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CLIMB Theatre will develop authentic connections between twenty teens and elders at four metro area memory care centers over twelve weeks of theatrical workshops led by trained CLIMB actor educators.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; 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; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
Catherine Belleveau: Founder and artistic director, Mask and Rose Women's Theater Collective; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Elizabeth Horslev Gilbert: Community outreach director, Holmes Theatre; McKayla Murphy: Program resources specialist at Girl Scouts River Valleys; dance instructor and program coordinator; Simon Sperl: Director of corporate and foundation relations. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities; Chelsea Unold: Free Arts progam manager, Big Brothers Big Sisters Greater Twin Cities; Julio Zelaya: Greater Minnesota Racial Justice Project Coordinator with the American Civil Liberties Union
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CLIMB propels teens with arts-base service learning to develop empathy for and understanding of elders with memory loss. Teens complete a pre and post survey and participate in weekly reflection sessions to determine changes in their understanding and feelings about elders. 2: Elders' socialization increases by creating theatre with teens in CLIMB-led workshops that are appropriate for elders' abilities and needs. Elder Center staff assesses elders' social engagement pre, midway, and post CLIMBs workshops against a rubric they develop with CLIMB.
CLIMB propels teens with arts-base service learning to develop empathy for and understanding of elders with memory loss. CLIMB interviewed student participants before and after the program to determine growth and changes in their understanding and feelings about Elders. 2: Elders' socialization increased by creating theatre in CLIMB-led workshops and workshops with teens.
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