Rural and Community Art Project Grant
Rural and Community Art Project Grant
Good Harbor Hills Players 2017 Winter Solstice Shadow Puppet
Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.
Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Duane Barnhart: watercolor painter, cartoonist; Mary McReynolds: arts administrator at Lyric Center for the Arts; Chris Marcotte: retired social worker, historian, writer; Maria Brown: art instructor and program coordinator at CHOICE, unlimited!; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee.
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
The Good Harbor Hill Payers' goal is to bring our neighbors together in the magic of our seasons, the natural world and the history and lore of our home here on Lake Superior. Measurable outcomes include our continued ability to attract both citizen artists and audience members from diverse backgrounds and age groups. We evaluate the success of our endeavor by tracking the numbers of participants in our workshops and the audience numbers we attract. We also review videos of the performance for artistic merit and audience reaction.
We had a combined crew of 23 people who created this year's performance event, including 6 musicians, 10 puppeteers, and 5 masked performers. Our shadow puppet performances depend on integrating music, visual art and poetry. All of these elements are woven into our workshops, and are on display during the performance. "Twinkle, Twinkle, Tune into the Universe" was an original script, with all new shadow images and live musical accompaniment. Approximately 225 people attended the show. We evaluate our success by the numbers of participants in our workshops, as well as the size of our audience. The audience stands outdoors during the performance, regardless of the weather. Many return year after year, and consider our event a holiday tradition. We also review videos of the performance for artistic merit and audience reaction. The performance is available on YouTube as "Winter Solstice Puppet Show 2017". The video begins with a Krampus romp. These are horned creatures dancing and banging drums. The performance soon moves to the shadow screen.
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