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The NEA and the Dance Field: An Analysis of Grant Recipients from 1991 to 2000

Sciantarelli, Jennifer Ann
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1230571780

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2009, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, Arts Policy and Administration.
The National Endowment for the Arts has been instrumental in the development of the dance field in the U.S. In the mid-1990s, the Agency transformed. Its budget was cut by 40 percent and the grant distribution process was restructured. The effects of restructuring on the dance field are examined in this study. NEA grants to the field from 1991 to 2000 were compiled into a database and explored through three distribution lenses: geography, genre and grantee type. When the NEA was restructured, artists prophesied disaster. In fact, data reveals that the field adapted to changes in federal subsidy and grew decentralized, diversified and connected to communities. After restructuring, while the dance field received less funding from the NEA, it maintained a consistent proportion of NEA grant dollars in comparison with other arts fields. This shows that the field can overcome obstacles, remaining competitive and vital to the American cultural landscape.
Margaret Wyszomirski, PhD (Committee Chair)
Candace Feck, PhD (Committee Member)
217 p.
Dance
dance; National Endowment for the Arts; federal subsidy

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  • Sciantarelli, J. A. (2009). The NEA and the Dance Field: An Analysis of Grant Recipients from 1991 to 2000 [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1230571780

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Sciantarelli, Jennifer. The NEA and the Dance Field: An Analysis of Grant Recipients from 1991 to 2000. 2009. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1230571780.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Sciantarelli, Jennifer. "The NEA and the Dance Field: An Analysis of Grant Recipients from 1991 to 2000." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1230571780

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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