$10,000 to Foundation for Independent Artists, Inc./Pentacle to support The Blanket bringing award-winning choreographer Beth Gill to Pittsburgh to work with local dancers and produce the company’s first artistic premiere at the historic Carrie Furnaces.

The Blanket is a producing organization that seeks to help artists realize collaborative projects that bridge the gap between Pittsburgh and the greater dance community. The Blanket commissions choreographers and artists from the wider dance world to create work on Pittsburgh dancers, in Pittsburgh venues, in collaboration with Pittsburgh artists/organizations.