Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Chinese American Association of Minnesota AKA CAAM Chinese Dance Theater
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2012
End Date
February 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Project Overview
The Silken Thread
Project Details
Funding for The Silken Thread, a dance production celebrating Chinese Dance TheaterÆs 20th Anniversary. Performances will take place at OÆShaughnessy Auditorium in January 2013.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Lori-Anne Williams: Development Director, AccountAbility Minnesota; Jennifer Tonko: Program Assistant, Minnesota Humanities Center; Katie Rye: Twisted Owl Marketing and Events; Michele Spaise: Artist; Carolyn Holbrook, Executive Director, SASE: The Write Place; Adriana Rimpel: Program Manager, Walker Art Center; Tom Moffatt: Supervisor, Silverwood Park; Vanessa Voskuil: Vanessa Voskuil Dance.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Cultural Heritage
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$51,220
Direct expenses
$61,220
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To challenge Chinese American Association of Minnesota dancers with diverse styles and expand their artistry; to give audiences an appreciation of the history and background of Chinese dance.Post-event meetings with staff, volunteers, and board; audience surveys.
Measurable Outcome(s)
1600 audience members attended the performance; dancers reported that they increased their understanding of dance techniques and improved their performance skills.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Ming-Jen Chen, Vincent Mar, Vickee Nelson, Alice Fitzgerald, Le Ha, Eric Gong, RIchard Ji, Bing Wen Yan, Susanna Hui, Vickee Nelson, Beatrice Rothweiler, Alice Fitzgerald, Betty Rasmussen, Grace Post, Stacey Hunter Hecht, Tiffany Lin, Barry Yam, Yanhua Wu
Project Manager
First Name
Bea
Last Name
Rothweiler
Organization Name
Chinese American Association of Minnesota AKA CAAM Chinese Dance Theater
Street Address
800 Transfer Rd Ste 8
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55114
Phone
(651) 774-0806
Email
brothweile@aol.com
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