Wish Granted: 5 artists who received large grants share how their lives changed--and how they didn't.

The article discusses the impact of major financial grants on the lives of dance artists, and how these awards transform their personal and professional circumstances. Topics include how large grants like the Doris Duke & MacArthur Fellowships have changed artists' financial management; the ways smaller grants influence artistic freedom and project funding; and the challenges artists face in balancing their newfound financial stability with ongoing pressures in the dance field.