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Twin Cities Flamenco Collective at Icehouse MPLS

Poster for the event

Twin Cities Flamenco Collective inspires audiences through its passionate and soulful expressions of flamenco music and dance alongside special guest artists.

Sunday, July 16 at 5:00pm
Part of TCFC’s monthly residency at Icehouse MPLS.

Performers
Melinda Hedgecorth – Special guest from Kansas City – flamenco dancer
Brigid Bollweg – Special guest – flamenco dancer and singer
Cecilia Calvo – Special guest – flamenco dancer
Eva Makiko – TCFC – flamenco dancer
Ross “El Vecino” – TCFC – flamenco guitarist
Sachiko “La Chayí” – TCFC – flamenco dancer
Trevor May – Special guest – flamenco guitarist

Free Workshops from McKnight International Choreographer Sandy Silva

We are thrilled to invite you to two exciting dance workshops led by the 2023 McKnight International Choreographer Sandy Silva. As part of her residency this summer and fall, Sandy will be conducting two workshops at The Cowles Center that are free and open to the public.

Sunday, July 16 and Saturday, July 22
​1​2:00​-3:15pm
The Cowles Center, Studio 2B

During these workshops, hosted by our residency partner Twin Cities Tap, Sandy Silva will introduce participants to new and unexplored ways of approaching collective walking, movement, rhythm, vocal expression, and storytelling. Through her personal and cultural practices, she aims to ignite your imagination and foster a sense of personal and communal bodily connection. Learn more about Sandy on our website.

We hope you can join us for an inspiring and transformative dance experience that will leave you with a renewed sense of connection and imagination. Spaces are limited, so we encourage you to reserve your spot.

Threads’ Advanced/Professional Summer Intensive 2023

We are proud to announce the return of our Summer Intensive, now with a reduced rate and shorter instruction days! This workshop will provide a meticulous study of technique and elements valuable for the advanced/professional dancer. The workshop will include ballet, modern, improvisation, and repertory class.

Tuition: $190

Registration and full tuition balances must be paid by July 14, 2023.

Open to all advanced/professional dancers 16 and up.

Reserve your spot today!

Pre-Workshop Conversation with Sten and Joshua

Join licensed Action Theater teachers, Joshua Lorris and Sten Rudstrøm, for this free pre-workshop community event on Thursday, July 20 at 7:00pm!

Part meet and greet and part Q&A, this is an open invitation to all that are interested in Sten’s three-day Action Theater workshop “BE HERE NOW!” at The Arena from July 28-30.

Not only will we get the story of/details on Action Theater, but attending participants receive the workshop discount!

See you then!

ARENA DANCES – Free Performance: Summer at Peavey Plaza

Green Minneapolis presents Summer at Peavey Plaza – an outdoor series of over 100 free performances taking place May through September, featuring the best of local Twin Cities music, dance, and theater in a beautiful outdoor setting. ARENA DANCES is thrilled to return to Peavey Plaza again this year!

ARENA DANCES will presents Run With Me, Erased Steps (excerpt), and quartet.
Saturday, July 22
2:00-2:45pm

Free to attend.
No RSVP necessary.
Click here to learn more about Green Minneapolis and Peavey Plaza events.

Make a day of it!
Come for our free matinee at 2:00pm and stay for BRKFST Dance Company, performing at 8:00pm with the Minnesota Orchestra.

Audition for Minnesota Ballet Collective

Advanced ballet dancers aged 18 and up are invited to audition for Minnesota Ballet Collective! We rehearse once a week on Saturdays from 5:00-7:00pm, with an optional warm-up class from 4:00-5:00pm. The Minnesota Ballet Collective is committed to empowering advanced ballet dancers by fostering artists’ creativity, collaboration, and passion. We seek to inspire our community through ballet’s storytelling ability and inherent beauty. The Minnesota Ballet Collective believes in the transformative power of dance and its positive impact on the community.

Audition: July 22, 5:00-7:00pm

  • Please wear ballet attire. Bring ballet shoes and pointe shoes.
  • Dancers are welcome to arrive up to 30 minutes early to warm up.
  • Please bring a printed headshot and first arabesque shot.
  • There is no audition fee required.

Celebrate 30 Years with Ragamala Dance Company

Ragamala Dance Company’s 30th Anniversary Celebration! 

Over the past 30 years, Ragamala Dance Company, led by Ranee and Aparna Ramaswamy, has catalyzed transformational change in the field of contemporary dance, becoming the leading Indian company in the U.S.

Join us at the gorgeous Coven Eat Street for drinks on the patio, dinner catered by Raag Progressive Indian Cuisine, and the opportunity to admire and acquire original paintings by renowned indigenous Warli artist Anil Chaitya Vangad, curated by Anju Khataria of Khazana.

We can’t wait to celebrate with you!

Tickets
5:30pm, Saturday, July 22

TU Dance Center: Pre-Professional Summer Intensive

Several dancers dressed in black take the figure-4 pose in the Horton Technique

The TU Dance Pre-Professional Program is an intensive course of study integrating modern, ballet, African dance, and creative workshops for students ages 13-24. The TU Dance Summer Intensive builds a strong technique while exploring individual artistry.

Download the 2023 Pre-Professional Summer Program Daily Schedule
Level 4-5: July 24-August 12

Action Theater™ Improvisation Workshop at The Arena

four bodies captured in motion throughout a large studio

Sten Rudstrøm
Be Here Now!
Action Theater™ Improvisation Workshop

Weekend Physical Theater Training
July 28-30, 2023
At The Arena, Minneapolis, MN

Action Theater™ is an advanced improvisation and awareness training that combines movement, voice and language in intriguing and fantastic ways. The work invites you to step into the unknown. It brings your attention into the present moment with simple and challenging structures. You learn how to produce aesthetic visuals, embody physical actions that reflect your imagination, embrace your sense of timing, recognize the sensorial body as a guide into un-experienced territories, awaken to non-linear narratives and explore the relationship between the sound of your voice and the words that you are saying.

Schedule
Friday, July 28: 6:30-9:30pm
Saturday, July 29: 10:00am-5:00pm
Sunday, July 30: 10:00am-5:00pm

Registration and further information
Joshua Lorris: joshualorris@gmail.com, (641) 629-1299
$150 if paid in full by July 15, 2023. After July 15: $175.
PayPal: stenrudstrom@gmail.com

Concerto Dance Summer Intensive

Concerto Dance Summer Intensive
Monday, July 31 – Friday, August 4
9:00am-2:00pm
At Creo Arts and Dance Conservatory, Minnetonka MN

Concerto Dance is excited to announce registration is now open for our third annual summer intensive. Open to advanced, pre-professional and professional dancers ages 16 and older. The intensive includes classes in jazz and modern dance technique along with company repertoire.

Company auditions will take place Friday, August 4 following the intensive, from 3:00-5:30pm.

Full Intensive: $250 or à la carte $50/day
Financial assistance available – please contact us for more information.
No audition required.
Register by July 24.

For more information visit: https://www.concertodance.com/classes.