Fiscal Year 2005 / Mini Grants: January
Lincoln Fundamental School, Davenport
Journey to Freedom: Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre Residency
$1,500
Journey to Freedom: Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre Residency: All Lincoln students
K-5 and staff will engage in workshops and attend performances by Eulenspiegel
Puppet theatre during a week-long residency coordinated by Lincoln's Arts Partners
for Achievement Team. The concept of freedom vs. slavery will be explored through
the story of the Underground Railroad.
First Christian Church, Thresholds Committee, Des Moines
Thresholds IV: Leonard Bernstein's Artful Peacemaking
$1,500
"Thresholds IV: Leonard Bernstein's Artful Peacemaking": The Thresholds
Arts Festival to a Culture of Peace 2005 celebrates the music and humanitarian
work of American composer, conductor and educator, Leonard Bernstein. His daughter,
songwriter and radio personality Jamie Bernstein, will hold the programs at Drake
University and First Christian Church. Jamie is also the commissioned composer.
Orange Elementary School, Waterloo
An African Journey in Storytelling and Dance
$856
An African Journey in Storytelling and Dance: all 437 students will participate
in culturally diversity activities during Art, Music, PE and Media. The Specialists
will team with Dorian Byrd in teaching African folklore and dances during the
residency, culminating in a school wide dance and storytelling performance, featuring
student made costumes. Parents and others will be invited.
Southwestern Community College, Creston
Calle Sur Assemblies at SWCC for Diversity Week Extravaganza
$1,500
Calle Sur Assemblies at SWCC for Diversity Week Extravaganza:
Southwestern Community College is a community partner in the implementation of
a community wide Diversity Week Extravaganza in Creston during the week of Feb.
13-18. Calle Sur will be on campus to present two assemblies addressing diversity
through the sharing of Latin American and Caribbean music.
Youth and Shelter Services Inc., Ames
Marshalltown Hispanic Dance Group
$1,500
Marshalltown Hispanic Dance Group: Funds will provide the continuation of an existing
project that will increase the artistic quality of performances and promote the
Hispanic culture through dance. Funds will be used to purchase material to construct
dance costumes and to hire Sam Carbajel to coordinate the dance groups, schedule
training and travel to festivals throughout Iowa.
Siouxland Youth Chorus, Sioux City
Siouxland Youth Chorus KidzSing
$1,500
Siouxland Youth Chorus will hose KidzSing, a choral music festival for children's
choirs from all over the Midwest on April 29-30. In Sioux City. Cynthia Bradford
of Crown Point, Indiana will be guest conductor for the choirs and will rehearse,
schedule clinics and conduct an evening mass choral performance.
Temple B'nai Jeshurun, Des Moines
Temple B'nai Jeshurun Purimspiel "That 70's Spiel"
$1,500
Temple B'nai Jeshurun Purimspiel "That 70's Spiel" is an expression
of a traditional Jewish cultural art form. It tells the story of Esther through
the music and cultural icons of the 1970's. Author/director Laura Berkson, music
director Bobby Stinnett lead an intergenerational cast and crew of over 50 people.
The funding will provide rental of audio/lighting equipment for the production.