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Jacqueline Davis, 2015-2016

BROCKPORTSUMMERDANCE

July 19, 2015 Curt

Year: 2015-2016
DanceForce Member: Jacquie Davis
Artists: TBD
Community Partner: The College at Brockport
Audience: 1,900
County: Monroe
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Toni Smith, 2015-2016

Capital Region Dance Season Calendar

July 19, 2015 Curt

Pages from Engel, Kim - Dance Calendar-2
Year: 2015-2016
DanceForce Member: Toni Smith
Community Partner: Dance Alliance, Ballston Spa; Kim Engel; Proctor’s Theatre, Schenectady; The Egg, Albany
Audience: 2,500
Counties: Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Washington
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Elena Mosley, 2015-2016

Dancing Green

July 19, 2015 Curt
Paz Tanjuaquio in MIND FIELD at Dance at Socrates 2014 Photo by Todd Richmond
Paz Tanjuaquio in MIND FIELD at Dance at Socrates 2014
Photo by Todd Richmond

Year: 2015-2016
DanceForce Member: Elena Mosley
Artists: Paz Tanjuaquio, Todd Richmond
Community Partners: City of Hudson
Audience: 210
County: Columbia
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Lois Welk, 2015-2016

Duet Program 2nd Edition: 9 dancers, 4 duets, 1 musician and a very funny lady

July 19, 2015 Curt
Nicolette Depass and Norwood Pennewell of Garth Fagan Dance Sponsored by DF member Lois Welk
Nicolette Depass and Norwood Pennewell of Garth Fagan Dance

Year: 2015-2016
DanceForce Member: Lois Welk
Artists: Almanac Circus Dance Theatre, Garth Fagan Dance, Claire Porter
Community Partners: 171 Cedar Arts Center, Addison Youth Center
Audience: 197
County: Steuben
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Elaine Gardner, Margaret Kaiser, 2015-2016

Ferry Street Corridor Wall Project

July 19, 2015 Curt

Year: 2015-2016
DanceForce Members: Margaret Kaiser, Elaine Gardner
Artists: Elaine Gardner, Nancy Hughes, Leanne Rinelli
Community Partners: Buffalo Academy of the Visual & Performing Arts; Buffalo City Ballet; Friends of the Buffalo Story; Hilda Ramos
Audience: 1,120
County: Erie
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Jim Self, 2015-2016

Figures in the Field

July 19, 2015 Curt
TINY REBELLIONS by Lindsay Gilmour
TINY REBELLIONS by Lindsay Gilmour

Year: 2015-2016
DanceForce Member: Jim Self
Artists: Rik Daniels, Gerard & Kelly, Lindsay Gilmour
Community Partners: Cornell University, Ithaca College, Circus Culture
County: Tompkins
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Juried Bessies Artists Initiative, 2015-2016

Gerard & Kelly at Pocantico

April 20, 2016 Curt

Year: 2015-2016
DANCEFORCE/BESSIES RESIDENCY FUND
Artists: Gerrard & Kelly
Community Partner: Pocantico Center
County: Westchester

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Juried Bessies Artists Initiative, Kim Engel, 2015-2016

Gerard & Kelly at UAlbany

September 14, 2015 Curt

audience members watch the first performer as she begins to move-50%Year: 2015-2016
DanceForce Member: Kim Engel
Artists: Gerard & Kelly
Community Partners: University Art Museum, UAlbany; UAlbany Office of Diversity & Inclusion; UAlbany Office of Intercultural Student Engagement; UAlbany Counseling Center  & Dance Alliance
Audience: 5,590
County: UAlbany Continue reading Gerard & Kelly at UAlbany →

Juried Bessies Artists Initiative, 2015-2016

Gerard & Kelly in Rochester

March 16, 2016 Curt
Gerard & Kelly Photo by Kate Warble
Gerard & Kelly
Photo by Kate Warble

Year: 2015-2016
DANCEFORCE/BESSIES RESIDENCY FUND
Artists: Gerard & Kelly
Community Partners: University of Rochester, The College at Brockport
Audience: 164
Counties: Monroe Continue reading Gerard & Kelly in Rochester →

Robin Collen, 2015-2016

JoAnna Mendl Shaw Residency

July 18, 2015 Curt
THIS IS A DANCE by JoAnna Mendl Shaw. Photo by Jason Hunter
THIS IS A DANCE by JoAnna Mendl Shaw.
Photo by Jason Hunter

Year: 2015-2016
DanceForce Member: Robin Collen
JoAnna Mendl Shaw Residency
Artist: JoAnna Mendl Shaw
Community Partner: St. Lawrence University, SUNY Potsdam
County: St. Lawrence
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2024 NYS Choreographers Initiative recipient Aldo Katton Santiago Mendez (r) with Mentor Eric Sean Fogel (l) in process at Gibney Dance in NYC. With collaborators: Felipe Panama Ramona Kelly Lillit Hogtanian Stella Schwartz The NYS Choreographers Initiative is a program of @nysdanceforce supported by @nyscouncilonthearts NYS Choreographers Initiative (NYSCI) is

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2024 NYS Choreographers Initiative recipient Neyda Colon-DiMaria (r) with Mentor Alison Clancy (l) working out ideas at Hi-Arts in NYC. With collaborators: Solange Rodrigues Cece Gangemi Pablo Eluchans The NYS Choreographers Initiative is a program of NYS DanceForce supported by New York State Council on the Arts NYS Choreographers Initiative

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Join us for our last info session next Tuesday, October 8 at 12noon on Zoom! Can't attend? Email us at choreoinitiative@danceforce.org with any questions or support with the application. Application deadline is December 7 at 11:59PM EST! APPLY TODAY at www.danceforce.org #nyschoreograpersinitiative #nysdance #NYSCI #nysdanceforce #NYSCA

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Applications for the 2025 NY State Choreographers Initiative (NYSCI) are now open!✨ Established in 2018, this program seeks to support choreographic talent in the WNY, Central NY, Capital District/North County, and Hudson Valley/Long Island regions of New York State. NYSCI, a program of NYS DanceForce, is designed to support individual

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DanceForce announces applications for 2025 Choreographers Initiative grant

The grant program provides dance artists across the state with studio space, professional dancers, mentorship and a stipend.

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TOMORROW!!!

Join us for another info session for the 2025 NY State Choreographers Initiative Grant Cycle.

Register at Danceforce.com today!

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The 2025 NY State Choreographers Initiative Grant program, a program of NYS DanceForce in partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts, is featured in the Times Union. Check out this amazing write-up! www.timesunion.com/theater/article/danceforce-announces-applications-2025-19760441.php #nyschoreograpersinitiative #nystatedanceforce

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Thinking of applying to the 2025 NY State Choreographers Initiative? Join us for the first of 3 info sessions this Saturday, September 21 at 9:30am on Zoom! Register today at us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIudeuhpz4sHtQsKSI4qcSVWzKXAzrrfRCr

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The NYS Choreographers Initiative (NYSCI) is designed to help choreographers develop their skills by providing them with resources to advance their creative practice. The awardees each receive a $2,500 stipend, a $2,000 stipend for a mentor of their choice, and up to $7,000 in support for artist fees, studio rental,

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Jamestown Dance Festival - Feedback & Voluntary Disclosure Form

If you have made it to this form, you must have attended the Jamestown Dance Festival this year! Firstly, thank you for your support and participation in our festival's inaugural year. As such, we would love to hear your thoughts, and learn more about you!

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Photos from 171 Cedar Arts Center's post

This Saturday!
The Barkha Dance Company presents an evening of traditional and contemporary kathak dance at 171.

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Save the date(s) please!

Fly-By-Night Dance Theater Comes to HWS

HWS will host a residency for the aerial dance company from Sept. 18 through 21, with workshops and a performance.

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A network of dance activists working to increase the quality and quantity of dance throughout upstate New York.

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NYS DanceForce programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

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PROJECTS BY YEAR

  • 2024-2025
  • 2023-2024
  • 2022-2023
  • 2021-2022
  • 2020-2021
  • 2019-2020
  • 2018-2019
  • 2017-2018
  • 2016-2017
  • 2015-2016
  • 2014-2015
  • 2013-2014
  • 2012-2013
  • 2011-2012
  • 2010-2011

PROJECTS BY MEMBER

  • D. Chase Angier
  • Jenise Akilah Anthony
  • Sukanya Burman
  • Gregory Cary
  • Robin Collen
  • Jacqueline Davis
  • Kim Engel
  • Margarita Espada
  • Elaine Gardner
  • Judy Hussie-Taylor
  • Margaret Kaiser
  • James Lemons
  • Nancy Long
  • Elena Mosley
  • Carlota Santana
  • Jim Self
  • Missy Pfohl Smith
  • Toni Smith
  • Ivan Sygoda
  • Paz Tanjuaquio
  • Lois Welk
  • Cynthia Williams
  • Glenna Yu

SPECIAL INITIATIVES

  • Juried Bessies Artists Initiative
  • NYS Choreographers Initiative 2024 Awardees
  • NYS Choreographers Initiative 2023 Awardees
  • NYS Choreographers Initiative 2022 Awardees
  • WNY Choreographers Initiative
    • 2021 Awardees
    • 2020 Awardees
    • 2019 Awardees
    • 2018 Awardees

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