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NEWS & OPPORTUNITIESFor employment and performance opportunties, visit our Jobs and Auditions Page. For more information on Dance/USA convenings and professional development, visit our Meetings Page Fractured Atlas seeks proposals for online courses to include in Fractured U., its online resource for continuing education for artists, arts administrators, and other creative professionals.
For more information, please read the full RFP by clicking here. ~~ Career Transitions for Dancers on the Road Career Transitions for Dancers (CTFD) has announced three workshops as a part of its National Outreach Project for Dancers.
These two-day seminars introduce dancers around the country to the organization's signature counseling methodology so they can begin developing their careers while they are still performing. Day one of the National Outreach Project is geared to help dancers identify personal interests and skills, career possibilities for the future, address the emotional aspects of change, and provide follow-up information for those who wish to continue using our services after the seminar. Day two is dedicated to one-on-one career counseling that addresses the individual needs of each dancer. For more information or to reserve a place, call us at 212 764 0172 or email nationaloutreach@careertransition.org. ~~ The Society of Dance History Scholars Call for Proposals for Annual Conference The Society of Dance History Scholars invites submissions for its 2009 conference, "Topographies: Sites, Bodies, and Technologies" to be held at Stanford University and venues in the San Francisco Bay Area, June 19-22, 2009. SDHS welcomes scholars and artists from across the globe to join us in moving through both historical and present "topographies" of dance. What happens when the place and space of bodies becomes an organizing discourse for dance making and research? Topographies enforce and re-inscribe the boundaries of our lives and our planet, but only for a moment because space shifts, sites move, bodies drift, codes slip, and time vanishes. In a topographic map, what goes un-measured? Can we imagine different, even fantastic geographies of movement and exchange? If new algorithms are undoing and redoing both the known and the unknown of sites and bodies, how could dance inform this volatile topography of motion? We invite you to join us in a physical encounter with sites and bodies as sites in motion and transformation. For more information, please read the full RFP by clicking here. ~~ Arts Reach will present two overlapping, ground-breaking conferences in San Francisco at the Hotel Kabuki. The theme of both events is “Relationships Built to Last: Creating Communities of Audiences and Donor-Investors” ~~ Technology in the Arts Conference In partnership with the Center for Arts Management and Technology at Carnegie Mellon University, Dance/USA is pleased to offer its members a 25% discount on the registration rate to attend the 2008 Technology in the Arts Conference in Pittsburgh, October 9-11, 2008. The Technology in the Arts Conference annually brings together the nation’s arts community to spark dialog around the intersection of technology and the arts, discuss best practices as well as lessons learned, provide hands-on training, and examine new potential uses for technology in the arts. Further information on the conference – registration deadlines, hotel accommodations, schedule, etc. – may be found at http://www.technologyinthearts.org/conference. Online registration for the 2008 Technology in the Arts Conference is now open. To take advantage of the registration discount, contact Dance/USA Membership Manager Katherine Fabian for more information. Early Bird registration deadline is September 5, 2008. ~~ The National Endowment for the Arts' The Arts on Radio and Television grant program supports the development, production, and national distribution of radio and television programs on the arts, with priority given to artistically excellent programs that have the potential to reach a significant national audience regardless of the size or geographic location of the applicant organization. Only programs of artistic excellence and merit, in both the media production and the subject, will be funded. The application deadline is September 5, 2008. Please click here for more information and to read the submission guidelines. ~~ USArtists International Announces Global Expansion Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation has announced a major expansion of the USArtists International program. Formerly limited to supporting dance and music ensembles invited to perform at international festivals in Europe, USAI will now encompass festivals anywhere in the world outside the United States. The program will also be open to support American theater companies and solo performances in all performing arts disciplines. New guidelines for USAI are available online at www.midatlanticarts.org. The deadlines for the program are September 8, 2008 for projects taking place between November 1, 2008 and October 31, 2009; January 9, 2009 for projects taking place between March 1, 2009 and February 28, 2010; and May 4, 2009 for projects taking place between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010. Please click here for more information. ~~ The Intercultural Harmony Program, an initiative of the Laura Jane Musser Fund, promotes mutual understanding and cooperation between groups and citizens of different cultural backgrounds within defined geographical areas through collaborative, cross-cultural projects. Support is provided to nonprofit organizations throughout the United States that initiate programs that increase the level of interaction between the targeted groups. Funded projects can be carried out in a number of areas, including the arts, community service, and youth activities. Planning or implementation grants averaging from $7,500 to $20,000 are provided for new projects within their first three years of operation. The application deadline is October 1, 2008. Detailed application guidelines are available on the Foundation's website. ~~ The National Endowment for the Arts' American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius is a major initiative to acquaint Americans with the best of their cultural and artistic legacy. Through American Masterpieces, the National Endowment for the Arts will sponsor performances, exhibitions, tours, and educational programs across all art forms that will reach large and small communities in all 50 states. The American Masterpieces: Dance component of will celebrate the extraordinary and rich evolution of dance and choreography in the United States. Through American Masterpieces: Dance, reconstructions and restagings of significant work of the highest quality will be experienced by Americans in communities across the nation. The Arts Endowment plans to support a variety of projects that are artistically, historically, and culturally significant and that reflect the breadth of dance forms, styles, and techniques. Grants will be awarded in two areas:
The next application deadline is October 24, 2008. Please click here for more information and to read the submission guidelines. ~~ Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Accepting Letters of Inquiry for National Projects in Performing Arts An initiative of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's Arts Program, the Fund for National Projects supports projects designed to strengthen the national infrastructure of the dance, jazz, presenting, and/or theater fields; or improve conditions for the national community of performing artists in dance, jazz, and theater. During a two-year pilot phase, the fund will award a total of up to $1 million in grants to support key national projects in the dance, jazz, presenting, and/or theater fields. Grants will range from $60,000 to $200,000 and cannot exceed 40 percent of a project’s total cost. Deadlines for Letters of Inquiry are November 1 and May 1, with full proposals (upon invitation) due no later than December 1 and June 1, respectively. Please click here to read the full RFP. ~~ Georgia-Pacific Foundation The Georgia-Pacific Foundation supports a wide range of nonprofit organizations that improve the quality of life in communities where Georgia-Pacific operates, and where company employees live and work. (A map of the Georgia-Pacific locations is available online.) The Foundation has identified the following key grantmaking areas: education, with a focus on job training; community enrichment, including housing and the arts; environment, with emphasis on recycling and clean air programs; and entrepreneurship, specifically partnerships with K-12 schools and women-owned and minority small businesses. Grant applications are accepted between January 1 and October 31, annually. Visit http://www.gp.com/aboutus/community/gpfoundation.html for application guidelines. ~~ Barnes and Noble Sponsorships and Charitable Donations Program Barnes & Noble, a national bookstore chain, provides in-store fundraising opportunities, sponsorships, and donations to local and regional nonprofit organizations that focus on literacy, the arts, or K-12 education. Applicants must be located in the communities with company stores and should serve the greater good of the local community or region. A plan for promoting the program with Barnes & Noble should be included in the proposal. Barnes & Noble also provides limited support to national nonprofit organizations that focus on the company’s grantmaking priorities. Applications may be submitted at any time.
NEWSApril 9, 2008 Internationale Tanzmesse Presenters, managers, and artists are welcome to join the Dance/USA contingent at the Internationale Tanzmesse in Düsseldorf, Germany, August 27-30, 2008. You can access information about the Tanzmesse at www.tanzmesse-nrw.com. American artists who will be performing include: Jonah Bokaer, Nora Chipamure, Claire Porter, Dance Alloy, ODC, Gina Gibney and Yanira Castro. If you are interested in attending the Tanzmesse, please let Carolelinda Dickey know via email (Cd9p@aol.com). A first-come, first-served system has been used in the past.
ARTS Act Approved! Dance/USA at ARTS Advocacy Day
After almost four years with Dance/USA, Ann Norris will step down as Director of Membership and Communications effective May 2nd. She will be taking a position with Baylin Artists Management in Pennsylvania. Ann can be reached at anorris@danceusa.org until her departure.
The Chair of The Australian Ballet, David Crawford, announced Valerie Wilder as the company's new Executive Director. Valerie will commence with the company in June. "The Board is absolutely delighted to announce Valerie's appointment as Executive Director, " said Mr. Crawford. "The role attracted an outstanding field of candidates. Valerie in particular has had an extraordinary international career in all aspects of the art form, from performance to management. This experience will be invaluable as the company increases stature around the world, and continues to strengthen its leadership position within the arts in Australia." Valerie joins The Australian Ballet from Boston Ballet, where she has been Executive Director since 2002. Prior to that, Valerie spent almost twenty years with the National Ballet of Canada where she held the positions of Artistic Administrator, Co-Artistic Director, Associate Director and ultimately, from 1996, Executive Director.
Dance/USA Members Receive Discount to Arts Reach National Conference Arts Reach will extend a $50 discount to Dance/USA members to attend their conferences in San Francisco this coming October. Arts Reach will present two overlapping conferences in San Francisco at the Hotel Kabuki. The theme of both events is “Relationships Built to Last: Creating Communities of Audiences and Donor-Investors” • National Arts Development Conference: Saturday, October 4 – Monday, October 6 For more information, visit: http://www.artsreach.com/ Village Voice Silences Dance Criticism Dance/USA's branch office, Dance/NYC, has organized a campaign to ensure that the local and national dance community has the opportunity to voice their concerns about the removal of a full-time dance critic at The Village Voice. The information below comes from the Dance/NYC office. As many of you are aware, The Village Voice made the decision to re-establish their full time dance critic position to a freelance writing position. Deborah Jowitt, dance critic, has filled the full-time role for over 41 years. The Village Voice was founded in 1955 and was introduced as a "free-form, high-spirited and passionate approach to journalism and public discourse. As the nation's first and largest alternative newsweekly, the Voice maintains the same tradition of no-holds-barred reporting and criticism." It is of concern that this is the direction The Village Voice is choosing to go with its dance critic position; it is apparent dance no longer has the continuity or attention it once had with the paper, and it is distressing that they are reducing dance reporting so significantly. We must fight to keep dance a priority. Please make your voice heard. Dance/NYC and Dance/USA encourage the national dance community to voice their concerns and opinions about the above events by writing to The Village Voice at:
Wealthy People Increasingly Give Online, Study Finds By Elizabeth Schwinn Affluent people are increasingly likely to use the Internet to make their charitable donations, according to results released today of a study of nearly 3,500 donors. But charities are turning off some of their biggest donors — people who give $1,000 or more, the survey found. Some charities send too many messages to donors who say they don’t want them, while others don’t take take advantage of the interest many donors express in expanding their online interaction with nonprofit organizations, the survey found.
By Marci Alboher If there is one thing that separates the self-employed from those employed by others, it is their preoccupation with health insurance. Many entrepreneurs seem to find health insurance after doing a lot of research, though they generally pay more than they think they should. Some who are in good health bet on remaining that way and forgo health insurance or get policies with low premiums and high deductibles, choosing to insure themselves for mostly catastrophic illness. Some are lucky enough to have a well-insured partner.
March 26, 2008 Nominate New Members for the Dance/USA Board of Trustees Dance/USA is seeking nominations for new members of the Board of Trustees. If you are interested in serving or would like to nominate a colleague to serve as a Trustee, please download the nomination form and submit it by March 31st. To view a list of current Board members, visit www.danceusa.org. The Board is made up of working dance professionals (artists and administrators) and supporters of professional dance. Two New Club Quarters Locations in New York Club Quarters is building a second hotel in downtown New York - right at the World Trade Center (in addition to Club Quarters, Downtown which will be renamed Club Quarters, Wall Street). The new hotel will have a Terrace Club like the one at Club Quarters, Rockefeller Center, with an unfettered, spectacular view of the Freedom Tower, and looking down at the World Trade Center Memorial Plaza and the reflecting pools. Club Quarters, World Trade Center will have 250 rooms including both studios and one bedroom corporate apartments, and three restaurants, including the Terrace Club. Club Quarters has also signed a contract for another location in Midtown, north of Grand Central Terminal and east of Fifth Avenue - more details to come. Dance/USA Members have access to discounted club rates at any of the Club Quarters locations in the U.S. and abroad. Visit www.clubquarters.com for more information and hotel locations. Arts Advocacy Day is Next Week April 1 is national Arts Advocacy Day! Arts Advocacy Day is the largest organized national arts action summit where advocates travel to Washington, DC to lobby their federal elected officials in support of the arts. As a co-sponsor of this year’s event, Dance/USA encourages you to participate in Arts Advocacy Day by emailing your elected officials! Visit the American Arts Alliance website next week for more information on what YOU can do to help support the arts in America! What Makes Donors Give and Other Philanthropy Topics Appear in a Special Report From the March 10, 2008 Chronicle of Philanthropy Two economists explore why people donate to charity in a special report on money and philanthropy in The New York Times Sunday magazine. The authors look at how effective matching gifts and challenge grants are. Another article in the report looks at how celebrities such as the actress Natalie Portman are using their status to help nonprofit groups raise awareness and money. “I’m not particularly proud that in our country I can get a meeting with a representative more easily than the head of a nonprofit can,” says Ms. Portman. Also in the special section is an article about whether big gifts from donors and foundations have a lasting impact. Visit the Chronicle of Philanthropy for links to the reports. March 12, 2008 Director of Research and Information to Serve on NPAC Panel Dance/USA’s Director of Research and Information, John Munger will participate in a National Performing Arts Convention (NPAC) panel entitled, “Developing a Research Agenda for the Sector” on Thursday, June 12 from 4:30-5:45 p.m. at the Denver Convention Center. The panel will address the critical information and knowledge artists and administrators need to make informed decisions and will answer questions such as, “How can we understand our role in American society in the 21st century, and craft more effective programs and messages that help our institutions remain relevant and thrive in our diverse and complex culture?” This session, led by national researchers, will allow participants to join in brainstorming around those key areas of knowledge critical for our future.
Only 19 Days Left for Discounted NPAC Registration Rates! Early bird registration rates for the National Performing Arts Convention and Dance/USA Roundtable end on March 31st! Registration rates begin at $500 for members of Dance/USA but increase to $550 on April 1st. Visit www.performingartsconvention.org for information about discounted team rates and detailed registration information. If you have questions or problems registering, please contact Dance/USA for assistance at 202-833-1717 or email danceusa@danceusa.org. June 10-14 will be packed with unique opportunities to expand your network of choreographers, dancers, actors and musicians - not to mention the hundreds of administrators and exhibitors who will be in attendance. Take a look at the schedule and programming options including the art-making sessions, in-depth workshops and showcases. Gina Gibney Dance Featured in Vanity Fair Gina Gibney, Dance/USA Trustee and artistic director of Gina Gibney Dance has made it into the Hall of Fame - the Vanity Fair Hall of Fame, that is. April's issue of the magazine features Gibney in a stunning black and white photo and an article about the company's work with victims of domestic violence. The photo by Mary Ellen Mark and article written by Holly Burbach can be found on page 144 of the April issue. Burbach writes, "Gibney's most recent work, The Distance Between Us, is also one of her finest, taking as its subject the way people position themselves in relation to one another." In the same issue, The San Francisco Ballet gets brief mention in the FanFair calendar section on page 108 which mentions the conclusion of their 75th anniversary season with the New Works Festival featuring 10 world premieres by 10 renowned choreographers. Valerie Wilder to Step Down as Executive Director of Boston Ballet After five-and-a-half years as Executive Director of the Boston Ballet, Valerie Wilder has decided to step down at the conclusion of the current season. A transitional period has been carefully planned during which Mikko Nissinen, the Ballet’s Artistic Director, will take on the additional responsibilities of interim Executive Director. The Ballet’s Board of Directors, under its Chair Richard Davis, will simultaneously conduct a national search for Valerie’s successor. “I’ve enjoyed the past five years enormously and take great pride in my work with Mikko in accomplishing many of the goals that we envisioned for Boston Ballet,” said Valerie Wilder. “I am exploring a number of exciting opportunities in the nonprofit world, but in the near term will be overseeing several arts consulting projects.”
Jazz Dance Legend Gus Giordano Dies at Age 84 Gus Giordano, founder/director emeritus of the critically acclaimed Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, author, legendary choreographer and one of the fathers of American jazz dance passed away quietly in Chicago on Sunday, March 9 from pneumonia. He was 84. Laura Dean to Receive the 2008 Samuel H. Scripps/ADF Award The American Dance Festival will award distinguished choreographer and musician Laura Dean with the 2008 Samuel H. Scripps/American Dance Festival (ADF) Award for Lifetime Achievement. Established in 1981 by Samuel H. Scripps, the annual award honors choreographers who have dedicated their lives and talent to the creation of modern dance. The recently increased $50,000 award will be presented to Ms. Dean in a special ceremony as part of ADF's Alumni Weekend events. A reception will be held prior to the ceremony with a performance of Ms. Dean's Sky Light (1982) to follow. Patricia Nanon, Founder of The Yard, Dies at age 84 Patricia Nanon, of New York City and Chilmark, Massachusetts, died peacefully on February 29, in her home in New York City surrounded by her loving daughters. She was 84. Ms. Nanon, a choreographer, was a 1944 graduate of Bennington College and the Founder and long time Artistic Director of The Yard, a colony for the performing arts on Martha's Vineyard. Patricia's vision led to the creation of The Yard, in 1972, to foster modern dance choreography. Her dedication and genius allowed many of the dance world's choreographic stars to create and dance new works and gave hundreds of choreographers and dancers the opportunity to grow and advance in their chosen fields. Her gift to The Yard Inc. in 2007 of property in Chilmark, Massachusetts, including the theatre and the resident houses that so many of you know, will allow The Yard, Inc. to continue her mission. Los Angeles Times Drops Dance Critic Lewis Segal's position as the Dance Critic for the Los Angeles Times was terminated last week. Writes Segal, who has been in the post since 1996, "...my position is being eliminated in the latest round of of staff layoffs and cutbacks...I have followed my supervisors' advice and applied for the Times buyout, which means I'll be off the staff as of the end of this month. However, there is some talk about my freelancing for the paper in the future." ArtsJournal blogger, Sasha Anawalt writes about Segal's dismissal. Be sure to check out the comments at the bottom of the blog and add your own. Young Nonprofit Leaders Concerned About Pay, Work-Life Balance, Report Finds Published: March 4, 2008: Philanthropy News DigestAlthough a diverse pool of committed young people would like to be nonprofit executive directors in the future, many of them say there are significant barriers to realizing that ambition, a new report from the Meyer Foundation finds. Based on a national survey of nearly six thousand "next generation" leaders — the largest such survey to date — the report, Ready to Lead: Next Generation Leaders Speak Out , found that young nonprofit staff are concerned that challenges such as work-life balance, insufficient lifelong earning potential, a lack of mentorship, and overwhelming fundraising responsibilities may prevent them from becoming nonprofit executives. Regrouped Dance Theatre of Harlem to Focus on Education
By Susan Reiter ... Mitchell's energy and enthusiasm are clearly undiminished; there are few people in the dance world as engaged and eloquent. But he says his role has changed. "As hard and wrenching as this period has been," he said, "it has been a good time to reflect and assess. I realize that it is now important that there is somebody else who takes care of the administration, and my energies need to be focused on the artistic side. Before, I was trying to do everything. We've got wonderful and key people in all the administrative positions that we didn't have before."
February 27, 2008 Creating ArtsTown 2028 Dance/USA's National Roundtable is starting to take shape! Check out the Roundtable page on our website for highlights including the Honors Celebration Dinner where we will be recognizing Frederic Franklin with the Dance/USA Honor and Anna Kisselgoff with the Ernie. Showcase performances on Thursday and Friday evenings include choreography from across the country as well as Colorado based companies. Thursday night includes an exclusive performance by Chunky Move from Australia which is open to Dance/USA Roundtable registrants only. And don't miss the opportunity to work with colleagues from other disciplines to create the future of the arts - Arts Town 2028 - at the National Performing Arts Convention. You can check out the schedule here. At NPAC, you will have the opportunity to participate in art-making workshops, stop by the "Genius Bar" and try on different techniques for everything from teaching to bookkeeping. Be sure to register - fees increase after March 31st! ~~ Apply to Showcase at PAE 2008 The Performing Arts Exchange is looking for artistic talent of the highest quality to put on our stages. As the marketplace that supports presenting and touring in 22 states, showcasing at PAE provides you a great opportunity to be seen. And we are not afraid to change! This year, we have found new ways to polish our jury process, involve presenters and build momentum for an exciting year of performances. With the help of our partners in the field, we are working to: For details and to apply visit www.southarts.org/showcases . ~~ Nominations Open for THE BCA TEN: Best Companies Supporting the Arts in America Do you know one of the Best Companies Supporting the Arts in America? Give them the recognition they deserve. Nominate them for THE BCA TEN: Best Companies Supporting the Arts in America. THE BCA TEN is a national list created by the Business Committee for the Arts, Inc. (BCA) to recognize businesses of all sizes for their exceptional involvement with the arts that enrich the workplace, education and the community. These companies set the standard of excellence and serve as role models for others to follow. How can you nominate a company? For a nomination form, click here. Who can nominate a company? Anyone can do it - an individual, an arts organization, or company employee. What companies are eligible? Companies - large and small - that support the arts in the United States are eligible. Please note that the criteria do NOT require that a company's impact be national in scope. Nominations of companies with local or regional impact and leadership in support of the arts are encouraged. What companies are not eligible? Tax-exempt not-for-profit organizations and companies named to THE BCA TEN 2005, THE BCA TEN - 2006, THE BCA TEN - 2007, and in the BCA Hall of Fame are not eligible. For more information about nominations, click here. February 13, 2008 National Performing Arts Convention and Dance/USA Roundtable Don’t miss this unprecedented gathering of arts professionals from Dance, Music, Opera and Theatre - all in the same place at the same time! Dance/USA is proud to join more than 20 national performing arts organizations to present NPAC 2008, a place for the performing arts community to come together like never before. At NPAC 2008, you’ll find: Registration fees for NPAC only: Click here to Register - NOTE: You must register separately for the Dance/USA Roundtable.
Ken Foster, executive director of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco wrote an OpEd piece that was published in the San Francisco Chronicle's "Open Forum". We thought it was worth reading; Ken is currently the Chair of the Dance/USA Presenters Council. Arts institutions, like other kinds of nonprofits, are deemed essential to the richness of our cultural life but are incapable of surviving the unadulterated effects of the market. Lucky for us, artists are artists, and generally speaking, they continue to create and produce what they want - what they must. It is this creative drive that has prevented America from sinking completely into a banality of popular culture driven solely by market forces. It's the producers, presenters and administrators - like myself - that I worry about. People like me serve as gatekeepers for you. We decide what art reaches you. We are besieged daily by hundreds of artists, many more than time and resources will allow us to present.
Bruce Marks to Be Honored with Lifetime Achievement Bruce Marks, Artistic Director of Orlando Ballet, is to be honored with lifetime achievement awards from both Dance Masters of America, Inc. and Nashville Ballet. Marks is considered by many to be the dean of American ballet directors. He has won, among others, the prestigious Capezio Award along with the Dance Magazine Award and the Dance/USA Honor. He has received five Honorary Doctorates of Fine Arts as well as the Juilliard Medal at The Juilliard School’s 100th Anniversary Commencement. Marks responded to the awards by saying: “It is an honor and quite humbling to be recognized by one’s peers. But the greatest privilege of all is the chance to share one’s knowledge of the art form with audiences and young artists alike.”
A second Dance Specialist has been added to the Dance staff at the NEA. Juliana Mascelli, former division specialist in Dance and Media, has been promoted to Dance Specialist. Juliana received her Bachelor of Arts degree from George Washington University, where she majored in Dance and English. She interned with Dance/USA during 2004. Juliana can be reached at mascellij@nea.gov Chris Elam and Jacki Levy of Misnomer Dance spoke on Marketing and the Use of Technology at Dance/USA's 2008 Winter Forum in Los Angeles. Deborah Jowitt captures the essence of why we thought it was a good idea to get these guys involved in the field through Dance/USA.
by Deborah Jowitt His award-winning proposal (and the funds to implement it) will certainly—in a phrase he often uses—move Misnomer forward. But it also has an altruistic side. With the very welcome prize money, Elam and his new media director, Jaki Levy, plan to develop and distribute three online tools that other dance companies can use in their own ways to broaden their fan bases. As Elam points out, even though live performances are vital to a dance company’s artistic life, ticket sales account for only a portion of its income. The necessary fundraising involves stirring up public awareness of the work and generating interest in it, and Misnomer has already been extremely creative at this. Nikolaj Hübbe Leaves New York City Ballet to Lead the Royal Danish Ballet By Gia Kourlas Mr. Hübbe, an elegant dancer known for both exuberance and purity, will retire from City Ballet in a special farewell program Sunday afternoon. In July he will follow in the footsteps of Henning Kronstam, a teacher and ballet master with whom he worked closely, to become artistic director of the Royal Danish Ballet. In returning to Copenhagen, where Mr. Hübbe started studying ballet at the Royal Danish Ballet School at the age of 10 before joining the company in 1986, he is also returning to his artistic roots, a world steeped in the 19th-century legacy of August Bournonville. January 2, 2008 Seven Statements of Survival: Conversations with Dance Professionals Seven Statements of Survival: Conversations with Dance Professionals - by Renata Celichowska is a 21st century response to Selma Jeanne Cohen's landmark work, The Modern Dance: Seven Statements of Belief. The book consists of seven interviews with exemplary dance professionals including dance writer Deborah Jowitt, dancers/choreographers Carolyn Carlson and Garth Fagan, dance administrator Andrea Snyder, dance anthropologist JoAnn Keali'inohomoku, dance educator Bill Evans and dance librarian Madeleine Nichols. The interviews focus on personal anecdotes and explanations of career choices made by the interviewees. This collection of their stories in the challenging field of contemporary dance, told with humor, insight and sometimes, regret aims to be both an inspirational resource for future dance professionals as well as a companion to the thousands of dedicated people of all ages who continue to serve the dance every beautiful, crazy, frustrating, wonderful day. You may purchase Seven Statements from Rosen Publishing by visiting our website. Dance/USA receives 10% of every purchase made when going through the link on our website. Get a good read and help suppor the National Service Organization for Professional Dance.
Dance/USA Members to Watch Congratulations to seven dancers with Dance/USA member companies who were featured in Dance Magazine's "25 to Watch": Sarawanee Tanatanit with American Ballet Theatre Check out all of the dancers and companies Dance Magazine nominated for the 2008 "25 to Watch"
Bush Signs Appropriations Act with $144.7 Million for NEA On December 26, 2007, President George W. Bush signed an omnibus appropriations bill for FY 2008 that includes $144.7 million for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). This represents an increase of $20.1 million over the 2007 funding level of $124.562 million. It is the largest dollar increase in the NEA appropriation since 1979 and will allow the agency to devote more funds to direct grants to arts organizations and to extend the reach of the agency's National Initiatives that support touring and arts education in theater, music, dance, literature, and the visual arts. For the complete press release, please go to http://www.arts.gov/news/news07/Budget2008.html
IRS Gives Small Groups Grace Period for Filing New Form 990 By Peter Panepento The Internal Revenue Service delivered an unexpected holiday gift to small nonprofit organizations that have worried about how they would be able to adjust to filing the revised Form 990 — the main tax form for nonprofit groups. The tax agency said during a news conference [December 20, 2007] that it plans to phase in the new form over three years, beginning with the 2008 tax year. Groups with annual revenue of $25,000 to $1-million and those with assets of less than $2.5-million will have the option of filing the Form 990-EZ for the 2008 tax year. For the 2009 year, the threshold covers groups with revenue between $25,000 and $500,000 and with assets of less than $1.25-million. In the 2010 tax year and beyond, groups with between $50,000 and $200,000 in revenue and with assets of less than $500,000 can opt for the Form 990-EZ.
NPR Takes on Dance What makes a dancer or choreographer stand out among the rest? A handful of taste-makers in the dance world have nominated exceptional artists who they believe will emerge from the crowd in 2008. Read the full article - you can also download the podcast!
Throngs Cheer Julio Bocca's Last Dance By Bill Cormier, Associated Press Writer Argentine ballet great Julio Bocca danced into retirement Saturday [December 22, 2007] before tens of thousands of cheering fans, ending a brilliant quarter-century run on the world's most famous stages. For his last dance, the 40-year-old dancer chose to play one of the widest boulevards in the world, performing on an open-air stage in Buenos Aires as he reprised famed roles from Don Quixote and the Black Swan along with samba, jazz and tango numbers.
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