Archive: Performances and Events

Les Grands Ballets Canadiens returns to Northrop for the first time since 2006, dancing two monumental masterpieces. The iconic four-note opening of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony—said to represent “Fate knocking on Man’s door”—inspired American choreographer Garrett Smith’s Complete. The late Uwe Scholz’s choreography for Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 is considered his masterwork—displaying inventiveness and exceptional musicality. As the music races along at an irrepressible pace, these gorgeous artists convey the sheer joy of dancing to one of the most perfect symphonies ever written.

Saturday, February 17 at 7:30pm
Sunday, February 18 at 2:00pm

Sensory Friendly Lounge
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.  

Twin Cities Flamenco Collective invites guest dancer Bianca Rodriguez from Austin, TX to inspire audiences through passionate and soulful expression of flamenco music and dance.

This show is part of TCFC’s monthly residency at Icehouse MPLS.

Sunday, February 18
5:00pm

Celebrate a decade of Jazba Entertainment at the tenth-annual national Bollywood-Fusion dance competition, Jazba 2024!

Jazba’s tenth anniversary hails teams from around the nation to compete for qualifying points towards Legends, the Desi Dance Network’s official Bollywood-Fusion Dance Championship.

In addition to providing a grand spectacle of culture and entertainment, Jazba is proud to honor a decade long partnership with Women In Need (WIN)—their organizational nonprofit partner in Nagpur, India who works toward empowering and rehabilitating women in India suffering from conditions such as HIV/AIDS, cancer, leprosy, sexual assault, mental illness, neglect, and more.

Come join us for a night you will never forget, all for this meaningful cause!

Saturday, February 24 at 6:00pm

Jazba 2024 Performing Acts
ATL Tanishq – Atlanta, GA
Gator Udaya – Gainesville, FL
GT Qurbani – Atlanta, GA
Purdue Chaiyya – West Lafayette, IN
Texas Mohini – Austin, TX
UC Dhadak – Cincinnati, OH
UCLA Nashaa – Los Angeles, CA
UIUC Fizaa – Champaign, IL
UT Saaya – Austin, TX
UTD Laksh – Dallas, TX

It’s only a matter of time before they all fall down, one by one

Growing tension stacks onto high drama as the visceral ensemble blindly selects who among them undertakes the role of The Con. When identities collide, the 13 unique personalities clash as a story of hierarchy, vulnerability, and influence develops in real-time. Anyone could be the villain. No one knows who it will be. And every performance will be different.

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 7:30pm
Tickets: $35, fees included.

Sunday, March 3, 2024 at 2:00pm
Tickets: pay as you are. Market value: $35, fees included.

Everyone’s favorite charismatic cat pounces off the page and onto the stage for a balletic re-imagination of Puss in Boots. Adventure with our fearless feline in an attempt to get a paw up in the world.

Puss in Boots is specially created for our youngest audience members – toddlers and preschoolers. With a pre-show craft, 45-minute performance, post-show movement class, and a chance to meet a few kittens from Feline Rescue, it’s the purrrfect event for the entire family.

Warning – tomfoolery guaranteed!

Choreographed by: Anna Betz, part of Ballet Co.Laboratory’s Laboratory II: Emerging Choreographer Program
Performed by: The upper-level students of The School of Ballet Co.Laboratory

Saturday and Sunday, March 2–3 and 9–10
Saturdays, March 2 and 9 at 2:00 and 6:00pm
Sundays, March 3 and 10 at 2:00pm

Tickets
Adults: $30
Seniors: $28
Children/Students: $25
Groups 10+ to the same performance: $25

In this exciting new initiative from Black Label Movement, 7 choreographers have been invited to bring their own take on Black Label’s distinct movement aesthetic through the creation of a short new dance work. Come experience fresh takes on wildly physical, naturally virtuosic, and intellectually and emotionally engaging movement from these talented choreographers in the Twin Cities dance community!

Featuring choreography from Aubrey Clark, Hannah Albers, Rachel Lieberman, Anna Pinault, Javan Mngrezzo, Cheng Xiong, and Kaitlyn Hawkings.

March 8, 7:30pm
March 9, 2:00pm and 7:30pm

Contempo Physical Dance premieres Indigo by guest choreographer Jaruam Xavier. The choreography becomes a ritual of remembrance that bridges the present and the remains of a distant past. Throughout whispers of otherworldly dreams, the dancers will embody physically and emotionally an abstraction of indigo blue.

Saturday, March 9
Doors at 7:00pm
Show at 7:30pm

Purchase tickets.

Back by popular demand, Twin Cities Ballet’s groundbreaking hit show returns to the historic Fitzgerald Theater, with live music by popular local band, Momentary Lapse of Floyd. Based on Pink Floyd’s iconic 1979 rock opera, TCB’s The Wall: A Rock Ballet is an ingenious fusion of genres that will captivate ballet patrons, music fans, and the artistically curious alike.

TCB’s ballet interprets the original Pink Floyd rock opera’s music, themes, story arc, and lyrics on a personal, rather than political, level. It explores the life and various relationships with the main character, Pink, and follows his transformative journey of loss, isolation, insanity, and redemption. Through its insightful original interpretation of the emotion and power of Pink Floyd’s story and music, TCB brings this classic rock masterpiece to life like never before!

March 15, 7:30pm
March 16, 7:30pm
March 17, 2:00pm

Tickets from $38.50-$53.50, available at twincitiesballet.org/tickets.

These activities are made possible by the voters of Minnesota through an operating support grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Concerto Dance presents On Our Way
March 22-23 at 7:30pm
March 24 at 2:30pm
At The Southern Theater

On Our Way features a mixed repertoire of modern and jazz dance works driven by musicality and virtuosity aiming to uplift the human spirit. The program includes new works by local guest artists Erinn Liebhard (Rhythmically Speaking Dance) and Darrius Strong (STRONGmovement) along with works by Artistic Director, Jolene Konkel, including the restaging of the 2020 dance film, Awakenings for a live audience and the premiere of Konkel’s new jazz dance work, On Our Way.

On Our Way is performed by Hunter Batterson, Addie Beck, Maila Craft, Peter Hoffman, Doug Hooker, Lydia Kantor, Sara Karimi, Helena Magalhães, Shannon Mulcahy, Betsy Nelson, Jake Nehrbass, and Sarah Steichen Stiles.

Run time: approximately 90 minutes, including a 15-minute intermission.

Tickets
Adults: $30 plus fees
Students/Seniors: $25 plus fees
For tickets and more information visit www.concertodance.com/performances

A club-like atmosphere of daring ecstasy, collective revolt, and personal reclamations.

This year’s MERGE pairs Mathew Janczewski’s high-intensity, super-charged movements with Taja Will’s nuanced, emotive, and improvisational boldness. Their collaboration will culminate in an evening of performance, which includes ARENA repertory favorite, Judged House, and the premiere of a haunting new solo by Will.

Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 7:30pm
Tickets: $35, fees included.

Sunday, March 24, 2024 at 2:00pm
Tickets: pay as you are. Market value: $35, fees included.