Launched in 2015, Capital Dance Project (CDP) is an independent collective of professional dancers with a mission to uplift the spirit of the Sacramento community through innovative, collaborative, and inclusive performing arts experiences. CDP fulfills its mission by providing a platform for its resident choreographers to create world premiere works in collaboration with local visual artists and musicians, and by making dance accessible to everyone through community outreach and engagement. CDP represents the fulfillment of its founding members' shared dream to create a uniquely dancer-run company, providing employment for professional dancers and choreographers, as well as the opportunity to develop skillsets in all areas of running the project beyond the stage.
As an entirely dancer-run organization, everything from choreographing the ballets, to marketing the shows, to booking the theater is done by the dancers themselves. This provides the dancers with a unique opportunity to explore new ideas, exercise their entrepreneurial spirits, and challenge their creativity by allowing them to have their hand in every aspect of the creation process. The dancers can steer the direction of the company, develop new skills, and ultimately be completely in charge of seeing their vision for their art and for their community come to life.
CDP is proud to be fiscally sponsored by Empire Arts Collective.
Capital Dance Project (CDP) is an independent collective of professional dancers with a mission to uplift the spirit of the Sacramento community through inclusive, innovative, and collaborative performing arts experiences.
CDP seeks funding to support production costs for our annual Behind the Barre festival September 12th and 13th at the Red Museum. This immersive performance series transforms a nontraditional venue into a vibrant creative space, featuring original works by local dancers, choreographers, musicians, and artists. By utilizing and uplifting Sacramento’s unique cultural infrastructure, Behind the Barre contributes to the city’s creative economy while making innovative performance experiences more accessible to our community.
CDP is committed to providing income for local artists. CDP aims to raise funds to continue to support local dancers and artists and help them share their talents and vision with their community.
CDP seeks funding to continue its Behind the Barre outreach efforts to make dance accessible to everyone in the Sacramento community. CDP will once again partner with the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Sacramento to bring live dance demonstrations to the students. In addition, CDP will provide free tickets to the Behind the Barre performances for all participating students and their families.
CDP seeks in-kind donations including advertisements in print, television, radio, and on social media.
CDP's wardrobe department consists of CDP's own dancers who are passionate about pursuing costume design. Over the last ten years, these talented artists have created over 350 costumes for Behind the Barre performances. CDP seeks funding to cover fabric, supplies, and labor costs.
Capital Dance Project is proud to uphold the outlined equity statement of our fiscal sponsor and community partner, Empire Arts Collective:
Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) is part of our core principles. Our organization recognizes the reality that cultural biases and systemic racism impact communities of color in the Sacramento area, and beyond, and it is part of our ongoing goals to dismantle those systems through racially-equitable practices.
We look for creative ways to rethink systems and policies to better serve and support communities of color whenever possible and are in an ongoing process of examining and questioning the practices that have been traditionally deemed “professional,” which have been part of the oppression of marginalized communities, including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC).
As we create our events, programs, and collective projects, we continuously strive to provide an inclusive, accessible environment with a low barrier to entry for anyone interested in experiencing the beauty and joy of the performing arts.
We hope to continue and expand our focus on creating works that are open and welcoming to adults of every age, ethnicity, race, color, religious background, nationality, ability, gender identity, and sexual identity.
Organization name
Capital Dance Project
other names
CDP
2015
Mission Category
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Operating Budget
$50,001 - $100,000
Organization Need
Funding: Other, In-Kind Donations
Demographics Served
Youth & Children, Low-income individuals/families, General population
Local Counties Served
Sacramento
Address
PO Box 161815Sacramento, CA, US