Folk and Traditional Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,799
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Green T Productions
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2018
End Date
December 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview

Folk and Traditional Arts

Project Details

Green T Productions will host master artist David Furumoto (Onoe Kikunobuhide) for a series of training workshops in the Japanese traditional dance drama forms kabuki, noh, and bunraku, culminating in a public demonstration and workshop.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, 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. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; 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.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Rebecca Dallinger: Special projects coordinator, White Earth Tribal and Community College Extension; Karen Goulet: Artist; program director of the Miikanan Gallery at Watermark Art Center, Bemidji; Peggy Korsmo-Kennon: COO, American Swedish Institute; David Todd Lawrence: Writer; English professor at St. Thomas; Sowah Mensah: Ethnomusicologist, composer, and master drummer; music professor at Macalester and U of M; Jeffrey Meyer: Music professor and fine arts department chair at Concordia College, Moorhead; leader of study abroad trips; Chuen-Fung Wong: Associate professor and chair of music, Macalester College

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 Cultural Heritage

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,799
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,333
Direct expenses
$9,132
Administration costs
$2,115
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

To provide Minnesota performers training and enhance their performance proficiency in traditional Japanese dance drama forms kabuki. We will evaluate this outcome through written surveys and oral interviews with the training participants, master artist and artistic director. 2: To expose Minnesota residents to traditional Japanese dance drama forms and to increase their understanding of the cultural background reflected. We will evaluate this outcome through participant counts, written surveys and oral interviews with workshop and demonstration participants and attendees.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Minnesota communities are enriched because folk and traditional art forms are practiced, preserved, or shared. We evaluated this outcome through oral interviews with the training participants, master artist and artistic director. 2: Minnesotans understand how folk and traditional art forms are practiced and/or their cultural significance. We will evaluate this outcome through participant counts and oral interviews with workshop and demonstration participants and attendees.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Avian Jangle, Ethan Xiong, Heather Klein Quigley, July Vang, Kathy Welch, Kiseung Rhee, Mary Shamrock, Mickaylee Shaughnessy, Natalie Wass, Reid Knuttila, Rick Coleman
Project Manager
First Name
Richard
Last Name
Coleman
Organization Name
Green T Productions
Street Address
4125 23rd Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55407
Phone
(715) 808-2521
Email
boxoffice@greentproductions.org
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
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