Year 2024-2025

New York, New York

Stories of War

Exit12’s Stories of War series will partner with organizations in New York, South Carolina, and Montana to bring together military veterans, their families, and members of the local community to participate in a six-session creative writing and choreography workshop. Participants will engage in creative expression and teamwork, improve social connectedness, transform traumatic experiences into expressive choreographic themes, and inspire each other to push beyond their comfort zones. Exit12 will work with partners to publicly present the locally-created works in a full-length performance followed by a moderated dialogue with the audience.

Partner Organization:

Intrepid Museum
Red Willow Learning Center, Inc.
The Citadel Foundation

Grant Period:

2024-2025

Artistic Discipline(s):

Dance/Movement

Grant Amount & Tier:

$50,000, Advanced

Year 2022-2023

New York, New York

Exit12 Workshops for Veterans and Refugees on the Intrepid

Exit12 Dance Company in partnership with the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum (Intrepid) will deliver an eight-week creative writing and choreography workshop, bringing together military veterans, their families, and Afghanistan/Iraq refugees. The participants will create poems, choreography, music, and prose over the eight weeks, focusing on sharing individual stories with one another. Exit12 and the Intrepid will publicly present the created works in a full performance on the Intrepid during Fleet Week/Memorial Day Weekend 2023.

Partner Organization:

Intrepid Museum

Grant Period:

2022-2023

Artistic Discipline(s):

Dance/Movement

Grant Amount & Tier:

$10,000, Emerging