New England Dance Fund Awards 50 Grants to Dance Makers

On behalf of the National Dance Project (NDP) Team, I am pleased to share the newest cohort of New England Dance Fund (NEDF) Grant Recipients. 

Through the fund, NEFA awards grants of $500 to $1,000 directly to choreographers who identify and articulate an important opportunity that will significantly impact aspects of their dance making or advance their role within the regional New England dance landscape. Out of 70 eligible applications received last fall, we are proud to award 50 regional dance makers representing rural and urban communities across all six New England states via support towards various needs including, but not limited to: creative residencies, artistic and production fees, documentation, mentorship, cultural exchange, and tour planning.

Connecticut

• kamrDANCE, Alexis Robbins, Hamden, CT
• Sydney D'Orso, Farmington, CT
• Thomas/Ortiz Dance, Norwalk, CT
• Woof Woof the Shadow Pup, Stamford, CT

Massachusetts

• Abigail Ripin, Brighton, MA
• Accumulation Dance, Medford, MA
• Alli Ross, Somerville, MA
• Chloe London, Northampton, MA
• Chu Ling, Boston, MA
• Clara Rubin-Smith McKie, Belchertown, MA
• Continuum Dance Project, Brookline, MA
• Dana Alsamsam, Nozama Dance Collective, Somerville, MA
• Dance LAB Creative, Boston, MA
• Daniel Rubin, Boston, MA
• Deepa Srinath Bungale, Bedford, MA
• detritus dance, Abington, MA
• Eliza Malecki, Cambridge, MA
• Ellice Patterson, Brookline, MA
• Gabrielle Revlock, Northampton, MA
• Human Movement Project, Kim Holman, Dedham, MA
• Jenna Riegel, Amherst, MA
• Jenny Oliver, Boston, MA
• Jessica Roseman, Lexington, MA
• Johnny Blazes, Malden, MA
• Katrina Conte, Somerville, MA
• Lipe Curioso, Brewster, MA
• Madison Florence, Boston, MA
• Mira Göksel, West Roxbury, MA
• Nailah/ RootsUprising, Cambridge, MA
• Olivia Moon, Boston, MA
• Pantos Project Dance, Waltham, MA
• Rachel Linsky, Boston, MA
• Rebecca McGowan, Arlington, MA
• Sapna Govindan, Brookline, MA
• Shakia "The Key" Barron, Springfield, MA
• Shannon Nulf, Pittsfield, MA
• Srija Wang, Waltham, MA
• The Davis Sisters, Boston, MA
• Vimoksha Dance Company, Northampton, MA
• Zaquia Mahler Salinas, Jamaica Plain, MA

Maine

• Isabel Hunter, Portland, ME
• little house dance, Portland, ME
• Matthew Cumbie & Tom Truss, Waterville, ME
• subcircle, Biddeford, ME

New Hampshire

• Catherine Stewart, Portsmouth, NH

Rhode Island

• elephant jane dance, Wakefield, RI
• Taavon Gamble, Providence, RI

Vermont

• ANIMAL Dance, Burlington, VT
• Julian Barnett, Burlington, VT
• Rachel Bernsen, Windsor, VT 

Special Thanks 

These awards would not be possible without the generous support of The Aliad Fund at the Boston Foundation. We remain grateful for their commitment to amplifying regional dance and for being thought partners in this deep work.