Arts Activities Support

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. AKA Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

October 2016

End Date

June 2017

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Hennepin

Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Funding to produce Siempre Flamenco, a new work in the flamenco tradition of southern Spain featuring international and local artists. Performances will take place at the Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts in April 2017.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair of El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Artistic Director of World Music and Dance and the International Children’s Festival; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Nikki Hunt: Administration, organizational development; Pete Driessen: Artistic, education, Community Education; Michael Fallon: Administration, marketing, education; Rachel Levitt: Marketing; Lindsy Halleckson: Artistic, fundraising, administration; Hilary Smith: Fundraising, administration, marketing; Lula Saleh: Artistic, volunteerism, general administration; Taous Khazem: Artistic, education; Peter Foster: Marketing, organizational development, administration.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2017 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$25,500

Direct expenses

$35,500

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.00

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Zorongo’s proposed outcomes for this project are: 1) to increase its performance audience by 10% compared to years past and; 2) to have 80% of the Zorongo School enhance their skills, technique, and creativity through their work with internationally known master flamenco guest artists. Success and outcomes will be measured by comparing the numbers of attendees to past such events, through audience/student responses, media reviews, and from feedback by project personnel. Methods of measurement will include: box office records, workshop registrations, survey responses, and financial records (kept by Zorongo).

Measurable Outcome(s)

Over 400 survey responses were collected with 88% of audiences surveyed expressing interest in attending another Zorongo event in the future; many new names were added to the Zorongo mailing list. 500 students and adults were reached through the student matinee and MovementWise programs. New artist-artist relationships were made.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Christine Kozachok, Sarah Strauss, Vicki Walker, Trisha Beuhring, Thomas Peden, Maria Jose Martin, Catherine Higgins Whiteside, Alessandra Chiareli, Evelyn Padilla, Robin Moede

Project Manager

Niels

Strandskov

Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre

3012 Minnehaha Ave

Minneapolis

55406

(612) 234-1653

flamenco@zorongo.org

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