Archive: Performances and Events

MOVO is experimenting with a biennial sharing structure! Using an open call format to all who participate and are in community at MOVO, artists are invited to share work at any creative stage.

In our inaugural offering, artists Rachel Lieberman, Anat Shinar, Marcela Michelle and Megan Mayer take focus in a shared evening of performance work at Red Eye on April 13, 2024, at 7:00pm, while Morgan Thorson extends her own choreographic inquiry with Alex Beaumont and Dienae Hunter, and offers an open rehearsal on April 10.

Tickets for April 13 are by donation, cash/Venmo at the door.

MO-SHO is supported by a Minnesota State Arts Board Creative Support for Organizations grant, made possible through appropriations from the Minnesota State Legislature.

April 12 at 7:30pm
April 13 at 2:00pm

A blossoming initiative to recognize and elevate Asian creatives working in ballet, this program of Asian and Asian American choreography—co-curated by Final Bow for Yellowface’s Phil Chan—features The Washington Ballet, BalletMet, and Oakland Ballet Company. These performances celebrate the seventy-fifth anniversary of Singaporean choreographer Choo San Goh (1948-1987) who brought The Washington Ballet international acclaim, plus works by BalletMet’s Edwaard Liang—the first Asian Artistic Director for a major American ballet company—Phil Chan and Caili Quan for Oakland Ballet Company, and the Minnesota debut of choreographer Brett Ishida.

Program
Fives by Choo San Goh, The Washington Ballet
when shall we three meet again by Brett Ishida, The Washington Ballet
Ballet des Porcelaines by Phil Chan, Oakland Ballet Company
Layer Upon Layer by Caili Quan, Oakland Ballet Company
Finding Light pas de deux by Edwaard Liang, BalletMet

A Sensory Friendly Lounge equipped with sensory supports and staffed by trained volunteers will be available to all guests who are seeking a safe and soothing atmosphere during this and other select performances. Learn more on the Accessibility Services page.

Featured are the highly-anticipated choreographies of two guest choreographers and old friends of the company. Shohei Iwahama (former James Sewell Ballet dancer and current member of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo) brings an expansive group work that emanates curiosity, play, and kinship. Michael Walters returns with his fourth choreographic commission for James Sewell Ballet with a passionate duet, at moments both gritty and gentle.

This remarkable evening includes two Sewell works: a new sextet that blends classical and contemporary ballet within Bach’s Concerto for Violin & Oboe; and a remount of Doo-Be-Doo, which combines high-energy playful antics with stunning technical feats.

Saturday, April 13 at 7:30pm
Sunday, April 14 at 2:00pm

Expand your 10,000 Dreams experience—purchase a ticket to Northrop’s Encore Gala, an insider post-show cocktail party with the performers! Mingle under the chandeliers with artists and dancers from The Washington Ballet, BalletMet, and Oakland Ballet Company following their matinee performance on the Northrop Stage. Bid on silent auction items and enjoy sumptuous hors d’oeuvres, drinks, and live music. Proceeds from this fundraiser support the creation of new works by preeminent artists through the Northrop Centennial Commissions project. 

Saturday, April 13
4:00pm

Tickets are $55; a $15 donation is included in your ticket price.

Rochester Dance Company is excited to announce that tickets are available for the spring show, GAIA: Earth Embodied. 

GAIA: Earth Embodied is inspired by the elements of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. This production will feature brand-new choreography as well as recycled and restaged works. GAIA will showcase the delicate and serious relationships that humans have with the planet we call our home. It will educate dancers and audiences alike about the impact we have on ecosystems, both locally and globally. Paired with creative costuming and technical elements, this show will highlight the wonder of our planet and explore the importance of honoring and protecting the powerful beauty of Mother Nature.

Friday, April 19 at 7:00pm
Saturday, April 20 at 1:00pm and 4:00pm
At Rochester Civic Theatre.

Tickets available online. 

Escalade
Friday, April 19

Nic Lincoln, Gemma Isaacson, Venus de Mars

We’re back for another dance and music performance celebrating human rights. This performance dives into themes circulating around bodily autonomy, and community. Art! Conversation! Community! You’ll walk away inspired.

Tickets will be “pay as able” with a suggested donation of $25-$35 per ticket.

On street parking. Use the building entrance on Main Street (follow the signs). The show will take place in the Performance Hall on the main floor – walk to the right after entering the building. Our host will welcome you!

Show runs approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Join the concert fundraiser for Paj Nag Tshiab Dance Company!

Saturday, April 20
8:00pm-12:00am
At White Dragon Hall in St. Paul.

The event is being hosted at White Dragon Hall to raise funds to bring our team to Norco, California to perform on the largest stage at the second annual Sabaidee Festival!

Paj Nag Tshiab Dance Company (New Rain Flower Dance Company) was established in November 2023 and consists of 9 dancers and 5 instructors. Learn more about us on our website. 

Feel free to connect with PNTDC or donate to our team to help us reach our goal of $12,000!

Join us for Reel Imaginings, a presentation of short films created by MotionArt director/choreographer Pam Gleason in collaboration with cinematographers Guy Wagner, Nate Gebhard, Adam Tapper, and the many multi-generational movers of MotionArt! Whether exploring humor in the mundane, suspending disbelief in unfolding absurdities, or meandering down a waterway, these films offer a fun and captivating viewing experience for people of all ages.

Total film time: 70 minutes. Informal reception to follow the films. Refreshments and special treats provided by Little Bettina’s.

Saturday, April 20
7:00pm: Doors open
7:30pm: Film showing: Evergreen, Last Chance, Currents, Afloat
Tickets for Saturday

Sunday, April 21
2:30pm: Doors open
3:00pm: Film showing: Evergreen, Last Chance, Currents, Afloat
Tickets for Sunday

Tickets
General: $22
Seniors and Students: $17
Children: $12
Pay as you can is available by emailing us at info@motionartmn.org

At the Center for Performing Arts. Free on-street parking, and free parking in the lots of Lake Country School (3755 Pleasant Ave) and Venture Academy (3800 Pleasant Ave).

April 22-27, 2024
At The Southern Theater.

The CANDY BOX Dance Festival is a week-long dynamic sampling of featured performances, master classes, and in-progress showings, hosted by ARENA DANCES and presented April 22-27, 2024 at The Southern Theater. The CANDY BOX Dance Festival features both emerging and established choreographers, Happy Hour work-in-progress performances, and dance class offerings.

Dance Classes – April 22-26, 4:00-5:15pm on The Southern Theater stage.
Monday – Paula Mann
Tuesday- Sana Bangoura of Duniya Drum and Dance
Wednesday – jess pretty
Thursday – Tristan Koepke
Friday – Kaitlyn Hawkins

Happy Hour Showings – April 22-26, 5:30-6:30pm
Monday – Shannon Hartle Dolan, Kaitlyn Hawkins and Alicia Steeves
Tuesday – Kayla Schiltgen
Wednesday – Amez Dance
Thursday – Duniya Drum and Dance
Friday – Penelope Freeh

Featured Artists Performances – April 25-27, 7:30pm
Tristan Koepke
Paula Mann/Time Track Productions
jess pretty

Saturday, April 27 at 2:00pm is a pay-as-able matinee.

The Taja Will Ensemble presents:

Dearest Liberator, DISASTER! DISASTER! DISASTER! is a moment to metabolize climate catastrophe. Our queer Latine squad of contemporary avatars deliver a dark comedy, call to action, and awareness. We pack our “go bags” and practice all the survival strategies we’ve ever trained and retained. All the elemental energies are invited at once, WATER, AIR, FIRE, EARTH, moon, ghost, catastrophe, compost, restoration and diaspora ancestors. We call to action vibrational awareness of ecosystem solidarity, and elemental sovereignty.

Created and performed by Marisol Herling, Eric Gonzalez, Margaret Ogas and Taja Will

Performances
Wednesday, April 24 at 7:30
​Thursday, April 25 at 7:30 – ​with ASL interpretation
​Friday, April 26 at 7:30
Saturday, April 27 at 5:00
Doors open 20 minutes before performances.

Tickets
Our tickets ​have a sliding scale price of ​$15-50, with a suggested price of $25.