Operating Support
Operating Support
The mission of Zenon Dance Company and School, Inc. is to sustain an artistically excellent, professional dance company in the Twin Cities by presenting the commissioned works of emerging and locally, nationally, and internationally recognized modern and jazz choreographers to the broadest and most diverse audiences and communities possible, including those with disabilities. Zenon accomplishes this through performance, education, and outreach. Zenon's school provides high quality dance instruction for avocational to professional dancers in a diverse curriculum.
Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
William Adams: Public policy consultant; community leader of Kaddatz Galleries creation; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Marjorie Grevious: Homeowner development manager, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sarah Larsson: Outreach and development director, Somali Museum of Minnesota; Anne Makepeace: Grand Center for Arts and Culture founder executive director; Steven Richardson: Director of the arts, Carleton College; Deneane Richburg: Dancer and choreographer; founder of Brownbody; Jonathan Rutter: Executive director and curator, The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum; Carla Tamburro, Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator
ACHF Arts Access
To maintain a full-time, artistically excellent dance company; to serve as an incubator for Minnesota choreographers; to tour throughout Minnesota. Critical reviews; choreographer feedback; dancer feedback; audience surveys; website and emailed surveys; student questionnaires; independent evaluation. 2: To offer a year-round schedule of geographically and economically accessible opportunities to view performances, and attend open rehearsals. Questionnaires; informal feedback; website surveys; and emailed surveys.
Zenon toured to four communities across Minnesota, performed two seasons for local audiences, and commissioned two new works. All evaluation methods proposed were used. Critical reviews and audience surveys of Zenon's Twin Cities season and toured repertoire were excellent. 2: Zenon offered twelve months of classes for 10,156 students, hosted two open rehearsals, and grew our scholarship program. All evaluation methods proposed were used.
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