2009 MCAF Grantees: Dance
- Pele Bauch
- To support an evening-length performance work, H to Oh, to be presented in four to five performances in downtown Manhattan.
- Ellen / Cornfield DanceCornfield
- To support three performances of a new evening-length work, Transparent Terrain, at the Cunningham Studio in May 2009.
- Dance Parade, Inc.
- To support Dance Fest, 4 hours of choreographed performances showcasing the breadth of ancient cultural to modern dance styles.
- Darrah Carr Dance
- To support a new choreographic work to be premiered in November 2009 as well as two free family shows and a community ceili (traditional Irish dance and music session).
- Catherine Gallant
- To support the presentation of new and classic works at the 92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Center.
- Naomi / Dances for a Variable PopulationGoldberg Haas
- To support interactive performances and workshops held in eight senior centers in uptown Manhattan.
- Lawrence Goldhuber
- To support the creation and performance of a new dance work titled Trellis by choreographer Lawrence Goldhuber.
- Anneke Hansen
- To support three evenings of public performances, we should call it many things, taking place at University Settlement on the Lower East Side and one Draftworks at Danspace at St.Mark’s Church.
- Maria Hassabi
- To support the creation and presentation of the new dance work Solo Show to be premiered at Performance Space 122 in September 2009.
- Maya Chafe
- To support a contemporary American flamenco dance company to present, Maya de Silva y Flamenco Revoluticion, (AKA Los del Barrio), a weekend of 4 public performances including one for students at Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School.
- Hilary Easton + Company / Jump Up, Inc.
- To support Premiere of The Reclamation, opening the 2009 92nd Street Y-Harkness Dance Festival at the Ailey Citigroup Theater.
- House of Dance, Inc
- To support a 14-week dance workshop with a culminating public performance for children and youth of Our Children’s Foundation center in Harlem.
- Ani / Propel-her Dance CollectiveJavian
- To support two evening-length performances of new choreography by female artists.
- Jazz Choreography Enterprises, Inc.
- To support three performances of original jazz dances, The New York Jazz Choreography Project, choreographed by emerging and established choreographers.
- DaneLaffrey
- To support the Chase Brock Experience Spring Season 2009, six public performances of two different programs of revivals and world premiere dances, featuring original music, at Baruch Performing Arts Center in April 2009.
- Heidi Latsky
- To support the New York City premiere of dance concert called GIMP (formerly titled FROM THE LIMB) including 5 shows and outreach activities/presentations at the Henry Street Settlement in March 2009.
- Cherylyn Lavagnino
- To support the Spring Artist Salon, April 2009, featuring visual art, live music, and contemporary ballet.
- Rachel McKinstry
- To support free public showings, and theatrical production of a new collaborative dance theater work entitled apt, by Rachel McKinstry/launch movement.
- Jessica Morgan
- To support a multi-disciplinary project engaging students and community members of diverse backgrounds in an interactive, multimedia examination of racism, prejudice and anti-Semitism to help promote cross-cultural understanding and sensitivity.
- Regina Nejman
- To support the premiere of Delet/Her, a new multimedia dance piece.
- New Choreographers On Point, Inc.
- To support *Ballet Builders, **the annual showcase to give gifted ballet choreographers, selected in open auditions, exposure and experience to develop their talent and advance their professional careers.
- Palissimo, Inc.
- To support an outdoor public dance event, Halt!, that combines choreographic work by artistic director Pavel Zustiak with set design by collaborator Nick Vaughan.
- Becky Radway
- To support Becky Radway Dance Projects' And They Built A Crooked House, an original three-night dance-theater production accompanied by a Q&A discussion.
- Melinda Ring
- To support a 40-minute dance work to be performed on a shared program at The Kitchen over two nights in April 2009.
- Jill / Thinkdance, Inc.Sigman
- To support a portable performance installation, Our Lady of Detritus, that will be presented at Solar One at Stuyvesant Cove park in Manhattan in the summer of 2009.
- Ellen Stokes Shadle
- To support Something Out of Nothing, two full evenings of contemporary dance.
- Aynsley Vandenbroucke
- To support 3 Dancers, 4 Chairs, 26 Words, a new work of contemporary dance theater to premiere at The Flea Theater in Tribeca, with a work-in-progress performance at the 92nd Street Y.
- VIA Collaborative Arts Corporation
- To support *The Seasons Project**, a series of four open dance rehearsal/musical improvisation events held in public parks, culminating in an evening length dance concert.
- Netta Yerushalmy
- To support an evening of dance works by Netta Yerushalmy including Dispositif (2006) and Rooms Without a View (2008-09) to be performed at Danspace Project at St. Mark’s Church.
- Patricia Noworol
- To support two evening-length dance performances with three monthly, free community classes preceding performance run to strengthen dance awareness in community.
