Arts Learning

2014 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

September 2014

End Date

April 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Hennepin

Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Funding for a three-week residency for students at Southwest High School in Minneapolis, who will also attendance a Contempo Physical Dance performance. The project will run from January through March 2015.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: Consultant and Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Byron Richard: Community Development, Education; Joe Sullivan: Administration, Education, Community Education; Heather Beal: Fundraising, Audience Development, Organizational Development; Tami Morse: Artistic, Education, Administration; Brian Evans: Artistic; Barry Kleider: Artistic, Education; Kaitlin Frick: Administration, Organizational Development, Finance; Courtney Kupsch: Fundraising, Administration; Charlie Leonard; Artistic, Administration, Education.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Yes

Conflict of Interest Contact

Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Jeff Prauer (651) 645-0402

Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

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

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$3,000

Direct expenses

$13,000

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

All students will deepen their experience and understanding of Afro-Brazilian dance, capoeira and contemporary dance via technique classes, critical response, creation and performance. The cooperating teacher will report an increased level of student engagement and growth in the areas of technique, critique, creation and performance.Students will be evaluated using observation, oral responses, in-class reflections and a final rubric. The cooperating teacher will complete a post-residency survey.

Measurable Outcome(s)

High school students at Southwest High School in Minneapolis attended Contempo Physical Dance’s performance of Motiro at The Cowles Center and deepened their experience by participating in multiple technique classes in a dance style unfamiliar to them, Afro-Brazilian contemporary dance and capoeira, and created and performed their own short works in response to the work.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

David Hoffman-Dachelet, Anthony Galloway, Shih-Yu Kuo, Jenny Pennaz, Nancy Rosenbaum, Maria Wennerstrum

Project Manager

Jenny

Pennaz

Contempo Physical Dance

3162 Park Overlook Dr

Shoreview

55126