Arts Project Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Taja Will Ensemble
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
April 2020
End Date
May 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Arts Project Support

Project Details

Premiere of Blood Language, a new dance by queer, Chilean choreographer Taja Will

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Abby Frank Taylor: General Administration, Artistic, Organizational Development/Planning; Alneida Madrigal: Youth Programming, Organizational Development, General Administration; Emma Marlar: Artistic, Technical Production, Education; Hannah Smith: Community Service / Development, Equity (DEI) Specialist, Organizational Development; Keliyah Perkins: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Program Development; Loren Niemi: General Management / Administration, Artistic, Organizational Development / Planning.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$6,360
Direct expenses
$16,360
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Blood Language will premiere for two performances with an audience of exactly 40 for an intentionally intimate design. TWE's administrative assistant will count acquire the number of tickets sold compared to the audience in attendance, we plan to have audience surveys and a post-performance engagement activity. The post-performance may be a talk-back or reception. TWE hour team admin personnel, artistic director and rehearsal director will have meetings throughout the process and after it's premiere to conduct relationship-centered evaluations with each ensemble member.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Taja
Last Name
Will
Organization Name
Taja Will Ensemble
Street Address
3055 15th Ave S Ste 2
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55407
Phone
(763) 706-7726
Email
tajawill@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