Arts Project Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Katha Dance Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2020
End Date
June 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Arts Project Support

Project Details

Katha Dance Theatre's production of BLACK CANDLE

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Afton Benson: General Administration, Artistic, Finance; Chris Harrison: Artistic; Dustin Steuck: Artistic, GeneralManagement/Administration/Support, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Emma Saks: General Management/ Administration/ Support, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Program Development; PHILLIP MCGRAW: General Management/ Administration/ Support, Artistic, Marketing/Audience Development; Rodrigo Sanchez-Chavarria: Artistic.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$26,790
Direct expenses
$36,790
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Project Outcomes. The following are the outcomes KDT hopes to achieve with this project: Perform for a diverse audience of approximately 750 individuals from the Twin Cities area. Raise the level of awareness about the issues facing women from South Asian societies in their own countries and female immigrants to the Twin Cities. Based on the above, generate a sense of shared community across cultural boundaries. KDT will keep careful box office records to track the number of audience members. As we do with all our productions, KDT will also provide audience members with a brief survey concerning our project outcomes, and we will focus a portion of our post-show discussion along those same lines. This discussion will follow the performance and will be led by a skilled and experienced facilitator who will activate and amplify the voice and choice of individuals focusing on issues that we face today and here. KDT will compile all audience responses from the written surveys, as well as feedback offered during the post-show discussions. We will also track reviewer comments and audience comments submitted via email and social media. This information will be compiled as part of the final report on the production.

Measurable Outcome(s)

As stated above, we were unable to finish this project due to the pandemic and therefore have no data or outcomes to analyze.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved none of the proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Marcia Boehnlein, Kalyan Mustaphi, Rita Mustaphi, Maya Nirmal, Kuhu Singh,
Project Manager
First Name
Kalyan
Last Name
Mustaphi
Organization Name
Katha Dance Theatre
Street Address
5444 Orchard Ave N
City
Crystal
State
MN
Zip Code
55429-3246
Phone
(763) 533-0756
Email
kalyanmustaphi@yahoo.com
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency