Mellon and Doris Duke Foundations Back New Report Highlighting 20 Years of NEFA’s National Dance Project
The New England Foundation for the Arts released a comprehensive evaluation of the National Dance Project and new research about current needs of the dance field.
NEFA commissioned Metris Arts Consulting to complete the report, entitled Moving Dance Forward: NEFA’s National Dance Project at 20 & Critical Field Trends, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the program. In addition to an evaluation of NDP’s grantmaking data, Metris conducted surveys, interviews, focus groups, a literature review, and analysis of secondary data sources.
Over the past 20 years, the National Dance Project has grown into an essential part of the artistic landscape in the U.S. In its 20-year history, NDP has invested more than $33 million in funding to artists and organizations to support new work and bring dance into communities across the U.S. To date, NDP has supported 342 unique artists/companies and 619 unique dance works that have toured to all 50 states and Washington, D.C., reaching over 2.7 million audience members...