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April 2013

Apr 8, 2013

Welcome New Advisors: NDP & NTP

Abigail Baisas
A warm welcome to NEFA's new NDP partners, listed below! View a full list of all current hub site representatives and advisors.
Hub Site Representatives
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March 2013

Mar 4, 2013

NDP’s PRD Program Evaluation and Lessons Learned

Steven Skerritt-Davis
Since 2010, NDP’s Production Residencies for Dance program has undergone an extensive evaluation led by M. Chris Dwyer of RMC Research Corporation. Our goal for the evaluation was to use the ... Read more >>
Mar 1, 2013

Production Residency: Emily Johnson, Catalyst/MASS MoCA

Steven Skerritt-Davis
For the last National Dance Project Year 2 PRD, Alaska-native and Minneapolis-based dance artist Emily Johnson (Yup’ik) spent ten days in November 2012 in residence with her company at the ... Read more >>

February 2013

Feb 27, 2013

Production Residency: Brian Brooks Moving Company/DANCEworks Santa Barbara

Steven Skerritt-Davis
In March 2012, New York-based dance artist Brian Brooks took his company to sunny Santa Barbara for a four-week residency at the Lobero Theater to work on his National Dance Project-supported work ... Read more >>
Feb 25, 2013

Production Residency: Palissimo/Wexner Center for the Arts

Steven Skerritt-Davis
Palissimo’s PRD residency at the Wexner was an example of a post-premiere/pre-tour residency and the residency’s goals were extremely ambitious. The NDP-supported work, Strange Cargo, is the third ... Read more >>
Feb 22, 2013

Production Residencies: Pilot Year Case Studies

Steven Skerritt-Davis
This second post in the PRD series includes two summaries of residencies from the program’s pilot round. Though very different in experience and focus, these residencies (and the profiles from ... Read more >>
Feb 19, 2013

Lessons from NDP’s Production Residencies for Dance Pilot Phase

Steven Skerritt-Davis
Over the next few weeks, the NEFA blog will feature a series of posts highlighting the National Dance Project’s (NDP’s) Production Residencies for Dance (PRD) program. The program was created with ... Read more >>

January 2013

Jan 8, 2013

Connect with NEFA at APAP|NYC 2013!

Abigail Baisas
As a good third of our office prepares to leave for APAP in New York City in a few days, I wanted to take a moment to let you all know where to find NEFA staff amidst the conference chaos.
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Jan 4, 2013

Navigating NEFA's New Online Grants System

Steven Skerritt-Davis
We are excited to announce that our transition to a new online grants system is complete! Below are a few tips to help you navigate the new system.
Starting a new funding request:
To ... Read more >>

December 2012

Dec 7, 2012

Fiscal Sponsorship & NEFA Grants

Steven Skerritt-Davis
Each grant round, NEFA program staff respond to many questions from applicants about fiscal sponsorship. This post explains why and when NEFA grantees need fiscal sponsors and provides resources ... Read more >>