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The Fox & Beggar Theater presents “Goodnight, Absalom!”

It’s “Goodnight, Absalom!”, the latest production from the Fox & Beggar Theater!

This surreal comedy fuses street theater, puppetry, and dance into a whimsical critique of American capitalism, performed on our hand-painted solar-powered double-decker vaudeville stage!

Come catch a FREE show!

Friday, September 10 at Powderhorn Park

Sunday, September 12 at Frogtown Farm

Shows start at 7:30pm and will run approximately 75 minutes, with a short audience Q+A afterwards.

In the fictional town of Absalom, a larger-than-life chess match is played between two sinister railroad barons. Their strange game moves through a series of vignettes – the Dance of the Pawns, the Dance of the Knights, the Dance of the Bishops, etc. – in which the unfortunate chess pieces find themselves being made to do battle inside a prison they do not fully understand. As the game progresses, the chess pieces begin to become cognizant of their bleak situation…and attempt to lead a rebellion against the game itself.

Friday Morning Jazz: In-Person and on Zoom with Erinn This Week

Join us for Friday Morning Jazz through Zenon, in person or online!

This summer, Friday Morning Jazz has shifted into a hybrid format: you can register to be one of the ten in-person, masked, socially-distanced students to dance in Zenon Studio 4A, or you can Zoom into class from anywhere. Class runs 10:00-11:15am CST most Fridays.

Co-teachers Karla Grotting and Erinn Liebhard, along with Zenon, are taking great care to ensure that both the in-person and Zoom options will be high-quality, so join us! This and next week Erinn is teaching, and her approach to jazz emphasizes groove, interaction and improvisation, is inspired by both social and concert dance movement (particularly that with African diasporic roots), and is driven by jazz music.

To find out more about Friday Morning Jazz, visit our Facebook group linked below.

To dance in-person, register by 9:00am the Friday morning of class. To dance with us via Zoom, register by 9:50am. Both types of registrations can be done at zenondance.org.

Questions? Connect with erika@zenondance.org.

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Cassandra School Online and In-Studio Classes

Join our dance-learning community of all ages, sizes, and levels of experience to participate in the creative expression and health and fitness benefits of Middle Eastern dance. The beauty of this dance form is that it makes you feel wonderful in your own body.

We now have in-studio options for beginners and all students! Or, you may choose to take these same classes online through Zoom.

Go to cassandraschool.com to choose from our ongoing classes, register, and pay in advance using PayPal. Purchase 4 or more classes and receive a $2 discount per class! All class registrations close at 8:00pm CT the night before each class.

José A. Luis presents Solo, w/ You

Solo, w/ you
A dream becomes reality. I have embarked on a solo trajectory since 2012. Milwaukee, Chicago, and Minneapolis have provided key artistic and personal growth through highs, lows, and in-betweens. Whether in relationships, holistic health, or simply through the inevitable weight of time, I have dissected these moments to create an evening for us to reflect how we arrive. Solo, but together.

Ticket details will be nnounced in September.
September 17 and 18, 2021
07:00PM CST

Alone, contigo
Un sueño se convierte en realidad. He embarcado en una trayectoria independiente desde 2012. Milwaukee, Chicago, y Minneapolis han proporcionado un crecimiento artística y personalmente a través de altibajos e intermedios. Sea en relaciones, salud holística, o simplemente tras el inevitable peso del tiempo, he disecado estos momentos para crear una noche en cual podramos reflejar cómo llegamos. Solo, pero juntos.

SOLO: Six World-Premiere Dance Films

Each year, three exceptional Minnesota dance artists receive the coveted honor of a McKnight Dancer Fellowship. SOLO celebrates the 2018 and 2019 recipients with new works expressly tailored for these exceptional performers. The result is an evening of six fascinating world premieres. In 2021, these solos exist as dance films. Join us for the in-person screening premiere at The Cowles Center, or find SOLO online via livestream or on-demand showing.

SOLO fellows and their commissioned choreographers include:

  • Renée Copeland – Choreographer: Erika Bettin, Italy
  • Sharon Mansur – Co-directors: Yara Boustany, Lebanon; Andrea Shaker, MN; Mette Loulou van Kohl, NY
  • Yeniel “Chini” Perez Domenech – Choreographer: Ephrat Asherie, NY
  • Erin Thompson – Choreographer: Bebe Miller, OH
  • Joseph “MN Joe” Tran – Choreographer: Rudi Goblen, CT
  • Elayna Waxse – Choreographer: Bobbi Jene Smith, NY

September 18, 2021 at 7:30pm
In-person and livestreamed.
Tickets: $20-$25, fees included.

Join us after the premiere on September 18 for a Meet the Artist post-show discussion.

SOLO will include some captioning in Spanish and English.

MotionArt Adult Modern Dance Classes

MotionArt’s mission is to share the art of dance and the joy of movement with people of all ages and abilities. We strive to enrich lives by fostering creativity, body awareness and self-expression in a fun, non-competitive, welcoming environment.

We offer ongoing dance classes on Zoom and outside, weather permitting, and will begin offering in-studio classes in August. Paying the regular rate helps keep our organization afloat; however, no one will be turned away for inability to pay. There is also an option to pay what you can.

Please go to motionartmn.org to sign-up for classes, or contact Pam for info.

Beginning Modern Dance
Monday, 2:00-3:15pm
Outdoors, weather permitting, or Zoom. Contact Pam Gleason for info.

Beginning Modern Dance
Tuesday, 5:00-6:15pm on Zoom

Intermediate Modern Dance
Wednesday, 10:30am-12:00pm
Outdoors, weather permitting, or Zoom. Contact Pam Gleason for info.

Ageless Dance
Thursday, 4:30-5:45pm
Center for Performing Arts. Contact Pam Gleason for info.

Mixed Level Modern Dance
Saturday, 4:00-5:30pm on Zoom

DECADANCE: Featuring Duniya Drum & Dance and Rhythmically Speaking

This year, we are eating our dessert first!

Join us for DECADANCE as we honor 10 years of dance at The Cowles Center with the decadence of desserts!

The event will feature short and sweet performances by Duniya Drum & Dance Company and Rhythmically Speaking, plus a special announcement about a new initiative to bring artists and audiences together! Help us raise $75,000 to benefit Cowles Center programming and expand our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility initiatives! We are excited to host a diverse group of arts supporters at The Cowles Center for our in-person, on-site benefit (event capacity of 250 persons), with a virtual component. No formal dress code. Be yourself!

RSVP: https://www.thecowlescenter.org/tickets/decadance

Early Bird Tickets will be on sale from August 3-September 1, 2021.

MotionArt Children’s Dance Classes

MotionArt focuses on nurturing children’s individual creativity while facilitating their understanding of the dance elements of space, time and energy. Ages 3-6 explore these elements through playful, structured activities allowing them to expand their movement vocabulary, develop body awareness and gain self-confidence. Ages 7-9 explore the dance elements while being introduced to new movement skills and the creation of their own dances. Ages 9-12 expand their creative and kinesthetic awareness while learning basic movement skills of modern dance.

We offer ways for children to dance through outdoor classes, weather permitting. Contact Pam Gleason for info.

Please go to motionartmn.org to sign-up for classes. There are various options for payment/donations, and no one will be turned away for inability to pay.

Ages 3-6: Saturday, 10:00-10:40am

Ages 7-9: Saturday, 10:45-11:30am

Ages 9-12: Saturday, 11:30am-12:15pm

Young Dance Fall Registration is Open

This summer has been a time of big changes at Young Dance and we’re excited to have our 2021-22 academic year ready to share with you. You’ll see some of your favorite classes and instructors, along with some fresh faces we can’t wait for you to meet! We’re thrilled to welcome everyone back into our space after a long time away.

Classes start Wednesday, September 15.

Young Dance is committed to offering a fun and developmentally appropriate curriculum. Our exceptional Teaching Artists bring an unparalleled level of excellence, where young artists can experience a myriad of styles and techniques. We provide a breadth of opportunities for youth to engage with dance in the way that feels best for them and that supports them in finding and lifting their voices.

Classes include Dance Together, Creative Movement, Hip Hop, All Abilities Dancing, Modern, Ballet, Choreography, Performing Company, and more.

Pop-up FALL Sound Garden on West River Parkway

Dancers Leslie O’Neill, Megan Mayer, Sarah Baumert, and Erika Hansen perform their site-specific, roving, durational movement scores across a three-acre site along West River Parkway as part of composer/director JG Everest’s immersive FALL Sound Garden sound and performance installation event.

The roving movement scores will begin by 1:00pm and will come and go throughout the space until 4:00pm.

The third of four seasonal “pop-up” Sound Garden events along West River Parkway in 2021, the FALL Sound Garden features layers of site-specific dance, music, poetry, and visual art among some of the oldest trees in Minneapolis.

Sound Gardens are designed as durational, self-guided experiences intended for audience to connect more meaningfully to a particular place and the natural world. The spatial sound score and live dance and musical elements are meant to accompany the sounds and physical elements that are already there – the birds, the trees, the wind, the leaves. Audiences are encouraged to both circulate and linger at their own pace, following their own impulses for what to pay attention to.

Saturday, October 2
12:00-4:00pm
Free admission, but reservations required

Limited capacity.

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