Archive: Performances and Events

Tuesday, February 21
Tickets $5-15

Dear movers, dancers, and lovers of the body,

Introducing Crude Tuesdays, a new monthly gathering at the Bryant Lake Bowl!

We are transforming the stage of the BLB – it’s a small stage, some have said it measures 9×22 – into a space to play, experiment, perform, and create; in the moment; with each other; for each other; with love, joy, and raw honesty shaking up our bones.

Concretely, we want to provide a space for movers to perform: whether you want to share your work-in-progress, improvise, facilitate a spontaneous group-dance, or sit in silence for 5 mins, we welcome you to the stage. And if you want to come and watch, we welcome you to the chairs.

If you’d like to perform, please send an email addressed to zoeque15@gmail.com and kendallmkramer@gmail.com for more information. We are encouraging short pieces for now (between 3 and 15 minutes) so that everyone can have a turn.

Come, come, bring your bodies and your heart-cups, and get ready to be surprised.

With love,
Zoë and Kendall

Future Dates: March 21; April 18

Resurgence features dances by Christopher Watson, Becky Heist, Anne-Marie Wittenberg, Genevieve Waterbury, Jennifer Mack, Sarah LaRose and her Kinetic Evolutions Dance Company, and guest choreographers Thern Anderson and Erin Thompson.

The dances address themes of the intricacies of relationships, resilience in the face of challenge, and reconnecting in a world changed by the pandemic. Musical accompaniment includes selections from J.S. Bach, Handel’s Water Music, contemporary composers George Hurd and Kerry Muzzey, local music by singer/songwriter Matt Marka of Ada Jane, and music icons Janis Joplin, Tina Turner, Jimi Hendrix, Aretha Franklin, and George Michael.

February 24, 7:30pm
February 25, 2:00pm
February 25, 7:30pm

Critically-acclaimed Doña Perón is an explosive portrait of Eva “Evita” Perón, one of the most recognizable and controversial women in Argentinian history. The illegitimate daughter of a wealthy landowner, Evita concealed this shameful past as she climbed the ranks from dancehall performer to Argentina’s First Lady. A voice for the people, or a deceitful actress? Latina choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa explores these diverging legacies while reclaiming the narrative of this iconic Latina figure in a “smashingly theatrical” (Chicago Sun-Times) evening-length work performed with exquisite live music.

February 25 at 7:30pm

Join Alternative Motion Project in the studio for an open works-in-process showing that gives an inside look of our upcoming eleventh season spring performance!

The event includes Q+A with the artists ,as well as a showcase of AMP’s newest works by our guest choreographers:
Khary Jackson
Brianna Rae Johnson
Zoë Koenig, AMP Company Member
Joanna Lees, AMP Director with Sound Artist, Dameun Strange

Performers: Kendall Edstrom, Laura K Johnson, Zoë Koenig, Joanna Lees, Brenna Mosser, Jesse Schmitz-Boyd, Addie Smith

All ages event. Free!
Sunday, February 26,  2:00-3:30pm  
at the Cowles Center.

RSVP/pre-registration through AMP’s website is encouraged but not required. For questions or more information, visit AMP’s website or email alternativemotionproject@gmail.com.

See the full performance of ELEVEN at The Southern Theater, April 14-16.

We look forward to seeing you!

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Photo Credits: Bill Cameron

To get us ready for spring’s exuberance, Patrick’s Cabaret is celebrating dance!

Featuring:
Chris Aiken and Angie Hauser, Sarah Konner and Austin Selden, Meridian Movement Co. (Colin Edwards and Canaan Mattson), Patrick Scully, and friends.

Join us for this online Dance Celebration!

March 3 at 7:00pm on Zoom! Tickets: $15.00

Concerto Dance presents Looking Back/Moving Forward at the Southern Theater, March 10-12.

Looking Back/Moving Forward features a mixed repertoire of modern and jazz dance works from Artistic Director Jolene Konkel, including audience favorite Ode to Opus Jazz, along with two premieres choreographed by visiting guest artists – Steve Rooks (formerly of the Martha Graham Company, NYC) and Cynthia Gutierrez Garner (Artistic Director of Company Movimiento, Eugene, OR).

Join us  for an evening of vibrant concert dance as we perform work that reflects on the past and looks ahead with hopeful expectation… moving forward together!

Featuring Concerto Dance Company Members: Rachel Bonkoungou, Lydia Kantor, Sara Karimi, Helena Magalhães, Shannon Mulcahy, Betsy G. Nelson, Sarah Pieper, and Maddy Woodman. Along with Guest Artists: Rush Benson, Malia Craft, Brenda Nepsund and Doug Hooker. Apprentices: Hunter Batterson and Kaitlyn Craven.

Friday, March 10 at 7:30pm
Saturday, March 11 at 7:30pm
Sunday, March 12 at 3:00pm

Tickets – $25 plus fees. Note: A limited amount of “pay as you are” tickets are available at the door.

Calling mischief-makers of all ages! Ballet Co.Laboratory invites you to venture where the Where the Wild Things Are for Ballet Co.Laboratory’s interpretation of the colorful children’s tale by Maurice Sendak. Join upper-level students of The School of Ballet Co.Laboratory as they set out to find freedom in imagination and the resilience of the human spirit. 

Choreography by: Hannah MacKenzie-Margulies, part of the Laboratory II: Emerging Choreographer Program.

Performed by: Upper-level students of The School of Ballet Co.Laboratory

Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 2:00pm
Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 6:00pm
Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 2:00pm

At Park Square Theatre

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

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Andy Mor and CABARAVE break the rules in their new, dynamic experience you can’t get anywhere else!

Featuring aerialists, fire performers, performance painting, live music, pole, and dance – tap and hip hop to African and jazz.

The ominous glass ceiling (suspended above the stage) is a reminder, not only of where we are, but what is yet to come. Throughout the night, the audience will participate in the spectacle, and watch as the glass ceiling moves in closer and closer. The only question is, When the glass ceiling is in reach, will you have the strength to break through?

Wednesday, March 15 performance includes Pay As You Are!

EMBRACE with the Ahn Trio

James Sewell Ballet reunites with the extraordinary Ahn Trio in a program featuring a reimagining of 2018’s Connections. Like the best embrace, there’s known comfort and new spark combined. The three sisters of the Ahn Trio – Lucia on piano, Angella on violin, and Maria on cello – were born in Seoul, Korea, and educated at the Juilliard School in New York City. These growing-up experiences in two cultures, along with their extensive international touring, infuse their celebration of 21st-century classical music with a particular flare and style.

Friday, March 17 at 7:30pm
Saturday, March 18 at 2:00pm

This performance runs approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes with one intermission. Tickets: $5-$35.

Collide Theatrical Dance Company presents its first dance musical with an original score:

SKOL! plays at the Southern Theater March 23–April 9, 2023.

When a mysterious illness befalls a Viking clan, a young woman is called to fulfill her destiny as a great warrior leader in a battle for the cure with the Christian army. Inspired by the Norse gods, her journey tests the boundaries of her faith, shakes the ground of the relationships with the men dearest in her life, and causes her to question the definition of female strength.

Inspired by recent evidence of the grave of a female Viking holding the accoutrements and injury marks of a prestigious warrior, a discovery that cast a new light on gender roles in Scandinavian history. Collide explores this fascinating story with an original pop rock/rap score composed by Twin Cities musician Mike Michel (The Orange Goodness), with lyrics by vocalists Rush Benson (Ordway) and Katie Gearty (Dakota Jazz Club).

Created by Collide Artistic Director, Regina Peluso, the production stars Renee Guittar and Jarod Boltjes. For tickets visit www.collidetheatrical.org/skol or call 651-395-7903.