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Artists Mount First Amendment Challenge to New Grant Requirements by the National Endowment for the Arts

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Artists and theater groups are challenging a new certification requirement and funding prohibition that the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has imposed on grant applications. The NEA now requires applicants to attest that they will not “promote gender ideology” in order to be eligible for funding and blocks any projects that reasonably appear to “promote gender ideology” from getting an award.

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Rhode Island Women's Choreography Project Rebrands As Choreography Project

The decision also aims to make clear that the organization welcomes artists from both within and beyond the state of Rhode Island.

Rhode Island Women's Choreography Project will be known going forward as Choreography Project, following the successful run of its...

Concert dance can be a party: The Choreography Project’s ‘Here and Now’

There’s an unfortunate stereotype of contemporary concert dance: erudite, insular, inaccessible to the average person. With authenticity and joy in spades, The Choreography Project’s Here and Now demonstrated just how much of a welcoming party it can be...

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Rhode Island Women's Choreography Project, a choreographic residency based in Providence, has changed its name to Choreography Project in an effort to reaffirm its commitment to including trans and nonbinary artists.

The meaning of having a voice: Rhode Island Women’s Choreography Project’s 5th Anniversary Concert

The meaning of having a voice: Rhode Island Women’s Choreography Project’s 5th Anniversary Concert

Twenty to 22 percent of dance works one normally sees onstage are choreographed by a woman, noted Eugenia Zinovieva, co-director of Rhode Island Women’s Choreography Project (RIWCP), while...

ReviewsLive art for the here and now: Rhode Island Women’s Choreography Project 2022

ReviewsLive art for the here and now: Rhode Island Women’s Choreography Project 2022

Festival Ballet Providence Black Box Theater, Providence, RI.
May 22, 2022.

I took my seat to take in Rhode Island Women’s Choreography Project’s 2022 program, and browsed the QR code program (saving trees – great!). Co-Founder Melissa Wong shared the Project’s mission statement: “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.” Wong ended with, “That’s a mouthful!”

Feature ArticlesRhode Island Women’s Choreography Project celebrates 5 years and looks ahead

Feature ArticlesRhode Island Women’s Choreography Project celebrates 5 years and looks ahead

The Rhode Island Women’s Choreography Project (RIWCP) proudly commemorates its fifth anniversary this summer with live performances and a special fundraising initiative aiming to raise $5,000. The initiative will kick off a year-long capital campaign to create an endowment fund for the organization, which fills Rhode Island’s local ballet studios with life and energy during the summer months and brings together artists from all over New England and beyond.

(231) Eugenia Zinovieva, Rhode Island Women’s Choreography Project Co-Director and dancer with Festival Ballet Providence

(231) Eugenia Zinovieva, Rhode Island Women’s Choreography Project Co-Director and dancer with Festival Ballet Providence

This week we are joined by Eugenia Zinovieva, Co-Director of Rhode Island Women's Choreography Project and dancer with Festival Ballet Providence. Born in Moscow, Russia, Eugenia moved to the United States at a young age and began her classical ballet training at the Boston Ballet School while also competing as a rhythmic gymnast. She graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts’ high school program under the artistic direction of Ethan Stiefel. She spent a year coaching with SLK Ballet in New York City before coming to Festival Ballet Providence. Eugenia got her start in choreography through a unique program, which she now co-directs called, Rhode Island Women's Choreography Project or RIWCP.

Rhode Island Women's Choreography Project Announces The Release Of RIWCP 2021: The Virtual Edition

Rhode Island Women's Choreography Project Announces The Release Of RIWCP 2021: The Virtual Edition

RIWCP has continued to deepen its mission of supporting women's choreographic voices with a brand new mentorship program for its participants.

Though COVID-19 stopped live performances for most of 2020, the Rhode Island Women's Choreography Project is back and stronger than ever before. In an upcoming video premiere on June 26th, RIWCP 2021: The Virtual Edition will showcase six short dance films by up-and-coming female-identifying choreographers from New England and beyond. Settings ranging from mountains to sand dunes to city apartments serve as the backdrop for new dance in a celebration of women in creative leadership.

Episode 38: Access, resources, and room to explore -- Rhode Island Women's Choreography Project

Episode 38: Access, resources, and room to explore -- Rhode Island Women's Choreography Project

This week's episode features the amazing Co-Directors of @riwomenschoreographyproject: Melissa Wong (@rightandwong), Kristy DuBois (@kristyannedubois), and Eugenia Zinovieva (@genieinessence)!

The organization "has a dual mission: to foster the creative voices of emerging female-identifying choreographers, and to support the Rhode Island community through partnerships with local nonprofit organizations," (riwomenschoreographyproject.com). Follow the organization (@riwomenschoreographyproject) to stay in the loop on their projects and other initiatives!

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