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Northrop Presents ABT Across America

American Ballet Theatre will take to the road this summer, traveling by bus and truck to eight U.S. cities including Minneapolis, Minnesota. Northrop will present ABT Across America for four outdoor performances at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Watch the performance in style by preordering your exclusive ABT Across America X Northrop at Minnesota Landscape Arboretum merchandise by noon June 11, 2021.

The performance and seating area will be outdoors on an open lawn near the Red Barn and Bee and Pollinator Center at the Arboretum. Seating will be divided into three price zones, and seating within those zones will be general admission. Bring your own chair for the performance, or preorder limited edition ABT Across America blankets or chairs as a souvenir of this unique event. Only VIP ticket purchases include a free chair to keep, otherwise, chairs will not be provided by the Arboretum or Northrop.

In addition to the opportunity to see America’s National Ballet Company® in this breathtaking outdoor performance, your ticket purchase will include free parking and all-day admission to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Named the Best Botanical Garden in North America by USA Today readers in 2017 & 2019, the Arboretum is known for its beautiful display gardens, award-winning tree collections, and extensive hiking and walking trails.

July Summer Intensive with Ballet Royale

Four Progressive Divisions (I, II, Advanced Division II and UPPER) for ages eight through professionals. Variable length, ballet-only, and online-only options are available. Audition required for Division II (age nine) and up.

An exciting three-week, full day rigorous ballet-based dance program featuring Artistic Directors Denise and Rick Vogt with special guest teachers, including Gary Joyce, formerly with Bavarian State Ballet in Munich, Kiel Ballet, and Nevada Dance Theatre; and Muriel Joyce, formerly with Bavarian State Ballet in Munich and Los Angeles Classical Ballet. 

Ballet Royale offers small class sizes, so each student will receive the finest personalized professional instruction allowing them to reach his or her full potential. Students attending the full in-studio program will be highlighted in an end of program Summer Showcase performance.

Classes include ballet technique, pointe, preparation for pointe, modern, jazz, character, variations, men’s class, Progressing Ballet Technique, hip hop, acting, choreographic methods, history of ballet, stretching, injury prevention, plus enrichment classes.

Pop-Up SUMMER 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 SUMMER Sound Garden sound and performance installation event.

The second of four seasonal “pop-up” Sound Garden events along West River Parkway in 2021, the SUMMER 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.

Free admission, but reservations required, with limited capacity.

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council’s Arts Project Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

https://waveletscreative.org/four-seasonal-sound-gardens-on-west-river-parkway/

Pre-Professional Summer Dance Intensive

July 19-23 and July 26-30, 2021
Monday-Friday, 9:30am-3:30pm
Ages sixteen and older.

Train with some of the Twin Cities’ top talents in theatrical jazz dance while taking your dance and performing skills to the next level. Our program is tailored to meet the individual goals and needs of EACH dancer. ALL ARE WELCOME.
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Classes take place at the Collide Studio and virtually.

Daily class sample schedule:
9:30-11:00am: Ballet Technique
11:00-12:30pm: Jazz Technique
12:30-3:30pm: Classes in Acting, Commercial Jazz, African, Contemporary, Hip Hop and more!
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Teachers include Chelsea Rose, Allyson Richert, Katie Bradley, Da’Rius Malone, and more! The two-week intensive culminates with an opportunity to audition for Collide’s 2021/2022 Performing Apprentice Program.

Scholarships available for BIPOC applicants and those underrepresented in dance. Email Chelsea@collidetheatrical.org for more information.

Young Dance Summer Classes and Camps – Register Now

Discover movement possibilities with Young Dance this summer!

Register now for summer classes and camps in creative movement, Afro-modern, body percussion, ballet, hip hop, modern, and more. Summer programs are offered in a hybrid format, unless otherwise noted in registration, with both in-person and online options for participation.

Classes and camps include:
Creative Movement 1 – Ages three to five
Creative Movement 2 – Ages five to seven
Dance a Story – Creative Movement and Storytelling Adventure! – Ages four to seven
Dance Together – Ages one to three with a caregiver
Create! Dance and Photography Camp – Ages eight to fifteen
Explore the World Variety Dance Camp! – Ages eight to eighteen
Dance Pass to Explore – Allows dancers to drop in and experience a variety of classes – Ages seven and older
All Abilities Dance and Stories – Ages seven and older

For summer session information and registration visit: register.youngdance.org.
We can’t wait to dance with you!

Dance with Ballet Royale this Summer

It’s not too late to join Ballet Royale for our summer workshops! You can audition via video or private in-person audition. See details for our three main summer intensives below. 

STARTING NEXT WEEK – June Spring Into Summer Workshop: Featuring Progressing Ballet Technique®. Intermediate/Advanced through Professional. Recommended ages: 11-26 years old.

July Full-Day Intensive: An exciting and rigorous ballet-based dance program featuring Artistic Directors Denise and Rick Vogt with guest teachers Gary and Muriel Joyce, and classes in a variety of dance genres!

August Grand Prix Intensive: A focused ballet and variations workshop specializing in preparing dancers for performing or competing in national ballet competitions.

Our summer classes and programs will be structured to maximize safety and minimize health risks. In-person and virtual options available. 

An audition form is at our website: http://www.BalletRoyaleMN.org

EURYDICE presented by Vox Medusa and Infiammati FireCircus

What, or who would you sacrifice to achieve eternal greatness? Critically acclaimed Vox Medusa with Infiammati FireCircus breathes new life into this time honored dilemma with EURYDICE – a reimagining of the Orpheus myth from his mysterious wife’s viewpoint of her harrowing journey. Follow Eurydice’s epic odyssey over land and sea, through true love, death and a fiery underworld in order to discover herself not just as a muse to Orpheus, but as her own inspiration for rebirth.

EURYDICE is a collaborative creation born of provocative contemporary dance by Vox Medusa, powerful original electronic music by Jeremy Christensen and moving vocal score by Emily Colay, potent spoken word by Desdamona Ross, breathtaking fire performance by Infiammati FireCircus, stunning video environments and dynamic light design by Tony Biele, and cinematic film debut by Jeremy Christensen and Vox Medusa.

Experience live performance once again! EURYDICE is created by a cast of 20 performers led by Grace Fredell (Eurydice), Leviticus Martin (Orpheus), Rah Diavola (Hades), Emily Colay (Persephone), and Desdamona Ross (Oracle), as they take you on an ethereal and visually stunning journey guided by muses, goddesses and creatures of the Underworld.

Social distanced outdoor seating. Ample audience area for socially distanced seating is available on both flat ground for chairs and raked hillside for blanket seating.

Venue: Live outdoor performances at the beautiful Target Stage on Harriet Island on the banks of the Mississippi in St. Paul.

Please Note: All audiences should bring their own blankets or camp chairs for personal seating.

Three performances:
Friday, July 16 at 9:00pm
Saturday, July 17 at 9:00pm
Sunday July 18 at 9:00pm

Doors open at 8:30pm each night to check-in at the ticket table to find your seating area.

Erin Thompson Teaches Advanced Contemporary Classes

A light-skinned woman in her 60s, with close cropped hair, leans against wall-mounted ballet barres and tilts off to the left

Erin’s advanced level contemporary Zoom class through Zenon Dance School includes floor work, standing warm-ups, and phrase work, all designed to enhance the healthy use of joints and muscle groups as dancers release their weight fully into the support of the ground. Experiential awareness, body mapping, improvisation, and creative work are included as dancers channel their own expressive artistry within the movement. The delightful Dean Magraw will accompany on guitar.

Thursday mornings, 9:30-11:00am

NOTE – Classes will be in person and on Zoom starting June 10. No class on June 3.

Registration is open through Zenon’s MindBody portal and closes ten minutes before class.
See you, in person or virtually, soon!

Zenon on Zoom

Ballet Royale Offers Summer Evening Classes for All Ages

From our youngest Mommy/Daddy and Me dancers to advanced dancers and adults, everyone can train at Ballet Royale this summer. We are offering once a week evening classes on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday for six weeks beginning the week of July 5.

Join Ballet Royale, Minnesota’s premier classical dance academy, and grow!

Classes offered:

Youth Ballet I and II
Youth Ballet III and IV
Adult Ballet Basics
Preparation for Ballet
Mommy/Daddy and Me
Creative Dance I
Creative Dance II and III
Ballet for Boys
Introduction to Ballet
Intermediate/Advanced Ballet and Pointe

Please contact Ballet Royale for placement and enrollment. We look forward to working with you!

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 unique body.

Starting in June we are holding three in-studio classes each week, as well as continuing most of our Zoom classes!

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