Dance: FY 2010 Grants

Some details of the projects listed below are subject to change, contingent upon prior Endowment approval.

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Alabama Dance Council, Inc.
Birmingham, AL
$75,000
To support the presentation of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company at the 2011 Alabama Dance Festival in Birmingham. The residency will be part of the company's Legacy Tour and their first and only performance in Alabama.

Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$70,000
To support the reconstruction and presentation of Mary Lou's Mass, choreographed by Alvin Ailey in 1971. The work features music by American composer Mary Lou Williams.

Ballet Hispanico of New York, Inc.
New York, NY
$50,000
To support the reconstruction and presentation of choreographer Tally Beatty's 1975 masterwork Tres Cantos. The work will be restaged and performed in New York City at the Joyce Theater and on Ballet Hispanico's national tour.

Bard College
Annandale-Hudson, NY
$15,000
To support the restaging, performance, and documentation of Continuous Replay, choreographed in 1977 by Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane. The work will be set on Bard College dance students.

Bridgewater State College
Bridgewater, MA
$15,000
To support the reconstruction and presentation of the dance work Ellis Island, choreographed by Anna Sokolow in 1976. The work will be staged on the Bridgewater State College dance students as part of the annual spring dance concert Dance Kaleidoscope.

Capoeira Foundation, Inc. (aka DanceBrazil)
New York, NY
$20,000
To support the restaging of A Jornada (The Path) by Capoeira Mestre Jelon Vieira. The work will premiere in New York City as part of DanceBrazil's 2011 home season and spring tour.

Carolina Ballet, Inc.
Raleigh, NC
$45,000
To support the restaging of three obscure works: A la Francaix, Minkus Pas de Trois, and Glinka Pas de Trois by choreographer George Balanchine. The works will be performed at the Fletcher Opera Theater and the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh.

CityDance Ensemble, Inc. (aka CityDance Ensemble)
Washington, DC
$20,000
To support the final notation of Poem, created in 1973 by choreographer Sophie Maslow (1911-2006). The work will be restaged for Sophie Maslow's 100th Birthday Celebration at the Music Center at Strathmore Concert Hall in Bethesda, Maryland.

Collage Dance Theatre
Los Angeles, CA
$20,000
To support the restaging and documentation of the site-specific dance Laundromatinee, choreographed by Heidi Duckler, as part of the company's 25th anniversary celebration. The work will be performed on a national tour that will include master classes, open rehearsals, and post-concert discussions.

Connecticut College
New London, CT
$15,000
To support the reconstruction and presentation of Fugue (1975 by choreographer Twyla Tharp on Connecticut College dance students. The project will also include workshops, lectures, and informal performances for schoolchildren and adults.

Cornish College of the Arts
Seattle, WA
$15,000
To support the staging of a Merce Cunningham MiniEvent on dance students with music by John Cage. The project will include performances, master classes, lectures, open rehearsals, and community outreach activities in partnership with local educational and cultural institutions.

Cunningham Dance Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$100,000
To support the reconstruction and digital documentation of the dance Roaratorio, created by choreographer Merce Cunningham. The dance will be part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company's final two-year Legacy tour, and will be documented to facilitate future study and performance of the work.

Dallas Black Dance Theatre
Dallas, TX
$27,000
To support the restaging of Vespers, by choreographer Ulysses Dove. The work will be performed in Dallas at the AT&T Performing Arts Center and while the company is on tour.

Dance Ring (aka New York Theatre Ballet)
New York, NY
$60,000
To support New York Theatre Ballet's revival of Septet, choreographed in 1953 by Merce Cunningham. The work will be performed to Erik Satie's Troix Morceaux en Forme de Poire.

Dance Theatre of Harlem, Inc.
New York, NY
$33,000
To support the reconstruction of Alvin Ailey's classic work The Lark Ascending (1972). The piece will premiere in New York City as part of a shared program with the Manhattan School of Music, mark Stage II of Dance Theatre of Harlem's re-launch as a professional performing entity, and subsequently tour nationally.

Dance Theatre Workshop, Inc.
New York, NY
$150,000
To support the presentation of Season of Returns, a project highlighting works by choreographers John Kelly, Meredith Monk, Trisha Brown, and Yvonne Meier. Each presentation will include pre- and post-performance discussions.

DOVA, Inc. (aka Doug Varone and Dancers)
New York, NY
$50,000
To support the reconstruction and performance of Doug Varone's choreographic work, Ballet Mécanique (2001). The New York City premiere and subsequent tour will include residency and education and outreach activities.

Eisenhower Dance Ensemble
Southfield, MI
$20,000
To support the restaging of Lar Lubovitch's Marimba. The work will be performed by the Eisenhower Dance Ensemble at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts and at Oakland University in Detroit.

Evidence, Inc. (aka Evidence, A Dance Company)
Brooklyn, NY
$40,000
To support the restaging of Ronald K. Brown's Destiny (1998). In celebration of the company's 25th anniversary, Evidence will present the work during its home season at the Joyce Theater in New York City, followed by a national tour.

Five Colleges, Inc.
Amherst, MA
$15,000
To support the restaging of Merce Cunningham's Events on the student dancers of the Five College Dance department. The project will include a collaboration with Five College composers, visual artists, designers, and art museums.

Fordham University
Bronx, NY
$15,000
To support the reconstruction of Joyce Trisler's ballet Four Temperaments (1975). The work will be performed by Ailey/Fordham BFA students at the BFA Senior Concert in the Ailey Citigroup Theater.

Foundation for Dance Promotion, Inc. (aka Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company)
New York, NY
$40,000
To support the restaging of early duets by choreographers Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane. The works will be performed on a national tour.

Franklin & Marshall College
Lancaster, PA
$15,000
To support the restaging of an excerpt from choreographer Trisha Brown's Line Up (1976) on Franklin and Marshall dance students. The work will be performed for the public in the Fall Dance Concert at the Schnader Theater in the Roschel Performing Arts Center.

Illinois State University
Normal, IL
$15,000
To support the restaging of Diversion of Angels, choreographed in 1948 by Martha Graham. The work will be restaged on Illinois State University dance students during a residency that will include performances and a variety of educational outreach activities, including a film festival, university galleries exhibit, a lecture series, a colloquium, community master classes, a lecture-demonstration performance, and a documentary film project.

Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
$15,000
To support the reconstruction of Suite Satie, choreographed in 1986 by Bella Lewitzky (1916 - 2004). The project will be restaged on modern dance majors at Indiana University, with live accompaniment by students in the university's Jacobs School of Music.

Isadora Duncan Foundation for Contemporary Dance, Inc. (aka Isadora Duncan Dance Foundation)
New York, NY
$15,000
To support the reconstruction and tour of works by choreographer Isadora Duncan (1877-1927). These include Rakoczy March (1902), Slow March (1915), Marche Slave (1917), and The Crossing (1923).

Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Inc.
Becket, MA
$50,000
To support the recreation of works by jazz dance choreographer Jack Cole (1911-74). The project includes restaging a Cole work on pre-professional dance students attending The School at Jacob's Pillow along with a variety of educational outreach activities.

José Limón Dance Foundation
New York, NY
$65,000
To support the revival of José Limón's The Emperor Jones, choreographed in 1956. The revival will include a new set design and costumes, as well as a multidisciplinary educational package that will include excerpts from the theater, film, and opera versions of Eugene O'Neill's play.

Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$35,000
To support the restaging of works by choreographers Jane Comfort and Molissa Fenley. A variety of educational activities will accompany the performances.

Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA
$15,000
To support a series of performances, master classes, and lectures on D-Man in the Waters, choreographed by Bill T. Jones. The work will be staged on the Kennesaw State University Dance Company, and will be accompanied by a variety of educational outreach activities.

La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, Inc.
New York, NY
$40,000
To support the presentation of Pass the Blutwurst, Bitte, created in 1986 by John Kelly. The work of dance, film, and music depicts the life of Viennese expressionist Egon Schiele (1890-1918).

Lubovitch Dance Foundation, Inc. (aka Lar Lubovitch Dance Company)
New York, NY
$20,000
To support the reconstruction of Fandango, choreographed by Lar Lubovitch in 1989. The work will be performed to Ravel's Bolero.

Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance, Inc.
New York, NY
$150,000
To support the reconstruction of Martha Graham's ballet, Deaths and Entrances (1943). The ballet takes its name from a Dylan Thomas poem and draws from the life and work of writer Emily Brontë.

Marymount Manhattan College
New York, NY
$15,000
To support the reconstruction of Crucible, created by choreographer Alwin Nikolais in 1985. The dance students will perform the work at the Marymount Manhattan Theater in New York City.

Montclair State University
Upper Montclair, NJ
$15,000
To support the restaging of Company B, choreographed by Paul Taylor in 1991. The work will be performed by university students in the Department of Theatre and Dance, and will be accompanied by education and outreach activities.

Nashville Ballet
Nashville, TN
$60,000
To support the reconstruction of Twyla Tharp's The Story Teller and Eugene Loring's Billy the Kid. The works will be presented as part of Nashville Ballet's American Originals II program along with a multi-media performance of Postcards from the Boys, choreographed by Sarah Slipper.

National Performance Network, Inc.
New Orleans, LA
$75,000
To support the presentation and tour of restaged dance works created by artists working in the National Performance Network during the past 25 years. These works will be the featured performances at the 2010 annual meeting in Dallas, Texas, and will tour to co-presenter sites around the country.

New Dance Theatre, Inc. (aka Cleo Parker Robinson Dance)
Denver, CO
$100,000
To support the restaging of Rites de Passage and Southland by choreographer Katherine Dunham. The Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble will premiere and tour the Dunham Legacy Suite as part of the company's 40th anniversary celebration.

Paul Taylor Dance Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$91,500
To support the reconstruction of Orbs, created in 1966 by choreographer Paul Taylor. The work will be part of the company's annual performance at New York's City Center and will tour across the United States.

Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County (aka Music Center)
Los Angeles, CA
$100,000
To support the presentation of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company  in performances of Roaratorio at the Music Center's Walt Disney Concert Hall. Performances will be offered in conjunction with film screenings, master classes, workshops, and panel discussions.

Pick Up Performance Company, Inc.
New York, NY
$50,000
To support the remounting of ?Dancing Henry 5? by choreographer David Gordon. The work will be constructed in part of material previously completed by the choreographer.

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA
$45,000
To support the presentation of Twyla Tharp's Push Comes to Shove. Performances will take place at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts in Pittsburgh's downtown Cultural District.

Regents of the University of California at Berkeley (on behalf of Cal Performances)
Berkeley, CA
$30,000
To support a residency by Merce Cunningham Dance Company at Cal Performances. The residency will be part of the company's Legacy Tour and will include public performances featuring the co-commissioned revival of Pond Way and other Cunningham pieces.

Research Foundation of the City University of New York
New York, NY
$15,000
To support a conference on the artistic and pedagogical legacy of choreographer Alwin Nikolais, titled Sharing the Legacy: Alwin Nikolais Centennial Celebration 2011. The festival will take place at Hunter College and will include a restaging of Nikolais' work Aviary on Hunter College dance students as well as a variety of education and outreach activities.

Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation
Salt Lake City, UT
$30,000
To support the restaging of Duet, created in 1995 by choreographer Bill T. Jones. The project will be part of the company's annual summer workshop and will include classes in improvisation and technique.

San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
$15,000
To support the reconstruction of choreographer Brenda Way's Investigating Grace, created in 1999. Performances, master classes, lectures, and additional outreach activities will provide educational and artistic opportunities for the San Francisco Bay Area community.

Shen Wei Dance Arts, Inc.
New York, NY
$50,000
To support the restaging of Folding, created in 2000 by choreographer and Artistic Director Shen Wei, in commemoration of the company's 10th anniversary. Folding will be premiered at the American Dance Festival in Durham, North Carolina, and will be performed at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City.

Sokolow Theatre Dance Ensemble, Ltd
New York, NY
$15,000
To support the reconstruction and documentation of Odes, choreographed by Anna Sokolow in 1965. Odes will be performed as part of the Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble's Centennial Celebration of the choreographer's life and work.

State of Alabama Ballet, Inc.
Birmingham, AL
$50,000
To support the reconstruction and presentation of Agnes de Mille's The Other and Three Virgins and a Devil and Antony Tudor's Lilac Garden. The project will include master classes, lectures, and school performances, and will tour across the South.

Stephen Petronio Dance Company, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
To support the restaging of Underland, created by Stephen Petronio. The work will have an extended run in New York City, followed by touring and residencies.

University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
$15,000
To support the restaging of José Limón's There is a Time for the Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre. In addition to performances, Limón technique classes, lectures, and community outreach activities will be offered.

University of Cincinnati Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH
$15,000
To support the restaging of Twyla Tharp's Sweet Fields, created in 1996. The project will include master classes for dance majors, open rehearsals, and pre-performance discussions before culminating in the mainstage production of the work in the College Conservatory of Music's Patricia Corbett Theater.

University of Georgia Research Foundation
Athens, GA
$15,000
To support the restaging and presentation of Tete en l'air, by choreographer Jacques Heim. Students at the University of Georgia will perform the work with the choreographer's Los Angeles-based Diavolo Dance Theatre company.

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI
$15,000
To support the restaging of Murray Louis's Porcelain Dialogues (1974) for University of Hawaii at Manoa's dance students. The project will include documentation, master classes, lectures, and lecture/demonstrations at community institutions.

University of Montana
Missoula, MT
$15,000
To support the reconstruction of excerpts from Cloudless by Susan Marshall. The project will offer master classes, open rehearsals, presentations for lighting and costume design faculty and students, and a Meet the Artist event for the greater Montana community.

University of New Mexico Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM
$15,000
To support the documentation of the technique, methodology, and philosophy of dancer, choreographer, and educator Hanya Holm (1893-1992). Holm shaped generations of dancers including Alwin Nikolais, Mary Anthony, Valerie Bettis, Don Redlich, and Glen Tetley.

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
$15,000
To support the restaging of Martha Graham's 1931 ballet, Primitive Mysteries, on the UNC Charlotte Dance Ensemble. The project will include dance performances and demonstrations in inner city public schools, public performances at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, master classes, and a professional development workshop for dance teachers.

University of Washington
Seattle, WA
$15,000
To support the restaging of choreographer Bebe Miller's Cantos Gordos, created in 1994. Ancillary activities include a week-long workshop for rural, low-income youth, lecture demonstrations for university students, open rehearsals, and pre-performance lectures.

University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
$15,000
To support the reconstruction of The Gift/No God Logic by Arnie Zane (1948-88). The dance will be performed at the Winterdances concert at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee's Mainstage Theatre.

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
$15,000
To support the restaging of Shelter, choreographed by Urban Bush Women's Artistic Director Jawolle Willa Jo Zollar, on Virginia Commonwealth University Dance majors. Community engagement projects will be structured around the performance.

Washington Ballet
Washington, DC
$45,000
To support the restaging of Twyla Tharp's Push Comes to Shove at the Harman Center for the Arts in Washington, DC. The work will also be reprised at the Kennedy Center's Eisenhower Theater.

Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA
$15,000
To support the reconstruction of choreographer Martha Graham's Steps in the Street and the Appalachian Spring theme and variations duet on Western Washington University dance students. Related outreach activities will include community performances, lectures, and technique classes.

Number of Grants: 62          Total Amount: $2,331,500

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