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Auditions for Janell Howard’s Senior Keystone: The Next Route

Hello everyone, my name is Janell Howard. I am a senior at Augsburg University. I am looking for dancers, spoken word artists, and actors/actresses. I am putting on a production for my senior keystone.

My senior keystone, “The Next Route,” is about my transition from being a college student to an adult after graduation. It integrates potential social and educational changes within all health and fitness fields. These potential contributions of changes also lead to my vocation in life of helping various communities. 

There will be an audition for this production on Saturday, October 15 at 4:00pm in the Foss building at Augsburg University. There are 2 parts to the audition. You do not have to audition for both parts, but if you want to you may. This audition is open to all no matter the years of experience one has. 

The first half of the audition is for dancing. Dancers please arrive with modern dance attire (black leotard, leggings, or tights). If you have experience of at least 2 years of pointe/ballet and would like to audition for the pointe piece please let me know, so that I can put you down for the pointe selection audition. The second half of the audition is for spoken word, poetry, and acting. Spoken word artists and poets should come prepared with an original piece (2 minutes max). Actors, please be prepared to read a monologue and partner up with others for a dialogue. 

If you or know someone who may be interested or have questions about this opportunity please contact me for more information on the audition. My email address is howardjj@augsburg.edu. Thank you for your time and interest! 

Calling All Movement Organizations to Participate in Move to the Max 2022

Calling all movement-based arts organizations who are fundraising for Give to the Max Day on November 17, 2022!

Join Alternative Motion Project for the fourth annual Move to the MAX: Virtual Edition ’22. This online event thanks supporters, reaches new arts patrons, and promotes community within Minnesota dance/movement organizations.

Each organization is invited to share a pre-recorded short work, performance, film, or presentation of any kind. There are no costs, and we design the program so that it takes minimal work and effort for organizations to participate in this event.

Whether you are in the Twin Cities or Greater Minnesota, we can bring together our communities to support movement throughout the entire state. All movement genres and styles are highly encouraged to participate.

Viewing period: November 17-25. Online on-demand via Vimeo link.
Ticket price: Donation to ONE of the performing organizations through GiveMN.

We are thrilled to collaborate on this exciting, eclectic event that can bring Minnesota arts companies together while creating more awareness throughout all our communities! Interested in participating or need more information? Email AMP at alternativemotionproject@gmail.com no later than October 18.

Become a Barre Fitness Instructor

This is a great way to use your years of dance experience, body awareness, and musicality to positively impact the lives of your community.

Saturday, October 22 at 10:00am
Sunday, October 23 at 5:00pm

Our immersive Barre Intensity® instructor training program includes:

  • Proper body alignment
  • Body positions
  • Structured class outline
  • Music and beat matching
  • Class choreography with variations and modifications
  • Intensity options for all exercises
  • Tips for smooth transitions and cueing techniques
  • Lecture, partner teaching and class participation

Barre Intensity® instructor training has been approved for 12 AFAA CEU’s, 1.4 ACE CEC’s and 14 ACSM CEC’s.

FAQ.

About the Instructor
Gretchen has been a group fitness enthusiast since high school, when she took up step aerobics to stay active instead of joining a sports team.  Through kickboxing, yoga, pilates, calisthenics, ballet, the Method, and cardio dancing, Gretchen honed a mindful and articulate connection to her physical self. Gretchen is a Barre Intensity Master Trainer, Pop Pilates Instructor, Fascia Fitness Trainer, and studio owner in Northeast Minneapolis.

Threads’ Tapestries 7.0 Call for Proposals

Tapestries is an annual program from Threads Dance Project that serves emerging choreographers who are in need of production and creative support to further their careers. The program boasts a key focus on femme-identifying individuals and artists of color – reserving the majority of its coveted program slots for artists representing these populations.

Tapestries choreography invitations to apply are sent in early fall, and applications are accepted from all over the nation and world. If you would like to be considered for the Tapestries program, please contact Production Manager Karen Christ Aalgard at kchrist@threadsdance.org or access the application forms below.

Download: Tapestries 7.0 Application Details and Guidelines
Download: Tapestries 7.0 Choreographer Info and Proposal Form

Applications are due October 25 at 5:00pm CST.

Katha Dance Theatre Seeks Diverse Dancers to Join Training Program

Katha Dance Theatre has been performing and educating in Kathak, the classical Indian dance form, since 1987. Kathak is a beautiful dance form that is grounded in a mixture of balletic lyrical movements and pirouettes as well as complex rhythmic footwork. Because it originated as a form of storytelling, the form also has a strong emotional component and evokes narratives through dancers’ gestures and facial expressions. KDT has been working for over 35 years to make the form accessible and inclusive through offering programs throughout the state of Minnesota (and beyond) and collaborating with multicultural artists on original work.

With that in mind, KDT is seeking dancers of diverse mediums and ethnic backgrounds to join their school on a track to eventually join the professional company. The organization has received grant funding that enables it to offer full scholarships to at least 5 dancers outside of its majority-South Asian community to begin Kathak training.

The training would begin ASAP, with Fall classes now ongoing. Professional dancers of any kind are welcome, with male dancers being especially encouraged to join. To learn more about the upcoming session, go to our website and email info@kathadance.org if interested.

Watch an example of KDT’s work here.

Photo by Anjana Nair.

This Friday: The Cowles Center’s DecaDANCE Fundraiser

Join The Cowles Center on Friday, October 7 from 7:00-11:00pm for our annual dessert and dance party fundraiser to celebrate our wonderful education programs!

With Ricci Milan as the night’s emcee, enjoy the party by indulging in decadent drinks and desserts, showing off your beautiful smile at the photo booth, connecting with fellow dance lovers, funding our Arts in Education programs, and living it up at the late-night dance party led by Rhythm Street Movement.

7:00pm: Social hour with hosted bar and desserts from The Copper Hen
8:00pm: Program and performances featuring our fund-a-need for Arts Education programs
9:00pm: Dance party on stage, prizes, and fun led by Rhythm Street Movement

Learn more and get tickets here!

Multiple Job Opportunities Available at The Cowles Center

The Cowles Center for Dance & the Performing Arts is hiring for multiple positions within the organization:

Individual Gifts Manager, Full-time
This position will develop and implement strategies to build a broader base of individual donors and corporate sponsors, lead the Annual Fund effort, provide oversight of the donor database, and other activities to support fundraising for The Cowles Center. Click here to learn more about the Individual Gifts Manager role.

Facilities Associate, cleaning focus, Full-time
This position assists the Facility Manager in the daily operation of the facility including but not limited to housekeeping, HVAC, general maintenance and some security. This particular position will focus on cleaning/housekeeping, but we are interested in reviewing applications for candidates with heavier maintenance experience as well. Click here to learn more about the Facilities Associate role.

Events Associate, Part-time
The Cowles Center Events Associate’s primary responsibility is to ensure patrons at The Cowles Center have a positive, enriching experience in our facilities. The Events Associate works as a representative of The Cowles Center by providing ticket sales for Cowles patrons in person and over the phone. Click here to learn more about the Events Associate role.

The Cowles Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not discriminate against any employee, prospective applicant, or volunteer because of race, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, color, national origin, ancestry, familial status, age, disability, marital status, or status with regard to public assistance. The Cowles Center is committed to fostering a diverse staff and volunteer base that is reflective of our vibrant community.

Chloe Nagle and Kym McDaniel – Red Eye Curated Rental

Join choreographer Chloe Nagle and filmmaker Kym McDaniel for a series of programs including performances, screenings, work-in-progress showings and a dance filmmaking workshop at the Red Eye Theater. Performances and screenings premiere October 7, 8, and 14 at 7:00pm, with a Dance Filmmaking Community Workshop on October 8 at 4:00pm. Doors open at 6:30pm, tickets for purchase at the door. Cash, Venmo, and PayPal are accepted. Tickets are $7-70 pay as you are. For more information and to RSVP for the workshop, please visit: https://www.kymmcdaniel.com/red-eye-curated-rental-kym-mcdaniel-chloe-nagle 

October 7 at 7:00pm: Entrance and Exit Strategies 
Chloe Nagle and Kym McDaniel introduce themselves to the Minneapolis dance community in an evening of experimental film and improvisation scores. After developing debilitating chronic pain from a dance injury, McDaniel created the films entitled Exit Strategies. Over the course of five short films, she questions the intersection between trauma, chronic illness, and healing. Nagle’s improvisation score engages audience participation to explore individual and collective choice-making.

October 8 from 4:00-6:00pm: Dance Filmmaking Workshop
In this free workshop open to all ages and experience, participants collaborate in pairs to create a one-minute choreographic one-take video, highlighting the choreography of a body in motion. Final one-take projects will be screened at the beginning of The Language of Gesture! Participants also receive free entrance to the evening’s program. Register for workshop here.

October 8 at 7:00pm: The Language of Gesture 
The Language of Gesture is a hybrid film/dance touring program premiering in Minneapolis for the first time. Curated by Kym McDaniel, the films within the program explore artists who use movement and gesture as a means of communication. Featured film and movement artists include Chanelle Lajoie, Terrance Houle, Martine Syms, Ariana Gerstein, A.M. Baggs, and Chloe Nagle.

October 14 at 7:00pm: Work-In-Progress Showing
Kym McDaniel and Chloe Nagle premiere an immersive, multimedia collaborative work investigating boundary setting and the body’s relationship with trauma. By creating dance and video improvisation structures with elements of unpredictability, the artists seek to translate how pain shapes interaction with ourselves, other people, and the environment.

Fall Sound Garden at Texa-Tonka Park

Amidst the fall colors and falling leaves, dancers Sarah Baumert, Suzette Gilreath, Erika Hansen, Megan Mayer, and Leslie O’Neill perform in a new, site-specific Sound Garden installation at Texa-Tonka Park in St. Louis Park, along the majestic North Cedar Lake Trail, next to Victoria Lake. This premiere performance directed by composer JG Everest will also feature site-specific poetry by Chavonn Shen, Lisa Yankton and many more, along with site-specific photography and natural sculptures created in a community workshop by sculptor Jim Proctor.

The Fall Sound Garden event is a free, family-friendly, self-guided event that features a sound installation of 60+ small, wireless speakers, distributed throughout the park, with live accompaniment by roving musicians and dancers, and live poetry and site-specific visual art. Each small speaker is playing a different part of the whole piece of music, creating a unique, immersive experience that is described as “a concert you can move through.” Event is free, but registration is required due to limited capacity and possible program changes.