Arts Learning

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
January 2017
End Date
March 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Afro-Brazilian Contemporary Dance Residency at North Community High School.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at 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; 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, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Chad Kampe: General administration, education, artistic; Terri Thao: Organizational development, community education, general adminstration; Kate Fisher: Education, artistic; Jacqueline Stahlman: Community education, education, general administration; Ashleigh Penrod: Artistic, administration, marketing; Karen Charles: Artistic, education, administration.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,500
Direct expenses
$12,500
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

100% of participants will embody contemporary Afro-Brazilian dance movement and be able to describe similarities and differences with other dance styles. 100% of participants will choreograph a work that is in response to the production Balacobaco. Participants will be observed in technique classes. Grading rubrics will be analyzed for participants' choreography and written artist statements.

Measurable Outcome(s)

100% of the students embodied contemporary Afro-Brazilian dance and were able to describe similarities and differences with other dance styles with which they were familiar. Each student choreographed and performed a work in response to Contempo’s production of Balacobaco.

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
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency