Folk and Traditional Arts
Folk and Traditional Arts
TaikoArts Midwest will host Yuichi Kimura and Daichi No Kai from Kobe, Japan, for workshops in traditional taiko performance that will culminate in a collaborative concert with local taiko artists.
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
MN Taiko artists gain cultural knowledge and skills by learning and performing traditional taiko with Yuichi Kimura and Daichi no Kai of Kobe, Japan. Minnesota Taiko artists' growth in skills and cultural knowledge will be measured in a post event feedback meeting where we discuss what went well, what could be improved, and most importantly how people grew and were challenged. 2: MN audiences will engage with and gain appreciation and understanding of traditional taiko performance through project activities. Attendance totals will measure volume. Audience surveys will measure quality and level of engagement, as well as their familiarity with the art to determine if appreciation or understanding was gained.
MN Taiko artists gained cultural insight and skills by touring and performing traditional taiko with Yuichi Kimura and Daichi no Kai of Kobe, Japan. Feedback from all participating artists showed that grant activities resulted in greater skills, understanding, and inspiration for taiko and its traditions. 2: MN audiences were deeply engaged and gained appreciation of traditional taiko performance through project activities. Roughly 60-70% of our audience experienced taiko for the first time through our grant activities. We received more survey responses than we usually do and they were across the board positive.
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