Folk and Traditional Arts
Folk and Traditional Arts
The Ethnic Dance Theatre will present a Carpathian Cultural Celebration with interactive arts activities and performances showcasing Hungarian, Romanian, Serbian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Carpatho-Rusyn, Ukrainian, Jewish, and Roma folk traditions.
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. Officer at Large, 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. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
Rae French: International programs and study abroad coordinator, University of Minnesota Crookston; Karen Goulet: Artist, coordinator of the Gizhiigin Arts Accelerator program of the White Earth Nation; Sarah Larsson: Outreach and development director at the Somali Museum of Minnesota; Sowah Mensah: Ethnomusicologist, composer, and master drummer; music professor at Macalester and St. Thomas; Jeffrey Meyer: Music professor at Concordia College, Moorhead; leader of study abroad trips; Angela Robins: Woodworker and boat builder; Arts Board grantee; Mai Vang: Founder of Hmong Museum; collections manager at Minnesota Museum of American Art
Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600
ACHF Cultural Heritage
Provide an opportunity for community-based cultural folk dance groups and musicians to perform before, and engage, a broad-based metro area audience. By contracting with ten community-based folk performance groups with expertise and knowledge of their specific cultural traditions to perform as well as lead experiential activities with our audience. 2: Provide culturally immersive experiences and exposure to the music, dance, language, foods and arts of the cultures of central Europe Carpathian region. By using qualitative surveys, tracking admission to event and participation in workshops, we will determine the number attending, their degree of engagement and the quality of their experience
The opportunity to present and share personal cultural identification to the American public was as important as viewing it. Feedback to EDT and Landmark organizers were in the form of post-Festival discussions with group leaders and also requests for improvements from all who took part whether artist, artisan, vendor or volunteer. 2: Very successful response that could be felt in the Cortile and in the presentation courtrooms. The general good atmosphere of the Festival was backed up with surveys that were conducted by Landmark but also enhanced by a separate EDT survey conducted by EDT dancers soliciting definitive responses from Festival goers.
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