Staff of the Ethnic Dance Theatre
The people behind the magic!
Ethnic Dance Theatre Office Staff:
Zinta Pone (Chief Financial Officer)
phone: 612-751-1679
e-mail: zintapone@yahoo.com
address: 2101 Bryant Avenue South, Suite 308, Minneapolis, MN, 55405, USA
Ethnic Dance Theatre Public Relations:
Donald LaCourse (Artistic Director)
Phone: 763-545-1333
Email: ddlacourse@yahoo.com
Stefan Iwaskewycz (Web Master, House Designer)
Phone: 612-247-2725
Email: ontorev@yahoo.com
Ethnic Dance Theatre Artistic Staff:
Donald LaCourse (Artistic Director, Costume Designer)
Phone: 763-545-1333
Email: ddlacourse@yahoo.com
Katrina Mundiger (Orchestra Director)
Email: folkclarinet@yahoo.com
Eva Maria Kish (Resident Choreographer)
Email: evakish@gmail.com
Anne von Bibra Wharton (Resident Choreographer)
Email: currently not available
Renee LaCourse (Costume Designer)
Email: currently not available
Ethnic Dance Theatre Board of Directors:
Eva Maria Kish (Chair)
Email: evakish@gmail.com
Rita Schultz (Vice Chair)
Email: currently not available
Jeanne Schultz (Secretary)
Email: j_schul56@hotmail.comm
Leila Poullada (Director)
Email: leiladjp@aol.com
Donald LaCourse (Artistic Director)
Phone: 763-545-1333
Email: ddlacourse@yahoo.com
Emily Judd (Director, Dancer Representative)
Email: emilyruthjudd@yahoo.com
Concert Facts:
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Coming Soon. . . Factoids for THEN and NOW, EDT's Spring Show 2011
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May 13-15
Ethnic Dance Theatre presents THEN and NOW, its 37th Annual Spring Concert Series featuring the music and dance of Bosnia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Iran, Norway, Sweden, and Turkey at the Ritz Theater in NE Minneapolis.
One of the most compelling elements of a people's identity is its folk culture. EDT is known for the authenticity it brings to interpreting ethnic music and dance for the stage, and is respected for its work in promoting ethnic music, dance, and costume as art. The first half of the show--THEN--demonstrates our signature performance style at its best.
Folk cultures are constantly evolving, and the manner of presenting folk music, dance and costume on the stage has been undergoing much change around the world in recent years. In some instances, change in the style of presentation has preserved the baby of tradition, while in others, we feel it has not. In the second half of the show--NOW--audiences will experience something of a departure from EDT's traditional style as we present our own contemporary interpretation of ethnic dance, music and costume!
Presentation of THEN and NOW is made possible in part by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature, the McKnight Foundation, the Target Foundation, and our individual donors.
**If you know something interesting--including your own personal story--about a culture represented in our current season, please tell us about it here!