The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Names the 2015 Doris Duke Artists

 

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) today announced the 2015 class of Doris Duke Artists. Twenty remarkable performing artists will each receive $275,000 in flexible, multi-year funding as an investment in and celebration of their ongoing contributions to the fields of contemporary dance, theatre and jazz.

 

Ben Cameron, program director for the arts at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, said, "We are tremendously proud to announce to the world the fourth class of Doris Duke Artists. This year's class is particularly notable for their collective, strong and consistent commitment to touring and working in multiple communities, enabling them to have enormous impact on artists and audiences in every corner of the country. We are thrilled to recognize the accomplishments of such an influential and talented set of artists, and to make a substantial investment in their continuing work and well-being as they forge into the future...."