TACA Announces Pop-Up Grants for November and December
Announcing Our Newest Pop-Up Grant Recipients
TACA is thrilled to spotlight these exceptional Pop-Up Grant recipients! These dynamic productions celebrate a wide range of artistic expression, inviting us to rediscover familiar stories through fresh perspectives and immerse ourselves in the creativity of the Dallas arts community.
Knowbox Dance
Bodies In Motion – A Dance Film Celebration
Unrestricted Grant: $2,500 Pop-Up Grant
Artist Bonus Funds: $5,000 Artist Bonus Funding
Bodies in Motion: A Dance Film Celebration ignited The Cedars Union, The Boedeker in Dallas as the 7th edition of the global Knowbox Dance Film Festival (NBFF), delivering a bold, immersive fusion of dance films, Virtual Reality, and live performance by Ballet North Texas, with mixtamotus dancers activating the space and guiding audiences through the experience. A dynamic panel with local artists and festival juror Emi Matsushita deepened the impact, inviting audiences of all backgrounds to encounter dance as a powerful force for language, ritual, archive, and resistance.
Knowbox Dance is a Dance Think Tank—a global hub for innovation, creative exploration, and the advancement of new ideas in dance and the arts. Through their multi-country dance festival, thought-provoking podcast, and international partnerships, they say NO to the BOX and YES to the future of dance by amplifying diverse voices and pushing artistic boundaries. Knowbox Dance creates platforms that connect artists and audiences worldwide by incubating bold ideas and fostering entrepreneurial thinking. Keep in touch with Knowbox Dance on Facebook and Instagram.
Teatro Dallas
JOB
Unrestricted Grant: $2,500 Pop-Up Grant
Artist Bonus Funds: $5,000 Artist Bonus Funding
A psychological thriller, JOB zooms in on two careerists of different generations, genders and political paradigms to examine what it means to be a citizen of the internet and our obligation to help the people who need it most. This play was Teatro Dallas’ season opener, directed by Emily Lopez, starring Devon Khalsa and Javier Carmona.
Teatro Dallas was founded as a non-profit theater in 1985 by Jeff Hurst and Cora Cardona. As a cultural institution, they focus on international theater and the Latinx experience as lenses through which to experience the human condition. Teatro Dallas is committed to the cultural empowerment of the Latinx community by representing varied experiences, voices, and artistic expressions. Through high quality theatrical programming Teatro Dallas employs the power of theater to celebrate our diverse traditions while strengthening our community. Keep in touch with Teatro Dallas on Facebook and Instagram.
Theatre Three
Goblin Market
The Trade: A Tragedy in Four Quarters
Unrestricted Grant: $2,500 Pop-Up Grant
Artist Bonus Funds: $10,000 Artist Bonus Funding
GOBLIN MARKET by Polly Pen and Peggy Harman is a brilliantly atmospheric, totally original musical which probes into the sexually charged fantasies of two sisters, Laura and Lizzie, as they relive their childhood experiences in an imaginary world peopled by seductive goblins. Based on the famous 1862 narrative poem by Christina Rossetti, it explores themes of temptation, sin, sacrifice, and redemption.
THE TRADE: A TRAGEDY IN FOUR QUARTERS by Matt Lyle and Matt Coleman unfolds a VERY contemporary hyper-local tale, as just months ago, in early 2025, Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison made the shocking decision to trade generational superstar Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers. Framed (very) loosely as a Greek tragedy, THE TRADE comedically critiques the chaos behind these decisions, the prevailing myth that millionaires and billionaires always have a clear vision, and the profound heartbreak that comes with loving something that doesn’t love you back.
Theatre Three was founded by Norma Young, Jac Alder, Esther Ragland, and Roy Dracup in 1961, first performing seasons of acclaimed theatre at the Sheraton Hotel. In time, the organization needed more space and moved to a renovated factory space in Deep Ellum. In 1969, the organization leased its current space in Uptown in the Quadrangle. In 1985, T3 purchased the building and underwent extensive remodeling. Follow Theatre Three at Facebook, X, and Instagram.
WHAT’S A POP-UP GRANT?
We started our Pop-Up Grant program to shine a light on arts organizations creating programming that demonstrates exceptional quality, innovation, and accessibility safely, without skimping on the creative impact.
HOW DO YOU PICK THE RECIPIENTS?
Grant recipients are meticulously selected via a nomination process that incorporates over 60 anonymous volunteers. Nominations are made each month and a selection committee meets afterward to determine grantees based on our criteria above.