2003 Grant Awards: State Listings

Creativity/Organizational Capacity/Literature Fellowships
Leadership Initiatives

Some details of the projects listed below are subject to change, contingent upon prior Endowment approval.

MINNESOTA

15 HEAD, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$8,000
To support the development and creation of a design-based theatrical work. Sacred Space will be developed using 15 Head's unique, cross-disciplinary, collaborative rehearsal process.

3 Legged Race, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary
$12,000
To support the 5th annual Summer Blizzard. The series will focus on the development and presentation of four new, large-scale dance, circus arts and interdisciplinary works.

American Composers Forum
St. Paul, MN
CATEGORY: Organizational Capacity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$40,000
To support professional development for the chapters of American Composers Forum. During 2003 04, conferences and sessions on board development, unearned income and legal counsel for individual chapter directors and local board members will be available to assist 10 chapters located in cities around the country.

Asian Media Access, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
$5,000
To support the eighth annual Chinese Film Showcase. The curated film series will feature films and videos from Hong Kong, China and Taiwan.

Children's Theatre Company and School
Minneapolis, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$50,000
To support a play development laboratory entitled Threshold 2003. Funding will support a mainstage production of Korczak's Children by Jeffrey Hatcher and the development costs of Kia Corthron's play Snapshot, Silhouette.

Coffee House Press
Minneapolis, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
$50,000
To support the publication, promotion and national distribution of new collections of poetry. Scheduled writers include Wang Ping, Lorenzo Thomas, Brenda Coultas and Yuko Taniguchi.

Dale Warland Singers
St. Paul, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$10,000
To support the creation, performance and radio broadcast of new choral works. Two 10-12 minute works will be commissioned and premiered as part of the 30th anniversary celebration: one each by Aaron Jay Kernis and Dale Warland.

FORECAST Public Artworks
St. Paul, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
$18,000
To support the publication Public Art Review, a journal detailing trends and new projects in the public art field. One issue will focus on cross-disciplinary public art projects, another will examine the use of light in public art.

Genoways, Theodore
Minneapolis, MN
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
$20,000
Recipient, 2002 Creative Writing Fellowship (Poetry).

Glancy, Dianne
St. Paul, MN
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
$20,000
Recipient, 2002 Creative Writing Fellowship (Poetry).

Graywolf Press
St. Paul, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
$70,000
To support the publication, promotion and national distribution of volumes of poetry and creative nonfiction. Scheduled authors include Tony Hoagland, Kim Stafford, Elizabeth Alexander, Vijay Seshadri and Jorie Graham.

Guthrie Theater Foundation
Minneapolis, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$45,000
To support the Midwest regional premiere of Wintertime by Charles L. Mee. Associate Artistic Director John Miller-Stephany will direct the piece as part of the Guthrie Lab season.

Heart of the Beast Theatre, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$25,000
To support the creation, development and production of a new play. Queen Nanny, Queen Nanny by playwright Ben Kreilkamp and company artist/director Elisha Whittington will include original music by Jamaican composer Devon Evans.

History Theatre, Inc.
St. Paul, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$8,000
To support the commissioning and production of a stage adaptation of Sinclair Lewis' Pultizer Prize winning novel Main Street. Nationally recognized playwright Craig Wright will continue his relationship with the theater through his work on this production.

IFP MSP (Independent Feature Project/North)
Minneapolis, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
$10,000
To support the purchase of film and video equipment for use by media artists in the region. Over 100 film and video makers are expected to benefit from the project.

Illusion Theater & School, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
$35,000
To support the commission and creation of a new musical theater work. Composer and lyricist Rob Hartmann and adaptor Peter Rothstein will create a new musical entitled The Century Ballroom with choreography by Danny Buraecski.

James Sewell Ballet (Ballet Works, Inc.)
Minneapolis, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$10,000
To support performance and education activities in Rochester and St. Cloud, Minnesota. In Rochester, the company will perform at the Mayo Civic Center and teach master classes at the Rochester Ballet School, and in St. Cloud the company will perform at the Paramount Theater.

JAZZDANCE by Danny Buraczeski
Minneapolis, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$15,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work. Danny Buraczeski will choreograph the work using Judy Garland as an inspiration.

Loft, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
$45,000
To support the Minnesota Program for Writers, which provides workshops and mentors for emerging writers throughout the state. The program features the Mentor Series, which connects nationally recognized writers with local writers; and Talking Volumes, presenting recent original work by advanced writers.

Margolis Brown Theater Company (Adaptors, Inc.)
Minneapolis, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$12,000
To support continued development, set redesign and presentation of American Safari. The project is an original work developed by company co-founders Kari Margolis and Tony Brown.

Milkweed Editions, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
$55,000
To support the publication, promotion and national distribution of volumes of poetry and creative nonfiction by mid-career writers. Scheduled authors include Deborah Keenan, Janisse Ray, John Caddy, Gary Paul Nabhan, Bill Holm, David Brendan Hopes and Paul Gruchow.

Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Minneapolis, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
$35,000
To support the touring exhibition Romantic Paintings in England and France, with accompanying education programs.

Minnesota Opera Company
Minneapolis, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
$10,000
To support the North American premiere of the Handmaid's Tale by Danish composer Paul Ruder. Five performances of the opera at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts are expected to reach an audience of more than 9,200.

Minnesota Orchestral Association
Minneapolis, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$70,000
To support the creation and presentation of three new works by American composers John Corigliano, Aaron Jay Kernis and Stephen Paulus. The project will be part of Minnesota Orchestra's Centennial Commissioning Project, a ten-year effort that began in 1999.

Minnesota Public Radio
St. PAUL, MN
CATEGORY: Leadership FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
$500,000
To support the first phase of a multi-year leadership initiative aimed at developing the next generation of classical music programming for public radio. The project will include an assessment of current programming, the establishment of a fund for the development of programming using new digital technologies and other related activities.

Mixed Blood Theatre Company
Minneapolis, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$18,000
To support the commission and production of original works by Minnesota and Michigan immigrant playwrights. The project is part of the company's New America initiative.

Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
St. Paul, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
$20,000
To support the third annual Flint Hills International Children's Festival. Over four school days and one weekend, the Festival will showcase American and international events suitable for children, ages four to 14, and their families.

Pangea World Theater
Minneapolis, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$7,000
To support the creation, development and staged readings of up to four new plays through the Voices of Exile Series. The company will commission up to four local writers from the Hmong community to create a new play about the immigrant experience.

Park Square Theatre Company
St. Paul, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
$12,000
To support a production of Stephen Sondheim's Pacific Overtures. The work will provide an opportunity for collaboration with Theater Mu, the area's only Asian-American theater company.

Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc.
St. Paul, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$30,000
To support the regional premiere of a play by August Wilson. As part of its 25th anniversary season, Penumbra Theatre will produce and present King Hedley II.

Playwrights' Center, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$12,000
To support the development and production of three new works through the NewStage Directions initative. The Playwrights' Center and three local theater companies will collaborate to fully develop and produce a new theater work by a Playwrights' Center member.

Plymouth Music Series
Minneapolis, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$25,000
To support the Witness program, an annual celebration of musical contributions by African-American composers. The program will include educational events, a young people's concert, a school residency program and radio broadcasts.

Ragamala Music and Dance Theater
Minneapolis, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$10,000
To support the presentation of a work. Bhakti (Devotion), choreographed by Associate Artistic Director Aparna Ramaswamy, will be presented at the Southern Theater.

Rain Taxi, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
$10,000
To support the publication, promotion and national distribution of issues of Rain Taxi Review of Books. The quarterly magazine has a current national circulation of 20,000 copies.

Resources and Counseling for the Arts
St. Paul, MN
CATEGORY: Organizational Capacity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary
$10,000
To support the Arts Administration Mentorship Program. This statewide program will feature retreats, workshops and networking opportunities.

Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society
St. Paul, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$50,000
To support the commissioning and premiere of new works by Americans Dominick Argento and George Tsontakis and Brazilian Sergio Assad. Performances will be held at St. Paul's Ordway Center for the Performing Arts and the Ted Mann Concert Hall on the campus of University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.

Shapiro & Smith Dance (Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc.)
Minneapolis, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work. The work will juxtapose the classic and contemporary figures of Medea.

Southern Theater Foundation
Minneapolis, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$10,000
To support the presentation of dance companies. The presentations will be part of Word in Motion, a series of family-focused workshops.

Theater Mu, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$10,000
To support the world premiere production of Falling Flowers, an original theater work developed by Theater Mu and playwright Jeany Park. Jennifer Wear will direct the production for performances at Mixed Blood Theater in Minneapolis.

Theatre de la Jeune Lune
Minneapolis, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$28,000
To support the production of a new translation/adaptation of a work by Carlo Goldoni. One of the Last Nights of the Carnival will be collaboratively developed by the theater's ensemble of artists under the direction of Artistic Director Vincent Gracieux.

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN
CATEGORY: Leadership FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
$116,000
To support the conservation and stabilization of the Weisman Art Museum's Mimbres pottery collection, which is one of the largest in the world. The collection, which numbers nearly 800 pieces, is all that remains of the Mimbres people, who lived in present-day southwestern New Mexico over 850 years ago.

Walker Art Center, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
$65,000
To support the Art of Process: Creation in Community, designed to seek input in the development of large-scale work. As part of a four-year initiative, the Walker will commission artists to create works that engage communities and audiences in dialogues about culture, politics, history, race and global equity.

Young Women's Christian Association
Duluth, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts
$30,000
To support Dance, Dance Music and the Culture of Dance. The programming module will appear at major regional folk festivals in Minnesota and Iowa, presenting traditional dance, music and visual arts related to folk dance and music.

Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre
Minneapolis, MN
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of a new work. The work, titled Manton, will be choreographed by Artistic Director Susana di Palma.

Total Dollars Awarded: $1,661,000
Total Grants Awarded: 44

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