https://www.defrostproject.com/homecopy daily 0.75 2020-10-02 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f6aa06e8c27cb032a4f2214/t/5f7742c9a0a58b6959284ced/1602348529760/Human+Knot.JPG Home - PAST PROJECTS Summer 2019 Workshop Tour In the summer of 2019, The Defrost Project visited five rural (and one urban) communities throughout Minnesota to facilitate an interactive theatre workshop with community members. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f6aa06e8c27cb032a4f2214/t/5f77430722cfeb49b007c003/1602348529757/Milan+Picture+%28for+Milan+project+page%29.PNG Home - MILAN, MN QUESTION OF THE MONTH The Defrost Project and Greater Milan Initiative Present: The Milan Question of the Month! Each month, we’ll share a community-wide question aiming to spark curiosity and connection throughout Milan. We’ll bring all the monthly questions and responses together as part of a big, theatrical, community-wide celebration in the spring/summer of 2021 (safety permitting)! October’s Question Is: What is an act of care that you have given, received, or witnessed in Milan in the past few months? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f6aa06e8c27cb032a4f2214/t/5f773fc622cfeb49b00722db/1602348529763/966D57C1-7AC1-47B2-88AB-66560C0933D7.JPG Home - KLQP RADIO Paul Raymo interviews Ann Thompson from Milan and Sarah Meister, New York City of the Defrost Project and they talk about a project that is happening in Milan. LISTEN https://www.defrostproject.com/about daily 0.75 2021-04-11 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f6aa06e8c27cb032a4f2214/t/5f7671caa0a58b695912a297/1601651787639/IMG_E2205.JPG ABOUT THE DEFROST PROJECT PHOTO BY MICHAEL WILSON https://www.defrostproject.com/milan daily 0.75 2021-07-28 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f6aa06e8c27cb032a4f2214/t/60665277032ce650bccaca09/1627506617582/Screen+Shot+2021-04-01+at+7.08.13+PM.png MILAN, MN QUESTION OF THE MONTH - Milan Youth Center Spring Break Camp: Make a Movie Time Capsule! (April 2021) When people look back one hundred years from now, what will we want them to remember about this strange moment in history? Young people from Milan joined us for a two day spring break camp where they created an original film “time capsule” for audience members far off in 2121! What has the past year been like for young people in Milan? What challenges have they faced? What do they hope the world will be like one hundred years from now, and how can they be part of making that change? This camp was hosted in partnership with the Milan Youth Center and Greater Milan Initiative. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f6aa06e8c27cb032a4f2214/t/6101c90127f9484bca24a102/1627506964962/Defrost+GMI+August+Events+%28Chuukese%29+%28Color%29.jpg MILAN, MN QUESTION OF THE MONTH - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f6aa06e8c27cb032a4f2214/t/6101c80e7e3db44cc875324a/1627506893839/Defrost+GMI+August+Events+%28English%29+%28Color%29.jpg MILAN, MN QUESTION OF THE MONTH https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f6aa06e8c27cb032a4f2214/t/60527d227501db241576c184/1627506617586/4H+Silly+Face.png MILAN, MN QUESTION OF THE MONTH - 4H Club After School Adventures (March 2021) In partnership with Milan’s 4H Club, we offered a short series of after-school sessions for local elementary schoolers. Together, we played games, adventured through Milan, and created an imaginary celebration for the whole community! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f6aa06e8c27cb032a4f2214/t/60527bf5933c4c2012ffb864/1616018667728/Screen+Shot+2020-12-15+at+9.03.09+PM.png MILAN, MN QUESTION OF THE MONTH - Greater Milan Initiative Winter Gathering (December 2020) Community members with all kinds of connections to joined us for an evening of fun on Zoom. We played games, told stories, and celebrated what makes Milan unique. This workshop was free and open to anyone in the greater Milan community. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f6aa06e8c27cb032a4f2214/t/5fcec5bd01eaf4591e15d507/1616018667723/Milan%2B2019%2BDefrost%2BProject%2BWorkshop.jpg MILAN, MN QUESTION OF THE MONTH https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f6aa06e8c27cb032a4f2214/t/5f6e8fb4fb587d1146e12f21/1605044871729/ MILAN, MN QUESTION OF THE MONTH https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f6aa06e8c27cb032a4f2214/t/5f6e8fe53ddb8e0b8cdd3215/1605044871732/clean-water-land-legacy.gif MILAN, MN QUESTION OF THE MONTH https://www.defrostproject.com/past-projects daily 0.75 2020-09-26 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f6aa06e8c27cb032a4f2214/t/5f6e8ce29344cd07a2b84d6d/1601080556983/Monuments.JPG PAST PROJECTS - PAST PROJECTS Summer 2019 Workshop Tour In the summer of 2019, The Defrost Project visited five rural (and one urban) communities throughout Minnesota to facilitate an interactive theatre workshop with community members. Granite Falls, Minnesota Local Partners: Department of Public Transformation & The YES! House, PlaceBase Productions, and Ashley Hanson Wykoff, Minnesota Local Partners: DreamAcres Farm and Eva Barr Milan, Minnesota Local Partners: Greater Milan Initiative and Ann Thompson Roseau, Minnesota Local Partner: Roseau Women of Today Puposky, Minnesota Local Partners: Mask & Rose Women’s Theater Collective, Belle Thalia Creative Arts Space, and Cate Belleveau St. Paul, Minnesota Local Host: Wonderlust Productions https://www.defrostproject.com/contact daily 0.75 2020-09-26 https://www.defrostproject.com/home daily 1.0 2021-07-28 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f6aa06e8c27cb032a4f2214/t/6101cb9f5a646860ff01244a/1627507636949/Defrost+GMI+August+Events+%28English%29+%28Color%29.jpg Home FINAL - CURRENT PROJECT Throughout 2020-21, we’re partnering with The Greater Milan Initiative and the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council for a community-wide theater project in Milan, Minnesota! Live in Milan? Learn about upcoming events or answer our community-wide question. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f6aa06e8c27cb032a4f2214/t/606650f09dc4fa4132261c38/1627507115673/AATE-2021.jpg Home FINAL - LEARN ABOUT OUR WORK In July 2021, The Defrost Project presented our work at the American Alliance for Theatre & Education (AATE)’s National Conference. What is place-based work, and how can it support our theatre and education practices? How do our geographic spaces and identities impact our work as theatre-makers and educators? How do we explore and create “place” in virtual spaces? Conference can access a recording of the session through AATE. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f6aa06e8c27cb032a4f2214/t/5f81f38cf3350a0e26390bac/1607387368523/Human+Knot.JPG Home FINAL - PAST PROJECTS Summer 2019 Workshop Tour In the summer of 2019, The Defrost Project visited five rural (and one urban) communities throughout Minnesota to facilitate an interactive theatre workshop with community members. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f6aa06e8c27cb032a4f2214/t/5f81f38cf3350a0e26390baf/1602348529763/966D57C1-7AC1-47B2-88AB-66560C0933D7.JPG Home FINAL - KLQP RADIO Paul Raymo interviews Ann Thompson from Milan and Sarah Meister, New York City of the Defrost Project and they talk about a project that is happening in Milan. LISTEN https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f6aa06e8c27cb032a4f2214/t/606652fdc9b9d839ef573de5/1627507282229/smaclogo.png Home FINAL - SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA ARTS COUNCIL The Defrost Project was awarded a SMAC grant to continue working in Milan, Minnesota remotely throughout 2020 and 2021. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f6aa06e8c27cb032a4f2214/t/6101ca0f7e3db44cc8756027/1627507298667/smaclogo.png Home FINAL - SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA ARTS COUNCIL The Defrost Project was awarded a SMAC grant to continue working in Milan, Minnesota in person in July & August 2021. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f6aa06e8c27cb032a4f2214/t/60665388c883c56b5d5c4bf5/1627507180494/AATE-2021.jpg Home FINAL - AATE 2021 CONFERENCE The Defrost Project was selected to present their work at the American Alliance for Theater & Education’s annual conference in July 2021.