Arts Activities Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Jawaahir Dance Company
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2017
End Date
December 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Jawaahir Studio Theater Show (working title).

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Maren Ward: Artistic, community service, development, organizational development; Angela Bernhardt: Fundraising, general management, fundraising, community service, development; Carolyn Van Nelson: Finance, audit, fundraising, general management, administration; Julia Brown: General administration, artistic, education; Maggie Thompson: Artistic, education, audience development, marketing; Conie Borchardt: Artistic, community service, development, general administration; Mai Yang: Artistic, community education, education; Emily Lamberty: Fundraising, finance, organizational development; Tina Burnside: Community education, community service, development, volunteerism.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$19,050
Direct expenses
$29,050
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Over 300 audience will have attended the Jawaahir Theater Studio Show (title TBD), and 95% will express satisfaction at experiencing Arab dance and music in this more intimate setting. Jawaahir Dance Company will present new choreography based in traditional Arab dance; 65% of our audience will have new understanding of how traditional forms grow and evolve in contemporary settings. We will count attendance through ticket sales to evaluate success of staging our major season concert in this intimate setting. We will use short written surveys, along with information conversations, to assess audience satisfaction with the setting and increased understanding of traditional and contemporary Arab dance and music.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Of approx. 100 audience responders, 97% expressed satisfaction at experiencing Arab dance and music in this more intimate setting, telling us that they believed they had a deeper appreciation of how exciting dance events could be in a traditional Arabic setting. All of our 20 company dancers were eager to experiment again with this densely- staged, artistically rich performance approach.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Cassandra Shore, Patricia Auch, Kay Campbell, Salah Abdel Fattah, Eileen Goren, Theresa Kane, Kathy McCurdy, Melanie Meyer, Jenny Piper, Eileen O'Shaughnessy
Project Manager
First Name
Jenny
Last Name
Piper
Organization Name
Jawaahir Dance Company
Street Address
3010 Minnehaha Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55406
Phone
(612) 872-6050
Email
booking@jawaahir.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency