Minnesota Hungarians' project, a series of events over six days (lecture-demonstration, workshop, and concert involving community groups) is designed to provide opportunities for Minnesotans to learn about and participate in Hungarian folk dance and music.
NACDI, in collaboration with All My Relations Arts, will present Tradish: Contemporary Treatments of Traditional Dakota and Ojibwe Arts. Tradish will exhibit work by expert and award-winning American Indian artists who live and work in Minnesota.
Nordic stav and sondan workshops and collaboration will explore the ancient roots of Nordic culture by integrating runes, stav, and Old Norse with dance forms preserved by Nordic immigrant ancestors, culminating in interactive community performances.
Rajasekar's project will focus on Nuances of Melody and Rhythm in Carnatic Music, the classical music of South India, through workshops (by a Minnesota artist and a visiting artist from India), performances, and mentorship.
Hesla will bring people to three Minneapolis parks to sing together, inspired by the incredible legacy of park singing in the early 20th century. These summer 2011 singing events, open to all, will build community and celebrate our diverse traditions.
The Cradleboard Project will revitalize a part of our Native American cultural knowledge that is an endangered tradition, by bringing family and community together to carry on the tradition of the cradleboard with traditional appliqué beadwork.
Southside Family Charter School will partner with artists focused on the folk music of African Americans, with a special emphasis on songs of struggle, and provide extended residencies for students in grades 2-8.
Dance Revels Moving History will work with local French and Metis (French-Indian) cultural specialist/interpreter Virgil Benoit, French Director Josette Antomarchi, and several French cultural groups to produce dance workshops, discussions about being bi-racial, and a dance theater show about the Metis founding father of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Pierre Bottineau and his multi-racial world.
All My Relations Arts Plaza at the first annual American Indian Cultural Corridor Festival along Franklin Avenue will present and honor traditional arts of indigenous Minnesota communities in the Twin Cities through a two-day, multidisciplinary arts event that uplifts an entire neighborhood.
A Year of Swedish Slöjd at The American Swedish Institute promotes the perpetuation of authentic Swedish craft techniques and materials through adult and youth workshops, a university class, and an exhibit demonstrating art instructors' mastery and student learning.
This project will support the inaugural season of the Culture Workers Collaborative (CWC), a cohort program for Minnesota culture bearers seeking to lead their communities in amplifying cultural heritage, building identity, and increasing cultural self-determination. Over the course of the program, culture bearers will 1) participate in 15 monthly professional development sessions; 2) carry out a series of 31 culturally diverse humanities activities that empower their communities in building identity and culture.
