Operating Support
Operating Support
Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater's mission is to create, produce, and present public performances of new works and repertory by artistic codirectors, Stuart Pimsler and Suzanne Costello; to provide opportunities for arts participation through the Community Connections program, including Arts and Education, Arts and Healthcare, and other Community Inclusive projects; and to promote and strengthen the understanding of dance theater through a variety of presentations and audience performer dialogues.
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; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
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; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
ACHF Arts Access
SPDT will create, produce, and present original new work and repertory in the Twin Cities, throughout Minnesota, across the U.S., and internationally. This outcome will be evaluated through numbers of performances, sizes of audiences, and responses from audiences, assessed by SPDT audience-performer dialogues, audience surveys, and presenter feedback. 2: SPDT will offer Community Inclusive projects, Arts and Education programs, and Arts and Healthcare programs to a broad range of populations in Minnesota. Workshops, classes, and other community activities will be evaluated using electronic, hard copy, and in-person feedback from participants as well as responses from presenting community partners.
SPDT created new work and presented it together with company repertory for audiences in the Twin Cities, throughout Minnesota, and across the U.S. Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater utilized Talk Piece post-performance dialogues, audience surveys, presenter feedback, and critical press responses at its numerous presentations to determine the achievement of this outcome. 2: SPDT offered activities for communities in Minneapolis, Ely, Eagan, Detroit Lakes, Saint Paul, Rochester, and Red Wing, reaching diverse population groups. SPDT's workshops, classes, and other community activities were assessed using participant evaluations designed for specific populations and on-line feedback, as well as responses from presenting partners.
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