State Arts-In
Minnesota 4-H State Arts-In is a 22-day intensive arts experience. Youth prepare a musical to perform 3-4 times daily during the Minnesota State Fair. Each year, State Arts-In youth perform at least 35 shows to more than 12,000 audience members in the 4-H Building on the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. State Arts-In is about: Performing arts including singing, dancing, acting, instrumental accompaniment, costume design, set construction and technical work. As well as leadership, goal-setting and teamwork.
This year I had the pleasure of working with 10 participants in the program to create a stage for the Arts-In performance. Their prep-week is only 6 days long and I was asked to design this stage only two days before the program started. Within these 8 days I worked with youth and professionals to design and build a stage that was cohesive with the costumes and the story of the performance, while also being in budget. All was seen at the Minnesota State Fair.
Initial Sketches
Progress Work
Final Show