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Apply for The Ordway’s GreenRoom 2024

The Ordway’s GreenRoom is a paid, intensive training fellowship created by BIPOC artists to center and uplift underrepresented communities within musical theater.

Led by Ordway Director of Arts, Learning, and Community Engagement Maia Maiden, the educational program is open to Minnesota actors, dancers, and singers who are 18 years and older and interested in expanding their performing arts skills into musical theater.

Throughout the six-week program, 10 selected fellowship positions combine collaborative, experiential learning with 1-on-1 mentoring and coaching.

Applications accepted from February 27-April 5, 2024.
Program runs from July 2-August 20, 2024.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Reality and fantasy collide in a contemporary retelling of William Shakespeare’s spellbinding A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Under the moonlight in an altered reality, witness the chaos and absurdity of desire come to life as lovers are driven by mistaken identity and enchantment. Inspired by astrological and environmental themes, we invite you to linger with us in the mayhem until dawn.

Choreographed by Christian Warner
Performed by The Company of Ballet Co.Laboratory

Friday, April 5 at 7:00pm
Saturday, April 6 at 7:00pm
Sunday, April 7 at 2:00pm

Injury Prevention for Dancers: Intrinsic Foot Strengthening

The foot plays an integral role in how our entire body functions, balances, and moves through space. Dancers need to have this system finely tuned for optimal stability and mobility. The foot strength, flexibility, and mobility affect everything from the foot, knee, hip, pelvic floor, low back and spine – even up to the shoulders, neck, and head. It is important that we not neglect these tiny, yet impactful muscles.

This workshop will be part lecture and part movement. You will walk away with a better understanding of this system in order to dance in a healthier way and prevent future injury. Come prepared to learn some basic anatomy and function of the foot, as well as exercises to perform before dance class or a performance. Join us!

Taught by Dr. Annie Chesterfield PT, DPT, OCS, CPT. Annie is a women’s pelvic health physical therapist with a special interest in dance medicine and a nationally certified Pilates teacher.

Monday, April 8
5:30-6:30pm
Cost: $25

Minimum of 5 registered clients to run the class.
Register through our website, or call or email the studio for more information.

Threads Youth Dance Sampler

Calling young movers and families!

Join us for a Movement and Mindfulness Dance Sampler at Threads Dance Nexus! 

Youth ages 8-12 can try out abbreviated Ballet, Modern, and Nutrition classes and enjoy an hour of mindfulness in a Gratitude and Resilience workshop. Families are encouraged to stay, join the workshop with their kids, and learn more about the NexGen/YDP program and our Summer Dance Camps. Summer Dance takes place July 8-19, 2024. All Dance Sampler attendees will receive a 10% discount on summer camps.

Register for the Dance Sampler
Saturday, April 13, 10:30am-12:30pm
For youth ages 8-12 and families, no dance experience required!
$15 per dancer. Need-based scholarships are available. Email Angela at aericson@threadsdance.org to learn more.

We can’t wait to see you at Threads Dance Nexus! Click here to learn more or call us at 612-354-3978.

Threads Dance Project is a BIPOC-run organization that aims to make dance more accessible for diverse youth.

James Sewell Ballet: Pointed Humor

James Sewell Ballet leaps onto the stage with bold new works.

Featured is the highly-anticipated choreographies of two guest choreographers and old friends of the company. Shohei Iwahama (former JSB dancer and current member of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo) brings an expansive group work that emanates curiosity, play, and kinship. Michael Walters returns with his fourth choreographic commission for JSB with a passionate duet, at moments both gritty and gentle.

This remarkable evening includes two Sewell works: a new sextet that blends classical and contemporary ballet within Bach’s Concerto for Violin & Oboe; and a remount of Doo-Be-Doo, which combines high-energy playful antics with stunning technical feats.

Performances
Saturday, April 13 at 7:30pm
Sunday, April 14 at 2:00pm

Escalade

Escalade
Friday, April 19

Nic Lincoln, Gemma Isaacson, Venus de Mars
We’re back for another dance and music performance celebrating human rights. This performance dives into themes circulating around bodily autonomy, and community. Art! Conversation! Community! You’ll walk away inspired!

Tickets will be “pay as able” with a suggested donation of $25-$35 per ticket.
Register on Eventbrite. Show runs approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes.

A-Mill Artist Lofts Performance Hall: On street parking. Use the building entrance on Main Street (follow the signs). The show will take place in the Performance Hall on the main floor – walk to the right after entering the building. Our host will welcome you!

ARENA DANCES Presents the Eighth Annual CANDY BOX Dance Festival

April 22-27, 2024
At The Southern Theater.

The CANDY BOX Dance Festival is a week-long dynamic sampling of featured performances, master classes, and in-progress showings, hosted by ARENA DANCES and presented April 22-27, 2024 at The Southern Theater. The CANDY BOX Dance Festival features both emerging and established choreographers, Happy Hour work-in-progress performances, and master class offerings.

Happy Hour Artists – 5:30pm
Monday, April 22 – Shannon Hartle Dolan, Kaitlyn Hawkins and Alicia Steeves
Tuesday, April 23 – Kayla Schiltgen
Wednesday, April 24 – Amez Dance
Thursday, April 25 – Duniya Drum and Dance
Friday, April 26 – Penelope Freeh

Featured Artists
Featuring works by Tristan Koepke and Benny Olk, Paula Mann/Time Track Productions, and jess pretty.
Thursday, April 25 – 7:30pm
Friday, April 26 – 7:30pm
Saturday, April 27 – 2:00pm

Tickets
Purchase before April 23: $20 online in advance; $18 student/senior
After April 23: $27 online and at the door; $20 student/senior discount
Pay-as-Able pricing option available at the door only on Saturday, April 27 at 7:30pm

We extend a special thank you to our Season Sponsors and event donors: MartinPatrick3, The Southern Theater, and generous individual contributions. This festival is also made possible with the support of the McKnight Foundation.

TU Dance: THREAT by Yusha-Marie Sorzano

TU Dance is one of four dance companies participating in the pilot program The O’Shaughnessy Dance Cohort. THREAT is an evening-length work choreographed by TU Dance Guest Artist Yusha-Marie Sorzano.

THREAT is a concert dance theater work that aims to provoke an interrogation of the roles we play as individuals and communities in hierarchies. The work posits that hierarchies have the power to control our behavior and infiltrate our thoughts, even when no authority is present to enforce the rules. Using a physical language and soundscape that fuses multicultural traditions and styles of the West and the African Diaspora, this social exploration invites audiences into a modern narrative that speaks to the universal experience of authority, obedience, and rebellion.

Friday, April 26, 7:30pm
Saturday, April 27, 7:30pm
Purchase tickets here!

Tickets
Adult: $40
Student/Senior: $30
St. Kate’s Student: $5
Subscription information can be found here.

Minnesota Dance Theatre and School Summer Intensives

Join us for the Minnesota Dance Theatre & School Summer 2024 Dance Intensives and Themed Camps, running June 10-28!

Training with MDT&S is designed to meet the needs of today’s dancers with a curriculum based in classical ballet technique and incorporating contemporary dance forms for all ages 4-18.

Our Performing Arts Division (PAD) Summer Intensive aims to build upon the MDT&S curriculum and is aimed at dancers who have mastered the fundamentals of ballet technique. Classes will include Ballet Technique, Contemporary Technique, Conditioning/Strength, and Creative Workshops.

The Young Children’s Division (YCD) Intensive and Camp Classes emphasize the joy of dancing and creative movement while helping students enhance their coordination and develop the fundamental skills of dance.

Register here. Full session and week-by-week registration available. Class sizes will be limited.

Visit our website for more information.

Studio K – Rentals

Studio K, operated by Keane Sense of Rhythm, is a brand new dance space built for percussive dance. Studio K features two studios with a lobby in the Creative Enterprise Zone in the Midway area of St. Paul. Flexible as a small theater with the use of blackout curtains.

Studio 1: 30’ x 34’ – 1020 square feet
Studio 2: 14’ x 20’ – 280 square feet

Studio Features
Sprung maple dance floor, built for percussive dance.
Wall of mirrors.
Bose sound system.
Skyline windows that provide ample natural light.

Other Amenities
Piano and two congas.
Gender-neutral bathrooms on the main floor and gender-specific bathrooms on the second floor.

Accessibility
Space is ADA-accessible.
Free parking in the lots behind the building.
Metro Transit Green Line Light Rail: Raymond Ave stop is a .3 mile walk east on University Ave, approximately 7 minutes.
Metro Transit Bus Lines 63, 67, and 87: University Ave and Vandalia St.

Rental Fees – Rehearsals
Individual artists: $15-$18 per hour
Nonprofit organizations: $18-$22 per hour