National Endowment for the Arts FY 2017 Fall Grant Announcement

Minnesota). John Heginbotham will create and premiere "we recognized each other because we knew each
other" with engagements at the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival (Becket, Massachusetts), and the Brooklyn
Academy of Music (New York, New York). Pam Tanowitz will create and premiere "New Work for Goldberg
Variations" with engagements at Duke Presents (Durham, North Carolina) and Peak Performances (Montclair,
New Jersey).
George Balanchine Foundation, Inc.
$20,000 New York, NY
To support the Balanchine Video Archives. The Video Archives were devised to capture the first-hand memories
and insights of dancers who worked with George Balanchine. The dancers are filmed coaching young dancers in
their roles, and are then interviewed by a dance critic or historian to discuss Balanchine's ideas and his impact
upon the dancers. An archival product is created and copies are available for the use of universities and research
libraries worldwide. Master recordings are deposited in the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, and
the videos are electronically available to educational systems everywhere through Alexander Street Press.
Gotham Dance, Inc. (aka Bebe Miller Company)
$30,000 Columbus, OH
To support the presentation of new works by choreographer Bebe Miller, and the investigation and sharing of
the creative process via several routes of public engagement. The project will include performances of Bebe
Miller Company's (BMC) newest dance works in venues in New York, Ohio, and Washington State,
complemented by salons, open rehearsals, talks, and workshops that reveal artists' research to the public, as
well as media installations of related materials. There will be a national distribution of an e-book and archival
website, serving as a resource and template for creative process documentation geared for academic and artist
audiences. Lastly, in collaboration with On the Boards, BMC will hold a national convening of artists,
administrators, presenters, curators, archivists, scholars and technologists to share innovative, artist-driven
methodologies for tracking and archiving the creative process.
Houston Ballet Foundation (aka Houston Ballet)
$50,000 Houston, TX
To support the premieres of several ballets by Houston Ballet. The works to be presented include Jiri Kylian's
"Stepping Stones," and David Bintley's newest full-length ballet, "The Tempest." Pre-performance information
will be available on the company's website about each ballet such as articles, historical information, synopses,
image galleries, biographies, and interviews with choreographers, designers, dancers, and musicians. Houston
Ballet also will offer free Dance Talks, which is an opportunity for audience members to meet dancers,
choreographers, and/or musicians involved with the ballets.
Hudson Opera House, Inc. (aka HOH)
$10,000 Hudson, NY
To support the Hudson Opera House's Inaugural Dance Program (IDP). Taking place in its newly restored
landmark facility in the central arts and business community of Hudson, New York, IDP is a signature series of
performances, residencies, and multidisciplinary events combined with talks and lecture-demonstrations. Adam
Weinert will be resident artistic director for IDP. Proposed programs include a youth engagement initiative, Hip
Hop Hudson. The project will provide residents in the City of Hudson and the surrounding Hudson Valley, and
national/international tourists, with opportunities to access, engage with, and explore significant dance works
and their context by a select group of artistically diverse New York City and national artists.
Inta, Inc. (aka Eiko Otake)
Some details of the projects listed are subject to change, contingent upon prior Arts Endowment approval. Information is current as of
December 7, 2016.