Arts Tour Minnesota
Arts Tour Minnesota
Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater's Community Connections Tour will include one-week residencies in Northfield, Fergus Falls, and Worthington to present public performances as well as community inclusive workshops and classes for diverse populations.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, 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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; 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.
Darcey Engen: Coartistic director, Sod House Theater; theater professor, Augsburg University; Nathan Hanson: Composer and saxophonist; Arts Board grantee; Kurt Kwan: Actor; Pillsbury House Theatre artistic associate; David Marty: Former President, Reif Arts Council; Christine Murakami Noonan: Marketing and advertising supervisor, Minnesota State Fair; former MRAC board chair; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Freelance director, actor and theater educator; James Rocco: Director and producer; former producing artistic director, Ordway
Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650
ACHF Arts Access
SPDT will engage audience members, students, healthcare professionals, and veterans in three Minnesota communities through performances and project activities. SPDT will evaluate progress through audience/performer dialogues, participant responses in classes and workshops, print and electronic surveys, and presenter feedback. 2: Project participants will be engaged in SPDT's creative process which will facilitate personal expression inspired by their lives and memories. Progress will be measured via evaluation forms, participant interviews, electronic surveys, post-performance dialogues, and presenter feedback.
SPDT offered residencies with performances and workshops for multiple population groups in Worthington, Fergus Falls, and Northfield. SPDT utilized Talk Piece post-performance audience engagement; presenter feedback; written and electronic surveys from workshop participants; and extensive debrief with co. artists and administrators to discuss successes, challenges, and future strategies 2: Residents from three communities interacted with SPDT's artists at performances and in senior centers, dance academies, veterans home, and schools. SPDT gathered feedback on community activities through responses from workshop participants, print and electronic surveys, and presenter feedback.
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