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TU Dance Center: Renting TU Dance Center

TU Dance Center is available for rental when not in use by the school.

TU Dance Center features:

Reception area and front desk for check-in or event use; access to adjacent dressing room and green room with kitchenette are available upon request.

Both studios: sprung dance floor with Marley-type surface by Harlequin, wall of mirrors, portable ballet barre units 10′ in length, room-level sound system with CD and mini-jack inputs, 50′ LCD TV cart for presentation and videoconferencing. Large windows providing ample natural light.

Studio 1 only: a curtain that can be drawn on entire mirror, wall-mounted ballet barres of 27′ and 33′.

Studio 1: 60′x34′
Studio 2: 46’x21′

Pilates Mat I

Friday, 4:00-8:00pm
Saturday, 11:30am-6:00pm
Sunday, 9:30am-4:30pm

ACE (Hours: 1.6 Course: CEP162033, Provider: )
PMA (Hours: 16 Course: 2665, Provider: 17926 )

Class: $549.00 
Manual: $50.00
Streaming Video: $10.00

Mat 1
Introduction to Pilates and Beginning/Intermediate Exercises
In person and online course.

Balanced Body Mat 1 includes an introduction to the history and principles of Pilates, a review of core anatomy, beginning and most intermediate level exercises with modifications, lectures on class order and programming in a fitness setting, and guidelines for safely teaching seniors and pre-, and post-natal classes.

Pilates for sports specific activities are also covered.

Taught by Cari Riis Stemmler and Matthew Hodge Rice.

Prerequisites:
Movement Principles

James Sewell Ballet’s 30th Anniversary Retrospective

Join us in celebrating a remarkable 30 years of James Sewell Ballet! Powerful performers showcase favorite gems from the past along with new hits, highlighting the company’s distinct voice and vision. This program will also feature a new dazzling work from Da’Rius Malone. Live musicians will accompany select works.

Covid-19:
Effective September 1, 2021, all visitors to the Cowles who are attending a performance/event in our theater spaces are required to show either proof of a full course of COVID-19 vaccinations administered at least 14 days prior to the show or a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of the performance/event. Masks are required throughout the Cowles.

For more information about our health and safety guidelines, and for information about getting to The Cowles Center, click here.

Twin Cities Tap Festival Showcase

The seventh annual Twin Cities Tap Festival Concerts and Showcase shines a spotlight on the dynamic and ever-changing art of tap dance.

Thursday, October 21 – The first night of the Twin Cities Tap Festival kicks off with the annual showcase, featuring phenomenal local and emerging tap artists and ensembles, including this year’s Elite Tap Feet – some of the best teen tap dancers in Minnesota!

The Twin Cities Tap Festival celebrates the incredible breadth, depth, and artistry of the ever-evolving American art of tap dance. The Festival provides opportunities for dancers of all ages and abilities to participate in classes, workshops, and performances all centered around enhancing technique, expanding creativity, and experiencing this uniquely American art form. We aim to foster learning, inspiration, and innovation as well as provide a venue to showcase tap artists, companies, and choreographers.

Covid-19: Effective September, 1, 2021, all visitors to the Cowles who are attending a performance/event in our theater spaces are required to show either proof of a full course of COVID-19 vaccinations administered at least 14 days prior to the show or a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of the performance/event. Masks are required throughout the Cowles.

Paula Mann/ Time Track Productions Creative Process Workshops – October 23 and November 20

Paula Mann and the company members of Time Track Productions invite you to attend two new workshops this fall.

Develop your unique creative process in this upcoming workshop with Choreographer Paula Mann and the company members of Time Track Productions!

Saturday, October 23 – 2:00pm-5:00pm
and
Saturday, November 20 – 2:00-5:00pm

Workshops are free of charge, and space is limited. Please register today at pmann102@gmail.com.

Open to all levels of creators. Please wear clothes to move in and bring a notebook/journal.

This year, choreographer, dancer and teacher Paula Mann marks her 40th year of movement making. Her newest work is Toward Utopia (currently in development) and will be her 60th work to date. Mann has taught Improvisation and Composition for movement since 1993.

Collide Theatrical Seeking Male-Identifying Dancers

Collide Theatrical Dance Company is seeking male-identifying dancers with strong ballet and jazz technique and acting abilities to serve as a replacement in our 2021/2022 performance season. Background in tap, acro, hip hop, or other styles is a plus.

Contract is from January 2022-June 2022 with the possibility of renewal for our 2022/2023 season. Must be willing to relocate to the Twin Cities. Salaried position; competitive pay. Dancers of color are highly encouraged to apply.

Company dancers must be 18 years or older and fully vaccinated. Please send your dance reel, head shot, and resume to regina@collidetheatrical.org to be considered. Be sure to include contact information.

Collide Theatrical believes in a culture of inclusion, diversity, equity, access, and artistic excellence. Collide strongly encourages applications from Black, Indigenous, People of Color, women, transgender and non-binary candidates and other individuals from identities historically underrepresented in dance. Collide does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, disability, or veteran status in employment.

Twin Cities Tap Festival Concerts

The Twin Cities Tap Festival (TCTF) celebrates the incredible breadth, depth, and artistry of the ever-evolving American art of tap dance. The seventh annual TCTF Concerts and Showcase shines a spotlight on the dynamic and ever-changing art of tap dance.

Friday and Saturday, October 22-23 – This year’s concert features live music accompanying the best in local and national tap artists, including Jumaane Taylor and Max Pollak! In-person and livestreamed.

Celebrating John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme with live jazz and tap dance, Jumaane Taylor’s Supreme Love displays the spiritual, artistic, and historical values that infuse human life, using a symbol of nature to transcend hope. Max Pollak will perform All in One, a solo performance of uniquely arranged drum rhythms, songs, dances, and stories that outline Pollak’s artistic evolution. All music is created live by Pollak, only using his body.

Covid-19: Effective September 1, 2021, all visitors to the Cowles who are attending a performance/event in our theater spaces are required to show either proof of a full course of COVID-19 vaccinations administered at least 14 days prior to the show or a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of the performance/event. Masks are required throughout the Cowles.

TU Dance Center: Adult Beginning Ballet with Tina Anderson Wallum

Provided by Tina Anderson Wallum, the class work is based on the principles of classical ballet technique, including turnout, distribution of weight, counter pull, plumb line, balance, squareness, alignment and stance, transfer of weight, lift, and counter balance. Also it is based on centering, core strength, flexor tone, extensor tone, muscle currenting, cogwheeling, coordination, and musicality. By the end of the workshop students should understand a basic level of vocabulary and be able to execute it with ease and confidence. Students are intellectually, emotionally and physically supported with validation, engagement, and a sense of belonging.

Session Two: October 26–December 8
Six weeks. No classes November 22-27.
Tuesdays, 10:00-11:30am
Cost: $85/workshop per session

For more information and to register please visit: https://www.tudance.org/fall-2021-adult-beginning-workshops/

TU Dance Center: Adult Beginning Modern with Jennifer Ilse

This workshop with Jennifer Ilse approaches movement with a goal of balance – fluidity in strength and power in softness. This class is centered on breath and economy of movement to teach internal and external body awareness, rhythm and phrasing, and ensemble dancing through modern dance patterns and improvisation.

Session Two: October 26–December 8
Six weeks. No classes November 22-27.
Wednesdays, 10:00-11:30am
Cost: $85/workshop per session

For more information and to register please visit: https://www.tudance.org/fall-2021-adult-beginning-workshops/

The Cowles Center is hiring an Audience Services Manager

Join our team! The Cowles Center is looking for an Audience Services Manager – a crucial part of our day-to-day operations and Box Office oversight. Do you have customer-facing, sales, or membership experience? This could be the role for you!

The Audience Services Manager plays an important role in the day-to-day operations at The Cowles Center, creating a welcoming and safe environment for patrons attending events throughout The Cowles Center complex. This position is responsible for all aspects of The Cowles Center’s box office and front-of-house operations, including supervising a part-time staff of events associates, managing The Cowles Center’s volunteer program, and overseeing all ticketing activity and patron interactions. The Audience Services Manager reports directly to the Director of Operations and Production.

This is a full-time hybrid position with benefits. Salary range: $41,000-$47,000.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until a candidate is identified.