Folk and Traditional Arts
Folk and Traditional Arts
The Tamil Association of Minnesota will impart advanced training to community members in the South Indian traditional instruments Nadhaswaram, Thawil, and Parai, with a final performance at Muthamizh Vizha, a Tamil traditional festival held in July 2018.
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.
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
ACHF Cultural Heritage
Twenty Minnesota artists develop and deepen their skills in South Indian folk and Traditional instrumental music - Thavil, Nadhaswaram and Parai. The master artists will assess the community artists on the apprenticeship progress based on predefined parameters including Instrumental Techniques, tradition and awareness, aural and improvisation. 2: Improve community awareness on South Indian folk and traditional instruments - Thavil, Nadhaswaram and Parai - through workshop and performance. Survey the community audience to measure awareness on the presented folk and traditional music.
33 of 48 participants demonstrated above 80% attendance and gave the independent stage performance at Muthamizh Vizha 2018. 1. Sheet maintained to track the attendance. 2. Masters and Students gathered end of each session to run retrospectives to ensure effective learning and organize students at varying levels based on the proficiency attained. 2: Improved community awareness on South Indian folk and traditional instruments - through workshop and performance. Gathered Paper form Survey to the community audience to measure the increase in the level of awareness on the presented folk and traditional music.
Other,local or private