Operating Support
Operating Support
Ragamala creates interdisciplinary, intercultural dance landscapes at the nexus of ancestral wisdom and creative freedom. Rooted in the South Indian dance form of Bharatanatyam, Ragamala serves audiences, artists, and students--at home in the Twin Cities and on tour worldwide.
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.
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.; 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.
ACHF Arts Access
Indian-American and ethnically diverse audiences across age/geography/faith are moved, inspired, educated, and challenged by Ragamala's work. Success in reaching and impacting diverse audiences is monitored through written/electronic surveys, post-show talks, conversation with attendees, email, and social media. 2: Community engagement programs and partnerships provide points of access and invite diverse audiences to feel connected to our culturally rooted work. Success in addressing barriers to participation and reaching new constituencies across boundaries of ethnicity and faith is monitored through written/electronic surveys, post-show talks, feedback from partners and attendees, email, and social media.
Feedback demonstrates Ragamala's work moved/inspired/educated/challenged Indian-American and ethnically diverse audiences across age/geography/faith. Success in reaching and impacting diverse audiences was monitored through written/electronic surveys, post-show talks, conversation with attendees, email, and social media. 2: Through community engagement programs and partnerships, Ragamala provided points of access and invited diverse audiences to feel connected to our work. Success in addressing barriers to participation and reaching new constituencies across boundaries of ethnicity and faith was monitored through written/electronic surveys, post-show talks, feedback from partners and attendees, email, and social media.
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