In 2013, UBW — with support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and led by consultants, Dana Whitco and Lizzy Cooper Davis — began formally investigating the experiences of women choreographers of color; barriers of entry in the field for this group; and ways the dance community could better support, foster, and build audiences for these artists. PNG research engaged mostly black women with an eye towards understanding and developing programming to address the experiences of women choreographers of color more broadly.

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