Arts Access
Arts Access
Curio Dance will expand its dance company by creating a performing arts dance troupe for adults with intellectual disabilities, connecting the performer with the audiences to impact social perceptions.
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.
Heather Allen: Program officer, Central Minnesota Arts Board; Adam Courville: St Paul Public Schools fund development and grant management; Robert Kern: Photographer; Arts Board grantee; Rupa Nair: Dancer with Katha Dance Theatre; cost controls specialist with construction company Weston Solutions; Mónica Segura-Schwartz: Board member, GREAT Theatre, Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, St Cloud School District
ACHF Arts Access
The UpDown Funk Dance Troupe will provide broad audiences with entertainment through community performances in a variety of venues. Dance troupe members will provide feedback on their dance experience; Audiences will provide feedback on their perceptions of viewing the entertainment provided by individuals with special needs. 2: Curio Dance will expand performance opportunities for individuals of differing abilities to participate in dance as an art form. Increased participation of individuals with special needs in a dance training program and increased number of community performances.
Outcome #1: The UpDown Funk Dance Troupe will provide broad audiences with entertainment through community performances in a variety of venues. This outcome was met through six community performances in 2019; the focus group responses which rated five out of five for audience enjoyment and entertainment value. 2: Outcome #2: Curio Dance will expand performance opportunities for individuals of differing abilities to participate in dance as an art form. At present, the troupe has increased to 22 dancers so it has doubled in one year. Dancers are exceptional in attending rehearsals and participating in community performances.
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