Community Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Dans Askina Turkish Dance Ensemble AKA Dans Askina
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2019
End Date
October 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Community Arts

Project Details

Rakkas Hennepin 2 - Cultural Crossroads.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute Program Director; 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 Consultant; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; 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.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Chanida Phaengdara Potter: Audience Development / Marketing, Community Service / Development, Community Education; Kate Mohn: Fundraising, Community Service / Development, General Administration; Michelle Chang: Community Service / Development, Organizational Development, Education; Naomi Crocker: General Administration, Education, Organizational Development; Paul Eastwold: Education, General Administration, Disabilities Specialist; Sophie Peyton: Artistic, General Administration, Community Service / Development.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$10,200
Direct expenses
$15,200
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Participant survey results will show that 35% of respondents took a Middle Eastern Dance workshop in a style they had never danced before. Audience survey results will show that 25% of attendees had not previously experienced the wide variety of Middle Eastern Dance performances we are offering in the gala show. We will provide pre-event and post-event 'Knowledge Gained' surveys to workshop participants. We will provide audience surveys to gain their pre and post-show performance knowledge of the variety of Middle Eastern Dances.

Measurable Outcome(s)

100 people attended RM2's Meet the Masters Open House, fifteen dance workshops, and the Gala Show. Workshop participant surveys showed 25% of attendees tried a dance in a style new to them, and 30% indicated they increased their cultural knowledge of the countries represented. Gala show audience surveys showed 10% of attendees indicating the Gala Show was their first Middle Eastern dance experience.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Allison Abela, Sarah Dorman, Nancy Fetzek, Alexandra Howes, Emily Jarrett-Hughes, Benjamin Lamb, Artemis Mourat, June Seaney
Project Manager
First Name
Mary
Last Name
West
Organization Name
Dans Askina Turkish Dance Ensemble AKA Dans Askina
Street Address
5818 Halifax Ave N
City
Brooklyn Center
State
MN
Zip Code
55429
Phone
(763) 537-8106
Email
dansaskina@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