Arts Activities Support

700 people attend the Candy Box Dance Festival presenting the work of over fifteen local diverse dancers, choreographers and aesthetics of dance. Artists will take away a sense of a strong, supportive community around dance and feel supported in what they create and how they create. This festival will give the participants a chance to take classes from other artists, receive valuable feedback on their creative process, and build new audiences for their work. Finally, one small but potentially vital benefit to all the Candy Box choreographers is the chance for them to use the theater space the week before the festival begins. To be given the opportunity to run their dance in a production-quality setting, without an audience, can be incredibly beneficial to an artist. Evaluation of Candy Box will be based on the artistic process; audience and artist responses; and success in audience attendance. Janczewski will conduct evaluative follow-up interviews with every choreographer involved. ARENA DANCES will encourage feedback from audiences in post-performance discussions, lobby meet-and-greets, in-person comments, and through e-mails and social media. ARENA's Chief Financial Officer on the Board will review project income and expenses as measured against the proposed budget. Staff will also prepare a report for the Board.