New Performance Traditions
For General Operating Support
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Amount$135,000
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Program
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Date Awarded3/1/2018
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Term36.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Organization
Strategies
Overview
Based in San Francisco, with warehouse space in West Oakland, Musical Traditions–better known as the Paul Dresher Ensemble–is a music performing group, instrument builder, and community space resource. The Ensemble engages 9,000 audience members annually with free and ticketed electro-acoustic performances, and hosts 15 smaller artistic operations — including theaters, dance companies, and composers in its expanded West Oakland warehouse space. In addition to collaborating across genres, the organization founder and director, Paul Dresher, composes commissioned work nationwide and presents 50 shows annually. A renewal grant will help the organization continue to collaborate with and support local organizations, tour locally and nationally, commission new work, and develop its business model.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.newperformancetraditions.org
Address
55 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102-3916, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
New Performance Traditions develops and presents the work of music composer Paul Dresher and other multidisciplinary contemporary performing artists. Each year, the organization typically produces and presents 50 performances to audiences of 9,000 people. The organization also provides low-cost services that promote artistic creation, including performance and rehearsal space, recording and live streaming technologies, fiscal sponsorship, and artist residencies. This grant to New Performance Traditions advances the Performing Arts Program’s Communities strategy.
for capital campaign assessment, planning, and feasibility study
New Performance Traditions, formerly known as Musical Traditions, supports diverse artists and ensembles with residencies, affordable space and equipment rentals, grants, fiscal sponsorship services, and project development support. Each year, 6 artists benefit from artists in residence program that include working space, production funding, and technical assistance from the organization. In addition, the organization supports the work of its founder, contemporary music composer Paul Dresher. Support for New Performance Traditions aligns with the Performing Arts Program’s Artists strategy. This organizational effectiveness grant will help the organization to undertake a capital campaign assessment and development process.
