company, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the Baroque Ballet Workshop, a residency program. The project will include classes, concerts, and lectures. |
| 2003 | National Institute of Flamenco | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | To support the Festival Flamenca Internacional 2003. The Festival consists of performances and a variety of educational activities. |
| 2003 | Festival Dance & Performing Arts Association, Inc. | Moscow, ID | $9,000 | To support the expansion of the Festival Youthreach Project. The project provides free performances and master classes by touring professional dance companies for regional public s… |
| 2003 | Tigertail Productions, Inc. | Miami, FL | $5,000 | To support dance presentations and commissions during the 9th Tigertail Florida/Brazil and Guests Festival. The Festival will include performances, workshops, panels, and symposia … |
| 2003 | Yard, Inc. | Chilmark, MA | $5,000 | To support the Bessie Schonberg Choreographers and Dancers Residency and a Company Residency. Four emerging choreographers and eight dancers will be in residence for five weeks and… |
| 2003 | Miami Light Project, Inc. | Miami Shores, FL | $5,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a dance theater work choreographed by Miami-based Ricardo "Speedy Legs" Fernandez. |
| 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… |
| 2003 | Verb Ballets | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | To support the creation of a new work by Artistic Director Hernando Cortez. The piece will be choreographed to songs from the 1952 Moondog Coronation Ball and will honor founding C… |
| 2003 | Oakland Ballet Association, Inc. | Oakland, CA | $3,000 | To support the commission of a new holiday production choreographed by Siri Sat Nam Singh. |
National Endowment for the Arts Grant Search (public domain).