Arts Learning
Arts Learning
Wonderlust Productions professional theater artists will engage Capitol workers in theater arts learning to create and perform a community driven play.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
Lawrence Benson: Independent scholar, artist and publisher; Michael Carlson: Art teacher, art club advisor, and track and field coach at Foley High School; John Ginocchio: Director of bands and professor of music at Southwest Minnesota State University; Theresa Remick: Managing director, performance center at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Frederick Rogers: Founder, Minnesota Folklore Theater; Five Wings Arts Council chair; costume designer, director; Suchitra Sairam: Dancer, choreographer, and founder of Kala Vandanam Dance Company; Daniel Stark: Associate Professor, Minnesota State University, Mankato
ACHF Arts Education
Participants will develop a variety of theater skills that nurture their creativity, collaboration skills, self-confidence, and sense of belonging. We will survey participant attitudes pre- and post-process. We will also do skills assessments in collaboration with the participants and survey the audience about the quality of the experience. 2: Participants will also learn more about their workplace at the Capitol and feel more connected to its history and purpose. We will use the pre- and post-production surveys to measure attitudes toward community.
Participants will develop a variety of theater skills that nurture their creativity, collaboration skills, self-confidence, and sense of belonging. We will survey participant attitudes pre- and post-process. We will also do skills assessments in collaboration with the participants and survey the audience about the quality of the experience. We also interviewed most participants post-process. 2: Participants, and audiences, will also learn more about their workplace at the Capitol and feel more connected to its history and purpose. We will use the pre- and post-productions surveys to measure attitudes toward community. We also interviewed participants and received unsolicited emails and comments.
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