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Submit Jazz and American Social Dance-Inspired Work for RS’ Cohort 2023

Rhythmically Speaking, a Twin Cities-based dance company with a 15-year history and a national reputation for excellence in jazz, seeks works for stage and screen for presentation as a part of our program The Cohort 2023.

Submissions are due November 30. For full info about important details, dates and compensation, and to access the submission form, visit this link.

The program includes a live stage production in the Twin Cities in summer 2023 and dance film screenings in Colorado (summer 2023) and the Twin Cities (fall 2023). The call for works for screen is in partnership with the Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema (CO), one of the longest-running and most reputable screen dance festivals in the nation. Our 2022 film screening partners were the Boulder Jazz Dance Workshop (CO) and the Twin Cities Film Festival (MN).

Submitted works must explore jazz and/or American social dance ideas from forms including but not limited to tap and hip hop styles. Join the ongoing conversation around the connections between and sociocultural impact/s of these styles by submitting! Artists 21 and older at any point in their careers are welcomed to submit.

We look forward to seeing your work, and thank you for your interest!

Zenon Dance School – Call for Movement Instructors for Young Dancers

Calling movement instructors for young dancers!

Zenon Dance School provides instruction for dancers of all genders, orientations, abilities and levels of experience. A key part of our mission is providing quality dance classes for adult professional, community dancers, and youth in Minneapolis.

Zenon is seeking multiple new instructors to teach youth classes for our 2023 Winter Session. If you are passionate about working with young dancers and have experience teaching movement classes we would love to hear from you.

Winter Session: This is a contracted position from January 9–March 19, 2022 (ten weeks).

Seeking instructors to lead Creative Movement and various other technique forms between an age range of 3-14 years.
Preferred class times: Sunday mornings/early afternoons.

Zenon is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age.

To express your interest in teaching with Zenon’s Youth Program for the Winter Session, please send a resume to Hunter Batterson, Zenon’s Youth and Outreach Coordinator, at hunter@zenondance.org at your earliest convenience. In your interest email, please also include your preferred movement styles and ages to teach, along with your ideal teaching rate.

Young Dance Seeks Teaching Artists for 2022-23 Session and Beyond

Young Dance is seeking teachers, assistants, and substitutes for 2022-23 and beyond. Teachers with experience in the following styles are encouraged to apply: Hip Hop, Jazz, Musical Theater, Afro-Modern, Modern/Contemporary, Ballet, Percussive, and Creative Movement. Experience working with dancers of all abilities is a plus, but not required.

Founded in 1987, we believe young people are artists with something important to say and that working across differences is a benefit to all. Our mission is to transform lives through movement. We are an inclusive community where creativity flourishes and healthy risk-taking is encouraged. Our classes are open to everyone of all levels and abilities. Participants enjoy our collaborative and student-led approach to dance education. Our curriculum emphasizes technique, improvisation, and choreography through the elements of dance: body, action, space, time, and energy. Dancers develop skills in observing, participating, and reflecting in a safe and supportive environment that values a commitment to self, to the group, and to lifelong learning.

Pay rate is $48/hour for lead teaching, $24/hour for assisting.

Contact Anat Shinar, anat@youngdance.org, with a resume and brief introduction.

Work With BCL

Seeking Accompanist Artists

Ballet Co.Laboratory is seeking an experienced accompanist, skilled in piano, to play for ballet classes. This is a part-time position, for which candidates must have at least 1-3 years experience accompanying ballet classes, as well as hold a Bachelors or Masters degree in music or equivalent experience.

The ballet accompanist selects and plays appropriate music for ballet technique classes. The accompanist shall choose and play at a moment’s notice music to match the tempo, meter, musicality, and length of various ballet exercises; and/or must be able to spontaneously compose/improvise to the movement appropriately. If you are primarily a reader, you should have some improvisational skill to accommodate instructions, extended endings, and to edit/alter music (possibly in real-time) to meet phrasing needs of given exercises.

This position is part-time, starting at $25/hr.

To learn more, head to our website or contact us at info@balletcolaboratory.org.

Open Studio: Lara Hanson

In conjunction with the Walker Art Center’s 50th year of Choreographers’ Evening, I am opening my studio to share drawings inspired by many of the dancers celebrated here in the Twin Cities and beyond. My love for drawing dance started with an invitation by choreographer/dancer Sarah Hauss to show my work at one of her performances. And I’ve been drawing the human body moving ever since!

This is a two day event. If you can’t make it at the planned times, please let me know and I can arrange for a private showing. Original artwork and prints will be for sale. You can also check out my website and buy work there.

Saturday, November 26 and Sunday, November 27 from 2:00pm-5:00pm.

See Facebook event for details or contact me with any questions.

Choreographers’ Evening 50th Anniversary

The Walker’s annual dance showcase celebrates a half-century of works by Minnesota choreographers, offering an exciting glimpse into a vibrant and diverse community. For the 50th anniversary of Choreographers’ Evening, guest curators Alanna Morris and Judith Howard offer a program of works that honor and recognize the rich histories, vital contributions, and power of today’s movement innovators.

Featured choreographers for this year’s program are Aloe AoLiu, Romeo Cannady, Colin Edwards and Canaan Mattson, Elizabeth Flinsch, Averie Mitchell-Brown, Alys Ayumi Ogura, Kayla Schiltgen, Kristin Van Loon and J. H. Shuǐ Xiān, and Laurie Van Wieren. Join us for a remarkable evening highlighting the strength and exuberance of Minnesota dance.

Saturday, November 26
4:00pm and 7:00pm

In between the two performances, please join us in the Cityview Bar for a special gathering to celebrate this milestone 50th anniversary.  At 6:00pm, the Walker’s Performing Arts Director and Senior Curator, Philip Bither, and Judith Brin Ingber, founder of the first Young Choreographers’ Evening in 1971, will say a few words about this historic occasion and offer a toast to our extraordinary dance community.

CURRENTS Presented by the University of Minnesota Theatre Arts and Dance

The University of Minnesota’s University Dance Theatre will be performing CURRENTS at the Barbara Baker Center for Dance. This performance explores the currents of our lives and reveals belonging, tenderness, healing, disruption, reconciliation, and reflection.

In two premiere dance works, Cowles Visiting Artists Elayna Waxse and Taja Will explore the currents in their lives intertwined with the life stories of student dance artists.

Amahl and the Night Visitors – James Sewell Ballet

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Inspired by the one-act opera by Gian Carlo Menotti, this delightful ballet tells the story of a little boy with a disability and his widowed mother, and their life-changing encounter with three kings following a star to Bethlehem. Its themes of faith, forgiveness, healing and compassion celebrate the spirit of Christmas.

Conceived and choreographed by James Sewell, the 50-minute production uses several movement styles, including the visual/gestural style of American Sign Language. The choreographic combination of ASL with traditional ballet provides a visually compelling experience that holds special appeal and meaning for hearing and hearing impaired audiences. The Shepherd’s Dance section invites the participation of several additional cast members from the presenting community.

Presented as part of the Westminster Performing Arts Series.

The Friday, December 2 and Saturday, December 3 evening shows include a Christmas Dinner.

Best of The Nutcracker – St. Paul Ballet

St. Paul Ballet created a special edition for our return to the stage last year, the Best of The Nutcracker! Join us for sprinkles of seasonal magic and joy that will bring cheer to the whole family. Best of The Nutcracker will feature crowd favorites by Lirena Branitski including the Kingdom of the Snow from Act 1, as well as Spanish, Russian, and Waltz of Flowers from the Kingdom of Sweets along with excerpts from the Party Scene, guest appearances by CAAM Chinese Dance Theater and talented musicians from St. Paul Ballet who perform regularly in Minnesota.

This intimate jewel of a concert is lovingly designed for the audience as we all return to the theater. The performance is under 90 minutes including intermission and is a perfect way to introduce children (and children at heart) to the power and beauty of dance.

Ticket prices this year are Pay What You Can. All seats are assigned.

So, make time for joy this season!

December 2 at 7:00pm
December 3 at 2:00pm and 7:00pm

The Snow Queen

Introducing The Snow Queen! Travel to magical lands through this sparkling holiday production that will warm you from the inside out. From the screen to the stage, Ballet Co.Laboratory’s original 2020 ballet made for film will be transformed for the theater with newly expanded scenes and choreography. 

Join us December 2-4, 2022 at The Cowles Center for Dance and Performing Arts as we follow Gerda, a little girl filled with moxie on a quest to rescue her brother, whose heart has been frozen by an icy fragment from the Snow Queen’s enchanted mirror.

Tickets are available here.