Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Rhythmically Speaking
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2013
End Date
September 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Community Arts
Project Details
Funding for the fifth annual showcase featuring dances created by five to nine emerging and established Twin Cities Jazz and rhythm-driven choreographers. The showcase will be held at The Southern Theater in August 2013.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Charles Campbell: artistic, administration, marketing; Daniel Pinkerton: artistic; Louis Porter II: artistic, organizational planning, education; Heather Everhart: artistic, administration, marketing; Hayley Johnson: general management; Jamil Dwan Jude: artistic; Lindsy Halleckson: artistic, general management; Elizabeth Simonson: artistic, administration; Hilary Smith: fundraising.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2013 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$9,100
Direct expenses
$14,100
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Provide a paid opportunity and professional setting for local choreographers and performers of jazz and rhythm-based dance to present their work.Follow-up surveys administered to choreographers, performers and technicians; audience survey.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Thirty-three dancers choreographers participated; 400 audience members attended the showcase; new audience members attended because of the diverse choreographers.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Lindsay Woolward, Erinn Liebhard, Caitlin Milligan Shaeffer, Nikki Otten, Zoe Sealy, Heather Westerlund, Reilly Liebhard
Project Manager
First Name
Erinn
Last Name
Liebhard
Organization Name
Rhythmically Speaking
Street Address
1395 Jessamine Ave W Ste 106
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55108
Phone
(612) 419-5549
Email
info@rhythmicallyspeakingdance.org
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