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Art of Business: Equity in Practice

This event will be a conversation on how to build a business practice that is equitable. It will address topics such as paying yourself and dancers equitably, how to enter into contracts with venues to ensure they have a lens on equity, and how to sustain equitable practices. The discussion will focus on ways to create a more just and equitable dance community. Panel participants will include Patrick Scully and Darrius Strong.

Sunday, May 21
2:00-3:30pm

Free and open to the public. Refreshments provided. Transportation stipend provided with advanced registration.

Red Eye Theater Presents: New Works 4 Weeks Festival

A cornerstone of the Twin Cities performance landscape, the long-running New Works 4 Weeks Festival lights up Red Eye’s new performance space in the Seward neighborhood each summer. This process-driven, cohort-based incubator of new works culminates in a showcase of the freshest experiments from Minnesota’s most risk-taking performing artists.

Works-in-Progress
with Rebecca Nichloson, Sam Aros-Mitchell, Margaret Ogas, Atim Opoka
May 25-27 at 7:00pm

Zola Dee and Emily Michaels King
June 1-3 at 7:00pm

D. Allen and Alys Ayumi Ogura
June 8-10 at 7:00pm

Ricardo Beaird
June 15-17 at 7:00pm

More information and tickets at www.redeyetheater.org.

Flamenco in the Garden by Twin Cities Flamenco Collective

Join Twin Cities Flamenco Collective for their summer outdoor performance at the Modus Locus Graffiti Garden next to Reverie Cafe and Bar in the Powderhorn neighborhood. Yummy plant-based food and drinks are available for purchase at Reverie Cafe and Bar.

Performers:
Bobby “El Eléctrico” (Hand percussionist)
Eva Makiko (Flamenco dancer)
Ross “El Vecino” (Flamenco guitarist)
Sachiko “La Chayí” (Flamenco dancer)
Travor May (Flamenco guitarist)

May 27 at 7:00pm

National Taiwan University of Arts 2023 Tour

As part of their North America tour to celebrate the 2023 Taiwanese American Heritage Week, the music and dance performers from the National Taiwan University of Arts will give a dance and music performance focused on the innovative interpretation of traditional and modern Taiwanese dance and music on Wednesday, May 31 at 7:30pm at the Eisenhower Community Center Theater.

Introduction to the Program:
The intrinsic concept of the dances is based on the diverse culture of Taiwan which has gone through a history of immigration and colonization. With the utilization of innovative choreography, the dances combine the forms of dance and music that demonstrate the contemporary cultural features, ethnic cultures, and pop music of Taiwan. The traditional diverse culture is therefore exhibited with a whole new style. The performance is hosted in both Chinese and English in order to enhance the interaction with the audience. Click here for highlights of the performance in the past.

The ticket for the event is free, but you are welcome to make a donation of any amount by clicking the preceding link, through PayPal or Venmo, or making a cash donation at the theater entrance.

Floorwork: June – Conversations and Knowledge Sharing Potluck

Floorwork: a communal conversation and shared meal.

Every first Saturday! Floorwork was developed to hold conversations, knowledge sharing, and supportive space for dance artists and people who like to move.

The next Floorwork is:
Saturday, June 3
12:00-2:00pm – New Time!
RSVP by Thursday, June 1

This June Floorwork will focus on the question, “How do we improve our creative practice with thoughtful and critical feedback?” – conversation assisted by Arwen Wilder of Hijack. Conversation will be held over a communal meal – bring your own dish to share in our potluck! ARENA DANCES will supply beverages, plates, napkins, and utensils.

Critical Conversations – Technical and Production

Our next series of Critical Conversations will focus on the technical and production side of dance! These workshops are designed to provide a baseline for working with production teams and venues in Minnesota and abroad and to give artists the language to talk about tech. Come to one or both – the workshops are independent of one another and will be both presentation and conversation based amongst the panel and any artists attending. Both workshops are moderated by Cowles Co-Director (and Production Manager), Joseph Bingham, who will be joined by several panelists at each event. These discussions are free and open to all. Come to share your thoughts or just listen.
 
Building a Production Team
Tuesday, June 6, 6:00-8:00pm

Finding the right people for your creative project is paramount for success. Depending on the needs of your project, you may need a stage manager, production manager (no, the two aren’t always the same), lighting designer, sound designer, video designer, or more. Just like artists, different production folks have different aesthetics and ways of collaborating. Hear from several seasoned folks from these disciplines about their working styles, big-picture things you as a choreographer should consider when building out your team of collaborators, and the do’s and don’ts of tech week.

Putting your Show in a Venue and Touring
Wednesday, June 7, 6:00-8:00pm
Whether you are producing a show at a local theater or touring, there are many factors, logistics, and ways of working and planning to consider. Venues with crew requirements versus those who just turn the keys over require different approaches when it comes to working with the venue’s production person or team. The technical elements of your work will require different planning depending on the venue and the people available to support it. This workshop brings seasoned production folks together to discuss how different venues locally and nationally require artists and production teams to plan. You’ll walk away knowing what to consider for your project.

Give Ear

From Dancer/Choreographer Berit Ahlgren (HoneyWorks) and Actor/Director Nathan Keepers (The Moving Company), Give Ear is a dance/theater collaboration focused on the means of listening or being listened to, and what might happen if we tune in more intentionally to what’s around us.

Give Ear was commissioned by The Cowles Center as part of their MERGE Program. Slated to premiere March 2020 but cancelled due to the pandemic, the piece is a reimagining and evolution of the original work so it might resonate for audiences today.

A pillar of HoneyWorks mission is to provide opportunities for its dance-artists to share their own choreography within a HoneyWorks program. In addition to the performance of Give Ear, please join us as we welcome works-in-progress by cast member Christian Warner (NYC) featuring dancer Amanda Sachs and musician Andrew Bocher.

Thursday, June 8: Doors 6:45pm; Show 7:30pm
Friday, June 9: Doors 6:45pm; Show 7:30pm – Q&A to follow performance.
Saturday, June 10: Doors 6:45pm; Show 7:30pm
Sunday, June 11: Doors 1:15pm; Show 2:00pm – Pay-what-you-can

Run time: 1:15. No intermission.

Tickets
General Admission: Advance $25, Door $30
Student/Senior: $18

Two by Two – Live Music and Dance Performance

Join us for one of the two special nights of two pianos and two dancers! The dynamic program will feature two-piano works by Sergei Rachmaninov, Takashi Yoshimatsu, and John Adams.

Artists
Choreographer, Dancer – Yuki Tokuda and Shohei Iwahama
Piano – Rie Tanaka and Koki Sato

Program
Suite No.2 Op.17 for Two Pianos by Sergei Rachmaninov
Random Bird Variations Op.23 by Takashi Yoshimatsu
Hallelujah Junction by John Adams
By arrangement with Hendon Music, Inc., a Boosey and Hawkes company, publisher, and copyright owner.

Performances
Tuesday, June 20 at 7:00pm
Wednesday, June 21 at 7:00pm

Tickets
Adult: $20
Under 18 years: $15
At the door: $25

Any additional donations will be greatly appreciated here.

I A.M. Arts Workshop Series: “Re-Imagining Station” with Jamie J. Philbert

I A.M. Arts presents “Re-Imagining Station” with Jamie J. Philbert: Frequencies for Healing and Illustrating African Diasporic Consciousness

Saturdays, May 20-June 17
In-person and virtual
10:00am-12:00pm CT
Center for Performing Arts – Room 205w
Series cost: $200/person. Limited need-based scholarships are available.

Over the course of 5 sessions, each two hours, interdisciplinary artist, martial artist, and cultural movement scholar, Jamie J. Philbert, will guide participants in developing collaborative community “stations” that seek to benefit African diasporic mediascapes and landscapes.

Sessions will be framed through Philbert-Kalinda Technique for dance and performance and include reflexive writing practice, sonic extra-somatic experiences, and an African diasporic martial arts-based movement vocabulary.

Learn more and RSVP here.