Arts Tour Minnesota
Arts Tour Minnesota
Northern Lights.mn will partner with Reif Performing Arts Center and Rochester Art Center to bring a site specific mystery performance about water called Ruination: City of Dust to Grand Rapids and Rochester audiences in fall of 2018.
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.; 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.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
Bradley Bourn: Executive director, Lyndale Neighborhood Association; former managing director, Ten Thousand Things Theater; Lee Gundersheimer: Arts and culture coordinator, City of Winona; Kaleena Miller: Dancer and choreographer; Arts Board grantee; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Freelance director, actor and theater educator; Blake Potthoff: Executive director, Fairmont Opera House; board member, MN Presenters Network; Dennis Whipple: Executive director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre; Timothy Wollenzien: Education services manager, Prairie Public Broadcasting; music educator
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By solving the mystery in our interactive outdoor performance, Minnesotans will develop a deeper appreciation for their water resources through art. Attendance will be tracked and NL and partners will conduct participant surveys and compare responses against baseline engagement data from the earlier Minneapolis presentation of Ruination. 2: Successful first tour of Ruination will expand NL's partner network to greater Minnesota arts organizations, creating future opportunities for NL's programs. Audience surveys will measure positive response and interest in future programs, and in-depth post-event interviews with presenting partners will be used to shape and strengthen future tour projects.
Aquanesia players reported increased knowledge and sense of stewardship for local water after the performance and appreciation for the actors. A pre and post-performance survey linked by a unique name tag measured knowledge of and responsibility for local water on a scale of 1-5. Results indicate that players moved toward more knowledge and greater stewardship after participating. 2: Arts relationships in both cities remain strong, although with different connections than intended. Residents in both cities asked for us to return! In addition to audience pre and post-event surveys, we conducted debrief conversations with the primary artists, arts and watershed partners, and had informal conversations with the local actors, attendees and residents.
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