Arts Tour Minnesota
Arts Tour Minnesota
Katha Dance Theatre will tour Ritu-The Seasons, feauturing an international collaboration of artists, to Grand Rapids, Hibbing, and Mankato.
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.
Megan Flanagan: Director, City Center Partnership and co-leader, CityArt, Mankato; Simón Alberto Franco Caricote: Student Activities and Leadership Coordinator, University of Minnesota, Morris; Kajsa Jones: Managing director, Merrill Arts Center in Woodbury; Scott Lykins: Founding artistic and executive director, Lakes Area Music Festival; Daniel Peltzman: Assistant manager, Fitzgerald Theater; Louella Voigt: Board member, Blue Mound Area Theatre; Dennis Whipple: Executive director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre
ACHF Arts Access
Audiences in greater Minnesota will learn more about the culture of India through an ancient and expressive form of Asian Indian dance - Kathak. KDT will perform in at least two venues, and conduct 3-6 master classes and/or lecture demonstrations. Upon completion, responses will be collected through post-performance feedback and surveys.
Before the pandemic halted in-person activities, we helped audiences in Mankato learn about Kathak and Indian culture through performance and outreach. To evaluate our success in Mankato, we conducted audience and class surveys to assess how successful we were at introducing Kathak to new communities. The pandemic prevented us from continuing to Saint Cloud.
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