PEARSONWIDRIG’s Inventive Dance is Honored with Maryland State Arts Council Grant

Sara Pearson and Patrik Widrig, artistic directors of PEARSONWIDRIG DANCETHEATER since 1987, have gained an international following for work that transforms the familiar into the “mysterious, the subversive, and the intimate”.

PEARSONWIDRIG’s creative work was honored with a $3,000 grant this week from the Maryland State Arts Council as part of its recognition of 87 Maryland artists for creating work of exceptional quality in such areas as Fiction, Media/Digital/Electronic Arts and Works on Paper.  PEARSONWIDRIG was awarded in the Solo Theatrical Performance category.

“Artists and art making in Maryland help fuel our creative economy and expand opportunities for cultural engagement across the state,” said Theresa Colvin, Executive Director of MSAC in recognition of the 87 winners.

The team also recently received a $25,000 grant from the Leon Lowenstein Foundation to create a site/community work in New York City next year; a $1,000 Dance Metro DC grant for the creation of new work; and an International Initiatives Grant from the School, along with other TDPS participants, Paul Jackson, Stephanie Miracle, Robin Brown, in support of a performance and teaching residency at the Open Look International Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Bravo, Professors Pearson and Widrig!