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Chris Aiken
1994
Dance
Minnesota
Travel and Study
$1,350
Chris Aiken, a dancer, choreographer and performer, received support to spend 16 days in Vancouver, British Columbia. The purpose of his travel is to attend the Vancouver Improvisation Festival, where he will have the opportunity to work, perform and take classes with internationally renowned improvisers from North America.
Dance
E. E. Balcos
1994
Dance
Minnesota
Travel and Study
$4,540
Dancer and performer E. E. Balcos was awarded a grant for a month-long stay in the Philippines. He'll work with dance companies and study dance in community life in Manila and surrounding areas, to deepen awareness of his Asian heritage and experience artistic expression through the country's folk dances and culture.
Dance
va Mria Hoerr
1994
Dance
Minnesota
Travel and Study
$4,625
Choreographer va Mria Hoerr was awarded $4,625 to spend five weeks in Hungary and Romania. In two Hungarian villages she'll attend workshops that offer intensive training in local dance styles and live folk music. In Budapest she'll conduct research in institutions such as the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble Library, the Academy of Musical Science and the Folk Art Museum.
Dance
Ranee Ramaswamy
1994
Dance
Minnesota
Travel and Study
$4,250
A grant of $4,250 was awarded to Bharatanatyam choreographer, dancer and educator Ranee Ramsawamy to travel to India for a month. There she will join Twin Cities choreographer and tap dancer Joe Chvala to collect material and conduct research for a collaborative project based on "devadasi" or temple dances.
Dance
Ponepraseuth Suryadhay
1994
Dance
Minnesota
Travel and Study
$1,450
Dancer Ponepraseuth Suryadhay received $1,450 for ten days of travel and study in Santa Ana, California, and Des Moines, Iowa. In California, she'll meet visit a former mentor in Laotian classical dance. In Iowa, she'll meet with members of the Natasinh National Lao Dance and Music Ensemble. It is Suryadhay's desire to revitalize herself as a dancer and work on making Laotian dance a vibrant part of the Twin Cities community.
Dance
Sandra Agustin
1993
Dance
Minnesota
Travel and Study
$5,000
Dancer/choreographer Sandy Agustin was awarded funding to spend six weeks in the Philippines studying Filipino dance in solo and duet form. The majority of her time will be spent with the Bayanihan Dance Troupe in Manila. Agustin's plan is to investigate as many dances as possible to blend into her modern dance vocabulary.
Dance
Susana di Palma
1993
Dance
Minnesota
Travel and Study
$3,500
Choreographer and dancer Susana di Palma received $3,500 to spend three weeks in Mexico City, Mexico. The purpose of her travel is to receive aesthetic guidance from Manolo Vargas, one of the originators of theater flamenco, and to work with him on a new solo piece. di Palma will also attend Spanish/Flamenco technique classes and research works of Hispanic female artists Frida Kahlo and Remedio Varo, in preparation for the development of a new work.
Dance
Diane Elliot
1993
Dance
Minnesota
Travel and Study
$2,465
Performer, teacher and body-based therapist Diane Elliot received $2,465 to spend four weeks in Budapest, Hungary, and the surrounding countryside to explore her Jewish/Eastern European roots. She intends to initiate a creative exploration process based on her work with the Contemporary Dance Workshop in Budapest.
Dance
Marylee Hardenbergh
1993
Dance
Minnesota
Travel and Study
$2,296
Choreographer and dancer therapist Marylee Hardenbergh received a grant of $2,296 for the purpose of travel and study in London, England, for two weeks. Hardenbergh will study space harmony/choreography at the Laban Centre for Movement in Dance.
Dance
Jane Skinner Peck
1993
Dance
Minnesota
Travel and Study
$2,850
Choreographer, dancer and director of Capriole Early Dance Ensemble Jane Peck received $2,850 to spend four weeks in Sable-sur Sarthe and Brest, France. Peck is a regional specialist in 18th Century French court dance. Her plan is to attend the internationally recognized workshop for dance historians, "Le Academie di Danses et Musiques Anciennes", and research the folk dances of Brittany.
Dance
Azande
1992
Dance
Minnesota
Travel and Study
$5,000
Dancer/choreographer Azande received funding to spend 90 days in New York City developing her skills through intensive study. She plans to take African dance classes at Lezley Dance and Skate School and Prowess Dance Arts Center. She'll take instruction from and observe rehearsals of the Movin' Spirits company, and work with filmmaker Amadou Ngom on a project documenting Senegalese dance.
Dance
Joe Chvala
1992
Dance
Minnesota
Travel and Study
$600
Performer and choreographer Joe Chvala was awarded $600 to spend a week studying tap rhythm in Boston and New York City. In New York City, he'll take classes at Brenda Buffalino's Woodpecker Studios, where he intends to study with Barbara Duffy, a member of the Manhattan Tap Orchestra. Chvala also will attend a summer tap festival in Boston
Dance
Michael Engel
1992
Dance
Minnesota
Travel and Study
$3,000
Michael Engel, dancer and choreographer, received $3,000 to support two weeks in Tempe, Arizona, to study with dancer/choreographer Daniel Nagrin. Engel will work with the choreographer on Nagrin's solo dances and learn Nagrin's solo Word Games.
Dance
Rita Mustaphi
1992
Dance
Minnesota
Travel and Study
$5,000
Dance
Marjorie Thompson
1992
Dance
Minnesota
Travel and Study
$2,370
Ballet instructor Marjorie Thompson was awarded $2,370 to spend three weeks in New York City studying the Pilates method with master teacher Romana Kryzanowska. The purpose of Thompson's trip is in-depth training that will lead to certification, qualifying her to teach the Pilates method in the Twin Cities.