Archive: Performances and Events

Declaration of Independence is a solo performance by Kata Juhasz, Hungarian dancer and choreographer, which is articulated in verbal speech and movements simultaneously in a short personal reckoning with some historical outlook on the possibilities of an authentic artist willing to preserve her independence in a politicized public life on the shifting borderline of the EU.

Kata is a Budapest-based dancer, choreographer, teacher, and physician who has been performing throughout Europe since 1996. Her works have been funded by Summa Artium, the National Cultural Fund, and The Ministries of Human Capacity of Hungary.

Her performance will be accompanied by bassist, composer, producer, and educator Alexis Cuadrado of Brooklyn, NY. He has released six albums as a band leader, composed for many venues, and is on the faculty of the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. He has composed works for films, podcasts, NPR, and many other performances throughout his career. We are indeed fortunate to have these internationally known artists coming to Minneapolis.

Declaration of Independence will be preceded by Sleeping Giant, a new piano composition by Maura Bosch performed over a video projection of photographs on lumbering and mining on Minnesota Native lands by Vance Gellert. Jim Lenfesty will read his poetry.

Friday, October 27 at 7:30pm
Saturday, October 28 at 7:30pm
Donation-based.

“[Nacera Belaza] explores the boundaries between embodied presence and the ecstatic emptiness toward which dance, and movement, can lead us.” —New Yorker

Internationally revered for her powerfully abstract work, Nacera Belaza draws a path between shadow and light, using a rigorous focus to create a bond between performance and ceremony. In L’Onde, the French Algerian choreographer immerses five dancers in a darkened theater for a mesmerizing meditation on the body’s capacity for transformation. A hypnotic soundscape pairs with spellbinding, minimalist choreography that nods to Algerian ritualistic dances while blending tradition with modernity for a captivating and encompassing piece.

Friday, October 27
Saturday, October 28

Come to the opening reception of Dance Roots: Minnesota’s Movers and Shakers, celebrating Minnesota’s dance community drawn from the University of Minnesota’s Performing Arts Archives.

Friday, October 27 from 5:00-7:30pm
Enjoy refreshments, mingle, and explore the exhibition.
Stay for Georgia Finnegan-Saulitis’s talk about her new book Grace & Grit at 6:30pm.

The Exhibition, curated by the PAA’s new director Deborah Ultan, displays a fascinating network of choreographers, companies, dancers, teachers, dance photographers, and dance spaces over the last 100 years.

There will be guest speakers at the exhibition through January 31, 2024, including Mary Easter. Mary will read from her autobiography, “The Way She Wants To Get There, Telling on Myself,” on November 8 at 12:00pm – a brown-bag lunch event!

Dance Roots: Minnesota’s Movers and Shakers will be open during library hours: 9:00am-5:00pm on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday, and 9:00am-7:00pm on Wednesday and Thursday.

We bring the steaming cauldron, you bring your broom!

It’s time to reprise the Wolfshager Hexenbrut witch dance.
If you haven’t had a chance to see this fun, spirited dance – here is the original choreography: https://youtu.be/BjUV-byB8ls

Dance outdoors in the spirit of Halloween, Oktoberfest and Dias de los Muertos. No partner or dance experience needed!

Enjoy a welcoming, encouraging and fun session as we learn the Wolfshager Hexenbrut Witch Dance (bring your broom) along with dances from Mexico, Germany and more.

I will teach the dances, step by step.
No need to sign up – just show up!

Sunday, October 29
Dancing: 6:30-8:00pm
Social to follow

Submerge yourself in this deeply soulful, powerful new work that fuses Black and Jewish spiritual music with stunning dance. Set to a score by jazz pianist, composer, and MacArthur Fellow Jason Moran—with vocals by Grammy Award-winning vocalist Lisa Fischer—the piece celebrates the 40th anniversary of this artistically innovative ballet company. Master choreographer and visionary Alonzo King reveals Deep River is a reminder “that love is the ocean that we rose from, swim in, and will one day return to”—that love can set us free.

Thursday, November 2 at 7:30pm

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. 

“Trajal Harrell can turn a stage into a living, breathing painting”—New York Times

Offering one of the most emotional and critically acclaimed works of his career, dance artist Trajal Harrell returns to the Walker for a rare U.S. appearance. Draped in black, Harrell and seven dancers release their energy on stage in response to Keith Jarrett’s best-selling jazz piano recording, The Köln Concert. This personal and entrancing work set to Jarrett’s soul-baring, gospel-fused improvisations is introduced by four songs of intimate vulnerability from Joni Mitchell’s masterpiece Blue. Together, the music and dancing synthesize Harrell’s influences, ranging from voguing and post-modern dance to ancient Greek mythology and Japanese Butoh dance.

Tuesday, November 7
Wednesday, November 8

Off-Leash Area presents its second annual Off-Kilter Cabaret, an ongoing community program designed to highlight and support artists with disabilities in the creation of original performance work. The 2023 Off-Kilter Cabaret explores the theme “Inside, Outside, Inside-Out,” which asks artists to center a performance work around their hidden self and perception of their personal identity in the larger world, and which will showcase seven unique artists from a range of artistic disciplines including dance, comedy, puppetry, musical composition, spoken word, and storytelling.

This year’s cabaret, curated by the Off-Kilter Leadership Team, includes returning artists Braille, Scott Sorensen, and Young Dance and features AJ Isaacson-Zvidzwa, Desdamona, Houa Moua, and Tessa Longshore for their Off-Kilter debuts. It will be emceed by returning artist Amy Salloway.

Off-Kilter Cabaret will occur November 17, 18, and 19 at the fully accessible TekBox in the Cowles Center for Dance. The event includes accessibility accommodations such as American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation, Audio Description, and Live Captioning.
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Off-Leash Area, under co-artistic directors Jennifer Ilse and Paul Herwig, has a 24-year history of presenting original interdisciplinary performance work. The Off-Kilter Advisory Group and Selection Panel from the disability community also include writer and storyteller Amy Salloway, multidisciplinary artist Gabriel Rodreick, arts accessibility consultant Jon Skaalen, and Sam Jasmine, host of the Disability and Progress program on KFAI. Off-Leash Area is excited to continue our partnership with Young Dance, whose mission is “transforming lives through movement.”

November 17, 7:30pm
November 18, 7:30pm
November 19, 2:00pm

Price: $5-30

A fusion of classical poetry, shadow puppetry, Nordic folk music, and contemporary ballet, VANAHEIMR reimagines Early Norse sagas from the perspective of the Vanir – deities that existed in Scandinavia long before the Bronze Age altered the continent of Europe forever.

Doors at 7:00pm.
Show at 7:30pm
Runtime: 70 minutes

Week 1
Thursday, November 30
Friday, December 1
Saturday, December 2

Week 2
Thursday, December 7
Friday, December 8
Saturday, December 9
*Sunday, December 10 – Emergency/Cancellation Date

Pre-sale tickets
Tickets available online at https://www.foxandbeggar.org for
$25-$35, general admission (including fees).

Rush tickets
Thirty walk-up pay-what-you-can tickets will be released nightly at 6:30pm, first come first serve!

Cast and Crew
Written, Directed, and Produced by Nat Allister
Bragi – Willie Johnson
Nerthus – Rhiannon Fiskradatz
Composed by Kat Parent
Music performed by Kat Parent, Mili Judge-Becker, Josh Conroy, and Nat Allister
Shadow Puppetry by Becca Mellstrom and Alex Young
Puppeteering by Becca Mellstrom, Alex Young and Sofia Padilla
Choreography by Gabby Abram
Ensemble: Odessa Rain, Kae McMahon, Allison Durham, Fenja Frances, Ben Siglin, Rachel Lieberman, Eliana Durnbaugh, and
Danielle Ricci Cheng
Costuming by Kathy Kohl
Set Design by Rachel Eilts
Paper headpieces made by hand at the MN Book Arts Center by Lux Fabré.

Ballet Co.Laboratory’s enchanting twist on a holiday classic returns to the stage! Nutcracker in Wonderland weaves together the magic of two timeless stories, E.T.A. Hoffman’s The Nutcracker and Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland.

Jump down the rabbit hole for the most curious adventure. The beloved Tchaikovsky Nutcracker score will take on a new meaning as Clara and Alice join forces to battle the Rat Queen, whirl through the Land of Snowflakes hand-in-hand, and encounter Wonderland residents like the Mad Hatter, mischievous Cheshire Cat, perpetually tardy White Rabbit, and spiteful Queen of Hearts all while discovering themselves.

Choreographed by: Zoé Emilie Henrot
Performed by: The Company of Ballet Co.Laboratory and the students of The School of Ballet Co.Laboratory

December 8-10, 2023
Friday, December 8, 2023 at 7:00pm
Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 2:00pm and 7:00pm
Sunday, December 10, 2023 at 2:00pm

Tickets
Adults: $40
Seniors: $35
Children/Students: $30
Groups of ten or more tickets to the same performance: $35/each