New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) announced today that it has received a $275 000 award MetLife Foundation. The funding supports the MetLife community connections Fund of NEFA's national dance project (NDP), the communities in the United States, the work of the professional dance artists can experience.
This is the fifth year that NEFA support from MetLife Foundation, which so far has the over $1.3 million in funding for the programme, and supports more than 60 activities of the community commitment each year, including workshops, master classes, performances, lecture/demonstrations, and cooperation with local schools. "MetLife's support helps us ways of access to some of the most exciting contemporary dance to, expand", NEFA said managing director Rebecca Blunk. Funding has supported the tours in recent years including Eiko & Koma, Philadanco, Doug Varone and dancers, among many other companies.
"Making the arts accessible to various communities across the country a cornerstone of the MetLife Foundation,", said Dennis White, President and CEO of MetLife Foundation. "We are proud of our partnership with NEFA and our support for their community programs continue to look forward, help, new target groups bring dance."
NDP a primary system of support for the field contemporary dance, since 1996, in support of production and new dance works. In a field, the historically under funded was NDP is the only national program support individual dance artists and companies, whether established, emerging, culture-specific or experimental. Still has work NDP the creation of more than 225 new dance, support moderators partnership directly with more than 300 U.S. connection with audiences in all 50 States. Each year 25 to 30 different dance projects in commitment on average are presented throughout the country 250 communities. Additional funding for NDP is provided by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Boeing Company charitable trust.
Through the MetLife Foundation
MetLife was founded by MetLife of its long-standing tradition of corporate contributions and community participation to lead Foundation. Grants are made to health, education, social and cultural organizations and programs support throughout the country. MetLife Foundation contributes to art and organizations, with a focus on increasing opportunities for young people, reach the wider audience through more access culture including programming and art for all people. Learn more about the Foundation please visit to the website at http://www.metlife.org.
About New England Foundation for the arts
NEFA creatively supports the movement of people, ideas and resources in the Arts in New England and beyond, make important connections between artists and communities, and builds the strength, know and leadership of the region of the creative sector. NEFA is a not-for profit, the works of the New England state with funding from the National Endowment for the arts, arts agencies, businesses, foundations and individuals.
NEFA administers training support programmes of regional, national and international area, supporting the performing arts, art in public space and Native American artists. NEFA leads projects and initiatives that link from analysing the impact of the creative economy to the creation of online tools and the cultural community in advance. For more information please visit http://www.nefa.org or call 617-951 0010.
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