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Artistic QuaUty Roseville residents and community guests have enjoyed Performances in the Park at the Roseville Central Dark Amphitheater for 18 years. Roseville Parks and Recreation, under the 'dance of the ■ ■ • i i Parks and Recreation onu sslon, prides itself n providing performances that pique an interest in everyone. Artists share their tarts with the community three evenings each week Tuesday, Thursday � � y} y and Sunday, late May through August, Performances M' the Park is an established Roseville community resource. The main ingredient for its success comes from organizers who stag close to the artistic pulse of the community and schedule artists accordingly. It is important for staff` to react to the community feedback in response to all performances. In recent years, the community has voiced an interest in adding new artists with unique talents to the performance line -up while maintaumrkg time- tested favorites and artists with a comrnunrt connection. Y In 2003, o sevi lle's Performances in the Park will become a multi -series combination of artistic presentations that feature Ethnic Exposure, Family - Tovolve en t and Community Connectionv. We look to address the community call for expanded programming components while maintaining an established high level of artistic quality. These additions come with expanded costs to the program. For this reason, Roseville Parks and Recreation requests grant funding from the Metropolitan regional Arts Council to support the Performances in the Farb series. The guiding principle for the operations and promotions of the Performances in the Park series is to provide structure and give direction to the organization of performing artists while celebrating corumunity and diversity. Our artistic goals are to: Preserve the artistic legacy established by years of quality performances at Central Park's Amphitheater. Introduce the community to culturally diverse performances. Encourage fami 1 y involvement through interactive concerts and shows. • Unite our community through performances that bring together intergenerational audiences • Present the community artists with unique talents and innovative presentations. Provide opportunities for artistic enrichment. Inspire lifetime appreciation of the arts. Engage local artists. The Ethnic Exposure Verses will bring a sampling of culture based music genres featuring American born dues, Latin American Harp, Taiko Japanese Drums, Appalachian music and dance, and a world - wide tour of international children singing and dancing. The groups selected for possible inclusion in the Ethnic Exposure Series were chosen because of their connection to the cultural make -up of Roseville area residents. Asian descendents make up the largest minority population in our community, followed by Blau and Hispanics. Big Walter Smith and the Groove is blues at its hest. dues is a farm of music and verse native to North America. The Blues have no direct prior relationship to European or African music forms and is seen as a blending of both traditions. Son Relsur is a festive Latin style music that entices the audience to feel the music from within. Traditional Latin America harp music comes alive with a South American flare. ogee Taiko, a Japanese drum performance that leaves audiences breathless ■ Taiko o refers to both the modern art of taiko g (kumi- daiko), and to the taiko drums themselves. Songs of Hope features children representing twenty -four countries from around the worlds. Audiences are moved by the dynamic performances as Songs of Hope brings concerts of songs, dance, costumes and percussion to the community. Young and old alike come away enthused by the talent and wanting to learn more about the performer's cultures. Wild Goose, Chase Cloggers. perform traditional A.pp al achi an music and dance.