Archive: Performances and Events

Ballet Minnesota is thrilled to present the 34th Minnesota Dance Festival at E.M. Pearson theater at Concordia University May 13-14.

MDF will feature the classic ballet Paquita restaged by Cheryl Rist, Andrew Rist’s new work “Friends,” as well as performances by many guest artists including CAAM Chinese Dance Theater, Elena Hollenhorst, Eva Igo, Jim Lieberthal, Juliana Johnson, Kala Vandanam, Keane Sense of Rhythm, Kendall Kramer, O’Shea Irish Dance, and Universal Dance Destiny.

You won’t want to miss this eclectic show!

Join us!

Wednesday, May 17
9:00-11:00am
At the University of Minnesota’s Rec & Wellness Center’s Beacon Room

Come brainstorm with your body!
No dance or science experience needed, but bring your curiosity.
Free to attend.
No registration required – just tell the desk you’re here to bodystorm!

Join us for TU Dance’s annual Spring Showcase featuring students from The School at TU Dance Center and dancers from CULTIVATE, A Trainee Program. The program will include CULTIVATE trainees’ self-choreographed solos as well as a work entitled Quiet Home by guest choreographer Gregory Dolbashian. Students from the Children and Teen and the Pre-Professional Programs will share technique demonstrations in modern, ballet, hip hop, and African dance, as well as perform in works by TU Dance Center teaching artists, DRIVE: Let it Burn… a piece choreographed in Fall 2022 by Alanna Morris and Sa’Nah Britt, and a new work by guest artist Stephon Williams. Please join us in celebrating these inspiring dancers and their dedication!

Friday, May 19, doors at 6:30pm, show at 7:00pm 
Saturday, May 20, doors at 12:30pm, show at 1:00pm
Saturday, May 20, doors at 5:30pm, show at 6:00pm 
Sunday, May 21, doors at 12:30pm, show at 1:00pm

Tickets: $20 for Adults; $10 for Children 3 and Older.
General admission; in-person only.

For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.

At Young Dance, we approach each season with a theme. This year, our theme is Radically One (Together).

As a youth arts organization, we work hard to foster an environment where students can safely and confidently express their individuality. Concurrently, we strongly believe in the power of building community through movement.

One of our core values is to foster in our students a commitment to self, the group, and lifelong learning. This year, we dug deeper into these words, unpacking and dissecting the question: How can we support the individual, radically accept one another, build community, and fight collectively for the change we want (and need!) to see in the world?

The Young Dance Performing Company is pleased to be returning to the theater to present original pieces choreographed by Aneka McMullen, Blake Nellis, and Margaret Ogas, plus a piece collectively made by the upper-level dancers. Additional guests include students from the Choreography, Hip Hop, Breaking, Modern, and All Abilities Dancing classes.

Friday, May 19 at 7:00pm – ASL Interpretation Provided
Saturday, May 20 at 7:00pm –  Audio Description Services Provided
Sunday, May 21 at 4:00pm

In the Young Dance School Showcase, students from Young Dance classes will perform dance pieces created in collaboration with their Teaching Artist and other students.

Saturday, May 20 at 11:00am
Saturday, May 20 at 2:00pm
Sunday, May 21 at 11:00am

Tickets are now available at the Luminary Arts website.

$15 – General admission
$10 – Student/Senior
$5 – Child admission, ages 3–5
Free – Lap pass for those 2 years of age and younger

All shows except Sunday at 4:00pm will be live-streamed, free of charge.
Email info@youngdance.org at least 24 hours in advance of the performance for the link. 

Contact the Luminary Arts Center Patron Services for ticketing assistance at 612-333-6669, Monday–Friday from 10:00am–5:00pm, or email info@luminaryartscenter.com. Contact Young Dance at 612-423-3064 or at info@youngdance.org for other questions.

Swing dance goes en pointe with this playful yet fiery twist on an opera classic. Dance through the roaring 20s with Carmen, a fiercely independent charmer on a journey of fated love. Accompanied by a live jazz ensemble to a fresh arrangement of Georges Bizet’s bold score, Carmen in the 1920s bristles with excitement, danger, and destiny.

Choreography by: Zoé Emilie Henrot
Music by: Richard Erickson
Performed by: The company dancers of Ballet Co.Laboratory, students of The School of Ballet Co.Laboratory, and a live jazz ensemble

Performances
Friday, May 19 at 7:00pm
Saturday, May 20 at 2:00pm
Saturday, May 20 at 7:00pm
Sunday, May 21 at 2:00pm

Tickets
Adults: $40
Seniors: $30
Children/Students: $30
Groups of 10+ to the same performance: $30

Get all the details!

Join Twin Cities Flamenco Collective for their summer outdoor performance at the Modus Locus Graffiti Garden next to Reverie Cafe and Bar in the Powderhorn neighborhood. Yummy plant-based food and drinks are available for purchase at Reverie Cafe and Bar.

May 27 at 7:00pm
Free performance. Donations appreciated.

Performers:
Bobby “El Eléctrico” (Hand percussionist)
Eva Makiko (Flamenco dancer)
Ross “El Vecino” (Flamenco guitarist)
Sachiko “La Chayí” (Flamenco dancer)
Travor May (Flamenco guitarist)

As part of their North America tour to celebrate the 2023 Taiwanese American Heritage Week, the music and dance performers from the National Taiwan University of Arts will give a dance and music performance focused on the innovative interpretation of traditional and modern Taiwanese dance and music on Wednesday, May 31 at 7:30pm at the Eisenhower Community Center Theater.

Introduction to the Program:
The intrinsic concept of the dances is based on the diverse culture of Taiwan which has gone through a history of immigration and colonization. With the utilization of innovative choreography, the dances combine the forms of dance and music that demonstrate the contemporary cultural features, ethnic cultures, and pop music of Taiwan. The traditional diverse culture is therefore exhibited with a whole new style. The performance is hosted in both Chinese and English in order to enhance the interaction with the audience. Click here for highlights of the performance in the past.

The ticket for the event is free, but you are welcome to make a donation of any amount by clicking the preceding link, through PayPal or Venmo, or making a cash donation at the theater entrance.

From Dancer/Choreographer Berit Ahlgren (HoneyWorks) and Actor/Director Nathan Keepers (The Moving Company), Give Ear is a dance/theater collaboration focused on the means of listening or being listened to, and what might happen if we tune in more intentionally to what’s around us.

Give Ear was commissioned by The Cowles Center as part of their MERGE Program. Slated to premiere March 2020 but cancelled due to the pandemic, the piece is a reimagining and evolution of the original work so it might resonate for audiences today.

A pillar of HoneyWorks mission is to provide opportunities for its dance-artists to share their own choreography within a HoneyWorks program. In addition to the performance of Give Ear, please join us as we welcome works-in-progress by cast member Christian Warner (NYC) featuring dancer Amanda Sachs and musician Andrew Bocher.

Performances:
Thursday, June 8 at 7:30pm
Friday, June 9 at 7:30pm
Saturday, June 10 at 7:30pm – Post-show talkback
Sunday, June 11 at 2:00pm – Pay-as-able

General Admission before June 8 – $25
General Admission after June 8 – $30
Student/Senior – $18

The Bloomington Center for the Arts presents the Discover Dance Series, June 15-17: A weekend festival featuring performances by multiple local dance companies representing a wide range of styles aimed for an all-ages audience to discover and experience the joy and power of the art of dance!

Three evening performances featuring dances by Alternative Motion Project (Modern), Concerto Dance (Jazz), Continental Ballet Company (Ballet) and Rhythm Street Movement (Tap). Each evening will feature the same program.

Tickets
$25 – Ages 12 and up
$15 – Ages 11-6
Free – Ages 5 and under

Master classes will be offered by each company at the BCA on Saturday, June 17 between 1:00 and 3:30pm.
Classes are free with a ticket to the performance, or $10. Participates can choose up to 2 classes with options in an open level format or masterclasses geared for more experienced dancers. Classes are open to participants ages 12 through adult. Register online or at the drop in table. Participants under 18 need a guardian-signed waiver, found online or signed at the event.

Learn more – look for Discover Dance Series under the “Guest Performers” tab.