RHODE ISLAND WOMENS CHOREOGRAPHY PROJECT
Cause Area
- Arts & Culture
Location
PO BOX 2408PROVIDENCE, RI 02906 United States
Organization Information
Mission Statement
The Rhode Island Women’s Choreography Project (RIWCP) has a core mission to nurture, elevate, and empower artists whose voices are not traditionally heard. The Project serves any choreographer who feels underrepresented regardless of their gender identity.
Description
In 2018, two dancers at Festival Ballet Providence (now Ballet RI) realized that an entire season had gone by without female representation in the company’s repertoire. Determined, they organized a spontaneous dance performance by an all-female roster of choreographers with the help of an anonymous donor and in-kind studio space from FBP. Eight artists from around RI had the chance to choreograph, some of them for the first time. The performance was a success, and RIWCP was born.
2021 was the inaugural year of the RIWCP mentorship program, providing the dance creators with an additional resource to deepen their creative process. In 2022, RIWCP received 501(c)3 nonprofit status. Today, the organization continues to champion gender equity in the ballet and contemporary choreography industry.
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