California Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 In the latest round of grants, several ballet companies will benefit. Most grants this cycle are going to educational and community outreach activities. A few things of special interest: Ballet Arizona: $20,000 for free outdoor performances (p. 8) San Francisco Ballet: $60,000 for the New Works Festival (pp. 39-40) Ballet Tech: $30,000 for Eliot Feld's NYC school programs (p. 182) Dance Theatre of Harlem: $30,000 for a national tour (pp. 185-6) New York Baroque Dance Co.: $10,000 for workshops on Nijinsky's "Sarabande" (pp. 198-199) School of American Ballet: $40,000 for tuition free classes (p. 207) Charlotte Ballet: $12,500 for performances of Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" (p. 223) Eugene Ballet: $15,000 for national tour of "Mowgli: The Jungle Book" (p. 235) Pennsylvania Ballet: $30,000 for new work by Helen Pickett (p. 248) Ballet Memphis: $10,000 for program of work by Balanchine, McIntyre, Adam (p. 259) https://www.arts.gov/sites/default/files/Spring_2017_State_List_FINAL.pdf Use the "search" tool on PDF for "ballet" and you'll see several festivals and outreach activities that will include ballet. Link to comment
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