NCCAkron’s Creative Administration Research (CAR)
CAR aims to challenge the dance ecosystem to think beyond the boundaries of known, traditional models.
The project match makes Artist Teams, which are comprised of choreographers, administrative leaders, a curated Thought Partner, and NCCAkron staff members.
Each Artist Team engages in an artist-dedicated Investigative Retreat to reflect on their body of work, examine critical pain points across operations, and imagine multiple ways forward. The paired Thought Partner provides additional accountability in between Investigative Retreats.
All active Artist Teams gather for a Summit Convening to exchange experiences and working knowledge accumulated to date.
CAR is made possible through a three-year grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Our cohort of investigative artist teams
ARTIST | THOUGHT PARTNER
Abby Zbikowski (Columbus, OH/New York, NY) | Francine Sheffield (Richmond, VA)
Banning Bouldin (Nashville, TN) | John Michael Schert (Boise, ID)
Bebe Miller (Columbus, OH) | Antuan Byers (New York, NY)
Brian Brooks (New York, NY) | Huong Hoang (New York, NY)
Jaamil Olawale Kosoko (New York, NY) | Mengtong Guan (New York, NY/Beijing, China)
Kate Wallich (Seattle, WA) | Indira Goodwine (Boston, MA)
Marjani Forté-Saunders (Pasadena, CA and New York, NY) | Michele Byrd-McPhee (Jersey City, NJ)
Raja Feather Kelly (Brooklyn, NY) | Byron Au Yong (San Francisco, CA)
Rashaun Mitchell and Silas Riener (New York, NY) | Tonya Lockyer (Suquamish, WA)
Ronald K. Brown (Brooklyn, NY) | Pamela Green (Durham, NC)
Dominic Moore-Dunson (Akron, OH) | Antuan Byers (New York, NY)
Iquail Shaheed (Philadelphia, PA) | Sydnie L. Mosley (New York, NY)
jumatatu m. poe (Philadelphia, PA) | Reuben Roqueñi (Portland, OR)
Pioneer Winter (Miami, FL) | Dixon|Dahlia Li (New York, NY)
Rosie Herrera (Miami, FL) | Francine Sheffield (Richmond, VA)
B A C K G R O U N D
NCCAkron is received a $750,000 multi-year award from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to create Creative Administration Research (CAR).
From 2018-20, NCCAkron prototyped Creative Administration Research with choreographers Jaamil Olawale Kosoko, Brian Brooks/Moving Company, and Raja Feather Kelly | the feath3r theory. The three prototype artists will continue their investigations and be joined by Rashaun Mitchell + Silas Riener and Ronald K. Brown, EVIDENCE as the first cohort.
The second cohort, began in early 2021, included Abby Zbikowski/Abby Z and the New Utility (Champaign-Urbana, IL); Bebe Miller/Bebe Miller Company (Columbus, OH); 7NMS| Marjani Forté-Saunders & Everett Saunders (Pasadena, CA); Kate Wallich/The YC (Seattle, WA); and Banning Bouldin/New Dialect (Nashville, TN).
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