Folk and Traditional Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$16,011
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. AKA Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2020
End Date
December 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Nicollet
Ramsey
Washington
Hennepin
Nicollet
Ramsey
Washington
Project Overview

Folk and Traditional Arts

Project Details

Zorongo will present a series of Flamenco performances, workshops, lectures, and events designed to share the emotional power of Flamenco with Minnesota audiences, and to impart the skills of Flamenco masters to students and apprentice performers.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

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.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Anne Adabra: Founder and chair, Minnesota Haitian Cultural Center; social studies teacher; dancer and storyteller; Carol Colburn: Teacher and researcher, Scandinavian garment making; Rhonda Dass: Professor of anthropology, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Lesly Gámez: Teacher, St Paul Public Schools. Dancer, Los Alegres Bailadores; Sarina Partridge: Educator and musician; Mai Vang: Founder of Hmong Museum; collections manager at Minnesota Museum of American Art; Gwen Nell Westerman Wasicuna: Poet and fiber artist

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Cultural Heritage

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$16,011
Other Funds Leveraged
$20,316
Direct expenses
$36,327
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Audiences will experience and learn about duende, which is the animating spirit of flamenco. Outcomes will be evaluated by demographic subgroup using quantitative and qualitative data: (a) participation; (b) surveys with scaled responses and write-in comments. 2: Flamenco students and apprentice performers will develop skills that impart duende, which is the animating spirit of flamenco. Outcomes will be evaluated by demographic subgroup using quantitative and qualitative data:(a) participation; (b) surveys with scaled responses and write-in comments for events, lectures and classes; (c) focus groups with apprentice performers.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Audiences experienced and learned about duende (the animating spirit of flamenco) at the staged performance, broadcast production, and workshops. Outcomes were evaluated by demographic subgroup using quantitative and qualitative data: (a) participation; taught students(b) surveys with scaled responses and write-in comments. 2: Flamenco students and apprentice performers developed skills that impart duende, which is the animating spirit of flamenco. Outcomes were evaluated by demographic subgroup using quantitative and qualitative data:(a) participation; (b) surveys with scaled responses and write-in comments for events, lectures, and classes.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Trisha Beuhring, Robert Brittain, Kristin Charles, Alessandra Chiareli, Christine Kozachok, Robin Moede, Colette Morris, Donna Stephenson, Paige Nelson, Melissa Saffelo-Boily
Project Manager
First Name
G. Michael
Last Name
Bargas
Organization Name
Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. AKA Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School
Street Address
3012 Minnehaha Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55406-1932
Phone
(612) 234-1653
Email
gmbargas@zorongo.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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