We are seeking an Arts Access grant to tour the three shows of our 2010-2011 to audiences in Alexandria, St. Cloud, and Leech Lake, in hopes of building new relationships with groups that serve low-income people in these communities.
Stage Elements is an eleven-day summer intensive for high school students taught at a college level that introduces participants to the wide variety of theatrical styles and techniques, classical and contemporary, that we teach at the University of Minnesota.
Zenon Dance Company proposes a 3-week tour to southwestern Minnesota during April and May 2011. This includes Marshall, Pipestone, and Luverne, Minnesota. Zenon will perform evening length performances, 5-day intensive residencies, and master classes.
Zenon will expand its work with the Twin Cities' deaf/hard of hearing community through a one-week residency at Humboldt Junior High; a free matinee during Zenon's Twin Cities' season; and a free performance of "The Nutcracker According to Mother Goose."
Zorongo Flamenco will join with collaborating partners to bring the art of flamenco dance and music to youth and adults in five Minnesota communities through performances and residency programming.
20% Theatre Company seeks MSAB support to conduct two, day-long writing and performance workshops for local transgender and differently-gendered artists in June 2011.
