Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Contempo Physical Dance
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2016
End Date
March 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding to create and perform a new full-length work, Balacobaco, a contemporary Afro-Brazilian dance work that will feature pre and post-performance activities and audience participation. It will premiere at The Cowles Center in Minneapolis in February 2
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair of El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Artistic Director of World Music and Dance and the International Children’s Festival; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Nikki Hunt: Administration, organizational development; Pete Driessen: Artistic, education, Community Education; Michael Fallon: Administration, marketing, education; Rachel Levitt: Marketing; Lindsy Halleckson: Artistic, fundraising, administration; Hilary Smith: Fundraising, administration, marketing; Lula Saleh: Artistic, volunteerism, general administration; Taous Khazem: Artistic, education; Peter Foster: Marketing, organizational development, administration.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2017 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$23,724
Direct expenses
$33,724
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
All of the artists will report artistic growth in their ability to interact with audience members during the performance. Audience members will report being able to participate more directly in the experience than any previous Contempo Physical Dance production. One-on-one meetings will be held with each of the dancers. Audience members will provide feedback at a post-performance discussion.
Measurable Outcome(s)
100% of artists reported artistic growth in their ability to interact with audience members during the performance. 100% of responses from audience members indicated that they were more directly engaged in the performance than previous productions.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Carlos Caballero, Shih Yu Kuo, Catlin Murphy, Jenny Pennaz, Nancy Rosenbaum
Project Manager
First Name
Jenny
Last Name
Pennaz
Organization Name
Contempo Physical Dance
Street Address
3162 Park Overlook Dr
City
Shoreview
State
MN
Zip Code
55126
Phone
(612) 619-4116
Email
contempophysicaldance@gmail.com
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