Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Dans Askina Turkish Dance Ensemble
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2012
End Date
October 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Turkish Romany dance workshops
Project Details
Funding for a weekend of Turkish Romany dance workshops, featuring nationally-known dance instructors June Seaney and Artemis Mourat. Activities will take place at the Playwright Center in October 2013.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Laura Narhi: Vice President, Minnesota Symphonic Winds; Daniel Pinkerton: Impresario, Fortunes' Fool; Curt Lund: Marketing and Communications, Minnesota Center for Books Arts; Jamil Dwan Jude: Producer in Residence, Mixed Blood Theatre; Thomas Borger: Communications and Marketing Manager, The Playwrights' Center; Brittany Kallman Ameson: Development Associate, Jungle Theater; Karen Goodenough: Program Manager, Capri Arts; Charles Campbell: Artistic Director, Skewed Visions; Kayin Gⁿlgⁿn: Managing Director, Skewed Visions.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Cultural Heritage
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,000
Direct expenses
$8,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Oriental dance workshop participants will be exposed to different methods and interpretations and skill levels, the local Turkish community will be engaged.Participant feedback questionnaires.
Measurable Outcome(s)
33 participants took workshops in Turkish Romani dance; six different classes were offered over the weekend; dancers travel from three other States and Canada to attend; Troupe members gained confidence in organizing and task completion.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Sarah Dorman, Nancy Fetzek, Elizabeth Artemis Mourat, June Seaney
Project Manager
First Name
Mary
Last Name
West
Organization Name
Dans Askina Turkish Dance Ensemble
Street Address
5818 Halifax Ave N
City
Brooklyn Center
State
MN
Zip Code
55429
Phone
(763) 537-8106
Email
dansaskina@gmail.com
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