Folk and Traditional Arts
Folk and Traditional Arts
Turkish American Association of Minnesota dancers will further develop their mastery of the rich cultural heritage of Turkish folk dances by studying with two master artists. The dancers will then share their knowledge with community groups, and lead the groups in public performances.
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
In the workshop, TAAM dancers will further develop their skills and knowledge of Turkish folk dances' choreography, music, costumes and symbolism. We will collect self-reports from TAAM dancers on what they have learned in the workshop. As TAAM dancers teach dances to the community groups, we will observe rehearsals and survey the participants. 2: The TAAM dancers will teach Turkish folk dances and culture to two community groups and lead them in public performances to reach a wider audience. We will keep track of participation in classes and performances, collect oral and written evaluations from seasoned and new dancers and audiences at public performances.
All dance groups learned the dances and music and were able to perform at five different public events. Photos, videos and observations were collected at rehearsals across time, as well as at public performances. Surveys were given to the adult group members. 2: The dances were presented at six different venues. Audience members learned and enjoyed them. We kept track of the attendance at the events and gave a survey to the audience members at the end of our main event, Passage to Turkiye.
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