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Collide Theatrical Summer Intensive

Improve your technique and advance your artistry in a positive and welcoming environment! Classes include Musical Theatre Jazz, Classic Jazz Technique, Ballet, Leaps and Turns, Hip Hop, Contemporary, and more. Students may register for individual weeks, or sign up for all 3 weeks and save!

The Intensive culminates with our Collide Showcase (only for those who register for all 3 weeks of the intensive). Video will be taken so students have professional-grade copy to use for future auditions and submissions. Local students are also invited to perform excerpts from the Intensive at the MN State Fair in August!

Level placement requires a referral from a teacher or Collide company member, or a 2-minute video submission. Please send your video (one minute of ballet adagio with pirouettes; and one minute of jazz) or referral name and contact information to Nathan@collidetheatrical.org.

Open Level Jazz Classes at Collide

Drop in for a jazz class in a safe, inclusive environment. Whether you’re just starting your dance journey or want to brush up on the basics, we welcome you to class.

Open Level Jazz
Mondays, 7:00–8:30pm
Taught by Nathan Huberty
For ages 14 and up.

Pre-registration is required. View the schedule and register for class.
Please sign our liability waiver before attending class.

All Welcome
Our welcoming environment stands up to our values of inclusivity and accessibility.

Our space is located in the Can Can Wonderland building in St. Paul. Parking is free in front of the building (the BLUE lot is closest to our space), in the lots across the street, and in the underground parking garage – follow the Can Can Wonderland arrow.

Class Rates
Adult Drop-Ins: $20 per class or $180 for a 10-class pass. Passes good for either ballet, jazz, or Collide Barre; must be used within 6 months.
Professional Dancers: $18 per class. Email grace@collidetheatrical.org for a discount code.

Studio Rentals at Collide Theatrical in St. Paul

Need space to rehearse, choreograph, teach, or hold an event? Collide Theatrical has two studios available for rental in our beautiful St. Paul location.

Studio 1 has 1700 square feet of sprung floor, full wall-length mirrors, Rosco Adagio Marley dance floor, high ceilings, skylights, and 3 chandeliers.
Studio 2 has 550 square feet of sprung wood floor.

Both studios have the following amenities:

  • Ballet barres for up to 18 students
  • Free and accessible parking and access to public transportation line
  • Gender-specific bathrooms (non-gender-specific bathroom available in the adjacent building)
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Bluetooth room speakers
  • Cubbies for holding shoes and clothes
  • 2 long folding tables
  • Access to up to 30 folding chairs
  • HVAC heated and cooled spaces with temperature control
  • Hallway drinking fountains
  • Access to kitchenette area available upon request

Single Rental: 
Studio 1 – $30/hour
Studio 2 – $20/hour

Long-Term or Multiple-Day Rental: 
Studio 1 – $20/hour
Studio 2 – $15/hour

Payment for rental bookings must be made 48 hours prior to your booking to hold your reservation. A signed rental agreement and certificate of insurance must be provided prior to your reservation. Please contact us at 651-395-7903 or grace@collidetheatrical.org to schedule a visit.

Advanced Drop-In Classes with Collide

Join us for class on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 9:30am for intermediate/advanced ballet, advanced jazz, and Collide Barre with the company.

Teachers and classes on a rotating schedule. View the class schedule and register for class.
Pre-registration is required.
Please sign our liability waiver before attending class.

All Welcome
Our welcoming environment stands up to our values of inclusivity and accessibility. Work-study and BIPOC scholarships available.

Our space is located in the Can Can Wonderland building in St. Paul. Parking is free in front of the building (the BLUE lot is closest to our space), in the lots across the street, and in the underground parking garage – follow the Can Can Wonderland arrow.

Class Rates
Adult Drop-Ins: $20 per class or $180 for a 10-class pass. Passes are good for either ballet, jazz, or Collide Barre; must be used within 6 months.
Professional Dancers: $18 per class. Email grace@collidetheatrical.org for a discount code.

Threads Dance Nexus Space for Rent

Rent the Threads Dance Nexus – A Space to Connect and Create

The Threads Dance Nexus is a brand new community hub that not only provides a home for Threads Dance Project but also strengthens the social fabric of our Minneapolis community through the connective power of dance.

Our 1,480 square foot (37′ x 40′) space has:
A professional-grade speaker sound system.
Barres, mirrors, and sprung floors.
Two ADA-compliant, gender-neutral changing rooms.
Large windows and garage door allowing for an abundance of natural light and fresh air.

Conveniently located in the Seward neighborhood, we offer free parking and free side street parking. We are a five-minute walk from the Franklin light rail station and a 2-5 minute walk from the nearest bus stops (lines 2, 9, 22, and 67).

To request space, please email nexusrentals@threadsdance.org.

Red Eye Presents: VASTNESSESS by Valerie Oliveiro

VASTNESSESS is an evening-length dance work by performance maker Valerie Oliveiro. Conceived during unprecedented time, the piece searches for possibility. The dance finds support through, and relishes in, deep patterning—while accepting the sometimes bizarre coexistences of our current experiences. Techniques are passed down for centuries, birds migrate over great distances over thousands of years, dances move through thousands of bodies on the internet, and there are habitual ways to get off.

The choreography explores vastness at many scales—from durations that span beyond a single lifetime, to the feeling of expansion that may arise from the smallest places in the body. In VASTNESSESS, vernaculars may pass by, get picked up, come apart, walk alongside, or arrive at the same time. Form sets, then resets. Simultaneously we witness the beauty, the labor, and the journey of grief. Dance is devotion, dance is loss, and then—dance is stunningly available.

March 7, 8, 9
All shows at 7:30 pm

Choreography, lighting, sound design: Valerie Oliveiro
Created with and performed by: Sam Johnson, Judith H Shuǐ Xiān, and Pramila Vasudevan
Guests: Emily Gastineau and Jennifer Monson
Environmental treatment and fabrication: Jess Kiel-Wornson
Liminal space technician: matt regan
Bosslady catchall: Jeffrey Wells
Writing vectors: Emily Gastineau (on devotion), Rachel Jendrzejewski (on deep pattern), Marcela Michelle (on queer versatility), and aegor ray (on grief)

Tickets: $25. No one turned away for lack of funds.
If cost is a barrier, please email boxoffice@redeyetheater.org for discount ticket options.

C.L.U.E. – Collide Theatrical

Collide Theatrical Dance Company presents C.L.U.E. at the Southern Theater in Minneapolis. C.L.U.E. will run its final shows March 7-10, 2024.

Welcome to Mystery Mansion, where murder and blackmail are on the menu for this evening’s dinner party. Was it the butler in the bedroom with the knife? Or perhaps the maid in the parlor with the candlestick holder?  

Get ready as Collide brings its unique blend of dance theater to a murder mystery. Only this time – you, the audience – get to choose the ending! Who will it be? Where? With what weapon? The verdict is in your hands. 

Tickets available online or by calling 651-395-7903, ext. 701.
For group discounts and questions, please email Grace@collidetheatrical.org.

Black Label Movement – Movers Make Show

In this exciting new initiative from Black Label Movement, seven 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 Katilyn Hawkins.

March 8 at 7:30pm
March 9 at 2:00pm
March 9 at 7:30pm

Tickets: Pay-What-You-Want

Contempo Physical Dance Premieres Indigo

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.

Dancers: Mary Mailand Schlichting, Aneka McMullen, Jacob Nehrbass, Laura Osterhaus Rosenstone, Sean Scantlebury, and Marciano Silva dos Santos

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

Tickets: $5-$29

Drawn to Move: Finding the Line Between Drawing and Dance

Discover how the acts of drawing and movement connect and work as tools for finding a deeper awareness of your body. No experience necessary. Come with an openness to trying out various drawing materials and ways of moving your body. Wear comfortable clothing that you don’t mind getting a little dirty.

Saturday, March 9
10:00am-12:00pm
$45 – includes art supplies.
Contact me via my website or email me to sign up.

Facilitator Bio
Lara Hanson is a visual and performance artist and has drawn dance for 25+ years. Not only does she love the challenge of trying to capture dance on a two dimensional surface, but she has discovered the magic and value of drawing her own movement as a source for deeper awareness and healing. Lara has an MFA in Interdisciplinary Art (Drawing, Dance and Performance) and has drawn and collaborated with many local, national and international dance companies. She has done residencies and performances in the US (American Dance Festival), Italy, Switzerland and France.