National Endowment for the Arts FY 2017 Fall Grant Announcement

Virginia Johnson and journalism students, a panel discussion between Dianne McIntyre and scholars from the
Humanities Center on societal issues inspiring McIntyre's work, and workshops with Tri-C's Creative Arts
Academy's Dance Ensemble students and Cleveland's Inner City Ballet company. Events will take place in and
around downtown Cleveland.
DOVA, Inc. (aka Doug Varone and Dancers)
$40,000 New York, NY
To support the creation of a new work by Artistic Director Doug Varone in collaboration with director/playwright
Eric Simonson. The new work is partially inspired by physicist Douglas Hofstader's book, "I Am a Strange Loop."
Varone and Simonson will use Hofstader's text as inspiration for the non-verbal screenplay of a silent film-style
drama, danced live onstage by an intergenerational company of dancers. The silent film era look will be achieved
by black-and-white costuming and innovative projection designs (including title cards representing dialogue) by
Wendall Harrington, and further enhanced by a bi-level set built by David Zinn. The work will be developed in
rehearsals in New York City and during residencies throughout New York State.
Dance Continuum, Inc. (aka Susan Marshall & Company)
$20,000 New York, NY
To support the creation and presentation of "Background Patterns," a new multidisciplinary work by Artistic
Director Susan Marshall. The choreographer will return to the form of her earliest works, which include intricate
duets in which relationships of power and intimacy emerge out of repeated simple gestures and movements.
Marshall will develop the work in collaboration with composer Jason Treuting and musical ensemble So
Percussion through a series of workshops and residencies hosted by the Lewis Center for the Arts, American
Dance Institute, and POP-UP. The artists intend to pursue a very transparent creative process, with public
showings and engagement activities during each residency of the project.
Dance Films Association, Inc. (aka DFA)
$10,000 Brooklyn, NY
To support Dance Films Association's Dance on Camera Festival (DOCF) and Dance on Camera Tour. The festival,
co-presented with the Film Society of Lincoln Center, will include film programming that explores the broad
spectrum of dance film from around the world. It will present feature films and shorts collections, a competition,
Capturing Motion NYC for high-school students, and a Meet-the-Artist series. The Dance on Camera Tour will
bring shorts and feature films from the New York-based festival to venues around the world. Film festival
presenters, arts venues, and educators will have the ability to curate from the DOCF archival collection to
present films specifically relevant to their missions and to their audiences.
Dance Saint Louis (aka Dance St. Louis)
$20,000 Saint Louis, MO
To support dance presentations and related activities including New Dance Horizons and the Spring to Dance
Festival. New Dance Horizons will focus on the influences of modern female leaders in the field of dance.
Prominent American Artistic Directors Stephanie Martinez, Wendy Rein, and Amy Seiwert will collaborate with
local dance companies and female composers for new works that will debut in St. Louis. The Spring to Dance
Festival (STDF) will offer several nights of different and adjudicated programming, featuring various genres of
dance. The Young Choreographers program is part of STDF and promotes original work of emerging
choreographers in the region as well local dancers.
Dance Service New York City, Inc. (aka Dance/NYC)
$20,000 New York, NY
Some details of the projects listed are subject to change, contingent upon prior Arts Endowment approval. Information is current as of
December 7, 2016.