Arts Activities Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Ananya Dance Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2011
End Date
September 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Moreechika

Project Details

Funding to create and produce Moreechika, season of mirage, an evening length dance theater piece exploring womenÆs stories of violence, trauma, and survival in global communities of color. The production will premiere at the Southern Theater in September 2012.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Scott Chamberlain: Musician and arts administrator, One Voice Mixed Chorus; Ellen Draeger: Musician and arts administrator, Lutheran Music Program; Jennifer Ilse: Co-artistic director, OffLeash Area dance and theater company; Alecia Leonard: Community education administrator and youth programming specialist; Mike Mason: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts staff; Dawn Ridgway: Dance performer and educator and arts administrator; Becky Ten Brink: Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra staff.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$78,400
Direct expenses
$88,400
Administration costs
$10,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

To create a broad-based response to violence through artistic metaphors; to reach out to diverse communities; to offer an accessible, high-quality arts experiences for Minnesotans.Artist, staff, and audience feedback.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Successfully engaged diverse audiences; audiences were particularly receptive to artists talks and appreciated the added value these provided.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Annie Jin Soo Preston, Gary Peterson, Lori Young Williams, Robert Lynn, Ayanna Muata, Kimberly Simon
Project Manager
First Name
Ananya
Last Name
Chatterjea
Organization Name
Ananya Dance Theatre
Street Address
500 21st Ave S Ste 203
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55455-0417
Phone
(612) 626-2280
Email
ananya.chatterjea@ananyadancetheatre.org
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