Okay, here’s a breakdown of the data provided, categorized for clarity:
1. Dancer Career Transition Support
* Program: Career Transition For Dancers (a program of the Entertainment Community Fund)
* Focus: Supports dancers’ education to help them build new professional careers.
2. NYC Venue Grants: “The Little Venue That Could”
* Funders: IndieSpace & Howard Gilman Foundation
* grant Amount: $10,000 (over two years)
* eligibility: NYC-based performance venues with annual budgets under $500,000.
* Recipients (2025):
* Brooklyn Art Haus
* Dixon Place
* Green Space
* Inspiration Point
* IRT Theater
* New Perspectives studio
* Noosphere Arts (Noo Arts)
* I AM Astoria
* St.Lydia’s
* Little Victory Theater
* Selection Process: Weighted lottery prioritizing venues in the Bronx, Queens, adn staten Island; those with withdrawn/terminated NEA funding; those serving historically excluded artists; and those demonstrating community impact/diversity.
* Submission Numbers: 62 applications received.
* IndieSpace’s Mission: To combat displacement of small theaters and create equitable funding models.
3. Foundation for Contemporary Arts (FCA) Creative Research Grants
* Grant Amount: $10,000
* Purpose: Supports the exploratory/research phases of artistic projects. Addresses a funding gap for experimentation.
* number of Recipients (2025): 35 artists
* Funding Source: Bequest from Margo Leavin.
* Disciplines: Dance, music/sound, performance, poetry, visual arts, etc.
* Theatre Artists Receiving Grants (examples provided):
* Ian Andrew Askew: Developing a sonic instrument/performance installation (“SLAMDANCE pit simulator”) exploring the mosh pit.
* Morgan Bassichis: Researching Amy Winehouse for a new performance, including revisiting her early US show and london fan tours.
* Choreographer (information incomplete in the provided text).
Let me know if you’d like me to elaborate on any specific aspect of this information!
