Grantee Database
PUSH DANCE COMPANY
Grant Year
2018-19
Grant Program
Local Impact
Award Amount
$18,000.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, PUSH Dance Company will empower the creative voices of Black moms through a six month series of ethnic dance and wellness workshops that take stark African American infant death statistics off the page and onto the stage as personal stories. A mother/daughter dance performance, co-presented with Prince Hall Center, will target an audience of public healthcare consumers, providers, and policymakers to help affect change and improve health outcomes.
Organization Summary
COMPANY Founded in 2005 by Artistic Director Raissa Simpson, PUSH maintains a philosophy that bold movement and intellect can coexist. PUSH is best known for integrating cross-cultural issues and exploring dances that contextualize the African diaspora.
FESTIVAL Since its inception, PUSHfestfest has presented works by distinct choreographers representing diverse genres of dance. PUSHfest is a cross-genre dance festival launched in 2014 by PUSH Dance Company. The Festival grew out of a critical need to provide a platform for dance to be appreciated as a diverse and culturally relevant entity within the San Francisco Bay Area.
EDUCATION The Youth Company is a pre-professional training program for students pursuing advance technique and performance opportunities. The Youth Company provides added structure in the form of cultivating responsible and civic-minded individuals. The Company also hosts annual PUSHLab Performance Workshops, and educational component of PUSHfest.
Organization
PUSH
Address
447 Minna St, 3rd floor
San Francisco
94103
County
San Francisco
Region
Bay Area – San Francisco
Phone
(415) 547-9492
Congressional District
District 11
State Assembly District
District 17
State Senate District
District 11
