Archive: Performances and Events

Celebrate Halloween with Twin Cities Ballet!

TCB will present the world premiere of Dracula at Ames Center on October 27 and 28.

This new ballet features an original story adaptation by TCB Artistic Director Denise Vogt based on the classic novel, and an original musical score written for this production by Minnesota composer Simon Sperl. Also featured in the evening are RED, a ballet inspired by The Handmaid’s Tale, and the premiere of a new Halloween-themed work choreographed by TCB company dancer Micah Chermak.

October 27 and 28 at 7:30pm

Ames Center in Burnsville

Tickets can be purchased in person at the Ames Center box office, or via Ticketmaster.com.

ARENA DANCES kicks off its 26th season of favorites with LIVE dance at The Southern Theater!

Mathew Janczewski brings his subtle, rich and viscerally honest choreographic voice to the historic Southern Theater stage for performances by ARENA DANCES. Noted for their unique physicality and humanistic performances, this bill of favorites is a complimentary array of ARENA’s diverse talents. As the company gears up for a fall of touring, be a part of this celebratory home kickoff with five moving dances.

Run With Me
The show’s title work is a popular work from the past—revitalized for today. Opening the show, this lush, sinuous men’s quartet is a display of immense endurance, inspired by the writings of David Wojnarowicz. Lightsey Darst for MN Artists called it a “…vivid whirl, densely layered and evocative…with moments of crystalline clarity. Melancholic, romantic, dramatic and lovely.”

One Room
One Room is an all female sextet that surges with the central theme that personal viewpoints shared among collective power will prevail. As the dancers negotiate the space around them, and each other, the movement builds layer by layer, working toward a powerful resolution. The movement is a meditation on the need to join together in one room, coming to the table to face conflict, negotiation, compromise, and strength as one voice.

hold my hand
hold my hand is built on the score “Requiem” by Minnesota composer and 2018 McKnight Fellowship recipient, Joshua Clausen. The score and work is inspired by Sophie Chou’s sonification of gun violence statistics.

Open Eyes
A symbiotic relationship of two movers melting and embracing into one another with technical prowess and risk that only can be obtained with pure trust in each other. This duet was originally choreographed with long-time ARENA dancer and muse Amy Behm Thomson with artistic director, Mathew Janczewski.

Quartet
An angularly stark, white-hot cool quartet driven by the music of Four Tet. The full body movement of each dancer must fit within the group pushing, pulling and fitting together. Quartet was honored to be selected for performance through the American College Dance Festival at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts.

Performance Details 
Thursday, October 28 and Friday, October 29 at 7:00 p.m. Two nights only!

Tickets are general admission.
$20 in advance, if purchased by October 24.
$24 week of show and at the door.
Available for purchase at: https://www.showtix4u.com/events/runwithme2021

Jennifer Glaws brings her viscerally honest choreographic voice and rich investigations in EFFORT and SPACE to the Southern Theater’s stage for a one-of-a-kind performance by Jagged Moves.

The full evening, all female sextet explores the central themes of boundaries and reclamation as flutist Julie Johnson performs original scores of her experimental and contemplative music. The dancers traverse the soundscape and mysterious, sculptural environment on a relentless journey of agency, investigating the stories that reside between “us.”

Featuring Performing Artists: Emma Marlar, Gemma Isaacson, Genevieve Waterbury, Julie Johnson, Margaret Ogas, Marisol Herling, and Sharon Picasso.

November 3-7
Live, streaming, and on-demand tickets!

Tickets and more information: https://southerntheater.org/shows/touch-code-re-claiming-space-1

The Classic Nutcracker returns to the stage for it’s 33rd production!

After a year away from the stage, Ballet Minnesota is thrilled to present The Classic Nutcracker this December 18-19 at The O’Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University.

Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to see Artistic Director Andrew Rist’s original choreography to the beautiful score by Tchaikovsky. This family favorite has something magical in store for everyone who attends this dazzling production. Follow Clara as she receives an enchanting Nutcracker who comes to life right before your eyes! He guides her on a whimsical journey that culminates in meeting the charming and sparkling Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier, who present Clara with delightful dances from their Land of Sweets.

Come celebrate the magical holiday season by coming to Ballet Minnesota’s The Classic Nutcracker. Tickets on sale now at the O’Shaughnessy Box Office.

Season tickets are now available for Collide Theatrical’s eighth season, as are individual show tickets!

This season’s shows focus on the power of human connection, which is more important than ever after a year of loss, loneliness, and social isolation. Choose between tickets to all five shows, just the two mainstage shows, or just the three cabaret performances. For more about our season, click here. To buy individual show tickets, click the “purchase tickets” link next to each show.

Mainstage
Frankenstein, October 7-24, 2021: purchase tickets
Class of ’85, April 7-May 1, 2022: purchase tickets

Cabaret Series
Holiday Celebration, December 3-12, 2021: purchase tickets
Our Stories, January 21-30, 2022: purchase tickets
Romance: A Candlelight Cabaret, February 11-20, 2022: purchase tickets

The Benefits

• Great Seats – Advance access to tickets (before the general public) allows us to place you in the BEST SEATS in the house.
• Flexibility – Choose the shows you want to see when you want to see them. Free and easy ticket exchanges (48-hour notice required).
• Save Money – Save 15% off individual ticket prices.
• Bring Your Friends – Your guests receive 10% off of tickets to their first Collide performance.
• Special Invitations – Season subscribers receive exclusive access to performance receptions and behind-the-scenes events.
• Our subscribers receive guaranteed tickets for our limited-seating shows!

Virtual tickets include the performance program without refreshments.

Covid-19: Effective September 1, 2021, all visitors to the Cowles who are attending a performance/event in our theater spaces are required to show either proof of a full course of COVID-19 vaccinations administered at least 14 days prior to the show or a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of the performance/event. Masks are required throughout the Cowles.

Featuring choreography by Caleb Teicher, Evita Arce, Latasha Barnes, Nathan Bugh, and Macy Sullivan.
With live music performed by Eyal Vilner Big Band.

Celebrate the roots of Swing and Lindy Hop in America—join SW!NG OUT for an all-out dance party on the Northrop stage and plaza! Acclaimed choreographer and rising star Caleb Teicher and friends Eyal Vilner (composer), Evita Arce, Nathan Bugh, LaTasha Barnes, and Macy Sullivan are creating SW!NG OUT to bring the best of swing dance to the stage.

This immersive dance party is a culmination of SW!NG OUT’s 2020-21 residency that included a month-long Artistic Exchange, a Solo-Jazz Dance class, a Meet the Artists panel, and a Spotlight Series discussion: Identities and Creative Processes, celebrating the passion and power of the African-American born dance form—the Lindy Hop. Experience the ensemble’s dance and music on stage and then join in a second-act “dance jam” on the Northrop Plaza!

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

Collide Theatrical presents Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, October 7–24, 2021 at the Southern Theater, with a virtual performance available Halloween weekend!

The ultimate story about a human’s need for motherly love and connection. Author Mary Shelley, an unmarried pregnant teen, wrote the infamous science-fiction novel not long after the death of her first child during a period of immense loss and personal suffering. Her remarkable journey is told in parallel with the classic novel through a mix of theatrical dance styles.

Featuring Patrick Jeffrey as Dr. Frankenstein, Renee Guittar as The Creature, and Betsy Nelson as Mary Shelley. Additional cast includes Grace Janiszewski, Brian Bose, Megan Carter, and Ben Siglin.

Created by Regina Peluso with direction by Heather Brockman and Regina Peluso. Choreography by Peluso, Brockman, Guittar, Jeffrey, Jarod Boltjes, and Rush Benson.

For tickets visit www.collidetheatrical.org/frankenstein or call 651-395-7903.

See the show live: VIP – $55, Adult – $45, Senior – $40, Students – $30
Watch the virtual performance: $35 per household

For information about group sales, email admin@collidetheatrical.org. For more information on our health and safety guidelines, please visit www.collidetheatrical.org/health-and-safety.

Premieres Friday, October 8 at 7:30pm CT.
Available on-demand through October 15, 2021.

Select your own price to view this event, $0-$50. Please note: ticket revenue from this film screening will be shared with the artists.

This dance film of Ananya Dance Theatre’s work, Dastak, the Farsi word for “knockings,” traces the knockings of global injustices on our hearts in four short sections: Earth, Water, Fire, and Air.

Each section is a meditation on stories of borders, boundaries, loss, belonging, home and liberation, and echoes the subtitle created by writer Sharon Brigforth – I Wish You Me – indicating the cross-generational love that has carried communities through difficult migrations.

Filmmaker Darren Johnson captures these elemental journeys against the varied landscape of MniSota Makoce, ranging from post-Uprising scorched ruins in Minneapolis to tall prairie grasslands of Battle Creek Park, as the dancers pay tribute to the layered history of this land.

Choreographed by Ananya Chatterjea and performed by the artists of Ananya Dance Theatre, this dance film also features the work of a powerful team of collaborators, notably writer and dramaturg Sharon Bridgforth and sound artists Spirit McIntyre and Dameun Strange.

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