COMMUNITY IN news Remembrance: Anna Halprin Anna Halprin, a longtime Marin County res- ident, spent her entire career in an effort to democratize dance and along the way lead the charge of the postmodern dance movement. She was 100 and died peacefully of old age on Mon, May 24 . Anna radicalized dance and innovated new concepts of dance, healing and interdisciplinary arts that have influenced peo- ple in many fields. She bridged the concepts of performing arts and healing arts in ways that touched people all over the world. 2021 Guggenheim Fellowships Announced Congratulations to José Ome Navarrete
Performing Arts Worker Relief Fund • The relief fund has raised $637,449 • Distributed $550,000 to 738 performing arts workers in the Bay Area Theatre Bay Area, InterMusic SF and Dancers’ Group are grateful to have been able to provide some amount of relief to these grantees with the help of more than 450 individual donors and funders, and the need remains. 119 appli- cations on the waitlist are still waiting to be funded. Learn more about how you can help. Spring 2021 CA$H Grantees: Dancers’ Group is pleased to announce it has awarded $105,000 in grants to 16 artists and 14 organizations, featuring dance forms such as turf, kathak, contemporary, traditional Chinese, Korean, Middle Eastern, and Congolese dance, and more. Many of the works focus on the experiences of BIPOC artists, and many projects directly address issues of identity, oppression, and racism. Each grantee will receive $3,500. ARTISTS
Mazatl, co-director o f NAKA Dance Theater! Fellowships were awarded to 184 artists, writers, scholars and scientists. Created in 1925 by Senator Simon and Olga Guggenheim in memory of their son John Simon Guggen- heim, the Foundation has offered fellowships to exceptional individuals in pursuit of schol- arship in any field of knowledge and creation in any art form, under the freest possible conditions. Read more… 10 YEARS ANNIVERSARIES SAN FRANCISCO AWAKKO REN Celebrating 10 years of artistry, San Francisco Awakko Ren is a Bay Area Awa Odori group founded in 2011 by Tokushima Kenjin-Kai. Awa Odori is a Japanese dance driven by the beat of the Kane bell and Taiko Drum.
New Home Levy Dance Studio has moved. They are now located at 460 Gough Street, San Francisco and are open to the public for small rehears- als, classes, and limited rentals. SF Dance Gear is now located at 551 Hayes Street. Appointments will be required as this new location is smaller and social distancing is still recommended. They offer professional pointe shoe fittings and expertise on all types of dance shoes, clothes, and accessories. 100K to Four Artists For Inaugural Fellowship
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Marcelo Solis Megan Lowe Nicole Maria Hoffschneider Olivia Eng Ousseynou Kouyate Rasa Vitalia Sammay Dizon Sara Shelton Mann Organizations Afro Urban Society Alyssandra Katherine Dance Antara Asthaayi Dance Bellwether Dance Project Dancing Around Race Dawsondancesf Detour Dance
For 25 years Kendra Kimbrough Dance Ensemble (KKDE) has bridged diverse cultures and communities through thought-provoking performances that address the common human experience. The Ensemble creates and presents dance works that build upon a wide array of dance genres, including a fusion of modern dance with movement from Afri- can, Brazilian, and North Indian cultures.
The new Rainin Fellowship launched by Kenneth Rainin Foundation and administered by United States Artists recognizes artists who push the boundaries of creative expression, anchor local communities and advance the field. Con- gratulations to the inaugural #RaininFellows in Dance, Film, Theater and Public Space who were awarded unrestricted grants of $100K as well as tailored supplemental support. The 2021 Rainin Fellows are: Amara Tabor-Smith (Dance) Margo Hall (Theater) People’s Kitchen Collective (Public Space) Rodrigo Reyes (Film)
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BERKELEY BALLET THEATER Berkeley Ballet Theater celebrates 4 decades of connecting community members with one another. BBT’s 40th Anniversary Blog shares stories, inter- views, photographs, and more to com- memorate BBT’s milestone anniversary.
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