NEA Dance Grants 2006: All 176 Awards
176 NEA dance grants for fiscal year 2006, totaling $3.6M.
| Year | Recipient | City | Amount | Project |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc. | New York, NY | $100,000 | To support a United States tour in 2006. The company will offer approximately 85 performances and outreach activities in 25 cities and 15 states across the country. |
| 2006 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | To support professional development services. The project will include the 2006 Winter Council meeting, the Biennial Roundtable, Dance Presenters Leadership Forum, Dance/USA on Tou… |
| 2006 | Cunningham Dance Foundation, Inc. | New York, NY | $100,000 | To support the creation of an evening-length piece by choreographer Merce Cunningham and the revival of "Crises." |
| 2006 | Paul Taylor Dance Foundation, Inc. | New York, NY | $100,000 | To support the creation and presentation of works by artistic director and choreographer Paul Taylor. |
| 2006 | San Francisco Ballet Association | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | To support the creation and presentation of new works. Performances will take place at San Francisco's War Memorial Opera House, and will be supplemented with a variety of educatio… |
| 2006 | New York City Ballet, Inc. | New York, NY | $100,000 | To support the New York Choreographic Institute and the Diamond Project. The company will premiere eight new ballets from established choreographers, and four new ballets from emer… |
| 2006 | Ballet Theatre Foundation, Inc. | New York, NY | $80,000 | To support the staging and presentation of a new production of Cinderella, by choreographer James Kudelka. The work, set to Sergei Prokofiev's score, will be presented at the Metro… |
| 2006 | Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance, Inc. | New York, NY | $80,000 | To support Graham: Lost and Found and Graham and the Classic Greek Theater. These programs will be launched in celebration of the company's 80th anniversary. |
| 2006 | Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Inc. | Becket, MA | $70,000 | To support residencies and performances of dance companies. The project will include a Creative Development Residency Program, presentation of national and international dance comp… |
| 2006 | Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc. | New York, NY | $70,000 | To support the Dance Presentation Program. The project will consist of the presentation of companies from the United States and overseas, including presentations at the Joyce SoHo. |
| 2006 | New York Live Arts Inc. | New York, NY | $70,000 | To support a residency program for emerging and established artists. The Creative Residency Program offers artists use of Dance Theater Workshop's facilities, as well as presentati… |
| 2006 | 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 education and outreach activities throughout the United States. |
| 2006 | Trisha Brown Company, Inc. | New York, NY | $70,000 | To support the reconstruction and presentation of works by artistic director Trisha Brown. Works to be revived include Accumulation, Canto/Pianto, and Groove and Countermove. |
| 2006 | Discalced, Inc. | Brooklyn, NY | $70,000 | To support a new production of Gluck's "Orfeo ed Euridice," in collaboration with the Metropolitan Opera, and the creation and presentation of new works by choreographer Mark Morri… |
| 2006 | American Dance Festival, Inc. | Durham, NC | $70,000 | To support "Pioneers and Frontiers: Tradition and Beyond." The project will include the commissioning and presentation of American and international modern choreographers and a ran… |
| 2006 | Foundation for Dance Promotion, Inc. | New York, NY | $50,000 | To support a newly choreographed version of Bill T. Jones' evening-length work, "Another Evening." The work will be presented at the Skirball Center in New York, and will include a… |
| 2006 | Dance Theatre of Harlem, Inc. | New York, NY | $40,000 | To support Dancing Through Barriers, an educational and community outreach initiative that exposes children and adults to dance. Dancing Through Barriers will include lecture-demon… |
| 2006 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 | To support the participation of the United States delegation at the Internationale Tanzmesse NWR 2006 in Dusseldorf, Germany, in consortium with Pentacle. Dance/USA will partner wi… |
| 2006 | Florida Dance Association, Inc. | Miami, FL | $35,000 | To support the 28th annual Florida Dance Festival. The program offers training and performing opportunities for dancers and students, professional development for teachers, creativ… |
| 2006 | Pacific Northwest Ballet Association | Seattle, WA | $35,000 | To support the presentation of works by several choreographers during mixed-repertory programs and full-length programs. Performances will take place at Marion Oliver McCaw Hall in… |
| 2006 | Danspace Project, Inc. | New York, NY | $35,000 | To support the ninth year of City/Dans. The program presents work of New York choreographers and will take place at St. Mark's Church. |
| 2006 | Nikolais/Louis Foundation for Dance | New York, NY | $30,000 | To support a Nikolais/Louis Summit Workshop. Focusing on the philosophy and methodology of the Nikolais/Louis dance technique, the workshop will include a technique class, theory/i… |
| 2006 | Columbia College Chicago | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | To support a series of contemporary dance presentations. The project includes community engagement and public education programs. |
| 2006 | Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Inc. | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | To support the "Program for Emerging and Developing Artists." Program for Emerging and Developing Artists will create five new works using the following projects: the Inside/Out Ch… |
| 2006 | Dayton Contemporary Dance Company | Dayton, OH | $30,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a work inspired by the paintings of African-American artist Jacob Lawrence. The work will premiere at the Victoria Theatre in Dayton. |
| 2006 | John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC | $30,000 | To support the Proteges International Ballet Academy Festival. Participating ballet schools will include the Royal Ballet School (London, England), the Royal Danish Ballet (Copenha… |
| 2006 | Joffrey Ballet | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | To support the presentation of a revival of Twyla Tharp's "Deuce Coupe" and a newly commissioned work by Donald Byrd. Twyla Tharp's Deuce Coupe will be performed to music by the Be… |
| 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 | Philadelphia Dance Company | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | To support the creation and presentation of new works. Choreographers creating the works include Carmen de Lavallade, Rennie Harris, Christopher Huggins, and Robert Moses. |
| 2006 | Dance Works, Inc. | Brooklyn, NY | $30,000 | To support the Help Desk artist mentorship program. Help Desk provides technical assistance to emerging and mid-career choreographers. |
| 2006 | DOVA, Inc. | New York, NY | $30,000 | To support the presentation of works choreographed by Doug Varone as part of the company's 20th anniversary. Repertory works will be presented at the Joyce Theater and the opera 29… |
| 2006 | Inta, Inc. | New York, NY | $30,000 | To support the creation and presentation of an evening-length work choreographed by Eiko & Koma. MOURNING will be accompanied by pianist Margaret Leng Tan. |
| 2006 | Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance, Inc. | New York, NY | $30,000 | To support, through a Chairman's extraordinary action award, dancers' salaries. |
| 2006 | Boston Ballet, Inc. | Boston, MA | $30,000 | To support the commissioning and staging of a new work by choreographer Mark Morris. The work will premiere at the Wang Theatre. |
| 2006 | Miami City Ballet, Inc. | Miami Beach, FL | $30,000 | To support the presentation and company premiere of "Lilac Garden," by Anthony Tudor. The work will be performed in Broward, Collier, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties. |
| 2006 | Museum of Performance & Design | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | To support phase two of a project to preserve the archives of West Coast dance artists: Tandy Beal, Chitresh Das, Anna Halprin, and Michael Smuin. The Dance Icons of the West proje… |
| 2006 | Dance Place | Washington, DC | $25,000 | To support performances and residencies by dancers. Artists will represent a wide spectrum of dance styles including African, modern, hip-hop, and tap dance. |
| 2006 | House Foundation for the Arts, Inc. | New York, NY | $25,000 | To support the creation of a new evening-length dance theater work choreographed by Meredith Monk with visual elements by Ann Hamilton. |
| 2006 | Washington Performing Arts Society | Washington, DC | $20,000 | To support dance presentations and residency activities. Performances will take place at George Washington University's Lisner Auditorium, The Lincoln Theatre, Tivoli Theatre, and … |
| 2006 | Kansas City Ballet Association | Kansas City, MO | $20,000 | To support the creation and presentation of The Catherine Wheel Suite, by choreographer Twyla Tharp, with music by David Byrne. The work will be performed at the new Performing Art… |
| 2006 | Carver Development Board | San Antonio, TX | $20,000 | To support the "Explorations: Dance in the African Diaspora" project. Though the presentation of modern and traditional African dance, the project will explore the rich heritage of… |
| 2006 | Shen Wei Dance Arts, Inc. | New York, NY | $20,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work by artistic director and choreographer Shen Wei. The work will premiere at the American Dance Festival. |
| 2006 | President and Trustees of Bates College | Lewiston, ME | $20,000 | To support extended artist residency activities. Generation NEXT will include Tania Isaac Dance Projects, Marc Bamuthi Joseph, and Paul Matteson/Jennifer Nugent. |
| 2006 | AXIS Dance Company | Berkeley, CA | $20,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a work by choreographer Margaret Jenkins. The work will premiere in Oakland, CA, and become part of the company's touring repertory. |
| 2006 | Ballet Hispanico of New York, Inc. | New York, NY | $20,000 | To support a collaboration between Ballet Hispanico and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra of Jazz at Lincoln Center on a dance and live music production. The new work will be a celebra… |
| 2006 | New Orleans Ballet Association | New Orleans, LA | $20,000 | To support a series of dance performances and educational outreach activities. Companies will be presented on the concert stage and in community settings. |
| 2006 | Dance Umbrella | Austin, TX | $20,000 | To support DISCOVER DANCE. |
| 2006 | Houston Ballet Foundation | Houston, TX | $20,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a world premiere by Houston Ballet Associate Choreographer Christopher Bruce. The work will be performed at the Wortham Theater Center i… |
| 2006 | Stephen Petronio Dance Company, Inc. | New York, NY | $20,000 | To support the creation of a new work, performances at The Joyce Theater in New York, and national and international touring. Stephen Petronio will create a new work titled "Bloom,… |
| 2006 | Jose Limon Dance Foundation | New York, NY | $20,000 | To support the presentation of MISSA BREVIS by Jose Limon, including residency activities. Originally created in 1958, the work, performed to a 1945 score by Zoltan Kodaly, will be… |
| 2006 | Pennsylvania Ballet Association | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | To support the presentation of Christopher d'Amboise's "Franklin Court." The work will be performed at Philadelphia's Academy of Music, will be presented to students at a dress reh… |
| 2006 | Dallas Black Dance Theatre | Dallas, TX | $20,000 | To support the presentation of performances during the company's 30th anniversary. The project will include the "Majestic Theatre Home Series," a ballet choreographed by Allyne Gar… |
| 2006 | Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance, Inc. | New York, NY | $20,000 | To support, through a Chairman's extraordinary action award, company salaries associated with a U.S. tour. |
| 2006 | STREB Inc. | Brooklyn, NY | $20,000 | To support STREB/Ringside's PUBLIC/ACTION NEW YORK and PUBLIC/ACTION ON TOUR audience development and access programs. |
| 2006 | New Orleans Ballet Association | New Orleans, LA | $20,000 | To support, through a Chairman's extraordinary action award, the presentation of The Joffrey Ballet and the Parsons Dance Company, with accompanying education and outreach programs… |
| 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 | Dancing in the Streets, Inc. | Bronx, NY | $20,000 | To support the Hip Hop Generation Next Festival and related educational programming. The festival will feature Illstyle & Peace Productions, Ase Dance Theatre Collective, and dance… |
| 2006 | Ballet Tech Foundation, Inc. | New York, NY | $20,000 | To support a tuition-free ballet training program serving New York City public school children. The program provides pre-professional arts training, including an integrated public … |
| 2006 | Contemporary Dance Theater, Inc. | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | To support the presentation of dance companies. The companies will perform at the Jarson-Kaplan Theatre at the Aronoff Center for the Arts, and offer a variety of residency activit… |
| 2006 | World Music, Inc. | Cambridge, MA | $15,000 | To support the presentation of international, national, and local dance companies and related residency activities. Residency activities will include workshops, master classes, and… |
| 2006 | Velocity Dance Center | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | To support the SCUBA National Touring Dance Alliance in consortium with the Southern Theater Foundation. The project will provide performance opportunities for dance companies in S… |
| 2006 | Yard, Inc. | Chilmark, MA | $15,000 | To support the Bessie Schonberg Choreographers and Dancers Residency and the Company Residency programs. Emerging choreographers and dance companies will be in residence for up to … |
| 2006 | Pittsburgh Trust for Cultural Resources | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | To support the presentation of dance companies and related residency activities. Companies to be presented include Danzahoy from Venezuela, Tero Saarinen Company from Finland, Bill… |
| 2006 | Movement Research, Inc. | New York, NY | $15,000 | To support the Movement Research FESTIVAL 2006 and publication of a journal. The festival includes a series of free and low-cost dance performances, classes and workshops, and film… |
| 2006 | White Bird | Portland, OR | $15,000 | To support the presentation of dance companies in the White Bird/Portland State University Dance series. The series will include master classes and outreach activities. |
| 2006 | Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund | New Orleans, LA | $15,000 | To support the 10th and 11th New Orleans Heritage Dance Festival. The festival will include dance classes, lectures, and performances celebrating Afro-based dance traditions in Nor… |
| 2006 | Caribbean Dance Company | Christiansted, VI | $15,000 | To support the Caribbean Dance Axis. The project will include performances and post-performance discussions. |
| 2006 | Kentucky Dance Council, Inc. | Louisville, KY | $15,000 | To support, through a Chairman's extraordinary action award, an educational outreach program incorporating the presentation of Val Caniparolli's "Lambarena." The program integrates… |
| 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 | Pilobolus, Inc. | Washington, CT | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work by Michael Tracy. The new work will premiere at the Annenberg Center in Philadelphia. |
| 2006 | Joe Goode Performance Group | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | To support the creation and world premiere of "Stay Together," choreographed by Joe Goode, and a retrospective of his works, during the company's 20th anniversary. Performances wil… |
| 2006 | Alaska Dance Theatre, Inc. | Anchorage, AK | $10,000 | To support the presentation of a joint concert between Alaska Dance Theatre and ODC/San Francisco. The concert will include a commissioned work from ODC and each group will present… |
| 2006 | University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | $10,000 | To support the presentation of The Joffrey Ballet. The Joffrey will perform at Hancher auditorium, and tour to Iowa City, Des Moines, Okoboji, and Cedar Rapids, IA. |
| 2006 | Margaret Jenkins Dance Studio, Inc. | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work by artistic director and choreographer Margaret Jenkins. Created in collaboration with choreographer Padma Menon from Kochi, … |
| 2006 | Visions In Rhythm | Austin, TX | $10,000 | To support the Soul to Sole Tap Festival. The Soul to Sole Festival will include performances and a wide range of education and outreach activities. |
| 2006 | Spectrum Dance Theater | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work choreographed by artistic director Donald Byrd and based on Bela Bartok's THE MIRACULOUS MANDARIN. The work will premiere at … |
| 2006 | Cuyahoga Community College Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | To support performances and educational activities of the Garth Fagan Dance Company in consortium with the Cleveland Modern Dance Association (DanceCleveland). |
| 2006 | Milwaukee Ballet Company, Inc. | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | To support the premiere presentation of a work by choreographer Lila York, with related educational activities. The work will premiere at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts … |
| 2006 | Dansology, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer Koosil-ja Hwang. The work will premiere at The Kitchen in New York. |
| 2006 | Career Transition For Dancers, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support a career counseling seminar for dancers. |
| 2006 | Solomons Company/Dance, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work by Carmen deLavallade for the dance ensemble Paradigm. Carmen deLavallade will create the work, which will premiere at the Jo… |
| 2006 | Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Inc. | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work choreographed by Derek Deane. Using the music of Cole Porter, Derek Deane will create a new work, which will premiere at the … |
| 2006 | Better Family Life, Inc. | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | To support "BLACK DANCE - USA: A Celebration in Movement." Black Dance - USA: A Celebration in Movement will consist of dance workshops, a concert by a national dance company, disc… |
| 2006 | Ballet Austin, Incorporated | Austin, TX | $10,000 | To support "New American Talent." The project will provide three emerging American choreographers the opportunity to create and premiere a new work on Ballet Austin. |
| 2006 | SUMMERDANCE Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | To support the commissioning of a new work by Doug Varone in honor of the 10th anniversary of SUMMERDANCE. Doug Varone will create a multi-media work based on the writings of Lewis… |
| 2006 | Lubovitch Dance Foundation, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation of a new dance by choreographer Lar Lubovitch, as well as outreach and educational activities. The project will include a series of educational and outreach… |
| 2006 | Carolina Ballet, Inc. | Raleigh, NC | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a ballet choreographed by artistic director Robert Weiss. A TEMPEST FANTASY will be presented at the A.J. Fletcher Opera Theatre, BTI Ce… |
| 2006 | Pick Up Performance Company, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation of a new dance theater work by artistic director and choreographer David Gordon. The work will be based on Aristophane's The Birds and will premiere at Dans… |
| 2006 | Celebrity Series of Boston | Boston, MA | $10,000 | To support a consortium project with the Wang Center for the Performing Arts to present modern dance companies. The project will include Dance Across the City Day, a series of perf… |
| 2006 | Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | To support the presentation of works by choreographers Dwight Rhoden and Donald McKayle. The performances will take place at the White Recital Hall in the Performing Arts Center at… |
| 2006 | Ragamala Dance | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the re-mounting of Sethu (Bridge) in consortium with O'Shaughnessy Auditorium. Ragamala Music and Dance Theater will present this project in collaboration with the O'Sha… |
| 2006 | Garth Fagan Dance, Inc. | Rochester, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work by artistic director and choreographer Garth Fagan, and outreach events in honor of the company's 35th anniversary. The new w… |
| 2006 | Capoeira Foundation, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of "Desafio" by artistic director and choreographer Jelon Vieira. A score will be commissioned by Brazilian composer Tuze de Abreu, and the… |
| 2006 | Jazz Tap Ensemble Inc. | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | To support the Jazz Tap Ensemble Caravan Project, as well as community performances and lecture-demonstrations. The activities will be offered in local theaters and schools. |
| 2006 | Robert Moses Kin | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | To support phase two of the creation and presentation of THE LOST PARADE, a new work by artistic director and choreographer Robert Moses. THE LOST PARADE will premiere at the Jewis… |
| 2006 | 33 Fainting Spells | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | To support the creation of new works, "Betty Crump Know Her, Love Her"and "We Never Like Talking About the End." Co-artistic directors Gaelen Hanson and Dayna Hanson will create th… |
| 2006 | Ballet Metropolitan, Inc. | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | To support the presentation of Jazz Moves. The collaborative project between BalletMet Columbus and Jazz Arts Group will include multiple new works by choreographers and composers,… |
| 2006 | Oregon Ballet Theatre | Portland, OR | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer James Kudelka. The work will be created to music by Mozart, as part of Portland's Month of Mozart, and will … |
| 2006 | ZGD, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of works by artistic director and choreographer Zvi Gotheiner. The works include Les Noces, set to music by Stravinsky and commissioned mus… |
| 2006 | Richmond Ballet, Inc. | Richmond, VA | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of new works. The new works will be part of the Studio Series, which are performed in an intimate theater in the company's building. |
| 2006 | Armitage Foundation Ltd. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer Karole Armitage based upon cantos from Dante's THE DIVINE COMEDY. |
| 2006 | Forces of Nature | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of an evening-length dance theater work choreographed by artistic director and choreographer Abdel Salaam. Eclipse: Visions of the Crescent… |
| 2006 | WCV, Inc. | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation of SITE, a new work choreographed by Wally Cardona. The new work will feature original music by composer Phil Kline and lighting design by Roderick Murray. |
| 2006 | Kentucky Dance Council, Inc. | Louisville, KY | $10,000 | To support the commissioning and presentation of new works. The company will present Val Caniparoli's Lambarena, and commission Adam Hougland to create a new work. |
| 2006 | College Community Services, Inc. | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | To support the presentation of American and international dance companies. The project will include educational programs and extended outreach to Brooklyn's diverse community. |
| 2006 | Dimensions Dance Theater, Inc. | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | To support a consortium project with the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir for the creation and presentation of a new work, SWEET SAVORY SUNDAY. |
| 2006 | Alonzo King LINES Ballet | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work by artistic director and choreographer Alonzo King. The work will be presented at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Fran… |
| 2006 | NewArt New Mexico, Inc. | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | To support the Global DanceFest. Presenting national and international experimental dance and dance-theater, the project will include dance residencies and performances by Stephen … |
| 2006 | Arts Resources in Collaboration, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the digitization of EYE ON DANCE, an educational series of interviews with dancers and choreographers. The digitized sessions will be distributed nationally to libraries… |
| 2006 | Art Sweats, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the production and presentation of a new work by artistic director and choreographer David Dorfman. Titled "Underground," the work will premiere at the American Dance Fe… |
| 2006 | Batoto Yetu, Inc. | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of "Life of Nzinga" by Artistic Director Julio Leitao. The work will be created for youth accompanied by percussionists and puppets. |
| 2006 | Pittsburgh Dance Alloy | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of new and set works for the company's 30th anniversary. The works include Chicken Soup, by Blondell Cummings, The Moor's Pavane, by Jose L… |
| 2006 | ODC | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | To support the creation of a site-specific work by co-artistic director KT Nelson. The project will celebrate the opening year of the company's new dance center. |
| 2006 | Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL | $10,000 | To support dance residency and performance activities. Artists involved in the project will be on campus for up to two-week sessions, utilizing the University's resources to develo… |
| 2006 | Dance Exchange, Inc. | Takoma Park, MD | $10,000 | To support a project that uses the Internet to disseminate information on choreographing dances based on the international human rights movement. A conference and institute will la… |
| 2006 | Big Tree Productions, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of an evening-length dance work by artistic director and choreographer Tere O'Connor. The work, titled RAMMED EARTH, will be created in col… |
| 2006 | Charlotte Ballet | Charlotte, NC | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer Dwight Roden and the presentation of up to four revivals. Performances will take place at the North Carolina… |
| 2006 | Lone Star Ballet, Inc. | Amarillo, TX | $10,000 | To support educational and community outreach for the "Nutcracker." |
| 2006 | Ballet Florida, Inc. | West Palm Beach, FL | $10,000 | To support the commissioning of a new ballet by choreographer Trey McIntyre. |
| 2006 | New York Chinese Cultural Center, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation of new works and the restaging of repertory works that will be presented by the Chinese Folk Dance Company in New York and on tour. The project will include… |
| 2006 | Ballet Works, Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the presentation of full-length evening performances, student matinee performances, and master classes in Rochester and St. Cloud, Minnesota. The Rochester performance w… |
| 2006 | Everett | Providence, RI | $10,000 | To support a retrospective concert in celebration of the company's 20th anniversary. The concert will take place at Rhode Island College's Sapinsley Hall Theater, with additional p… |
| 2006 | Wesleyan University | Middletown, CT | $10,000 | To support performances and residency activities by dance companies. The Breaking Ground Dance Series will include Urban Bush Women, Troika Ranch, David Gordon/Pick Up Performance … |
| 2006 | Eugene Ballet | Eugene, OR | $10,000 | To support regional dance touring in Oregon and Washington state. The tour will consist of performance and outreach programs in rural communities. |
| 2006 | DanceArt, Inc. | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | To support the 15th annual Summerfest/dance Festival. The festival presents emerging and mid-career Bay Area artists. |
| 2006 | Andanza, Inc. | San Juan, PR | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of new works by choreographers Lolita Villanua and Carlos Ivan Santos. The project will include original music played live by local compose… |
| 2006 | Performance Zone, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support a series of workshops and residencies for dancers and choreographers. The project will include the creation of work, performances, retreats, a conference, a national tou… |
| 2006 | UBW, Inc. | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work by artistic director Jawole Zollar, and Senegalese choreographer Germaine Acogny. The project includes a collaboration betwee… |
| 2006 | Florida Arts, Inc. | Fort Myers, FL | $10,000 | To support the Florida Arts Dance Festival. The festival will include the presentation of choreographer Robert Battle and his company Battleworks, and a series of workshops for dan… |
| 2006 | Thin Man Dance, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation of a new work by choreographer John Jasperse. Scavenger, an evening-length work in collaboration with composer Zeena Parkins and lighting designer Joe Levas… |
| 2006 | All For One Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | To support the restaging of the "Nutcracker Swing." The work will be accompanied by the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra. |
| 2006 | Johnson County Community College | Overland Park, KS | $10,000 | To support the presentation of dance companies. Paul Taylor Dance Company, Shen Wei Dance Arts, MOMIX, and Hubbard Street 2 will perform at the Carlsen Center and offer a variety o… |
| 2006 | Institute for Spanish Arts | Santa Fe, NM | $10,000 | To support the 16th annual International Spanish Dance and Music Workshop. The program offers students from around the world the opportunity to study with Flamenco instructors from… |
| 2006 | Nevada Ballet Theatre, Inc. | Las Vegas, NV | $10,000 | To support the presentation of Val Caniparoli's "Lambarena" and related outreach activities. |
| 2006 | Gotham Dance, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the tour of LANDING/PLACE, a full-evening work by artistic director and choreographer Bebe Miller. The work features video animations, videos, and dance for the camera. |
| 2006 | Dance Camera West | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | To support the 2007 Dance Camera West Dance Film Festival. The festival will present a series of screenings from around the world at various venues in Los Angeles. |
| 2006 | Dance Notation Bureau, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the addition of new dance scores to an archive of notated dances. The scores will be documented using Labanotation, a method of recording dance movement. |
| 2006 | New York Baroque Dance Company, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the Monteverdi to Mozart Project, Part I. The project will document and preserve master works from the baroque and classical periods. |
| 2006 | American Tap Dance Foundation, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the sixth annual New York City Tap Festival. The project will include performances, master classes, tap workshops, panel discussions, and film seminars. |
| 2006 | Ballet Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | To support free dance performances in local parks in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Ballet Under the Stars will perform in Kiwanis Park,Tempe, AZ; Red Mountain, Mesa; Historic Sahu… |
| 2006 | Chinese Cultural Productions | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | To support performances, residency activities, and tour of THE LOST OF THE RED-TASSELED SPEAR, created by choreographer Lily Cai and composer Gang Situ. |
| 2006 | Pat Graney Performance, Inc. | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | To support the creation of a book, Keeping the Faith: The Prison Project, by Pat Graney. The book will document 10 years of artistic programming in a United States women's prison a… |
| 2006 | Dayton Ballet Association | Dayton, OH | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a ballet by choreographer Alan Hineline. The work will be performed during the company's winter repertory program. |
| 2006 | Danspace Project, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer Miguel Guttierrez. The work, Hybrid, will employ an ensemble of dancers and explore how different kinds of m… |
| 2006 | Li Chiao-Ping Dance, Inc. | Oregon, WI | $10,000 | To support the tour of "Laughing Bodies/Dancing Minds," choreographed by Li Chiao-Ping. Workshops, master classes, lecture-demonstrations, and performances will take place in Wisco… |
| 2006 | Moving People Dance Theatre, Inc. | Santa Fe, NM | $10,000 | To support the Santa Fe Dance Festival. The project will include performances and dance training. |
| 2006 | Troika Ranch Incorporated | Portland, OR | $10,000 | To support the presentation of a dance and digital media project and the creation of a new work. The project will include performances, media workshops, symposia, and research resi… |
| 2006 | Rockford Dance Company | Rockford, IL | $10,000 | To support Rockford Arts Link Learning for Youth in consortium with the Rockford Symphony Orchestra. The project will offer multidisciplinary, comprehensive arts experiences for th… |
| 2006 | Dance Films Association, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the national tour of the Dance on Camera Festival. The festival tour will include domestic and international films and related outreach activities. |
| 2006 | International Tap Association | Austin, TX | $10,000 | To support a publication project. The project will include the publication of interviews and articles on the American art of tap in the magazine On Tap, and in one monograph. |
| 2006 | Rhapsody In Taps, Incorporated | Long Beach, CA | $10,000 | To support a tribute to Gregory Hines, creation of a new work by Artistic Director Linda Sohl-Ellison, and outreach activities. |
| 2006 | Najwa Dance Corps | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | To support Cultural Empowerment Through Dance. The project will offer classes, workshops, lecture-demonstrations, and performances in African dance and drums to youths and adults. |
| 2006 | College of Saint Benedict | Saint Joseph, MN | $10,000 | To support a residency by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company and performance of "Views on Stage," Cunningham's first collaboration with sculptor Ernesto Neto. The company will offe… |
| 2006 | Dancers' Group | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of site-specific dances along one of San Francisco's trolley lines. The third annual San Francisco Trolley Dances will bring together the l… |
| 2006 | Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support WASH: Working with Artists, Sharing the Healing. The project includes a symposium at the Barbara Barker Center for Dance, Caring for the Caregiver movement/expression wo… |
| 2006 | Washington Ballet | Washington, DC | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a work by Artistic Director Septime Webre, as well as another ballet. The NOCHE LATINA will combine traditional Latino dance and classic… |
| 2006 | Orlando Ballet, Inc. | Orlando, FL | $10,000 | To support performances of "The Nutcracker" in Tampa, Florida. Local dance students will participate in the production. |
| 2006 | Professional Flair, Inc. | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of new works by choreographers Nai-Ni Chen and Dianne McIntyre as part of the Guest Choreographer's Project. The works will be created for … |
| 2006 | Frequent Flyers Productions, Inc. | Boulder, CO | $10,000 | To support the Aerial Dance Festival 2006. The project will include classes, workshops, and performances. |
| 2006 | Infinity Dance Theater Company, Ltd. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support a national workshop series that offers instruction in modern dance technique for dancers with disabilities. Workshops will be conducted in New York, New Jersey, Connecti… |
| 2006 | Dimensions Dance Theater, Inc. | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | To support a free dance program for children and young adults. Rites of Passage provides dance education and training in a variety of styles, and is taught by professional dancers. |
| 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… |
| 2006 | Miami Hispanic Ballet Corp. | Miami, FL | $10,000 | To support the XI International Ballet Festival of Miami. The festival includes ballet performances, open rehearsals, workshops, master classes, a lecture, and a dance film series. |
| 2006 | H.T. Dance Company, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support nationwide performances of "Heart of Grace" and an educational program. The company will present Heart of Grace, a work that brings the traditional lion dance into a con… |
| 2006 | Dance New Amsterdam, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the Artist in Residence Program. The program offers emerging choreographers the opportunity to create and perform work, as well as public classes, workshops, lecture dem… |
| 2006 | Robert L. Reed Tap Heritage Institute | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | To support the 15th annual St. Louis Tap Festival. The festival features nationally and internationally acclaimed tap artists from around the United States in performances and resi… |
| 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… |
| 2006 | Tigertail Productions, Inc. | Miami, FL | $10,000 | To support danceAble VII, a series of performances, workshops, panels, and symposia exploring and promoting dance for people with disabilities in consortium with the Florida Dance … |
| 2006 | GroundWorks Dancetheater | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | To support educational outreach activities and guest artist residencies. The project will involve workshops at schools for students in grades three to eight, performances, master c… |
| 2006 | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL | $10,000 | To support the second phase of the documentary film Movement (R)evolution: Contemporary Dance In and Out of Africa, a project of the University's Center for World Arts. The project… |
| 2006 | Festival Dance & Performing Arts Association, Inc. | Moscow, ID | $9,000 | To support the Festival Dance Youthreach Project. Touring professional companies provide free performances and master classes to students in north central Idaho and eastern Washing… |
| 2006 | Allied Arts Foundation | Des Moines, WA | $8,500 | To support a tour of an evening-length dance theater work, "Relatively Real." Created by artistic director and choreographer KT Niehoff, the work will tour to Sushi Performance and… |
| 2006 | Dancers' Group | San Francisco, CA | $6,500 | To support the 8th annual San Francisco Hip Hop DanceFest, presenting hip-hop dance artists from across the United States. The DanceFest also includes performances by Bay Area yout… |
| 2006 | Blue Lapis Light, Inc. | Austin, TX | $5,000 | To support the creation of a site-specific work by choreographer Sally Jacques. The work will incorporate aerial acrobatics. |
| 2006 | Velocity Dance Center | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | To support the 10th anniversary of a summer dance festival. The Strictly Seattle Dance Intensive offers instruction by Seattle artists. |
| 2006 | Sokolow Theatre Dance Ensemble, Ltd | New York, NY | $5,000 | To support the reconstruction and video documentation of Magritte, Magritte, choreographed by Anna Sokolow in 1970. The work will be added to the video collection of Anna Sokolow's… |
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