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FINAL City Budget Re: DCA FY 12
The City Council has posted on its web site the Schedule C, which shows restorations and Council initiatives for next year. The vote on this document is to take place tonight (starting at 7 PM), so while it is theoretically possible for this to change,…
Press Release: Dance/NYC Launches Community Conversations on DanceNYC.org
PRESS RELEASE CONTACT...............................................................................................FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lacey Althouse—lalthouse@dancenyc.org, (212) 966-4452......June 17, 2011 Dance/NYC Launches…
'Dancers� Bodies, Promoting Wellness': 3 Takeaways
By Richard Gibbs, M.D. From Richard Gibbs, M.D., creator and supervising physician of San Francisco Ballet’s dancer health program 1. The Depth of the Problem: A theme of the panel was body image and the pressure, especially on women, to maintain…
Advocacy Alert: Dance for DCA, Follow Up
Dear NYC Dance Community: I urge you to speak up for the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs' (DCA) continued support for dance in NYC. The proposed FY 2012 program budget for DCA is just over $100 million, which represents a cut of approximately…
�Dancers� Bodies, Promoting Wellness�: Let�s Talk Solutions
By Hannah Krafcik Dancer wellbeing represents a glaring and puzzling concern within the dance world. The physical and psychological health of dancers becomes especially tricky to foster within an environment where worth is often based on physical appearance.…
2012 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise to be Awarded in Dance
2012 VILCEK PRIZE FOR CREATIVE PROMISE TO BE AWARDED IN DANCE Celebrating achievement by foreign-born artists in their early careers CALL FOR APPLICATIONS New York, NY—The Vilcek Foundation is pleased to announce that it has selected…
Read notes from the Dance Space Meeting with Fractured Atlas to discuss the relaunch of space database, NYCDanceSpaces.org
Dance Space Meeting with Fractured Atlas Hosted by: Dance/NYC Location: Mertz Gilmore Foundation Tuesday, May 31, 2011 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Leaders: Lane Harwell, Director, Dance/NYC Adam Natale, Director of Partnerships and Business…
Testimony to the New York City Council on the Department of Cultural Affairs Preliminary FY 2012 Budget
I submitted testimony to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations in March, requesting a full restoration of the Department of Cultural Affairs’ (DCA) budget. On behalf of New York City’s dance community—1,200…
