Andy Frye
2023 Mid-Career Project Grantee | $10,000
Dance TV
Andy developed and produced Dance TV, a live dance show composed of all original music and performed by diverse Minnesota artists. They presented this public art at no charge in an accessible arts community center in downtown Duluth around the time of the 2023 Duluth Pride Festival. All were welcome, with the target audience of northern Minnesota LGBTQ+ individuals/allies, people who can truly benefit from messages of diversity, inclusion, acceptance, and advocacy.
The production transported audiences behind the scenes of the fictional “number one television show on the planet,” Dance TV. In development for seven years, the project has a hilarious script, all-original music, a cast of 18, a team of choreographers & designers, and production numbers galore.
Grounded in celebrating uniqueness and inclusivity, as well as providing levity for our communities, Andy launched Dance TV to increase access to LGBTQIA+ arts in northern Minnesota. He is deeply grateful to Forecast for financial support (which enabled two of the performances to be free public art shows), and we loved that Andy created this incredible project.
Andy is a lifelong, passionate, collaborative professional artist. His artistic vision is to create vibrant, joyful work that serves as a heart opener for viewers. He has worked in numerous mediums of art, including performing live theater as an actor/singer/dancer, directing and choreographing productions, playwriting, composing music, creating visual art, and videography. Andy is honored to have worked in a variety of artistic venues, including the Guthrie Theater, Carnegie Hall, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Yellow Tree Theatre, Zeitgeist Arts, and Duluth Playhouse.
The McKnight Foundation generously enables Forecast to provide Professional Development Grants for mid-career artists seeking to expand their work in the field of public art. Forecast mid- and early-career grants are designed to support independent projects, leadership development, professional development, risk-taking, multidisciplinary approaches, and collaborative problem-solving in the field of public art.
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