In light of social distancing restrictions imposed by coronavirus that many performing arts organizations will continue to face in the upcoming season, the Kurt Weill Foundation is pleased to announce that it has temporarily expanded its list of works eligible for either Professional or College/University and Amateur Performance Grants to include a number of authorized versions of pieces by Weill and Blitzstein that call for smaller-sized ensembles. Grant proposals in support of performances of the following authorized versions of works will be accepted for the KWF's 2021 grant cycle:
Die sieben Todsünden (The Seven Deadly Sins)
Applications for certain types of appropriately licensed video presentations of performances of concert works or new productions of stage works may be considered for Performance Grants during the 2021 grant cycle, depending on the applicant's particular circumstances regarding coronavirus-imposed restrictions.
Additionally, in September 2019 the list of works eligible for either Professional or College/University and Amateur Performance Grants was permanently expanded to include:
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Professional Performance Grants: Glimmerglass Festival, Cape Town Opera. Eric Owens starred as Stephen Kumalo in Lost in the Stars at the Glimmerglass Festival, with South African tenor Makudupanyane Senaoana as Absalom and Young Artist Brandy Lynn Hawkins as Irina. The staging by Tazewell Thompson was a co-production with Cape Town Opera. Photo: Karli Cadel/The Glimmerglass Festival |
The Kurt Weill Foundation Grant Program awards financial support worldwide to not-for-profit organizations for performances of musical works by Kurt Weill and Marc Blitzstein, to individuals and not-for-profit organizations for scholarly research pertaining to Kurt Weill, Lotte Lenya, and Marc Blitzstein, and to not-for-profit organizations for relevant educational or scholarly initiatives.
For guidance concerning the Foundation's general standards for performing Weill's music, please see our Summary of Artistic Policies.
The annual application deadline is 1 November for proposals for projects and performances taking place on or after 1 January of the coming year and before 1 July of the year following. (Proposals for retroactive funding of projects or performances will not be accepted.)
An additional application deadline of 1 June is primarily intended for College/University Performance grants for productions taking place in the following academic year.
Applications for support of major professional productions/festivals/exhibitions, etc., may be evaluated on a case-by-case basis without application deadlines. Organizations are encouraged, however, to apply well in advance of the event.