Photo: Community Foundation Program Director Marcus Whited (left) with Gabe Golden, Constellation’s Managing Director, and Jordan Stephens, Audience Services Manager.
We’re proud to share that Constellation Stage and Screen has been awarded a $22,500 Dance & Movement Grant from the Community Foundation’s Marina Svetlova Fund for Dance!
Constellation will use these grant funds to support choreography expenses for three upcoming shows and purchase a component dance floor and moveable mirror system. The new equipment will support Constellation’s dance and movement productions and be used by other organizations for rehearsals and performances in the John Waldron Arts Center.
Born to Russian parents, Marina Svetlova (1922-2009) was a French and American ballerina. In addition to her accomplished dancing career, Svetlova was also a teacher and choreographer. Svetlova joined the IU School of Music and its Ballet Department in 1970 and was named department chair later that year, a role she held until her retirement in 1992. Svetlova lived in Bloomington until her death on February 11, 2009. The Marina Svetlova Fund for Dance supports community-based, nonprofit programs and organizations that promote the art of dance in various forms.