{"id":1977541,"date":"2023-07-19T15:49:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T19:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-endowment-for-the-arts-grants-35k-to-transgender-dance-tour\/"},"modified":"2023-07-19T15:55:02","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T19:55:02","slug":"national-endowment-for-the-arts-grants-35k-to-transgender-dance-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-endowment-for-the-arts-grants-35k-to-transgender-dance-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"NEA awards $35K to transgender dance tour."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnational-endowment-for-the-arts-grants-35k-to-transgender-dance-tour%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1977541&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The \u2062National \u200dEndowment \u2062for \u2064the\u2062 Arts\u200b Supports Transgender \u200cDance Tour<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The \u200cNational Endowment for\u200b the Arts (NEA)\u200c has \u200cgranted $35,000 of taxpayer\u200b money \u200dto\u200c support \u200can exciting and\u200d groundbreaking \u200dtransgender dance tour.\u2062 Led \u2062by\u2063 the\u200b talented\u200c and\u200c innovative\u2062 &#8220;queer\u2063 choreographer&#8221; \u200bSean\u200d Dorsey, the performance titled \u200b&#8221;The\u2063 Lost \u200bArt of Dreaming&#8221;\u2062 is\u200b set\u200c to \u200dcaptivate \u2064audiences \u2062in four states.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> \u2062<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/freshmeatproductions.org\/sean-dorsey-dance-the-lost-art-of-dreaming-online-on-demand-apap-screening\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">performance<\/a> is produced by \u2064Fresh \u200cMeat Productions, a\u200b San Francisco-based studio \u2064known for its commitment to transgender\u2064 activism.\u2062 Sean \u200dDorsey, \u2064the \u200dartistic\u200c director, is\u200d hailed\u2063 as the &#8220;first acclaimed \u200btransgender\u200d modern dance\u200d choreographer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> \u200d<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064NEA grant description reveals\u2064 that the performance aims\u2064 to imagine \u200ctransgender and\u2063 queer \u200dfutures \u200bthrough contemporary\u2062 dance,\u2062 grand-scale \u200bcostuming, \u200cand\u2063 physical \u2063theater. The\u2064 grant covers a\u200b one-year \u2063period, \u200bfrom \u200dMay 2023 \u200bto May\u200b 2024.<\/p>\n<p> \u200d<\/p>\n<p>Fresh Meat\u200d Productions \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/freshmeatproductions.org\/sean-dorsey-dance-the-lost-art-of-dreaming-online-on-demand-apap-screening\/\" target=\"_blank\" \u200brel=\"noopener\">notes<\/a> that the dance\u2063 features a\u200c powerhouse\u2064 ensemble of\u200d five \u2064trans, \u2064queer,\u200c and\u200b gender-non-conforming dancers.\u200c With intimate \u200cstorytelling, intricate costuming, and\u200c exquisite \u2062queer\u200b partnering, this \u2063performance promises \u200bto be a truly unique \u2064and\u2064 mesmerizing experience.<\/p>\n<div \u200cclass=\"image\"><\/div>\n<p>As \u2063part\u200c of the project, Sean Dorsey will also host free community engagement\u2064 activities, \u200cincluding \u200dtrans-supportive writing and \u2062movement\u200c workshops. \u200dThis\u200d initiative aims\u2064 to\u200c serve\u2064 artists and audiences in \u2062Georgia, Massachusetts,\u200d North\u200c Carolina, \u200dand \u2064Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p>Fresh Meat \u200bProductions offers \u200dvarious <a\u2064 href=\"https:\/\/seandorseydance.com\/works\/the-lost-art-of-dreaming\/booking-touring\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">community engagement activities<\/a> \u2062on its website, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-endowment-for-the-arts-grants-35k-to-transgender-dance-tour\/\" title=\"NEA awards K to transgender dance tour.\">providing\u200b free online \u2062creative tools<\/a>. These resources\u2063 include\u200d thought-provoking\u2063 &#8220;postcards from the future,&#8221; captivating drawings of \u2062transgender\u2064 mermaids\u200b and\u2062 other figures,\u2063 and empowering\u2062 slogans\u2062 such \u2063as &#8220;we\u200d are divine,&#8221; &#8220;joy is your birthright,&#8221; and \u2062&#8221;you\u200d are exquisite.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u200c <\/p>\n<p>The NEA has\u200c emphasized \u200dthat the grant was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-banks-introduces-gop-bill-to-curb-fortune-500s-use-of-visa-workers\/\" title=\"Rep. Banks Introduces GOP Bill to Curb Fortune 500's Use of Visa Workers\">awarded based<\/a>\u2062 on\u200d artistic \u200bexcellence\u2064 and\u2064 merit, \u200bwith panels \u200bof <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baltimore-exhibit-explores-the-beautiful-and-deadly-world-of-majolica-pottery-2\/\" title=\"Baltimore Exhibit Explores The Beautiful And Deadly World Of Majolica Pottery\">arts experts<\/a>\u200d and\u2064 individuals \u200dfrom \u200bacross \u2062the country\u200d making recommendations \u2063on all Grants\u200d for Arts\u2063 Projects applications.<\/p>\n<p> \u2063<\/p>\n<p>It \u200dis\u200d worth noting \u200dthat Fresh Meat \u2062Productions has received\u200c several NEA \u2062grants \u2062in \u2064the past, \u2063including $35,000 in\u200b 2022 for the \u2062same dance \u2062tour. The studio\u200b has also \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uc-berkeley-faces-congressional-investigation-over-china-ties\/\" title=\"UC Berkeley under Congressional scrutiny for China connections.\">received \u2062funding<\/a>\u2063 for \u2063other\u2063 productions, \u200bsuch as those focused on the \u2062AIDS\u200c epidemic and &#8220;masculinity \u2062and gender in contemporary America.&#8221; Additionally, \u200cFresh Meat Productions received a \u200b$19,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/arts.ca.gov\/grantee\/fresh-meat-productions-9\/\" \u2064target=\"_blank\" \u2062rel=\"noopener\">grant<\/a> from \u2063the\u200c California Arts Council in\u2062 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Fresh Meat Productions\u2063 is dedicated \u200bto \u2064promoting the evolution \u2063of \u2062transgender \u200carts and\u200d culture,\u2063 as\u2062 well as the \u2063artistic\u200c development\u2063 and leadership \u2062of trans, gender non-conforming, and queer communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u2062 <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, \u200dthe \u2064NEA has also supported other productions that\u200b celebrate\u2062 transgenderism. \u2063For\u2062 instance, a $30,000\u2064 grant\u2064 was\u2062 awarded to \u200bMotus\u2064 Theater in\u200c Boulder, \u200dColorado,\u200d to \u200dsupport\u2063 the \u2062development\u2062 and \u200cworld premiere touring \u200bproduction\u2063 of the TRANSformative Monologues project.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b <\/p>\n<div \u200cclass=\"image\"><\/div>\n<p>\u200c <\/p>\n<p>Motus\u2063 Theater is \u2062currently \u200c<a\u2062 href=\"https:\/\/www.motustheater.org\/transformative-stories\"\u2064 target=\"_blank\" \u200drel=\"noopener\">searching<\/a> for transgender \u2062and non-binary \u2064leaders to collaborate with theater artists \u2063in \u200ccreating \u2063artfully crafted\u2064 personal\u200c stories.\u200c These stories\u2064 will\u200b shed light \u2063on \u200bthe\u2063 hopes, dreams, and\u2063 experiences of negotiating \u2062oppression \u200cand\u200b liberation. The project\u2062 aims to challenge\u200c dehumanizing \u2062rhetoric\u200b and \u200bpolicies targeting transgender \u200band non-binary\u200b individuals, presenting them as \u2062the protagonists \u2064in\u200b the American \u200bdrama.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NEA allocated $35,000 of taxpayer funds to back a transgender dance tour across four states. Led by a &#8220;queer choreographer,&#8221; the tour, titled &#8220;The Lost Art of Dreaming,&#8221; is produced by Fresh Meat Productions. Sean Dorsey, a transgender activist, heads the San Francisco-based studio and claims to be the &#8220;first&#8221; in his self-description.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":503,"featured_media":1977542,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1977541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1977541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/503"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1977541"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1977541\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1977542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1977541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1977541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1977541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}