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New Native Theatre artists will work closely with Dakota community members throughout Minnesota to bring their stories to the stage.
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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. 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.; 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. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, 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.
Ronda Anderson-Sand: Project manager, Allegro School of Dance and Music; Xiaohong Chen: Lawyer; dancer and board member, MN Chinese Dance Theater; Basil Considine: Artistic Director, Really Spicy Opera; Heidi Jeub: Visual artist; former executive director of Visual Arts Minnesota; Aaron Johnson: Mural artist; Suzanne Legatt: Artist and community organizer; Alissa Morson: Cochair, Mankato Area International Festival; Rachel Yang: Marketing and public relations specialist, the Loft
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Dakota community members throughout Minnesota will work closely with New Native Theatre artists to bring their stories to the stage. We will succeed if the four Dakota reservation communities we reach out to participate in one or more storytelling workshops. 2: Dakota community members throughout Minnesota will use theatre to enrich their language revitalization practices. We will succeed if the four Dakota reservation communities we work with engage in creating a story for the stage using the Dakota language.
Despite Covid-19, 21 members of Dakota communities participated in the three-part online storytelling workshop featuring Joseph Marshall. Participant count. 2: New Native Theatre worked with 21 members of Dakota communities who participated in the workshop and monthly meetings of the core planning group. Participant count.
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