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Beetlejuice Master Class

Join us for a Beetlejuice master class with Morgan Harrison, who is currently the swing/assistant dance captain on the first national tour of Beetlejuice! Morgan’s Broadway credits include Mean Girls and Beetlejuice, and you can catch her tap dancing on the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. She has done multiple tours, cruise ships, regional contracts, and workshops, and she is so excited to get to bring what she has learned to you all! Let’s twirl!

Pre-registration is required. To view the class schedule and register for class, click here. Please sign our liability waiver before attending class (found on our website).

Friday, September 22 from 9:30-11:00am
Price: $30

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).

Dance Auditions for VANAHEIMR: Stories of the Lesser

Auditions for the Fox and Beggar Theater’s upcoming production of VANAHEIMR: Stories of the Lesser, performing November 30-December 9 at the Heart of the Beast’s Avalon Theater. The show will be choreographed by Gabby “TheBaddie” Abram.

Dancers with a strong background in contemporary, modern, and some ballet technique are encouraged to audition. Artists with previous dance/performance experience preferred. Dancers must attend all VANAHEIMR rehearsals and performances and will be compensated $850. View the schedule here. Please inquire if you have any minor schedule conflicts; certain allowances are still possible!

Audition Information
The Sunroom in The Center for Performing Arts
September 23 and 24
11:30am-1:00pm (30-minute slot)

Auditions will be in small groups and run approximately 30 minutes. Please arrive warmed up and ready to dance 15 minutes prior to check-in. Email Nat at nat@foxandbeggar.com with your preferred time slot, and we will get you on our list!

Need to audition virtually? Contact us for more information!

James Sewell Ballet Workshop Performance at Peavey Plaza

James Sewell Ballet company members and friends from Collide Theatrical present samples from recent rehearsals of work taking shape for the 2023/24 season.

The event will include several surprises that spark the joy and wonder that dance can inspire!

Admission is free.
Saturday, September 23 at 6:00pm

Rituals for Nothing/prayers to no god: a work-in-progress showing – Part 3

Ever wanted to be part of a witchy ritual in the woods? Here’s your chance. Join Theresa Madaus and Monica Thomas in a kind of earnest, kind of campy ritual for grief, despair, and this drowning, burnt-up world. 

Actually, we’re not witches, we’re priestesses. And transients. And vultures. And ghosts. With cliches, mysticism, and a three-year-old oracle, we ask to feel, to not feel, to reach into our lineages past and future, to make a grocery list of sadnesses, to consume the antidote, and to find the marrow.

Performance at dusk on Saturday, September 23 at the Crosby Farm Regional Park in St. Paul. Exact location shared with RSVP.

Outdoors, no formal seating, with a small walk required. BYO blanket to sit on the ground. Contact us for additional accessibility info and what to expect. 

Free, but RSVP required via google form. Exact details will be shared in your registration confirmation.

Twin Cities Flamenco Collective with Sol “La Argentinita” from New York City

Twin Cities Flamenco Collective inspires audiences through its passionate and soulful expressions of Flamenco music and dance along with special guest artists. This is part of TCFC’s monthly residency at Icehouse MPLS.

Artists
Sol “La Argentinita” – Special guest dancer and singer from New York City
Sachiko “La Chayí” – Dancer and TCFC member
Ross “El Vecino” – Guitarist and TCFC member
Eva Makiko – Dancer and TCFC member

September 24 at 5:00pm
Price: $20-25

Community Roundtable with Ayodele Casel and Torya Beard

Join tap dancer and choreographer Ayodele Casel and Director/Curator/Creative Producer Torya Beard of Rooted for an evening of conversation and movement. In this two-hour engagement, participants will be invited into conversation on how to sustain a creative practice, develop work, and share resources.

September 25, 6:30-8:30pm

The Blending of Yoga + Feldenkrais Fall Series

An 8-week series with Sarah Baumert. This will be a time to create space and feel what it is like living in this body.

September 25-November 13
Mondays, 6:00-7:15pm CST
Live classes will be taught on Zoom.

When we have the courage to release places that feel physically stuck, mentally tight, or emotionally restricted, we can uncover a new internal landscape of this body we are living in. We will explore ways to move in harmony with our unique needs and how we feel each day, to encourage the body to soften and connect with the feelings of space and freedom.

Each class will infuse a more traditional yoga asana practice with the Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement method. Sarah’s teaching for each class changes based on the seasons and the students in the room. These classes are an interdisciplinary excursion of yoga, Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement, joint-specific training, self-massage, breathing exercises, movement puzzles, and a compassionate mindset to help you feel a greater sense of ease and comfort in yourself. You will train your sensitivity in such a way that you find yourself feeling more alive, vibrant, and spacious.

Each class will be recorded and the videos will be available for those attending the series. Space is limited, sign up early to hold your spot! There will be time for questions and community discussion following each lesson.

Scholarships are available for this series. Please contact Sarah directly at sarah@body-matter.com for scholarship inquiries. No questions asked.

Ayodele Casel Rooted Presented by Northrop

Tap artists and jazz musicians share the stage with a seated audience for an interactive performance that elevates the rich history of tap dancing.

Born in The Bronx and raised in Puerto Rico, Ayodele Casel is hailed as a “tap dancer and choreographer of extraordinary depth” – The New York Times. A Doris Duke Artist known for her skilled and imaginative improvisation, Casel’s projects include her concert and Bessie Award-winning film Chasing Magic, and her Drama-Desk-nominated work as tap choreographer for the Broadway revival of Funny Girl.