National Dance Project/International Partnerships
NDP has established partnerships that provide additional opportunities for international artists to tour their work to the U.S., and for U.S. presenters to receive support for their presentation. For the 2006-2007 season, NDP has active partnerships with The Netherlands, Australia and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy.
Click on a link below to view more information about each partnership.
Dutch Partnership
 
Australian Partnership
French Partnership
 
British Council Partnership
U.S./Japan Cultural Trade Network (CTN)
Dutch Partnership
 
NEFA is working with the Theater Instituut Nederland and the Consulate General of The Netherlands to support tours of Dutch dance companies throughout the U.S. Tours of Dutch dance artist may be nominated for NDP Tour Only support in 2006-07.
For more information on how to apply for Tour Only support of Dutch artists in the 2006-2007 season, click here.
Dutch Resources:
The Theater Instituut Nederlands sends out an e-mail dance drama newsletter that has information on Dutch Dance companies, performances and festivals. To subscribe contact internationaloffice@tin.nl
For more information on available Dutch artists visit:
• www.tin.nl/groepenboek/io/index.asp and click on "Dance"
• Springdance Festival April in Utrecht
• Holland Dance Festival Oct/Nov The Hague
• Dutch Dance Days October in Amsterdam
The Dutch partnership is funded in part by:
Netherlands Cultural Fund
Consulate General of Netherlands in New York
Theater Instituut Nederland
National Dance Project (NDP) of the New England Foundation for the Arts
Australian Partnership
NEFA and the Australia Council for the Arts are collaborating on a new, multi-year partnership which will support the production and touring of Australian dance to the U.S. over the next three years. Nominations for Tour Only and Production Grants featuring Australian artists are encouraged.
The Australia Council for the Arts has awarded four “Dance Down Under” U.S. Ambassadors for 2005-06. Dance Down Under Ambassadors are U.S.-based dance and performing arts presenters who act as personal advocates for Australian dance companies and artists within the US. These Ambassadors can be helpful in answering questions on Australian dance artists and companies available for touring support through NDP.
The 2006-2007 U.S. Ambassadors were announced at the Australian reception at
this year's Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) conference in New York City, and take up their duties in June 2006. They are:
Cathy Edwards,
Dance Theater Workshop (New York City, NY)
Erin Boberg Doughton, PICA (Portland, OR)
Ella Baff, Jacob’s Pillow (Lee, MA)
Philip Bither, Walker Center (Minneapolois, MN).
For more information on the "Dance Down Under" U.S. Ambassadors please visit: http://www.ozco.gov.au/arts_in_australia/projects/projects_dance/ddu_us_ambassadors_2005/.
For more information on how to apply for Tour Only support of Australian artists in the 2006-2007 season, click here.
For more information on how to apply for Production Grant support of Australian artists in the 2006-2007 season, click here.
French Partnership
 
NDP and FUSED Announce a New Funding Opportunity!
Click here for NDP/FUSED guidelines, criteria, and application form.
Click here for NDP/FUSED evaluation form.
In 2004, NEFA and NDP entered into a four-year partnership with the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and the French American Cultural Exchange (FACE) to create the French-U.S. Exchange in Dance (FUSED). The FUSED program fosters dialogue and exchange, consolidates professional relationships, and spawns creative artistry and choreographic innovation. This partnership will introduce artists whose works have not yet – or rarely – been seen in the partner country. The project is guided by two artistic advisors, Yorgos Loukos, the Director of the Lyon Opera Ballet, and Laurie Uprichard, the Director of Danspace Project in New York. There are six French and six American presenting institutions that constitute FUSED’s core group of partners.
7.2006 - NEFA Announces International Dance Grant Awards
French-U.S. Exchange in Dance (FUSED), an international collaboration between NEFA‘s National Dance Project (NDP) and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in collaboration with FACE (French American Cultural Exchange) has awarded $122,615 in grants to emerging U.S. and French dance artists. Read the Press Release [37k] for details.
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O,O by Deborah Hay.
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French Partners:
Centre Choregraphique National (CCN) de Franche Comte (Belfort) –Odile Duboc/Laurent Vinauger
Centre Chorégraphique National de Montpellier –Mathilde Monnier/Michel Chialvo
Centre National de la Danse (CND) (Paris, France) - Claire Verlet
Centre National de Danse Contemporaine (CNDC) (Angers, France) – Emmanuelle Huyhn
Les Laboratoires, Aubervilliers (Parisian suburbs) - Yvane Chapuis
Les Subsistances (Lyon, France) – Guy Walter
Parc de la Villette - Frédéric Mazelly
American Partners:
Danspace Project (New York City, NY) - Laurie Uprichard
Dance Theater Workshop (New York City, NY) -Cathy Edwards
Diverse Works (Houston, TX) - Sixto Wagan
The Joyce Theater (New York City, NY) - Linda Shelton/Martin Wechsler
On the Boards (Seattle, WA) - Lane Czaplinski
Wexner Center for the Arts (Columbus, OH) - Chuck Helms
During 2004-2005 U.S. presenters began planning and building relationships with French artists while French presenters began making new connections with U.S. artists. These activities led to touring and residency opportunities for dance artists in both countries.
French and U.S. Artists:
U.S. participating artists in 2005-2006 were:
Deborah Hay
Keith Hennessy
Heather Kravas
Marc Bamuthi Joseph
Ann Liv Young
Megan Murphy
French participating artists in 2006-2007 were:
Alain Buffard presenting his work Mauvais Genre at Danspace Project in March 2006
Rachid Ouramdane presenting his work at Dance Theater Workshop and the Wexner Center in April 2006
Martine Pisani who presented her work, Sans, at the Joyce SoHo in March 2006
Christian Rizzo presenting his work at On the Boards in May 2006
Click here to view FUSED Artist Biographies [pdf 79k]
Click here to read reviews on a performance funded through FUSED [pdf 8mb]
The French Partnership is funded in part by:
FUSED: French U.S. Exchange in Dance, a program of the National Dance Project/New England Foundation for the Arts and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in New York, in collaboration with FACE (French American Cultural Exchange), with lead funding from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, The Florence Gould Foundation, and Mr. George Desipio
British Council Partnership
Formally launched in the Fall of 2000, this relationship was initially forged to help bring three renowned British dance companies to the United States. Wendy Houstoun, Akram Khan, and Random Dance Company visited New York City in October 2001 to perform as part of UKwithNY, a two-week festival celebrating British excellence and achievements in arts, education, science, technology, business, and tourism. The companies then went on to tour through seven additional communities across the U.S., including Columbus, OH; Pittsburgh, PA; Anchorage, AK; Portland, OR; Burlington, VT; Seattle, WA; and Chicago, IL.
Built on the success of that first venture, NDP and the British Council celebrated their continuing partnership by supporting the 2003-04 U.S. tour of Akram Khan Company and George Piper Dances (a.k.a. the Ballet Boyz) to bring new UK dance to American communities. This new project not only brought together two contemporary companies and a variety of dance styles, but also highlighted the artistry of several prominent and highly acclaimed choreographers including Matthew Bourne, William Forsythe, Akram Khan, Russell Maliphant, and Christopher Wheeldon. Other internationally recognized artists collaborating on the project were musicians Richard English, Philip Glass, and Nitin Sawhney, and sculptor Anish Kapoor. Learn more about this unique project in the George Piper Dances/Akram Khan Company NDP feature.
The British Council works to refresh and update perceptions of the UK by promoting the best of contemporary UK creativity worldwide. To learn more, visit the British Council website.
U.S./Japan Cultural Trade Network (CTN)
An international initiative aimed at facilitating cultural trade between the U.S. and Japan, CTN was co-founded in 2001 by NDP, Arts Midwest, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, the Japan Foundation, the Tokyo Performing Arts Market, and the Tokyo International Festival. Designed to provide support and context for the exchange of visual and performing arts projects between the two countries, CTN offers a wide variety of services that include: establishing U.S./Japan residencies for visiting artists; co-producing collaborative dance works; sponsoring delegation visits; coordinating research trips for field experts; and organizing seminars, roundtables, and panel discussions at key arts conferences in both nations.
Since its inception, CTN has broadened its influence to include participation by over 12 arts organizations including Japan Contemporary Dance Network, the Nagoya American Center, and Ohio Arts Council. Director of CTN, Kyoko Yoshida, maintains offices at Arts Midwest in Minneapolis, MN. Learn more on the Arts Midwest website.
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