Pennsylvania Ballet gets $80,000 to help it acquire Kazimir’s Colors by contemporary Italian choreographer Mauro Bigonzetti (pictured). Headlong Dance Theater will receive $40,000 for Unbraiding, "a five-month-long research and choreographic project inspired by the company's association with choreographer Tere O'Connor." The Kulu Mele African American Dance Ensemble will net $40,000 for travel to Guinea to work with Marie Toure and M'Bemba Bangoura.
Those are three of the 22 artists and groups receiving a total of $901,000 in grants from the Pew Charitable Trusts through its Dance Advance program. The grants range in size from $10,000 to $80,000. Plus, many of the grants to groups will come with an additional 10 percent for operational support.
Here's a complete list of recipients.
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Pew Foundation Grants Dance $900,000
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