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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.
In 2018, dancers Hannah Klinkman and Louisa Mejeur started the Rhode Island Women’s Choreography Project (RIWCP) with the help of an anonymous donor and studio sponsorship from Festival Ballet Providence. The first year gave eight women from around the state the chance to choreograph a dance work. For some of them, it was the first time they had ever had the chance to choreograph.
In its second year, RIWCP served twelve female-identifying choreographers and over thirty dancers under Kristy DuBois, Melissa Wong, and Eugenia Zinovieva. The event included dancers from Festival Ballet, Island Moving Company, North Atlantic Dance Theatre, and multiple local freelance artists, selling out a weekend of performances at the AS220 Blackbox.
The COVID-19 pandemic stopped plans for a 2020 project short. RIWCP took a year to evaluate its goals and build a plan for the future. In 2021, we presented a virtual program, in which six women choreographers from all over the country presented new works as dance films. This was also the inaugural year of the RIWCP mentorship program, providing the dance creators with an additional resource to deepen their creative process.
RIWCP 2022 marked the organization's first season as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, with live works presented at the Festival Ballet Providence Black Box Theatre (now Ballet RI) to enthusiastic audiences. Now in it's 6th year, RIWCP continues to champion underrepresented voices in the dance community.
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Cultural Series Organization
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Nonprofit - Independent
Year Founded:
2022
Institution/Business Type:
Cultural Series Organization
Legal Status:
Nonprofit - Independent
Year Founded:
2022
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Dance - GeneralAdditional Disciplines:
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