Idris Ackamoor and Cultural Odyssey
For General Operating Support
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Amount$135,000
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Program
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Date Awarded7/15/2014
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Term36 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Organization
Strategies
Overview
Idris Ackamoor and Cultural Odyssey produces original work rooted in contemporary African American music, dance, and theatrical traditions. The organization’s programming consists of award-winning productions, residencies, and pioneering community engagement projects, such as The Medea Project: Theater for Incarcerated Women and the Healing Force Orchestra that works to transform the lives of the most vulnerable members of our community. The organization reaches local audiences of 5,000 people; thousands more see its work on national and international tours. Renewed funding would support efforts to consolidate the artistic directors’ living legacy through books, residencies, and new productions.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.culturalodyssey.org
Address
Post Office Box 156620, San Francisco, CA, 94115-6680, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
Idris Ackamoor and Cultural Odyssey produces original work rooted in African American music, dance, and theatrical traditions. The organization’s programming consists of five annual productions performed before 5,000 locals; thousands more see its work on national and international tours. In addition, Cultural Odyssey runs The Medea Project, a pioneering artistic process that transforms the lives of incarcerated women through storytelling and performance.
