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FROM THE FOLKS at BALLET TECH: Ballet Tech, which each year introduces hundreds of New York City public school children to the beauty and rigor of classical dance, announces Dionne D. Figgins as its new Artistic Director. Figgins begins leading the organization on August 1, in time for the return of school in fall, as both the education and performing arts fields prioritize inclusion and access in the aftermath of an enlightening year. Figgins will build towards the full realization of an institutional vision that upholds these very transformational aims: Ballet Tech’s core goal is to audition students in every public primary school in the city, creating truly universal access to the organization’s training. Read more about Ballet Tech here The University of Chicago’s Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts announces the appointment of Princess Mhoon as the new Strategic Program Manager to lead its Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project, which celebrates the impact of Black dance in the performing arts and provides critical financial and operational support to Chicago-based Black dance makers. “Princess, a Chicago gem and powerhouse, is returning home! I am grateful the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project will be under Princess’s very capable leadership and excited to witness her mastery at work,” says Regina Perry-Carr, Artistic Director of Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago. Read more here FROM THE FOLKS AT Pentacle: Pentacle is very pleased to announce the first generational leadership transition in its 45-year history! On July 1st, 2021 Clarissa Soto Josephs will assume the role of Executive Director of Pentacle, the first BIPOC woman and the first non-founder to hold this top leadership role at the organization. Longtime Director Mara Greenberg will step down as the head of Pentacle, and will be a director of the organization, continuing to have a role in various capacities for the foreseeable future. Find out more here On June 30th, The Chocolate Factory will vacate its current space on 49th Avenue (our home since 2004) and will move into the rough/gorgeous/as-yet-unrenovated building that WE OWN. It's an exciting and scary (but mostly exciting!) time. To mark the occasion, we're hosting an intimate Goodbye Toast at the 49th Avenue space on June 24th: We're also offering individual viewing appointments from June 21-23; and will host a weekend of outdoor performances on June 26 + 27. Let's say goodbye in style! I hope you'll consider joining us for one (or all!) of these events, if you can. Regardless, THANK YOU for your support + much love to you, Brian Rogers, Co-Founder / Artistic Director The Chocolate Factory Theater FROM THE FOLKS AT THE KITCHEN: The Kitchen is pleased to announce the appointment of Legacy Russell (she/they) as its next Executive Director & Chief Curator. Russell arrives from The Studio Museum in Harlem, where she led the organization’s renowned Artist-in-Residence program, helped to expand its scope of acquisitions, and organized numerous exhibitions, among which were those curated in collaboration with Director & Chief Curator Thelma Golden as part of the Studio Museum’s ongoing partnership with the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and MoMA PS1. Russell begins her tenure in September 2021, succeeding Tim Griffin (he/him), who has served as The Kitchen’s Executive Director & Chief Curator since 2011. Read more here FROM THE FOLKS AT IABD:
The International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) is pleased to announce the receipt of grants from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Ford Foundation in further support of the Comprehensive Organizational Health Initiative | Managing Organizational Vitality and Endurance (COHI | MOVE) program. These grants continue relationships that began in 2017 and 2018, respectively. The $3,138,500 Mellon Foundation grant will permit distribution of $1,775,000 in MOVE grants to 30 member companies beginning in 2021. Five member companies, recognized as the INFLUENCERS Cohort, will each receive $150,000 over the next three years, while the remaining 25 companies, recognized as the COLLECTIVE Cohort, will receive more than $31,000 per company over the next three years. In partnership with the Nonprofit Finance Fund, IABD will offer access to financial coaching so that companies may receive strategic feedback and guidance as they seek to apply the learnings to their organizations. IABD will also underwrite access to discrete consulting engagements over the course of the three-year period. Through the Ford Foundation, IABD will facilitate broadened access to the COHI | MOVE program resources through the launch of an extension called Building Up: Integrated Learning and Development (BUILD) and distribute $375,000 to a cohort of 25 additional member companies. The BUILD cohort will have access to the financial and organizational health resources developed during the 2018-2021 COHI | MOVE program. From 2021-2024, the BUILD cohort will engage in virtual and in-person convenings designed to address critical issues and industry-wide concerns; have opportunities for continued professional development, networking opportunities and peer-to-peer engagement; and gain access to vital resources including emergency preparedness planning, emergency relief funding, and fiscal sponsorship. Participating companies will receive $15,000 each over a three-year period. The application and selection phase for the COHI | MOVE 2021-2024 COLLECTIVE Cohort opened April 26 for IABD Member Organizations. Applications for the BUILD Cohort are set to follow later this summer. For additional information, application and eligibility requirements for IABD Member Organizations, click here. Please log into your member account. Not a member? Learn more about IABD Membership here. |
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AuthorI am a performer, historian, consultant and dance writer. I am a Empire State College's online program Center for Distance Learning. I am also a former faculty member at The Ailey School and the Alvin Ailey/Fordham University dance major program, Hunter College, Sarah Lawrence College (Guest), Kean University and The Joffrey Ballet School's Jazz and Contemporary Trainee Program. I write on dance for The Amsterdam News, Dance Magazine and various publications. Click below to read more about me at my home page - "About Me." |