Arts Activities Support

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Ananya Dance Theatre

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

November 2013

End Date

October 2014

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Hennepin

Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Funding to create and produce Neel: Blutopia of Interrupted Dreams, an evening length work reflecting stories of women's lives cut short by random acts of violence. Performances will take place at The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts in Sep

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: Consultant and Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Erin Jude: Education, Youth Programming, Fundraising; Joe Jones: Artistic, Education; Lana Barkawi: Administration; Kristie Gaalswyk: Youth Programming, Education, Audience Development; Hilary Smith: Fundraising, Administration, Marketing; Alejandra Pena: Artistic, Administration, Organizational Development; Elena Giannetti: Artistic, Administration, Youth Programming; Chris Garza: Artistic, Administration, Marketing; Allison Welch: Artistic, Administration.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$75,400

Direct expenses

$85,400

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Quantitative: 11 dancers and 25 artists/collaborators overall will serve 1,200 adult participants and 50 youth participants. Qualitative: Introduce dance making to members of communities of color, women, and of immigrant and refugee communities; Promote understanding of abstract, movement narratives among audiences.Audience/participant counts; Audience/participant surveys; Discussions among artists and collaborating partners; Discussion at Audience Empowerment Workshop; Anecdotal post-performance feedback.

Measurable Outcome(s)

67 people attended our Audience Empowerment Workshop in August 2014. The workshop consisted of repeated performances of two excerpts from "Neel" with artist and audience discussion before, in-between, and after. Attendees joined dancers on stage for a final, participatory dance. 969 people attended the three performances at the Cowles Center. 30 people attended the preview performance.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Gina Kundan, David Mura, Robert Lynn, Gary Peterson, Prachee Mukherjee, Marlina Gonzalez, Anitra Cottledge, Danielle Mkali, Betsy Altheimer, Saymoukda Vongsay

Project Manager

Gary

Peterson

Ananya Dance Theatre

500 21st Ave S Ste 203

Minneapolis

55455

(612) 486-2238

admin@ananyadancetheatre.org

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