Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Beyond Ballroom Dance Company
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2013
End Date
March 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding to create and present a new concert dance work highlighting the history and evolution of the Waltz. Performances will take place at the Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts in February 2014.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Philip Fried: artistic, community development, disabilities specialist; Nan Jahnke: administration, volunteerism, community development; Michele Blanchard: artistic, audience development, fundraising; Bill Venne: fundraising; Maggie Scanlan: artistic, education; Cass Erickson: fundraising, youth programming, community education; Elizabeth Tanner: artistic, education, community education; Patricia Mitchell: artistic, audience development, administration; Lori Anne Vicich: marketing, artistic.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2013 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$11,350
Direct expenses
$21,350
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Educate audiences on the historical development of the waltz; change perceptions of ballroom dance as being only a competitive dance form; create a dance performance that is both artistically rich and educational.Assess critical reviews; post-show discussions and box office sales; post-production meetings with artists.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Received positive reviews from both audience and critics; exceeded audience goals with over 800 in attendance; over 200 audience members participated in post-show discussion; a free performance was provided to individuals from Project SUCCESS and the Alzheimer's Association.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Jeanie LaFavor, Andrea Trimble-Hart, Jane Phipps, Eileen Arcilla, Nathan Daniels, Mark Jacobson, Julie Jacobson, Deanne Michael
Project Manager
First Name
Deanne
Last Name
Michael
Organization Name
Beyond Ballroom Dance Company
Street Address
5315 Oliver Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55419-1054
Phone
(612) 508-9255
Email
deanne@beyondballroom.org
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