Dance Journal

CONNECT GRANT

• Cast:

Abbie Cobb

Kansis Connelly

Addison Cox

Esmé Foulk

Kloe Giles 

Emily Larson

Allie Misbach

Karessa Pitcher

Liza Tarbet

Lauryn Weber

Cassidy Wilde

Rehearsal Assistant: Erin Burrows

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Project Title

• Divine

What is the total cost for completing your project?

• $495.85

How much of the total cost are you requesting from the connect grant program?

• $399.85

How will the rest of the costs required to complete your project be funded? Priority is given to projects that have additional support beyond the funds being requested from the CONNECT Grant.

• The Black Box Grant provides some financial backing from TDAA and their support. Having that grant allows me access to space and equipment in the program. This means that with TDAA support I do not need to request some items for the budget that would normally need to be applied to the budget.

Project Abstract (250 words):  Briefly explain your project and describe your plan to accomplish it.  Refer to the Grant Guidelines for more information.    

• My application is for the development of a research study based on an investigative aesthetics and criticism paper I wrote about Beth Gill. My research focused on how Beth Gill manipulates choreographic principles and how it has inspired aesthetics onto the work I have created and continue to explore.

• I am applying for the CONNECT Grant to create a stage work. This will be an exciting challenge because of the themes and concepts I want to explore within the work. I want to play with the idea how dance/movement can hold space and time. Creating an investigative process where I don’t come in with any pre-existing expectations of what my work needs to be; I want to focus on dance as a whole, not letting music, lighting, or costuming be a driving factor, but a beautiful accent to the movement process. This experience would allow me to push personal boundaries within composition/choreography by creating an experience, atmospheric, of dance that I haven’t before. I want this work to naturally draw the audience into the work as if they are a living, breathing part of the work, not just an observer. This work will take place in The Gilbert Great Hall, which is currently in the process of being booked for January 28, 2023. I will be in communication with TDAA and creating a system that would work best for putting on the production. Learning how to navigate the lighting and sound in that space. 

Moving Beyond (250 words): Briefly describe how this project will help you to take charge of your own education and move beyond the classroom. How will this project help you to explore, innovate and learn at a new level?  Refer to the Grant Guidelines for more information.    

• Divine will be pushing me to take charge of my dance practice. I have been able to present choreographic work before, but in the setting where the show had the support of a director, costume crew, and stage crew already available. For the majority of this project I will be doing it myself. This is a production I will be directing, reaching out to others to learn how to stage a work; lighting and sound in direct practice. I have taken classes where I am learning how to do these things, but putting them in real time with a project that means this much to me is very exciting.

• The performance space for this work is the SUU Hunter Alumni Center, The Gilbert Hall. The Gilbert Hall would also be outside of a traditional dance performance space which pushes against what performance space I am used to creating work for. I would have the audience sitting on four sides,  the audience being up close to the movement, dancers weaving in and out. I have received a Black Box Grant from TDAA which means this production is a part of the performance seasons. Meaning I have access to spaces, sound systems, and lighting equipment that are allowed to be used in the space without needing to be included as parts of the budget. If possible I would like to work with another student to learn and grow as a team with the lighting and technical elements of this project. 

Personal Impact (250 words): Briefly describe how this project will impact your educational, professional and/or personal life.  Refer to the Grant Guidelines for more information. 

• The theme of the work is to navigate movement within space and time. I want to do this through an idea of feminine strength.

• The idea of feminine strength stems from how I have struggled with self-confidence and worth my whole life and dance has been a space where I have found comfort and support through personal dance practices. I see this work as an expansion of my work Off Record, a work that I used to comprehend my struggles with self-worth, letting Divine be a place where the movers, viewers, and I to find beauty and strength in who we are in the present space. I have struggled to find that love and compassion for myself in a dance community and hope for the opportunity to create this environment, breaking down what is seen as a particular dance body, or how one should move. Many dance communities have been formed based on historical ideologies of dance and I want to help support the shift to being more open and accepting of all in the space, making dance a safe space where individuals can feel confident in who they are and their practice. I want this piece to give gratitude for all that I have gone through and am going through to find strength and worth in who I am. The woman I have become deserves to take up space and love who I am as a being and a dancer. 

Budget Narrative -  In the space below briefly describe the costs of your project in a narrative describing budget items and their purpose and need within the project. 

• $96 for the Gilbert Hall- This is the space for the work to be performed. There is a $12/hr fee to have someone present on a Saturday

• $24.85 Music- this is for the soundscape of the work, paying for the music to use

  • Postscript- $9.99 (song is only available when the whole album is bought)

  • not my responsibility $1.29

  • Solitude $1.29

  • Curiosity $1.29

  • All melody $10.99 (song is only available when the whole album is bought)

• $375 Photography- $150 per hr with Asher. 1.5 hrs with Asher in the studio to craft images for posters and images that are presented while individuals are entering the show. This is emerging the audience members into the work from the moment that they enter the production. 1 hr with Asher during tech to get images for archive and portfolio. The following link provides an example of archive images and its importance; https://addisonlynn424.wixsite.com/my-site/project-02 

Budget - Outline the overall costs of the project and provide a detailed breakdown of all project expenditure to be funded through the grant.  The Total Project Cost and Total Grant Funds Requested MUST match the amounts listed in the Project Description (above). 

Upload your proposed budget as an .xls or .xlsx spreadsheet.  Refer to the Grant Guidelines for more information and the web page for links to examples. 

• https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1__iSD3bGNKH_Risw3tk7M_XqfQUcnAWPdYS6pLjS46w/edit?usp=sharing

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