Arts Access

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$16,457
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Ananya Dance Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2014
End Date
December 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Access

Project Details

Ananya Dance Theatre will create a workshop series that connects 40 refugee and immigrant women and girls with the experience of dancing, dance-making, self-expression through movement, creating access to professional concert dance, and building cultural leadership.

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.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Maya Beecham: Executive assistant and creativity director, Youthprise; visual and spoken word artist; freelance writer; Laurel Bradley: Director and curator, Perlman Teaching Museum, Carleton College, Northfield; Gregory Bullard: Independent Management Consultant, Bullseye Services Corp.; Melissa Cuff: Director of grants and foundation relations for YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities.; Joanna Kohler: Filmmaker and Media producer, community storytelling; Sherri Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Paul Robinson: Director, James P. Shannon Leadership Institute, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, Saint Paul; Jessica Roeder: Writer, poet and teacher

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$16,457
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$16,457
Administration costs
$3,165
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Ananya Dance Theatre will build on our relationship with community partner Women’s Initiative for Self-Empowerment to organize workshops for women and girls they serve. Ananya Dance Theatre will track attendance and engagement throughout the workshops and request feedback from participants at several points in the project. Ananya Dance Theatre will discuss survey outcomes and assess impact in a post-project reflection session with Women’s Initiative for Self-Empowerment leadership. 2: Ananya Dance Theatre will diminish barriers, understanding abstract narratives of concert dance and financial restrictions that restrict access for our target community. Ananya Dance Theatre will track responses from program attendees through anecdotal reflections, dialogues, post-showing discussions, and an anonymous survey. We will track the number of complimentary tickets used by workshop participants.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Ananya Dance Theatre built a stronger relationship with Women's Initiative for Self-Empowerment. Planning for 2015 has reviewed what worked previously and incorporated lessons of experience. 2: Real and perceived barriers to participation were diminished by providing transportation funds to participants and creating a safe, supportive, and professional performing environment.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Gina Kundan, David Mura, Robert Lynn, Gary Peterson, Prachee Mukherjee, Elizabeth McDermott Altheimer, Danielle Mkali, Anitra Cottledge, Saymoukda Vongsay
Project Manager
First Name
Gary
Last Name
Peterson
Organization Name
Ananya Dance Theatre
Street Address
500 21st Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55455
Phone
(612) 486-2238
Email
admin@ananyadancetheatre.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
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