Grant Recipient Details

Location

Philadelphia, PA

Artist
DANCE IQUAIL, Philadelphia, PA
Artist Website
http://www.danceiquail.org
Project Title
Public Enemy
Fiscal Year Awarded
2020
Grant or Program
National Dance Project Production Grant
Grant Amount
$45,000

Public Enemy, Philadelphia-based community dance project by choreographer Iquail Shaheed, explores Black male identity and social issues disproportionately affecting Black men, particularly policing, incarceration, and racialized violence. The project culminates as an evening-length work that includes a run of stage performances and an extensive social practice with returned/returning citizens that also engages black youth in Mantua, West Philadelphia. 

Estimated Artist Fee: Estimates do not include housing. $23,500/performance; $35,000/week.

Presenter Partners

  • Community Education Center  (Philadelphia, PA) 
  • Goucher College (Baltimore, MD) 
  • Painted Bride Art Center (Philadelphia, PA)

Tour Coordinator

Francine Sheffield, Managing Director
Sheffield Global Arts Management
tel 917-409-6851