2008 Fund Grantees: Dance
- Armitage Foundation, PATTERNS IN A CHROMATIC FIELD
- To support the creation of a new evening-long work by Karole Armitage for her company and the presentation of its World Premiere at the Joyce Theater, January 22-27, 2008.
- Borough of Manhattan Community College Performing Arts Center, Tribeca Dance
- To support a festival of newly created dance pieces from three different companies to be performed from October through December 2008.
- Darrah Carr Dance, Create Choreography, Community Ceili & Free Family Shows
- To support a new choreographic work to be premiered during the 10th Anniversary Season, two free family shows, and a community ceili (traditional Irish dance and music session).
- DDJW Incorporated, “Ancestor Confirmation”- a spiritual movement discourse inspired by Rumi
- To support a series of workshops, lectures, and community informal showings culminating in a full dance-theater production in Harlem by and for “differently-able” artists.
- Ellis Wood Dance, Falcon Project: A Meditation on Movement and Gender Identity
- To support a six-week workshop culminating in two public performances to be held at the LGBT Center.
- Flamenco Latino, Inc., Sonidos Negros
- To support the Flamenco Latino Season 08, featuring 6 performances of “El Sonido Negro,” a fusion of flamenco and tap dance.
- FREEFALL, The Grid Project
- To support the documentation and active creation of a work of dance-theater that will culminate with five performances at SoHo Rep Theater in June 2008.
- High Tide Dance, Inc., Sixty
- To support the development and production of Sixty, a new evening-length work to be presented at Danspace Project in the fall of 2008.
- House of Dance, Inc., Development and presentation of a new full-evening work entitled “Air”
- To support The Neta Dance Company's production of an evening length dance work entitled “Air” at The Kitchen and four informal performances held at Our Children’s Foundation in Harlem.
- Infinity Dance Theater Company Ltd., 2008 New York City Season
- To support the presentation of new works and repertory pieces for dancers with and without disabilities.
- Jennifer Abrams, Most of This is True
- To support the creation and performance of a new evening-length quintet, to be workshopped at Dixon Place and presented at WOW Cafe Theater in the fall of 2008.
- Keystone Dance Foundation, The Premiere of “WeDOGS,” a new modern dance (request is for company member performance fees)
- To support the premiere a new evening-length dance which will be performed in January 2008 at the Joan Weill Center for Dance at Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater.
- Les Ballets de L’opera Chinois de New York, Inc., Traditional Chinese Opera
- To support performances from traditional Chinese opera in parks across the city.
- New Choreographers On Point, Inc., Ballet Builders 2008
- To support a showcase of new ballet choreographers, selected in open auditions, to be performed at The Kaye Playhouse.
- Overfoot, Inc., The Dido Project
- To support the transition of The Dido Project from LaGuardia School to a New York Season for adult opera and dance audiences.
- Roxane Semadeni, Roxane Butterfy’s World Beats Spring Session
- To support a flamenco-moroccan-tap fusion workshop, culminating with a full-cast performance at the 92nd Street Y and Clemente Soto Velez Arts and Educational Center.
- Sachiyo Ito and Company, Inc., The 10th Year Anniversary Celebration of Salon Series
- To support the 10th Year Anniversary Celebration of Salon Series, lecture demonstration, and performance on Japanese Performing Arts, with three different programs and a concert.
- Trinayan Collective, Guna
- To support the premiere of the production, “Guna."
- VIA Collaborative Arts Corporation, The Dream Project: Lullaby in Surrealism
- To support rehearsal and production of “Lullaby in Surrealism” and three organized events in which artists working on the project will interact with atypical dance-goers.
