Arts Activities Support

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Eclectic Edge Ensemble

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

October 2013

End Date

July 2014

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Hennepin

Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Funding to present four performances of On The Cusp Of A Dream, a musically inspired theatrical dance piece. Performances will take place at The Southern Theater in February 2014.

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

Christine Knutson: Administration, Fundraising; Rick Shiomi: Administration; Mary Grace Flannery: Organizational Development, Administration, Community Service; Ashley Hanson: Artistic, Youth Programming, Education; Mirah Ammal: Artistic; Andrea Lubov: Artistic, Administration; Leslie OÆNeill: Artistic, Education, Community Education; Daniel Peltzman: Administration, Finance, Artistic.

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

$15,000

Direct expenses

$25,000

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We have changed the title of our show from Le SueurOn the Cusp of a DreamLe Sueur to "DreamScape." We will evaluate Eclectic Edge Ensemble's "DreamScape" as a success if we are able to: Have 600 patrons attend with 250 repeat attendees to future Eclectic Edge Ensemble productions; Collect at least 200 demographic surveys from our audiences over the four productions; Build strong relationships with at least five local businesses or community programs in the West Bank neighborhood surrounding The Southern tha

Measurable Outcome(s)

There were 457 patrons that attended over 4 performances; Demographic surveys showed 44% had never attended an Eclectic Edge Ensemble performance before with 32 % having never attended a dance performance before; The Minneapolis West Bank businesses we worked with were: East Side Services- Mulberry Junction, Cedar Cultural Center, The West Bank Business Association, University of Minnesota Dance Program, The Republic.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Thomas Dantona, Tori Holtz, Ryan McGuire Grimes, Bill Mohr, Blake Iverson, Allison Doughty Marquesen, Heather Annis, Joe Annis, Mallory Dykema, Emilie Moravec, Megan Mohr, Desiree Dantona, Crystal Secor

Project Manager

Karis

Sloss

Eclectic Edge Ensemble

2035 Florida Ave S

St Louis Park

55435

(612) 910-2920

eeedance@gmail.com

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