National Endowment for the Arts FY 2017 Fall Grant Announcement

To support the Ballet West National Choreographic Festival. Designed as a launching pad for the development of
new works for each company, the festival will feature performances by Ballet West, as well as several invited
ballet companies from across the United States. As part of the company's education and outreach programming,
students from local schools will attend a free performance and lecture. Performances will take place at the
George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Theater in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Batoto Yetu, Inc. (aka Batoto Yetu)
$10,000 Brooklyn, NY
To support the acquisition of measurement tools and protocols to integrate assessment practices into Batoto
Yetu's ongoing work. The company seeks data-driven measures of success to track and improve the
organization's mission, programs, and services. Assessment of the company's work will reflect on the past 25
years and be integrated into the company's ongoing work in the future. The company will work with consulting
group ARTS Action Research to develop outcomes, propose protocols for qualitative and quantitative measures,
and assist with implementation and reassessment of tools.
Big Tree Productions, Inc. (aka Tere O'Connor Dance)
$10,000 New York, NY
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by Artistic Director Tere O'Connor. The choreographer
will explore merging stage space with notions of landscape and building. Inspiration for the work comes from
reflecting on large landscapes of space and how minimal the human figure can appear in that context. The score
will be created by James Baker and the lighting by Michael O'Connor.
Boston Ballet, Inc. (aka Boston Ballet)
$60,000 Boston, MA
To support the presentation of "Artifact," by choreographer William Forsythe. The company will perform the full
four-act version of the piece. With participation of Forsythe, stagers will set the piece on the company, giving
dancers the opportunity to work directly with the choreographer. Dana Caspersen, Nicholas Champion, and
Richard Siegal may appear in major non-speaking parts. Other artists associated with Forsythe and this particular
work include stagers Kathryn Bennetts and Noah Gelber, technical coordinators Dietrich Kruger and Tanja Ruhl,
and pianist Margo Kazimirska. The work will be performed at the Boston Opera House.
Carolina Ballet, Inc. (aka Carolina Ballet)
$10,000 Raleigh, NC
To support the presentation of "Carmen," with live musical accompaniment by the Chamber Orchestra of the
Triangle (COT). The full-length ballet is choreographed by the company's Artistic Director Robert Weiss, with
music arranged by Glenn Mehrbach taken from George Bizet's opera "Carmen" and Pablo Sarasate's violin
tribute, "Carmen Fantasy." The ballet was premiered by the company in 2000 with live music. Both the 2006 and
2011 productions of "Carmen" used Mehrbach's recorded music. The company started partnering with COT in
2014 to incorporate live orchestras for various works, and will perform "Carmen" with the company in spring
2017.
Center for Performance Research, Inc. (aka CPR - Center for Performance Research)
$15,000 Brooklyn, NY
To support rehearsal and choreographic development. CPR programs will serve experimental dance and
performance communities in New York City by providing subsidized rates for space usage, access to a
customizable performance space, and support from technical staff. The Artist-in-Residence program allows 10-
15 artists access to rehearsal space throughout the year at further subsidized rates. The Performance Studio
Some details of the projects listed are subject to change, contingent upon prior Arts Endowment approval. Information is current as of
December 7, 2016.