Operating Support
Operating Support
Jawaahir Dance Company is dedicated to presenting Middle Eastern dance as a vibrant living art form at its highest artistic level, to bringing the rich folkloric heritage of the Middle East to the theatrical stage, and to providing education about Arabic dance and music in its authentic form for dance students and the general public.
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.
Emily Edison: Executive director, SOAR Career Solutions; David Hanson: Retired ad agency owner; professional musician; Linda Holliday: Founder and president, Impact Minnesota and Holliday Pottery; Lorrie Janatopoulos: Former planning director, Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency; Donna Johnson: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center; Ho Nguyen: Housing and economic justice program manager, Minnesota Coalition for Batter Women; Blake Potthoff: Executive director, Fairmont Opera House; board member, MN Presenters Network; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Melissa Rands: Director of accreditation and assessment, MCAD; Yee Thao, Executive director, Center for Hmong Arts and Talent
ACHF Arts Access
Engage diverse audiences in Arabic dance and music, offer artistic growth, in large-scale Fall Concert with live Arabic band and new choreography. Attendance and ticket sales data, along with audience comments, measure appreciation and new perspectives; artistic growth and satisfaction measured through post-production conversation. 2: Opportunities for personal experience and learning about Arabic arts, through intimate events such as salons, workshops, and community gatherings. Attendance numbers and audience conversations at free community events such as Blaine Festival, Midtown Music Fest, Uptown Art Fair, and Hennepin County LIBRARY: Increased understanding or changed misperceptions and determine if people were entertained.
Our typical Fall Concert was rescheduled for Spring 2020, and cancelled due to Covid. 2: We presented opportunities to experience Arabic arts through intimate cabarets and community festivals. We counted attendance and number of tickets sold at cabarets; we interviewed audience post-event, and interviewed dancers to learn satisfaction and recommendations for change.
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