Arts Tour Minnesota
Arts Tour Minnesota
SHAPESHIFT will perform Grey Skies Blue for cross generational audiences and people from different backgrounds in several greater Minnesota communities.
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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, 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. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; 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.
Alexandra Eady: Performer and dance teacher, Ananya Dance Theatre; Rae French: International programs and study abroad coordinator, University of Minnesota Crookston; Richard Gardner: Library assistant, Northfield Public Library; Amy Hunter: Retired educator; board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts; Kenichi Thomas: Touring musician DJ Just Nine
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Small-town residents will acquire greater appreciation for the universal emotional expression of hip-hop through engagement with SHAPESHIFT dancers. Surveys will measure the audiences' knowledge of contemporary hip-hop storytelling, the impactful nature of SHAPESHIFT'S emotive performance, and if the communicative performance broke the stereotype of hip-hop. SHAPESHIFT will work with a professional ev 2: SHAPESHIFT aims to evoke thoughtful responses to universal themes of love, friendship, and social injustice to promote inclusion among diverse people. Post-show talks backs, presenter feedback surveys, and SHAPESHIFT direct audience surveys will provide key information such as if audiences want to see SHAPESHIFT perform again, how it inspired them, and how this experience changed their perceptions.
Residents of Saint Cloud and Faribault acquired appreciation of hip-hop given feedback from participants who attended our workshops and performances. We utilized post-performance discussions/emails with our audiences to elicit their real time thoughts and feelings about how certain pieces of Grey Skies Blue impacted them and/or made them feel. And we followed comments made on our Facebook page. 2: We stimulated serious dialog between us and patrons about social justice issues, police misconduct and the need for equity and inclusion. Given the unpredictable conditions we had to face In dealing with all the impacts of Covid, we conducted our evaluations via small group discussions, talkbacks, emails, and comments on our social media platforms.
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