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The Estate Project is based on the belief that all artists, regardless of their art form or present health situation, benefit from planning for the care and preservation of their artistic legacies. In our experience, addressing the issue of how your work will survive is an act of genuine self-respect and empowerment. It is our hope that this publication will be used by dancers and choreographers living with HIV and also by the entire community. It should be noted that dancers (interpretive artists) and choreographers (creative artists) have different preservation needs. While a dancer may not have an artistic product to preserve in the same way as a choreographer, the line between the two professions is fluid. We know that many dancers choreograph at some time in their career even if their main interest is in performing the work of other choreographers.
This publication is the culmination of an initiative by the Estate Project for Artists with AIDS to reach out to the dance community, realizing that preservation is a difficult issue for dance, particularly when paired with physical illness. It is our hope that this publication will draw upon the experience of the Estate Project's work in all artistic disciplines while addressing some issues specific to the dance community. We encourage all artists to also consider the practical information contained in the Estate Project's guide to estate planning, Future Safe. Future Safe is available, free of charge, through the Estate Project's offices and on the Internet.
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