Archive: Performances and Events

COLLIDE Theatrical Dance Company presents Class of ’85, a revised and reimagined version of our original 2014 production. New dancers, new music, new stories…same nostalgia fun!

Class of ’85 explores the secrets hidden behind high school stereotypes, while celebrating the need for inclusion, acceptance, and friendship.

Featuring dancers Jarod Boltjes (James Sewell Ballet), Renee Guittar (Chanhassen Dinner Theater), Rachel Seeholzer (Ballet Co Laboratory), Patrick Jeffrey (Ordway Music Theater), Javan Mngrezzo (Black Label Movement), Grace Kidder, Megan Carver and Ben Siglin.

Created by Regina Peluso and assisted directed by Heather Brockman, the production runs for three weeks at St. Paul’s Gremlin Theater.

Saturday night costumes contests – dress in your favorite 1980s attire and win prizes!

Remaining Performance Dates/Times:

• Friday, April 29 – 7:30pm
• Saturday, April 30 – 7:30pm
• Sunday, May 1 – 2:00pm

Metamorphosis
Third Coast Percussion
Featuring choreography by Movement Art Is (Lil Buck and Jon Boogz)
Interpreted and performed by Cameron Murphy and Quentin Robinson

Grammy Award-winning ensemble Third Coast Percussion and the groundbreaking choreography team Movement Art Is have joined forces to create an irresistible dance-music mashup that melds the captivating urgency of street dance with a fiery score of percussive invention and other-worldly electronic soundscapes.

Two disparate styles of street dance blend seamlessly with new music by Jlin and Tyondai Braxton, as well as Third Coast Percussion’s critically-acclaimed arrangements of Philip Glass’s Aguas da Amazonia.

This event will be captioned, with other accessibility services available upon request.

“breaks new ground in several respects … delightful … The entire album is absorbing and often fun” —AllMusic

“Virtuosity and deft, precisely timed wit” —The Washington Post

“Impressively combining creative fearlessness with reverent precision” —BBC Music Magazine

Tickets on sale now for Hopkins Dance Company student Showcase! A special collection of solos and trios.

Sunday, May 1 at 2:00pm
at Eisenhower Community Center

For tickets, go to: https://buy.tututix.com/hopkinsdancecompany

We need your support for AMP’s Step Into Spring Online Fundraising Event: May 2 – 7, 2022

Help us put some SPRING in our STEPS as we continue to celebrate AMP’s 10 years with Step into Spring! Our goal is to raise $6,000 over six days. Every dollar raised will be matched (up to $3,000) and will directly support our our personnel in our spring and summer events.

We are taking our gratitude for your support ONE SPRING-FUL STEP FURTHER! To thank you, we are offering a plethora of content at every giving level including links to past performances and behind the scenes content!

Your support helps our people! 
We continue to rebuild from the COVID-19 pandemic and to celebrate our 10th year. Any donation gets us ONE STEP CLOSER to our goal of equitable and competitive compensation for our personnel’s work. We cannot stress how impactful your contributions are for our community as we offer Spring and Summer events:

• Choreographer Open Call (May)
• AMPLIFIED Summer Workshop (June)
• Open Auditions (June)
• AMP Weekly Movement Practice (May)
• JumpstART Fundraiser + Co-Director’s Kristin Howe Celebration Event (August)

What does it mean to move big?

Move BIG is more than a tagline- it is AMP’s philosophy. Move BIG means more than the large and virtuosic movement that AMP is known for. Move BIG is advancing the art form of dance in any way we can. Whether it is through our choreography and performances, collaborations with other artists, engaging audience members, or education and exposure to those in need, we can come together as a community and acknowledge a purpose greater than ourselves.

Thank you for your continued support!

More information at our website alternativemotionproject.org. Direct any questions to alternativemotionproject@gmail.com.

PC: Bill Cameron

CANDY BOX, presented by Mathew Janczewski’s ARENA DANCES is an annual, eclectic gathering of performances, masterclasses, and work-in-progress showings. This year’s festival features a range in levels of experiences, aesthetics, and choreographic voices to offer a diverse array of treats!

Featured Artists Performances: Thursday-Saturday, May 5-7

Thursday, May 5 – 7:30pm |  Dine-n-Dance special event on May 5, 6:30-7:30pm, at the Courtyard by Marriott Minneapolis Downtown. More information on Dine-n-Dance here!

Friday, May 6 – 7:30pm

Saturday, May 7 – 2:00pm | Pay-As-Able pricing option is available for the May 7, 2:00pm performance. At the door only.

Saturday, May 7 – 7:30pm | Pre-show discussion with the Featured Artists on May 7, 6:00-7:00pm, in The Southern Theater Lobby

Tickets:
Before May 1:  $21 general, $18 student/senior
After May 1: $25 online and at the door general; $18 student/senior discount with inquiry.

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Happy Hour Artists, Monday-Friday 5:30-6:30pm

Monday, May 2 – Alys Ayumi Ogura
Tuesday, May 3 – Margaret Ogas
Wednesday, May 4 – Ayumi Shafer
Thursday, May 5 – Alexandra Bodnarchuk
Friday, May 6 – Emily Michaels King

Tickets:
$25 Five-show package or $12 per show.
Walk-ins welcome. Cash/check/card accepted at the door.
Additional $12 suggested donation – all donated funds go directly to the artist.
Purchase Happy Hour Artist tickets here.

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Master Classes, Monday-Friday, 4:00–5:15pm

Monday, May 2 – Alexandra Bodnarchuk
Tuesday, May 3 – Leila Awadallah
Wednesday, May 4 – Ayumi Shafer
Thursday, May 5 – Chris Yon/Taryn Griggs
Friday, May 6 – Laura Selle Virtucio/Shapiro & Smith Dance

Tickets:
$25 five-class package or $10 per class.
Walk-ins welcome. Cash/check/card accepted at the door.
Purchase masterclass tickets here.

We would like to officially invite you to ARENA DANCES’ upcoming celebration for the opening night of the 6th Annual CANDY BOX Dance Festival, May 2-7, 2022 at The Southern Theater.

This celebration, Dine-n-Dance, is a special event to usher in the opening night of CANDY BOX’s exciting Featured Artists performances and commemorate another triumphant year of the festival. On Thursday, May 5, make your evening complete with tasty appetizers, communal gathering, and the celebration of opening night, hosted by The Southern Theater’s 7-corners neighbor, Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Minneapolis. Plus, join us in wishing our very own Mathew Janczewski a happy birthday!

Thursday, May 5, 6:00 – 7:30pm

6:00 – 7:30pm | Enjoy exclusive appetizers and communal celebration at the Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Minneapolis

7:30pm | Experience opening night of CANDY BOX’s Featured Artists performances with Body Watani, Chris Yon/Taryn Griggs, and Shapiro & Smith Dance

$40/Ticket | Drinks are available for purchase, no open bar.

Your ticket will include:

• A pre-show celebration with appetizers provided
• The best available seats at The Southern Theater for opening night of CANDY BOX’s Featured Artist Performances

Please RSVP by Monday, April 25 to reserve your tickets. 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out mdarenadances@gmail.com. We hope to see you there!

THE MIXTAPE Collective consists of established and up-and-coming Hip Hop choreographers, dancers, electronic and instrumental musicians, and videographers and editors. Our mission is to push the boundaries of our art forms in an annual performance created through collaboration and mentorship.

MIXTAPE’s work reveals generative strategies for sharing power and access to resources by weaving together choreography, videography, and musical compositions. MIXTAPE 5G: The Sound of Movement promises to be our most expansive production yet.

In-person and livestream tickets available. Masks are required throughout the Cowles. For more information about our health and safety guidelines and getting to The Cowles Center, click here.

Join Twin Cities Ballet for the company premiere of Giselle, May 6–8 at Ames Center in Burnsville. Giselle is the haunting tale of a young peasant girl who is deceived by a disguised nobleman, and yet her love saves him from death despite his treachery. Tickets on sale now!

The production also includes a Sensory-Relaxed show, which enables children and people with sensory sensitivities to experience the art of ballet with relaxed theater rules and modified sensory elements to allow for increased comfort.  

Performances:

Friday, May 6 | 10:15am (Sensory-Relaxed Show)
Saturday, May 7 | 2:00pm & 7:00pm
Sunday, May 8 | 2:00pm

Tickets available at Ticketmaster.com or in-person at the Ames Center box office.

About Twin Cities Ballet: 

Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota (TCB) is an independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit professional ballet company located in the Twin Cities’ South Metro. Our mission is to connect and enrich communities by making ballet approachable, relatable, and fun, through professional and original productions and educational outreach.

 These activities are made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.