Arts Activities Support

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$6,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Katha Dance Theatre

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

June 2015

End Date

November 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Ramsey

Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Funding for Pourush - The Masculine, a dance performance blending traditional Kathak dance of North India with Chau, a form of tribal dance from Eastern India. Performances will take place at O'Shaughnessy Auditorium in St Paul in October 2015.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Minnesota Public Radio Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Loren Niemi: Administration, artistic, organizational planning; Peter Rachleff: Community education, education, artistic; Elin Anderson: Artistic; Lori Janey: Administration; Angela Bernhardt: Fundraising, administration, community service; Elise Marubbio: Education, artistic, organizational development; Karen Charles: Artistic, education, administration; Amy Dillahunt: Administration; Max Erickson: Administration.

Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$6,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$71,140

Direct expenses

$77,140

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

With this project our goal is to bring 1000 audience members to 'Pourush' to be performed by 20 artists. Audience surveys showed that 90% of respondents from the previous show felt the show was excellent who wanted to know more about the culture. Katha Dance Theatre is committed to continuous and thorough evaluation of its programs and artists through surveys. We will tabulate written responses from collaborating artists through post-production meetings; from the audience members; from the box office statistics to determine the success in financial matters and from the advisors and volunteers to gauge for the experience.

Measurable Outcome(s)

15 artists performed in Pourush along with 13 high school students û and in one weekend 651 people attended the shows in addition to 400 students from their field trip. Audience surveys showed that 50% of respondents experienced this art form for the first time.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Sangeeta Jain, Rita Mustaphi, Kalyan Mustaphi, Marcia Boehnlein, Elizabeth Fifer, Vidyotham Reddi, Jeffrey Davies, Anu Jain, Anurag Sharma

Project Manager

Kalyan

Mustaphi

Katha Dance Theatre

5444 Orchard Ave N

Crystal

(763) 533-0756