NEA Dance Grants 2007: All 185 Awards
185 NEA dance grants for fiscal year 2007, totaling $3.5M.
| Year | Recipient | City | Amount | Project |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | To support professional development services, technology improvements, and communications and research staff expansion during Dance/USA's 25th anniversary. Professional development… |
| 2007 | San Francisco Ballet Association | San Francisco, CA | $90,000 | To support the creation and presentation of world premieres during the company's 75th Anniversary festival. Performances will take place at San Francisco's War Memorial Opera House… |
| 2007 | New York City Ballet, Inc. | New York, NY | $90,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new ballet by resident choreographer Christopher Wheeldon. The work will be set to original music composed by artist-in- residence Bri… |
| 2007 | Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc. | New York, NY | $90,000 | To support a North American tour. The company will offer performances and outreach activities across the United States and in Canada. |
| 2007 | Paul Taylor Dance Foundation, Inc. | New York, NY | $90,000 | To support the creation and presentation of works by artistic director and choreographer Paul Taylor. The works will be presented on tour in the United States and overseas. |
| 2007 | Cunningham Dance Foundation, Inc. | New York, NY | $90,000 | To support the creation of a new work titled "XOVER" and the revival of "CRWDSPCR." Both works by choreographer Merce Cunnningham will be presented during the company's domestic an… |
| 2007 | Ballet Theatre Foundation, Inc. | New York, NY | $80,000 | To support the creation and presentation of "The Sleeping Beauty." The new piece will be choreographed by Kevin McKenzie and presented at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. |
| 2007 | Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance, Inc. | New York, NY | $80,000 | To support rehearsals and the creation of audience development programming and materials. Programs will center around Martha Graham's roots and her collaborations with composers an… |
| 2007 | Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Inc. | Becket, MA | $70,000 | To support residencies and performances of dance companies during Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival's 75th anniversary. The project will include a Creative Development Residency, prese… |
| 2007 | 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. |
| 2007 | National Performance Network, Inc. | New Orleans, LA | $70,000 | To support the creation of new work and dance touring. The project will include dance residencies and related education and outreach activities throughout the United States. |
| 2007 | American Dance Festival, Inc. | Durham, NC | $60,000 | To support "Pioneers and Frontiers: Tradition and Beyond II." The project will include the commissioning and presentation of American and international modern choreographers and a … |
| 2007 | New York Live Arts Inc. | New York, NY | $60,000 | To support the Creative Residency Program and the Creative Residency Development Laboratory. The programs offer emerging and established dance artists the use of Dance Theater Work… |
| 2007 | Discalced, Inc. | Brooklyn, NY | $60,000 | To support the creation and presentation of new works by choreographer Mark Morris and the revival of other works. The works will be performed in New York and on tour across the Un… |
| 2007 | Trisha Brown Company, Inc. | New York, NY | $60,000 | To support the creation of a new work by choreographer Trisha Brown, in collaboration with Japanese artist, sculptor, and theorist Kenjiro Okazaki. The piece will premiere at Montc… |
| 2007 | Foundation for Dance Promotion, Inc. | New York, NY | $50,000 | To support the revival of past works choreographed by Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane, as well as the creation of new work by Bill T. Jones for the company's 25th anniversary. The com… |
| 2007 | Boston Ballet, Inc. | Boston, MA | $30,000 | To support the staging of "Polyphonia," a work by choreographer Christopher Wheeldon. The ballet will premiere at The Wang Theatre. |
| 2007 | Philadelphia Dance Company | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | To support the presentation of Dance for Six, choreographed by Joyce Trisler, and the creation and presentation of a new work by Milton Myers. The works will be performed at the Ki… |
| 2007 | Columbia College Chicago | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | To support contemporary dance company residencies at the Dance Center. The project includes community engagement and public education programs. |
| 2007 | Inta, Inc. | New York, NY | $30,000 | To support the creation, performance, and tour of an outdoor site work by choreographers Eiko and Koma. The dance piece will be complemented with works by young Cambodian visual ar… |
| 2007 | Joffrey Ballet | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | To support the presentation of ballets as part of the company's 50th anniversary celebration in a program titled "Destiny's Dances." The ballets will include Leonide Massine's Les … |
| 2007 | Dance Works, Inc. | Brooklyn, NY | $30,000 | To support Pentacle's artist mentorship program. Help Desk2 provides technical assistance to emerging and mid-career choreographers. |
| 2007 | New Orleans Ballet Association | New Orleans, LA | $30,000 | To support a series of dance performances and education and outreach activities. Companies will be presented on the concert stage and in community settings. |
| 2007 | Pacific Northwest Ballet Association | Seattle, WA | $30,000 | To support the Celebrate Seattle Festival. The project will include presentations of national and local dance companies, and a variety of education and outreach programs. |
| 2007 | Miami City Ballet, Inc. | Miami Beach, FL | $30,000 | To support presentations of George Balanchine's "Bourree Fantasque" and "Square Dance," as well as Marius Petipa's "Aurora's Wedding." Performances will take place at the Broward C… |
| 2007 | Danspace Project, Inc. | New York, NY | $30,000 | To support the 10th anniversary of the City/Dans performance series. The program presents the work of New York choreographers and will take place at St. Mark's Church. |
| 2007 | Miami Dance Futures, Inc. | Miami, FL | $30,000 | To support the 2007 Florida Dance Festival. The program offers training and performing opportunities for dancers and students, professional development for teachers, creative and c… |
| 2007 | Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Inc. | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | To support the Inside/Out Choreographic Workshop, a program for emerging choreographers to create new work. |
| 2007 | Ballet Tech Foundation, Inc. | New York, NY | $30,000 | 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 … |
| 2007 | Dance Heritage Coalition, Inc. | New York, NY | $30,000 | To support the establishment of a Dance Heritage Preservation hub to transfer analog videotapes to digital formats. The hubs will be located at the Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC),… |
| 2007 | Nikolais/Louis Foundation for Dance | New York, NY | $30,000 | To support the documentation, preservation, and presentation of "The Crystal and Sphere," choreographed by Alwin Nikolais. The work will be restaged on the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Com… |
| 2007 | Museum of Performance & Design | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | To support the preservation of the archives of San Francisco Ballet, LINES Ballet, and the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival. The outcome of the project will be a comprehensive v… |
| 2007 | Dance Theatre of Harlem, Inc. | New York, NY | $30,000 | To support "Dancing Through Barriers" and "Arts Exposure," educational and community outreach initiatives that expose children and adults to dance. The programs will include lectur… |
| 2007 | Ko-Thi, Inc. | Milwaukee, WI | $20,000 | To support the all-children's Black History Month concerts, and the annual spring Kuumba Concert. The concerts will take place at the Alverno College Pitman Theater. |
| 2007 | Dance Place | Washington, DC | $20,000 | To support the presentation of performances and residencies by dancers at Dance Place. Artists will represent a wide spectrum of dance styles including African, modern, hip-hop, an… |
| 2007 | President and Trustees of Bates College | Lewiston, ME | $20,000 | To support extended artist residencies as part of Bates Dance Festival's 25th anniversary. |
| 2007 | AXIS Dance Company | Berkeley, CA | $20,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a work by choreographer Joe Goode. The work will premiere in Oakland, CA, and become part of the company's touring repertory. |
| 2007 | Houston Ballet Foundation | Houston, TX | $20,000 | To support presentations of Jerome Robbins' "The Concert," Jiri Kylian's "Svadebka," and Christopher Wheeldon's "Carnival of the Animals." The ballets will be performed at the Wort… |
| 2007 | Washington Performing Arts Society | Washington, DC | $20,000 | To support dance presentations and residency activities. Performances will take place at the Tivoli Theatre, Atlas Performing Arts Center, and Dance Place. |
| 2007 | DOVA, Inc. | New York, NY | $20,000 | To support presentation of past repertory works. |
| 2007 | Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts | Vienna, VA | $20,000 | To support the presentation of dance companies at Wolf Trap, as well as a video archive of Wolf Trap's commissioned dance work in consortium with George Mason University. Companies… |
| 2007 | Shen Wei Dance Arts, Inc. | New York, NY | $20,000 | To support the expansion of a full-evening work, "Second Visit to the Empress," and the restaging of several repertory works by artistic director Shen Wei. The works will be made m… |
| 2007 | Ballet West | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | To support the presentation of Twyla Tharpe's NINE SINATRA SONGS. The work will be presented at the Capital Theatre in Salt Lake City, UT. |
| 2007 | Kansas City Ballet Association | Kansas City, MO | $20,000 | To support the presentation of "The Moor's Pavane" by choreographer Jose Limon. The work will be performed at the Lyric Theater in Kansas City. |
| 2007 | College of Saint Benedict | Saint Joseph, MN | $20,000 | To support dance programs to be presented in 2007. The programs include a to-week dance intensive residency with Luna Negra Dance Theater; a performance of the Ballet Folklorico "Q… |
| 2007 | Dance Umbrella | Austin, TX | $20,000 | To support the presentation of dance companies in Central Texas. Discover Dance will present AXIS Dance Company, Coyaba Dance Theatre, and Bridgeman/Packer. |
| 2007 | Repertory Dance Theatre | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | To support the presentation of works based on stories of survival by significant American choreographers from the 1950s to the 1970s. The works to be presented include Icarus by Lu… |
| 2007 | Pennsylvania Ballet Association | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | To support the presentation of "Lambarena" by choreographer Val Caniparoli. The work will be presented at the Merriam Theater in Philadelphia. |
| 2007 | Jazz Tap Ensemble Inc. | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | To support Women in Tap, a national gathering of four generations of female tap artists. The conference will include a performance, a tap conservatory, and discussion panels. |
| 2007 | STREB Inc. | Brooklyn, NY | $20,000 | To support PUBLIC ACTION, an audience development and access program. The project will support residency and outreach programs for PUBLIC/ACTION NEW YORK and PUBLIC/ACTION ON TOUR. |
| 2007 | Stephen Petronio Dance Company, Inc. | New York, NY | $20,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work, performances at the Joyce Theater in New York, and national and international touring. The company will also offer workshops… |
| 2007 | Richmond Ballet, Inc. | Richmond, VA | $20,000 | To support the presentation of a world premiere by choreographer Jessica Lang. The performance will take place in Richmond Ballet's Studio Series. |
| 2007 | Dancing in the Streets, Inc. | Bronx, NY | $20,000 | To support Breaking Ground, a series of free, site-specific commissions, dance performances, and related activities. Choreographers will be commissioned to create new site-specific… |
| 2007 | Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | To support dance residency activities in communities across the United States. The project will include activities such as lecture-demonstrations, creative movement classes, teache… |
| 2007 | National Black Arts Festival, Inc. | Atlanta, GA | $20,000 | To support the presentation of dance artists of the African diaspora. The project will include a presentation by Creative Outlet Dance Theatre of Brooklyn. |
| 2007 | Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc. | New York, NY | $20,000 | To support "Evening Stars," an outdoor dance festival that takes place in Lower Manhattan's Battery Park in consortium with the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. The project will f… |
| 2007 | George Balanchine Foundation, Inc. | New York, NY | $20,000 | To support Phase 2 of the Balanchine Rescue Project. |
| 2007 | 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 lecture-demonstrations. |
| 2007 | Contemporary Dance Theater, Inc. | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | To support the presentation of dance companies at the Jarson-Kaplan Theater at the Aronoff Center for the Arts. The project will include the Guest Artist series featuring the prese… |
| 2007 | Dance Notation Bureau, Inc. | New York, NY | $15,000 | 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. |
| 2007 | Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund | New Orleans, LA | $15,000 | To support the 12th annual New Orleans Heritage Dance Festival. The festival will include dance classes, lectures, and performances celebrating the Afro-based dance traditions in N… |
| 2007 | Dance/USA | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | To support, through a Chairman's extraordinary action award, the production and distribution of a publication documenting learnings and best practices in dance presenting gleaned f… |
| 2007 | New Dance Theatre, Inc. | Denver, CO | $15,000 | To support the restaging of a piece by choreographer Katherine Dunham, as well as educational programming that focuses on the life and work of this dance legend. |
| 2007 | Southern Theater Foundation Corp. | Minneapolis, MN | $13,000 | To support performances and workshops by Kevin Locke Native Dance Ensemble. Kevin Locke Native Dance Ensemble will perform at the Southern Theater and lead a workshop at Augsburg C… |
| 2007 | Dance New Amsterdam, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the Artist in Residence program. The project will include a teaching residency, through which artists teach in the Modern Guest Artist Program, and a performing residenc… |
| 2007 | Margaret Jenkins Dance Studio, Inc. | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer Margaret Jenkins. "Other Suns" is informed by Jenkins' investigations across cultures and her recent travels… |
| 2007 | CounterPulse | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | To support the Artist in Residence program for local emerging choreographers. The project will include developmental feedback sessions, public workshops, outreach to local non-danc… |
| 2007 | Colorado Ballet Company | Denver, CO | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer Jessica Lang. The work will be performed at Denver's Ellie Caulkins Opera House as part of a program titled … |
| 2007 | Velocity Dance Center | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | To support the SCUBA National Touring Dance Alliance in consortium with the Southern Theater Foundation. Velocity Dance Center will partner with the Southern Theater in Minneapolis… |
| 2007 | Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | To support the presentation of "Orfeo," by choreographer Jose Limon. The performance will be held at the White Recital Hall in the Performing Arts Center at the University of Misso… |
| 2007 | Pilobolus, Inc. | Washington, CT | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work by artistic director Jonathan Wolken. The work will premiere at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH. |
| 2007 | Cincinnati Ballet Company, Inc. | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | To support the presentation of "Baker's Dozen," choreographed by Twyla Tharp. The work will be performed in a program titled "Twyla Tharp, Plus." |
| 2007 | Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of an outdoor work titled "Yerma," based on the play by Federico Garcia Lorca. The work, choreographed by artistic director Susana di Palma… |
| 2007 | Joe Goode Performance Group | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a dance theater work by choreographer Joe Goode, created in collaboration with composer Joan Jeanrenaud and videographer and filmmaker A… |
| 2007 | Flying Foot Forum | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of an evening-length drum and dance work by artistic director and choreographer Joe Chvala, with collaborators Karla Grotting, Peter O'Gorm… |
| 2007 | Deborah Hay Dance Company | Austin, TX | $10,000 | To support the ongoing development and presentation of a new work by choreographer Deborah Hay. MOUNTAIN will be created in collaboration with Northwest choreographers/performers G… |
| 2007 | Alaska Dance Theatre, Inc. | Anchorage, AK | $10,000 | To support residencies by choreographers. Each choreographers will create works for Alaska Dance Theatre, and teach master classes at the School of Alaska Dance Theatre, area high … |
| 2007 | NewArt New Mexico, Inc. | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | To support the Global DanceFest 2008, an annual festival of national and international contemporary dance. Artists and Companies presented include Nora Chipamaura and Andreya Ouamb… |
| 2007 | Pittsburgh Dance Alloy | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of works by choreographers Donald Byrd, Susan Marshall, and Artistic Director Beth Corning. A variety of outreach programs will be offered … |
| 2007 | Capoeira Foundation, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer Jelon Vieira, in collaboration with composer Ramiro Musotto. |
| 2007 | Charlotte Ballet | Charlotte, NC | $10,000 | To support the presentation of works by choreographers Nacho Duato, George Balanchine, and Dwight Rhoden. The project will be presented in the Belk Theater of the North Carolina Bl… |
| 2007 | Wesleyan University | Middletown, CT | $10,000 | To support performances and residency activities by dance companies. The Breaking Ground Dance Series will include artists such as Urban Bush Women, Brian Brooks, and Ronald K. Bro… |
| 2007 | Dansology, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation of a new work by choreographer Koosil-ja Hwang. The work will be created in collaboration with video artist Caspar Stracke and composer Geoff Matters. |
| 2007 | Orlando Ballet, Inc. | Orlando, FL | $10,000 | To support the presentation of a George Balanchine program and a regional tour of Swan Lake. The performances will be accompanied by educational components. |
| 2007 | Dimensions Dance Theater, Inc. | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of "Cross Currents," a new work by choreographer Deborah Vaughan. Created in collaboration with composer Anthony Brown, the work will be ba… |
| 2007 | Gotham Dance, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of "Necessary Beauty," by choreographer Bebe Miller. The work will be performed for a range of audiences and venues, including corporate re… |
| 2007 | Pascal Rioult Dance Theatre, Inc. | Astoria, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of an evening-length work, L'enfant et les Sortileges (The Child and the Bewilderments), choreographed by Pascal Rioult. The work will prem… |
| 2007 | ZGD, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer and artistic director Zvi Gotheiner, and a series of performances in historic houses in New York and the met… |
| 2007 | Lubovitch Dance Foundation, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation of a new dance by choreographer Lar Lubovitch that will be the centerpiece of the company's 40th anniversary. |
| 2007 | Milwaukee Ballet Company, Inc. | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | To support the presentation of Genesis II, an International Choreography Competition. Genesis II will be presented at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee. |
| 2007 | Oregon Ballet Theatre | Portland, OR | $10,000 | To support the presentation of "Blue Rose," a work by choreographer Helgi Tomasson. The work will be presented as part of the company's winter program in the Keller Auditorium in P… |
| 2007 | Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL | $10,000 | To support the Free to Rep project with Oakland based AXIS Dance Company. Free to Rep is a pilot project of the Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography designed to support … |
| 2007 | Art Sweats, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation of a new work by artistic director and choreographer David Dorfman. The project will include classes, workshops, lecture-demonstrations, open rehearsals, an… |
| 2007 | Spring Lake Productions, Inc. | New Milford, CT | $10,000 | To support the revival of "Garden of Earthly Delights," choreographed by artistic director Martha Clarke. The work will be presented on tour across the United States and abroad. |
| 2007 | Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Inc. | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work in collaboration with Pittsburgh jazz artist Etta Cox. The work will be performed at the Byham Theater in Pittsburgh. |
| 2007 | Pick Up Performance Company, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the preparation of David Gordon's body of work for archival storage, as well as the rehearsal and touring of "Dancing Henry Five." The project will include the remountin… |
| 2007 | ODC | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work by artistic director and choreographer Brenda Way. The work will be created in collaboration with composer David Lang, Japane… |
| 2007 | Muntu Dance Theatre | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work by Brazilian choreographer Rosangela Silvestre, and related education and outreach activities. The work will premiere as part… |
| 2007 | Alabama Dance Council, Inc. | Huntsville, AL | $10,000 | To support the presentation of the 2007 Alabama Dance Festival. This statewide festival will feature performances by River North Chicago Dance Company, showcases of Alabama artists… |
| 2007 | Movement Research, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the Movement Research FESTIVAL 2007 and related publications. The festival includes a series of free and low-cost dance performances, classes, and workshops. |
| 2007 | Cleveland Modern Dance Association | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | To support the presentation of Chicago's Luna Negra Dance Theatre by DANCECleveland. The project will include school residencies, a master class, a family/student matinee performan… |
| 2007 | Chicago Human Rhythm Project | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | To support Roxanne Butterfly's participation in Tap 2007 dance programming. The project will include educational, performance, and outreach activities. |
| 2007 | Project Bandaloop | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of Interiors, by artistic director Amelia Rudolph. The work will be performed on tour across the United States. |
| 2007 | 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… |
| 2007 | Ragamala Dance | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of Yathra (Journey) by choreographer Aparna Ramaswamy. The work will be performed at the Southern Theater in Minneapolis, MN. |
| 2007 | Sens Production, Inc. | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of works by choreographer Noemie Lafrance. The works will include a site-specific piece at the Fisher Center for the Arts at Bard College, … |
| 2007 | Ballet Austin, Incorporated | Austin, TX | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work titled "Cult of Color: Call to Color." Artistic director and choreographer Stephen Mills will work with visual artist Trenton… |
| 2007 | World Music, Inc. | Cambridge, MA | $10,000 | To support the presentation of contemporary dance companies. Residency activities will include dance and spoken-word/poetry workshops, master classes, discussions, and a Flamenco p… |
| 2007 | Kentucky Dance Council, Inc. | Louisville, KY | $10,000 | To support the presentation of works by choreographers Twyla Tharp, Mark Godden, and Helen Pickett. The works will be performed at the Kentucky Center. |
| 2007 | Nashville Ballet | Nashville, TN | $10,000 | To support the presentation of ballets by choreographers Gina Patterson and Robert Philander-Valentine. The choreographers will collaborate with local musicians in a program titled… |
| 2007 | School of Hard Knocks, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of "A Page Out of Order," a new work by artistic director and choreographer Yoshiko Chuma. The work will include a group of dancers from Ne… |
| 2007 | 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. The work will premiere in New York, NY and Rochester, NY, and later tour … |
| 2007 | Better Family Life, Inc. | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | To support a national dance festival, "Black Dance - USA: A Celebration of Movement." The project will consist of dance workshops, a concert by a regional or national dance company… |
| 2007 | WCV, Inc. | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of phase two of SITE. The work will be presented at Dance Theater Workshop in New York, NY and at The Myrna Loy Center in Helena, MT. |
| 2007 | Johnson County Community College | Overland Park, KS | $10,000 | To support the presentation of dance companies. Doug Varone and Dancers, the Sydney Dance Company, North Carolina Dance Theatre, and the State Ballet Theatre of Russia will perform… |
| 2007 | Thin Man Dance, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer John Jasperse. "New Project 2007" will premiere at Dance Theater Workshop in New York. |
| 2007 | Dancers' Group | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | To support the expansion of IN DANCE publication in print and through a Web site and podcasts. The project will expand readership, make dance more visible to the public, and create… |
| 2007 | DanceArt, Inc. | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | To support the 16th annual West Wave Dance Festival. The festival presents emerging and mid-career Bay Area artists, and will take place at Theater Artaud in San Francisco. |
| 2007 | Foundation for Independent Artists, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of new works by choreographers Art Bridgman & Myrna Packer, Nicholas Leichter, and Ben Munisteri. The works will be performed in New York a… |
| 2007 | Jess Curtis/Gravity, Inc. | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of "Under the Radar" by choreographer Jess Curtis. The work will be created for performers with and without disabilities. |
| 2007 | Visions In Rhythm | Austin, TX | $10,000 | To support the Seventh Annual Soul to Sole Tap Festival. The festival will include performances and a wide range of education and outreach activities. |
| 2007 | Everett | Providence, RI | $10,000 | To support the presentation of "The Marriage of Art and Science" with accompanying workshops for schools in Rhode Island and New England. Developed out of Everett Dance Theatre's p… |
| 2007 | Career Transition For Dancers, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support a series of career-counseling seminars for dancers. The National Outreach Project will take place in Seattle, Salt Lake City, Boston, San Francisco, Portland, and Cincin… |
| 2007 | Aspen Santa Fe Ballet | Aspen, CO | $10,000 | To support the staging and presentation of a ballet by Finnish choreographer Jorma Elo. The work, titled First Flash, with music by Sibelius, will premiere in Santa Fe, NM, and Asp… |
| 2007 | River North Dance Company | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | To support the presentation and touring of a work choreographed by artistic director Frank Chaves, with an original score composed by Evan Solot. "Underground Movements" will be pr… |
| 2007 | Big Tree Productions, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support reprise performances of choreographer Tere O'Connor's RAMMED EARTH. |
| 2007 | Spectrum Dance Theater | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | To support the presentation of "American Stories." The project will include performances by the Koresh Dance Company of Philadelphia and Spectrum Dance Theater performing works by … |
| 2007 | Cuyahoga Community College Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | To support the presentation of MOMIX and Joe Goode Performance Group in consortium with DANCECleveland. The project will include community educational activities. |
| 2007 | Institute for Spanish Arts | Santa Fe, NM | $10,000 | To support the creation and premiere of "Maria Benitez: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: A Dance and Video-Art Retrospective." The work will be an overview of Maria Benitez's histor… |
| 2007 | UBW, Inc. | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | To support the presentation of works by the Urban Bush Women at the Joyce Theater in New York. The program will feature a premiere by artistic director Jawolle Willa Jo Zollar, tit… |
| 2007 | Threshold Dance Projects, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a dance opera choreographed by artistic director Jacqulyn Buglisi with original music by Libby Larsen. The work will premiere in New Yor… |
| 2007 | 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, retreats, a conference, and a national touring facil… |
| 2007 | Gamelan Pacifica | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of an evening-length work by choreographer Mary Sheldon Scott, with an original score composed by Jarrad Powell, for Scott/Powell Performan… |
| 2007 | Olive Dance Theatre, Inc. | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | To support the promotion and touring of "Brotherly Love." The work will tour to underserved regions and communities. |
| 2007 | Dance Continuum, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of new works by choreographer Susan Marshall. The works will be able to stand alone or comprise a full-length evening in three acts. |
| 2007 | Yard, Inc. | Chilmark, MA | $10,000 | To support the Company Residency 2007 and the Bessie Schonberg Choreographers and Dancers Residency 2007. The residencies provide a supportive environment for the creation and prem… |
| 2007 | Dance Films Association, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the national tour of the 36th Dance on Camera Festival. The festival will include domestic and international films and related outreach activities. |
| 2007 | Children's Dance Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 | To support the "School Touring Program," which consists of half-day residencies at underserved Jefferson County elementary schools, in consortium with the Jefferson County Board of… |
| 2007 | Dance Camera West | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | To support the 2008 Dance Camera West Dance Film Festival. The festival will present a series of screenings from around the world at various venues in Los Angeles. |
| 2007 | Frequent Flyers Productions, Inc. | Boulder, CO | $10,000 | To support the 9th annual Aerial Dance Festival. The project will include classes, workshops, and performances. |
| 2007 | Dance Saint Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | To support dance residencies for underserved middle and high school students. The residencies will be offered by Tango Buenos Aires and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. |
| 2007 | Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of short solos, duets, and trios by choreographers Danial Shapiro and Joanie Smith. The works will be performed in various venues in the Tw… |
| 2007 | Eugene Ballet | Eugene, OR | $10,000 | To support regional touring of "Children of the Raven," choreographed by artistic director Toni Pimble, in rural communities. "Children of the Raven" is based on the legends of the… |
| 2007 | Verb Ballets | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | To support the preservation of works by choreographer Heinz Poll (1926-2006). The project will involve the creation of a preservation resource portfolio for dancers and choreograph… |
| 2007 | Moving People Dance Theatre, Inc. | Santa Fe, NM | $10,000 | To support the Third Annual Santa Fe Dance Festival. The project will include performances and dance training. |
| 2007 | Tulsa Ballet Theatre, Inc. | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | To support the presentation of "Por Vos Muero," by Nacho Duato, "Troy Game," by Robert North; and "Nine Sinatra Songs," by Twyla Tharp. The program, titled "Legends in Motion," wil… |
| 2007 | Rhapsody In Taps, Incorporated | Long Beach, CA | $10,000 | To support the reconstruction of BEAT! PERCUSSION DISCUSSION and the creation of a new work, both choreographed by Linda Sohl-Ellison. The works will be performed at the George & S… |
| 2007 | Carolina Ballet, Inc. | Raleigh, NC | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of works by choreographers Robert Weiss and Lynne Taylor-Corbett. This program, titled Monet Impressions, will be presented in conjunction … |
| 2007 | American Tap Dance Foundation, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the seventh annual New York City Tap Festival. The project will include performances, master classes, tap workshops, tap jams, panel discussions, and film seminars. |
| 2007 | GroundWorks Dancetheater | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | To support educational outreach activities and guest artist residencies. The project will involve workshops for students and their families in grades three to eight, performances, … |
| 2007 | Topaz Arts, Inc. | Woodside, NY | $10,000 | To support the development and presentation of an evening-length work by choreographer by Paz Tanjuaquio. The Soundless Music by Yoko Ono will be created in collaboration with comp… |
| 2007 | Dance Exchange, Inc. | Takoma Park, MD | $10,000 | To support Funny Uncles Live/Online, an Internet project of the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange. The project will involve integrating the presentation of the stage work with diverse uses… |
| 2007 | La Donna Dance, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of an evening-length work by choreographer Donna Uchizono. The work will premiere at Dance Theater Workshop |
| 2007 | Nashville Ballet | Nashville, TN | $10,000 | To support Emergence 3, in consortium with Vanderbilt University's Blair School of Music. Choreographers will be paired with music faculty to collaborate and create new dance works… |
| 2007 | Chinese Cultural Productions | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | To support the development and presentation of a concert by choreographer Lily Cai and composer Gang Situ that will be performed by Chinese-American dancers and musicians in San Fr… |
| 2007 | Ballet East Dance Company | Austin, TX | $10,000 | To support a series of educational programs that expose students to dance. The project will involve taking inner-city high school students to dance performances, bringing dancers a… |
| 2007 | Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the expansion of AileyCamp New York in consortium with the Children's Aid Society. The program will be expanded to include Staten Island. |
| 2007 | Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, Inc. | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | To support the presentation of an Ailey II residency in consortium with Kaw Valley Arts & Humanities. The project will include public and school performances and community outreach… |
| 2007 | Dance COLEctive | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 | To support a tour of an evening-length performance, "Written on the Body," choreographed by artistic director Margi Cole. The tour will include a number of related outreach and edu… |
| 2007 | Dayton Ballet Association | Dayton, OH | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a world premiere ballet by choreographer Gregory Robinson. The work will be performed during the company's winter repertory program at D… |
| 2007 | Ballet Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | To support Ballet Under the Stars, free ballet performances in local Phoenix area parks. |
| 2007 | Performing Arts Society of Acadiana, Inc. | Lafayette, LA | $10,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work set to Zydeco music by the Elisa Monte Dance Company. In addition to performances, the company will offer a variety of educat… |
| 2007 | 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… |
| 2007 | Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company | Union, NJ | $10,000 | To support the expansion of Creating Cultural Communities, the company's education and outreach program. The project will include re-establishing an annual residency known as Summe… |
| 2007 | Lula Washington Contemporary Dance Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | To support the Inside View Studio Dance Series. The project will invite audiences to preview new works in the company's home studio. |
| 2007 | Velocity Dance Center | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | To support the the Strictly Seattle Dance Intensive. The summer dance festival, now in its 11th year, offers instruction by Seattle artists. |
| 2007 | Arts Resources in Collaboration, Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000 | To support the digitization of "Eye on Dance," an educational series of videotape interviews with dancers and choreographers. The digitized sessions will be prepared for national d… |
| 2007 | Robert L. Reed Tap Heritage Institute | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | To support the St. Louis Tap Festival. The festival features nationally and internationally acclaimed tap artists from around the United States in performances and residency activi… |
| 2007 | Community Arts Project, Inc. | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | To support the presentation of Muntu Dance Theater of Chicago. The company will offer performances, classes, and workshops in African and African American dance, music, and folklor… |
| 2007 | Miami Hispanic Ballet Corp. | Miami, FL | $10,000 | To support the XII International Ballet Festival of Miami. The festival includes ballet performances, open rehearsals, workshops, master classes, a dance film series, and an art ex… |
| 2007 | Eisenhower Dance Ensemble | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $10,000 | To support a program to expose elementary students in the Pontiac, Michigan School District to creative movement and a healthy lifestyle. The program is being designed in collabora… |
| 2007 | Pat Graney Performance, Inc. | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | To support a performance/installation project incorporating video projections. The work will be created by choreographer Pat Graney, in collaboration with choreographer/media artis… |
| 2007 | Tigertail Productions, Inc. | Miami, FL | $10,000 | To support a series of performances, workshops, panels, and film screenings exploring and promoting dance for people with disabilities in consortium with the Florida Dance Associat… |
| 2007 | Dimensions Dance Theater, Inc. | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | To support Rites of Passage, a free dance program for children and young adults, in consortium with Fifth Stream Music. The program will provide training in a variety of African an… |
| 2007 | Ballet Concierto de Puerto Rico | San Juan, PR | $10,000 | To support the presentation of "The Nutcracker" as part of Ballet Concierto on Wheels. The program will include both a student performance and one for adult audiences. |
| 2007 | CityDance Ensemble, Inc. | Washington, DC | $10,000 | To support the reconstruction of "Harmonica Breakdown (1938)" by Jane Dudley, and "Dust Bowl Ballads (1941)" by Sophie Maslow, seminal works of American modern dance. The works wil… |
| 2007 | Opera House Arts | Stonington, ME | $10,000 | To support the production of QUARRYOGRAPHY, a site-specific dance choreographed by Alison Chase and puppet artist Mia Kanazawa. The project will take place at the historic Settleme… |
| 2007 | International Tap Association | Austin, TX | $10,000 | To support a printed issue of "On Tap" and a planning process to transition to an interactive web site that documents and preserves the heritage of the American art of tap, while p… |
| 2007 | Professional Flair, Inc. | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | To support the commissioning of a work for Dancing Wheels by choreographers Stuart Pimsler and Suzanne Costello and the presentation of a full-length work. The commissioned work wi… |
| 2007 | 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… |
| 2007 | Helanius J. Wilkins - EDGEWORKS | Washington, DC | $8,000 | To support the Negro Dance Theatre Project. The project will involve creating and presenting works inspired and performed by the Negro Dance Theatre, the first dance company of Afr… |
| 2007 | Leah Stein Dance Company | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | To support the presentation of site specific dance works as part of the On-Site Philadelphia program, created by choreographer Leah Stein. The projects will take place at the Easte… |
| 2007 | Philadelphia Dance Projects | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | To support the presentation of Motion Pictures 2007. The project includes the presentation of films, videos, performances, workshops, and discussions with guest artists. |
| 2007 | Luna Negra Danza Teatro | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer Pedro Ruiz. The lighting will be designed by Clifton Taylor and the costumes will be designed by Edith Arias… |
| 2007 | Dance-New Jersey, Inc. | South Plainfield, NJ | $5,000 | To support the "Dedicated to Dance" Roundtables and Dialogues Project. The project will include a series of stakeholder roundtables, dance artist networking sessions, and a series … |
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