Arts Activities Support

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Young Dance, Inc. AKA Young Dance

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

July 2014

End Date

May 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Hennepin

Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Funding for Stories, a series of residencies for Young Dance youth investigating narrative in dance with professional artists. The season will culminate in performances at the Illusion Theater in April and May 2015.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: Consultant and Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Peter Rachleff: Administration, Community Service; Sarah Borger: Artistic, Administration, Organizational Development; LaDonna Morrison: Finance, Administration, Organizational Planning; Stacy Stanley: Artistic; Delta Giordano: Artistic, Volunteerism, Education; Jessica Huang: Artistic, Fundraising, Community Education; Julia Barlow: Fundraising, Administration, Artistic; Judy Garza: Fundraising.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$37,440

Direct expenses

$47,440

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

30-40 Young Dance company members will have the opportunity to work with 3 out of 5 different choreographers, exploring different perspectives on the relationships between story and dance. 450 people will attend the performance of Stories.We will count participants and audience. We will survey both audience and participants, asking their impressions of the relationship between story and dance.

Measurable Outcome(s)

45 dancers, ages 7-50, participated in the creative process and performance of dances by 7 professional artists. 12 youth created dances inspired by story. 650 audience members attended Stories including 3 groups from organizations serving people living with disabilities. The Heroes Unbound cast unanimously reports a stronger parent/child bond and deeper understanding of the choreographic process.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Jon Dicus, Jessica Briggs, Derrick Banks, Jay Hammond, Krystal Stackhouse, Becky Heist, Mike Cohn, Maria Tierney, Hope Grathwol

Project Manager

Gretchen

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Young Dance, Inc. AKA Young Dance

3321 15th Ave S

Minneapolis

55407