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Mulier Dierum – Pop Up Performance Fundraisers

Pop-up Performance Fundraisers for Mulier Dierum!

Mulier Dierum (Chronicles of Woman) is an epic project celebrating the generational wisdom and wildness of women and femme power. Support the creation of this new women-led work, see excerpts from the upcoming evening length performance of Mulier Dierum and pieces from the repertoire of See Change Treble Choir, and enjoy a Covid-safe celebration of returning to in-person live performance!

Featuring dancers from Mulier Dierum: Rachel Lieberman, Jennifer Mack, Heather Klopchin, Christine Maginnis, Esther Ouray

Featuring vocalists from See Change Treble Choir: Kirsten Suppler, Jacquelyn Lutz, Allyss Haecker, and Marie Scholtz

Saturday and Sunday, June 5 and 6 from 7:00-7:30pm
Off-Leash Art Box
4200 E. 54th St, Minneapolis

Saturday and Sunday, June 12 and 13 from 4:00-4:30pm
Keg and Case Market
​928 7th St W, St. Paul

Directed and choreographed by Off-Leash Area Co-Artistic Director Jennifer Ilse, Mulier Dierum is being created in collaboration with See Change Treble Choir under the direction of Allyss Haecker, singing an original score by Linda Kachelmeier, with performances by dancers Gemma Isaacson, Christine McGinnis, Parisha Rajbhandari, Julie Warder, Heather Klopchin, Rachel Lieberman, Jennifer Mack, Esther Ouray, and Jennifer Ilse; with Off-Leash Area Co-Artistic Director Paul Herwig‘s immersive live animation projection design and sound design, edited and mixed by Reid Kruger.

Friday Morning Jazz Through Zenon – Erinn This Week Plus Hybrid for Summer

Erinn Liebhard is back at it teaching Friday Morning Jazz through Zenon Dance School for this last class of Zenon’s Spring Session, Friday, May 28!

Erinn’s 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. Join her for this Zoom-based class on Friday morning from 10:00-11:15am.

Class skews intermediate-advanced and welcomes all comers, including drop-ins and first-time attendees! Register at least ten minutes in advance of class at zenondance.org. If you need help navigating how to join or to see if there are discounts available, connect with erika@zenondance.org.

We’re also excited to share that come Zenon’s summer session, we will move to a HYBRID class format, meaning there will be space for a limited number of in-person students with the instructor (masked and socially-distanced) in the studio, AND a high-quality ZOOM option for those dancing from home. We hope it will be the best of both worlds! Our first class in this format is Friday, June 11.
There is no class June 4 due to Zenon’s session break.
Come groove with us!

Beginning Doushin Butoh Workshop Online

Beginning Doushin Butoh Workshop is designed to learn and experience the basic physical methods of Subbody Butoh Method and basic movements and meditation techniques of Spring Forest Qigong. It is a prerequisite for the Advanced Doushin Butoh Workshop.

This workshop will focus on the essential aspects of Doushin Butoh, such as quieting down your daily consciousness, creating movements that are novel and unique to the individual body, and resonating with everything around you.

Doushin Butoh Workshop is a group process and this workshop requires no previous dance experience. Anyone who would like to explore his or her hidden creative potentials is welcome!

Thursdays, 6:30 – 8:00pm

Summer Term 2021: June 10, 17, 24, July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Schedule is subject to change.

Tuition: $135

INSTINCT Choreography Intensive

Join ARENA DANCES’ professional dancers and local pre-professionals this summer for one week of transformative movement exploration. Hone your technique with daily modern classes and then craft your artistry in choreography development with Artistic Director Mathew Janczewksi. 

Work directly with Mathew, as he embarks on a new choreographic process with the intensive students – a unique opportunity! With career development being an emphasis of this intensive, Mathew will also be available for scheduled 1:1 conversations with dancers to offer feedback specific to the dancer or share insights on the field. Unique opportunity to dance in Northrop Auditorium’s Hubbard Broadcasting Rehearsal Studio.

The week will culminate in an informal showing for friends, family and the community. Additionally, participants will be considered for apprenticeship positions with ARENA DANCES’ for the ‘21-22 Season. 

June 14-19
10:00AM-3:00PM, with a short lunch break
Flexible payment options available

More information and registration can be found at http://www.arena-dances.org/instinct-dance-intensive/

1001 Arab Futures

The Cedar Tree Project presents in partnership with Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts: 1001 Arab Futures  
Created/Directed by:
Yara Boustany, Lebanese dance artist (Beirut, Lebanon)
Mette Loulou von Kohl, Lebanese/Palestinian/Danish American dance artist (New York City)
Andrea Shaker, Lebanese American visual artist (Minneapolis)
Concept, creative contributions, and performance by Sharon Mansur (Keoxa/Winona, MN)

Site-specific dance performances, online performance viewing, and visual art installation.

Site-specific Performances: Thursday, June 10-Saturday, June 12 at 7:00pm
Rain date: Sunday June 13
A live in-person solo dance performance event for a limited audience outdoors at the MinnesotaConservatory for the Arts’ home at the Valéncia Arts Center, Keoxa/Winona, Mni Sota Makoce/MN, Dakota land.
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1001-arab-futures-live-dance-performance-tickets-154159572431

Online Performance Viewing:
Thursday, June 17-Saturday, June 19, with a watch party and artist Q&A on Saturday, June 19 at 2:00pm.
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1001-arab-futures-virtual-performance-viewing-tickets-154595849347

Visual Art Installation by Andrea Shaker: June 1-28, 2021
Minneapolis based Lebanese American visual artist and 1001 Arab Futures co-director Andrea Shaker will transform MCA’s indoor gallery space for audience viewings.
On view in MCA’s Galleria Valéncia. Free, no tickets required.
See MCA website for viewing hours and guidelines: https://mca.smumn.edu

1001 Arab Futures was commissioned by The Cowles Center as part of their McKnight SOLO Commissioning Program, funded by the McKnight Foundation. It was commissioned on behalf of Sharon Mansur, 2018 McKnight Dancer Fellow. Sharon Mansur, in partnership with the Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts, is a fiscal year 2020 recipient of a Cultural Community Partnership grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature; and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support for this project is being provided by Art of the Rural.

2021 McKnight Choreographer Fellows and 2021 McKnight Dancer Fellows

The Cowles Center for Dance & the Performing Arts announces the 2021 McKnight Choreographer Fellows and 2021 McKnight Dancer Fellows. The Fellows will individually receive $25,000 to set aside time for study, reflection, experimentation, exploration, to take advantage of an opportunity or work on a new project.

McKnight Artist Fellowships deliver significant financial support to mid-career individuals whose body of work demonstrates artistic excellence. The McKnight Fellowships for Choreography and Dance are designed to enrich and strengthen our community by acknowledging the accomplishments of individual choreographers and dancers and providing for their artistic growth.

For more details about the Fellows and the panelists, visit www.mcknightdancechoreo.org

2021 McKnight Choreographer Fellows:
Ananya Chatterjea 
Alanna Morris-Van Tassel
Darrius Strong

2021 McKnight Dancer Fellows:
Alexandra Eady
Hassan Ingraham 
David Stalter Jr.

The McKnight Fellowships for Choreographers and the McKnight Fellowships for Dancers are made possible by the generous support of the McKnight Foundation.

Dance Without Barriers Applications Open

Dance without Barriers is an opportunity for teachers and administrators to connect creative movement to their curriculum and/or core competencies, engaging students in a new and exciting way.

Each selected school receives a three- to five-day residency, tailor-made to their classroom’s specific needs, and led by a professional Teaching Artist who visits either in-person or virtually through innovative distance learning technology.

By bringing Cowles Center Teaching Artists into schools, barriers of cost and transportation are eliminated, allowing students to access high-quality arts learning opportunities that otherwise would not be available.

Also, thanks to generous sponsorship, these residencies are free to select Minnesota schools!

Applications are due June 2.

Darrius Strong teaches Professional Classes with Moving Practice

Moving Practice is a weekly class series for professional dancers. As a collective, we aim to offer classes that prioritize rigor, diversity of contemporary aesthetics, variety of class content, and commitment. Professional level dancers of all styles are welcome.

Tuesdays, 9:30-11:30AM
at Saint Paul Ballet
Darrius Strong teaches in May

This movement practice will take form in a modern dance class. Using elements of Alexander and Horton technique, Strong will be focusing on stretching and strengthening the body as well as focusing on releasing tension in the body as we move. Class will also be followed with phrase work/choreography as we explore avenues on how to best embody movement in the most authentic ways. Come learn some of the techniques Strong uses in order to find and discover his own voice through choreography! 

Pre-registration required – https://www.arena-dances.org/class-payment/
Flexible pricing and free parking!

Open Office Hour Consultations with Cowles Center Staff

Are you a dancer interested in learning more about professional development, advice on how to tailor a resume, tips on successful interviewing, or tools for networking in the local or national dance community?

Artists in the community are encouraged to sign up for 30-minute consultations every second Wednesday of the month through The Cowles Center’s Open Office Hours Program.

Artists Wanted

Five paintings will be chosen to be used by our dancers on stage.
All other submissions will be featured as part of our artist gallery at Como Lakeside Pavillion on June 5-6.

To enter the contest, bring your 16″ x 20″ vertical canvas creation to the Ballet Co.Laboratory studios by Friday, May 28. All artist creations will be returned after the production.

For questions, contact us at info@balletcolabortory.org or 651.313.5967.