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Ko-Thi Dance Company

Milwaukee, WI

ArtsHERE

FY2025

A group of dancers and drummers in traditional clothing from around the continent of Africa
Photo Credit: Photo by David Overbeck/Korporate Media, Inc.

About

Ko-Thi Dance Company’s ArtsHERE grant will support strategic planning, leadership and cultural competency training, community engagement sessions, audience development, and professionally translated materials to increase arts participation and accessibility among Milwaukee’s diverse communities.  Ko-Thi Dance Company preserves, teaches, documents, interprets, and performs dance and music rooted in the cultures of the African Diaspora. Their programming inspires the community to celebrate themselves through African dance and music.

Award Details

  • ArtsHERE
    Grant or Award Received
  • Wisconsin
    Location
  • $130,000
    Grant Amount
  • 2025
    Fiscal Year of Award

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