Artist Initiative
Artist Initiative
Choreographer Penelope Freeh will excavate personal archives to write a series of essay blogs about past works, processes, and methodologies. She will develop a new solo based upon themes that emerge.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
Ramona Jacobs: Owner and director of Fergus Falls School of Dance; Heather Klopchin: Associate professor and chair of St Olaf College dance department; Sachiko Nishiuchi: Flamenco dancer and instructor; Arts Board grantee; Akiko Ostlund: Dancer, performing artist, poet, puppeteer, and activist; Naimah Petigny: Dancer; PhD candidate in feminist studies at the U of M; Michele Rusinko: Professor and chair of department of theater and dance, Gustavus Adolphus College; April Sellers: Dancer, choreographer; artistic director of The April Sellers Dance Collective; Linda Shapiro: Founder and former artistic codirector of New Dance Ensemble, director of New Dance Laboratory, and faculty member, department of theatre and dance, University of Minnesota; freelance writer; Chitra Vairavan: Dancer and choreographer; founding member of Ananya Dance Theatre
ACHF Arts Access
The choreographer will deepen her relationship to her artistic process by tying together her artistic past with her creative present. The artist will create a written archive of her past works by recording process memories, methods and anecdotes. She will create a new solo based upon themes that emerge. 2: The reading and viewing audience will gain a deeper understanding of the processes and ideas behind the work. The artist will blog the catalog of essays, track online traffic and encourage creative exchange. The performance component will include post-show engagement.
The choreographer deepened her relationship to her artistic process by tying together her artistic past with her creative present. Exploration of past via writing and discussion with creative partner. New solo commissioned and embodied. Presented in full-evening context where project lead curated all content and thematic imperatives. 2: Artists and audience gained a deep understanding of the processes and ideas behind the work. Deep processes via creative entanglements and relationships. Micro and Macro ways to connect to work: via page, embodied rehearsal, performance, and viewing. Exchanges on multi-levels, across genres, and ways of participation.
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