Arts Activities Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Jawaahir Dance Company
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2015
End Date
December 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding to present Sing To Me A Little, an Arab dance/music collaboration with the Georges Lammam Ensemble, vocalist Ghada Derbas, and multi-instrumentalist Michael Ibrahim. Performances will take place at the Ritz Theater in November 2015.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Minnesota Public Radio Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Lori-Anne Williams: Fundraising, administration, marketing; Scott Pakudaitis: Artistic, organizational development, marketing; Jennifer Marshall: Education, artistic, administration; Courtney Kupsch: Fundraising, administration; Erin Brueggemann: Artistic, disabilities specialist, organizational planning; Justin Merritt: Education; Kari Schloner: Administration; Eric Selle: Volunteerism, artistic, disabilities specialist; Brandon Bagaason: Artistic, fundraising, education.
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Cultural Heritage

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$32,575
Direct expenses
$42,575
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We anticipate 700 total people will attend 5 shows in October 2015 (date change from November). Our experience shows that approximately 15% of our audience is made up of Arab-American families, and we will enhance their experiences by providing access to the high quality native Arabic guest artists we are featuring. We will evaluate our work quantitatively by recording attendance and measuring revenue. We will evaluate qualitatively through lobby conversations with audiences after performances, post-mortem company meetings with dancers and musicians, possibly a short written audience survey, and through e-mail comments we typically get from audience members.

Measurable Outcome(s)

650 people attended 6 performances, and approximately 14% were Arab-American patrons. We performed 3 new pieces of choreography that stretched our skills and our repertoire. We staged a successful performance in 1 new venue, and will continuing that relationship in 2016. We worked with 1 new featured vocalist, a newly-discovered talent for Jawaahir, and an artist we hope to work with again.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Cassandra Shore, Patricia Auch, Kay Campbell, Salah Abdel Fattah, Eileen Goren, Kathy McCurdy, Melanie Meyer, Eileen O'Shaughnessy
Project Manager
First Name
Jenny
Last Name
Piper
Organization Name
Jawaahir Dance Company
Street Address
3010 Minnehaha Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55406
Phone
(612) 872-6050
Email
booking@jawaahir.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