Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts receives NEA grants
Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts has been awarded $10,000 Grants for
Art Project from the National Endowment for the Arts to support a 10-day dance residency program, “Passion Fruit Seeds: Focus on Black Excellence” with the Passion Fruit Dance Company.
The project will provide dance instruction, lectures and conversations for students designed to promote a greater understanding of how dance and social justice issues intersect. The school’s project is among 1,248 projects across America totaling $28,840,000 that were selected to receive this first round of fiscal year 2022 funding in the Grants for Arts Project category.
Passion Fruit Dance Company is a street/club dance theater and educational company founded by Tatiana Desardouin, artistic director and choreographer, that promotes the authenticity of street/club dance styles, using hip-hop and house cultures to highlight black culture, heritage and contribution to society. The company also explores the human experience, addresses social issues and thrives to inspire young artists to share their voices.
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