Interim dean David Roussève awarded a production grant for 'Halfway to Dawn: The Strayhorn Project'
New England Foundation for the Arts National Dance Project Announces Awards for New Dance Production
The New England Foundation for the Arts has awarded $1,795,000 through the National Dance Project (NDP) to support the creation of 20 new dance works that will tour the United States.
Of the 20 awards announced, School of the Arts and Architecture interim dean David Roussève's company David Roussève/REALITY was awarded a grant for Halfway to Dawn to premiere Fall 2018.
Now in its third decade, NDP is widely recognized as one of the country’s major sources of funding for dance. NDP’s signature approach provides funding for both the creation and touring of works. A panel of national dance leaders, including artists and presenters, selected these projects out of 126 competitive applications through a two-round process. The choreographers and companies from around the country include nine U.S. artists who are first-time NDP grant recipients as well as one international collaboration. Each project will receive grants ranging from $40,000 to $45,000 for the creation of the new work, plus $10,000 in unrestricted general operating support for each artist recipient. A total of $665,000 will be awarded to U.S. organizations to present these works when on tour.
“As a result of program and field research, NDP is moving forward with program design changes, including increased professional development, piloting a community engagement fund, and ways to incentivize presenters in areas that have not seen as much dance, and we continue to celebrate the core of the program: creation and touring of new dance work” said NEFA executive director Cathy Edwards.
Find out more about the New England Foundation for the Arts, National Dance Project New Dance Production Grants, and David Roussève/REALITY