Theatre of Yugen
For General Operating Support
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Amount$70,000
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Program
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Date Awarded11/15/2010
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Term12.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Organization
Overview
Founded in 1978, the San Francisco based Theatre of Yugen is the only company in the United States that creates original, experimental work through a collaborative process that is drawn from traditional Japanese theater forms, primarily the 700-year-old forms of Noh (tragedy) and Kyogen (comedy); the result are new works that integrate Japanese techniques with those of other cultures. In addition to presenting original work in the Bay Area, the company tours nationally and internationally and its 60 seat home venue (the NOH Space), is made available at low cost to other local arts organizations. During the past grant period two of the three organizational leaders left the company and the third worked with the board on a new strategic plan focused on addressing long term challenges posed by the lack of new ensemble members, new board members and new sources of revenue. With a final renewal this small budget organization will ramp up audience development, board recruitment and invest in training new ensemble members. (Tie-Off, $70,000/1; 40% of budget)
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.theatreofyugen.org
Address
2840 Mariposa Street, San Francisco, CA, 94110-1308, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for strategic planning and financial assessment of maintaining the Noh Space in the Theater Artaud
Founded in 1978, Theatre of Yugen (San Francisco, CA) is the only company in the United States that creates original, experimental work through a collaborative process that is drawn from traditional Japanese theater forms—primarily the 700-year-old Noh (tragedy) and Kyogen (comedy)—resulting in new works that integrate Japanese techniques with those of other cultures. Its core ensemble consists of eight members, highly trained in the tradition of Noh and Kyogen, who often collaborate with artists from other disciplines and traditions. In addition to staging seventy performances of twenty productions annually, Yugen also presents emerging Bay Area artists and artists visiting from Japan, and offers low-cost rental fees for its venue, NOHspace, to local Asian and Asian American performing groups.
With an OE grant Theatre of Yugen will hire the consulting firm of Wolf/Brown to conduct a series of stakeholder interviews and focus group sessions with company members to build a strategic plan for the organization. ($15,000/1 - 100% of project budget)