National Endowment for the Arts FY 2017 Fall Grant Announcement

performed as a series of duets with pairings to include various combinations of dancers, singers and guitarists,
all given equal weight as they are in classic flamenco, and possibly featuring artists from other disciplines.
ODC (aka ODC/Dance)
$20,000 San Francisco, CA
To support the creation and presentation of new dance works. Co-Artistic Director KT Nelson will choreograph
the first phase of a new work, titled,"Reimagining Heritage." Founder and Artistic Director Brenda Way will
create a new chamber work with music drawn from the David Lang catalogue. ODC will work with presenters
and local organizations to develop outreach activities to increase engagement, such as lecture-demonstrations
and balcony talks. These new works will premiere in ODC's annual Dance Downtown season at Yerba Buena
Center for the Arts in San Francisco.
ODC Theater
$30,000 San Francisco, CA
To support presentation of dance works by local, national, and international artists. ODC Theater will expand the
Walking Distance Dance Festival-SF to feature an increased number of performances in a fringe-format.
Additional performance highlights will include the world premiere of Monique Jenkinson's "Delicate Material,"
which questions how society views gender and misogyny, and free site-specific performances by Joanna
Haigood/Zaccho Dance Theater in partnership with the African American Performing Arts Coaltion and the Joe
Goode Annex. ODC Theater will take these dance experiences beyond performance by offering master classes,
pre- and post-performance talks, and a performance docent program that will offer free tickets to local artists
and academics who are willing to engage in one-on-one conversations with audience members.
On the Boards (aka n/a)
$30,000 Seattle, WA
To support dance presentations, residencies, and developmental activities for choreographers. A Northwest
incubator for contemporary dance, On the Boards (OtB) will work with local, national, and international artists,
such as Jessica Jobaris, Heather Kravas, Jody Kuehner, and Bebe Miller to create and develop new pieces
through the Performance Production Program. Dance presentations may include Rashaun Mitchell/Silas
Riener/Charles Atlas' piece "Desire Lines" and Korean artist Geumhyung Jeong's "CPR Practice." OtB also will copresent
Seattle artist Jody Kuehner's "one great, bright, brittle altogetherness" and Faye Driscoll's series "Thank
You For Coming Part 1: Attendance and Part 2 Play" in partnership with Velocity Dance Center. OtB will help
audiences contextualize the works through blog posts, community discussions, master classes, media
installations, the Ambassador Project, and the creation of a pilot program of university-level dance curriculum
for OntheBoards.tv.
Oregon Ballet Theatre (aka OBT)
$20,000 Portland, OR
To support creation and presentation of new dance works. OBT will welcome three North American, female
choreographers to their studios in Portland, to work with company dancers during a four-week intensive
residency as part of the Choreography XX program. During the residencies, each choreographer will create a
world premiere ballet, which OBT will present at an outdoor venue in Portland. Choreographers will work with
OBT's wardrobe and production departments on original costumes and lighting design. The program will be fully
produced and offered free-of-charge to the public.
Pacific Northwest Ballet Association (aka Pacific Northwest Ballet)
$60,000 Seattle, WA
Some details of the projects listed are subject to change, contingent upon prior Arts Endowment approval. Information is current as of
December 7, 2016.