2024-11-12T11:24:16-05:00 2023-12-31 990 2023-01-01 204261878 ANANYA DANCE THEATRE ANAN 6516503564 PO BOX 40064 ST PAUL MN 55104 ROBERT LYNN TREASURER 6516503564 2024-11-08 false 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X GINA KUNDAN PO BOX 40064 ST PAUL MN 55104 484359 false X WWW.ANANYADANCETHEATRE.ORG X 2005 MN ANANYA DANCE THEATER IS AN ENSEMBLE COMPANY OF BIPOC WOMEN AND FEMME PROFESSIONAL DANCE ARTISTS. WE CREATE ORIGINAL CONTEMPORARY DANCE THEATER AT THE INTERSECTION OF ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. WE WORK TO DISMANTLE HIERARCHIES AND BUILD LIBERATION, INSPIRED BY THE LIVES AND DREAMS OF BIPOC WOMEN AND FEMMES AROUND THE GLOBE. WE WILL CELEBRATE OUR 20TH SEASON IN 2025. OUR ARTISTRY UNFOLDS THROUGH YORCHHA, OUR DEVISED CONTEMPORARY FEMINIST DANCE FORM, WHICH EMBODIES OUR RESPONSE TO THE WESTERN/EURO-AMERICAN MOVEMENT PRACTICES THAT DOMINATE THE CONTEMPORARY DANCE WORLD. YORCHHA PROUDLY CLAIMS THE DESCRIPTORS "CONTEMPORARY- AND "INNOVATIVE" EVEN AS IT CELEBRATES ITS CREATION FROM AN INTENTIONAL DECONSTRUCTION AND REASSEMBLY OF TRADITIONAL ODISSI, VINYASA YOGA, AND THE MARTIAL ART CHHAU. WHILE YORCHHA IS ROOTED IN PRINCIPLES OF SOUTH ASIAN MOVEMENT FORMS, WE SHAPE ITS EXPRESSION TO MOVE BEYOND AN AFFILIATION WITH "INDIAN CULTURE" THAT OFFERS CONSTRICTIVE UNDERSTANDINGS OF "HINDU" 13 13 18 0 471564 394426 755157 32575 3709 57358 0 1230430 484359 0 0 269053 323336 0 28277 293483 287623 562536 610959 667894 -126600 1737455 1575054 201327 165527 1536128 1409527 X ANANYA DANCE THEATER IS AN ENSEMBLE COMPANY OF BIPOC WOMEN AND FEMME PROFESSIONAL DANCE ARTISTS. WE CREATE ORIGINAL CONTEMPORARY DANCE THEATER AT THE INTERSECTION OF ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. WE WORK TO DISMANTLE HIERARCHIES AND BUILD LIBERATION, INSPIRED BY THE LIVES AND DREAMS OF BIPOC WOMEN AND FEMMES AROUND THE GLOBE. WE WILL CELEBRATE OUR 20TH SEASON IN 2025. OUR ARTISTRY UNFOLDS THROUGH YORCHHA, OUR DEVISED CONTEMPORARY FEMINIST DANCE FORM, WHICH EMBODIES OUR RESPONSE TO THE WESTERN/EURO-AMERICAN MOVEMENT PRACTICES THAT DOMINATE THE CONTEMPORARY DANCE WORLD. YORCHHA PROUDLY CLAIMS THE DESCRIPTORS "CONTEMPORARY- AND "INNOVATIVE" EVEN AS IT CELEBRATES ITS CREATION FROM AN INTENTIONAL DECONSTRUCTION AND REASSEMBLY OF TRADITIONAL ODISSI, VINYASA YOGA, AND THE MARTIAL ART CHHAU. WHILE YORCHHA IS ROOTED IN PRINCIPLES OF SOUTH ASIAN MOVEMENT FORMS, WE SHAPE ITS EXPRESSION TO MOVE BEYOND AN AFFILIATION WITH "INDIAN CULTURE" THAT OFFERS CONSTRICTIVE UNDERSTANDINGS OF "HINDU" false false 203418 116384 THE PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY OF ANANYA DANCE THEATRE FOR 2023 WAS THE CREATION AND STAGED PRESENTATION OF "MICHHIL AMRA | WE ARE THE PROCESSION," AN 80- MINUTE WORK OF ORIGINAL DANCE THEATER WITH COMMISSIONED MUSIC, UTILIZING THE SERVICES OF 17 PERFORMERS, DIRECTORS, MUSICIANS, AND COMPOSERS. PRESENTED AT THE O'SHAUGHNESSY AT ST. CATHERINE UNIVERSITY, ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, AND ATTENDED BY 794 PEOPLE, AN INCREASE OF 34% OVER 2022, AND MARKING A RETURN TO PRE-PANDEMIC AUDIENCE ATTENDANCE. 39578 8819 ANANYA DANCE THEATRE LED AND PARTICIPATED IN FREE PUBLIC WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS BETWEEN JANUARY 1 AND DECEMBER 31, 2023, WITH A COMBINED TOTAL OF 529 ATTENDEES. WEEKLY CLASSES (DONATION BASED) AND OUR ANNUAL SUMMER INTENSIVE (TUITION BASED) DREW A COMBINED TOTAL OF 46 PARTICIPANTS. THESE CONVENINGS OCCURRED LARGELY IN PERSON, AT THE SHAWNGRAM INSTITUTE FOR PERFORMANCE & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND AT VARIOUS OUTDOOR LOCATIONS AROUND THE TWIN CITIES. LIVE STREAMING WAS AVAILABLE FOR THE LARGEST EVENTS, WITH A COMBINED TOTAL OF 655 VIEWS. 37645 9000 ANANYA DANCE THEATRE PRESENTED AN EXCERPT OF "N?N GHER?O: SURROUNDED BY SALT" AT THE ANNUAL ASSOCIATION FOR PERFORMING ARTS PROFESSIONALS (APAP) AT CITY CENTER IN NEW YORK CITY (ATTENDANCE 150), AND A FULL PERFORMANCE OF "N?N GHERAO" AT JACOB'S PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL IN BECKET, MA (ATTENDANCE 172). ADT PERFORMED AN EXCERPT OF "MICHHIL AMRA | WE ARE THE PROCESSION" FOR THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF MINNESOTA (ATTENDANCE 200.) 201690 ANANYA DANCE THEATRE MAINTAINED A MARKETING PRESENCE AT THE 2023 MIDWEST ARTS EXCHANGE (MAX) REGIONAL ARTS CONFERENCE AND THE 2023 APAP CONFERENCE, HELD A PUBLIC PANEL EVENT HONORING THREE MINNESOTAN COMMUNITY-ENGAGED ARTISTS WHO RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT RECOGNITIONS IN 2022/23, CONDUCTED A CHOREOGRAPHY LABORATORY FOR EMERGING CREATIVE DANCE ARTISTS, STORED COSTUMES AND SET PIECES FROM PAST PRODUCTIONS AT AN OFF-SITE FACILITY, AND MAINTAINED A PHYSICAL FACILITY BEYOND THE REQUIREMENTS OF SPECIFIC PROGRAM PROJECTS, MANAGEMENT, AND FUNDRAISING. 201690 482331 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 27 0 true 18 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 13 13 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true true false MN X ROBERT LYNN 6516503564 4300 WEST RIVER PARKWAY APARTMENT 308 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55406 JENNIE WARD MANAGING DIR 30.00 X 54231 0 0 GARY PETERSON MANAGING DIR 30.00 X 34228 0 0 CAMERON ALOSA DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 SHERIE APUNGU DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 DIVYA KARAN DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE KING DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 GINA KUNDAN CHAIRPERSON X X 0 0 0 IRNA LANDRUM DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 ROBERT LYNN TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID MURA VICE CHAIR X X 0 0 0 E GAYNELL SHERROD DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 CLARENCE WHITE DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 ANANYA CHATTERJEA ARTISTIC DIR 30.00 X 0 0 0 88459 false false false 120962 273464 394426 PERFORMANCES 23017 23017 WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES 9558 9558 32575 57358 57358 484359 32575 57358 X 88459 51307 22999 14153 204343 172744 26345 5254 30534 23595 5061 1878 4000 4000 110055 98076 11975 4 39697 29369 8662 1666 76506 59293 14034 3179 1233 962 209 62 25350 21348 4002 17487 15267 804 1416 13295 10370 2260 665 610959 482331 100351 28277 1319255 1285072 39770 121574 6194 250827 244574 22468 6253 155560 194208 162155 1737455 1575054 2737 1545 198590 163982 201327 165527 X 1536128 1409527 1536128 1409527 1737455 1575054 X -126600 -1 X false true X true false X 432106 353228 1132768 471564 394426 2784092 113193 22419 51020 755157 32575 974364 941 941 546240 375647 1183788 1226721 427001 3759397 3759397 1067 730 514 3709 57358 63378 1067 730 514 3709 57358 63378 547307 376377 1184302 1230430 484359 3822775 0.98340 0.99780 0.02000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 168868 168868 81959 75706 6253 6253 LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 159435 SECURITY DEPOSIT 2720 162155 NONCURRENT OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 121877 CURRENT OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 37558 ACCRUED EXPENSES 4547 163982 480092 -4267 -4267 484359 484359 610959 610959 610959 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION ANANYA DANCE THEATER IS AN ENSEMBLE COMPANY OF BIPOC WOMEN AND FEMME PROFESSIONAL DANCE ARTISTS. WE CREATE ORIGINAL CONTEMPORARY DANCE THEATER AT THE INTERSECTION OF ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. WE WORK TO DISMANTLE HIERARCHIES AND BUILD LIBERATION, INSPIRED BY THE LIVES AND DREAMS OF BIPOC WOMEN AND FEMMES AROUND THE GLOBE. WE WILL CELEBRATE OUR 20TH SEASON IN 2025. OUR ARTISTRY UNFOLDS THROUGH YORCHHA, OUR DEVISED CONTEMPORARY FEMINIST DANCE FORM, WHICH EMBODIES OUR RESPONSE TO THE WESTERN/EURO-AMERICAN MOVEMENT PRACTICES THAT DOMINATE THE CONTEMPORARY DANCE WORLD. YORCHHA PROUDLY CLAIMS THE DESCRIPTORS "CONTEMPORARY- AND "INNOVATIVE" EVEN AS IT CELEBRATES ITS CREATION FROM AN INTENTIONAL DECONSTRUCTION AND REASSEMBLY OF TRADITIONAL ODISSI, VINYASA YOGA, AND THE MARTIAL ART CHHAU. WHILE YORCHHA IS ROOTED IN PRINCIPLES OF SOUTH ASIAN MOVEMENT FORMS, WE SHAPE ITS EXPRESSION TO MOVE BEYOND AN AFFILIATION WITH "INDIAN CULTURE" THAT OFFERS CONSTRICTIVE UNDERSTANDINGS OF "HINDU" IDENTITY. OUR PRACTICE INCLUDES (1) DEVISED CONCERT STAGE PRODUCTIONS, PREMIERED ANNUALLY; (2) WORKSHOPS, CLASSES, AND DIALOGUES WITH PEOPLE FROM REFUGEE, IMMIGRANT, INDIGENOUS, BLACK, AND OF COLOR COMMUNITIES, WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS ON BUILDING SOLIDARITIES AND HEALING; AND (3) PARTICIPATORY PERFORMANCES THAT INVITE AUDIENCES TO EMBODY POSSIBILITIES OF MOVING TOGETHER, NEGOTIATING SPACE, FINDING RHYTHM, AND SHARING HUMANITY WITH PEOPLE THEY MIGHT NOT KNOW. OUR CORE VALUES: REACH OUT IN SOLIDARITY WITH GLOBAL LIBERATION STRUGGLES REACH IN FOR INTERSECTIONAL JUSTICE PRACTICE WITH RIGOR & EXCELLENCE CENTER INTERCONNECTED RELATIONSHIP BUILD FEMINIST ENSEMBLE UPLIFT DIFFERENCE AND AESTHETIC/CULTURAL SPECIFICITY FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D ANANYA DANCE THEATRE MAINTAINED A MARKETING PRESENCE AT THE 2023 MIDWEST ARTS EXCHANGE (MAX) REGIONAL ARTS CONFERENCE AND THE 2023 APAP CONFERENCE, HELD A PUBLIC PANEL EVENT HONORING THREE MINNESOTAN COMMUNITY-ENGAGED ARTISTS WHO RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT RECOGNITIONS IN 2022/23, CONDUCTED A CHOREOGRAPHY LABORATORY FOR EMERGING CREATIVE DANCE ARTISTS, STORED COSTUMES AND SET PIECES FROM PAST PRODUCTIONS AT AN OFF-SITE FACILITY, AND MAINTAINED A PHYSICAL FACILITY BEYOND THE REQUIREMENTS OF SPECIFIC PROGRAM PROJECTS, MANAGEMENT, AND FUNDRAISING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B BOARD MEMBERS ARE EACH PROVIDED WITH A DRAFT COPY OF FORM 990 AND ALL ACCOMPANYING SCHEDULES FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD. FOLLOWING DISTRIBUTION OF THIS DRAFT, AND AFTER DISCUSSION AND REVIEW OF THE RETURN AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING, EITHER 1)THE DRAFT WILL BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD, EXECUTED AND PREPARED FOR FILING AT THAT TIME; OR 2)IF CHANGES ARE INDICATED, THE TREASURER WILL BE CHARGED WITH REVISING THE RETURN AND SUBMITTING A REVISED DRAFT FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. IF NECESSARY, A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD MAY BE HELD FOR THIS FINAL APPROVAL OF THE RETURN. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A STANDARD CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM TO THE BOARD AT ANY TIME WHEN AN APPARENT OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT ARISES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A TO DETERMINE INITIAL COMPENSATION OF ANY KEY EMPLOYEE, AND TO DETERMINE PERIODIC ADJUSTMENTS OF COMPENSATION, ARTS ORGANIZATIONS OF A SIMILAR SIZE IN THE MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL AREA ARE CONSULTED. THE PROPOSED COMPENSATION OR ADJUSTMENT THEREOF FOR A KEY EMPLOYEE IS THEN SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR FINAL APPROVAL. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES AS OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B TO DETERMINE INITIAL COMPENSATION OF ANY EMPLOYEE, AND TO DETERMINE PERIODIC ADJUSTMENTS OF COMPENSATION, ARTS ORGANIZATIONS OF A SIMILAR SIZE IN THE MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL AREA ARE CONSULTED. IN ADDITION, A LOCAL ARTS SERVICE ORGANIZATION (SPRINGBOARD FOR THE ARTS) HAS BEEN ENGAGED TO FURTHER CONFIRM APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION RANGES. THE PROPOSED COMPENSATION OR ADJUSTMENT THEREOF FOR AN EMPLOYEE IS THEN SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR FINAL APPROVAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 COPIES OF GOVERNING DOCUMENTS MAY BE REQUESTED BY TELEPHONE, AT 651-650-3564, BY MAIL, AT P. O. BOX 40064, ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA 55104, OR BY EMAIL AT ADMIN@ANANYADANCETHEATRE.ORG. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OUTSIDE SERVICES 0 11,961 0 PERMITS AND FEES 65 14 4 DANCERS 5,096 0 0 INSTRUCTORS 6,560 0 0 PRODUCTION COLLABORATORS 14,828 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS 2,750 0 0 SET DESIGN 2,800 0 0 LIGHTING DESIGN 2,250 0 0 DIRECTOR 13,146 0 0 MUSICIANS AND COMPOSER 11,300 0 0 COSTUME CONSTRUCTION/MATERIAL 1,950 0 0 MISC PRODUCTION COSTS 20,371 0 0 SCORE 10,000 0 0 VIDEO DESIGN 6,530 0 0 REHEARSAL DIRECTOR 430 0 0 TOTAL 98,076 11,975 4 FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 ROUNDING -1