Community Arts

The primary goal of the Global Adventures Series was to "make cultural connections through multiple art forms representing a variety of world cultures." Cultural connections during the series were achieved by attracting audience members from different cultures and by presenting artists from distinctive world regions. Also, the audience had many opportunities to interact with each other and with the performers. Examples included Brazilian audience members teaching others how to dance and a Caribbean band handing out percussion instruments for audience members to play along. Many of the events presented integrated art forms such as music types, musical instrument craftsmanship, traditional dance styles, storytelling through dance, world cuisine, and costume design. Even within a specific cultural identity, many of the performances represented different aspects of that culture, such as French cabaret singing and Cajun music sung in a French "patois". The audience attending our Live at the Rog series has become increasingly diverse, especially at the Global Adventures events. In the estimated vs actual Populations Benefiting section above, the actual results showed some differences from the estimated. This is mostly due to our misreading the original question indicating groups that made up "25% or more" of the population. Our estimates were based on a "notable presence" of indicated populations and not strictly those that made up 25% or more. Nonetheless, we are confident that our intended community was reached and well served. 2016 attendance totaled 8,841 people, compared to 7,375 in 2015. This was a 20% increase for the overall summer series. The Global Adventures series increased from 76% of the total in 2015 to 85% in 2016, indicating a growing interest in the series. Our pilot attempt to use Survey Monkey for audience feedback indicated that performance quality ranged from 50% "Excellent" to 50% "Fantastic."