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The grantees were chosen based on their individual artistic potential
and the clearly articulated vision of their proposed new work. Grants
were awarded on a competitive basis and will be fulfilled over a
period of one year.
The California DanceMaker Grants program was created in 2001 through
a $1 million grant to Dance/USA from The James Irvine Foundation.
The goal of the program is to foster artistic excellence among a
diverse group of dance artists. The program will continue to grant
awards to 10 artists through 2003. It is administered by Julie Carson
in Los Angeles for Dance/USA.
Andrea Snyder, executive director of Dance/USA, states, "The
Irvine Dance in California program is energizing an artistically
rich and diverse statewide dance community. The 10 artists supported
this year join 34 accomplished individuals who have been recognized
by the program for their leadership and artistic potential. The
Irvine Foundation is taking a bold and visionary step to secure
the artistic development of dance in California, and Dance/USA is
proud to serve as the administrative agent to bring these important
financial resources to deserving California choreographers."
The application review process for the California DanceMaker Grants
began with an open request for consideration from applicants meeting
criteria outlined in the program guidelines. Seventy-seven dancemakers
responded with applications; of those, 10 were selected for funding.
A broad group of experienced national and regional advisors assisted
the Irvine Foundation and Dance/USA in the review process. Advisors
to the 2002 process included:
Neil Barclay, Associate Director, The Performing Art Center, University
of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Amy Chin, Executive Director, New York Chinese Cultural Center/Chinese
Folk Dance Company, New York, NY
Susana DiPalma, Artistic Director, Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre,
Minneapolis, MN
Juan Dominguez, Program Manager, Grants for the Arts/San Francisco
Hotel Tax Fund,
San Francisco, CA
Maria-Isabel Herrera, Professor, Chicana/o Studies, California State
University at Northridge, and Dance Ethnologist, Oxnard, CA
Rathna Kumar, Artistic Director, Sanskriti Society for Indian Performing
Arts, Houston, TX
Donald LaCourse, Artistic Director, Ethnic Dance Theatre, Minneapolis,
MN
Jordan Peimer, Director of Programs, Skirball Cultural Center, Los
Angeles, CA
Jacquelin C. Peters, Program Director, One Hundred Black Men in
Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Wayland Quintero, Stage Director for Kinding Sindaw - Traditional
Philippine Dance, Music, and Martial Arts Co., and Co-Founder of
the SLANT Performance Group, New York, NY
David Roche, Executive Director, Old Town School of Folk Music,
Chicago, IL
Emiko Tokunaga, Artistic Director of Summer Dance Programs, The
Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA
The Irvine Dance in California Program, a composite of the California
DanceMaker Grants and the Irvine Fellowships in Dance, is designed
to support the California dance community.
The James Irvine Foundation is an independent grantmaking foundation
dedicated to enhancing the social, economic, and physical quality
of life throughout California, and to enriching the State's intellectual
and cultural environment. The Foundation was established in 1937
by James Irvine, the California pioneer whose 110,000-acre ranch
in Southern California was among the largest privately owned land
holdings in the state. With assets of $1.4 billion, the Foundation
expects to make grants of $66 million in 2002 for the people of
California. For more information on the Foundation, please visit
www.irvine.org.
Dance/USA, the national service organization for professional dance,
was founded in 1982 to advance the art form of dance through a variety
of programs including publications, advocacy, information services,
professional development, public communication, and regranting initiatives.
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