Community Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Eclectic Edge Ensemble
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2017
End Date
August 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Community Arts

Project Details

Eclectic Edge Ensemble presents ?Foot Flight by Night? Funding to produce and perform four shows of "Foot Flight by Night," an original version of "A Midsummer?s Night Dream," told in a theatrical jazz dance style. Eclectic Edge Ensemble will work with four local composers to create the score. The production will be presented at The Lab Theater in Minneapolis in July 2017.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Bob Bierscheid: General administration, community service, organizational development; Stanton Wood: Fundraising, administration, artistic; Erin Lewis: Fundraising, organizational development, community education; Martha West: General administration, fundraising, community service; Julie Benda: Artistic; Rose Garcia: Artistic, community service, youth programming; Chris Cloud: Audience development, artistic, organizational development; Nathan Soland: Fundraising, general administration, organizational development; Paige Priolo: Organizational development, fundraising, community service.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$17,000
Direct expenses
$22,000
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We will evaluate Eclectic Edge Ensemble's "Foot Flight by Night" successes if we are able to collaborate with 20 different artists (between designers, performers, composers, director and choreographer) and have 500 patrons attend our production with 200 repeat attendees to future Eclectic Edge Ensemble productions. We would like to have 100 students participate in our Foot Flight by Night youth poetry competition Over the 4 shows we hope to collect at least 200 demographic surveys from our audiences that show 60% are new audience members to Eclectic Edge Ensemble. Audience members will be asked to take a survey to help us evaluate our marketing strategies and continue to document age and diversity in our audience pool. All surveys will also have space provided to give suggestions to help us continue to serve them better, and to leave comments about their interpretation of the piece, giving us evidence of the success of Eclectic Edge Ensemble's mission. We will have a talk back with our audience after the Thursday evening and Sunday matinee performance to talk about our process and answer any questions and receive spoken feedback on the production. Cast, creators, designers and crew will hold a post mortem meeting after the production closes and fill out artist surveys with their evaluation, reaction and feedback on our process for Foot Flight by Night.

Measurable Outcome(s)

420 patrons attended over 4 performances 27 artists worked on this production. Demographic surveys showed 48% had never attended an EEE performance before. Female audience members made up 54%, 44% were male, 2% non-conforming. In terms of ethnicity 7% identified themselves as being African American, 5% Asian American, 8% Hispanic/Latino, 3% Middle Eastern, 9% Multi-Racial and 68% Caucasian.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Ryan McGuire Grimes, Bill Mohr, Blake Iverson, Matthew Prediger, Jessica Briggs
Project Manager
First Name
Karis
Last Name
Sloss
Organization Name
Eclectic Edge Ensemble
Street Address
2035 Florida Ave S
City
St Louis Park
State
MN
Zip Code
55426
Phone
(612) 910-2920
Email
eeedance@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