Arts Learning
Arts Learning
Choreographing Identity Workshops
Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Marisol Chiclana-Ayala: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Colleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Vice President for Advancement; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of MN Founder and Executive Director; See More Perspective: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach St. Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter, LLP Attorney.
Suzanne Roberts: Artistic, Community Education, Education; Pat Samples: General Management, Administration, Community Education, Artistic; Edna Stevens: Youth Programming, Audience Development, Marketing, Artistic; Kelly Nezworski: General Administration, Artistic, Education; Ellen Fee: Youth Programming, Education, Artistic; Xiaolu Wang: Artistic, Community Education, Audience Development, Marketing; Laichee Yang: Artistic; Soozin Hirschmug: Artistic, Community Service, Development.
Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Kathy Mouacheupao (651) 523-6390
ACHF Arts Education
150 students attended 67 Choreographing Identity Workshops held at three Minneapolis schools. Two thirds of students said (a) they feel comfortable about participating in workshops and sharing their stories through words and movement; (b) that it was a good thing to participate in the workshops; and (c) they desire to have more experiences with dance in the future. School instructors said that students' experiences enriched their own learning objectives. Our evaluation process includes a series of post-workshop conversations with staff at each school, our instructors, and students. These conversations are modeled after the verbal self-reflection format developed in the workshops. We will gather feedback that assesses and evaluates the experiences of students, artists, and staff.
Quantitative: 112 students at three Minneapolis high schools attended Choreographing Identity Workshops led by two dance artists. Quantitative: 25% of workshop participants took flyers about Ananya Dance Theatre's 2019 Summer Intensive. Qualititative: From our instructors' conversations with students, most expressed interest in connecting movement and form with ideas and personal narratives.
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