Archive: Performances and Events

The Joffrey Ballet returns to Northrop with a dynamic program of three works: Serenade – the first ballet George Balanchine created in America in 1934; an electric “sneaker ballet” from Tony Award winner Justin Peck; and the Northrop Centennial Commission Of Mice and Men adapted by choreographer Cathy Marston. This new take on John Steinbeck’s tender tale of friendship, perseverance, and sacrifice features an original score by 14-time Academy Award nominee, Thomas Newman (The Shawshank Redemption, Skyfall, Finding Nemo), played live by Northrop’s Ballet Orchestra.

March 25 at 7:00pm
March 26 at 7:00pm

Celebrate with the dancers of The Joffrey Ballet after their performance on the Northrop stage! This insider event includes drinks, live music, and delicious bites while meeting the dancers—plus remarks from The Joffrey Ballet Company’s MBG Artistic Director, Ashley Wheater.

Kitchen Dances is a dancing history exploring how women’s power of choice and agency over their own lives have evolved throughout various time periods and cultures. Witness the metamorphosis of the heart of the home from a place of duty to an experimental playground of possibilities. Dance styles featured in this production include contemporary ballet, flamenco, and modern as the Company of Ballet Co.Laboratory performs in collaboration with guest dance artists from around the Twin Cities.

Choreography by: Claire Davison

Performed by: The Company Dancers of Ballet Co.Laboratory with guest artists Nieya Amezquita, MonaLisa Berman, Susana di Palma, and Juliana Johnson

Friday, March 31, 2023 at 7:00 pm
Saturday, April 1, 2023 at 7:00 pm
Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 2:00 pm

At the Luminary Arts Center

Tickets
Adults: $40
Seniors: $35
Children/Students: $30
Groups of 10+ to the same performance: $30

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The 15th anniversary of Flink’s masterwork Wreck — set inside the last watertight compartment of a recently sunk ore boat resting at the bottom of Lake Superior. Wreck explores the depths of physical and psychological endurance and human fortitude in the face of impending and inevitable destruction. The performances include a live ensemble playing Mary Ellen Childs’s stunning original soundscape.

The 3-Women Project will feature choreographic works from a group of three internationally renowned black female artists who will each work individually within their own creative processes while simultaneously seeking to explore and discover synergistic and unifying themes throughout the process. The project will incorporate educational opportunities and culminate in live, in-person performances in May, 2023. The choreographers include Stephanie Batten Bland, Alanna Morris, and Yusha-Marie Sorzano. TU Dance seeks to create artistic space for these three dynamic and award-winning dance artists to share their distinctly strong voices in choreographic work and their deep investment and investigations into their own artistic practice and identity as black women. TU Dance looks forward to engaging with our community to share and celebrate the perspectives of these three women through this exciting and ambitious project.

May 12 and 13, 2023 at 7:30pm (CST)
Ticket price: $35 (discounts for students and seniors)

Tickets can be purchased online at oshag.stkate.edu/events/ or contact The O’Shaughnessy Ticket Office at 651-690-6700.

Rhythmically Speaking dance company is back at Amsterdam Bar and Hall with the premiere of RadioBody, a live show driven by and reflecting the toil and triumph embedded in the music of pioneering alt-electronic band Radiohead.

Collaborating Artists
Producer/Movement Lead/Dancer: Erinn Liebhard, RS Artistic and Executive Director
Music Lead: Mike Lauer
Visuals Lead: Dawn Schot
Screendance Cinematographer: Cully Gallagher
Dancers: Doug Hooker, Amy Jones, Sara Karimi, Kelli Miles, Javan Mngrezzo, Jake Nehrbass, Kathleen Pender, Betsy Schaefer Roob, and Crissy Seim

Featuring live dance, screen dance, and projection designs set to original jazz renditions of Radiohead tunes played live by a quartet of excellent local jazz musicians, RadioBody is sure to excite dance, jazz and Radiohead fans alike.

Friday, February 10 at 7:30pm
Saturday, February 11 at 2:00pm – Pay As You Are
Saturday, February 11 at 7:30pm

The McKnight Fellowships for Dancers and the McKnight Fellowships for Choreographers annually award three $25,000 fellowships to mid-career Minnesota dancers and three $25,000 fellowships to mid-career choreographers. Applications are due Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 3:00pm CST. See full guidelines and application details at McKnightDanceChoreo.org.

Want to learn more? Attend an informational webinar. Fellowship staff and a recent McKnight Fellows will be in attendance to answer your questions about the program and application materials.

Wednesday, February 15, 1:00-2:00pm CST
Wednesday, February 22, 6:00-7:00pm CST

Please RSVP with an email to McKFell@thecowlescenter.org and tell us which date you will attend. We will email you a Zoom link the day before the event.

Hatch Dance presents PARADISE, a new dance theater piece premiering February 16-19, 2023 at The Southern Theater in Minneapolis.

Creatively led by Jon Ferguson (The Nature Crown, Super Monkey, Please Don’t Blow Up Mr. Boban) and Helen Hatch (Hatch Dance, Au, LDV), PARADISE combines contemporary dance, improvisation, physical theater, clown, and music to spark moments of joy, relief, and honesty through a journey beyond the shroud of the everyday. PARADISE marks Jon Ferguson’s first work since returning to the Twin Cities, and first collaborative venture between Ferguson and Hatch, who are joined by performers Artemis Brown, Juliana Johnson, Kendall Kramer, Javan Mngrezzo, Ayaka Moriyama, and Genevieve Waterbury. Original music conceived by Seth Conover and Joseph Strachan will be played live, with sets and design by multi-disciplinary artist Ashley Mary.

February 16 at 7:30pm
February 17 at 7:30pm
February 18 at 7:30pm
February 19 at 2:00pm

Post-performance Q&A following the February 17 show.
Price: $15-25

Twin Cities Flamenco Collective inspires audiences through its passionate and soulful expressions of Flamenco music and dance alongside special guests.

Performers:
Sachiko “La Chayí” – Flamenco dancer (TCFC)
Ross “El Vecino” – Flamenco guitarist (TCFC)
Michael Ziegahn – Flamenco guitarist (special guest)
Eva Makiko – Flamenco dancer (TCFC)
Rafaela del Sol – Flamenco dancer (special guest)
Ping Wang – Flamenco dancer (special guest)
Bobby “El Eléctrico” – Flamenco percussionist (TCFC)

February 19 at 5:00pm

Resurgence features dances by Christopher Watson, Becky Heist, Anne-Marie Wittenberg, Genevieve Waterbury, Jennifer Mack, Sarah LaRose and her Kinetic Evolutions Dance Company, and guest choreographers Thern Anderson and Erin Thompson.

The dances address themes of the intricacies of relationships, resilience in the face of challenge, and reconnecting in a world changed by the pandemic. Musical accompaniment includes selections from J.S. Bach, Handel’s Water Music, contemporary composers George Hurd and Kerry Muzzey, local music by singer/songwriter Matt Marka of Ada Jane, and music icons Janis Joplin, Tina Turner, Jimi Hendrix, Aretha Franklin, and George Michael.