Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
The Ethnic Dance Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2012
End Date
March 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding to produce and present a series of concerts entitled Black Sea Treasures, representing the folk traditions of the six countries surrounding the Black Sea. Performances will take place at the Ritz Theater in March 2013.
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
Beth Burns: marketing, administration, organizational development, theatre, music, literature; Christine Knutson: administration, fundraising, music; Donna Bachman: administration, youth programming, dance, theatre; Kate Walker: artistic, finance, music; Karis Sloss: artist, education, youth programming, dance, theatre, music; Alan Berks: artist, audience development, education, theatre, literature, community arts; Robert Shoemaker: administration, music; Ann Benrud: marketing, fundraising, organizational development, visual arts, design arts, media arts; Jessica Brooks: marketing, youth programming, organizational development, craft arts, music, theatre.
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 Cultural Heritage
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$30,890
Direct expenses
$40,890
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Artists and audiences will be enriched; ethnic cultures will be celebrated and illuminated; dancers' technical skills will improve.Attendance; audience surveys and Facebook fan page; feedback from choreographers and dancers.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Provided artists with in-depth training in regional folk styles, culminating in dance performances representing six specific Black Sea cultures; exceeded audience goals, selling at 94% capacity.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Eva Kish, Rita Schultz, Jeanne Schultz, Donal LaCourse, Emily Judd, Don Stevens, Claire Courtney, John Omorean, Leila Poullada
Project Manager
First Name
Eva
Last Name
Kish
Organization Name
The Ethnic Dance Theatre
Street Address
3507 Clinton Ave
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55408-4577
Phone
(763) 545-1333
Email
info@ethnicdancetheatre.com
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