ALISON COOK BEATTY DANCE

Alison Cook Beatty Dance (formally ACB Dance Company) was founded in 2012. The company is a classically based modern dance company exploring the universal human condition through expansive and emotionally driven movement grounded in American modern dance, while exploring new approaches to finding unique movement. The healing and transformational power of the arts inspires the company to work with diverse groups within the community, in addition to collaborative efforts with other artists. Under ... the artistic direction of Alison Cook-Beatty, her choreography has been commissioned by companies such as Ballet Next, Columbia Ballet Collaborative, Carolina Ballet Theater, Joffrey Ballet School NYC, Opera Dolce, The Boston Conservatory, Fort Hamilton High School, and NYU. Ms. Cook-Beatty has been awarded the 2013 sjDANCEco Award for Artistic Merit & Best Choreography, as well as a grants from the Milford Fine Arts Council and New Haven Fine Arts Council in CT, residencies from the Putney School in VT, the Caroline H. Newhouse Scholarship Award and matching fund grants from Assets for Artists, JP Morgan Chase Foundation , and Societe Generale. The company has received support from W Foundation, American Endowment Foundation, The Heidtke Foundation, and the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund. More