Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Gregory H. Brosofske AKA Gregory Brosofske
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2019
End Date
December 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Artist Initiative

Project Details

Brosofske will create an interactive electronic music piece for choreographer Carl Flink. In This House will examine the complex nature of the private lives that take place behind the walls of a home.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, 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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; 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.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Joan Griffith: Bass and mandolin player; teaches at Macalester and directs MacJazz; Douglas Harbin: Assistant professor of music theory and composition, Concordia College; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator and consultant; development officer at KBEM Jazz88; Jeffrey Meyer: Music professor and fine arts department chair at Concordia College, Moorhead; leader of study abroad trips; Stephen Pelkey: Music faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and Winona State University; cellist with Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Rochester Chamber Music Society; Karen Quiroz: Professional vocalist, Brazilian music; Gabriel Rodreick: Musician and teacher; Arts Board grantee; David Stoddard: Award-winning lyricist, composer, folk musician, and teacher

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$250
Direct expenses
$10,250
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

I will explore a new style of composing for an interactive music/dance composition. This project uses new interactive techniques where the composition reacts directly to the dancers' movement in real time. The outcome will be evaluated by how successfully I use these new techniques to effectively communicate the emotions of the story. 2: Live interaction between composer, choreographer and performers in the creative process will add a heightened level of engagement with the audience. Since we are exploring new collaborative territory, audience feedback will be especially critical to this project. In order to gage are successes and to identify areas that need improvement, we will invite audience Q and A after each performance.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Greg Brosofske explored a new style of composing that incorporated interactive movement by the dancers to generate sound and visuals. This project used new interactive techniques where the music and visual elements reacted directly to the dancers movement in real time. We evaluated by how well these techniques worked and how well we communicated the emotions of the story. 2: Interactive media and sound created a heightened level of engagement with the audience. Following each performance the composer, choreographer and dancers conducted an informal Q and A to gain feedback from the audience.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Gregory
Last Name
Brosofske
Organization Name
Gregory H. Brosofske AKA Gregory Brosofske
State
MN
Phone
(612) 590-3362
Email
gregbrosofske@gmail.com
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
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