Folk and Traditional Arts
Folk and Traditional Arts
Larsson and collaborators will study piyutim, traditional Jewish song poetry, with master singer Arielle Lekach-Rosenberg. The project will result in a monthly public workshop and a one-day festival of workshops and performance.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, 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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; 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.
Shamso Ahmed: Henna artist; community organizer; Jose Alvillar Hinojosa: Artist and educator; Paul Dahlin: Swedish American fiddler honored by the NEA; Mary Ellen Halverson: Lead quilter with Arts Board grantee Evening Star Quilters; Peggy Korsmo-Kennon: COO, American Swedish Institute; Rita Mustaphi: Founder and artistic director, Katha Dance Theatre. Choreographer, dancer, and educator.; Lucia Pawlowski: Assistant professor of English and cultural studies at St. Thomas; Kari Tauring: Nordic musician and educator; Arts Board grantee; Gene Yang: Active participant in Hmong cultural activities in Walnut Grove; school paraprofessional; Leah Yellowbird, Artist; Arts Board grantee
ACHF Cultural Heritage
Three artists will gain skills and knowledge in traditional Jewish piyutim, reaching a level of skill that was previously unattainable. Instructor Arielle Lekach-Rosenberg will assess artists' progress in specific areas of artistic mastery, and give ongoing input that will be applied to continuing study. 2: Minnesota audiences will deepen their understanding of piyutim and build a relationship with this tradition in their collective community identity. Participant transformation will be measured through participant surveys assessing knowledge gained and transformation of attitudes about this tradition and Jewish cultural identity.
3 artists gained knowledge and skill, including language skills in Hebrew/Aramaic, melodic content, new maqamat (scales), and history of art form. Participants engaged in regular (monthly) assessment of progress, with check-ins about study format, content, and progress in gaining skills ? especially skills in songleading. 2: Minnesotans gained otherwise unavailable access to this musical form, and built understanding of its relationship to heritage Jewish identity. Project artists engaged participants in one-on-one interviews, solicited feedback via individual email with targeted participants (especially those representing important demographics), and a final project survey.
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