Archive: Performances and Events

RUBBERBAND
Online premiere: Thursday, April 8, 7:30pm CDT
Performance available on demand through Thursday, April 15, 11:59pm CDT

Vic’s Mix
Mixed repertory program, spanning RUBBERBAND’S nineteen years!

Artist Q&A following the performance

“Three points of contact” defines choreographer and RUBBERBAND founder Victor Quijada’s work and style as an unusually difficult yet expressive and highly athletic dance form that connects dancers to the stage, or each other, with three body parts. The three points describe his technique and also Quijada’s trio of cultures: Mexican heritage, Los Angeles upbringing, and French-Canadian residency. Vic’s Mix extracts notable works from Quijada’s extensive repertory as both a classically trained dancer and b-boy performer in a humorous yet thoughtful program filled with dance theater and both classical and original music.

The Cowles Center and Minnesota Dance Theatre Artistic Director Lise Houlton look back at previous productions of The Enchantment and provide a discussion of themes from the classic fairy tale “Twelve Dancing Princesses,” which inspired the production. How do those themes resonate in today’s world? Is this a harmless enchantment, a means of escape, or something bewitchingly dark and dangerous?

Registration for this virtual showing ends two hours before the show begins. A ticket from this event will give you access to a virtual stream for this show.

Northrop Presents
Bharatanatyam and Yoga: A Shared Connection
Monday, April 19, 5:00-6:00pm CDT
At Northrop, with a livestream option available.
FREE and open to the public, registration required.

As an art form, Bharatanatyam demands the conscious understanding of body, mind and spirit; this often translates as the balance of multiple qualities within each movement: strength and flexibility, inner relaxation and focus. Ultimately, both Bharatanatyam and yoga ask the practitioner to find their inner divinity in order to transcend the distractions and obstacles of the physical world.

This free, in-person and virtual workshop begins with an introduction by Ragamala’s Artistic Directors Ranee and Aparna Ramaswamy, followed by an all-levels yoga practice led by Aaron Asmundson, Program Director for Leadership Enrichment Programs at the University of Minnesota. Bring your own yoga mat and wear comfortable clothes, or join from the comfort of your home.

Mukti Bhawan (Hotel Salvation)
Wednesday, April 21, 6:30pm CDT
Streaming online.

Adil Hussain stars as Rajiv, an overworked businessman, who agrees to honor the final wish of his father, Daya, by accompanying him to the holy city of Varanasi. There, they check in to the Hotel Salvation, where residents are given just two weeks to live out their final days or return home.

2016
Not rated by the MPAA
1 hour, 42 minutes
In Hindi with English subtitles

This film is presented in conjunction with Ragamala Dance Company.
Co-artistic directors Ranee Ramaswamy and Aparna Ramaswamy’s work embodies the artistic and spiritual traditions of India while creating a dialogue about the contemporary human experience. Their new work, Fires of Varanasi, is a ritual for the stage where time is suspended and humans merge with the divine, expanding upon the birth-death-rebirth continuum in Hindu thought to illuminate immigrant experiences of life and death in the diaspora.

Join us in WonderLand, a premier psychiatric hospital. Dr. Knight has the difficult task of treating a man who refers to himself as a “White Rabbit” and suffers from a severe anxiety disorder, a young woman named Alice with body dysmorphia, and a Queen figure suffering from narcissistic rage.

As the doctor digs deeply into the causes and roots of their disorders he begins to ask: what does “normal” really mean?
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Collide tells this story using its signature blend of high-energy dance styles set to a modern pop-rock soundtrack.
The dance theater experience, created to suit safety requirements of COVID-19, will take the audience on a 70-minute ride into a compelling story of friendship and acceptance.

The production takes place OUTSIDE at the James J Hill House and Mill City Museum.

For tickets visit, www.collidetheatrical.org

Featuring dancers Renee Guittar, Rush Benson, Heather Brockman, Chelsea Rose, Jarod Boltjes, Brian Bose, Miranda Shaughnessey

It is Threads’ tenth anniversary and we are spending this year celebrating!

Every month from March through December 2021, Threads Dance Project will release some of Artistic Director Karen L. Charles’ 10th Anniversary Picks. Pay-as-able in multiples of ten, from $1, $10, $100, or even $1,000 to view ten years of Karen’s selected works!

March’s works include Belonging and At First Sight (2011), and In This Skin (2012).

Each release will be 25-30 minutes in length. Once registered, you will receive a private link and password that will allow you to view these works until April 4, 2021.

Stay tuned for more tenth anniversary celebration news in the months to come!